PESTLE Analysis PowerPoint

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Week 2 – PESTLE Analysis PowerPoint

Due Week 2 and worth 300 points

A PESTLE Analysis identifies political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors. Review PESTLE Analysis at the following https://www.groupmap.com/map-templates/pestle-analysis

The U.S. health care system costs $3.3 trillion last year and delivered too little value (Blumenthal, 2017). For most Americans, health care is not only expensive but also fragmented, inconvenient, and physically inaccessible.  Aetna, CVS, UnitedHealth Group and DaVita are health care stakeholders who are engaging in mergers and acquisitions to produce a higher quality product.  Review the article “Is M&A the Cure for a Failing Health Care System?” at https://hbr.org/2017/12/is-ma-the-cure-for-a-failing-health-care-system in Harvard Business Review.

Congratulations; you have been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a local hospital.  Within six months of taking the job, you learn your health care organization is considering a merger.  Your first task is to conduct a PESTLE Analysis.  Use critical thinking skills and metacognition to research current events in the macro environment of the local hospital in your area.  Your hospital selection will be the same hospital used throughout this course.  Review the website information on your hospital selection and prepare a 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint narrative using a PESTLE Analysis

Your 10-slide PESTLE PowerPoint should follow this format:

1. Slide 1: Cover Page a. Include the title of your paper, your name, the course number and course title, your professor’s name, the university’s name, and the date.

2. Slide 2: Background / Executive Summary a. Describe the details of the situation. Use bullets with short sentences. The title of these slides should be Executive Summary.

3. Slide 3: Thesis Statement a. Identify the focus of your research. The title of this slide should be Thesis Statement.

4. Slides 4-9: Supporta. Support your Thesis Statement following the SESC formula: State, Explain, Support, and Conclude.  (Use Sublevel 1 and 2 Headings to provide coherence and organization. An overview of using the Sublevel 1 and Sublevel 2 headings is provided in the following video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr185y-fAks . Provide in-text citations using the format in the American Psychological Association (APA) Manual 2010, 6th Edition.)

5. Slide 10: References

a. Locate peer reviewed journal articles to support your responses.  For example, identify clinical quality that does not compare to other hospitals, see https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html . Use APA format for your references. (To help you with APA in-text citations and your Reference list, some students use Citation Machine at http://www.citationmachine.net .)

Writing Resources are available from Strayer University’s Writing Center, Tutor.com, and https://www.grammarly.com . Your SafeAssign score should be ≤25%, as stated in Blackboard.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.

· Analyze the significance of the external environment’s impact on health care organizations.

· Analyze the roles of and the relationships among organizational mission, vision, values, and strategic goals, and why they are called directional strategies.

· Apply analytic skills to define strategic problems, generate and evaluate strategic alternatives, and develop implementation tactics.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.

· Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics.

Notes:

1. Manually enable Safe Assign for the activity.

2. If students are unable to provide the voice narrative, do not subtract points. Allow the students to provide a written narrative on the Notes Pages in MS PowerPoint.

Purpose Plan

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Name: Course: Date: Instructor:

Topic 4 Purpose Plan: Academic, Spiritual Life, and Career

Directions: For this assignment, you will answer a series of questions designed to help you find and plan your purpose. These questions are broken into an Academic Plan, a Spiritual Plan, and a Career Plan. Please respond to each of the questions directly on this document (the boxes will expand as needed). Following the Career Plan, there are also two reflection questions to answer.

Academic Plan To help you get the most out of your campus experience, our departments, offices on campus, offer services, events, and resources that enhance your academic pursuits and help you experience Lope life. Find your major and program on the following website http://www.gcu.edu/degree-programs/ and complete the table below:

In which program of study are you enrolled? Or plan to enroll.

Identify some of the program core courses you are looking forward to taking?

Which courses do you anticipate being the most challenging? Explain why.

