Assessment Task:

Assessment Brief (TBC)

You are appointed as senior project manager in a construction company, and you are responsible for many professional staff. You also mentor staff who are responsible for more junior staff, tradespeople and subcontract specialists. Select one construction leader from the public domain that you may consider to be a role model; see for example this link about the ‘top twenty bosses in construction’:

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/revealed-the-top-20-highest-paid-construction- plc-bosses-18-10-2021/

https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/2024-top-100-construction-companies

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/cn100-2023-back-in-the-driving-seat-21-09- 2023/

Search the company web site of the chosen person, including for example company annual reports.

Your task: Critically appraise your perception of the leadership style of that person, AND examine ways how he or she may work to secure maximum motivation and performance of employees. How can you apply this person’s style to the way you will manage or lead people? Integrate your work with evidence in the literature. There should be no citations before 2022, other than primary references (not secondary) to seminal theoretical concepts.

Assignment marking guide

Evidence of reading; a wide range of authoritative sources. – 40 marksCritical appraisal.- 30 marksApplication to own potential style. – 20 marksPresentation, grammar, proof reading, references Harvard format or similar. – 10 marks

(Please note that the General Assessment Criteria will also apply. Please see section 16).

About CPM7001 Construction Management Assignment

The CPM7001 Construction Management assignment typically focuses on key areas related to managing construction projects efficiently and effectively. Students working on this assignment should consider the following important aspects:

1. Understanding Construction Project Management Principles

Project Life Cycle: Familiarise yourself with the stages of a construction project (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure).Key Roles and Responsibilities: Outline the roles of a construction project manager, including planning, resource allocation, scheduling, and quality control.

2. Project Planning and Scheduling

Critical Path Method (CPM): Learn how to use CPM to schedule tasks, identify the critical path, and allocate resources efficiently.Gantt Charts: Demonstrate how Gantt charts can help manage timelines and track project progress.Resource Management: Highlight how to balance materials, labor, and equipment to avoid delays and cost overruns.

3. Risk Management in Construction

Risk Identification and Mitigation: Discuss common construction risks such as delays, cost overruns, safety hazards, and how to manage them.Contingency Planning: Explain the importance of contingency plans and how to develop strategies for unforeseen issues.

4. Sustainability and Environmental Management

Sustainable Practices: Include discussion on sustainable construction techniques and how to minimise environmental impact.Legislation and Compliance: Explain the importance of adhering to environmental laws and industry standards.

5. Health and Safety Regulations

Regulatory Compliance: Emphasise the importance of health and safety regulations like CDM (Construction Design and Management) in the UK or OSHA in the US.

Sample Answer – Plagiarised, Do Not Copy

Analyse organisational and management processes.

Critically appraise your perception of the leadership style of that person, AND examine ways how he or she may work to secure maximum motivation and performance of employees. How can you apply this person’s style to the way you will manage or lead people? Integrate your work with evidence in the literature. There should be no citations before 2022, other than primary references (not secondary) to seminal theoretical concepts.

To analyse organisational and management processes, it is important to assess the leadership style of a key figure within an organisation and examine how their approach influences employee motivation and performance. The focus here is on critically appraising your perception of this person’s leadership style and how it might inform your own leadership practices.

Leadership Style Appraisal

The individual in question demonstrates a transformational leadership style, characterised by their ability to inspire, energise, and challenge employees to exceed their standard performance levels. Transformational leaders are known for creating a vision that aligns with both the organisation`s goals and employees` personal growth, thereby fostering high motivation and engagement. A key aspect of this style is the leader’s focus on emotional intelligence, which allows them to understand and respond to the needs and emotions of their team members.

In this case, the leader’s approach to communication is particularly noteworthy. They maintain open, transparent communication channels, ensuring that employees feel informed and involved in decision-making processes. By empowering team members to contribute ideas and take ownership of their tasks, they cultivate a strong sense of commitment and loyalty.

Securing Maximum Motivation and Performance

To maximise motivation and performance, this leader employs several strategies that are supported by recent literature on organisational behaviour. First, they foster a culture of continuous development, providing ample opportunities for professional growth through training and mentorship. According to Ryan and Deci`s Self-Determination Theory (2022), autonomy, competence, and relatedness are key to intrinsic motivation. By focusing on employees` personal development, this leader effectively taps into these intrinsic motivators, driving higher performance and job satisfaction.

Moreover, the leader leverages recognition and rewards in a way that aligns with Equity Theory (Adams, 2022). They ensure that recognition is not only financial but also symbolic, offering verbal praise, public acknowledgment, and opportunities for career advancement. This balance of extrinsic and intrinsic rewards enhances employees` motivation by making them feel valued and appreciated.

Assessment Criteria and Grading Sheet

No.

Learning Outcomes

Weight (%)

Marks Awarded (%)

1

Task 1

Determine from the NEC contract the requirements for valuation of the works in the event of termination and provide a narrative on the process that is to be followed referring to the P procedures and R clauses (350 words)

10%

 

 

2

Task 2

The termination of the contract is valid, and you do not to consider the merits of it, you must however, provide your

client with a proposed methodology for addressing the termination costs premised (250 words)

 

10%

 

3

Task 3

Following the initial referral to adjudication it is MRU’s position that no/little money arises due to the failings in the substantiation provided. The Adjudicator agreed. You are engaged to provide an independent opinion on the validity of

this statement. You are to agree or disagree with the report of the MRU expert and provide reasons thereof (250 words)

 

 

10%

 

4

Task 4

Having decided that you can support the client’s claim you are tasked with responding to the submissions of the MRU expert

in detail determining their credibility and rebutting them with points of law and/or authority (900 words)

 

25%

 

 

5

Task 5

You must respond to and rebut this statement in your report

to the client and consider how the valuation should be provided (500 words)

 

20%

 

6

Task 6

You are tasked with providing your client with a conclusion on the rebuttal, your request for evidence and the correct

method of calculating entitlement (250 words)

 

15%

 

7

Task 7

Provide advice to your client as to the merits and entitlement of the matter, you can make assumptions as to entitlement as you deem appropriate. However, the client is concerned that in the event of a positive award, MRU will not pay and wonders if this is all worth the effort? Advise CBL of their

rights to secure the award (or not) and ensure payment thereafter. (250 words)

 

 

 

10%

 

 

TOTAL

100%

 

ASSIGNMENT

Scenario

You are engaged by Corn Balls Ltd (“CBL”) from the UK to act as their Quantum Expert in a matter that they have with the principal Contractor, Mines R Us Ltd from Spain, in the construction of new facilities at a mine in Kenya.

The mine was constructed under the NEC3 Engineering & Construction Contract, June 2005 (with amendments June 2006), main Option A (Priced Contract with activity schedule).

The contract was terminated by Mines R Us Ltd, and they have valued the amounts outstanding at zero.

Corn Balls Ltd have valued the amount due on termination as R44 328 533.54.

Corn Balls Ltd entered into adjudication (as per the contract provisions) and the Adjudicator concluded that they had failed to bring forward one single jot of evidence and decided that zero should be awarded.

The adjudicator relied on the report in contravention of the Mines R Us expert who rebutted all of the claims made by Corn Balls Ltd.

Unfortunately, in the adjudication Corn Balls Ltd did not use a Quantum expert but in referring the matter to arbitration you are now engaged.

The expert for Mines R Us report rebutted each and every claim, this is included as attachment 01.

Your client wants to know what to supply in support of evidence and needs your guidance. The client relies on you to rebut the failure to bring forward one single jot of evidence

Task 1

Determine from the NEC contract, the requirements for valuation of the works in the event of termination and provide a narrative on the process that is to be followed referring to the P procedures and R clauses (See Clause 90.2 from NEC3 contract). (350 words)

The particulars of contract are as follows:

Task 2

a. On 28 June 2017, CBL and MRU entered into a sub-contract (“the Contract”) for the execution of Works which included the modification of the existing tippler system, new conveyors, transfer houses, modifications of existing conveyors and infrastructure.

THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

To the extent that the Contract is an NEC3 Engineering & Construction Contract, June 2005 (with amendments June 2006), main Option A (Priced Contract with activity schedule) with various secondary Options and as amended by additional Z clauses, this provides for the methodology of evaluation.

The termination of the contract is valid, and you do not to consider the merits of it, you must however, provide your client with a proposed methodology for addressing the termination costs premised on; (250 words)On 26 July 2019, MRU issued a termination notice in accordance with clause 91.5 of the Contract.On 28 November 2019, CBL provided MRU with its final assessment of the amount due on termination.On 14 October 2020, CBL provided MRU with a ‘full’ breakdown of the amount claimed in the sum of R44 328 533.54.

