Learning objective: Describe the environment in which business operatesPrompt:In a 7 to 10 slide PowerPoint presentation, describe the characteristics of each of the four stages of growth a business organization might experience. Provide examples to support your description. Instructions:Prepare a 7 to 10 slide PowerPoint presentation. Use the Speakers Notes for explanations and details (How to create a PowerPoint video 1 and 2)Follow APA format for structure. Use either audio or speaker notes (which is a feature used in PowerPoint – please use the search feature to look up how to use speaker notes in PowerPoint as a refresher) for additional information, so you do not “crowd” your slides with too much information.Support your presentation with 2 to 3 credible references beyond the course materials. Please note Wikipedia, Investopedia and similar websites are not credible academic references. The best place to locate credible references is the Online Library. Using Portfolium, submit your artifact that you have created for this assignment to your Portfolium account. Submit the link to your Portfolium page here when you have completed this exercise.

Assignment Instructions
Write a short (approximately 1 page or 300-word) response to the reading

Respond to these questions:

Summarize – What is the article about?

3-5 Sentences
Shorter is better
Creating a short summary = More likely to remember
Pretend you were going to explain it to a friend

What did you find most interesting or relevant?

3 important aspects or concepts
Can be ways Creative Problem Solving (CPS) was used/applied
Can be ideas and situations you found interesting from a CPS perspective

How can you relate this situation or the creative problem solving concept for this week to your own life?

Share at least two examples
Be specific and detailed
You can also relate to other people or common experiences
Document and reflect on your learning
Make connections to concepts presented in class videos and activities
The assignment will be graded for substantive completion.

Substantive = having real value or importance; of an academic nature
Completion = all parts of the assignment are addressed; all instructions followedArticle: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/world/asia/thailand-cave-rescue-seals.html(Links to an external site.)

Rather than a final examination, you will have a Final Project for this course.Select a research topic that integrates a healthcare reform issue (insurance, doctor-patient relationships, medical records, patient privacy, HMOs, etc.) with healthcare management (Planning, Organizing, Controlling, HR management, etc.).Submit your topic to the professor this week via the Final Project Topic Submission drop box.The remainder of your project will be due in Week 8.For your project you will write a 5 to 6 page paper and include the following:Introduce the topic you are interested in learning about.Write why you selected the topicIdentify and explain any issues.Discuss historical developments of your healthcare reform issue (how did it become an issue and where does the issue stand today?).Discuss how the issue affects healthcare management including suggestions for effective management in regards to dealing with the issue in healthcare settings.Include material from our readings and utilize the university library to research at least 9 current scholarly, peer-reviewed references published within the past 5 years. Cite all references and utilize APA format.

Can you please assist me with this component?After a program is identified for evaluation with an identifiable problem, a research design must be identified. The design describes the purpose(s) and method(s) of evaluation. The design identifies the specific ways in which the evaluator will collect and analyze data relevant to program efficacy (i.e., whether program outputs are aligned with the program’s express purpose/mission).In 1,750-2,000 words, do the following:Evaluation questions and their justifications from Topic 1. This section should include edits based on feedback from your instructor.Explain data collection procedures.Describe reporting procedures.Describe quantitative methods.Describe qualitative methods.Compare why one method may be a better fit for the evaluation.Cite five to seven scholarly resources to support your explanations.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Prepare an annotated bibliography that is APA 6.0 style and format compliant, listing at least three sources that you have located and evaluated for your project.Preparing an annotated bibliography encourages you to think critically about the content of the works you are using, their place within a field of study, and their relation to your own research and ideas. It proves you have read and understood your sources and establishes your sources as valid references for the course project.An annotated bibliography is a bibliography that includes a summary of the research that you have done. It is an alphabetical list of research sources with the addition of a brief summary or annotation. The annotation usually contains a brief summary of content and a short analysis or evaluation. In order to write a successful annotation, each summary must be concise (100-250 words) (do not copy the abstract) and the annotation should display the source’s central idea(s) and give the reader a general impression of what the source is about. The annotation should also contain a statement regarding the applicability of the source to the researcher’s topic of interest.