Control Case Studies Samples For Students

The board and the health officer should make sure that they have addressed the most urgent issues first. These should be the issues that if they are postponed they may affect the functioning of the whole health system under the jurisdiction of the board. The most important issue that the board should address is the budget. The health officer and the board should make sure that the budget has been presented, discussed, amended if necessary and approved. The county’s fiscal allocation process is coming up, and funding requests from the approved budget should be made. This means that ...

At 22 years of age, Mr. Polk believed that money would solve all his problems. To CFSB’s Control Management System, such belief would pose a major challenge in the control of Mr. Polk’s behavior while working in the company. One of the main functions of a Control Management System is to motivate employees to make decisions and take actions that are consistent with the organizational objectives. The control system must, therefore, guide the employees to focus all their energy towards accomplishing the organization’s goals despite the fact that they may be tempted to make decisions or take actions ...

1. What is the underlying mechanism of M.A.'s asthma? What are the three airway responses that occur during an asthma episode?

An autoimmune response to allergens from cats and plants is the underlying mechanism for the patient’s condition. These allergens, though nonpathogenic, trigger an inflammatory cascade wherein lymphocytes, eosinophils, mast cells, neutrophils, macrophages and dendritic cells exert their effects on the respiratory tract (Linzer 87). As an example, B lymphocytes synthesize immunoglobulin E which helps signal the release of histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandin and cytokines which are proteins that promote vasodilation and hyperactivity in mucus-producing goblet cells (Murdoch & Lloyd 27). Prostaglandin causes the smooth muscles in the airway to constrict. Along with vasodilation and increased mucus production, bronchial constriction ...

Thank you for providing a detailed case highlights your issues. I understand that you are having issues in managing staff, clients are not pleased with the services provided, work pressure and other issues which needs to be rapidly resolved. Before I proceed, it is important for you to understand that managing an organization entails fulfilling the four essential function of management – planning, organizing, leading and controlling (Dubrin, 2012).

There are several points which you should work on. First, it is absolutely necessary to develop and share a mission statement. A mission statement is one which conveys to the employees, clients ...

Salt intake control is a major issue globally. This needs to be addressed because of the associated consequences especially the high blood pressure. The main view of the paper is the review of the contrasting model of control which is the medical model and public health model of control. High salt intake comes from various sources. One of the main sources noted to be relevant in America is that of the intake from processed and restaurants foods.
The medical model is based on stating the amount of salt the patient needs based on the health condition of such patient. ...

PART-1

Activity Based Costing:
Activity Based Costing is one of the most widely used inventory classification models otherwise known as “Always Better Control”. As per ABC categorization, things are categorized on the basis of their consumption value in a year. It recognizes the activities and distributes the cost associated with each resources and activity on the basis of the actual consumption by the products and services. Thus, ABC is a technique to quantitatively measure the performance and cost related to the activities, resources and cost objects. ABC incarcerates organizational cost for the different factors of production and other administrative expenses, and ...

The project was to test the salinity of the water in the hotwell. On checking the salinity meter, the readings were unexpectedly high at 500ppm from the normal 0.5 to 2ppm. One possible explanation would be the failure of the meter. The problem that the team faced is that the engineer that had left did not leave any indication of the meter being faulty. This led to the team having to inspect the hotwell to find out what could have caused the problem.
On inspecting the hotwell, there was thick formation of dark sludge, which showed that the ...

Problem Outline

Cox’s Container Company (CCC) is a medium size manufacturing company that produces both large and small containers. In the last few years, the company’s profitability has gone down due to increased competition from similar companies that have reduced CCC profit margins.
CCC needs to change its culture and structure if it is to remain profitable and therein lays the problem. The employees are not willing to implement the new changes and thus they are not cooperating. The new management team has not introduced the changes well since it has not consulted any of the employees. There has ...

Introduction

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Kanban control systems are one of the most prominent production planning and inventory control systems of today. These systems are the most popular implementations of push and pull strategies respectively. Speaking of MRP, it is a material control system that tries to maintain adequate inventory levels to ensure that the required materials are available, when needed. MRP is used where there are multiple items with complex bills of materials. It is not suited for continuous processes that are tightly linked.

