Group Discussion – Dr. Evan Forde, Oceanographer3939 unread replies.3939 replies.Throughout this course, I will be highlighting oceanographers from diverse backgrounds, with the hopes of inspiring the next generation. Scientist Spotlight: Dr. Evan Forde, OceanographerDr. Forde was born in Miami, Florida and received his primary education in the local public school system. He received his bachelor’s degree in Geology and his master’s degree in marine geology and geophysics, both from Columbia University in New York. Forde became a researcher in the Marine Geology and Geophysics laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) while an undergraduate at Columbia during the summer of 1973.Utilizing his background in classical Marine Geology techniques, Forde became a recognized authority on the formation, evolution and sedimentary processes of east coast U.S. submarine canyons. Additional scientific research efforts by Evan have included studies of gravity-induced mass sediment movements on continental slopes, 3-dimensional mapping of hydrothermal plumes, and the study of ocean-atmosphere exchange of anthropogenic carbon dioxide.In 1979, Forde became the first African-American oceanographer to conduct a research mission aboard a submersible craft when he did dives in Nekton Gamma. He subsequently completed submersible dive expeditions in Alvin in 1980 and the Johnson Sea Link in 1981.Forde has also worked extensively in the area of science education. He developed and taught graduate level courses on Tropical Meteorology targeted towards K-12 teachers for 7 years, authored science experiments in a children’s magazine for three years, created a Severe Weather Poster for NOAA that was distributed nationally to 50,000 teachers by the National Science Teachers Association. He has spoken to greater than 40,000 school children through presentations about his oceanographic and academic careers. Forde has been the subject of three museum exhibits, and has been featured in numerous periodical articles, text books and many other publications on prominent African American scientists.(Taken from Wikipedia)Read more about Dr. Forde here (Links to an external site.) and here (Links to an external site.)Then review one of Dr. Forde’s journal articles by following this link (Links to an external site.) (note: don’t attempt to understand every term, just try to find the main themes of the paper, and use your translation skills!)You will then compose a minimum 500 word or more response answering the following questions: What was most interesting or most confusing about Dr. Forde and his work?What did you learn from Dr. Forde’s research?How does Dr. Forde try to inspire the next generation of scientists?Come back later and respond to two student’s posts. Choose students who do not have a response yet. 150-200 words each15 points for 1-3, 5 points for 4.

In this assignment, you will identify and explore three separate areas within the study of psychology that include biological functions, scientific method and modern psychological perspectives.

Section 1: Select what you consider to be the three most interesting examples of how biological functions (for example, the nervous system) are related to our understanding of psychology. Provide examples that demonstrate how anatomical structures and functions relate to different areas of study within the field of psychology, such as social, organizational, cognitive, counseling, or developmental. (2-3 slides)
Section 2: Describe the scientific method used in psychology and how it can be applied to research associated with consciousness, sleep, sleep disorders, and hypnosis. Be sure to explain how these topics are relevant and why they are interesting to study. (2-3 slides)
Section 3: Choose four of the seven modern psychological perspectives listed and explain the similarities and differences between them. (4-6 slides)

The Psychodynamic Perspective
The Behavioral Perspective
The Humanistic Perspective
The Biophysical Perspective
The Cognitive Perspective
The Sociocultural Perspective
The Evolutionary Perspective

Step 2
Create the slides.
Using presentation applications (also referred to as slide ware) such as PowerPoint or Google Slides, organize and display the required information for each of the three sections in a series of presentational slides (also referred to as a slide deck). Note that you are not required to present this project in a live setting; however, you should design these slides as if you were doing so. If you have never created a slide deck before or need some additional help, several resources and tutorial videos are available online. Conduct an Internet browser search for the slide application you are using (for example, Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Keynote) and the search term “tutorial.” Such a search will provide videos and websites that can assist you in creating the slides and using the application.
Design your slides with the following in mind:

Presentation title slide should be Psychology in Our Lives.
All slides should be contained within one file.
Label each slide with the slide title and number.
Use clear, concise bullet points.
Presentations are primarily visual. Avoid including too much written information on your slides. You can include more detailed information in the written script portion of this project.
Images and diagrams are wonderful presentation tools to support your message.
All knowledge gained from external sources, including course resources, must be cited in each slide for content and graphics.  At the end of the slide deck, include proper citations in APA style for the sources you used, which include images and diagrams (explore the Purdue OWL (Links to an external site.) website for examples). The source citation slide will not count toward your slide total.

I need support with this Management question so I can learn better.

