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List five current statistics regarding the U.S. healthcare system and give concrete examples of each.

For this week’s assignment you should complete the Chapter 7 case below, Using Data to Enhance Hiring Decisions, by fully answering all three questions and uploading your completed file here by 11:59 PM ET Sunday of this module.
CASE: Using Data to Enhance Hiring Decisions
Many organizations struggle with selection because predicting how employees will perform once hired is difficult. Hiring decisions are frequently made even more difficult because of a lack of awareness of the key employee knowledge and skills that are needed to function effectively in a job, as well as the lack of good selection instruments and tests that enables hiring managers to identify the best job candidates. These challenges can lead to improper selection decisions, poor employee job attitudes and job fit, and high turnover, so HR professionals have a vested interest in determining better ways of identifying good talent for their companies.
One approach that has been used extensively in other functions, and that is being utilized more frequently in HR, involves the use of primary data to facilitate good decision-making. Using data to drive selection decisions provides hiring managers the right information needed to identify the kinds of characteristics individuals should ideally have to successfully perform work. Information is usually collected directly from employees working in a particular position, often times with a questionnaire, and this information is correlated with performance data in an effort to determine which characteristics are significantly related to the kinds of positive work outcomes that the company expects from its employees (i.e., low turnover, high productivity, etc.). After identifying a list of positive characteristics,
HR professionals can develop selection tests and other evaluation tools that can be used to make more appropriate hiring decisions. One organization that has successfully relied on data to enhance decisions related to employee selection is Bon-Ton stores Inc., a retail organization with several hundred stores located in 23 states. The company was experiencing high turnover, specifically among its cosmetic salespersons, and wanted to take proper steps to bring these numbers down to more acceptable levels. The selection test used by the company was apparently not identifying the proper talent needed in this particular job, Bon-Ton turned to the outside recruitment firm Kenexa for assistance with hiring.
A study was conducted to identify the employee characteristics that predicted high job performance in the sales position, and information was collected from several hundred cosmetic associates using a 250-item questionnaire. Performance data were also compiled from Bon-Tons productivity archives. The analysis enabled the company to isolate the factors that led to job success, and an assessment test and standardized interview questions were developed to make better hiring decisions in the company.
The results have been very positive for Bon-Ton. For instance, turnover statistics for the cosmetics sales associates had decreased dramatically. In addition, sales performance has increased in the cosmetics group, further highlighting the validity of the program. The company is now planning to use this selection approach in other areas of the firm to enhance hiring decisions for other jobs.65
Discuss how using a data-driven approach to hiring can enhance selection in companies.
What other methods besides surveying might be used to collect important selection data from employees?
What types of skills will HR professionals need to develop a data-driven approach to selection in companies?

Writing an Abstract
Select the best (most relevant and minimum of 4 pages) article collected during the research phase on the topic you’ve selected [NOTE – The article will likely already have an abstract, disregard the published abstract and prepare one of your own]
Read the article thoroughly and carefully
Without looking back at the article jot down the main points, research questions/problems, or ideas expressed in the article
Now, return to the article and write down the researcher’s key finding(s) and main idea in their conclusion
Center the title Abstract at the top of the document
Add the APA formatted full reference citation above the body of the text
Left align the body of text and write an objective summary of the paper that includes all sections and follows the chronology of the paper.The body must contain these five elements (do NOT break out into sections; keep as a single cohesive paragraph):
Introduction
Problem
Materials, Techniques, Methodology, Study Design, etc.
Results
Discussion & Conclusion (Implications)
Under the body of the text type the work Keywords: list each keyword, with commas between
Abstract Requirements:
Source paper must be a minimum of 4 pages (books, book chapters or journalism articles are not acceptable as the source for an abstract!)
A full citation of the source, preceding the abstract
About 10% the length of the original article or 1 page maximum (250 – 350 words total independent of the length of the full article)
Prepare an objective, concise and comprehensive summary of the article (all major sections of the paper must be included in the summary)
Focus only on the content of the article (there is no need to use pronouns or refer to the authors)
Apply the same style of language found in the original, including technical language where appropriate

Explain when department rules and policies might infringe on the free speech of officers.

For your second writing assn., read the piece entitled Executions Should Be Televised by Zachary Shemtob and David Lat, which is located on pg. 64 of the textbook. When crafting your writing assn. focus on questions 1 and 4.
Keep the following in mind.
Make sure that your essay is clear and understandable for the purpose
and audience you would consider for this argument.
Strive for 400 words as a word requirement. Youre welcome to go over
that amount if you so wish.
Do not write a piece that disjointed. In other words, placing the no. 1 and
answering it, then placing the no. 4 and answering it. Use transitions to
seque.

1. Watch video and asnwer the question.

This video addressed a number iof issues including malware and spyware downloaded on to a fit band, decrypting data that was not accurate, smartchips in shoes, wearables and cross referencing multple datbases to reach a conclusion. Do you think this can happen today? If so, why or why not? What you do to prevent it?

2. Watch video and answer the question.

This video demonstrated a number of security threats in the hospital including remote control of drug pump, ransom payments, hacking of the heart monitor, control of the MRI device, installing MODCHIP in TV, and controlling ventilators.
How realistic do you think this is? Do you think this can really happen? How would you guard against it? Would you pay a ransom to get your hospital back operational?

3. Watch video and answer the question.

The video on Target illustrates the power of using artificial intelligence in the non healthcare environment and the embarassment that it can sometimes cause. There seems to be a tradeoff between personal privacy and the power of computing to aid in making decisions. What are your opinions about this? Do you think Target overstepped its bounds? Do you think the application of “smart computers” to help healthcare professionals making informed decisions is wise?

Selecting from the theories provided in Chapters 20 – 21, analyze a set of texts, an example, or a mediated artifact in terms of the concepts outlined in your selected theory. These chapters outline two very productive theoretical traditions for critiquing public life, communication, and culture. In your overall approach, begin with a ‘rhetorical lens’ (we’ll discuss this further as a class) and conduct a critical/rhetorical analysis of the texts you have selected. For example, if you analyze some form of public communication (speech, news report, statement, debate, campaign…), outline the critical components of your theory in terms of the example. A political campaign would have points of critique in structure, audience, content, context, and argument. A popular media example (i.e. broadcast show, Youtube clip), could be analyzed in terms of rhetoric, or dramatism.

These theories are
1. The Rhetorical Tradition of Communication Theory
2. Dramatism Communication Theory
As the goal of this essay is critical, you might engage in description (of the necessary components of your artifact), interpretation of ambiguous or variable aspects, analysis of the artifact, and to a greater extent, criticism. Your goal then is to include description, analysis and interpretation in support of your argument about the content. The attendant theories for this assignment lend themselves to such critical work.
In the first section of your essay, name the artifact you will be analyzing (media example, personal example) and then name the theory you will be using for your analysis.
Also in that first section, briefly define, outline and explain how that theory is structured.
In the second section, provide details of the artifact (setting, scene, speakers), then provide the necessary parts of the text (interaction, “actual” words spoken, use transcript format if necessary (e.g. “Speaker A: blah blah. Speaker B: BLAH BLAHHH!”).
In the third section, explore how the theory you have described helps (or doesn’t really help) explain the interaction. Note, you should select a theory that you think will fit, in order to have a productive discussion. These theories deal with the relationship between rhetor and audience, agent and purpose (Pentad), stories and “good reasons.”
In the fourth section, summarize your critique by revisiting the main points you’ve made, and drawing some conclusion for future work. For example, the theory does adequately explain some aspects (reiterate), but doesn’t explain all of them (reiterate). Your critique revealed the purpose of the text, or the effects on the audience, and the “good reasons” and their function in discourse.
This is a 2-3 page single spaced essay. Follow all normal conventions of APA Style, and ensure that all submitted work is free from mechanical error. Use the guidelines discussed above in “Method” to structure your essay.
When you are explaining the theory, or your artifact (textual material, transcript, interaction, etc.), you should provide enough detail to make it clear to your reader, but you should not include excess material that artificially extends the length of your paper. If you are using a scene from a movie, for example, you do not need to discuss the entire plot, or all the characters, or provide a synopsis of its critical reception. Focus on the interaction, what was said, taking care to include those aspects of the interaction that will map onto your theory’s concepts. If you are discussing a personal interaction, include only those parts of the life-story that are pertinent, not the “whole life-story”
The goal of this essay is to illustrate the selected theory via an example: how does the theory function? What can be learned from using this theory to explain human action? Does this theory map human inter/action, or are there shortcomings?

Pease read over all 9 prompts listed below. Then, based on your reading of Foner’s Give Me Liberty including the primary sources in each chapter, and the PPT/Lectures this semester write a clear and concise essay in which you address ONE of the following 9 prompts. Use specific examples from our textbook and PPTs for support.
You do not need endnotes or footnotes. When you use a quote from the textbook or power point cite it by using parenthesis at the end of the sentence with the quote and include the page number from the Foner book or the chapter of the power point as you did on your midterm.
*** Please IDENTIFY your choice by coping the
entire prompt above your essay. ***
1. How successful has the federal government been in eliminating racism? What has it done? What can it do? What should it do?
2 Is there a double standard in U.S. foreign policy? Do American leaders have one set of rules for allies and another for enemies and everyone else? If they do, what might their reasons be? And are those reasons valid? Give examples.
3. It appears that politicians sometimes have to choose between one good and another. Franklin Delano Roosevelt apparently decided that economic reform during the Great Depression was more important than combating racism. Why did he make such a decision? And was he correct to do so? Was there another way?
4. Both Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan were Republican presidents but their policies were for the most part very different. Why? Describe the differences and similarities, if any, and how they relate to the rise of conservatism in post-World War II America.
5. Bill Clinton was a liberal Democrat and George W. Bush a conservative Republican. How did their policies differ? How were they similar? And, given the attacks of September 11, 2001, to what degree were they simply a product of differing circumstances?
6. Should the civil rights movement in the twentieth century be considered a “Second Reconstruction”? Compare and contrast the movement with Reconstruction and discuss the outcomes of both.
7. Compare and contrast the New Deal and the Great Society. What were
stated goals? What were the different approaches the FDR and LBJ administrations took in attacking poverty?
8. Is it fair to characterize the contemporary period (from the 1980s to the present) as a “Second Gilded Age”? Consider political, economic, and social factors in your response.
9. In 2016, Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was described by many as populist in that he appealed for support from “the people” as opposed to “the elite.” Were Trump’s subsequent actions as president consistent with this populist description? Or did he turn out to be more of a traditional Republican after all? Discuss how his policies including those on immigration border security, and taxation, reflected or contrasted with his campaign promises.
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Pease read over all the prompts and let me know sooner than later if you have any questions. I won’t be able to help you if you wait until the last minute.
You essay should be at least 4, double-spaced, pages but may be longer. Be sure to use quotes whenever you use anything from the text book, including the sources, and power points.
l will not be able to accept any assignments after June 15.
I will post your final grades by June 22.
Good Luck!

Discuss answers to the following questions which Murray poses at the bottom of page 97: “But can I respect that dignity only if I affirm everything about another person? Or is it the case that acknowledging and respecting another person’s dignity springs from something far deeper than human opinion?”
Reading Source: Saving Truth by Abdu Murray

Assignments : Part 1 Section 1 Prescientific Psychology
Assignment 1 BE SURE TO OBSERVE ALL SENTENCE SPECIFICATIONS. ( worth 60 points plus there is a 5 point Bonus available).
Task A. Draw upon your textbook, Chapter 1 , and see Course Documents Chapter 1 Conjectures. Cut and past the links I have provided and watch this information BEFORE you begin the tasks below. Please organize your answer by the numbering system that I have provided below , do not run your answer altogether.
Task A. #1 Summarize in 10 to 12 sentences how the conjectures viewed knowledge. ( worth 10 points)
Task A. #2 From a Plato perspective, introduce Plato in 8 to 10 sentences in terms of the contribution he made to your understanding of psychology. ( 10 points)
Task A #3. Identify ONE event ( I am giving you an example; however, you will need to come up with your own example) that is happening, for example The New Primary Voting Process for Mayor of New York City, then discuss how Plato would interpret the new primary voting process for electing Mayor of New York City. ( worth 20 points). BE SURE YOUR DISCUSSION INCLUDES 2 DETAILS ABOUT Plato that you are applying in your explanation of how Plato would interpret the event you have identified. Number the details so I can easily know your focus on Plato. Expect a total of 30 sentences.
Task A #4: BONUS
Keeping in mind the SAME event you identified in #3, Task A discuss how Aristotle would interpret this event. BE SURE YOUR DISCUSSION INCLUDES 2 DETAILS ABOUT ARISTOTLE THAT YOU ARE DRAWING UPON AS YOU EXPLAIN HOW Aristotle would interpret this same event. Number the details so I can easily know your focus on Aristotle. ( worth 10 points)
TASK B.
Draw upon your textbook, Chapter 3 Protopsychologists and see Course Documents for the many Spotify podcast links I have provided to assist you in processing content that covers, Descartes, Spinoza, Hobbes and Locke. After you have completed the Chapter 3 reading and viewed the podcasts, then complete the assignment described below.
Task B #1. Select any 2 of the following 4 ( Descartes, Spinoza, Hobbes and Locke). Select a NEWSPAPER article, (you can not use a scholarly article) and explain from the lens of ONE of the Protopsychologist you have selected would interpret the topic that the newspaper article is covering. Your explanation must be specific and must cover (2) points form the protopsychologist you have selected. Please be sure to number each of the two points so it is very clear to me the content that you are relating. BE SURE TO ATTACH A COPY OF THE NEWPAPER ARTICLE NOT A LINK AS THIS ENABLES ME TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT FASTER. ( worth 20 points)
TASK B #2. Then do this same process for the SECOND protopsychologist you have selected. You must interpret the same newspaper article.