The major objective of an MRP system is to simultaneously:

- Ensure the material availability, components, and products for customer delivery and planned production.
...

Executive Summary

Introduction of the problem:
Andy’s new business growing, and there is an increasing pressure on him to become more efficient, standardize, and become scalable. These targets cannot be achieved under the current organizational structure. The major problem or forces against achieving these objectives is the organizational structure itself.

Identification of the root cause:

Despite the growth of the business, the company has not been able to produce standardized products in large quantities. It is also far away from efficient level of production. The basic problem with the company is lack of employees, and too much responsibility in the hands of Andy. As a ...

Introduction

The article concerns the hurdles that Cody Fixer, who is hired as the new director for quality assurance department at his new workplace Greasex Line. Cody is not well conversant with the activities of the company and needs to consult his subordinates on various issues. The problems in the company dawn on him after his return from an interesting seminar for quality managers in manufacturing companies. He had inadequate time to learn the system so that he could he easily identify with the problems. He relies on his immediate subordinate Mark Hamler, who is the quality control manager. Mark ...

Make-a-Bed is a furniture manufacturer and distributor with plants in three U.S. states. To save on money, the company President decided to hire an independent contractor to streamline its manufacturing processes. John Engineer was thus hired to study the company’s systems and processes and was told that he should come up with recommendations on how to do the consolidation within one year. As part of the expectations, he was supposed to report to the president his progress on a monthly basis, should handle all meeting schedules and travel arrangements, was expected to turn in work equivalent to 20 hours per ...

(Professor/Instructor)

With the rash of mass shootings that are frighteningly rising in America’s schools and streets, the issue of gun control has once again been thrust into the societal limelight. The fact that “loose guns” are finding their way to nefarious elements is an issue that is being debated in society as well as in legislatures. And in any debate, there are two sides that are aggressively seeking to gain the “upper hand” in presenting their cases to the public, and ultimately, sway public opinion enough to influence the manner that laws are drafted. One of these sides ...

Input Controls:

Input Controls:

Introduction and Functions of Input Controls:

Data input controls refer to application specific user interface components, data and/or transactions used to ensure that data in a computer system is accurate, complete and is entered in a timely manner. Input controls are mainly used when entering data into a computer application or when converting data from the source format into computer data. Data is usually entered into computer applications and systems through manual online input, or through the use of automatic processing. The main function of input control is to ensure data integrity in business applications regardless of whether data is entered into the system directly, remotely ...

PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Old Chinese values like trust, taking care of aged parents, mutual respect, etc. still dominate China today whereas corruption, nepotism, bureaucracy etc. which are the negative aspects of socialism, have also entrenched themselves following the communist takeover in 1949. The current political model of China today is a mixture of socialism and free-market capitalism, especially in the economic sense. China today can have their cake and eat it too. They can suppress pro-democracy uprisings in Hong Kong taking a communist-socialist stance, and at the same time, they can try to privatize their white elephant SOE’s (State Owned Enterprises).
Two ...

Criminal Law

Abstract
Key words: gun policies, campus shooting, laws, violence and gun owners.
There number campus shootings that took place for the past years have significantly increased such as in the case of the 2012 shooting incident that happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut that resulted to the death of twenty (20) students. Another worst campus shooting incident in the history of the U.S. is the Virginia Tech massacre that happened in 2007 in the school campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Virginia, which caused the death of 32 people and left 17 others badly injured. In ...

Having graduated from Queens University with a degree in economics and history and having to obtain a Masters in broadcasting journalism, Adam Kaminsky was in a position to make the solution required. Through his advanced knowledge in journalism, he could use the magazine advertisements. This is because he would be in a situation where he could control the marketing environment since he had advanced knowledge in this marketing field. The magazine advertisement would be a possible solution in essence that the magazine recommended is accessed by people in senior positions who may provide a chance to expand the business since they are well connected.
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The relationship between the sample size for controls testing and each of the following factors:

- The likely effectiveness of a control
Controls are categorized differently when it comes to control-testing, but they all operate in a methodical manner that enables the sample size for control testing to take place. They as well enable the auditors to carry out a comparison of the upper deviation rates something that results to the acceptable rates in the sampling size for control testing. As a result, they might be termed as advisory tools that might be valuable and expedient for the management personnel.
- The acceptable rate of deviation
Rate of deviation denotes the miscalculations and inaccuracies that ...

