Explore Lean and Six Sigma concepts applied to health care for process and performance improvement. Consider how Lean and Six Sigma could be applied to improve health care economics and the application of health care financial and funding models. Write a paper to summarize the concepts of Lean and Six Sigma and the application of Lean and Six Sigma in a selected case study. Preparation Read the Using DMAIC To Improve Nursing Shift-Change Assignments case study. The assignment is based on it. (If desired, you can download a PDF version of the case study if you agree to the free registration on the ASQ site) Write 1-2 pages in which you: Summarize the application of Lean and Six Sigma in the case study. Describe ways in which Lean and Six Sigma could be applied to improve health care economics and the application of health care financial and funding models.

Explore Lean and Six Sigma concepts applied to health care for process and performance improvement. Consider how Lean and Six Sigma could be applied to improve health care economics and the application of health care financial and funding models. Write a paper to summarize the concepts of Lean and Six Sigma and the application of Lean and Six Sigma in a selected case study.
Preparation
Read the Using DMAIC To Improve Nursing Shift-Change Assignments case study. The assignment is based on it. (If desired, you can download a PDF version of the case study if you agree to the free registration on the ASQ site)
Write 1-2 pages in which you:

Summarize the application of Lean and Six Sigma in the case study.
Describe ways in which Lean and Six Sigma could be applied to improve health care economics and the application of health care financial and funding models.

Use at least two sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment.
Link: https://asq.org/quality-resources/articles/case-studies/using-dmaic-to-improve-nursing-shift-change-assignments?id=46e7439648ef4fb1b52972dd2bbf30a6

Mr. Tomas, the owner of a restaurant, has requested that your Web design company build a website for his restaurant. You were chosen as the web designer for this project. The restaurant is family-owned and features the family’s specialty dishes. You agree to meet with Mr. Tomas this weekend to discuss the required website for the restaurant. What ten questions will you ask him during the meeting? (Be specific) Outline the steps you plan to take to complete the website. Identify the key deliverables you will need to provide to Mr. Tomas during the Web design process.

Mr. Tomas, the owner of a restaurant, has requested that your Web design company build a website for his restaurant. You were chosen as the web designer for this project. The restaurant is family-owned and features the family’s specialty dishes. You agree to meet with Mr. Tomas this weekend to discuss the required website for the restaurant.

What ten questions will you ask him during the meeting? (Be specific)
Outline the steps you plan to take to complete the website.
Identify the key deliverables you will need to provide to Mr. Tomas during the Web design process.

Explain the anatomical concepts associated with the urinary system. Summarize this module’s key points in 5-6 sentences. Explain the physiological concepts associated with the urinary system. Summarize this module’s key points in 5-6 sentences. How will you apply the concepts you have learned about with the urinary system in real life and in your future career? Which topic within this module has been the most valuable to your learning experience and why?

 part 1
Urinalysis is a common non-invasive component of primary care screening, pathology screening, and drug metabolite testing. Urine is often viewed as a waste product, but newer research suggests that urine can offer more insight into health.
Initial Post
Read Urinology Think Tank Writing Group.
Focus on the general concepts, as opposed to understanding every word. After completing the reading, answer the following question for your initial post: “What future insights may urine be able to offer us in health and wellness?”
part 2
 
After reviewing and studying this module’s content, answer the following questions. Be sure to complete all lab activities and attend/watch all live lectures before completing this assignment. All of your answers should be written in your own words, using full sentences, correct terminology, and proper spelling and grammar.

Explain the anatomical concepts associated with the urinary system. Summarize this module’s key points in 5-6 sentences.
Explain the physiological concepts associated with the urinary system. Summarize this module’s key points in 5-6 sentences.
How will you apply the concepts you have learned about with the urinary system in real life and in your future career?
Which topic within this module has been the most valuable to your learning experience and why?
Which topic(s) within this module did you struggle to understand and why?

Use the assigned article, with appropriate APA citations, to support your position with at least 5-6 sentences to support your case.

  What misalignment(s) caused channel conflict between manufacturers and dealers in the automotive industry? How was this conflict reflected in the attitudes of GM and its dealers toward the CDK Digital program? How would you characterize CDK Digital’s core competencies as of 2011? Suppose a car shopper’s interests could be known when she visited a dealer website. How would the dealer want to treat her? What about the OEM? How can CDK Digital leverage its core competencies to provide a website solution that both GM and its dealers consider to serve their interests?

