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  • Describe a database that might be used in your current or future career. Using this data,…

    Introduction to Computers.
    Describe a database that might be used in your current or future career. Using this data, explain the relationship between a field, a record, a table and a database. In addition, what are the advantages of managing database information in Access versus using a worksheet in Excel?
    (200 words minimum)

  • You have been assigned to lead a design team that has been tasked to make your company’s…

    Scenario:
    You have been assigned to lead a design team that has been tasked to make your company’s
    washing machine more user friendly. It takes you and your team close to two years to take your idea
    from the design phase to the testing phase. Testing initially is successful and everyone on the team is
    excited as this new technology will bring your company to the forefront of the home appliance
    industry. As team lead this will be quite an accomplishment for you. As you go over some of the
    testing data you realise that one of the smaller yet more integral parts being used will significantly
    impact the life cycle of the product. You are devasted but decide not to share this with your team
    while you spend time trying try to come up with an alternative solution. A solution finally comes to
    you however this solution is likely to cost the company a significant amount of money and delay the
    product release by up to a year. This part only impacts the life cycle of the product and not its
    performance or safety.
    It its possible that his could impact the way you are perceived by company management as in the
    past they have been intolerant of project delays and over expenditure.
    Points to consider:
    1. Do you take this costly and timely issue to your manager or do you proceed knowing the
    reduced life-cycle of this washing machine can never be linked back to you?
    2. What is the rationale for making your decision and how will it impact your relationship with
    the company
    (What would you do and why did you do it?)
    You are required to answer both questions in one paragraph. (Word count 250 words)
    Attachments:
    3951354_1_Ethics-Activity-for-Design-Evaluation-Report.pdf

  • Draw a PPF for The Federated States of Econesia (FSE) which can produce 1,000 diamonds if it…

    Draw a PPF for The Federated States of Econesia (FSE) which can produce 1,000 diamonds if it devotes all resources to diamond production or 4,000 automobiles if it devotes all resources to automobile production. There is an increasing opportunity cost of producing each good. a) Draw a point “A” on your graph indicating the production of 500 diamonds and 2,000 automobilies. b) Draw a point “B” on the graph that would be an autarky equilibrium point. Be sure to add all information to help someone else realize that this is an autarky equilibrium point. c) Draw a point “C” on the PPC that lies along the same CIC as point A. Label this C/Co. d) Now the FSE opens to international trade. Start a new graph for part d) to avoid some clutter; be sure to label point B on your graph. Assume that FSE has a comparative advantage in producing diamonds. Label a point “D” on your graph showing where the country would produce. Show exports and imports on your graph along with a new CIC” curve for utility after trade. e) How would you determine the real price of autos if trade is allowed given your graph above? f) If 300 diamonds are exported and 2500 autos are imported and the price of an auto is $1,000, then what is the price of a diamond? g) If the GDP for this country is $9,300,000 then find the value for the index of openness based on the trade described in part ??). h) You were told in part ??) which good the FSE has a comparative advantage in. How could you tell this using the HO model and the graph you just drew?
    Attachments:
    3951361_1_Screen-Shot-2019-09-20-at-6.34.34-PM.png

  • Identify something from this week’s lesson that contradicts something you knew or thought you…

    Identify something from this week’s lesson that contradicts something you knew or thought you knew. This could be a simple fact or complex process/line of reasoning. I want you to really think about this, and pick the one that you had the strongest reaction to, seemed to challenge your thinking/worldview the most, and/or you find most controversial in regards to your own thinking. It is okay if your previous belief was an assumption, instead of what you thought was “fact.” Please write your answer using bullet points or a numbered list that matches the items below. Refer to the rubric to see how I will score your answer.
    Please do all you can to address something in this lesson, but if you did not encounter anything in this lesson that challenged your thinking, then please address something in the lesson that you remember learning at some point in your life prior to this class, and it challenged your thinking at that time. For example, if this week’s lesson detailed ecological footprint, and you learned about ecological footprint last year and it really challenged the way you thought, then address that by answering the questions below.
    For full credit, submit all of the following:
    1. Describe the item that challenged your thinking and how it contradicts what you had previously thought or known. 2. Identify why you thought the way you did before. Was it something you learned in school, a friend, the internet, etc.? 3. Do you think that your previously held position was influenced by bias in any way? Was the position based on un-i nvestigated assumptions? 4. Are you rethinking your previously held position or not, and why? What evidence changed your mind, or reinforced your previously held position?
    Attachments:
    3951363_1_Screen-Shot-2019-09-18-at-7.08.54-PM.png
    3951363_2_Rubric-.docx

  • Provide two different definitions of employee voice drawing upon the research literature and…

