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Reflect on and discuss your personal definition of health and disease. Using evidence-based research from at least two peer-reviewed sources, discuss examples of disease states as it relates to homeostasis. Lastly, reflect on assumptions and biases you have encountered in your own practice regarding health and disease. Your journal assignment must be submitted as a 2- to 3-paragraph assignment. All sources must be cited using APA format. Submit journal assignment as a Word document.

Design and mathematically simulate the operation of a quantum-powered spacecraft engine capable of interstellar travel. The engine should utilize theoretical quantum propulsion principles (e.g., quantum vacuum fluctuations or exotic matter) and be optimized for a multi-star system trajectory within 100 light-years. Part 1: Quantum Field Integration 1, Derive a system of differential equations describing the quantum fluctuations of the vacuum state around the spacecraft. Assume that spacetime curvature varies non-linearly within the interstellar medium. 2, Integrate these equations into a 12-dimensional tensor space accounting for: Relativistic effects Quantum decoherence over macroscopic distances Exotic matter generation efficiency Part 2: Energy Budget and Thermodynamics Calculate the total energy required to maintain quantum coherence in the engine’s core. Assume energy extraction from a hypothetical 10^12 Tesla magnetic monopole field. Solve for the thermodynamic efficiency of the engine while accounting for: Entropy fluctuations in a 4-dimensional spacetime manifold Multi-phase quantum energy loss at Planck-scale interactions Derive a feasible (or infeasible) energy budget for a 10-light-year journey using real-time quantum entanglement energy transfer. Part 3: Multi-Star System Navigation Using a generalized N-body problem solver, simulate a 3-star gravitational slingshot maneuver where: The stars are modeled as rapidly rotating neutron stars emitting bursts of gamma radiation. Gravitational anomalies near each star introduce unpredicted trajectory perturbations. Optimize the trajectory using Lagrangian mechanics extended to a 6-body system with quantum drag forces. Present the system of equations and solve numerically using at least fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods. Part 4: Engine Material Engineering Design a material capable of withstanding continuous interaction with exotic matter and extreme quantum effects. Utilize Schrödinger’s wave equations to define the electron density and resilience under quantum tunneling bombardments. Solve for a stable material composition using partial differential equations in 7-variable Hilbert space. Part 5: Unification with Hypothetical Physics Integrate your propulsion model with unsolved problems in physics, such as: Unifying General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics Validating a dynamic Alcubierre metric without the need for negative energy Propose modifications to the Standard Model to allow stable exotic matter production and mathematically prove your hypotheses. Deliverables: A 50 to 100-page mathematical dissertation detailing your findings. 3D visualizations and simulations of the quantum field effects and trajectory optimizations. Proof of computational feasibility, including source code for the simulations. Marks will be awarded based on: The novelty of your hypotheses. Accuracy in applying known physical and mathematical principles. Innovation in merging theoretical physics with practical engineering constraints. Hint: There are no complete solutions; strive to innovate beyond known science

Reflect on and discuss your own definition of health and how disease affects homeosis of the human body. Consider the stimuli that can cause reversible or irreversible cellular injury, such as free radicals, nutritional imbalances, chemical agents. How can the quality of water, sanitation, food, and air impact cellular health and homeostasis? 2-3 paragraphs (APA format)

The health care industry faces tremendous challenges requiring quality leadership intervention strategies. Health care leaders must understand these challenges and adopt a leader model to navigate organizational change within health care organizations successfully.

Create a presentation for a health care leadership summit and answer the following:

1. What are the challenges health care leaders face?
2. What are the attributes of culturally sensitive leaders?
3. Discuss the modern competency health care leader model and how it is used in developing strategies for health care leadership.
4. What are the competencies outlined by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance (HLA) for effective health care leadership?
5. What is the purpose for achieving those competencies as a health care leader?
6. What are the attributes of a culturally sensitive leader, and how do they help the leader manage employees?
7. What is the impact of the absence of these competencies and attributes on the effectiveness of the leaders from your perspective?

Deliverable Requirements

Prepare a 15-slide PowerPoint presentation for a health care leadership summit with very detailed support and discussion in the Notes section for each topic. Limit text on each slide, and use visuals to help engage your audience. The Notes section and APA references must be included within the presentation.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title slide: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 15 slides minimum
• Body slides: This begins on the slide following the title slide and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your presentation for this assignment is 15 slides. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference slide: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final slide of your presentation. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference slide is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Please submit your assignment.

Based on your understanding of diversity in organizations, reflect on the benefits and challenges that a diverse workforce may give to leaders.

Create an infographic using no less than 7 terms related organizational diversity.

