Develop a Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation or an audio recording summarizing the important and relevant aspects from these readings, and explain how these security issue affect business CRM, SCM, and ERP.

This assignment prepares you for the final Microsoft PowerPoint assignment in M5: Assignment 1. Throughout this course, you have learned to apply a variety of critical thinking techniques to explore and assess contemporary issues.

Often, you may get the best results using a multistep process that provides adequate time to think, write, research, and rewrite. For this assignment, you will review the article by Peter Singer titled “America’s Shame,” which you will also use in M5: Assignment 1.

Using the Argosy University online library resources, review the article by Peter Singer.

• Singer, P. (2009). America’s shame. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 55(27). B6–B10. (EBSCO AN 37137370)
  http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/
  214643086?accountid=34899

Complete the following:

• Record and describe six of your initial impressions of the article in a journal format.
• Identify and critically analyze the roots of these impressions, i.e., emotional, value based, or fact based. Record these as part of your journal notes. Do note you will use these points for M5: Assignment 1.
• Support your statements with examples and appropriate scholarly references.

You can use the Cornell Note-taking tools to complete this assignment. This tool has been widely used to systematically format and organize notes. Review the link below to see how it works.

• Burke, J. (n.d.). Cornell notes. English Companion. Retrieved from
  http://www.englishcompanion.com/Tools/notemaking.html

Download and review the blank Cornell Notes Template.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Assignment 1: Discussion—Position and Sources of Power

Power is a leader’s influence over their followers. While power has the potential to control others, it is the perception of power rather than the actual use of it that can influence, manage, and move people and organizations to a higher level of efficiency.

Do the following to complete this assignment:

• Discuss the differences between legitimate, reward, coercive, and referent power. Give an example of each or the appropriate uses of these expert powers. Include responses to the following:
• Explain how they are similar and how they are different.
• Describe your experience with these types of power.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 200–300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Need a 3 page paper in APA format. 

 

Case Study 1: Forecasting

 

 

Using the Appendix 6-1, for this assignment, you will be providing a forecast of the number of clinic visits for November 2008 using the average change, confidence interval, average percent change, moving averages, and exponential smoothing forecasting methods. Use the Internet to research at least two (2) examples of the forecasting methods being used in health services organizations.

 

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1.        Explain each step in the forecasting process for each method.

2.        Provide a brief summary of your researched health services organizations implementing the forecasting methods.

3.        Provide a forecast of the number of clinic visits for November 2008 using each method of the forecasting process.

4.        Conclude which forecasting method provides the best forecast, and provide a rationale for your conclusion.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·         Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

·         Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

Appendix 6-1 Visit Volume for Northern College Health Services

	Month	Visits to Health Services
2005	Jan	21	2007	Jan	32
	Feb	19		Feb	34
	Mar	16		Mar	39
	Apr	20		Apr	42
	May	15		May	41
	Jun	18		Jun	21
	July	16		July	24
	Aug	14		Aug	28
	Sept	18		Sept	47
	Oct	25		Oct	45
	Nov	30		Nov	46
	Dec	16		Dec	44
2006	Jan	22	2008	Jan	39
	Feb	26		Feb	41
	Mar	31		Mar	34
	Apr	39		Apr	39
	May	44		May	38
	Jun	17		Jun	19
	July	22		July	28
	Aug	18		Aug	29
	Sept	27		Sept	37
	Oct	33		Oct	39
	Nov	29
	Dec	33