The final project for this course is the creation of a strategic plan presentation. The healthcare industry is constantly changing, and healthcare professionals should be prepared for the challenge. As the final stop in your journey toward your bachelor of science in healthcare administration, you will integrate the knowledge and skills you have developed in previous coursework and over the duration of the term into a capstone assessment. This assessment will allow you to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositional growth you have experienced during your program.

For the presentation, you will select an existing healthcare organization that fits one of the following areas of opportunity and develop a comprehensive strategic plan for this change.

Option 1: Organization Is Offering a New Service—Create a strategic plan that will guide the organization in bringing to fruition a new service, for example, offering portable MRIs, starting a new urgent care clinic, or opening a new outpatient surgery center.

Option 2: Organization Is Expanding an Existing Service Area—Create a strategic plan that will guide the organization in expanding an existing service to an underserved population that needs attention in this area. Examples include a population that has limited access to primary care services or a population-to-provider ratio that indicates a shortage or groups of persons who face economic, cultural, or linguistic barriers to healthcare in the local area and reside in a specific geographic area.

1. Evaluation of Capstone
   The project is divided into five milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules One, Two, Three, Four, and Five. The final project will be submitted in Module Seven.

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

1. Engage diverse healthcare stakeholders using communications that reflect keen interpersonal skills, effective collaboration practices, and deep cultural competence

Demonstrate knowledge of microeconomic, macroeconomic and financial principles through monitoring and utilization of financial and economic data for decision-making and strategic planning

Utilize principles and functions of management to interpret market analyses for strategic planning and to foster organizational development, promote effective use of human resources, and enhance operations

Propose recommendations to improve the effectiveness and integration of information management systems at the various levels of healthcare organizations and achieve organizational goals

Assess contemporary policies, regulations, and governance structures relevant to the United States healthcare delivery system for their impacts to populations’ health and their implications for ethical decision-making

Promote dynamic organizational cultures that establish strategic visions, methodically analyze and interpret data based on sound epidemiological and statistical principles, and embrace change for continuous healthcare quality improvement

Prompt

After choosing the topic for your course project, you will work to develop the three phases of your strategic plan: the introduction and assessment phase; the implementation, communication, and management phase; and finally, the evaluation phase. The final strategic plan consists of a PowerPoint presentation that includes speaker notes and voice-over.

Your strategic plan must be submitted as a comprehensive presentation to the board of directors of your selected institution for approval and buy-in. You can use PowerPoint or another comparable presentation tool, with instructor approval. Your presentation is expected to be professionally crafted to the needs and specifications appropriate for the discipline, area of interest, and type of initiative you are proposing. Because your strategic plan will be different from those of others in your capstone experience, you will likely include different additional resources, information, visuals, and strategies for progress. At minimum, your presentation must address/include the following topics:

• Phase I Introduction and Assessment: In this section you will give background on your organization and introduce the project that precipitates the strategic plan and what your assessment tools and approach will be. Your introduction and assessment should include the following:
• The mission, vision, values statements, structure, and current community position of the organization
• A project topic that is the focus of the strategic plan, including the goal(s) of this project
• An appropriate analysis tool to assess the impact of your project on your organization
• The effect of internal and external factors on the feasibility and development of the project
• Phase II Implementation and Communication Plans

Implementation Plan: Provide a comprehensive plan for implementation that includes the following:

The target area or intended population and established goals

The timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative

The financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial benefits

1. The resources needed to effectively implement the initiative, including staffing, equipment, and technology needs

Compliance with all federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed plan

Potential ethical challenges and plans for monitoring behavior, practices, and procedures

1. Communication and Management Strategy: Your total communication plan should address the strategies and practices you will employ to communicate to the proper stakeholders at the proper times. In this section you should detail your comprehensive approach for how you will communicate this change and its impact, how you will keep people informed of the project’s progress, and how you will keep them informed of the project’s ongoing results.
2. Phase III Evaluation Strategy: This plan for managing and measuring progress and success of your initiative should include the following:
3. A discussion of the specific goals and milestones of implementation of the initiative. Lay out your goals in a clear, obtainable fashion to ensure that progress milestones are clear, reasonable, and consistent.
4. Specific definitions of measures of progress toward obtaining the intended goals and a QUESTION of the tools that you would use to measure progress. What strategies will be used to measure success, and how will adjustments be made should progress toward these goals fall short or change?
5. A plan to collect and analyze information to ascertain stakeholder satisfaction with the initiative. What information will be looked at, and who are the stakeholders that will be considered?