What misalignment(s) caused channel conflict between manufacturers and dealers in the automotive industry? How was this conflict reflected in the attitudes of GM and its dealers toward the CDK Digital program?
How would you characterize CDK Digital’s core competencies as of 2011?
Suppose a car shopper’s interests could be known when she visited a dealer website. How would the dealer want to treat her? What about the OEM?
How can CDK Digital leverage its core competencies to provide a website solution that both GM and its dealers consider to serve their interests?

 
Please keep in mind the following learning objectives so that the answers efforts are focused within the following topics:

Explain how franchisors and franchisees have different perspectives on the value of data on retail operations
Recognize benefits of big data and analytics that reach well beyond the obvious potential improvements to marketing and operational effectiveness
Articulate the value of data analytics for channel management
Appraise the benefits of real-time website customization

Discuss why spyware has become so widely used. Should spyware be allowed to be used as it is or restricted in some manner?

Discuss why spyware has become so widely used. Should spyware be allowed to be used as it is or restricted in some manner?
 
Course Textbook(s)
Gregg, M. & Santos, O. (2020). Certified ethical hacker (CEH) version 10 cert guide: Learn, prepare, and practice for exam

success (3rd ed.). Pearson IT Certification. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780135305393

Explain the risk assessment you would use to inform your treatment decision making. What are the risks and benefits of the FDA-approved medicine? What are the risks and benefits of the off-label drug?

Major Depressive Disorder
 
· Recommend one FDA-approved drug, one off-label drug, and one non pharmacological intervention for treating major depressive disorder in children and adolescents.
· Explain the risk assessment you would use to inform your treatment decision making. What are the risks and benefits of the FDA-approved medicine? What are the risks and benefits of the off-label drug?
· Explain whether clinical practice guidelines exist for this disorder and, if so, use them to justify your recommendations. If not, explain what information you would need to take into consideration.
· Support your reasoning with at least three scholarly resources, one each on the FDA-approved drug, the off-label, and a non-medication intervention for the disorder. Please attach the PDFs of your sources.

Explain how a biosafety containment level III laboratory is constructed (e.g. air flow and pressure control). Explain the basic safety rules of a biosafety containment level III laboratory (e.g. use of safety equipment).Explain the concept of fumigation and how this is executed within a microbiological safety cabinet.

Lab 7: Biosafety
Learning Outcomes
· Explain how a biosafety containment level III laboratory is constructed (e.g. air flow and pressure control). Explain the basic safety rules of a biosafety containment level III laboratory (e.g. use of safety equipment).Explain the concept of fumigation and how this is executed within a microbiological safety cabinet.
· Explain the basic safety rules of a biosafety containment level III laboratory (e.g. use of safety equipment).
· Handle microorganisms in a biosafety containment level III laboratory.
· Explain the concept of fumigation and how this is executed within a microbiological safety cabinet.
Introduction: Experiment with biosafety virtual simulation lab In the Biosafety simulation, you will be introduced to the concept of laboratory containment, which is a very special type of laboratory required to work with hazardous pathogens.
Laboratory containment Containment in this context refers to the requirements set out by various bodies to safely manipulate such pathogens. In this simulation, you will be able to experience a containment level 3 (Biosafety Level 3 or BSL3) research laboratory.
Learn about lab safety You will become familiar with the basic protocols utilized to ensure safety, and you will be presented with the specific basic safety rules for this type of laboratory (e.g. personal protective equipment (PPE) and primary containment). In addition, you will learn how every part of the laboratory is designed to avoid contamination. This includes learning about why the pressure in the laboratory needs to be controlled at all times (secondary containment), and how the microbiological safety cabinets are designed to offer protection).
Identify the hazard In the biosafety simulation you will be presented with a hypothetical case where you will need to identify a potential bioterrorism agent that is classed as a hazard group three microorganism.
Please note that this simulation has been developed broadly around UK regulations. Some protocols may differ depending on the specific regulations.
Questions:
1. Purpose: Please describe in complete sentences and in your own words, the purpose of this experiment.
 
 
2. What are the different biosafety levels?
 
 
 
 
 
3. What practices would you recommend to be used in BSL 1 and how do these differ from BSL 2?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. In this simulation what organism was discussed? Which biosafety level is this pathogen handled in? Why?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. What does biosafety level 4 mean? What type of pathogens can only be handled in these labs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Reflection: Write 5 sentences on what you learned from this simulation. What did you like and what was something that you would prefer not be a part of this simulation?

Your manager appreciated your thoughtful analysis on the infiltrate phase and would now like your thoughts on the Activate phase. Your efforts at educating users on the common ransomware attack vectors has been a huge success. Despite that success, some users were caught off guard and clicked through a phishing email message. At least one user landed on a malicious website and clicked a form submission button that allowed the attacker direct access to your network.  Now that an attacker has infiltrated your network, and you suspect they have planted ransomware on some systems:   Choose one of the questions below. What would you communicate to your manager?  1. What, if anything can CAG do to determine if malicious code was transferred over the network and planted on a system?  2. Provide your thoughts on how a defender can gain better visibility over the Activate phase.  3. How do you think CAG can best defend against a ransomware attack in the activate stage?

You were introduced to a ransomware attack scenario during Unit I in which you assumed the role of a recently hired cybersecurity analyst to help the organization to respond to an unfolding ransomware attack. In Unit II, you provided your manager with your ideas on ransomware attack vectors, how an attacker might employ a vector in an attack or how Celinszky Automotive Group (CAG) might best defend against these common vectors.
Your manager appreciated your thoughtful analysis on the infiltrate phase and would now like your thoughts on the Activate phase. Your efforts at educating users on the common ransomware attack vectors has been a huge success. Despite that success, some users were caught off guard and clicked through a phishing email message. At least one user landed on a malicious website and clicked a form submission button that allowed the attacker direct access to your network. 
Now that an attacker has infiltrated your network, and you suspect they have planted ransomware on some systems:
 
Choose one of the questions below. What would you communicate to your manager? 
1. What, if anything can CAG do to determine if malicious code was transferred over the network and planted on a system? 
2. Provide your thoughts on how a defender can gain better visibility over the Activate phase. 
3. How do you think CAG can best defend against a ransomware attack in the activate stage?
 
Textbook Reference
Grama, J. L. (2022). Legal and privacy issues in information security (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781284231465

Are you an Avocado or An Artichoke? The purpose of this discussion assignment is to reflect upon your understanding of the two main philosophical approaches to the self. After completing your readings, write a  1-2 page paper comparing and contrasting the avocado/modernist idea of the self with the artichoke/postmodern view.  As you develop your response, you might find some of the following questions to be relevant: · What is the avocado idea of the self? What is your understanding of Plato and Aristotle’s belief that reason is the core essence of human beings? · What is the artichoke idea of the self? What is your understanding of the existential idea that our existence determines our essence?

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Week 2 Discussion

Are you an Avocado or An Artichoke?

The purpose of this discussion assignment is to reflect upon your understanding of the two main philosophical approaches to the self. After completing your readings, write a 
1-2 page paper comparing and contrasting the avocado/modernist idea of the self with the artichoke/postmodern view. 

As you develop your response, you might find some of the following questions to be relevant:
· What is the avocado idea of the self? What is your understanding of Plato and Aristotle’s belief that reason is the core essence of human beings?
· What is the artichoke idea of the self? What is your understanding of the existential idea that our existence determines our essence?
· What do you make of the concern that the avocado idea of the self values reason over emotion? What are the implications of this view for women?
· Are you an avocado or an artichoke? Or do you find the non-Western views of the self to be more compelling?

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the article Improving Criminal Justice Workplaces: Translating Theory and Research into Evidence-Based PracticeLinks to an external site. and review the web pages Careers in Social and Criminal JusticeLinks to an external site., S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsLinks to an external site., and Criminal Justice Career ToolkitLinks to an external site.. There are many careers available to people with criminal justice degrees. These career options extend beyond the commonly recognized police officer or social worker roles. After reviewing the required sources for this week, visit the Criminal Justice Career ToolkitLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. web page. Select at least two to three sources, and explain how you will use these sources in conjunction with your Social and Criminal Justice degree from Ashford University.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the article Improving Criminal Justice Workplaces: Translating Theory and Research into Evidence-Based PracticeLinks to an external site. and review the web pages Careers in Social and Criminal JusticeLinks to an external site., S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsLinks to an external site., and Criminal Justice Career ToolkitLinks to an external site.. There are many careers available to people with criminal justice degrees. These career options extend beyond the commonly recognized police officer or social worker roles.
After reviewing the required sources for this week, visit the Criminal Justice Career ToolkitLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. web page. Select at least two to three sources, and explain how you will use these sources in conjunction with your Social and Criminal Justice degree from Ashford University. Additionally, provide a career goal based on your research, and select an additional source that you can use to help you achieve this goal. Consider this discussion board an opportunity for you to network with your classmates and help each other locate opportunities for future employment. Your initial post should be 100 to 150 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required materials and/or other scholarly and/or credible sources, and properly cite any references.