Strategic Audit

The strategic audit system is a diagnostic tool to pinpoint an organization’s strengths and weaknesses. Use the Strategic Analysis Framework and other tools in order to conduct a strategic audit.  You might consider using a SWOT analysis for both companies to analyze each of their situations.

For this assignment, a mini strategic audit will be conducted for two companies with an overall goal to compare how each company differs in the strategy management and implementation, while identifying the importance of strategic management.

• Conduct a Strategic Audit on two companies of your choice that are within the same industry. During this audit, you will be comparing each company, to do so be sure to create a SWOT analysis for each company.
• In addition, visit each company’s website and conduct research to identify key strategies that each company has. List a brief introduction of each company, to include the Mission Statement and compare key aspects of each company.
• Be sure to include the concepts identified in the readings for this week’s topics. 

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing. 

Select one of the following options to complete this assignment:

• Your current role in a hospital      setting
• A professional role, such as an      administrator, nurse, respiratory therapist, health information      specialist, physical therapist, or radiology technologist

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that summarizes certifications and continuing education that would be appropriate for a professional role in a hospital or other applicable health care setting.

• Identify a professional      organization that would provide professional development opportunities for      the role you selected.
• Describe professional      development and other opportunities the professional organization would      provide to you as a member.
• Explain the importance of being      a member in a professional organization.
• Include the link to this      organization.

Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your assignment.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Twin-Tech Designs

You have been asked to present at a professional organization’s meeting and the topic requested was “Twin Technologies – Low-Tech and High-Tech Job Aides”.

Create one version that is interactive for a live audience in the same room with you. Provide some time for your own presentation as well as some time for group participation.

The organization’s webmaster is going to video tape your presentation but wants you to provide a design for an interactive event, for those individuals who were unable to attend. The Webmaster will build this interactive event in Flash. Therefore, you can combine slides, questions, and designated video segments of you presenting or of participants responding to questions. Use the Interactive Technology Design Template provided. Define for the webmaster, what how to translate the low-tech in-person design into a somewhat interactive, web-based design. Use the Interactive High-Tech Design Template. 

Finally, submit here ONE PAGE paper summarizing of your insights and discoveries during this exercise and a link to your design, using APA format.

Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Please include citations to support your ideas

Welcome to the Module 4 SL. For this module take a look at the logistics structure of your organization; then in a 3- to 4-page paper answer the following questions:

How can the logistics processes be improved in your organization? What, if anything, have you learned in this course that might help that improvement effort?

SLP Assignment Expectations

Research the organization with information you can find on the internet or other resources you find on your own. The paper should be 3–4 pages in length and have a cover sheet and a reference page. Clarity of presentation is important, as well as your ability to apply the topics to the logistics area of your selected firm. Use at least 3 different sources of information and annotate your sources of information appropriately on your references page and within the text as necessary. You will be assessed on how well you demonstrate your knowledge of the topic as it applies to your selected firm. Submit your assignment for grading by the end of this module.

 Week 9 DiscussionCOLLAPSE

Presentation Preparation

You are ready to give your presentation and feel confident about your topic. However, as you read this week, some people fear public speaking more than death! There are techniques you can employ to remain confident and to have clear, concise, and impactful communication.

How will you keep your nerves calm? How will you make sure you cover each point you want to make? How will you use effective hand gestures, exert the right tone, and speak with confidence? To avoid getting too nervous or losing your train of thought, choose a strategy from Chapter 7 of Guide to Managerial Communication or Chapter 6 of Talk Like Ted that you will use to help get you back on track and discuss why you chose that strategy.

Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.

Find a 1-2 page article about writing from an internet source/website.

Provide the title and URL to the article.

Evaluate the article from the website using the 5 criteria from Unit 3. Write your answers in an essay format.

• Audience
• Authority
• Bias
• Currency
• Scope

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Application: Evidence-Based Practice Interventions

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) includes a variety of approaches and therapeutic systems, the most well known of which include cognitive therapy, behavior therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy, and multimodal therapy. Multimodal therapy is a type of CBT that is based on the idea that humans are biological beings who think, feel, act, sense, imagine, and interact. Each of those “modalities” should be addressed in psychological treatment. The multimodal therapy acronym “BASIC I D” signifies behavior, affect, sensation, imagery, cognition, interpersonal relationships, and drugs/biology and is the basis for treatment. Various types of cognitive behavior therapies such as Trauma-Focused CBT are valuable when working with child and adolescent disaster survivors. Relaxation training is a cognitive behavioral adjunct that is helpful for anxiety reduction.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) is time-limited and employs homework, structured interviews, and assessment tools. It focuses on the interpersonal context (rather than intrapsychic) and on building interpersonal skills. IPT may change the client’s interpersonal behavior by promoting adjustment to current interpersonal roles and conditions. Similar to other counseling and psychotherapy, crisis interventions include assessment that is ongoing throughout the intervention process. The dissimilarities of crisis interventions, however, include the persistent emphasis on problem-solving techniques as well as safety assessment.

