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Introduction My interest in a Ph.D. degree program in Business Administration program comes from my need to master all the informatics of business operations. Consequently, I am applying for a Ph.D. degree in Business Administration with the view of majoring in Information Systems. I am particularly interested in methodologies that can streamline the information systems of mega-corporations. The fast pace of technology necessitates viable and easy-to-update information systems. Therefore, it is no longer viable for anyone to master the business side of information systems, but there is also a need to understand their architecture. A Ph.D. program in Business Administration is a viable avenue for providing a comprehensive understanding of how information systems are fair regarding modern corporations. Main text A Ph.D. program in Business Administration (with a major in Information Systems) will enhance my current knowledge in data systems. Currently, I hold valuable insights when it comes to the development, designs, integration, and testing of data systems. In addition, A Ph.D. program will enable me to channel my conceptive, analytical, conceptual, and quantitative skills in business analysis. Furthermore, I desire to have the chance of opening up new directions in business information-systems research. After earning a Ph.D., I would like to use this knowledge to harness and redesign business information systems for mega organizations. Currently, data has become one of the most valuable elements in an organization just like capital and human resource. Consequently, research into how businesses can handle their data systems can have major impacts on the future of business administration. I believe that my prior experience with data and information technology systems makes me a suitable candidate for this Ph.D. program. I have always had a major interest in informatics beginning with my acquisition of a Bachelors’s Degree in Computer Science when I was accorded an Upper Division 2nd Class Honors. The Bachelor of Science Degree program provided me with a steadfast foundation in information systems. After acquiring a degree in Computer Science, I proceeded to pursue a Masters’s in Science in Advanced Computer Science and Information Technology Management. My growing interest in the field of information technology was evident because I was able to attain a distinction in my Masters’ program. During my master’s program, I decided to utilize my skills in business administration environments. To align my skills with industry standards, I took up an Engineering Project Planning and Management course where I was certified as
Introduction If a company wants to have a loyal customer base, the managers should be there when something goes terribly wrong. But with the business’s growth and development, providing immaculate customer service all the time can be very expensive and sometimes difficult. On the other hand, there is nothing better that support from an actual human, there is nothing wrong in using content and new technologies for maximizing the use of the available resources. According to the Forbes article written by Adrian Swinscoe, in order for the company to have a successful customer service, it must have a persistent approach and should constantly look for solutions for resolving any issues that arise. For solving the problems that arise in the customer service environment as well as improving the processes an organization uses, it is very important to understand what is done in the company at every stage. This is where the concept of flow charts comes into play. Flow charts are able to visually present the steps and decisions linked to the business process moreover the format is very easy to understand. Flowcharts are diagrams that visualize the way all processes within the company are integrated with each other. They are used to:  1. Defining and analyzing the process in the company.  2. Communicating the steps with other employees.  3. Standardizing and improving processes.  4. Problem troubleshooting. When it comes to using flowcharts for fixing problems that occur in customer service (Figure 1), it can look something like this: Fig. 1. Customer Support Process Flowchart. Case Study Creating diagrams for solving problems related to responding to customer’s requests makes possible to understand why some processes take much longer that it is considered appropriate by the company. Flowcharts can be useful for identifying the unnecessary process that takes too much time. In addition, they are helpful in figuring out what parties can be affected by changes in the information processing methods. An angry customer is the worst thing that can happen to the customer service team. Managing customer’s anger can be quite a difficult task that requires time and patience, and, to be frank, the help of diagramming techniques targeted at developing answers to managing angry customers can become very handy. A support employee has received a long email in which the customer only argued about the bad services and poor quality of the product without giving any reasoning. Sometimes such anger from customers is unjustified and is caused by the customer having a rough day. Justified or not, managing customers’ anger should be done in such a way, so both the business and the customer are satisfied. Thus, the company’s manager has come up with four steps that w