You  have been asked by NoJax to come in as a consultant and analyze the  business for factors that impact the organizational behavior of the  company. NoJax would like to ensure that their company design is current  and that their employees are as efficient as possible. You have been  analyzing several elements of the organization structure and behaviors  using the NoJax Company Background document  to identify areas of improvement. You will use that information to  provide NoJax a new reorganization plan to continue their success, to be  more efficient, and to stay ahead of their competition.
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Using  your behavior analysis from module 01, provide a detailed plan to  positively change current employee behavior. Include at least three  aspects of diversity that will have a positive impact on the behavior of  the organization. What new processes and continued training plans can  NoJax implement to ensure successful assimilation of new employees?
Utilizing  the Big-Five personality traits you identified in module 02, relate  them to how management can affect organization culture. How can the  culture be altered in a positive manner to improve relationships with  management and employees? What plan will you put in place to continue  the positive relationships?
Include  the key elements you identified in module 03 that go into creating an  organization as you describe NoJax’s company structure. How can the  basic structure of NoJax be improved to better align business goals and  employee objectives? Include at least five elements to improve the  structure.
Using  the barriers in communication you identified in module 04, propose at  least one change for each of NoJax’s barriers, so they are able to  change their communication process. How will a more effective and  supportive communication process have the most impact and build better  relationships and a stronger culture within the company?
Utilizing  what you identified in module 05 as the process of decision-making  NoJax currently uses, how can they become more efficient and better use  the negotiation process? Make sure you identify each step of the  decision-making process NoJax currently uses. Then you will need to add  any elements of the decision-making process that are missing. If any  current step is not working or is weak, you will need to describe how  NoJax can improve each of those steps to be more efficient.
In  your proposed change for NoJax from module 06, how should each  management person best use their management style to have the greatest  positive impact on employees? How can management maintain a balance  between the current culture and making new and improved relationships to  minimize resistance to change? Include at least six elements in your  plan.

I’m working on a Health & Medical question and need guidance to help me study.

Discussion: Organizational StructuresAna enthusiastically began her first day at work at Riverville Medical Center (RMC) as an accounts receivable specialist. Her first task was to report to Bennet, the manager of the RMC accounts receivables department. Bennet handed Ana her daily duties and weekly tasks, and shared the RMC organization chart. Ana reviewed the chart and noticed that Bennet reported to Caroline, the RMC finance manager. Finally, the finance manager reported to Denise, the Riverville Medical Center director. On her first workday, Ana quickly acknowledged the chain of command and the organization structure of her new workplace. Whenever and wherever we enter the health care workforce, we enter an organizational structure.Organizational structures are the means by which job tasks are formally distributed, assembled, and organized (Robbins & Judge, 2018). Health care organizations are dynamic and complex human service organizations (Pyper, 2018). Poorly addressing the subject of structures and their design in an organization can lead to problems of unnecessary complexity, stress, and conflict (Ingram, 2019).In this week’s Discussion, you will analyze the structure of an organization, the trends it may be experiencing, and the external pressures it faces.ReferencesIngram, W. (2019, March 12). Why is organizational structure important? Chron. Retrieved from https://smallbusiness.chron.com/organizational-str…Pyper, P. (2018). Healthcare teams as complex adaptive systems: Understanding team behaviour through team members’ perception of interpersonal interaction. BMC Health Services Research. Retrieved from https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/article… Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T. A. (2018). Essentials of organizational behavior (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.To prepare for this Discussion:Review the Learning Resources for this week.Consider the mission, vision, and population served of the organization you currently work for, or an organization where you previously worked, or wish to work.By Day 4Post a comprehensive response to the following:Name the organization you chose, and describe its mission, vision, and the population it serves.Describe the organization’s structure (i.e., centralized versus decentralized).How well do you think the organizational structure works? Please explain. Should the structure be changed? Explain how and why.What are trends in the organization? In other words, how might the organization change in the future?What are the external pressures on the organization (i.e., health reform, economic pressures)?What are some advantages and disadvantages of a centralized versus decentralized structure in the health care organization you described? Explain why or why not.How well do you think a centralized versus decentralized structured organization responds to change?

I need a response to the post below: Health professionals must work together to decrease the prevalence to improve patient safety standards. Medication errors resulted in 2 billion dollars a year costs (Rodziewicz et al., 2021). The ethical aspects of offering unsafe healthcare services can not be disregarded; one should not lose track of indirect outcomes of offering unsafe healthcare services that lead to the lengthening of the patients’ hospitalization period, the emergence of hospital infections, reduction in income, the emergence of disabilities. Investigation of these events is necessary to prevent the errors from recurring, reduce the treatment and healthcare costs, reduce legal responsibilities, and increase safety. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a tool that is designed to help discover the causes of errors and get to the source (Vahidi et al., 2020). RCA assists with the discovery of the hidden cause or causes of an error. The individuals on the RCA team focus primarily on systems and processes, not on the individual’s action. One tool used is the Pareto chart, which arranges the bars (counts) from largest to smallest, from left to right, and helps segregate the problems and their causes. Performance monitoring is an essential element for managing providers and driving continuous improvements. There are many ways to analyze data about the frequency of problems or causes in a process. One should focus on the most significant problem then move outward to the least significant while communicating with others about this data. Practical, clear, concise communication will assist in a team collaboration to assess the root cause of the problem, and then interventions can be placed to resolve it. The Five Ways tool assists the team in investigating deeper levels to understand the what and the why of the contributing factors (Spath,2018). Frequently, there are multiple root causes that, once identified, can be resolved. In the scenerio, the RCA team inclded a nurse, a pharmacy technician and quality assurance person. This team would work together to ubderstand and implement interventions to decrease the rising medication errors on the unit. The quality assurance leader would act as a mediator between the two entities to decrease communication breakdown brought on from focusing on blame. The nurse could provide data from the unit regarding the cause of the errors and pharmacy ould investigate the cause in their department. Both nursing and pharmacy discussed inadequate staffing levels and workload as possible root causes. The nurse is responsible for the administration of the medication and should always utilize the five rights of administration and when in doubt, contact the pahrmacy or the phsyician. The nurse is not responsible for equipment failure, but is eduated on medication administration with or without medical equipment. In the end, teamwork improves patient safety and decreases future medication risks.