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healthcare research

Secondary Data in Healthcare Research
Here is a video introduction to the Assignment. Be sure to adjust your audio settings. Closed captioning is available in the video.
Unitoutcomes addressed in this Assignment:

Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:
HI300-3:Determine appropriate health information standards and regulations for specific organizations.
Instructions:
Review the following website:
Source:Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project: United States Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from http://www.ahrq.gov/research/data/hcup/
Answer the following questions in paragraph format:

    • Access the provided website and find out if your state participates in the HCUP program.
    • If your state does participate in this program, who is the contact person? Give the name and contact information.
    • What is the HCUP program?
    • There are several different database tools used in this program. Please name at least four and give details about each.

Requirements:
The Assignment should be 2-3 pages in length, prepared in a Microsoft Word document, and APA formatted.
This Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. The resources used (including your text) should be properly cited. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
Submitting your work:
Submit your Assignment to the appropriate Dropbox.
Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Course Documents to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments.

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online shopping essay

Assignment Overview

Online shopping has increased dramatically over the past few years, and online retailing becomes the top priority of all major grocery retailers. On one hand, retailers see the needs to offer easy and convenient shopping venues to attract and keep customers. On the other hand, the consumers take advantage of the extended product assortments and services offered by both online and traditional retailers. More and more traditional brick-and-mortar retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart, Costco, and Macy’s are becoming brick and click stores. Multichannel retailing is popular way to sell products and services nowadays. The marketing managers need to find ways to effectively and efficiently manage various distribution channels and deliver products and service through both online and offline channels. In this case, we focus on Macy’s brick-and-click channel-management issues.

Case Reading

Review the followings articles related to brick and click shopping and multichannel retailing (Use the university online library search engine and additional library resources on TLC Portal to find the articles):
Avery, J.,  Steenburgh, T.J., Deighton, J., & Caravella, M. (2013). Adding bricks to clicks: On the role of physical stores in a world of online shopping. GfK Marketing Intelligence Review, 5(2), 29.
Birchall, J. (2009, May 14). Macy’s online sales rise 16% despite store woes. The Financial Times, pp. 16.
Clicks and bricks; retailers and the internet. (2012). The Economist, 402 (8773), 18.
Griffiths, G H & Howard, A (2008). Balancing clicks and bricks – strategies for multichannel retailers. Journal of Global Business Issues, 2(1), 69.
Katia Campo, & Els Breugelmans. (2015). Buying groceries in brick and click stores: Category allocation decisions and the moderating effect of online buying experience. Journal of Interactive Marketing, 31, 63.
Macy – online order fulfillment center expansion – Arizona. (2014). World Market Intelligence News
Macy’s fights online shopping with a tablet in fitting rooms. (2015). Engadget [Engadget – BLOG]
Mixing bricks with clicks; retail. (2013). The Economist,406(8828), 70.
Newman, D. (2016). The Top 10 Trends Driving Marketing In 2017. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2016/10/18/the-top-10-trends-driving-marketing-in-2017/#34f633e17581

Case Assignment

Develop a report in terms of the following guidelines based on the articles listed above and other supplemental articles. At least two additional articles should be included in the analysis. A well-written report should have a brief introduction, headings or subheadings, and a brief concluding comment. Note that you should use some keywords as headings or subheadings such as “Facts Recap,” instead of a sentence or a question.

  • Briefly review the facts on the brick and click retailing and multichannel shopping, as reported in the articles.
  • Describe how Macy’s performed in online channel? How Macy’s could do a better job to manage the online and offline channels? Consider appropriate distribution concepts to support your arguments.
  • Considering the changing consumer shopping behaviors and new technology trends, how would you recommend Macy’s compete with Amazon and other retailers in the future?

Assignment Expectations Regarding Your References and Defense of Your Positions

Write clearly, simply and logically. Your paper should be 4-5 pages long, excluding title pages and references, but quality of writing is more important than length. Use double-spaced, black Verdana or Times Roman font in 12 pt. type size.
Back up your positions or opinions with references to the required reading found in the Module 1-4 Backgrounds and Ongoing Useful Resources. In using those references, demonstrate your understanding of the concepts presented. Rather than grading on how much information you find, emphasis will be on the defense of the positions you take on the issues. Also remember that the “why” is more important than the “what” and the defense of your positions on the issues is more important than the positions you take.
Do not repeat or quote definitions. Your use of the required reading to support your opinions (that is, contentions or positions) should demonstrate that you understand the concepts presented. Do not include summaries of the readings or simply describe what the company did. Instead, your responses to the questions should be analytical and should demonstrate that (a) you understand the principles from the background reading and (b) you can apply them to this particular case. Vague, general answers will not earn a good grade.
Avoid redundancy and general statements such as “All organizations exist to make a profit.” Make every sentence count. Paraphrase the facts using your own words and ideas, employing quotes sparingly. Quotes, if absolutely necessary, should rarely exceed five words. When writing an academically oriented paper, you will uncover many facts about the product. If you paraphrase the facts, cite the sources in your text and link those citations to references at the end of the paper.
Here are some guidelines on how to conduct information search and build critical thinking skills.
Emerald Group Publishing. (n.d.). Searching for Information. Retrieved from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/learning/study_skills/skills/searching.htm
Emerald Group Publishing. (n.d.). Developing Critical Thinking. Retrieved from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/learning/study_skills/skills/critical_thinking.htm
Guidelines for handling quoted and paraphrased material are found at:
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). Academic writing. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/2/
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1/
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). Is it plagiarism yet? Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/
Your paper consists of arguments in favor of your opinions or positions on the issues addressed by the guidelines; therefore, avoid the following logical fallacies:
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). Logic in argumentative writing. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/01/

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Anti-Discrimination Laws Related to Employment

 Your supervisor has placed you in charge of hiring a new, full-time administrative assistant for your department.