Possible Indicators of Success

Category 1: Engage diverse healthcare stakeholders using communications that reflect keen interpersonal skills, effective collaboration practices, and deep cultural competence

1. Does the student demonstrate the following abilities?

Create buy-in among internal and external stakeholders for the proposed initiative

Apply ethical and cultural principles to their program planning, implementation, and evaluation processes

1. Collaborate with others working toward a common healthcare goal
2. Recognize the importance of developing their own interpersonal skills
3. Category 2: Demonstrate knowledge of microeconomic, macroeconomic, and financial principles through monitoring and utilization of financial and economic data for decision-making and strategic planning
4. Does the student demonstrate the following abilities?
5. Effectively establish estimates of financial impacts of health initiatives
6. Evaluate resources needed to effectively implement the project
7. Work collaboratively with leadership and other key figures in the project’s development and implementation in designing and delivering an effective initiative

Illustrate the important data points required to support the financial decision-making process

1. Category 3: Utilize principles and functions of management to interpret market analyses for strategic planning and to foster organizational development, promote effective use of human resources, and enhance operations

Does the student demonstrate the following abilities?

Formulate a target area or population

1. Develop a project timeline and establish goals
2. Evaluate findings and develop specific action plans intended to improve initiative outcomes/goals
3. Effectively show the steps involved to change or enhance a service
4. Category 4: Propose recommendations to improve the effectiveness and integration of information management systems at the various levels of healthcare organizations and achieve organizational goals

Does the student demonstrate the following abilities?

Identify internal and external strengths and weaknesses that could impact project outcomes

Develop a project timeline with integrated milestone completion dates

1. Apply evidence-based practices and tools in creating an initiative to achieve organizational goals

Category 5: Assess contemporary policies, regulations, and governance structures relevant to the United States healthcare delivery system for their impacts to populations’ health and their implications for ethical decision-making

• Does the student demonstrate the following abilities?

Assess federal and state regulations relevant to the project and their potential impacts

1. Use evidence-based ethical decision-making and critical thinking to support outcomes and goals
2. Address potential ethical challenges
3. Employ communications skills that consider and are sensitive to stakeholders and those impacted by the initiative
4. Category 6: Promote dynamic organizational cultures that establish strategic visions, methodically analyze and interpret data based on sound epidemiological and statistical principles, and embrace change for continuous healthcare quality improvement
5. Does the student demonstrate the following abilities?

Integrate the organization’s mission, vision, and values into the project goals

• Define measures of progress toward intended goals

LW 1COMPLETE DISCUSSION

Explain how HRISs are changing how companies manage their compensation and benefit plans.

LW 2 REPLY TO DISCUSSION

Human Resource Information Systems (HRISs) have significantly impacted how companies manage their compensation and benefit plans by introducing efficiency, accuracy, and strategic decision-making. HRISs automate compensation and benefits processes, reducing manual errors and ensuring accuracy in data management. Automated calculations and systems ensure that employees receive accurate compensation, including salary, bonuses, and benefits. HRISs centralize employee data, including compensation and benefits information, in a single, accessible platform. Centralization facilitates easy retrieval of data, enabling HR professionals to make informed decisions based on real-time information. HRISs streamline the administration of compensation and benefits by providing a unified platform for managing various elements such as salary structures, incentives, and healthcare plans. This streamlining reduces administrative burden, allowing HR teams to focus on more strategic aspects of compensation planning. HRISs offer customization features, allowing companies to tailor compensation and benefit plans to meet the diverse needs of their workforce. Integration between HRISs and payroll systems ensures seamless processing of compensation, benefits, and tax-related information. HRISs revolutionize compensation and benefits management by introducing automation, centralization, customization, and data-driven decision-making, ultimately contributing to more efficient, strategic, and employee-centric HR practices. Thoughts?