Task 3

Following the initial referral to adjudication it is MRU’s position that no/little money arises due to the failings in the substantiation provided. The Adjudicator agreed. You are engaged to provide an independent opinion on the validity of this statement. You are to agree or disagree with the report of the MRU expert and provide reasons thereof. (250 words)

Task 4

Having decided that you can support the client’s claim you are tasked with responding to the submissions of the MRU expert in detail determining their credibility and rebutting them with points of law and/or authority. (900 words)

The focus of your response is to be on the claimed sums below. BASIS OF CLAIM. The summary of the amounts subjected to further evidential burden are below and you should refer to the MRU’s commentary on each (Please see report example provided with module 3 Lecture 7 that may assist you):

Item

Claim Description

Amount Claimed

1.0

Assessment of work done under Certificate 19

R5,503,812

2.0

Open & Active Compensation Events.

R23,196,655

2.1

CE007: Spike rollers

R825,076

2.2

CE009 Rev 1: New specifications 10 galvanizing and painting

 

 

of hand railings & stanchions guards, crawl beams

R821,549

2.3

CE013 Rev 1: Additional signals on conveyor system

R96,360

2.4

CE014 Rev 3: Updated Ventilation fans and starters

R350,798

2.5

CE017: Interim change to completion date to 02 September 2018

R13,771,321

2.6

CE022 Rev 1: Cancellation of Shutdown (up to April 2019) provisional

R7,331,551

3.0

CE027: Subcontractor’s costs for the Termination

 

 

(including its Sub-Subcontractors)

R9,146,635

4.0

Previously part of the items certified under certificates 4 and 8.

R6,370,348

4.1

Omitted from the total in payment certificate 4

R4,888,726

4.2

Omitted from the total in payment certificate 8

R1,481,622

Total

R44,217,450

 

Task 5

You must respond to and rebut this statement in your report to the client and consider how the valuation should be provided (in the primary and secondary position?); (500 words)

‘The issue of whether a compensation event should be calculated by reference to forecast costs or actual costs in an NEC3 contract was referred to the court for determination in a 2017 court case. Although the case related to a dispute under the NEC3 Professional Services Contract and was heard in the Northern Ireland Queen’s Bench Division (Commercial) the decision may be of some benefit to the current disputes, if not authority. The decision was supportive of the use of actual costs to assess the effect of compensation events.

Paragraph 35 of the Decision states:

‘Evidence, from time sheets and other material, of what the consultant actually did in that period, particularly with reference to the change in instructions, is not only relevant evidence but clearly the best evidence to assist the court in calculating the compensation to which the consultant is entitled.’

Mr. Bond says in his report, ’In my experience it is standard industry practice to support claims for costs of personnel or labour with breakdowns of the time expended (with timesheets that reference the activity undertaken) and hourly rates (supported by payroll information). It is also standard industry practice to support amounts claimed for materials or equipment supplied with invoices from suppliers.

Task 6

You are tasked with providing your client with a conclusion on the rebuttal, your request for evidence and the correct method of calculating entitlement (the primary and/or secondary position) (250 words)

In your conclusion consider the following.

You are not so sure on the concept of standard industry practice as this would result in all variations being valued to cost whereas the mechanisms of the traditional contract provide for the use of rates.Is this a matter for further debate in the submissions given that the NEC is an Option A Contract?MRU’s expert’s further point, ‘It is also consistent with the breakdowns and substantiation required by the SSCC when submitting and assessing Defined Cost’ has some place within the NEC Option A but it is not to detract from the efficacy with which the NEC is to be used.Further discussion on this alternative form of valuation should be robustly contended in the ensuing Referral, the conclusion of this aspect may well be MRU’s willingness to accept the NEC priced CE when confronted by higher actual costs having been incurred.

Task 7

Provide advice to your client as to the merits and entitlement of the matter, you can make assumptions as to entitlement as you deem appropriate. However, the client is concerned that in the event of a positive award, MRU will not pay and wonders if this is all worth the effort? Advise CBL of their rights to secure the award (or not) and ensure payment thereafter. (250 words)

Please attachment 1 – Expert Report of 21 January 2021 – Note that the appendices to this report have not been included. The figures and amounts have been included in the contents of the report.