  • Prepare an advertisement for that position that complies with federal law. This advertisement must be detailed. The minimum length of your job description must be 300 words (approximately three-fourths of a page). You can make up the job details but must include the following:
  • A job description
  • A description of the job duties
  • A description of the minimum qualifications
  • Prepare 10 illegal questions that must not be asked. For each question, be sure to justify your reasoning.
  • Prepare 10 legal questions that may be asked during the interview. For each question, be sure to justify each question.

Submit your three- to five-page paper (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide and must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

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Discrimination

Not all discrimination is prohibited by law. For example, employers routinely discriminate between potential employees based upon education or experience. Other types of discrimination are more subtle, but still legal. For example, some employers discriminate between potential employees based upon personal characteristics such as weight or attractiveness. Should employers be permitted to discriminate based upon attractiveness? Take a side and argue that an employer should or should not be permitted by law to discriminate against persons who are not attractive.

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Global strategy

I will need 600-800 words.
As the firm looks for ways to offset the domestic downturn in sales, Deborah, the CEO of your company, wants to determine if a global strategy is a good fit for the organization.  She has designated you as the manager for this project.  You will work with your team to develop a global marketing plan for your organization.
You begin your research in deciding if and what the global strategy should be. You get your team together and begin to discuss a plan on how you will research this possibility.
You start the meeting by saying “Let’s brainstorm and start to get a plan together for a possible globalization strategy. Tiffany, I’d like you work with me to begin researching possible locations.”
Tiffany says, “I think we need to research some locations, but I think there is more to it than that. There still needs to be a decision on the type of strategy or approach we are taking. Would we use a multidomestic approach, a global approach, or a transnational approach? I’m still not entirely convinced a global strategy is the answer.”
“Great point, Tiffany. It is obvious to me as well that we need to explore a strategy that will put us in a better position to handle the economic downturn. We have to provide the board with the facts. They seem to be leaning in the direction of a global strategy, but I’m not sure it’s the right move either. That’s why we need to do research.”
Discuss the following:
 

  • How do you define a global strategy?
  • Are there other international strategies, and how do they differ?
  • Identify a minimum of 3 possible countries and location options for globalization. Research each of these locations in the furniture industry, and document both the pros and cons of using these in global strategy.
  • What country would you choose? What evidence can you provide in support of your choice?
  • What evidence might somebody else, who does not agree with you, provide to support his or her choice?
  • What could you tell somebody else to show he or she is wrong?
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Identify basic concepts and principles of psychology.

  1. PS124-1: Identify basic concepts and principles of psychology.
    GEL-7.1: Identify the ethical issues within the field of Psychology.
    For this Assignment, you will watch all of the videos listed below, and then select one video to identify basic concepts and principles used in psychology. After reviewing the video, you will complete the Unit 3 template located in Course Documents which will provide you with a connection between the major psychology studies and concepts.
    Watch the following:

    Then, complete the template in Course Documents answering the following questions:

    1. Identify the study (video) you selected.
    • Little Albert
    • ASCH Conformity Experiments
    • Harlow’s Monkey Experiments
    • Bandura’s Bobo Doll
    • Robber’s Cave Experiment
    1.  Describe what this study demonstrated about human behavior and mental processes using the results of the study along with information you have learned in Units 1-3. All four chapters will be attached below
    2.  Explain what is meant by nature versus nurture influences and which ones you see demonstrated in the study.
    3. In your own words, describe social observational learning. Is it demonstrated in the study you selected? Why or why not? Explain your reasoning using reference to the study.
    4. Do you think this research was ethical or unethical? Explain your reasoning using APA ethical guidelines described in Chapter 1.

     
    Writing Requirements and Guidelines
    Your Assignment should be 2-4 pages, not including the Cover and Reference pages.

    • Cover page: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date
    • Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
    • Reference Page: Sources in APA format

    All documents are attached. Each Chapter for the first 3 units as well as the template for the assignment
     
    USE ONLY ACADEMIC SOURCES: Use Google Scholar, JSTOR, textbooks, and/or .gov websites to keep the true academic sources in your papers. TURNITIN must be under 20%

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Marketing Challenges in a New Economy

Read the article: “Airbnb and the Unstoppable Rise of the Share Economy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.”. A recent trend in the consumer marketplace is the ability for a consumer to share their personal belongings, such as their homes/apartments, autos, tools, bicycles, and so forth. The shared economy has now become a multibillion dollar business.

  • Explain how this concept is disrupting our traditional economy.
  • Describe whether the shared economy is creating new value for the consumer or if it is just replacing existing business.

The paper

  • Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library, one of which must be peer reviewed, in addition to the textbook.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.