Report 1: Emergency Planning

Overview

Following the team’s descriptive analysis, you will now work independently to perform a prescriptive analysis. Your goal is to move beyond describing the current state and instead evaluate performance, identify gaps, and prescribe specific improvements.

Objectives

By completing this analysis, you will demonstrate the ability to:

• Evaluate the robustness of a risk management framework using a real-world “stress test.”
• Synthesize primary research data into a formal executive communication.
• Formulate prescriptive recommendations that balance organizational constraints with best practices in emergency preparedness.

Instructions

Step 1: The Pandemic Stress Test

Using the novel coronavirus pandemic as a case study, evaluate the flexibility of the organization’s risk management strategy.

• Retrospective Analysis: Did the organization have a pandemic response plan prior to March 2020? If so, was it sufficient? If not, how did they develop one, and has it functioned adequately since?
• Flexibility & Omissions: Based on the data gathered by your team in Part 1, does the overall emergency framework seem flexible enough to handle unexpected, high-impact situations? Identify any clear omissions.
• Theoretical Stress-Testing: How would the current plan hold up against other non-typical emergencies, such as large-scale civil unrest or localized environmental disasters?

Step 2: Final Deliverable (Business Report)

Prepare a report (2-3 pages) to an organizational leader in the form of a standard business report. This memo must extend your descriptive research into a set of prescriptive recommendations.

This is an individual assignment. While you may use the data collected by your team, the analysis and the final memo must be your own original work.

For this assignment, each student will analyze an organization with which he or she is familiar with or any organization of his or her choosing. For your chosen organization, analyze the organization according to the questions listed below: What is your organizations Business-Level Strategy? What is your organizations Corporate-Level Strategy? Write a 1200 to 1300 word paper where you analyze your chosen organizations business level and corporate level strategies. What are your organizations business level strategies and what are your organizations corporate level strategies? Are these identified strategies working for your chosen organization or do they need to make some adjustments? Be sure to point out any issues that you believe need to be addressed. Suggest possible solutions to address any issues. Your paper should be in proper APA format and should follow the Formatting & Writing Styles guide. Submit your paper to the Assignments # 3 tab on Canvas after having submitted it to the appropriate TurnitIn portal. Title page (It is assumed that the assignment will be in APA format). New Times Roman font face type, this includes the page numbers and headers. Page numbers should be in the upper right hand corner of your paper. 12 pt font type size, including page numbers and headers. An APA formatted reference page. If you use a website link, you should be able to find the author and a publication date. Your title page should include the Assignment title, your name, the date, the class and the instructor, which is; Dr. Jimmie S. Warren, Sr. (All should be in proper APA format). Your papers should be double-spaced (See the Formatting & Writing Styles guide for properly setting the parameters in Microsoft Word for your papers). (Do not use first person pronouns (I), second person (you), or some third person pronouns (we and our) when writing this assignment. See the Formatting & Writing Styles Guide document.

Case Study Analysis

Requirements:

The case study analysis should be 3 pages in length and a reference page.).

There should be a minimum of 3 references, at least 2 of these references should be a peer

reviewed journal article. All references should be no older than 10 years and should be from

quality sources. Quality sources are peer reviewed journals and quality web sources. Quality web

sources typically end in .edu or .gov. No blogs and no Wikipedia. those are not quality sources.

Quality web sources include Kaiser Family Foundation (they provide a ton of information on

health policy), Mayo clinic, American Heart Association, and etc. If you are unsure of a sources

quality dont use it. All references and formatting of the paper should be completed in APA

format.

SafeAssign

(20

% Score):

The case study analysis will be submitted through SafeAssign.

