Explain the reason why non-parametric statistics are used when determining the statistical measure of some types of completed research. Share two examples of where non parametric stats would be used.

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Explain the reason why non-parametric statistics are used when determining the statistical measure of some types of completed research. Share two examples of where non-parametric stats would be used.

During this class, you have been given an opportunity to read the selected text, selected journal articles, along with many times the material list suggested that you watch various videos that include both visual and aural presentations.  Which of these two learning tools do you believe helped you learn the necessary information for this course and why?

Modern health care organizations have unique cultural and demographic situations that often create conflict. Discuss at least two examples of situations where the application of either a collaborative or competitive strategy might be beneficial in managing conflict.

 Use the Internet or Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to research conflict management strategies in modern health care organizations.

Modern health care organizations have unique cultural and demographic situations that often create conflict. Discuss at least two examples of situations where the application of either a collaborative or competitive strategy might be beneficial in managing conflict.
How would the use of these strategies reflect the value of inclusivity for the health care organization? Support your position with detailed examples.

Differentiate between genetics and genomics. From the perspective of your specialty area, articulate how nurses can be involved in policymaking in the field of genomics. How can research in the field be tied to practice?

 Differentiate between genetics and genomics. From the perspective of your specialty area, articulate how nurses can be involved in policymaking in the field of genomics. How can research in the field be tied to practice? Identify organizations that are open to nurses in the field of genomics. 
Instructions: Its a discussion post so 1 page to 1 1/2 page of content is enough. APA style, must have at least 3 references. 

Describe the characteristics in the organization that support an adaptive project management (APM) approach. Analyze three nontraditional project management (TPM) frameworks and identify capabilities and limitations of each.

 In Milestone Three, you will submit a position paper targeted for the vice president of Operations at your scenario organization. You will present the PMO position and recommendation for this project that builds upon your previous information paper and decision paper.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

Introduce nontraditional project management (PM) frameworks.
Describe the characteristics in the organization that support an adaptive project management (APM) approach.
Analyze three nontraditional project management (TPM) frameworks and identify capabilities and limitations of each.
Select a project management approach as the most appropriate for the project, with a defense of your selection.

Your Milestone Three submission, Analysis and Project Framework position paper, must be 1–2 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Include at least three references cited in APA format. 

For this assignment, you will add a detailed implementation plan of 3–5 pages that describes your proposed solution. It should include risk management plans and risk mitigation recommendations for the implementation of the virtual system within the organization.

The final step in developing the Virtual Technology Implementation Plan is to define how the plan that you have developed will be implemented within the organization. Technology implementation can be a complex process because it affects so many areas of an organization. Technology implementation also carries a high level of risk, so to protect the organization, a good implementation plan should be paired with good risk management and risk mitigation strategies.
For this assignment, you will add a detailed implementation plan of 3–5 pages that describes your proposed solution. It should include risk management plans and risk mitigation recommendations for the implementation of the virtual system within the organization. Finally, you will further refine the Virtual Technology Implementation Plan to produce the Final Draft version. Updates may be based on peer and instructor feedback.
The project deliverables are as follows:
· Update the Virtual Technology Implementation Plan document title page with a new date and project name.
· Update the previously completed sections based on instructor feedback.
· Develop a detailed Implementation and Risk Management Plan that addresses the following:
· Implementation
· Research and identify the important considerations of the design of virtual systems, and identify and defend the design practices that you have included in your implementation plan.
· Develop plans and strategies for the deployment of the virtual information technology architecture within the enterprise.
· Risk management
· Prepare a plan to mitigate or reduce the risks associated with the cloud computing, virtual servers, or virtual data storage technologies that you have identified for implementation in your plan.
· Provide a risk analysis to show the potential cost of the risks in your risk mitigation plan. This analysis should take risk probability into account.
· Provide a table that describes the previous configuration and the new configuration using virtualization.
Refine your Virtual Technology Implementation Plan. Complete the following:
· Review the entire document for any changes and improvements that you would like to make.
· Ensure that this final version of the plan is sufficiently detailed to allow the organization to confidently move forward with the implementation of the virtual technology based on your recommendations.
· Any previous instructor feedback should be addressed with appropriate changes.
· Be sure to update your table of contents before submission.
· Name the document “yourname_IT645_IP5.doc.”
· Submit the document for grading.