The aim of this assignment is to familiarise students with issues pertaining to the development and implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this assignment, you will:

Understand underpinning principles of corporate social responsibilityAppreciate the integrated nature of environmental, health and safety, social and economic performance aspects in the organisational agendaRecognize the importance of transparency, accountability and stakeholder engagement in promoting corporate social responsibility.Be familiar with the notions of materiality and sustainability / corporate social responsibility reporting and the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines

Brief Part A

Provide an overview of the concepts of corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting. Sustainability reporting is a voluntary instrument at present. Assess the costs and benefits of making it compulsory. Integrate into your discussion at least 3 refereed journal articles1. (Indicated word limit 1000 words)

Refereed journal articles are articles published after they have been reviewed by other scientists, knowledgeable in the field of inquiry, to determine whether the studies they describe are of reasonable quality and the conclusions reported are supported by the evidence. Reputable scientific journals use a process of peer review before accepting a paper for publication. You can access such articles through the University of Greenwich Library Databases and Electronic Information Resources. Such CSR/sustainability report can be located online in an official corporate website and you should include the link for downloading the report at the beginning of Part B of your assignment.

Part B

Identify 1 two recent Corporate Social Responsibility reports of two UK companies. Compare and discuss (up to 1000 words) how environmental and social issues form the Corporate Social Responsibility strategy of the organisations. Particular emphasis should be placed on the reporting of Health and Safety and Covid-19 issues within the CSR reports.

General Instruction

The work is to be word-processed, double or 1.5-line spacing Arial or Calibri, 12 Font, aligned to the left hand of the page and appropriately referenced using the Harvard system of referencing. The length must not exceed 2000 words, excluding appendices, bibliography, etc. A word count must be included.

All assignments must be submitted electronically using the Turnitin plagiarism service through Moodle (even where a hard copy is required by your local centre). In the correct Moodle course, click on the Assignment folder; Assignment Submission; identify and click the correct assignment link and then follow the instructions.

There are a number of centres offering this programme so you must ensure you submit in the correct folder or your assignment may not be marked.

You may also be required to submit a hard copy to your local centre. Your local centre will tell you whether or not a hard copy is required to be submitted. Assignments will not be marked unless they are submitted electronically.

Assessment

This coursework accounts for 50% of the course marks. It will be assessed on the basis of:

1.

Content

45%

2.

Critical evaluation

25%

3.

Structure and presentation

15%

4.

Referencing

15%

Submission

Submission date:- This assignment will normally be submitted 12 weeks after the study school but check online or with your Centre for exact dates. Work submitted late will not be marked unless a formal extension of time has been granted.

Plagiarism and Copying

It is not acceptable to copy other student’s coursework or material directly from your sources of information. This is plagiarism. If you copy material it will be highlighted by the Turnitin system that is used for on-line submissions. The copied content will not be marked and you may be referred to the Plagiarism Panel and will be awarded a zero mark. Your final mark transcript will also show that you have been penalised for submitting plagiarised material. We will ignore small matches associated with common phrases and terms and will ignore matches highlighted in your reference list when considering whether or not your work is plagiarised.

As a general rule you should aim to get your similarity index into the “green” zone on Turnitin. If you are in the “amber” zone you will need to look very carefully at your work to see what you can put into your own words to reduce your score. High amber scores may be referred to the plagiarism panel and will certainly mean that a significant part of your work will not be considered in the marking. If you are in the “red” zone you will be referred to the plagiarism panel. We strongly advise you to submit a final draft through Turnitin well before the cut-off date to check your similarity index. Please remember that you are only allowed to submit one draft version of your coursework every day so leave yourself plenty of time to revise and resubmit your final version of the coursework.

Sample Answer – Do Not Copy, It`s Plagiarised!

Understand underpinning principles of corporate social responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept where businesses integrate social and environmental concerns into their operations and interactions with stakeholders. It is based on the idea that companies have obligations beyond generating profit for shareholders. CSR focuses on how businesses contribute positively to society, reduce negative environmental impacts, and engage in ethical practices. This concept is increasingly tied to sustainability reporting, a framework through which companies disclose their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.

Briefly introduce early ideas of how disease spreads and why these ideas came about. Include a short discussion of the ways that people attempted to prevent the spread of disease.

Unit 14 Infection and Immunity

Disease has been part of the human story since the dawn of time. The earliest known disease that we have evidence for is leprosy, which has been found in skeletons dating back 4000 years. Smallpox is nearly as old and has been found in ancient Egyptian mummies dating as far back as 1350BCE.