There are two boxes to submit this assignment. One is a draft box, students can submit draft

copies of their assignment in this box to check SafeAssign. Students can submit to the draft box

an unlimited number of times. Please make sure to review the SafeAssign score prior to your

official submission. Students can only submit the assignment ONCE the day it is due. If there is

any form of plagiarism the assignment will be scored as 0

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Directions:

Identify a public health problem and identify how it should be addressed. Public

health problems are obesity, gun control, racism, environmental concerns (clean water, air

quality) and more. If you have a topic and are considered it is not public health, email the

professor.

The purpose of a case study is to walk the reader through a situation where a problem

is present, background information is provided and a description of the solution given, along

with how it was derived. A good case study doesnt tell the readers what to think. It guides the

reader through the thought process used to create the final conclusion.

I.

Identify and Describe the public health problem

A. Students are required to clearly identify and describe the public health

problem.

B. Use research (including public health statistics and other facts) to support

that it is a problem.

C. Give background to the problem, identify how the problem became a problem.

For example, if addressing child obesity one may examine the role of school lunches,

lack of healthy food options in lower income and urban areas, and a decrease in physical

activity among children. All are considered factors of the public health problem and

therefore should be identified and addressed as the background that lead to childhood

obesity. All should be supported with research and facts.

II.

Identify and Describe the Solutions

A.

This section discusses the solution and the basis for why this is being proposed as

the solution. Facts and research will also be used here but there should be

subjective thinking as well: Taking into account A, B, and C, the suggested

solution is X.

B.

Briefly present the key elements used to derive the solution and be clear about the

goal of the solution.

i.

What are the expected outcomes of this solution, will it slow down,

reduce, or eliminate the problem?

ii.

How will this solution be implemented? Is there public support for

this type of solution? Determine and discuss specific strategies for

accomplishing the proposed solution. Recommend further action to

resolve some of the issues. What should be done and who should do

it. IF a solution is in place, then summarize how well the solution is

working. Evaluation of what is working and what is not working

out of the three options you will choose large business and that large business will be mc donalds. leave the questions and everything there, put the answers/ paragraphs under every part 1 2…

What I want to see in this assignment is that you understand how the Hawthorne Experiment and the Pygmalion Effect has shaped management today. Compare and contrast the two theories discussed in this module. Do you like one better than the other? Do you agree with these theories? Discuss.

Overview

For this assignment, due in Module Two, you will complete a SMART goals chart, linked in the What to Submit section below. By now, you should be able to see how the DMAIC phases are interconnected. This SMART goals task provides an analysis tool to help you define the conflict in the selected case study for your final project. This Define component is due in Module Three as Milestone One: Defining Goals.

Directions

First, read the DEFINE Supplementary Document and review your modules resources, which explain the SMART goals concept. Then read the SMART Goals Overview and Example document, which is linked in the Supporting Materials section below.

Next, using what you have learned about Define from Module One and examining your own organizational conflict, complete the SMART Goals Chart Template by responding to each section in the chart:

• S: SpecificWhen, where, and how will the goals (recommended solutions) be implemented?
• M: MeasurableHow will implementation of the goals be measured?
• A: Attainable/AchievableWhat steps are necessary to reach the goals?
• R: Realistic/RelevantIs it realistic to be setting these goals? Are these the right goals to reach the desired outcome?
• T: Time-Bound/Time RestraintsDo the goals include a specific time frame in which they will be achieved?

Be sure to consider all possible solutions, but also any unintended consequences that may arise in implementing these goals.

I have attached the short case study, as well as the SMART template, and an example template.

Assignment: Preparation of Executive PowerPoint Presentation

You are required to revise and deliver a professional PowerPoint presentation that clearly answers the assigned topic or strategic question.

Objective

The presentation must:

• Address the topic directly and coherently.
• Synthesize key elements from the existing material.
• Present the main ideas at a strategic, high-level perspective.
• Avoid excessive operational or technical detail.

Expectations

1. Structure

• Follow a clear and logical flow (context analysis recommendations conclusion).
• Ensure each slide supports the central argument.

1. Content

• Focus on key insights, not descriptions.
• Eliminate redundancy.
• Highlight strategic implications rather than operational details.

1. Clarity

• One core idea per slide.
• Use concise bullet points (no long paragraphs).
• Use message-driven slide titles.

1. Professional Standards

• Maintain clean, consistent formatting.
• Use visuals (frameworks, charts, diagrams) where relevant.
• Ensure the presentation is suitable for an executive audience.

The final output should be structured, persuasive, and strategically focused.

Assignment: Preparation of Executive PowerPoint Presentation

You are required to revise and deliver a professional PowerPoint presentation that clearly answers the assigned topic or strategic question.

Objective

The presentation must:

• Address the topic directly and coherently.
• Synthesize key elements from the existing material.
• Present the main ideas at a strategic, high-level perspective.
• Avoid excessive operational or technical detail.

Expectations

1. Structure

• Follow a clear and logical flow (context analysis recommendations conclusion).
• Ensure each slide supports the central argument.

1. Content

• Focus on key insights, not descriptions.
• Eliminate redundancy.
• Highlight strategic implications rather than operational details.

1. Clarity

• One core idea per slide.
• Use concise bullet points (no long paragraphs).
• Use message-driven slide titles.

1. Professional Standards

• Maintain clean, consistent formatting.
• Use visuals (frameworks, charts, diagrams) where relevant.
• Ensure the presentation is suitable for an executive audience.

The final output should be structured, persuasive, and strategically focused.

Assignment: Preparation of Executive PowerPoint Presentation

You are required to revise and deliver a professional PowerPoint presentation that clearly answers the assigned topic or strategic question.

Objective

The presentation must:

• Address the topic directly and coherently.
• Synthesize key elements from the existing material.
• Present the main ideas at a strategic, high-level perspective.
• Avoid excessive operational or technical detail.

Expectations

1. Structure

• Follow a clear and logical flow (context analysis recommendations conclusion).
• Ensure each slide supports the central argument.

1. Content

• Focus on key insights, not descriptions.
• Eliminate redundancy.
• Highlight strategic implications rather than operational details.

1. Clarity

• One core idea per slide.
• Use concise bullet points (no long paragraphs).
• Use message-driven slide titles.

1. Professional Standards

• Maintain clean, consistent formatting.
• Use visuals (frameworks, charts, diagrams) where relevant.
• Ensure the presentation is suitable for an executive audience.

The final output should be structured, persuasive, and strategically focused.

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For your replies, make at least three replies to your classmates. You need to focus on the logic of the arguments and not on your personal opinion. Your responses can take any of the following forms (Please label your replies, “Option [A-E]” to tell me which of the following you are doing. ):

• Option A – Correct an invalid argument. If another student has made an invalid argument, provide your own argument, a set of premises and a conclusion, that you think is valid.
• Option B – Make a descriptive moral position statement or argument prescriptive. If someone has made a descriptive moral position statement or argument, provide an alternative that is prescriptive.
• Option C – Refute a premise using an argument by analogy (tell us which premise, exactly, you are refuting). If the argument is validly constructed, offer an argument by analogy that would refute one of the premises of the argument.
• Option D – Critique someone else’s argument by analogy. Identify relevant differences between the original situation and the analogous situation that would render the argument by analogy inapplicable.
• Option E – Suggest a different argument for a topic. If you think other arguments might also suit the chosen topic, you could offer your own argument (a set of premises and a conclusion) on that topic.

Don’t just critique someone else’s argument in your reply. Attempt to correct the argument by providing a revised argument (a set of premises that lead to a conclusion) that you think is better.

Your replies do not necessarily have to respond to an initial discussion post. You may reply to someone else’s reply. I am trying to create some back-and-forth discussion, and the only way to do that is if we have a chance to respond to each other.

Do not use the same argument twice in your replies. For example, if two students post about the death penalty, do not make an Option E reply that is the same for both students. Your replies should be unique.