It goes without saying that changes in the performance of health care providers and in the process of health care delivery are eventually required to improve the general quality of the public health care system affected by unpredictable circumstances. At the same time, local medical facilities aim to implement changes according to their clients’ needs. In order to evaluate the necessity of specific changes, consultations with health care practitioners are constantly required. Purpose of Consultation and Overview of the Consultation Process This work implies the analysis of the interview taken from a public health nurse (care coordinator) of the Hennepin County Mental Health Center to evaluate the general state of this medical facility and identify the necessity of changes. Organizational Analysis The Hennepin County Mental Health Center (HCMHC) is a medical organization that provides high-quality and low-cost mental health services for people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It serves adults with serious mental diseases and related substance use disorders. HCMHC serves children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbance who have been neglected, abused, or court-ordered for evaluation, as well (“Clinics and services,” n.d.). The center is licensed as a DHS Rule 29 Community Mental Health Center by the State of Minnesota (“Clinics and services,” n.d.). In general, in Hennepin County, there are four health departments that serve a population of 1,224,763 people in an area of 554 square miles (CountyOffice.org, n.d.). Every health department is designed for 306,190 people within the territory of 138 square miles (CountyOffice.org, n.d.). Located in the Nicollet Exchange Building, 1801 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis 55403, HCMHC provides a comprehensive and client-oriented treatment that aims to promote patients’ self-efficacy, general wellness and recovery, and life enhancement. Its experienced team of qualified health care providers understands recovery as an individual process and personalizes treatment according to a person’s needs. Professionals develop a plan of treatment and care for every client with the focus of his or her person-specific goals and initiate the participation of the patient’s supp
The project’s purpose is to provide the customers with end-user analysis of Testimate 6 software for implementing accurate statistical tests on the categorical data including nonparametric inferences created by the Institute for Data Analysis (IDV) and released in 2002. This will be developed in the form of the executive summary report. The main steps of analysis include the analysis of documentation the users need for the utilization of software, comprehensive and customer-centered analysis of flaws and possible improvements that should be introduced to make the software more adapted to consumers’ inquiries, analysis of customer’s needs and tasks that he performed in the view of creating viable end-user decisions, describing methodology chosen in this end-user analysis and the reasons for it, creating workflow diagram describing customer-client processes, the realization of options and the ways of realizing task facilitation and finally providing users with adequate recommendations for software exploitation. The analysis of software procedures, tasks, and user documentation needed Template 6 software includes many exact procedures which cover the following statistical tests which are in their turn the main tasks: one sample, two dependent samples, more than two dependent samples, two completely independent samples, more independent samples, two or some more stratified samples, bioequivalence trials, various measures of agreement, and measures of the association. Besides this, Testimate performs the analysis and computing of unordered and ordered data as well as confidence intervals and includes some widespread parametric procedures. The analysis revealed that installation was not connected with any problems and needed only about 10 minutes. The only problem that was observed during installation was the so-called ‘printway’ command which is needed to select a printer and install it on the hard drive. Another problem is that this command is only in German though necessary changes should be made to meet the user’s needs. For the complete installation, the program requires nearly 8 MB of space. It is also necessary for preventing Testimate from jumping into DOS when is run by a customer. This will guarantee an effective interface for customers. Documentation for Testimate The users of Testimate are provided wi
The use of geothermal energy is gaining popularity due to the current world trend in sustainable development. An article by Morris (2021) states that Eden Project is about to drill almost three miles down to find a ‘hot rock’ for electricity generation. The biomes of the attraction, along with some other buildings, are going to be heated by the use of geothermal energy. A drilling rig with a mass of 450 tons and a height of 55 meters is used for boring down to the granite crust at the outer edge of the attraction’s site. The drilling of the first well will take about five months. After the successful finish, water can be injected deep down to be heated by the hot rocks. There is a plan to raise money and start drilling a second well near to the first one, which will generate heat for other businesses in the area. The funding for the first well comes from a combination of several sources, including the European Regional Development Fund, Cornwall Council, and other commercial funds. Several concluding statements can be made based on the article. First, the report shows the obvious transition to renewable energy sources rather than oil products. The Eden Project is already functioning for ten years. The company’s shift towards sustainable energy sources shows the global development in sustainability and green technologies. Also, the planning of the geothermal energy plant construction took several years and a lot of effort. Eden Project gives an example for other companies, which also want to develop sustainable energy sources. It showed that transition towards renewable energy sources takes a long time. If other companies are willing to support sustainable development and shift towards renewable energy, they should start planning it immediately. The article relates to the readings in a way that it also shows that interest in geothermal energy is only increasing. It can be seen through the funding of the project, which involves the European Regional Development Fund. It means that geothermal energy is being discussed and supported at the National level. Also, the article could relate to the current shift of drilling companies towards hot rock geothermal drilling rather than the oil & gas industry.