LW 3 REPLY TO DISCUSSION

Professor,

• Employee Identification: Employee name, employee ID, department, job title, hire date, and location.
• Base Salary: The fixed amount of compensation paid to employees for their work.
• Variable Pay: Additional compensation that varies based on performance, such as bonuses, commissions, or profit-sharing.
• Overtime Pay: Compensation for hours worked beyond standard working hours.
• Allowances: Additional payments made to employees for specific purposes, such as travel allowances, housing allowances, or meal allowances.
• Incentives: Monetary rewards given to employees for achieving specific goals or targets.
• Benefits Enrollment: Data related to employee enrollment in benefits programs, such as health insurance, retirement plans, and stock options.
• Salary Structures: Information on salary ranges, pay grades, salary bands, and any other structures used to determine employee compensation.
• Salary Surveys: External market data on salary benchmarks, compensation trends, and industry standards.
• Performance Ratings: Evaluation data on employee performance, ratings, and merit increases.
• Payroll Information: Data related to payroll processing, including pay periods, tax withholdings, and deductions.
• Compensation Policies: Documentation of the organization’s compensation policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Historical Compensation Data: Data on past compensation decisions, changes, and trends.
• Legal Compliance Data: Information on legal and regulatory requirements related to compensation, such as minimum wage laws and pay equity regulations.
• Employee Demographics: Data on employee demographics such as age, gender, education level, and years of experience.
• Cost of Living Data: Information on the cost of living in different geographic areas to adjust compensation accordingly.
• Market Competition Data: Analysis of compensation practices of competitors and peers in the industry.
• Employee Feedback: Feedback from employees on compensation satisfaction, preferences, and concerns.
• Compensation Budget: Financial data related to compensation expenses and budget allocations.
• Equity Analysis: Analysis of compensation disparities and fairness across different employee groups.
• Salary Forecasts: Projections of future compensation trends and costs.
• Job QUESTIONs: Detailed QUESTIONs of job roles and responsibilities to determine appropriate compensation levels.
• Performance Metrics: Key performance indicators (KPIs) used to evaluate employee performance and tie it to compensation decisions.
• Compensation Committee Decisions: Records of decisions made by the compensation committee regarding compensation policies and practices.
• Employee Turnover Data: Data on employee turnover rates and reasons for leaving, may impact compensation strategies.
• Compensation Communication: Documentation of how compensation decisions are communicated to employees to ensure transparency and understanding.

MW 4 COMPLETE DISCUSSION

Consider the Twenty-First Century Vision Statements. After reading all 12 vision statements, answer the following questions to begin this week’s discussion.

• Which of the vision statements are, in your judgment, effective and which are not?
• Based on their vision statements, for which of these companies would you work for?
• Whose vision would turn you away? Why?
• How would you explain your preferences and dislikes with regard to these visions?

MW 5 REPLY TO DISCUSSION

Of the reasons discussed in this chapter concerning why visions fail, which are applicable to Mentor Graphics?

Vision concerns the future state of the organization, an aspiration that can mobilize the energy and passion of the organization’s members. Visions answer the question, “What do we want to achieve?” Visions describe an ultimate goal (Kolowich, 2019)

Below are the visions of Mentor Graphics.
“Build Something That People Will Buy.”
“Beat Daisy”
“Six Boxes”
“Five Boxes”
“10X Imperative”
“Changing the Way the World Designs Together.”
“Our current short-, medium-, and long-term vision is to build things people will buy.”

Looking at the visions, I can’t see what this company is making or what it wants to achieve. These visions are too complex, abstract, and difficult for customers to understand. Thus, I think they have failed to convey the company’s vision. Kotter (1996) perfectly shows that conveying the vision is an important factor in success or failure that affects organizational change. Palmer, et al., (2009) also argue that vision fails when there is little or no participation from other employees because consensus formation involving activities to develop and spread the vision is needed.

MW 6 REPLY TO DISCUSSION

After reading the case study, I understand that Mentor Graphics made many strategic mistakes that became costly for the company. This just reminds me of the Blockbuster situation, where they had a great vision statement but did not follow through or adjust and ended up bankrupt.