    Research Study The topic for the research study is outlined in some detail below. The Research Study structure must contain an Introduction Section, a Discussion Section and a Conclusion Section (use of these subheadings). The Introduction Section should situate the reader in the study and make it clear what the position is that is being argued in relation to the topic. A good Introduction Section will also define key terms or concepts used and tell the reader about the sources used and the structure of the study. The Discussion Section needs to address the five questions presented below as well as presents a coherent narrative about how employee voice is or should be part of employment relations best practice in Australian workplaces. The Conclusion Section should synthesise the research literature cited in the Discussion Section into a persuasive summary of the position being argued in the research study that was discussed in brief in the Introduction Section. Students who simply answer the research study topic questions in the Discussion Section will not do as well as those who attempt to develop a coherent narrative throughout their research study. Research Study Topic Direct employee participation and employee voice have re-emerged as key features of how organizations are managing their relationship with their employees, particularly in knowledge-based industries. There is a growing interest in understanding how employee voice mechanisms compliment and/or replace more traditional forms of indirect representation involving unions. This research topic allows students to explore in some detail the research around employee voice and its application to different occupations and industry sectors in Australia. In the Discussion Section students are required to address the following questions: 1. Provide two different definitions of employee voice drawing upon the research literature and compare these two definitions. 2. Explain how the mechanisms of employee voice differs from employee representation by unions and what the trend is in Australia towards employee voice complimenting or substituting for direct representation involving unions? 3. Describe and explain what the research literature suggests is the perceived relationship between employee voice, employee attitudes at work and employee and organizational performance? 4. Explain what the research literature suggests is the best form of employee representation, direct, indirect or a mix of the two and why? Describe a type of organization or industry sector where a mix or hybrid approach to employee representation makes sense from an employer and from an employee perspective. 5. The Fair Work Act 2009 mandates the role of unions in indirect representation but is silent on direct representation mechanisms. Why might it be argued that formal voice mechanisms not involving unions should also be mandated in law to ensure all employees have a say in decision-making at work?
    Attachments:
    3951386_1_research-study.docx

  • Demonstrate theoretical and practical implementation of leadership, team building, and…

    Assignment 3: Team Leadership Blog
    Overview
    The purpose of this task is to encourage students to expand their thinking through reading and sharing of their
    ideas in a Web 2.0 format used by many project managers.
    Timelines and Expectations
    Percentage Value of Task: 20% (30 marks)
    Due: Week 11 – Friday of the Week at 4:00 pm
    Minimum time expectation: Preparation for this task will take approximately 20 hours
    Learning Outcomes Assessed
    The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:
    K5. Research and critique current and future issues in IT project management in a global context.
    S2. Demonstrate theoretical and practical implementation of leadership, team building, and performance
    management approaches for IT projects.
    S3. Utilise decision making and problem solving approaches to resolve and pre-empt range of problems on IT
    projects.
    A1. Construct written and verbal approaches to developing and presenting IT project
    documentation.
    Attachments:
    3951389_1_article-for-blog.pdf
    3951389_2_ITECH7401-Ass3-Team-Leadership-Blog.pdf

  • Write anargumentative academic essay on one of three given topics related to management theory….

    Write anargumentative academic essay on one of three given topics related to management theory. The
    essay will be written in accordance with the guidelines for writing academic essays in the Academic Learning
    Skills (ALS) student guide “Essay Writing”.
    The argumentative essay must agree or disagree with one of the statements below:
    a) Job design only benefits employers through increased job performance; it has no benefits for
    workers.
    OR
    b) Given the pace of change strategic planning is a waste of time.
    OR
    c) The matrix structure is suitable for all organisations.
    Your essay must include:
    ? At least five reference sources including the prescribed text book, none of which are internet
    sources, e.g. websites.
    ? Correct argumentative essay structure. Refer to the Academic Learning Skills student guide “Essay
    Writing”.
    ? Harvard Australian referencing for any sources you use. Refer to the Academic Learning Skills
    student guide “Referencing”.
    ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION:
    This assignment should be submitted online in Moodle.
    The assignment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats may not be
    readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered
    LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in Word.
    For assistance please speak to our Academic Learning Skills Coordinators. They can help you with
    Attachments:
    3951416_1_MP—AB-3—T219—Re-12-July-19.pdf

  • Alex, Alicia, and Juan fill orders in a fast-food restaurant. Alex incorrectly fills 20%of the…

    Alex, Alicia, and Juan fill orders in a fast-food restaurant. Alex incorrectly fills 20%of the orders he takes. Alicia incorrectly fills 12% of the orders she takes. Juan incorrectly fills 5% of the orders he takes.Alex fills 30% of all orders, Alicia fills 45%of all orders, and Juan fills 25% of all orders. An order has just been filled.
    a. What is the probability that Alicia filled the order?
    b.If the order was filled by Juan, what is the probability that it was filled correctly?
    c. Who filled the order is unknown, but the order was filled incorrectly. What arethe revised probabilities that Alex, Alicia, or Juan filled the order?
    d.Who filled the order is unknown, but the order was filled correctly. What are therevised probabilities that Alex, Alicia, or Juan filled the order?

  • ACTIVITY 2: ASSESSMENT Reading: The “MND Australia Fact Sheet on Multidisciplinary Teams -…

    ACTIVITY 2: ASSESSMENT Reading: The “MND Australia Fact Sheet on Multidisciplinary Teams – https://www.mndaust.asn.au/Get-informed/Information-resources/Living_better_for_longer/WEB-MND-Australia-Fact-Sheet-EB3-Multidisciplinary.aspx
    ” outlines professional groups who could make up a multidisciplinary health care team for a patient with motor neurone disease (MND). Please read this fact sheet, answer the following questions, and upload your answers as part (a) of Question 2.
    This forms part of your assessment for this unit.
    1. Identify factors that determine which healthcare professionals are required to be involved in a health care team?
    2. Who should lead the health care team?
    3. Who is the most important member of the health care team?
    please choose one and upload the answers as part (b) of question 2. This forms part of your assessment for this unit.
    You are working in a health care team on a busy rehabilitation unit. Team meetings and patient reviews are conducted weekly. There has recently been a turnover of staff in the Physiotherapy department and a new representative from physiotherapy has joined the health care team. You notice although that this new member of the team members is often absent, fails to provide patient updates and when challenged on these issues is exceptional confrontational. This behaviour is not only impacting on the effectiveness of the health care team but also on patient outcomes. You are the designated team leader and need to find a resolution.
    Discuss the following questions
    1. What are the key issues in this situation?
    2. What strategies would you employ to address this situation?
    ?
    Activity 3
    As part of this module please undertake the following activity and add it to your written assessment. Please remember that this forms part of your assessment for this unit. You are a Registered Nurse on the afternoon shift on a short-stay (24 hours) surgical ward. One other RN, an EN and three AINs are also on duty. The NUM is off sick and the other RN is acting as NUM as well as taking a patient load. The ward is full: there are 22 patients, 14 of whom went to surgery in the morning, and 8 are going on your shift. Half of these patients have intravenous access and require antibiotics at some time during yourshift.
    ACTIVITY: Using your knowledge and experience of various patient allocation models (e.g. total patient care, team nursing and task allocation), outline how you would allocate the staff to the patients. Include in your discussion your rationale for the model of allocation chosen and the scope of practice of the various staff.
    Attachments:
    3951575_1_ACTIVITY-2.docx

  • Lina Liaw is an 75-year-old woman who lives in Brisbane, and has done for the past 40 years,…

    This assessment requires students to make an oral presentation which demonstrates knowledge of and ability to apply the Clinical Reasoning Cycle (CRC) to plan nursing care of the older adult (based on a provided case study). The plan of care will be documented on a powerpoint presentation and you will explain the plan of care in your 5-minute video presentation. Due date: Wednesday 9th October 2019 by 1159 Weighting: 20% Length and/or format: 5 minute presentation; maximum of 6 powerpoint slides (5 for content and 1 for the reference list) How to submit: You are required to submit your oral presentation recording (which includes your PowerPoint slides) into the Assessment 2 dropbox located on NRSG266 LEO campus tiles. Note you do not have to submit the powerpoint slides as a separate file. Return of assignment: Feedback and grades for the assessment will be available after three weeks via the assessment 2 campus dropbox. Assessment criteria: Please see Assessment 2: Oral presentation criterion reference rubric in the unit outline and consult assessment tile in LEO for further information. 2. Detailed instructions This assessment requires you to: • Plan the nursing care of an older adult using steps 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Clinical Reasoning Cycle (CRC) (Levett-Jones, 2018). • Base your plan of care on the first 4 steps of the CRC which are provided as part of a detailed case scenario. • In Step 4 of the CRC the client health issues have been identified and the task is to select one of these health issues and create a detailed plan of care to address the selected health issue, with an emphasis on health promotion strategies to enhance the client’s quality of life. • Document this plan of care in a 5 minute powerpoint presentation. • Using Kaltura Capture software, create and record your presentation. Detailed Instructions: 1. Read the provided case scenario which outlines the client situation using steps 1 – 4 of Levett-Jones (2018) Clinical Reasoning Cycle (CRC). 2. Select one of the identified health problems from the list provided. 3. With reference to the related nursing diagnoses, complete steps 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the CRC which focus on identifying appropriate nursing actions to address the nursing diagnoses. • CRC Step 5 – Establish the (SMART) goals of nursing care which will promote the health of the patient and enhance her quality of life. • CRC Step 6 – Identify detailed interventions and associated rationales to address the chosen problem and meet the identified goals. • CRC Step 7 – Evaluate – identify what you would expect to see if the goals of care are achieved • CRC Step 8 – Reflect – on what you have learned from this process, including what might have been done differently Note: Steps 5, 6 and 7 may be presented in a table 3. The case scenario CRC Step 1: Consider the patient situation Lina Liaw is an 75-year-old woman who lives in Brisbane, and has done for the past 40 years, since moving to Australia from Singapore to live with her long-term partner, Margie. She has never married nor had children. She has 2 younger sisters who live in Singapore. She has close relationships with her siblings and her sees her sister’s two granddaughters, both of whom live in Brisbane, every few weeks. Lina lives alone in a single-story house with a small garden in a retirement village. Lina moved to the village shortly after the death of her partner Margie 5 years ago. She knows her neighbours and some of the other residents of the retirement village but mostly keeps to herself, socialising within the retirement village only occasionally, such as the village Christmas function.
    Attachments:
    3951583_1_ASSESSMENT-2-NRSG266.docx