Social Media development has become a revolution in the past years. It took communication on the next level, complementing more traditional socializing and leveraging on the wide spread of computers and mobile devices. Indeed, social media has numerous benefits. It has opened a new way for people to express themselves, and helps to stay connected despite distance and time. It has also brought the way to do business on a new level, giving an opportunity to companies to stay closer to their customers and to study customer preferences in a new way. However, together with the benefits social media has created numerous threats, ...

In any industry, the quality of goods and services, either received or produced, are always on top priority. These outputs are dependent on processes; they should be capable of operating with little variability to meet and maintain the standards set by the organization. A very powerful yet simple set of tools for assessing process quality is called the statistical process control (SPC), which comprises of seven basic quality tools, or the “magnificent seven.” These are the: (1) histogram or stem-and-leaf plot; (2) Check sheet; (3) Pareto chart; (4) Cause-and-effect diagram; (5) Defect concentration diagram; (6) Scatter diagrams; and (7) ...

Management

Sands Hotel and Casino is observed to be implementing both preventive and detective controls in its day to day operation. Preventive controls are its proactive measures that ensure compliance of various operations to set objectives and standard operating procedures of the company and that of the regulating institution. On the other hand, detective controls are aimed to spot any errors or deviation from standard (University of Vanderbilt, 2014). Below are its identified critical control activities and corresponding control type:

Potential Areas for Additional Control

In the article of the American University in Cairo (2011), it mentioned about corrective controls, which hinge on errors or ...

Part I: Group Development

The case ‘building a coalition’ provides us with an interesting perspective of group dynamics, effective team performance, organizational culture and integrative bargaining. The case deals with the formation of an after school program for improving the condition of the public school system in Washington D.C. Schools at Washington D.C. face challenges pertaining to truancy, low student performance and crime. Owing to these factors, the teaching staffs at these schools are easily de-motivated, and this has resulted in high staff turnovers rates. The new after school program aims to deal with these challenges. The after school program would be developed by ...

The Kokako (Callaeas cinereus) is an imperiled timberland feathered creature which is endemic to New Zealand. It is slate-light black with wattles and a dark veil. It is one of three types of New Zealand Wattlebird, the other two being the close undermined Tieke (saddleback) and the wiped out Huia. Beforehand far reaching, Kokako populaces all around New Zealand have been wrecked by the predations of mammalian obtrusive species, for example, possums, stoats, felines and rats and their reach has contracted essentially. There are two sub-types of Kokako, North Island and South Island, in spite of the fact that the ...

The production director of Wilmslow Ltd wants to schedule production for quarter 3 (the twelve weeks ending 17 September) and asks you to use the revised information to prepare the following:
- The revised production budget for Alphas and Betas;

Closing stock is 5 days and 10 days of sales for Q4, for alpha and beta respectively, which is 20% more than the new estimated demand, so the Q4 estimated demand is 120% of 2000 and 2400 respectively
=120/100*2000=2400
2400/12=200 units (12 weeks because each week is 5 days)..For Alpha

For beta;

=120/100*2400=2880
2880/6=480 ...

Internal Control Auditing

Integrity and ethical values
Integrity and ethical values can be seen to be well present in XYZ. All the staff members are well cooperative and there is an atmosphere of trust and reliability among the staff notably among Tim, Bill and Day. Everybody has a clear perspective of the ethical values and follow the company systems properly. There is a moderate control environment on the basis of integrity and ethical values among the members of XYZ.

Commitment to competence

The company has a systematic procedure for ensuring that the efforts of the entire workforce are inclined towards meeting the overall business objectives. Tim takes ...

Since early 1990s, there have been issues relating to water problems, conflicts, and compromises over water. Projects have been established to make appropriate documents relating the issues, problems and solutions to the west conflicts and settlements over water. This research currently will offer on various ways the government handling the problem of water rights of Native Americans tribes in Arizona. These tribes include the Hopi, Navajo, and the Pima tribes in Arizona. The group participates on Federal Negotiation team as activities intensify and more progress made for these teams. Thus, it is the drive of this project to digitize ...

Individuals in a Free-Living Environment

Individuals in a Free-Living Environment
The objective of the study was to provide information on the effects on blood pressure of following a DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet program in a free-living environment without any adjustments in a person’s behavior and lifestyle (Malloy-McFall, Barkley, Gordon, Burziminski and Glickman, 2010, p. 15). To test their hypothesis, the researchers used a controlled study design, whereby one sample group followed the DASH diet as the control continued with their normal diet. The study sample comprised 20 participants (n=20), who were classified into two groups, DASH and the control sample. The DASH group was ...

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The personality oriented theories by Albert Reiss define some processes that help control individuals from involving in immoral and anti-social behaviors. From the control theories, Zamora and Graham failed to adhere to the stipulated control as stipulated by Reiss. They were aware of the direct control which are punishments given by the parents reason why they were hiding from their parents. Their conscience failed the internal control making them feel right and heroic in committing the heinous act. Their conscience failed to make them feel guilty of the actions. They also failed to adhere to the indirect ...

Batching is a form of time management that helps to maximize concentration while reducing distraction. Increase in concentration obviously increases the ability to produce more, mental sharpness and creativity (Terry, 1989). This increases the aspect of innovation within an individual. Batching in production entails grouping similar activities in the same department of production to improve on the time of production. . It maximizes the efficiency of the operations in the production.
In provision of services, batching aims at increasing the tangibility of the services: for example, increase the uniformity of the service, reduce perishability of the service as well reduce ...

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has planned on restructuring the organization. Major structural change would be the slimming down of the department by almost 100 which is to improve the process of making decisions and also to clarify the duties and accountabilities. There have been no changes in the principles of business ever since the beginning. Realizing the change in values for society as well as environment, the company has planned on revising its values: first will be the contribution of the company in enriching the society and global environment; maintaining transparency, honesty, and fairness in business; and expansion of business ...

People with depression normally think that no one cares about them. When others seem to really care, they question their sincerity. They often start detaching themselves from their surrounding more so family and friends and then begin to hang onto themselves. The mood normally goes down just like in Jan’s case and they no longer engage in activities that they could have enjoyed doing. This is typical of a depressive disorder because of the attitude that she exhibits as well as the way she behaves when she is alone and around people.
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It is clear that ...

This case study entitled “Airborne Infection Control Case Study: Bay Oaks” (n.d.) describes a rare success story in the fight against Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) or “superbugs” as they are sometimes called. This Miami assisted-living facility has virtually eliminated HAIs, using a system called Novaerus HAI Eradication Technology that filters and processes all the air within the building, including all common areas and the rooms occupied by the home’s residents. A typical resident in Bay Oaks is 84 years old and female, and the oldest resident is 102. A spokesperson noted that if a resident becomes ill and needs hospitalizing, they ...

The article “ERP implementation failures in China: Case studies with implications for ERP vendors” by Xue Y, Liang H, Boulton W.R. and Snyder C.A (2004) discusses two main issues in legacy or disparate information systems. The two problems include: complicated communication due to implementation of separate information systems among business units, and the high cost involved in the maintenance of independent information systems.

Issue 1: Communication Problem

Organizations in the past have relied on the independent information systems to systematize the various processes of individual departments. If each business unit of a large enterprise implements independent or incompatible information systems, communication between business units ...

LJB Company needs to be cognizant of the Sarbanes Oxley Act provisions which demand for the application of corporate ethics even in the area of internal controls. For that reason, before the company goes public, it must take note of the demands by the Securities and Exchanges Commission in respect of public companies. Additionally, the policies and operating framework of the company must conform to the standards set out by the Sarbanes Oxley Act which in summary demand for sufficient internal controls to be implemented by public entities.
Some of the new internal controls that the company would ...

Introduction:

Fleming and Sturdy (2011) describe the managerial regime in a call centre. Please read their case description closely.

Electronic panopticons:

In an article by Fleming and Sturdy Call centres are presented as (electronic) panopticons among other creative names like “assembly lines in the head,” “human answering machines” and “bright, satanic offices” terms all borrowed from other writers. . “According to Fernie and Metcalf who used the term “panopticons’, call centre employment is micro-managed and highly monitored whereby coercive performance systems blend with electronic surveillance to form an ‘electronic panopticon’ . In this situation employees are under constant electronic surveillance. Every word spoken, every gesture ...