Mentor Graphics first had several visions through the years. Started with ” Build Something That People Will Buy,” then moved to ” Beat Daisy” to go to ” Six Boxes” and ” 10X Imperative” to finish with ” Changing the Way the World Designs Together.” The visions, to begin with, needed to be more specific and appealing. The employees or customers didn’t understand their visions or see themselves in that. You are not saying much when you put ” Six Boxes” as the vision statement. A vision is what you want to see after assessing the current situation. However, their visions needed to reflect their current situation. To say ” Beat Daisy” is insufficient as a statement and one that everyone will be energized by.

Their visions do not strengthen the company. The end proves this to be true. ” Beat Daisy”: what was the assessment that brought them to that statement? Was it just that they were falling behind the competition, and that became the company statement? To come up with a statement to win a contest will only drive the company into a ditch. Mentor Graphics had the same situation, they won the competition and did not have anything else to fall on to move forward.

Mentor Graphics did not feel the need to readjust as they realized that one unit was dragging the company. Just like Blockbuster strayed away from its vision, which was ” To be the global leader in rentable home entertainment by providing outstanding service, selection, convenience, and value.” Had they actually followed their vision, they should have bought Netflix when they had a chance to continue that outstanding service and convenience to the customers. But they did not, and the rest is history.

My point in this case is that it seemed to me that they should have assessed the current situation before looking at the future state. Had they done an assessment, ” Beat Daisy” might not have been their statement. The data provided some information that suggested taking another route for that change

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eSoc 211 Unit 2 Project

Evaluative Book Review and Reflective Cover Memo

The Book Review Assignment

In 2015, Geoff Colvin posited that “humans are underrated” and there were things that “high achievers know that brilliant machines never will.” However, with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence available to both the consumer and corporation, are Colvin’s theories still relevant today? We want you to weigh in! Book reviews are an excellent way to begin publishing and circulating your ideas with a wider audience. Working within the genre of the book review will help you to hone your abilities to summarize the overall arguments of Geoff Colvin’s book and to examine their claims to significance today. Model reviews, which I have provided from other reviewers, showcase the genre of the evaluative book review in action.

For any reviewer the primary task is to establish the criteria you will use to evaluate the object under examination (be it a restaurant, a movie, a car, a national park, or a technical product). If this is your first book review, perhaps it is best to frame your review as an extended Amazon review of Colvin’s book. Consider the audience for this review to be a general reader who may have taken an online collaboration class like ours, not necessarily an academic audience.

An invitation to Experience Collaboration

You are invited to work in pairs on your review. I will not assign you to groups or teams, but I do encourage you to pair together to work smarter and not harder on this assignment. I do ask that you let me know if you have found a collaborative partner for the book review project via the ‘Find a Collaborative Partner for Major Unit Assignments’ D2L discussion space. You and your partner will submit identical work to the D2L Dropbox and will receive identical grades.

Overview of the Book Review Assignment

Think of the body of the book review as two parts: 1) an intelligent summary of the content, and 2) your reaction to the content. The summary portion should be no more than 1/3 of the writing, You can structure the review as you see fit within the following expectations:

With an introduction which sets up the book review and summary of your reaction (i.e., your main point or thesis).

With a body summarizing the chapters, each followed by a reaction. An alternative organization for the body could be a summary of the whole book followed by a lengthier reaction to it.

With a well-written conclusion that does not introduce new information, but rather summarizes the main points of the review and leaves the reader thinking.

Book Review Assignment Specifics

Before the introduction you should include bibliographic information of the source (title, author, publisher, date, etc.). In the introduction you will include an explanation of the following:

The author’s main purpose in writing the book.

The intended audience for the book.

1. The main point or thesis the author argues.
2. The larger cultural context in which the book was published and why the book is or is not relevant and timely.
3. The specific strategies Colvin uses to convince readers that he has ideas that merit our attention.

Further strategies for situating a book review introduction can include indications of your or the book’s point-of-view, commentary regarding the book’s overall style, or signposting commentary on how you will proceed with, outline, or approach your review of the book.

Your thesis must posit whether or not you would recommend this book to others and why.