“Counter Terrorism After Al-Qaida” by Paul Pillar The article analyses the attacks that the Islamic extremists made on the world trade center in New York, USA. It examines the causes that inspired the group to destroy properties worth millions of dollars and lives as well. He notes out that because of the support that the United States offers to Israel and the continued attack on other Arab Islamic states, the youths in the Middle East have risen to fight back. They retaliate by carrying out deadly attacks on the United States and its associates especially in Europe. On its part, the article claims that the United States does everything to contain the situation. It employs all available security methods to bring terrorism to a halt. The biggest challenge in the mission is the small but efficient groups of terrorism. It has made the United States suspicious of any Middle East individuals including governments that are suspected to be supporting terrorism. The United States government has been forced to engage other states by way of co-operation to counter-terrorism especially those in Europe and Africa. The American government might not succeed in dealing with terrorism because some of the fundamental causes of terrorism have not been handled. Religion as a factor is has played a big role in shaping the activities of terrorism. The government of the United States should dig deeper into the causes of terrorism and come up with clear policies that will help solve the problem forever. Summary Review The arguments of the writer in the article are true in that the government had not concentrated on the risks of terrorism. The kind of attention given to terrorism was too little; it was not intended to keep the state secure. Al-Qaeda is known to be a destructive Islamic group whereas the government was not taking its threats seriously. The attempted attack on various American properties awakened the government efforts to neutralize terrorist threats. “Counterterrorism Before 9/11” by National Policy Coordination Terrorism was not a big security threat in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s; it was considered a normal security complication. The central government handled security with funds allocation from the national kitty. The security agencies involved in monitoring the security situations were few; they had inadequate personnel and resources. The attempted terror attack on the world trade center and experiences from other places sensitized the government on security. The agencies in charge of security were increased with diversified roles, especially monitoring the conduct of foreigners from Middle East origin. Furthermore, the situation worsened forcing the government to declare terrorism a national threat to security. The government came up with various policies aimed at dealing with terrorism including forming standby forces to respond t
Introduction In England, the National Health Service (NHS) is in charge of offering high quality free medical care and regulating most of the facilities for health care provision. There are thousands of people working in the organisation. They are the core resources that enable NHS to achieve its objectives. In addition, the quality of service delivery by any particular unit of NHS or the entire national organisation depends on the delivery care to patients (The NHS Confederation 2008). Thus, when patients complain of poor services in hospitals, they directly imply that NHS is not performing its duties as prescribed in its mandate and organisational objectives (Silvester et al. 2004). It is hard to benchmark quality delivery and stakeholder satisfaction in health care delivery. One reason for this is that health care is a continuous service and cannot stop for the sake of making a review and a report. Secondly, there are different aspects of health care interaction with different stakeholders. These aspects occur simultaneously, such that it is possible to highlight a line of service delivery, but impossible to isolate it from influences of other lines of service delivery (Silvester et al. 2004). This paper provides a history of governance crises at Mid Staffordshire, UK, also referred herein as Mid Staffs. The case is about health care governance failures measured by minimum patient safety and quality standards. The paper also reviews the principles of governance and theories of leadership in discussing the case and recommending a governance solution. History of governance crises at Mid Staffs Parliamentary reports of the health conditions between 2005 and 2008 for Mid Staffs hospital services were negative. They highlighted the governance problems of the board in charge of the service delivery. As a remedy, changes happened to
