The week 3 D1 discussion post is Canadian National Health Plan and must have references attached that are scholarly.

The week 3 Discussion Post D2 is Research Formats with information from Chapters 2 and 4 of the text by Monette, Sullivan, Cornell, Dejong, and Hilton (9th Ed). 2014

Week Three assignment should prepare for the Final Paper which is due in week 5 which focuses on evaluating research studies and reports to analyze a specific topic within a Health and Human Services research area. Please follow the directions closely from week three’s assignment and post and kindly have scholarly resources that are valid.

Remembering that all research has some error, respond to at least one colleague’s post and comment on how we as social change agents and critical consumers of research can balance the usefulness with the error in the research. Do we throw the research out because of too much error, or is there something useful that it can tell us?

In addressing diversity, we often immediately hone in on the more common forms of diversity (race, ethnicity, and gender are among the more commonly thought of forms of diversity). If you come away from this topic with nothing else, it is my hope that you at least recognize the vastness of different forms of diversity, especially those that we rarely ever encounter, have little personal experience with ourselves, and/or may particularly have strong views against. A team of diversity experts identified four layers of diversity to help distinguish the important ways in which people differ. View the file Layers of Diversity under the Assignments section for a visual representation of their Diversity Wheel.

Assess and comment on whether you believe their delineation of the multiple levels and what is contained within each of the levels to be valid. Be sure to justify your position.

To honor this view of the less discussed types of diversity, please refer to Internal Dimensions of the Diversity Wheel. Of the Internal Dimensions identified, there is only one which still remains a federally unprotected class; Sexual Orientation. As a manager with the task of managing a variety of employees with differing sexual orientations, explain how you would handle this form of diversity in the workplace in order to help those employees who are considered or consider themselves different feel more included, as well as avoid having the other employees feel uncomfortable by this difference. Please be clear in outlining what you would DO precisely.

“Problem Solving Interview Question”

Imagine you are interviewing for a job you really want.

From a personal standpoint, I have been in human resources for over 38 years.  Primarily my role was upper-level management, but I would at various times, interview new candidates for the final interview to make a decision on the best candidate for the position.

If I was interviewing you and I asked you the following question, how would you respond to this question?

“Tell me about a recent work experience when you made a key decision or resolved an important problem?  Tell me how you reasoned it through from start to finish.”

Then, check out one of your classmate’s response to the question. Suppose you are a job coach, what suggestions would you make to maximize your classmate’s answer to the interview question?

NOTE: MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSTED CHOOSE ANY

Write a business memo responding to one of the following prompts:

RU-32

You’re the CEO of a global pharmaceutical company. After decades of work (and the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars), your scientists have come up with a major breakthrough. Your new drug, RU-32, is a low-cost anti-diabetic medication that dramatically stabilizes insulin levels. If approved, your company will own the patent on a drug worth billions of dollars. However, during Phase III clinical trials, unexpected complications arose, and approval by the FDA is now unlikely. Without FDA approval, you cannot sell RU-32 in the U.S. and most developed countries. However, other countries—primarily developing countries—will allow you to market the drug without U.S. FDA approval. You must choose whether to stop all development and cancel the program, or proceed with manufacturing for sale to citizens of developing countries.

Inform the Board of Directors of your decision. Write a memo explaining your position and your reasons. Be specific and use detailed examples to support your main points.

Press-Enterprise

A statistic taken from the Press-Enterprise states that the average American worker spends about 1.8 hours of every eight hour work day on non-work activities (e.g., personal phone calls, internet surfing, etc.). Estimates suggest this lack of productivity costs American business hundreds of millions of dollars annually, but workers say focusing eight hours a day strictly on work-related business is unreasonable and impossible considering we work more hours than ever before. Additionally, workers argue they need to schedule appointments and daily activities when businesses are open. In your opinion, which side makes a stronger case?

Write a persuasive memo to your business arguing one side. Be specific and use detailed examples to support your main points.

On-Line Profile

Your firm has discovered that the majority of resumes submitted in the past few years have been inaccurate, misleading, and filled with misinformation. Because of this, your firm has been unable to hire qualified workers, which has caused many problems. The Hiring Manager, Sheila Lass, has decided to stop accepting traditional resumes. Instead, she will ask potential employees to submit an on-line, electronic profile. In addition to searching Google for applicant background, she plans to ask applicants to allow searching their Facebook posts, Twitter feeds, LinkedIn accounts, and so on. By examining their on-line profiles, Ms. Lass feels she can get to know the “real” person.

Write the Hiring Manager a persuasive memo arguing for or against her proposal. Be specific and use detailed examples to support your main points.

Smart or Attractive

In the modern business world, which is more highly valued: being smart or being attractive? Write a business memo to your supervisor stating which is most important. Fully explain your reasons. Be specific and use detailed examples to support your main points.

need 5 pages