Thanks to modern medicine most diseases are no longer deadly. Leprosy, once thought to be a result of sinful behaviour, is now known to be caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae and is spread by inhalation of droplets from coughing and sneezing. It is easily treated with antibiotics and is now very rare indeed. Smallpox, variola virus, was once the deadliest disease in the world. It was estimated to have killed up to 300 million people in the 20th century and around 500 million people in the last 100 years of its existence. It has now been completely eradicated by a global vaccination program, with the last smallpox case anywhere in the world occurring in 1979.

Your task is to produce an illustrated report that not only demonstrates your understanding of diseases, how they spread and how we recover from them, but also charts some of the key turning points in medical discovery.

Your report must include the following sections.

SECTION ONE

This section covers the development of modern medicine.

Briefly introduce early ideas of how disease spreads and why these ideas came about. Include a short discussion of the ways that people attempted to prevent the spread of disease.Describe how Dr Ignaz Semmelweis and Dr Robert Koch contributed to the idea of Germ Theory and their contributions to modern healthcare practices.Describe the contribution of Dr John Snow to the development of epidemiology, the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.Explain the history of the development of vaccination, including the contributions of Dr Edward Jenner and Dr Louis Pasteur.

You should use images and diagrams to support your commentary where appropriate.

SECTION TWO

Show that you understand the cause and transmission of different pathogens by describing the structure of a range pathogens, including bacteria and viruses, and compare them to eukaryotic cells.

Identify and briefly describe range of contagious diseases with different modes of transmission and explain how they enter the human body. Explain how each of these causes disease and include the symptoms.

You should use images and diagrams to support your commentary where appropriate.

SECTION THREE

Show that you understand how the human body responds to infection by: -Describing the range of first line defences and non-specific responses to infection including fever.Explaining the roles of the different types of white blood cells.Explaining the mechanism of the specific immune response and how it can significantly reduce the chances of you catching the same disease twice.

You should use images and diagrams to support your commentary where appropriate.

SECTION FOUR

Show that you understand how vaccinations can prevent an infection through,

Describing the different types of vaccine and how they work.Explaining how vaccination increases the chance that you will become immune to a pathogen and how this can reduce the spread of a disease.

You should use images and diagrams to support your commentary where appropriate.

SECTION FIVE

Show that you understand how antibiotics work and their limitations through,

Explaining what antibiotics are and, briefly, how they were discovered.Describing the mechanism of action of antibiotics and explain why they only work on bacteria and no other pathogens.Explaining how bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics and the consequences of this for public health.

Guidance

The report should be written using the recommended structure and format for an illustrated report as outlined in the study materials for the Academic Writing Skills unit.

Relevant theory must be referenced where appropriate and you must provide a references list and bibliography.

Your report should also contain appropriate drawings and diagrams to support your commentary. If these are taken from published sources, they must be cited and referenced accordingly.

The report should be a maximum of 3,000 words in length

6004 Assessment 2 Instructions

Write a 4–6 page policy proposal and practice guidelines for improving quality and performance associated with the benchmark metric underperformance you advocated for improving in Assessment 1.

Introduction

In advocating for institutional policy changes related to local, state, or federal healthcare laws or policies, health leaders must be able to develop and present clear and well-written policy and practice guideline proposals that will enable a team, a unit, or an organization as a whole to resolve relevant performance issues and bring about improvements in the quality and safety of healthcare. This assessment offers you an opportunity to take the lead in proposing such changes.

As a master’s-level healthcare practitioner, you have a valuable viewpoint and voice to bring to discussions about policy development, both inside and outside your care setting. Developing policy for internal purposes can be a valuable process toward quality and safety improvement and ensuring compliance with various healthcare regulatory pressures. This assessment offers you an opportunity to take the lead in proposing such changes as well.

Instructions

Propose an organizational policy and practice guidelines that you believe will lead to an improvement in quality and performance associated with the benchmark underperformance you advocated for improving in Assessment 1. Be precise, professional, and persuasive in demonstrating the merit of your proposed actions.

Requirements

The policy proposal requirements outlined below correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements for document format and length and for supporting evidence.

