While there are several tools to critically appraise practice guidelines, the most comprehensively validated appraisal tool is the AGREE II Instrument. The AGREE II Instrument can be used by individual practitioners to critically appraise health guidelines and by decision makers to inform policy decisions. The purpose of the AGREE II Instrument is to provide a framework to: Assess      the quality of guidelines. Provide      a […]

 What are a few of the types of social responsibilities that businesses have? How might different types of leaders view the importance of socially responsible programs?    Discuss a few of the ethical pros of implementing social responsibility programs in organizations. Our reading content from Weiss (Chapter #5) talks about responsibility. Which of the sections (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 or 5.5) did you find most interesting? […]

 This week, you have read about server virtualization and cloud computing in chapter 6 of your textbook. For your written assignment this week, complete a case study of the organization you work for (use a hypothetical or “other” organization if more applicable) that will address the following prompts: Describe the organization’s environment, and evaluate its preparedness for virtualization. Explain Microsoft (or another product) licensing for […]

  This week, everyone will have the opportunity to share and discuss each others ideas.  For this discussion post you do not need sources for your initial post or your responses to peers. Write down your ideas and/or hypotheses and then any thoughts or questions you have for your research going forward. What interests you in the topic or what are you hoping to explore […]

  This current events forum is an opportunity to explore the current and constantly evolving world of technology with your online community of learners. Each week you will research, summarize, and link to an article (Links to an external site.) or embed a video (Links to an external site.) resource that highlights your current event for the week. Think about the topic in terms of your own […]

“Entrepreneurs and Small Business” Please respond to the following: · Reflect on the contributions to society of small businesses and consider two (2) benefits and drawbacks of small business ownership. Next, address the question, “Should employees be encouraged to follow the path of entrepreneurship?” Justify your response. · Consider small business’s social responsibility to employees, customers, investors, the community, and the environment. As a small […]

  Visit the web site for the Columbia Journalism Review. The page I have directed you to below will lead you to a “resources” page on their web site. Using the drop down box on the left of that web page you will be able to choose a media company/corporation in order to identify all of their ownership holdings. The consolidation of media ownership has […]

For this assignment, you will first review the following case study: A textile manufacturer is closing its North Carolina plant and moving          the  production of its products to a developing nation in Southeast Asia.      The      primary  reason for the move is because the lower labor cost will      allow the      organization  to benefit from the new      location.Proponents of the decision laud the move as a means […]

  Before you complete this assignment, watch my recorded lecture(s) and all the other assigned videos in this module. Then, list the 10 most important and/or interesting things you learned from the lecture and/or other videos in this module. Note that this assignment is specifically for the video material posted in this module (not the textbook or other readings). You get to define “important” here, but […]

 Need a Discussion Post of Datatronics Case Study in APA format with 4 citations and 4 references in 500-700 words with no plagarism    Discuss, comment, and reply.  Original posts and participation graded. Outline the specific information that Matt should collect to build a case for improving customer service at Datatronics. Describe your top ideas for Matt to present to Joel next week. How would Matt get […]