Category: Business communication

How consistent is accounting among companies in the same industry?

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Read this article by investopedia in its entirety: https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0910/6-basic-financial-ratios-and-what-they-tell-you.aspx

Why is accounting important? Who governs accounting? How consistent is accounting among companies in the same industry? Can show an example of where accounting rules may be applied differently and yet consistent with GAAP? Why do we care as a society about accounting rules? Show by way of example, what happens when a company does not follow legitimate accounting practices.
Explain the value of financial ratios and why they are important? How are they used by companies, by investors, by analysts?
 Please respond to each part of this multi-part discussion topic

Ambitions Fueled a Scandal Volkswagen’s unbridled

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As Volkswagen Pushed to Be No. 1, Ambitions Fueled a Scandal Volkswagen’s unbridled ambition to become the largest automaker in the world is central to one of the great corporate scandals of the last decade. The Environmental Protection Agency began enforcing stricter standards on mileage, and rather than finding solutions to conform to the standards like other companies, Volkswagen chose to install software in 11 million diesel cars that cheated on emissions tests. This was only discovered when a non-profit group proposed testing on-road diesel emissions from cars in the United States due to discrepancies found between the emissions of diesels in the lab and on the road. After months of denying the accusations of dishonesty, Volkswagen was finally forced to come clean, with enormous consequences, right after achieving its goal of becoming the number one automaker in the world.Discussion Questions

What ethical issues are the cause of the scandal?
Winterkorn said that “I am not aware of any wrongdoing on my part.” What do you think VW customers think? Investors? Employees? Other stakeholders?
What steps does the company need to take to rebuild its reputation in the United States?

Language, speech and communication disorders.

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Create a study guide for language, speech and communication disorders. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the DSM-5-TR but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.

Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:

· Signs and symptoms according to the DSM-5-TR

· Differential diagnoses

· Incidence

· Development and course

· Prognosis

· Considerations related to culture, gender, age

· Pharmacological treatments, including any side effects

· Nonpharmacological treatments

· Diagnostics and labs

· Comorbidities

· Legal and ethical considerations

· Pertinent patient education considerations

The Increasing Role of Technology in Management

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Section (two) of the capstone or culminating project document of The Increasing Role of Technology in Management should include your response to the analytical components. Remember you will have additional time to further refine this analysis in papers three through five Nevertheless, this assignment will provide a solid foundation for work in these future papers.

Remember the key is to sift through all the analysis and move back to a 30,000-foot view and draw summary conclusions. What are the key things you have learned that help assure that your eventual recommendations will truly help the organization to survive and prosper in light of these external strategic imperatives?

The Analysis section should answer the following questions:

1. What are the primary dynamics in the organization’s environments (internal and external) requiring analysis?
2. How are these factors changing in light of new trends and how might these trends link back to the problem or opportunity you are addressing?
3. How could you leverage these strategic insights to make sure that the initiative truly adds economic value?
4. How will this help the organization adapt to environmental challenges and otherwise execute and a strategy appropriate to its competitive environment. If it does not produce competitive advantage then why are you working on the project?
5. What kinds of additional analysis need to be conducted in papers three through five?
6. Revise Paper one submission as needed based on the findings of Paper 2
7. Include an updated draft of the reference page listing the researched items and literature associated with defining the proposed project.

Healthcare marketing and communication plan

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Congratulations! Your final healthcare marketing and communication plan has been accepted and you are now ready to launch the plan. This is your moment to shine!

To begin, review your work in the course, including your final healthcare marketing and communication plan, and prepare a 3- to 4-slide presentation that addresses the following:

Summarize the key ideas from your final healthcare marketing and communication plan.
Select what you feel are the best elements from the plan and briefly discuss them. Also discuss any challenges you encountered as you developed your plan.
Discuss the ethical considerations you included as you executed the plan.

Assessment Role-Play

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Read the following scenario:

Mr. Robert McClelland, an 81-year-old man, is a new admission from the local hospital to your long-term care facility. After Mr. McClelland’s last bout with pneumonia and congestive heart failure, his wife of 59 years has decided she is no longer able to care for him alone. Mrs. McClelland states, “He has just gotten too weak and can’t help me care for him. I am so afraid he will fall and hurt himself. I am so worn out trying to care for him myself. I have to bathe him and remind him to eat; sometimes, I’ve had to feed him myself, or he won’t eat. He can be so forgetful.”

Given this information, there are two options that Mrs. McClelland is considering.

Hire an in-home nurse to care for her husband.
Place her husband in a nursing home.
Write 200–250 words arguing for the option you think will be best. Use the discussion prompts to guide the content for your initial post. Then, respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.

You are Mr. McClelland’s nurse. You are tasked with providing the information for both assisted health care options. Based on your assessment of Mr. McClelland’s symptoms and his wife’s concerns, draft a response to help them make the best decision for their situation.
Find at least one resource to support your argument. Be sure to use APA (7th ed.) when citing this resource.
Additionally, share your opinion about which option you believe is the best for Mr. and Mrs. McClelland’s situation, and explain why.

Communications, The Communication Process | Alexander Street, part of Clarivate

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Perception of messages is not as straightforward as we need it to be, nor as easy. Additionally, in our changing society, we are learning how to interact with people who culturally have different beliefs, values, and attitudes. For the initial post, address the following questions. Use the provided headings, and, under each heading, answer the question in a full paragraph. Please use your textbook and an outside scholarly source in your post, and make sure you cite both sources using APA formatting.

Perception
How can our understanding of perception help us become more effective communicators?
Example
Think of time when you interacted with someone from a different culture. Using the communication model, how did your conversation evolve? Was there a miscommunication
Change
What could you have done differently?

Professional development session increases the capacity of faculty

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The benchmark assignment is a compilation of the skills and knowledge gained in this course. This is an opportunity to convey what you have learned and reflect upon your growth. You have presented your revised professional development session and received feedback from the participants. It is important in professional practice to reflect on that experience.

In 750-1,000 words reflect on your experiences. Include the following in your reflection:

A summary of the presentation, including the feedback you received, and improvements made based on that feedback.
School-based data and evidence-based research used to substantiate presented strategies and ensure organizational effectiveness.
How the professional development session increases the capacity of faculty in a way that aligns to the school vision and mission and promotes student learning.
Next steps you would take as a principal to ensure the skills in the PD are embedded in classroom instruction.
How you plan to anticipate and assess emerging trends and initiatives to adapt school-based leadership strategies in the future.
How you prepared for your presentation and your level of confidence during the presentation.
Support your next steps and emerging trends and initiatives with at least 2-3 scholarly resources.