Public Key Infrastructure is a system that allows the integration of a number of carrying services that are in one way or the other related to cryptography. PKI ensures integrity, provides confidentiality, access control, a system of authentication and also non-repudiation - in which both parties, the sender and receiver cannot deny either sending the message or receiving it in future. (Srinivasan, 2008)
Basically, PKI is an aggregation of processes, technologies and policy of organizations that facilitate the use of public key cryptography in ways as to enhance the verification of the authenticity of public keys (BCS, 2013)
The primary ...

Introduction

The Polaroid case lays emphasis on the significance of quality and process control measures. The materials represented majority (2/3) of the manufacturing cost at R2 plant. This fact only reflects that the quality control, yield minimization and maximization of scrap were fundamental at the plant and for the Polaroid as a whole. Unquestionably, the external failure costs, which include lost sales, product return, and customer complaints, and internal failure costs that include process failure and scrap network can extremely be significance in this industry (Wheelwright and Bowen 2002). By the year 1984, there was pressure to both limit and reduce ...

A CPU is hardware within a computer that performs the logic, arithmetic and input/output instructions of a computer program. A typical computer can be operated by more than one CPU thus the term multiprocessing. CPUs are assembled on an integrated circuit, and one IC can contain more than one CPU. CPU is made up of two main components namely; arithmetic logic unit ALU and control unit (CU). Arithmetic Logic Unit performs logic and arithmetic operations while CU removes instructions from the memory, decode, and execute them. It also calls on the ALU whenever necessary. CPUs were traditionally built using ICs but ...

Before the success of the book three cups of tea the company put in place many measures that will ensure that the organization fund are not misused in any way. Some of these measures are;
- The organization employed a competent chief financial officer who did her work with a lot of competence and integrity that it deserve, we are told in the case that the chief financial officer resigned her job after been frustrated by the management laxity to implement measures that will ensure stringent financial control, this demonstrate the competence and integrity of the financial officer.
- ...

The ACS (Access control system) system monitors the persons entering the dormitory all the time

PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT
- PROJECT OVERVIEW.
This project is undertaken to promote security of this college using, the Access control system can unlock the doors automatically through an electronic system where the image of the person entering the dormitory is processed in order to identify the people. The image of the person unlocking the door is rotated so and scanned for identification if it corresponds with the recorded images for the cards used in unlocking the dormitory doors.
2. PROJECT PURPOSE
3. PROJECT SCOPE.

This is a fixed contract.

The contactors estimate is $100,000.00, upon completion the system will ...

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Question 1:
What are the advantages of Kaizen over a Tayloristic approach (applied in the Ford factories) with respect to quality management?
Question 2:
Which measures can you suggest to avoid an exploitation trap when applying Kaizen in a company?
Answers:
Answer 1:
In the Kaizen concept, change is taken as a way of life whereby it takes place in a continuous manner. The approach is so obvious and natural such that it may fail to be recognized though it is taking place. The Kaizen concept simply implies improvement and has various advantages over the Tayloristic approach ...

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McDonaldization of the U.S. Court System

Introduction

The McDonaldization representation is an undemanding systematic perspective to what has been believed a flourishing game plan, therefore pointing to the extraordinary value and development of the US court system this plan has been titled after. The model of McDonaldization is consisted of four important conceptions: predictability, efficiency, calculability and control. There is the term McDonaldization that was emerged by Maryland University professor and, sociologist George Ritzer, to signify the mixture of current day 20th century US functions for example scientific supervision, bureaucratization and assembly line manufacture. The achievement of ...

Dear Madam,

Re: Management Consultancy Report in Respect of Your Firm Amanda Smith
The consultancy has carried out an analysis and comprehensive evaluation of your firm and arrived at a number of observations that need to be brought to your attention in the immediacy of time. In addition, this report contains a number of recommendations that the firm ought to pursue in the interest of its own survival and strategy in pursuit of business. In our analysis and recommendations, we were guided by managerial theory, scientific and strategic models and as well as experience gathered and observed throughout in the industry over ...

1) What type of research is this: Naturalistic observation, correlation, case study, survey? Explain your answer with two - three sentences.
This type of research is experimental and is neither naturalistic observation nor correlational. In this research, the independent variable is manipulated by the researcher in a systematic way. The relationship between “attention and self-control in the context of the delay-of-gratification paradigm” is to be determined. The research is typical of an experimental research because it gives solid proof of causal interpretations.2) What is the hypothesis for this research?
The hypothesis for this research is that if a child ...

Introduction

The Federal Reserve is one of the mysterious parts of the U.S economy. It is mandated with regulating the U.S economy. It exerts a lot of influence to the development and growth of the economy. It works as the central bank of the U.S. The Federal Reserve was established mainly to control the circulation of currency in the country. It was approved by the government of the congress.

Should the president and the congress control the Federal Reserve?

The Federal Bank serves both the public and the private institutions. Though it was initially formed and approved by the Congress, its operations are fully autonomous. Its intention was to serve bankers. ...

Harley Davidson Motor Company has developed to become one of the leading motorcycles manufactures globally. Harley Davidson Motor Company produces about 28,000 motorcycles yearly, sold by merchants in more than 67 nations around the globe. The company has a determined plan to augment their production capacity considerably. Because of the enlarged global presence and company’s growth, the management has comprehended that the prospect calls for an incorporated management system, will not only develop the processes of the country but also fit within its financial plan and increase its returns expansion. This underlay the beginning of the process to ...

Executive Summary

The present report delves into implications that individual freedom and organizational control will have to the future organization. The first part of the report explains the changes that are taking place in the world of business and how the use of traditional organizational control strategies by some contemporary organizations limit individual freedom. The succeeding part explains what individual freedom at work entails. The third section describes the topic of organizational control and the control strategies that are used in organizations including concertive control, bureaucratic control, cultural control, technical control, and simple control. The concertive control and cultural control promote ...

Advanced Process Control

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Process control entails different types of process tools that are used to solve multivariable and/or discrete control problems. Therefore, advanced control is the practice of using different elements from a wide range of disciplines that often includes signal processing, artificial intelligence, control engineering, decision theory and statistics. Some of the tools found in advanced control of processes are; sensor controls, fault detection control and classification, model predictive tools and system feedback. Process advanced control systems have been successfully used in processes to curb challenges such as;

Processing feed-stocks of different qualities

High energy requirements
Strict safety margins to carter for differences ...

Abstract

Biometric access control systems employ the use of biometrics in the identification of the user before granting access to an otherwise restricted area. The technology involves the automated mechanisms of recognizing or verifying the identity of a living organism using a behavioral or a physiological attribute. It presents various features and advantages that place it above the other access control systems. Biometric access control not only provides access control features, but it also provides user management features. The system used different behavioral and physical attributes as biometric characteristics for identification and verification. Testing of individual components of the system ...

Introduction

Management involves getting things done through other people in order to achieve desired organizational goals (Witzel 2004). Management is possible through performance of certain functions by managers. These functions include planning, controlling, leading, organizing and achieving. Whether in large or small organizations, these functions are essential for managers at all times because they assist in achievement of goals. However, managerial practices differ in small medium enterprises and large enterprises because of the size and complexity of the organizations. Managers in large firms perform functions of management differently from those in small medium enterprises. The leadership styles in these two ...

Internal control techniques

In the management of firms, internal controls suffice for purposes of ensuring efficiencies and effectiveness in the execution of managerial duties. Internal controls could be employed to ensure that the accounting policies and financial reporting standards are complied with. Internal control refers to the framework that the management employs for the smooth running of the company. It should be noted that such controls emanate internally within the firm. The paper briefly discusses some internal control techniques employed by management regarding financial reporting. The objective is to ensure financial reporting is precise, accurate and provides a true and fair representation of ...

KU Version March 2011

At the end of the case study, the scholar will be able to:
Identify the steps of the investigation of an outbreak;
Describe the characteristics of an outbreak in terms of time, place and person;
Use descriptive epidemiological data to generate hypotheses;
Use analytical epidemiological data to test hypotheses;
Formulate recommendations for the control of an outbreak.
Part A cluster of acute hepatitis in Provo, Utah
Provo is a large municipality located in the North of Utah, close from the border with Wyoming and Idaho. The population of Provo was 6,185 in ...

