Assignment 2: Harley-Davidson: External and Internal Analysis  Harley-Davidson: Business Overview for New Planning Team Members   Instructions for this assignment: Perform all of the elements listed below.  This assignment has you complete two parts of a strategic business plan. To see how those parts fit into a full business plan, click here for a strategic business plan outline.  Part I – Analysis of the External Environment  As part of the Strategic Business Plan, you have been asked to: •Identify and analyze the major driving forces for change in the external environment of the motorcycle industry. •Analyze the dynamics of competition using Porter's Five Forces Model of Competition. Correctly assess the dynamics of competition. •Provide at least three statistics about the size of the motorcycle industry such as revenue, growth rate, number of units sold by manufacturer/country, etc. •Summarize the strategic issues firms in this industry face and identify their biggest threats.  This section should be titled "The Analysis of H-D's External Environment."  Part II – Internal Environment Analysis  Financial  Gather the financial information necessary to do a complete ratio analysis and the Balance Score Card (BSC) key metrics information.  If you were going to create a BSC, what would be the key metrics you would measure in each of the four BSC areas: •Financial •Customer •Internal Business Process •Learning and Growth  Perform a ratio analysis using H-D's five-year financial performance. Interpret the meaning of the ratios and financial performance.  This section should be titled "The Analysis of H-D's Current Strategy: Two Views." Be sure to include the ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative.  Competitors  Based on your analysis, you must decide which two competitors present the biggest competitive threat to H-D.  Perform a financial ratio analysis for the competitors after looking at trends in financial performance over five years, and compare the trends to industry averages.  Be sure you have a clear ranking of the industries' competitors.  This section should be titled "Competitor Analysis." Be sure to include the financial ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative.   This assignment should be 4 to 8 pages in length.  Submit your Word document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.  Assignment 3 Grading Criteria   Maximum Points   External environment analysis: driving forces, dynamics of competition, and at least three statistics about the size of the industry.  15   Summarized strategic issues faced by the industry and identifed their biggest threats.  20   Performed a financial ratio analysis using H-D's five-year financial performance and interpreted the ratios—see the text for which ratios to perform. Concluded how well the firm's strategy is working.  20   Created a hypothetical BSC for H-D after selecting which measures you believe are important in the four areas: serving customers, improving processes, learning, and growth and financial performance.  15   Performed a ratio analysis of the financial performance of two competitors and compared them to H-D. Developed a Word document entitled "The Analysis of H-Ds Current Strategy: Two Views," which includes analysis of your findings.  15   Developed the documents that include analysis of your findings. Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience. Followed APA rules for attributing sources.  15   Total:  100

Aviation ATC

 Analyze and evaluate one major drawback to air traffic control automation. Then discuss the degradation in operational safety that could result from this drawback. Finally, creatively apply the knowledge of improving liveware and hardware that you developed in modules 6 and 7 to that analysis, and develop a proposed means for mitigating this drawback. As always, support your work with a reliable source(s) 

Week 1 Discussion

Your son is graduating from high school and is about to enter the work force. He has developed a strong curiosity about our economic system and how it works. Because you have a good understanding of basic economics, he has asked you to explain several concepts that are essential to an understanding of how the economy works. Your son has asked you to explain the following concepts and ideas:

• Absolute and comparative advantage: Explain how these concepts describe the benefits and costs of international trade.
• "Invisible hand": What is it and how does it affect the decision-making process in our economic system?
• Circular flow diagram: Include the government sector in your explanation, a description of the roles that each participant plays in the economy, and how the different sectors interact in the markets.
• The Production Possibilities model: Provide an example and include a summary of what the model is illustrating and the economic implications for the economy.
• Microeconomics and macroeconomics: Explain the differences between the two and why economics is divided into these two subdivisions.

Deliverables:

• Prepare a 5-6 page Microsoft Word document that addresses the above-noted concerns and meets APA standards.
• Include a summary section in your report that contains 5-7 bullet points identifying your major findings or conclusions of your paper. 
• Submit the summary section as your initial post in the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Include the full report as an attachment to your posting.
• By the end of the week, comment on at least two other presentations and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each.
• All submissions must be original and all resources must be properly acknowledged.

Ethical Considerations In Communication Research

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper highlighting the ethical considerations necessary in communication research. Take one of the hypothesis you developed this week and design a hypothetical study to test it. Be sure to address each of the following ethical implications that may occur as you design your study.

• Will participation be confidential or anonymous? What would you prefer if you were a participant of this study? Why?
• How might the wording of your questions asked by your study affect your research?
• What deception might be required by your study, and on what basis might you justify this deception?
• What are the potential risks for research participants for participating in your study?

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Getting Started In Communication Research

Part 1:

Write a research question  within an area of communication research in which you are interested in  answering, i.e., relational conflict, media messages, organizational  communication, etc.

Complete the following based on your research question in 50 to 100 words:

• Write two one-tailed hypotheses that relate two variables that you  have an interest in exploring. For each hypothesis, you should use  different variables.  Please see your textbook for additional support.
• Identify two people you would like to interview to get views  relevant to the research question, and explain why you have selected  these two people.

Part 2:

Write an additional research question within the area of communication research in which you are interested in answering.

Complete the following based on your research question in 50 to 100 words:

• Write two two-tailed hypotheses that relate two variables in which  you have an interest in exploring. For each hypothesis, you should use  different variables.
• Identify two people you would interview to get views relevant to the  research question, and explain why you have selected these two people.