The summary is an objective recalling of the main points of the chapters without your reaction focus instead on the techniques (e.g. QUESTION, case study presentation, narration, exposition, argument) that the author uses to support his thesis.

In the reaction portion of your review, you should describe how the book affected you. Focus on what you find convincing, interesting, surprising, well written, confusing, revealing, debatable, etc. Explain why you found it so, and try to relate it to your own life, school, and work experiences and understandings as support for these reactions. If you strongly disagree with the author’s points or arguments, you must try to provide factual counterevidence, not just a rant or your opinion. Always use evidence from the text under review or other texts and provide citations with specific page numbers.

1. In your conclusion you will remix your thoughts rather than simply restating them. What have you learned? Why does it matter? Come full circle with the review and leave the reader thinking. You may also announce directions researchers who are interested in collaboration and the success of the organizations and whole economies may wish to take in the future.
2. Overview of the Reflective Cover Memo
3. Your book review should include a reflective cover memo. The cover memo will describe what you have gleaned from a published review of another book that you have examined to learn more about how the genre of the book review works when it comes to summarizing arguments, analyzing their significance, and relating them to issues of importance for anyone interested in the question of what sets humans apart from machines and enables us to offer unique attributes to the workplace and to society more generally. You can find additional sample reviews in JSTOR and other library search engines using the advanced search function to restrict your search to book reviews.
4. As you read other reviews to develop criteria for assessing Colvin’s book, you will want to peruse the types of justifications other book reviewers use to define what makes for a good and positive, a bad or negative, or a mediocre reading experience. What did the book teach you and how did it impact your everyday life? What strategies does Colvin use to make his ideas about social interaction, interpersonal exchange, emotional aptitude, cognitive ability, and the rapidly changing economy and workforce understandable to general readers who care about the question “what will people do in the future better than computers?” (6).
5. Cover Memo Assignment Specifics

The reflective cover memo is designed for easy reading and quick assessment. It should include the following five paragraphs in numbered Q&A format:

An abstract of your book review in one paragraph.

One paragraph on why you selected a specific book review you did as a model to imitate with details about that review and what specific moves you mimicked. Include all bibliographic information of the model review (title, author, publisher, date, etc.) that inspired your review.

One paragraph on how you have framed your review to appeal to the audience and the target venue that you have selected for publication. What are the submission and publication guidelines for the journal or venue to which you will submit your review of Colvin’s book?

One paragraph where you use the model review as a point of comparison for assessing the overall approach you adopted in your own review. Do you recommend mimesis as an invention strategy reviewers need in their toolkit? If you chose not to imitate another reviewer’s form closely, provide a rationale for why you structured your review the way you did.

A cover memo does not require a formal conclusion; however, please close your memo with an analysis on the overall effectiveness of your review. What do you think you did best in your review? What aspect of your review will you continue to develop before you send it out for publication?

Assignment Goals:

Memento Mori, Remember Death will come.

Ok, Ok, I know no one likes to think about their own death too much, especially now after the recent global pandemic. It’s morbid right? Well, only sort of because death is something catches up with everyone eventually. After all, you just read an entire chapter in the textbook about how humans have dealt with the process of death through the creation of art.

The goal this week is to think about death a little bit and respond to they idea that we all will have to leave this plane of existence eventually. So, how would you deal with it? What kinds of things have you already experienced in your own experience that relate to death?

There is also one thing I do know about death for sure, those that love us will miss us. So, how do you want those that matter to you to remember you when you eventually, a really long time from now, die?

For example, I am a little older, so both my parents have already passed on. My mother died when I was very young, I was only thirteen when she passed away. My mother hid her cancer from everyone until it became impossible to ignore. My father died in 2019 (so in my 40’s). My father suffered from a prolonged series of illnesses related to a spinal surgery he had in 2014. So I had more time to prepare for his passing. They both chose cremation over burial, and celebrations of life over funerals. They wanted our family to remember them in a way that celebrated them in life and not focus on the events of their passing. But this is just one example, everyone will come to this assignment with experience that effect what you write a little differently.

I am aware that this is a sensitive topic, so please respond to each other in a respectful and empathetic manner.