The crash of Air France 447 is considered the biggest disaster ever to hit Air France and Airbus since the beginning of their venture into this industry. All of the 228 passengers and crew of the flight were killed in this accident (Palmer, 2013). Due to the delay in the recovery of the black box from the ocean bed, the investigations and final report, published by BEA, took nearly three years for completion (Jonathan, 2011). The final investigation revealed that the accident occurred due to the inconsistent data indicated by the FMC (Flight Management Computer System) regarding the fluid ...

Assess

The mission of the Joint Task Force North (JTFN) is to streamline and implement an effective Command and Control structure and policy for military support to counter-drug efforts and fight transnational organized crime (TCO). The vision of JTFN shall be to meet the objectives set by the Northern Command Commander and add value to Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) in addressing the illegal activities of TCOs. The mission and vision of JTFN cannot be achieved without the support of appropriate key internal and external stakeholders. The internal stakeholders include JTFN’s staff in El Paso and its headquarters, law ...

Internet Technology

When a project manager uses tools for accountability maintenance a project has the best chance of a successful finish. A successful project is a project that delivers the project objectives on time. Fortunately a project manager has many tools available for use on a computer in order to track all aspects of the project and to stay in control. The most important thing for a Project Manager to do is to take responsibility for the outcome of a project. This means the project manager is accountable for the success or failure of the project at every step from beginning with the planning until the end when the ...

Description of the case

Vivian is an 18-year-old student who was diagnosed with asthma at the age of eight years. Her impairment includes chest tightness, periodic wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Coughing is most prevalent in early in the morning or during the night. Such impairments result in various limitations throughout her life. For instance, she finds it difficult to breathe due to the insistent airflow obstruction, especially at night. In addition, these impairments restrict her from social participation such as school sports and ability to maintain normal activities such as exercise and school attendance. However, despite these limitations, personal factors such ...

Elements of the Self-Determination Theory

The Self-Determination Theory proposes that autonomous motivation is distinct from controlled motivation (Gagne and Deci, 2005) where autonomy “involves acting with a sense of volition and having the experience of choice” (Gagne and Deci, 2006, p. 333) while controlled motivation involves external regulation. It proposes that uninteresting activities require extrinsic motivation; thus, making the activity externally regulated.

External regulation is the use of external factors to initiate and maintain a behavior. However, the Self-Determination Theory names another type of extrinsic motivation where the regulation of a behavior and the value that is associated with it becomes internalized. Internalization is when people have ...

John, a 50-year old man, visits a convenient care clinic complaining of fatigue, increased hunger, increased thirst, and frequent urination over the last two months. He also reports increased episodes of itching. Clinical examination reveals the presence of dark patches on his skin in the neck and armpit areas. Physical examination reveals a weight loss of 5kg over the last one month. Laboratory test show the following results: A1C= 7.1%, FPG= 127mg/dL and OGTT= 202mg/dL. John is single and currently stays alone. He has one sister whom he last met two years ago. He is also not employed currently.
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Her problem of Hypertension was diagnosed almost 6 years ago when her blood pressure remained consistently on the higher side on 4 consecutive visits to the clinic. It was consistently high in the range of 160/90 mmHg.
Almost a year ago, she was also detected with microalbuminuria during her annual screening of urine. At that time, 1,943 mg/dl of microalbumin was detected in her urine sample.

Subjective

She has come to the clinic today for her regular checkup and follows up visit for the diabetes and hypertension. She is a house wife. And has three children.

Objective

She got an initial ...

After working for a big Accounting firm for six years, Amanda Smith decided to start her own accounting and tax returns firm. Initially she had one employee but the departure of a major competitor signaled an increase in clients and compelled Amanda to employ three more accountants. However, after a few months, complaints on tax returns started troubling Amanda and her company is on the brink of collapse. This paper seeks to make recommendations to Amanda on the five facets of management that she ought to polish up to ensure an upturn in fortunes for Smith’s Accounting and tax Returns. The ...