Directions Peer Response Within business, working professionals should become comfortable receiving and giving constructive feedback. Critical analysis of topics, and providing and receiving constructive feedback, is important in one’s professional growth and development and a core competency for leaders. You will be expected to read the initial posting of at least ONE peer or instructor,…

Directions Initial Critical Assessment Respond to the following topic to present to your peers in a professional analysis using a minimum of 350 words. Topic The easiest way to forecasting earnings is linear extrapolation: gathering the historic financial data and deriving a growth rate (CAGR) for any line on the income statement (sales, gross profit,…

1. Minimizing bias and decreasing threats to internal validity is  important to experimental designs. Explain how a researcher uses  manipulation, randomization, and control to minimize bias and decrease  threats to internal validity. 2. Many times, researchers state  that randomized control trials (RCT) provide the strongest level of  evidence for an individual study. As a consumer of research, do…

Scenario You are the administrator for a small healthcare company. Your company is preparing the five-year technology forecast as a part of the company-wide plan. Your company knows that technology changes quickly and making sure patients have the latest innovations is important. Your company wants to explore some of the new trends in technology but…

Scenario You are the operations manager for a large manufacturing company. The board of directors for the company is concerned about increasing electric bills. The board is also concerned about environmental impacts of the current energy sources the organization depends on. The board wants to invest in technology that allows the company to take advantage…

How has your district, school, or classroom changed to align with societal shifts? Where is improvement warranted? If change has been slow, where will you begin? What types of technology have been adopted in your school or district? Has it been successful in improving learning outcomes?      Why or why not? Video link: Want to get…

Instructions Open the following Word Doc worksheet and answer the questions IN YOUR OWN WORDS about ONE of the three authors from this week’s stories: Alice Walker, James Joyce, or Louise Erdrich.  DO NOT COPY AND PASTE ANSWERS FROM THE INTERNET.  Author Study Worksheet You will need to compile a Works Cited list at the…

Prior to making your first post, read IOM Future of Nursing Report 2020: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. Part 1: Choose a topic from IOM Future of Nursing report. In 200 words, discuss your topic recommended for transformation. Your response must include: A summary of the primary concern that needs to be addressed.…

Week 4 Assignment – Business Requirements Overview This is the second of a series of five sequential assignments (the course project) in which you continue to act as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a hypothetical, e-commerce start-up company of your design. You have been tasked with delivering an information technology project plan in anticipation…

Scenario Your company is one of several that hopes to land an international contract with MagnifiCo, a large corporation overseas. You have recently learned that Company X, who is competing for the same overseas contract, has received some negative publicity for their lack of cultural literacy among employees. An embarrassing video has gone viral showing…