Educational Research

Article Analysis #2

Carefully read “The Relationship Between Teacher Performance Evaluation Scores and Student Achievement: Evidence from Cincinnati” from Peabody Journal of Education by Malinowski.  Then, provide succinct answers to the following questions. To help you, Empirical Bayes’ Estimation is one method to estimate teacher “valued-added” in terms of student achievement. Residuals are the difference between the observed value of a variable and the predicted value of a variable. In the Malinowski study, EB Intercept residuals is used by the author as a measure of student learning.

1. What was/were the research questions(s)?
2. Identify the variables involved in this study.
3. What variables were used to calculate correlation coefficients?
4. What was/were the major finding(s)?
5. Were any limitations described in the study?

implementation of an IT security strategy by an  organization

Research a successful implementation of an IT security strategy by an  organization. This can be an initial implementation or a series of corrections after a security breach.

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Provide an overview of what was done, including any unique aspects of the implementation. Include a URL that supports your research.

 Potential Benefits and Failures of Risk Management

Research the literature for practices and methodologies appropriate for managing risk in simple to complex projects in a global environment. Find examples of the benefits and failures of risk management and the impact on the organization. Based on either your research or a personal experience:

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• Provide an example of risk management failure and explain how that failure impacted the organization.
• Discuss how proper risk management strategies could have prevented this situation.
• Suggest an improved approach to planning and managing project risk by addressing opportunities, threats, uncertainty, and ambiguity.
• Provide a positive example of risk management that worked, analyzing strengths and weaknesses of the current practices, to defend you

Business Application

Intro to Business Application Assignment You will be researching one publicly traded company throughout the semester. The publicly traded companies to choose from are: Nike, Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, Netflix, Google, Disney World, GM, Ford, JC Penney, Kohl’s, and United Airlines.

The following are the instructions for the Application Assignment:

•  Your paper must be a minimum of 250 words, double spaced.
•  Your Application Assignments will be in APA format and include writing a narrative or abstract, at least 1 reference and sources will be cited within the paper
• Find an article (or Articles) that relates your company to any two concepts, topics and/or terms that we are studying each week. Example of a concept, topic and term:

Topic: Motivational Theories (this is the overarching subject matter of a section of your reading)Concept:

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (this is one of the areas being discussed that relates to the overarching subject matter of that same section of reading) Term: Physiological Needs (This is a very specific term that is used within the concept) When you are finding an article, then look for something that addresses any of the above or any combination of the above. You may find that there are incidences when you need to find two articles to complete the Application Assignment. The Annual Report for your company may also be used instead of an article  Please go into specific details about your chosen concepts, topics or terms to demonstrate an understanding of how they relate to your company

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 YOU MUST BOLD AND UNDERLINE THE CONCEPTS INCLUDED.  Application Assignment Total: 10 points

 Financial Forecasting And Data Analysis

There are very few industries that have the unique economic factor in which the majority of its revenue does not come directly from the customer, but from a third party. This unique economic factor is usually referred to as a private health care insurance company. Third party payers are the commercial, governmental, and health care maintenance insurance companies that help providers manage its patient’s accounts. With the change in focus toward the patient as consumer and increasing number of health plans that are high deductible, patients are becoming more involved in deciding where they go for their healthcare needs.

To increase referrals, Krona is beginning to develop a new marketing campaign to target a new patient mix and increase revenues, something that you discussed in your last Individual Project. You have been asked by the chief financial officer (CFO) to collaborate with the marketing director and discuss the importance of having advertising materials for both the health insurance companies and the patients who receive the health care services.

1. List 3 marketing approaches you would use to target potential patients and health care insurance companies.
2. Explain what factors you used in choosing your specific marketing strategies and the purpose of each selection..
3. How should the hospital market their commitment to patients while considering valued based programs, accountable care organizations and bundled payments?
   

   Some marketing strategies may include the following:

   o Social Media
   o Television/Radio
   o Telemarketing
   o Direct Marketing to customers and referrals

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Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.