Introduction This paper analyzes one of the most popular and controversial music videos today titled ‘Anaconda’ by Nicki Minaj. The video has over a 100 million views on YouTube and they are steadily increasing, especially as international audiences get attracted by the hype and controversy surrounding it. The main course for the controversy is that the film is decidedly raunchy, and this has resulted in its opposition by many people who feel it is both immoral and misleading, especially to younger generations. Summary of the story The video, like many rap songs, does not have a solid plot. However, there is a recurring image of Nicki Minaj tewrking in a most suggestive way. These lines are not very coherent when one reads them in isolation, but there is a direct suggestion of a man who lives rich and sells drugs. It is shown that he fights it out with the cops is funding the singer’s lifestyle. He buys her Alexander McQueen clothes and even lets her sample some of the drugs on sale. The general idea from the title and chorus is that a person’s “anaconda”, which is an indirect subtle representation of a penis, does not want skinny girls. The song tries to justify the sex appeal of plus-sized women. Throughout, there are numerous images for sex glorifying bigger girls. While not all the dancers are remarkably big themselves, they all have sizeable buttock that they gyrate in acrobatic ways. Minaj has a scene where she is in the kitchen playing suggestively with food, most noticeably bananas and applying cream on her chest in a manner to suggest she is preparing herself for “consumption”. In another sequence, she is teasing Drake, who is sitting as she gives him a lap dance and engages in several erotic moves on her knees on the floor before him. Critical analysis The video has been criticized and praised almost in equal measures. Some people feel it is a defense for plus-sized girls who have in the past been discriminated in music videos and Hollywood, where they have often been depicted as unsightly unappealing. According to some, Minaj has made a very strong feminist point of taking a stand and portraying the beauty and sex appeal of a black plus sized-woman, mocking the skinny look in the selection of obvious portrayals of the power of having a “fat ass”. Defenders of the song claim that she critics the age-old standards designed to objectify women who were engendered by Mix-a-Lot in his Grammy winning song back in 1992. In this video, black women were portrayed gyrating their backsides and spanking each other to give the impression that they existed primarily for the pleasure of men. Minaj’s supporters claim that the song is more empowering than derogatory since it allegedly encourages women to own their “curves” and not to let them be used against them. On the other hand, the video has been bitterly criticized for its promotion of the hypersexualization of women. In fact, several critics have accused it of defeating the same
Introduction North Ireland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom in the northeastern part of Ireland. It is distinct from the rest of Ireland because historically the people there have been predominantly protestant while the rest of Ireland was predominantly Catholic. The religious difference plus the fact that the British crown has always had a considerable interest in asserting its “rights” over the neighboring island are the key contributors to the schism between the two-part of Ireland. The Ulstermen who dominate the Unionist faction consider themselves British while the Nationalists consider themselves Irish. This difference in ethnopolitical views has made Ireland, especially North Ireland a troubled land. Roman Catholic Nationalists and Protestant Unionists have continued to battle each other for control for the better part of the 20 th Century. After the Irish Civil War that ran from 1922-23, there was an era of relative peace in what was known as the Irish Free State only to see a resurgence of violence in 1966 to 1998 an era now known as “The Troubles” Thanks to the efforts spearheaded by Tony Blair the “Good Friday Agreement” or the Belfast Agreement in 1998 ended the armed conflict. The worst of “The Troubles” are over but the inter-generational conflict will leave its scars for years to come. This paper will be about the republic of Ireland and its representations in the media. Prior to the “Good Friday Agreement” agreement North Ireland was stereotyped in media as a violent war-zone where Unionist and Nationalist paramilitaries clashed constantly in defense of their goals. “The Devil’s Own” and “Some Mother’s Son” are two movies that adequately chronicle the cycles of violence that were common during “The Troubles” era. To better understand “The Troubles” it is wise to review a movie that is set even older than the two “Michael Collins” is set in the Irish Civil War of 1922 – 23. It is wise to review it because knowing how the Irish of the previous generation, fathers or grandfathers to the patriots, or anarchists depending on one’s point of view, who fought in “The Troubles” suffered can be the key to understanding the sheer grit of the IRA and UVA in their wars. “Micheal Collins” will also give a wider perspective and answer the question of why the divergent factions in North Ireland are so bent on their goals. The Devil’s Own In the Devil’s own, Harrison Ford is an American police officer who plays a good Samaritan to a visitor from Ireland. He is unaware that the visitor Frankie McGuire (played by Brad Pitt) was an eyewitness to the murder of his father by Unionist paramilitaries and is a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Traumatized by his experiences, Frankie is bent on getting revenge for what he saw and has been on a killing spree. As a matter of fact, the reason Frankie fled to the United States is that he is a fugitive from justice and is escaping culpability for murdering a group of British soldiers in broad daylight. PIRA sympathizers help him reach the USA where he intends to acquire arms for shipment to the PIRA. The main conflict in this story is the cr