Explain the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal healthcare policies or laws. Use your topic from Assessment 1 to complete this.What is the current benchmark for the organization and the numeric score for underperformance?How is the benchmark underperformance affecting the provision of quality care or the organization’s operations?What are the potential repercussions of not making any changes?What evidence supports your conclusions?Summarize your proposed organizational policy and practice guidelines.Identify applicable local, state, or federal healthcare policy or law that prescribes relevant performance benchmarks that your policy proposal addresses (using your Advocacy Issues topic from the AHA).Keep your audience in mind when creating this summary statement.Analyze the potential effects of environmental factors on your recommended practice guidelines.What regulatory considerations could affect your recommended guidelines?What resources could affect your recommended guidelines (staffing, financial, and logistical considerations, or support services)?Explain ethical, evidence-based practice guidelines to improve targeted benchmark performance and the impact the proposed changes will have on the targeted group.What does the evidence-based literature suggest are potential strategies to improve performance for your targeted benchmark?How would these strategies ensure performance improvement or compliance with applicable local, state, or federal healthcare policy or law?How can you ensure that these strategies are ethical and culturally inclusive in their application?What is the direct impact of these changes on the stakeholders’ work setting/job requirements?Explain why particular stakeholders and groups must be involved in further development and implementation of your proposed policy and practice guidelines.Why is it important to engage these stakeholders and groups?How can their participation produce a stronger policy and facilitate its implementation?Present strategies for collaborating with the stakeholder group to implement your proposed policy and practice guidelines.What role will the stakeholder group play in implementing your proposal?Why is the stakeholder group and their collaboration important for successful implementation?Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.Proofread your proposal, before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your proposal.Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to source citations and references.

Policy Proposal Format and Length

It may be helpful to use a template or format for your proposal used in your current organization. The risk management or quality department could be a good resource for finding an appropriate template or format. If you are not currently in practice, or your organization does not have these resources, many appropriate templates are freely available on the Internet.

Your policy summary statement should be succinct (about one paragraph). Overall, your proposal should be 4–6 pages in length.

Supporting Evidence

Cite 3–5 references to current and scholarly research, case studies, or best practice guidelines to support your analysis and recommendations.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze relevant healthcare laws, policies, and regulations; their application; and their effects on organizations, interprofessional teams, and professional practice.Explain and interpret for stakeholders the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal healthcare policies or laws.Competency 2: Lead the development and implementation of ethical and culturally sensitive policies that improve health outcomes for individuals, organizations, and populations.Summarize a proposed organizational policy or practice change guideline and analyze the potential effects of environmental factors on recommended practice guidelines.Competency 3: Evaluate relevant indicators of performance, such as benchmarks, research, and best practices, to inform healthcare laws and policies for patients, organizations, and populations.Explain how ethical, evidence-based practice guidelines to improve targeted benchmark performance will impact a stakeholder group needed for successful implementation of the policy or practice change.Competency 4: Develop strategies to work collaboratively with policy makers, stakeholders, and colleagues to address environmental (governmental and regulatory) forces.Explain why particular stakeholders and groups must be involved in further development and implementation of a proposed policy or practice change to improve quality and outcomes.Present strategies for collaborating with a stakeholder group to implement a proposed policy and practice guidelines.Competency 5: Produce clear, coherent, and professional written work, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

Assignment Content:
For your persuasive policy speech topic, write a “problem statement” (no more than one paragraph) to clarify the problem/need and point to the solution. This will ultimately help you figure out what you need to have in each section of your presentation. As you continue working on this speech, you may find that you need to adjust this.

The link below will help you understand how and why to write a problem statement. Your submission should reflect the ideas and format covered in the link.

http://www.ceptara.com/blog/how-to-write-problem-statement

Part A

Question:

VUCA-type (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) and BANI (brittle, anxious, nonlinear, incomprehensible) contemporary contexts and dynamics (for example: COVID, financial pressures/economic crisis/ labour market shortages/ geo-political tensions) are becoming the ‘new global norm’. Healthcare organizations have to operate in, and deal with, the challenges these environments create.

How, and to what extent, is human resource management able to engage with, and support, healthcare professionals in dealing with the challenges that are presented by this changing world?

Part B

Written Assignment

Reflective Company/Organizational – Focused Task

Your director of service is concerned about the HRM issues, pressures and challenges facing your specialist health area/service/department and says she/he would value a bullet-point ‘problem-response’ report on these.

Write a brief report-style response that will accomplish this need and objective. The report should: – Identify the direct issues, pressures and challenges relating to HRM that are affecting your specialist area/service/department; – Provide proposed solutions and recommendations to the issues, pressures and challenges identified; – Employ academic references and relate the solutions /recommendations to academic and wider literature(s);

Purpose of the Assignment

Academic argument covers a wide range of writing, but its hallmarks are an appeal to reason and a reliance on research. As a consequence, such arguments cannot be composed quickly, casually, or off the top of one’s head. They require careful reading, accurate reporting, and a conscientious commitment to truth. But academic pieces do not tune out all appeals to ethos or emotion: today, we know that these arguments often convey power and authority through their impressive lists of sources and their immediacy. But an academic argument crumbles if its facts are skewed or its content proves to be unreliable.

For this assignment, you will use the specifics outlined in Chapter 17 to compose your academic research project topic you selected in WEEK 7. As indicated in the assigned readings, your claim should be controversial about the topic you’ve selected. Your essay should demonstrate that you’ve read widely and thought carefully about the topic and how to support your argument. You can follow the example essays at the end of Chapter 17 for specific guidance.

Strategies for Success

Have an effective thesis statement that makes a debatable claim
An example thesis for this assignment might look like this:
Some may argue that states should define rules regarding animal testing for cosmetic purposes (rebuttal); however, Congress should ban animal research (claim) because if the discussions were left up to states, corporations would move from state to state to avoid penalties (backing).

Use an evenhanded tone and dealing with all points of view fairly.
Acknowledge and respond to a counterargument of your claim.
Be sure to review the rubric for specific assignment expectations.
You will need to have 2 – 3 sources for your research (must come from the Triton Library Database) and be cited correctly.
Format Guidelines

Essay word count is 1250* – 1500* words (6 – 7 pages). (* does not include cited material, i.e. works cited page and in-text citations)
At least 10 paragraphs.
Use traditional MLA essay structure (use the MLA essay template in Microsoft Word). Use the default settings on your word processing program (“normal” margins,12-point font, Calibri or Times New Roman). Double-space your essay and include page numbers.
Cite all your resources from the readings.
Submitted the essay as a .doc or .docx file.
Save/name your assignment as LastName#3.

The research paper must have at least 1250 words in final version (not including in-text citations and works cited page).

Rubric:
— Intro is effective but may lack a clear purpose — Competent & well developed debatable thesis — — Reasons are effective, rational and support the claim — Conclusion recasts thesis & provides cohesion to whole paper. Ideas are sufficiently supported, sound, & logical — Grounds support the claim — The warrant connects the claims and grounds of to argument — Backing is evident — Qualifiers that explain the limit(s) of the claim are evident but may be less effective — Rebuttal counterargument & response are identified but may lack relevance to the topic. Competent organization, without sophistication because the reasons are not listed in appropriate order — Competent paragraph structure — May be lacking in effective transitions. –Incomplete Toulmin outline included with submission. word count without cited material is 1000 – 1250. Contains only minor errors in grammar, spelling, or mechanics. –Format is clean and consistent. — Title is related to the topic. — Citations mostly follow MLA format.

Reference:
Gale, editor. “Physician-Assisted Suicide.” Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, 3rd ed., Gale, 2013. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDIzMjY2NQ==?aid=105983.

https://www.npr.org/2014/11/20/365509889/debate-should-physician-assisted-suicide-be-legal

Waun, James, E., et al. “Physician-Assisted Dying.” The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health, edited by Gale, 2nd ed., Gale, 2015. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDcxOTcw?aid=105983.

Search the APA PsycINFO database, (Article at the bottom), and then select one peer-reviewed article on a forensic psychology topic that you would like to explore that is relevant to your area of specialization in your program. (Topics of interest may include victimology, vicarious traumatization, PTSD, stalking, etc.) My topic is the relationship between poverty and incarceration. 

Next, search the internet for articles related to the same topic. Review and analyze the results, and then select one more article for this Discussion.

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/incarceration/journal203664

To prepare  Familiarize yourself with following databases found in the Walden Library: o Thoreau o APA PsycInfo o Criminal Justice database  Select a forensic psychology topic of interest to you, and then search that topic in each of the three databases.  Consider the similarities and differences between the results you generated with each database. Postthe following:  Share the forensic psychology topic of interest that you searched.  Describe your results from each of the three databases.  Based on this search experience, explain how you will determine the best ways to search for articles relevant to your study or dissertation. Although there is no specific word count required for Discussion posts,