To prepare for this assignment:

• Review Chapter 7 in your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies, and think about the potential scope of impact a crisis may have on people suffering from PTSD.
• Review Chapters 10  in your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies,and think about how special populations and/or substance abuse might require additional attention when PTSD is involved.
• Review the types of responses to trauma, including but not limited to responses to PTSD.
• Review this week’s media, During a Crisis-Counselor Interventions and Strategies, paying particular attention to Dr. Berger’s presentation on differences between military and civilian trauma reactions.
• Review the article, “Responsive Therapy and Motivational Interviewing: Postmodernist Paradigms,” and consider the benefits of motivational interviewing.
• Review the article, “Best Practices for Counselors Who Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,” and think about ways these best practices could fit into the implementation of CBT and IPT.
• Review the article, “The Treatment and Prevention of Depression: Implications for Counseling and Counselor Training,” and consider how you might teach this information to make it useful for counselor educators and in crisis training.
• Review the article, “Psychosocial and Moral Development of PTSD-Diagnosed Combat Veterans,” and think about whether this information transfers to civilian populations too.
• Review the literature to support CBT and IPT techniques for use with survivors of crises suffering from such illnesses as PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse.

The assignment: (4–6 pages)

• Briefly describe two CBT and two IPT evidenced-based practice strategies that may be applied to working with crisis survivors.
• Then explain how these strategies might be changed if the crisis survivor was diagnosed with PTSD prior to the current trauma.
• Finally, provide a brief analysis of how your intervention strategies for persons with PTSD might differ if you were working with military personnel rather than civilians. Give specific examples.

This week, you will use role theory to apply to your chosen case study. In other words, your theoretical orientation—or lens—is role theory as you analyze the case study.

Use the same case study that you chose in Week 2. (Remember, you will be using this same case study throughout the entire course). Use the “Dissecting a Theory and Its Application to a Case Study” worksheet to help you dissect the theory. You do not need to submit this handout. It is a tool for you to use to dissect the theory, and then you can employ the information in the table to complete your assignment.

To prepare:

• Review and focus on the same case study that you used in Week 2.
• Review the websites and guides for developing PowerPoint skills found in the Learning Resources.
• Use Personal Capture to record the PPT slides on your screen and your audio as you present the information. You will then use Kaltura Media to upload this recording to the assignment link.

Submit a narrated PowerPoint presentation using Kaltura Media that includes 11 to 12 slides.

• Each slide should be written using bullet points, meaning no long paragraphs of written text should be in the slides.
• The recorded audio takes the place of any written paragraphs, while the bullet points provide context and cues for the audience to follow along).

Your presentation should address the following:

• Identify the presenting problem for the case study you selected. (Remember the presenting problem has to be framed from the perspective of role theory. For example, the presenting problem can be framed within the context of role functioning).
• Identify all the relevant roles assumed by the client.
• Analyze the social expectations and social and cultural norms revolving around the role, social position, and role scripts of one of the roles assumed by the client.
• Explain the role and social position of the social worker in working with the client in the case study.
• Describe how the role(s) and social position(s) assumed by the social worker will influence the relationship between the social worker and the client.
• Identify three assessment questions that are guided by role theory that you will ask the client to better understand the problem.
• Identify and describe two interventions that are aligned with the presenting problem and role theory.
• Identify one outcome that you would measure if you were to evaluate one of the interventions you would implement to determine if the intervention is effective.
• Evaluate one advantage and one limitation in using role theory in understanding the case.

Be sure to:

• Identify and correctly reference the case study you have chosen.
• Use literature to support your claims.
• Use APA formatting and style.
• Include the reference list on the last slide.

Instructions

Develop a job description ( 1 page single space) for a Personnel Coordinator position for a company of your choice using the attached model job description.

Requirements:

· Make sure that you identify the main purpose for the job, the essential duties and responsibilities, daily duties and the job specifications.

· You may use a Personnel Coordinator job description from the internet

Use the attached job description template