Business
Management of classrooms
Discuss the problems or issues that most concern beginning teachers today. Which of those concerns would be the most important to you personally? Explain your choice(s).
Diabetes management
You will author a final research paper focused on a selected specific topic from the board topic areas below. This paper must be reflective of a graduate-level academic research paper.
The Research Project will be assembled throughout the course by producing several deliverables:
Module/Week 1: Topic selection (Broad and specific)
Module/Week 3: Annotated Bibliography
Module/Week 4: Outline
Module/Week 5: Draft
Module/Week 7: Final Document
Your paper topic must be approved by the instructor before beginning to work on researching the topic. The following is a description of the overall topics along with several options for each group to choose from:
Healthcare organizations in the 21st century, and the management thereof, face numerous obstacles in relation to providing products and services that are cost-effective, of superior quality, and accessible to those that seek them. As a result, healthcare managers (in all functional areas) draw on a wide range of theories, best practices, and experience to guide their decisions.
Management information system
How Amazon Does It: Decision Making Inside The World’s Most Daring Digital Company
Author: Ram Charan. Publication: Chief Executive
How Amazon Does It: Decision Making Inside The World’s Most Daring Digital Company (Links to an external site.)
Answer the following questions in the discussion thread:
1) What are some of themes discussed in the article that are mentioned in Chapter 1 of the book – Using MIS? Please describe in your responses.
2) Describe some of the behaviors at Amazon that Kroenke/Boyle consider ‘Critical Skills for Nonroutine Cognition’?
3) What are some of the culture themes you like that were described in the article?
4) Any themes you disliked, or were concerning?
Scoring:
4-5 points. Effort greater than expected; shows deep insight and analysis; thoughts are expressed clearly. Replies connect with original post and add to further discussion
Business ethics
I will expect you to reflect critically on any current events that might be relevant to our subject matter, as well as your own views on the role of ethics in business.
Try to keep up with business issues by watching relevant programming on CNBC, PBS, CNN, etc.
Many movies focus on issues in business (Wall Street, Erin Brockovich, Promised Land, etc.). So, you could write about them, too. The same goes for television shows.
Check out the internet. Type in “business ethics” on your search engine, you should get plenty of hits.
Keep up with business issues in the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. Also, check magazines like Fortune, Business Week, The Economist, etc.
Reflect on how you interact with business in your own day-to-day life at home, work, play, etc.
PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE A CITATION WITH A URL (for example, HTTP://SOMETHINGSTORY/
The role of organizational design
Chapter 5: Purchasing and Supply Management Organization
The role of organizational design
Centralized versus de-centralized operations
Future trends in supply chain management
>Chapter 6: Category Strategy Development
The difference between category strategies and sourcing strategies
The category strategy development process
Types of category strategy outcomes
Supply management transformation initiatives
>Wall Street Journal: “Amazon to Launch Its Own TVs in Push to Cement Itself in Living Rooms,” Link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-launch-television-lineup-in-push-to-cement-itself-in-living-rooms-11631192401?mod=djemCMOToday (Links to an external site.)
Please review the assigned materials for answering the questions below.