Part 2: Argumentation

Now that you have the complete solution to TSG’s issues, it is time to present your upgraded design to the TSG executive team and the board of directors. The intent is to document the issues identified in Phase 1, present the proposed solution, and document the return on investment (ROI). You should also be prepared to answer their questions. Your presentation should be about 8–10 slides (excluding the title and reference slides) consisting of the following:
· A title page with a title, date, company name, and your name
· An agenda or topics slide
· Slide numbers on each page
· 1–3 slides documenting the previous environment
· 1–3 slides documenting your proposed solution
· 1–2 slides providing your ROI calculations
· 1–2 slides discussing the advantages of your solution
· Notes for each page based on the information content on the slide, providing a narrative of 3–4 paragraphs of your rationale for the data center and infrastructure implementation and the improvements you are recommending
Each slide should support your argument and solution, and should include citations in-text on the slide, and in the references section of the presentation.
Citations and references must be in APA format.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook, all course resources, and any external research and resources you have gathered.

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Analyze alternatives of various project management (PM) approaches. Provide a project management approach selection with explanation and defense of decision.

Using the scenario organization you selected for Milestone One (Case Study – Valpak “Valpak’s ability to utilize technology to transform their business is a very significant factor in their business success, and Valpak’s IT group is an integral part of the business transformation and growth of the company. To compete with the quickly changing digital savings marketplace, Valpak transitioned the entire IT organization to agile Scrum/Kanban process with two-week sprint delivery cycles. They embraced this change and quickly adapted.”), you will now develop an Approach Selection decision paper. The decision paper will be targeted for the senior program manager in the Program Management Office (PMO) of your scenario organization. The decision paper will build upon the information paper you developed for Milestone One in Module Two. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

Analyze alternatives of various project management (PM) approaches. Provide a project management approach selection with explanation and defense of decision.
Provide an approach analysis with detailed examples.

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Describe the study and field of gerontology. Identify the different disciplines involved in the field of gerontology. Discuss how Baby Boomers will influence our views about aging.

Cite at least three (3) peer-reviewed references
Include title and subtitles
Respond to the following:
 

Describe the study and field of gerontology. Identify the different disciplines involved in the field of gerontology. Discuss how Baby Boomers will influence our views about aging.
Identify major myths and stereotypes associated with aging.
Discuss how living in an age-irrelevant society would impact the concept of optimistic aging.

Review DCNs mission, vision, purpose, core values, and philosophy.  Are these inclusive enough to reflect a response to the pandemic, or where might you make changes?  Cite a few specific examples.

 
Global Health Competencies in the Nursing Curriculum
Please read the textbook and the Covid-19 articles (in the week 1 reading area of Canvas) before preparing your comments.
Initial Post: It is critical that nurse educators consider the context in which teaching and learning take place. This assures the relevance of the mission and purpose of the educational program. It is important to maintain congruence between the mission, vision, etc. and the course objectives/content. The Covid-19 crisis brought to the forefront the need for nursing curricula to reflect changing trends.  The pandemic dramatically changed nursing education. To explore this premise, please address the following:
Part 1: Review DCN’s mission, vision, purpose, core values, and philosophy.  Are these inclusive enough to reflect a response to the pandemic, or where might you make changes?  Cite a few specific examples. 
Part 2: For this discussion, review the courses from the BSN programs on pp. 25-27 of the DCN catalog and their descriptions on pp.84-97. Identify three nursing courses where you could include content and experiences related to the current Covid-19 pandemic.  Describe how you would do this, including the teaching/learning strategies you would use.  Think beyond the obvious infection control or pathophysiology content and consider the complexities of the Covid-19 experience.  Provide at least one source from a peer reviewed nursing journal that supports your choices. Cite your sources using APA and create a working link from the URL/DOI so others can easily review them..  
Response Posts: Read all of the initial posts and respond as something interests you. Contribute to the discussion with your own original opinions or interpretation of the course materials. To meet the rubric requirements, you need a minimum of two peer responses. However, additional back and forth interaction may be required to achieve the maximum number of points on the rubric under Classroom Engagement. Agree and disagree with each other but explain why. Provide feedback. Have your fellow students’ ideas changed yours? 