Spiritual Plan

GCU is committed to integrating faith across all aspects of the GCU community, which stems from GCU’s mission to educate students from a Christian perspective and to prepare them for careers that honor God while serving others. Read through GCU’s “One Foundation” and watch the three videos of President Brian Mueller and Dean Jason Hiles, “Integration of Faith, Learning, and Work,” “Ethical Positions Statement,” and “Doctrinal Statement Introduction,” located at http://www.gcu.edu/about-gcu/christian-identity-and- heritage.php

What did you take-away from these videos? How can you apply this to your experience while at GCU? (50-100 words)

What does service outside of the classroom mean to you? How can you apply service while at GCU? (50-100 words)

Career Plan Grand Canyon University offers several career service tools to help you discover potential career paths, build a resume, search for employment, and more. Take a few minutes to take the Career Compass survey located at https://www.focus2career.com/Portal/Register.cfm?SID=810 (Access Code: Purpose). You can watch this video to assist you with the registration process: https://www.youtube.com/playlist? list=PLnvvHOt5LvE8yBMYeHV4mGPW88Q86ftmw . Even if you have completed an assessment such as this in the past, it is good to reassess yourself every so often to reevaluate your goals, focus, and direction based on your growth. After you complete the survey, fill in the following table:

 

 

Based on your Career Compass results, research the details. Then describe at least three job descriptions.

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3. Based on your results, what surprises did you find? If there are none, explain why. (100-150 words) After completing your current program/degree, what is your plan? (grad school, internship, career plan, etc.)

Reflection Reflection Question 1: In 100 -125 words, please respond to the following prompt: In order to achieve the goals in your purpose plan, you will need to employ self- management and self- leadership strategies. What self- management and self-leadership strategies do you plan on using, and how will you use them? Hint: You may want to review some of the weekly readings for insights. These readings in particular may be helpful: Goal-Setting and Action Planning (Topic 4), Personal Accountability for Excellence (Topic 2), Juggling Act (Topic 1), The Power of Accountability (Topic 1).

Reflection Question 2: In 100 -125 words, please respond to the following prompt: GCU provides many opportunities and resources to help you accomplish the goals in your purpose plan. What are some GCU opportunities and/or resources you will engage in to help you accomplish your goals?

Lab 02 – Metals Density Problems

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Purpose of Experiment: To explore how to find the density of metals by the displacement method.

Deliverables:

  • Data Sheet containing recorded observations and calculations
  • Screenshot of completed lab

Instructions:

For this lab assignment, you will need to read the instructions for the Metals Density Problem on the ChemCollective website. After you complete this reading, return to this assignment to read step-by-step instructions about how to actually complete the lab on the ChemCollective page.

Go to lab page: http://chemcollective.org/activities/autograded/108

Click on “Metals Density Problems” to read through additional instructions.

To complete the lab assignment, complete the following steps within the virtual lab:

  1. Create a data sheet to record all data and calculations.
  2. Obtain a 250 mL beaker and fill with water from the stock solution of water available. (This will be used to find the density of all three metals). The stock solution of water can be removed from the workbench once water is added to the beaker.
  3. Obtain metal 1 from the stockroom and notice the approximate volume needed (found in the information tab).
  4. Obtain a graduated cylinder that is larger than the approximate volume needed (if the needed volume is 10 mL, obtain a 25 mL graduated cylinder; if needed volume is 20 mL, obtain a 50 mL graduated cylinder).
  5. Using a pipet (use appropriate size pipet for volume needed), transfer water from the beaker to the graduated cylinder.
  6. Record volume transferred.
  7. Obtain the scale from the stockroom.
  8. Obtain a weigh boat from the stockroom (found under glassware).
  9. Place weigh boat on scale, record weight displayed.
  10. Tare weight displayed (click tare button on scale – if this button does not work, then continue with next step. Make sure you have recorded weigh boat weight, so you can subtract it to determine weight of metal).
  11. Pour metal 1 onto weigh boat and record weight of metal 1 added to weigh boat.
  12. Add metal from weigh boat to the graduated cylinder.
  13. Record amount of metal added.
  14. Record new volume.
  15. Calculate the density of the metal and record.
  16. Repeat for metal 2 and metal 3.
  17. Identify the correct metal in provided boxes in virtual lab.
  18. Take a screenshot of completed virtual lab page. For assistance taking a screenshot, refer to the following guide.
  19. Submit the screenshot along with the data sheet.

Trans Lan

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Complete Case 7.3 Trans LAN Project in Larson and Gray by responding to questions 1, 2, and 3.  Combine items 1 and 2 into a single Risk Assessment Form (see Figure 7.6 in Larson and Gray) and use Microsoft Excel to complete this item. Use Microsoft Excel for the Risk Response Matrix (see Figure 7.8 in Larson and Gray) for question 3.  Note that additional items may be added to the Risk Assessment Form and the Risk Response Matrix.

In addition to the requested items in the case, complete the following:

  1. Based on the risks that you identified on the Risk Assessment Form, create a Risk Severity Matrix (see Figure 7.7 in Larson and Gray). Note that additional information beyond the information shown in Figure 7.7 may be provided. Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item.
  2. Make any assumptions and document them as necessary to complete the aforementioned items.
  3. Based on the information in Appendix 12.1 in Larson and Gray, evaluate what type of contract(s) might be applicable to this project if you were to outsource certain aspects of your project to suppliers. Ensure that you justify your supplier contractual decisions based the inherent risks related to your selected contract type(s).  Make any assumptions and document them accordingly.  Ensure that at least 350 words are provided.  APA formatting is not required.  Place your responses into a Microsoft Word file.

Ensure that the Risk Assessment Form, Risk Severity Matrix, and Risk Response Matrix are included in the same Microsoft Excel File. Submit your Microsoft Excel File and your Microsoft Word File.

Trans LAN

ProjectTrans Systems is a small information systems consulting firm located in Meridian, Louisiana. Trans has just been hired to design and install a local area network (LAN) for the city of Meridian’s social welfare agency. You are the manager for the project, which includes one Trans professional and two interns from a local university. You have just finished a preliminary scope statement for the project (see below). You are now brainstorming potential risks associated with the project.1. Identify potential risks associated with this project. Try to come up with at least five different risks.2. Use a risk assessment form similar to Figure 7.6 to analyze identified risks.3. Develop a risk response matrix similar to Figure 7.8 to outline how you would deal with each of the risks.

 

PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

To design and install a new local area network (LAN) within one month with a budget not to exceed $90,000 for the Meridian Social Service Agency with minimum disrup-tion to ongoing operations.

 

DELIVERABLES

Twenty workstations and twenty laptop computers.∙

Server with dual-core processors.∙

Two color laser printers.∙

Windows R2 server and workstation operating system (Windows 10).∙

Migration of existing databases and programs to new system.∙

Four hours of introduction training for client’s personnel.∙

Sixteen hours of training for client network administrator.∙

Fully operational LAN system.

 

MILESTONES

1. Hardware January 22.

2. Setting users’ priority and authorization January 26.

3. In-house whole network test completed February 1.

4. Client site test completed February 2.

5. Training completed February 16.

 

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Workstations with 17-inch flat panel monitors, dual-core processors, 4 GB RAM, 8X DVD+RW, wireless card, Ethernet card, 500 GB hard drive.

2. Laptops with 12-inch display monitor, dual-core processors, 2GB RAM, 8X DVD+RW, wireless card, Ethernet card, 500 GB hard drive and weigh less than 4½ lbs.

3. Wireless network interface cards and Ethernet connections.

4. System must support Windows 11 platforms.

5. System must provide secure external access for field workers.

 

LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS

1. On-site work to be done after 8:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

2. System maintenance and repair only up to one month after final inspection.

3. Warranties transferred to client.

4. Only responsible for installing software designated by the client two weeks before the start of the project.

5. Client will be billed for additional training beyond that prescribed in the contract.

 

CUSTOMER REVIEW

Director of the city of Meridian’s Social Service Agency.