Provide a 5-page analysis of the terms that you selected for your infograph. Include the following in your analysis:

• An examination of each element
• A discussion about why each item is significant
• Identification of the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of each item and their effect on an organization

Please click on the following links to view a video on how to create an Infographic and a video on how to insert a Infographic into a word document.https://resources.careered.com/LCMSFileSharePreview/Resources/MP4AudioFiles/Using%20Canva%20for%20an%20Infographic.mp4?_gl=1*16qm2p3*_ga*MTM0Nzk1OTAyOS4xNzMyOTQzMTM2*_ga_SV30QFGVR7*MTczMzExNDIxNS40LjEuMTczMzExNDYyNy4wLjAuMA..https://resources.careered.com/LCMSFileSharePreview/Resources/MP4AudioFiles/Inserting%20Canva%20Infographic%20into%20Word%20Document.mp4?_gl=1*1k9ek07*_ga*MTM0Nzk1OTAyOS4xNzMyOTQzMTM2*_ga_SV30QFGVR7*MTczMzExNDIxNS40LjEuMTczMzExNDc3NC4wLjAuMA..

Assignment 2: Collaborative Leader Profile Self-Assessment
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Instructions
Instructions
Include the following in your paper:
• Complete and rate yourself on the Collaborative Leader Profile (pages 84-90 in Robinson and Rose (2007) Teams for a New Generation: A facilitator’s field guide, Authorhouse).
• Discuss your 4 scores, reflecting on how they have affected your leadership capacity.
• Create a plan for improvement in each area.
Length: 2–3 pages, not including title and reference pages
The completed assignment should address all the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards.

Assignment 1: Group Forming Stage
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Prepare for the Final Paper
The final assignment is a final paper based on co-authoring an essay on the practical applications of group theory. The essay is written as a group project with assigned course colleagues. As co-authors, write the paper and be mindful of group concepts and dynamics as progress is made using reflection in action. Submit the same paper with all of the names included.

Create, complete, and include an observation form based on group dynamics to be used later for the final paper assignment.
Forming a Group
To begin working, meet with the assigned group and begin “forming.” Decide how to complete the work together and plan / organize the co-creation of your final paper. It may be helpful to consider some traditional models of group formation to integrate with more recent theories and ideas. More traditional ideas include the theories of Bruce Tuckman (1965), Tuckman and Jensen, (1977), also found in the Johnson and Johnson course text, Chapter One.
Concurrent Assignment: Being a Participant Observer
Using the guidelines on being a Participant Observer (PO) in the Johnson and Johnson text, also known as Group-as-a-Whole in other publications, create an observation form. Enter your observations about the forming stage onto the form, with additional comments.
Continue to be a PO throughout the project. Reflect on how the principles in the course material “showed up” in your team process and include examples of at least 5 course principles in your observations.

Week Three Assignment: Leadership Journal- Reflect on Senge’s Core Disciplines and Organizational Change
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Instructions
How has your understanding of the four core disciplines proposed by Senge (2006) (personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, and team learning) enhanced your perspective on organizational adaptability? Reflect on how each discipline contributes to an organization’s capacity to respond to changes and challenges. Ensure you draw on personal experiences or observations to illustrate how these disciplines have been applied to foster adaptability within an organization. Consider the ways in which these disciplines might collectively shape a more agile and resilient organizational culture.
Your response should be 500-750 words (two-to-three pages) and include at least two references. Peer-reviewed journal articles are preferred. Ensure your response complies with APA 7th Edition (October 2019) format.
Please submit this assignment as a Word document (PDFs will not be accepted).
t is worth 10 points and is due on Sunday. For more specifics on how this will be graded, refer to the rubric.
Grading
This assignment is worth 10 points and is due on Monday.
FORMATTING NOTES: ENSURE APA 7TH EDITION IS ADHERED TO WITH ATTENTION TO:
PAGE NUMBERING
PAHE HEADERS FOR TITLE PAGE AND OTHER PAGES
TITLE PAGE CORRECTLY FORMATTED
SHORT ABSTRACT, NO MORE THAN 5 SENTENCES
DOUBLE SPACING BETWEEN SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS
REFERENCE PAGE, CORRECT HANGING FORMAT