CSUN Management Patagonias Product Selection Case Analysis Questions

Please read the case and answer all questions:  1. How do you think Patagonia executives decide on what products to offer so that the outcomes will be both business practical (think profits) and environmentally friendly (think sustainability)? Take the case of a proposed hiking boot.  What criteria would you use to evaluate it as a new Patagonia product?2. Even though he is no longer the CEO, Yvon Chouinard still exerts major influence over Patagonia’s business approach. What should he and other Patagonia executives be doing today to make sure that his ideals remain a permanent part of the company’s culture after he’s no longer active at the company?3. Problem Solving. Picture yourself working for Patagonia.  The CEO comes to you and asks for a proposal for a new-“forward looking”-sustainability agenda for the firm.  The goal is to drive Patagonia’s future, not just celebrate its past.  What would you include in this proposed agenda in order to really stretch the firm beyond what it is already doing, and why?4. Further Research. Evaluate the risk that ethics might someday lose out to greed even in a company with the idealism of Patagonia.  Look carefully into Patagonia’s products and practices and see if you can find any missteps where decisions put profits ahead of the company’s publicly stated environmental goals.  Can you find evidence for strong governance and leadership that will protect Chouinard’s values and legacy far into the future?  How about the competition?  Just how does Patagonia operate today to ensure that ethics and social responsibility are not displaced as core company values?  And finally, how about the competition?  Is Patagonia still the best role model, or can you identify other firms that deserve to be studied as well as role models in business and society relationships?

How do you think Patagonia executives decide on what products to offer so that the outcomes will be both business practical (think profits) and environmentally friendly (think sustainability)?

IntroductionGroup Dynamics and DevelopmentA group is a collection of people with different backgrounds and cultures that interact together.  Many times, one individual’s actions impact others. The groups work together as a team, working through stages. Groups go through the stages of team development (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning). Groups can be either formal or informal and still go through the developmental stages of team development. Utilizing the punctuated-equilibrium model, there are bursts of change after long periods of time without any changes in the organization. Collectively, groups that work together avoid social loafing, enabling an organization’s cohesion.   Team ManagementTeam and EthicsWhen a team can manage themselves rather than a leader managing them, members can put too much pressure on one another. This can cause many problems to arise. Each team is different, and each situation can change the way the team acts, no matter where the team is located in the world. There are many times when unethical team practices can damage a company as well. Knowing how to ethically lead a team is critical for job satisfaction and effective working environments.  As you read through the resources and watch the videos consider the following: Is it normal for a team to argue? What do you think would happen if you called a team meeting and there were no chairs or places to sit?  Do an individual’s culture and ethical practices impact the team? Read the following from your textbook, Organizational behavior. Chapter 9.6: The Role of Ethics and National Culture Chapter 9.7: Green Teams at Work: The Case of New Seasons Market Chapter 9.8: Conclusion WatchLearning JournalThe Learning Journal should be updated regularly (on a weekly basis), as the learning journals will be assessed by your instructor as part of your Final Grade.In 2012, a group of Google employees investigated what makes an effective team. Why are some teams successful, while others fail? Code-named Project Aristotle, the project called on the top statisticians, organizational psychologists, sociologists, and engineers to analyze hundreds of teams within Google, with the hope of finding the key to building top-performing teams.Assignment Instructions  For this assignment, review the article The five keys to a successful Google team to explore what Google learned from its quest to build the perfect team. Write a case analysis paper to consolidate your learnings from the article on Project Aristotle and the teamwork skills and competencies of the high-performing teams to answer the questions below. 2. The study identifies five key factors for team success. Explore the elements of cohesion, social loafing, and collective efficacy in these factors and discuss: Do the findings suggest that cohesion can help support team performance if the group values task completion? Explain.Which teamwork skills are essential to combat social loafing within larger groups? Justify your answer.Does collective efficacy help or hurt a team? 3. Consider a scenario presented in The New York Times article on Project Aristotle and Team Success (Blass, 2017). Imagine you have been invited to join one of the two groups:  Examine the team environment of the two groups and answer the following questions:Team A Team B  It’s evenly divided between successful executives and middle managers with few professional accomplishments. Teammates jump in and out of discussions. People interject and complete one another’s thoughts. When a team member abruptly changes the topic, the rest of the group follows him off the agenda. If you were given a choice between the serious-minded Team A or the free-flowing Team B, which team would you join and why?Create a table to list the teamwork skills and competencies exhibited by each team. Which team demonstrates stronger knowledge and skills needed to perform effectively within a team environment? Explain why you think so.   If you were to lead the team you have joined, what other teamwork competencies would you want to instill in your team members? Why do you think these are critical to building your perfect team? Substantiate your answer with evidence from the findings of Project Aristotle and learnings this week. Reference   Rozovsky, J. (20175, November 17). The five keys to a successful Google team. In Understand team effectiveness. eWork.