Part 3:

Respond to the following:

• Which of the following methods best describes your approach to  communication research in general: empirical, rhetorical, critical, or  interpretive? Explain why you would use this method in 100 to 250 words.
• Provide descriptions of the other three research methods in 50 to 100 words.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment, you are to write a detailed essay in third person voice that at a minimum is at least five pages in length (not including cover page or reference page) and must be in APA format. To learn about third person, see the link on the topic under this week’s suggested reading. Your paper must:

1. Define ergogenic aid and explain how steroids are considered part of your definition.
2. Discuss the affects of steroid use on athletic performance. 
3. Explain how steroids differ from the human growth hormone. 
4. Assess the medical risk of steroid use.
5. Summarize your findings in the context of exercise science. 

Your essay should include an introduction and summary that are clearly labeled and each section of your paper should be labeled. An example of an APA style paper can be found in the RESOURCES section of the online classroom. You will also find a template for the final essay project under RESOURCES. Your paper must also include at least five outside references. There is also a checklist for the final paper under RESOURCES. Use the APUS Online Library, the Internet, your textbook as well as sports and exercise journals as possible sources for information. These references need to be in the body of the paper and then appear again in the reference section. Finally, your paper should be as rich in detail as possible. 

Health Policy In Practice

There is health policy covering almost every aspect of health care  practice. In this Discussion, you will explore a health care issue of  particular interest to you and consider its relationship to relevant  policy.

To prepare for this Discussion, consider this week's Learning Resources. Select a health care issue that is interesting or important to you.

By Day 4

Post a comprehensive response to the following:

• Briefly describe the health care issue that you selected.
• Why did you select this issue? Why is it important to you?
• Is the issue you identified setting dependent? 
• Describe how health care policy can influence the issue you selected.
• Cite a source to support your position.  (Words should be 300-400 not including references)

Assigned website resources by instructor 

1.http://www.ucomparehealthcare.com/

2.http://www.leapfroggroup.org/

3.https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html?

4.https://www.healthgrades.com/

Nanotechnology (also called nanotech) is a branch of materials science that deals with manipulating matter on the atomic scale. It is so called because this field deals with engineering on the scale of a billionth of a meter, also known as a nanometer. Nanotechnology seeks to solve a wide range of problems from the construction of atomic scale machines to changing material properties at the atomic level.

Use the Internet, Argosy University library resources, and your textbook to research the field of nanotechnology.

Write a paper discussing some of the basic scientific and technical concepts of nanotechnology. Do the following in your paper:

• Discuss current or future applications of nanotechnology in fields such as medicine, engineering, space exploration, fuel cell development, air and water purification, and agriculture.
• Provide at least three examples of real-world applications in use or in development with reliable references.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Final Project Milestone One: Profile And Healthcare Need

Begin working on your final project. For your original post, provide the agency or institution profile and background (i.e., type of organization, historical information, information about growth, current or past initiatives, etc.). Your submission to the discussion forum should be one or two PowerPoint slides.

• Identify the need or opportunity within the organization and describe its impact on the organization, its purpose and target population, and its impacts on the greater healthcare environment, if any.
• How do you plan on addressing this need or opportunity?
• What is your initiative?
• Describe the policy or guideline you identified on the Health.gov website and how this information will impact your project.

In response to your peers, comment on their process for addressing the need or opportunity. Provide recommendations for implementation. Reference at least one article or the required readings to support your comments.

For additional details, please refer to the Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric document and the Final Project Guidelines and Rubricdocument.

HCM 491 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric 

Begin working on your capstone project. In a post to the course discussion forum, provide the agency or institution profile and background (i.e., type of organization, historical information, information about growth, current or past initiatives, etc.). Identify the need or opportunity within the organization and describe its impact on the organization, its purpose and target population, and its impacts on the greater healthcare environment, if any. How do you plan on addressing this need or opportunity? What is your initiative? Describe the policy or guideline you identified on the Health.gov website and how this information will impact your project. 

In response to your peers, comment on their process for addressing the need or opportunity. Provide recommendations for implementation. Reference at least one article or the required readings to support your comments. 

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed: 

1. Profile: Provide the agency or institution profile and background (i.e., type of organization, historical information, information about growth, current or 
   past initiatives, etc.). 
    
2. Healthcare Need: Identify the need or opportunity within the organization and describe its impact for the organization, its purpose and target population, and impacts to the greater healthcare environment, if any. How do you plan on addressing this need or opportunity? What is your initiative? 

Assessing Reliability And Credibility Of CAM Resources Presentation

Create a 11- to 13-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on a methodology you create for assessing credibility and reliability of an Internet source of CAM information. 

Include detailed speaker notes (650-850 words) and at least three (3) reference citations. 

Describe how a consumer's attitudes and beliefs about CAM could hinder objective assessments of reliability and credibility in CAM. 

Create five objective criteria to judge the credibility and reliability of a source of information on CAM. 

Select a CAM therapy or modality, and research the Internet for websites on this therapy or modality. Be sure to not use the same therapy you used for the CAM paper. (Do not use integrative therapy for cancer –this was used for the CAM paper). Then, perform the following: 

· Describe the therapy.

· Examine the type of training or education that is required.

· Discuss whether a license or certification is required to practice this therapy.

· Identify the overseeing or regulating organization for this therapy. 

Using your criteria, review one of the websites (https://nccih.nih.gov/) and determine how reliable the site is for CAM information. 

· Explain how you reached your conclusion about the website. Consider using a grading scale or grid for this exercise.

· Describe steps the website could take to increase its credibility.