Discuss the pressure points present in the organization that might suggest an intervention would be difficult, as discovered through a diagnostic study (hint: think about intergroup relations, boundaries, etc.).

1. Using any of the diagnostic models discussed in lectures, class readings, or credible and scholarly external source material as a starting point, build a diagnostic model that could serve as a foundational and generalizable framework relevant to a healthcare organization such as the University of Virginia (UVA). The model should address organizational structural components reflective of how complex healthcare organizations operate, such as design, structure, operations and operational performance, culture, talent, leadership, open-systems concepts, and others as you see necessary.

2. Within the context of your model, discuss effective data collection methods you would recommend being used a priori to the interventions that UVA used given the problems they were trying to solve, including a justification for growth (e.g., new service lines).

3. Given UVA’s change intervention, discuss what you see as the a priori diagnostic indicators that would suggest the need for such an intervention, linking the presenting problem(s), your HYPOTHESES for causes, and the organizational indicators that justified taking action. Connect these to the model you created above.

4. Discuss the pressure points present in the organization that might suggest an intervention would be difficult, as discovered through a diagnostic study (hint: think about intergroup relations, boundaries, etc.). 5. The bottom line to this assignment: How would you justify beyond the mere opinion that UVA had selected the correct set of interventions?

Given the case study of the UVA Health System and what they have achieved within a specific timeline with a model designed that improved and demonstrated excellence in aspects of patient care, staff development, leadership development, and performance management in an academic health center.

a. Assuming you were to evaluate the UVA Health System that was ineffective in all aspects of health management development, what should you have done differently to achieve a similar result?

b. What model would you design to solve the UVA Health System’s initial problems?

c. Support your analysis and conclusion with written narratives, using graphics charts and tables to interpret your data analysis.

What are the most important differences between the recommendations of the Brownlow Committee, the Hoover Commissions and the National Performance Review by Gore (1993)?

Gore, Al (1993) From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less. Report of the National Performance Review. Washington: Government Printing Office.
You can find and download this article through the link:
https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/nprrpt/annrpt/pdf/com01.pdf
Read the article and answer the following questions:
What are the most important differences between the recommendations of the Brownlow Committee, the Hoover Commissions and the National Performance Review by Gore (1993)? You can find the information on the first two in the textbook.
What is the main purpose of the government (the real business of government) according to Gore (1993)? Do you agree with this purpose? Why? Why not?
The textbook states that the reinventing government movement that started with Gore’s (1993) report ended in 2000 when Gore lost the presidential election. In your opinion, and based on the reading of the report, what were the reasons that led to the failure of this movement?
Pick one recommendation form Gore (1993) that you agree with and explain why.
Pick one recommendation form Gore (1993) that you disagree with and explain why.

Did your civilization understand disease transmission? Did they quarantine people or not?

Select a civilization we have discussed: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece Ancient Rome
Picture yourselves as healers, doctors, physicians, apothecaries, and / or priests. Feel free to be creative as you will be telling a story!! Using the drugs / poisons you have compiled I want you to investigate what people from your society would do to treat a new mysterious illness that has befallen your city.
Illness
The illness began appearing two days after traveling merchants arrived from across the desert. Some of your citizens had high body temperature. They had a cough and shortness of breath. All coughed up blood after the fourth day. Some of them recovered quickly, others their illness turned out to be more serious. For the people with serious illness, it appears to mimic pneumonia. These people had difficulty breathing, their lungs sounded like water lapping at a beach when they took a breath. A few of these had what appeared to be septic shock, their pulses were weak, and their skin tone grayed.
Things to consider
• Who in your society would treat these people? Would they be treated at home or someplace else?
• What would be used to treat the illness?
• Are the treatments likely to be believed to be effective?
• How might their treatments have worked in comparison to modern treatments?
• Did your civilization understand disease transmission? Did they quarantine people or not?
• Did they use magic alongside medicine?
Consider all the potential drugs and poisons we discussed while exploring the civilization you selected. Determine which cure or cures would have been the most effective for your city. You will prepare a brief written overview of the drugs or poisons you selected, your rationale, and justify to the class your choice.
Mortality Rate
Calculate the mortality rate for your civilization. To do this, estimate the number of people in your population and the number that have died – you can use best guess estimates for these numbers.

Did any of the companies recognize any impairment charges against property, plant and equipment, goodwill or other intangible assets, and if so, how much?

1. Where are the main disclosure requirements for PPE, intangible assets, and inventories found in IFRS and in the Accounting Standards Codification? (Provide detailed references.)
2. For each of the three companies, answer the following questions:
a. According to the footnote in which the company summarizes its significant accounting policies, what method(s) — historical cost, revaluation (fair value) — does each company use for measuring its property, plant and equipment, intangible assets other than goodwill, and goodwill? What inventory valuation method does each company use? Basically, what do the notes say about these assets?
b. In which footnote does each company make its detailed disclosures about goodwill and other intangible assets? For each company, is the footnote number indicated on the face of the balance sheet? How many pages long is the goodwill footnote and basically, what does the note say about this asset?
c. Did any of the companies recognize any impairment charges against property, plant and equipment, goodwill or other intangible assets, and if so, how much? Did the company record any reversals of prior impairment charges, and if so, how much? Basically, what does the note say about impairment.
d. Do any of the companies report a revaluation surplus for any assets, and if so, were there any changes in the revaluation surplus? If so, how much and what does the note basically say about it?

How do you quantify the value of the information security division for a corporation? Migration of services to a third-party cloud would reduce or increase security vulnerabilities for the enterprise?

How do you quantify the value of the information security division for a corporation? Migration of services to a third-party cloud would reduce or increase security vulnerabilities for the enterprise? Choose either side and justify your response. Feel free to use industry examples.
Many organizations use information technology vendors to develop company solutions. Determine at least three challenges associated with using vendors. Using an example, analyze the relationship between competitive advantage and vendor relationship management overall.
Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.

Is this absolutely necessary- can we challenge preconceptions and our viewers when they look at our work?

The idea of composition is based on the organisation of information in a tangible way that makes sense and allows the viewer to ‘read’ the image clearly.

Is this absolutely necessary- can we challenge preconceptions and our viewers when they look at our work?

Look at how Alexey Brodovitch made images come alive, and then find one image online, or one of your own, and compare it with Brodovitch’s work and write a 300 word reflection on your process of discovery concerning the importance of composition and pre-visualisation.

Comment on at least two other peers observations in the forum.

What are the stages of the system development life cycle? Which stage is the most critical stage and why do you think so?

What are the stages of the system development life cycle? Which stage is the most critical stage and why do you think so?
There are new approaches to building systems, such as rapid application development, agile, DevOps, etc. Choose any one of the approaches and explain the value it contributes to the system development process. Feel free to use industry examples.
Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.

Write down a journal entry describing what was happening during your life in each of Erikson’s stages up to and including the intimacy versus isolation stage.

Write down a journal entry describing what was happening during your life in each of Erikson’s stages up to and including the intimacy versus isolation stage. Analyze whether or not Erikson’s stages fit your development during those stages of life. Identify the differences between Erikson’s theory and your own life experiences.