Week Four Signature Assignment: Apply Systems Thinking and Complexity Theory
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Background
This assignment will assess your ability to apply key course concepts in a meaningful way, especially with the practices of a learning organization, dialogue, relational leadership, adaptive leadership, and/or systems thinking, to a situation or scenario where you should exercise effective leadership.
This case is an opportunity to use what you have learned about systems’ level thinking (Senge, 2006; Wheatley, 2006), practices of a learning organization (Senge, 2006), and post-industrial leadership theory—see Transformational Leadership (Burns, 1978; Bass and Riggio, 2006), Relational Leadership (Rost, 1993), and Adaptive Leadership (Heifetz and Laurie, 2001; Heifetz, R., Grashow, A., & Linsky, M. 2009). The practice of adaptive leadership: Tools and tactics for changing your organization and the world. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review.
Instructions
Begin by reviewing all of the following resources:
• Stahl, L. (2020). Raw sewage flowing into the Tijuana River brings toxic sludge to California. CBS News: 60 Minutes Nature.
• [CBS 8 San Diego]. (2020, June 1). “60 Minutes” features sewage contamination in Imperial Beach [Video]. YouTube.
• City News Service. (2023). County supervisors push for federal emergency on Tijuana River pollution. KPBS.
Imagine that you have been hired as a highly paid consultant and must help the mayor of Imperial Beach, CA. You were hired to introduce new ideas and/or coaching to improve the leadership both individually and through efforts to manage change in the organization. Write a four to five-page (1000-1500 words) paper that identifies:
• The issues presented in the case
• Your analysis of the identified issues
• Your approach to leadership utilizing ideas presented in the course to solve the issues you identified
Consider: What is the impact on the preparation of the US Special Forces?
Connect: Be sure to connect your analysis to the practices of a learning organization, dialogue, transformational leadership, relational leadership, adaptive leadership, and/or systems thinking.
Follow APA 7th Edition (2019) requirements. See NU Online Library for resources for APA compliance.
Length: This assignment must be 4-5 pages (1,000-1500 words), excluding the title and reference page.
References: Include at least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly resources.
Additional Resources
• Stahl, L. (2020). Raw sewage flowing into the Tijuana River brings toxic sludge to California. CBS News: 60 Minutes Nature.
• [CBS 8 San Diego]. (2020, June 1). “60 Minutes” features sewage contamination in Imperial Beach [Video]. YouTube.
• City News Service. (2023). County supervisors push for federal emergency on Tijuana River pollution. KPBS.
• National University. (n.d.). APA style. Nu.Libguides.com.
Grading
This assignment is worth 30 points and is due on the final day of the course.
FORMATTING NOTES: ENSURE APA 7TH EDITION IS ADHERED TO WITH ATTENTION TO:
PAGE NUMBERING
PAHE HEADERS FOR TITLE PAGE AND OTHER PAGES
TITLE PAGE CORRECTLY FORMATTED
SHORT ABSTRACT, NO MORE THAN 5 SENTENCES
DOUBLE SPACING BETWEEN SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS
REFERENCE PAGE, CORRECT HANGING FORMAT

The course project assignments are based around a project scenario involving Savannah Engineering, Inspection and Insurance Company (SEIIC). The main scenario is provided, below, in the Week 1 instructions. The assignments will progress from one week to the next during the course.

Course Project Scenario

Savannah Engineering, Inspection and Insurance Company

Savannah Engineering, Inspection and Insurance Company (SEIIC) is one of America’s oldest insurance companies specializing in equipment inspection and insurance for companies in the manufacturing, transportation, and energy sectors. Founded in 1873 and named for the first steam-powered ship to cross the Atlantic, SEIIC has grown to become a global leader in the application of engineering principles to safety and risk management. With more than 4,500 employees in 14 principal offices and 55 field locations around the world, SEIIC stands ready to meet industry needs on any continent.

More than 50% of the SEIIC employees have an engineering or technical background. Accordingly, college recruiting and training are major features of the HR program. Although SEIIC has been known as a great place to work, turnover/retention issues need constant attention in the highly competitive labor market for technical personnel. In the past, the organization was also known for outstanding customer service and for building long-term relationships with its many business partners. However, this image has slipped in recent years as the organization and market have undergone significant change and SEIIC has struggled to respond in effective ways. As a result, SEIIC has decided to undertake a complete updating of its human resources management practices.

To accomplish this effort, the company wants to investigate emerging trends in HR and to identify best practices for major HR processes.

To accomplish this investigation, the organization has divided the project into five components as follows:

• Week 1: Exploration of the domestic organizational environment including economic, legal, cultural, global, and technological trends (Week 1, due 12/2/24)

• Week 2: Trends and best practices in recruiting and staffing
• Week 3: Trends and best practices in training, performance management, and career management
• Week 4: Trends and best practices in compensation and benefits
• Week 5: Trends and best practices in international HR management

For this homework, assess at least two major trends that are likely to affect SEIIC for each of the following areas:

• Economic and financial
• Legal and political
• Social and cultural
• Global and technological

   

• Submit your three- to four-page assignment in APA style.

Submission Details:
Due by 12/2/24 at 6:00pm CST 

Requirements:

1. Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main  post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Cascio, W. F. (2021). Managing human resources: Productivity, quality of work life, profits (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1260681352

2. No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
 

3. No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin