Communication and Team Decision Making Part 1: Sharpening the Team Mind: Communication and Collective Intelligence A.    What are some of the possible biases and points of error that may arise in team communication systems? In addition to those cited in the opening of Chapter 6, what are some other examples of how team communication problems can lead to disaster? B.      Revisit communication failure examples in Exhibit 6-1. […]

  Read the attached Case in Point 1.2: Extending Learning at Emerson.  Based on Emerson’s account please find an example of an organization which is not a learning organization. Compare and contrast the key characteristics of learning organizations at Emerson with your example.  How does your example fail to meet the characteristics of a learning organization? The requirements below must be met for your paper […]

In his 1974 book, Anarchy, State and Utopia, Robert Nozick raises the following thought experiment: “Suppose there were an experience machine that would give you any experience you desired.  Superduper neuropsychologists could stimulate your brain so that you would think and feel you were writing a great novel, or making a friend, or reading an interesting book.  All the time you would be floating in a tank, with […]

On April 1, 2011, about 15:58 mountain standard time (MST), a Boeing 737-3H4, N632SW, operating as Southwest Airlines flight 812 experienced a rapid decompression while climbing through flight level 340. The rapid decompression occurred due to a failure of the outside skin of the aircraft. Read the NTSB report and data summary on this accident below. Some areas have been highlighted in the Final report that […]

 One page assignment For the paper portion of the fast food assignment, go to any fast food or casual dining establishment and get the nutritional information for one (or more) items.  Important categories to look at are serving size (and number of servings if over 1), calories, calories from fat, total fat, saturated fat, sodium, carbohydrates, and sugars.  Feel free to report any additional findings […]

Project Paper (Topic, Outline, PowerPoint Presentation, and Paper) Topics: Week 2: Topic selection due Week 4: Outline due Week 7: Paper due Topics: Acceptable topics unless I have already approved one: • Cryptography • Encryption • Stream Ciphers • Block Ciphers • Public-Key Cryptography • RSA Cryptosystem • Digital Signatures • Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems • Hash Functions • Message Authentication Codes • Key Establishment Details […]

  Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of […]

Leadership, Management, and Systems Thinking What does leadership mean to you? Additionally, how do leadership and leadership responsibilities differ between health care administration leaders and managers? The difference between health care administration leadership and health care management may be highlighted by the way in which each uses a systems approach in solving health issues. Although health care administration leadership and health care management may use […]

From the “Predecessors: the fossil record (paleoanthropology)” handout Homo ergaster/Homo erectus. Their brains were about three-fourths the size of ours, and although they could communicate vocally, they didn’t possess Our capability for language. With their stone-based Acheulean (western ergaster) / stone and bamboo-based (eastern erectus) technologies, populations of this genus that was adapted for a tropical environment were able to, over millennia, migrate into temperate regions […]

  Assignment Details (3-4 pages, abstract, conclusion, references) Analyzing Health Care Decision Making A number of quantitative methods are utilized to make decisions and recommendations in health care. Quantitative methods are used to analyze and predict the demand for patient services, to determine capital expenditures for facility and technology enhancements, and to guide the manager in implementing quality controls. Whether or not you are familiar […]