Instructions:

Describe your ideas about your wish surround your death (how you would like to orchestrate your end of life ceremony) in 3 parts using illustrative images.

List a minimum of 3 specific ideas that are personal and individually tailored to your wishes and beliefs. 

All of your ideas must be related to an example from the week’s chapter reading. Describe how something you learned this week relates to the three personalized ideas, plus image examples, remember to be specific.

Provide specific visual examples of how your ideas are related to the art of this specific section of the textbook.  

Provide the a total of 3 image(s) embedded within your discussion.

Give feedback to your classmates by replying to a minimum of four peer posts. For more information see the Guide to Group Discussion Posting and Replies

Prompt Guidelines:

For this weeks’ topic, let’s imagine how we’d like to “leave this mortal coil,” to “make our exit,” or to “start pushing up the daisies.” The chapter reading(s) for this section give us ample examples and suggestions, a kind of blueprint, for how we could image this.

These range from the personally eccentric examples laid out in the “Going out BIG” section, to the monumental markers on an architectural scale laid out in the section on “Ego,” or would you prefer to be physically preserved forever for all to see?

Food for Thought:

1. These are just some starting points to get you inspired- you don’t have to answer these questions, they are meant to fire up some ideas within your brainstorming.

Are there special items that you’d like to accompany your corpse? Maybe it’s that favorite light saber, lucky hat, wedding ring, your baseball card collection, an important religious object, or that 1967 Chevy Camero with white leather interior?

1. Do you want to share your (cremated) remains among your loved ones? What should they do with them—put them in amulets on chains, in an urn on the mantle, or resting in more traditional place like a cemetery?

Or would you select a burial, in your favorite car perhaps, in a custom Kane Kwei-style coffin shaped like a chicken, or in a giant crypt with your favorite 60” television, with a full bar and a butler, or with any of the other things you need in the afterlife?

Do you want a ritualized celebration honor with fireworks, dancing, or the Pope, or any other religious figure’s, blessing?

These examples are all rooted in ancient traditions, the art of which, is covered in this chapter. These practices predate our contemporary traditions, but they inform many that exist today. Keep in mind that these scenarios are imaginary, so be as creative as possible.

Written Analysis – Essay Format:

1. When posting, your writing must utilize an essay format. The tone can can conversational , but the rule of grammar still apply.
2. Grammar:

All writing must utilize complete sentences that form coherent, organized thoughts and ideas, utilize proper grammar, and be completed at a college level to earn credit. I realize we live in a world of texts, emojis, and tweets and they are totally fine in other areas of your life, but in a college classroom, they just don’t provide enough information to fully explore ideas. 

1. Essay Outline:

When preparing to post, please feel free to use the outline below help structure your essay: 

1. Describe your idea(s) in 3 parts:

Part A:

Textbook inspiration: Describe an example from the textbook that relates to your idea, based on your personal life experience. What you think matters to us, so don’t be afraid to share. 

Image A (Not from the textbook): I want to see how something covered in the chapter inspired your ideas about your future planning. So if you want a crazy coffin shaped like a ship from Guardians of the Galaxy, share the image(s) that inspired you.

Part B:

Textbook inspiration: Describe an example from the textbook that relates to your idea, based on your personal life experience. What you think matters to us, so don’t be afraid to share. 

Image B (Not from the textbook): I want to see how something covered in the chapter inspired your ideas about your future planning. So if you want a crazy coffin shaped like a ship from Guardians of the Galaxy, share the image(s) that inspired you.

Part C: 

Textbook inspiration: Describe an example from the textbook that relates to your idea, based on your personal life experience. What you think matters to us, so don’t be afraid to share. 

Image C (Not from the textbook): I want to see how something covered in the chapter inspired your ideas about your future planning. So if you want a crazy coffin shaped like a ship from Guardians of the Galaxy, share the image(s) that inspired you.

• Feel free to be creative, just because there are no spaceship coffins on the internet, that doesn’t mean that a spaceship can’t serve as inspiration. If you want a party, describe what kind of a party and include a few details about what would make the party special to your loved ones in your passing.
• Wondering how to embed images? Watch this video: