Overview
Every time we choose to do something (consume it or produce it), we give up doing or gaining something else that could give us a certain level of benefit or satisfaction. Choices exist because of our limited (scarce) resources. Even if you were the richest person in the United States, you still cannot do more than one thing at a time. For example, you cannot watch a movie and sleep at the same time, and you cannot fish and bike at the same time.
When we make choices, we usually weigh se..
Week 1: Discussion Question
Have you ever wondered why people act the way they do on Black Friday or on the 4th of July? Or why wealthy people and nations have less children than poorer ones? Or why we buy flowers or a card for a loved one knowing that it will end up in the garbage later? Or why some countries are poor while others are rich? Or why some people live longer in some parts of the world than others? Or why wars happen? These are among countless questions that could be answered thr..
Week 2: Discussion Question
Choose a commodity (a good or a service) that you are familiar with and discuss how and when demand and supply have changed (shifted) for this commodity.
Provide examples of historical or current events where market demand and market supply for that commodity have shifted significantly, and state the factors that you believe have caused the shift in supply and/or demand...
Week 3: Discussion Question
Most firms and businesses in our economy operate under monopolistic competition, and product differentiation in this market type is one of the main factors that lead to price differentiation. In addition, and because prices affect quantity demanded inversely (higher prices lead to lower quantity demanded, and lower prices lead to higher quantity demanded), marginal revenue (the additional revenue obtained from producing and selling an additional unit of output) wil..
Week 4: Discussion Question
This discussion is a great opportunity to learn about one of the most fundamental aspects of our economy, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP is the total value of final goods and services (output) the economy produces during a given period of time.
To learn about GDP in the real world and to answer the discussion questions, follow the steps below to obtain data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Go to bea.gov(Links to an external site.)Links to an exter..
Week 5: Discussion Question
Unemployment is an indication of the health of the economy. Unemployment means that there is a portion of the productive population (labor force) that is not producing and unable to earn income for consumption and/or for investment. The more unemployed workers there are, the less output the economy will be able to produce. High unemployment also means that there are less wages available in the hands of people to consume, which reduces the incentive or need ..
Week 6: Discussion Question
An economy is assumed to be operating at full capacity when its real GDP (what the economy produces) equals its potential GDP (what the economy would produce if all factors of production are used). When the economy is producing at full potential, everyone who wants to work can find a job, because every worker who enters the workforce will produce what he or she will eventually consume with the income. In addition, and when the economy is producing at full capacity,..
Week 7: Discussion Question
Do I really need a mechanic? Technically I can learn how to fix cars when my car breaks down, right? But is it efficient to do so? Maybe yes or maybe no! As we discussed in microeconomics, people are utility maximizers (always seek to gain the most possible outcome while giving up the less resources), people are rational in their choices (choose the best option available), and people are self-interested (choose what gives them the ultimate satisfaction). These conc..
Consider the ethical dilemma given below.Compose a
2-page paper, accompanied by a 2-minute narrated slide presentation that
describes a particular moral-ethical dilemma that you encountered and what the
outcome of that dilemma was. Did you solve the dilemma? If so, how? If not,
what were the repercussions or consequences? What would you do differently if
faced with the same problem today? What is the importance of good ethics? Why
should we be concerned about our actions?Regard the
questions as ..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 2 Pages
The study of Ethics and Philosophy is one which brings many different kinds of
"thinkers" together. One person's philosophy on Ethics is another person's philosophy on Evil. We will be working this term on
constructing personal ethical bases and understanding how Ethical Codes (both personal and professional) are created and followed.
To start us thinking about the different areas of philosophy and ethics, and how we fit
into the different mo..
Collaborate with your team, using Cisco Spark, email, phone
meetings, or any collaboration tool you find useful or prefer. In your
collaboration, consider the ethical dilemmas below and select 1 in which to
conduct a deep drill.Ethical Dilemma 1: A newspaper columnist signs a
contract with a newspaper chain. Several months later, she is offered a
position with another newspaper chain, offering a higher salary. Because she
would prefer making more money, she notifies the first chain that she is b..
Discussion Topic 1 – Posts 23 Pages As our
opening page states, Mark Twain warned that “Whenever you find yourself on
the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” It is likely
that your parents warned you “not to follow the crowd,” or your school
counselors warned you about “peer pressure.”The United
States utilizes a democratic republic form of government, which espouses the
“majority rule” in many instances. For example, when passing laws, Congress and
state Legi..
Consider
these three problems. In writing a paper about all three of them individually,
identify the consequences of the actions taken, and then determine whether the
actions taken represented a greater good, who would benefit from the good, and
whether the consequences ethically justify the decisions and actions.Problem
1: The Mayor
of a large city was given a free membership in an exclusive golf club by people
who have received several city contracts. He also accepted gifts from
organizat..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 2 Pages Social
Contract theorists say that morality consists of a set of rules governing how
people should treat one another that rational beings will agree to accept for
their mutual benefit, on the condition that others agree to follow these rules
as well.
Hobbes runs the logic like this in the form of a logical syllogism:
1) We are all self-interested,
2) Each of us needs to have a peaceful and cooperative social order to
pursue our interest..
Using academic scholarly research, find an article that
addresses an ethical dilemma from the past five years and annotate it
thoroughly. What are the key points to the article? Summarize the dilemma. What
are the key terms of the article? What conflicts or controversies does it
raise? Where can you offer analysis or an original point of view? Once you have
a handle on the article and your reaction to the issues it raises, use it as a
foundation to
1. Create your own 2-4 paragraph “dilemm..
Academic Scholarship PresentationUsing academic scholarly research, find an article that addresses an ethical dilemma from the past five years and annotate it thoroughly. What are the key points to the article? Summarize the dilemma. What are the key terms of the article? What conflicts or controversies does it raise? Where can you offer analysis or an original point of view? Work with a partner to share this assignment collaboratively and create a combined oral presenta..
Discussion Topic 1 – Posts 16 Pages Increasing
food supplies are necessary to sustain growing populations around the world and
their appetites for great food, quality products, and continuous availability.
A great
deal of expensive research is invested in developing technologies to deliver
productive agriculture. Horticultural efforts to breed hybrid crops are seen as
far back as history can observe, and there have been efforts to domesticate
improved animals, as well. Gene splitting was ..
You Decide:
Ethical Decision Making
Scenario
SummaryOne of the great ongoing situations that calls for
ethical decision making is the reality that there is almost always a greater
need for something than there is a supply to meet the need.For our assignment and scenario, the demand is the
life-and-death situation of the need for transplantable organs and the rather
small and transitory supply. Hard decisions need to be made, and there is
little time to think things through. Thes..
Discussion Topic 1 – Posts 15 Pages
There are
three basic propositions in standard Utilitarianism (Please be sure to listen
to Mill's audio lecture before joining this threaded discussion):
1. Actions are judged right and wrong solely on their consequences; that
is, nothing else matters except the consequence, and right actions are simply
those with the best consequences.
2. To assess consequences, the only thing that matters is the amount of
happiness and unhappiness caused;..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 17 Pages Utilitarian
ethics clearly connect individuals with their larger community, but at the
individual level, they are not completely unlike the care-based ethics
presented in the Three Primary Schools model. Care-based ethics enjoys a kind
of reciprocity between people in which decision-makers can imagine themselves
as the object of the decision as well as the subject of the decision-making
process. At the same time, and perceiving themselves in dual roles in..
The Case Study Analysis
Requirements
Examine the Case Study for your analysis about professional responsibilities and
decision-making during a crisis called “Command at Sea.” In teams or partners, discuss the decision possibilities
within the case study and create a report of your findings. Be sure to read and understand the case thoroughly...
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 17 Pages
Different
ways to analyze ethical behaviors and dilemmas exist, and many of them will
help direct you to the correct or “best” solution to a problem. As we
discussed in week 1 in the “tough choices” .pdf, sometimes right vs. right or
wrong vs. wrong decisions have to be made.
In the
lecture this week, you are given three ethical dilemma resolution models
to try out on a dilemma provided there. Please review that interactive before
post..
Discussion Topic 1 – Posts 17 Pages
This week,
we looked at two more ethical codes—one for the Project Management Institute,
and one for Engineers.
(Find links
to these professional codes in the Week 7 Assignment tab along with
the Week 7 readings.)
You can see
that both of them are much simpler than the Legal code we looked at last week,
and even simpler than the Medical code of ethics. Appropriate professional
behavior, practice, and discipline varies among professions and r..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 17 Pages Please be
sure to read the Week Seven Lecture in its entirety before posting to
this discussion.This week we will work on creating your own statement of personal ethics.To get started, read summarizing review of our great and famous ethics and what
they have taught us — found in our lecture this week.
Then, let’s
work on creating one for you.
Your goal
for the end of this thread is to have created a personal ethical philosophy and
be able to t..
Reflective Assignment Based on Ethical Memoir You began this session considering a moral-ethical dilemma
you yourself faced that you either resolved or failed to resolve, but hopefully
learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethical theory nor what
ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held.
Now that you’ve had an opportunity to explore ethics
formally, create a reflective assessment. Revisit your ethical memoir: what
ethical theory best applies to your experienc..
Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs)
Questions: 1-381. Which would be issued by auditors where there is a history of
significant losses coupled with uncertain prospects?2. Which of the following would require the filing of Form 8-K?3. Which of the following is not considered part of GAAP?4. Which of the following is not considered a monitoring
mechanism?5. Which of the following statements about directors of a company is
true?6. &nbs..
Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs)
Questions: 1-191. Identify the phrase that
DOES NOT correctly complete the following sentence: When using the 10-Q, the analyst should be
aware that the usefulness of the quarterly financial statements might be
affected by ___________________.2. The primary responsibility
for fair and accurate financial reporting rests with the ________.3. Some key SEC filings are:4. 10-K Reports are:5. The two primary ..
Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs)
Questions: 1-10
1.
(TCO B) Depreciation expense decreases net income but is not a use of _________.2. (TCO B) On a statement of cash flows that uses the indirect approach, calculation of cash flow from operations treats depreciation as an adjustment to reported net income because:
3. (TCO B) Which of the following is true? The choice of LIFO vs FIFO
will:
4. (TCO B) An increase in accounts payable ..
Week 1Discussion Question 1: Intentional Torts In Healthcare (Graded)Select one of the intentional torts discussed in your text
and provide an example of how this tort takes place in healthcare. As leader of
your own healthcare facility, what steps could you take and what processes
could you implement to reduce the risk of this tort occurring in your own
facility?
Discussion Question 2: Most Pressing Ethical Issues (Graded)
What do you see as the most pressing ethical issue in healthcare
today?..
Week 2
Discussion Question 1: Delineation Of Clinical Privileges (Graded)
How does a hospital medical staff determine that a physician applicant is qualified and competent to perform all procedures requested on his or her delineation of clinical privileges? By way of process, what happens next once the medical staff has completed this assessment process? Why is regular reappointment to the medical staff important for patient safety?
Discussion Question 2: Ethics Committee (Graded)Identify an is..
Week 3
Discussion Question 1: Roe V. Wade (Graded)What were the key elements of the court's holding in Roe v. Wade? Should the stage of pregnancy determine a woman's right to an abortion? What are the rights of fathers? Regardless of your personal opinions and religious beliefs on abortion, try to identify the legal principles and parameters outlined in your readings. We'll refer to these as we continue our discussion this week.
Discussion Question
2: New Reproductive Technologies (Grade..
Week 4
Discussion Question 1: Informed Consent (Graded)
Explore what is meant by informed consent from a legal perspective. What are the key elements that must be covered in order to obtain legal informed consent? And why is this concept so important to patients, providers, and healthcare organizations?
Discussion Question 2: Patient Self-Determination Act (Graded)
What are the key provisions of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)? Why was this legislation enacted and what wer..
Week 4
Questions: 1-51. (TCO G) You are the risk
manager for a large hospital and recently have been assigned to review a
potential malpractice case for Dr. Johnson. The hospital CEO has asked you to
assess whether the physician and hospital are negligent in the care of the
patient. Discuss and describe the elements you will be looking for to determine
if negligence may have occurred. (Points : 25)
2. (TCO C) Advanced directives
have made it possible for patients to have important n..