Use communication strategies to create buy-in from key stake holders such as individual providers, institutional providers (i.e. hospitals), Congress, pharmaceutical companies etc.
Address how your proposal would be financed and any impacts on health care reimbursement.
Your letter should be 750 – 800 words. It should be persuasive and evidence-based. Be clear and concise. Follow the guidelines for writing a letter to the editor. Please include an APA formatted reference page after your letter.
#5: Journal Assignment -15 item Moral Instinct Survey, Due Date: 30-JUN-2017
The moral instincts survey captures several key ethical theories that are discussed in your textbook and readings. In preparation for this journal entry complete the 15-item Moral Instinct Survey (attached). The document can be printed and you can circle your answers, or you can bypass printing and save your answers to a sheet of paper so that you can refer to them as you answer the following questions.
In your journal, reflect on the following questions and post your observations and thoughts.
What were your results from the Moral Instincts Survey? (i.e. which of the four approaches did you use most often?)
Were you surprised by your results?
Did it validate what you already knew?
Which approach did you use least often?
#6: Journal Assignment- What are Your Ethical Wishes, Due Date: 02-JUL-2017
Take a moment to review the Ethical Wishes Survey (attached). The document can be printed and you can circle your answers, or you can bypass printing and save your answers to a sheet of paper so that you can refer to them as you answer the following questions. After reviewing reflect on the following questions and post a brief response to each in your journal.
Were any of the questions hard to answer?
Did you find that you wanted more information in order to make a choice?
Do you think your answers will change over time?
Would you close family or friends be able to answer the questions as you did on your behalf?
#7: Dax Cowart Case Analysis, Due Date: 09-JUL-2017
This case analysis is the first assignment based on topics we have discussed in early modules of the course. To analyze a case, you will use scholarly resources and the knowledge you’ve gained from the course so far to support your work.
To complete the case analysis, consult the Dax Cowart Case Analysis Guidelines (attached)
Contrast four of the key principles of bioethics: Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Autonomy and Justice, and the tensions that often arise when attempting to respect each of them in practice.
Identify the ethical issues presented in a patient care situation and formulate a justified conclusion, using an ethical decision making framework.
Describe measures to manage the experience of moral distress.
#8: Case Analysis – Terry Schiavo, Due Date: 23-JUL-2017
This case analysis is the second case analysis based on topics we have discussed in early modules of the course. To analyze a case, you will use scholarly resources and the knowledge you’ve gained from the course so far to support your work.
To complete the case analysis, consult the Terry Schiavo Case Analysis Guidelines (attached). Be sure to use the readings in the guidelines to complete this assignment. While you are welcome to use other sources as well, it is not necessary.
Examine the role of advance directives in supporting autonomous decision-making.
Differentiate between decision-making standards and articulate when they apply.
Analyze the ethical complexities involved in decisions to withhold or withdraw artificial life support.
Recognize the ethical ambiguities that arise in attempts to define death.
#9: Bioethics OP-ED Article Assignment, Due Date: 06-AUG-2017
In Module 7 you will be submitting a short Op Ed piece. The purpose of this short assignment is to give you an opportunity to apply some of the content from this course in developing a short op-ed piece, in other words, this is your opportunity to build an ethical argument regarding an issue that is of particular interest to you. The topic can be focused on any of the topics we have discussed this semester or about any local issue that is of interest to you. Please refer to the Op-Ed Assignment Guidelines (attached) for complete information.
Examine the influence of landmark cases on contemporary ethical decision-making.
Apply key theories and principles of bioethics.
Analyze contemporary ethical issues in healthcare using an ethical decision making framework.
Identify approaches to address the moral distress of providers in select ethical situations
#10: Journal Reflection, Due Date: 13-AUG-2017
The self-evaluation journal entry is a private communication submitted to your instructor and requires that you respond to four questions. Your responses need not be long (a sentence or two may suffice), but must demonstrate a degree of reflection beyond a cursory statement such as “I liked the course.” You are not penalized for honesty—whatever your reflections they are valid!
Which of the topics were the most difficult for you? Why?
How would you rate your performance throughout the course? Did you see changes over the course of the eight weeks in how you approached the topics? If you could, what, if anything, would you change in your performance?
Are you comfortable with the statement that sometimes an ethical decision making process is the best we can achieve when confronted with a moral dilemma?
What, if anything, do you feel you will take away from this class that may help you in your professional and/or personal life?
#11: Marketing Plan: Select A Template, APA, Due Date: 02-JUL-2017
In this module, you will identify a product or service, and you will research, select, and submit a marketing template to use for developing your plan. You may either explore existing marketing plans through Internet research, or you may use the following marketing template: Marketing Plan Template (attached)
The Formal Marketing Plan and Informal Marketing Plan links provide useful information for you to get started.
Things to Remember!
Select an existing product or service that you are excited about or have a particular interested in researching.
Choose a marketing template that best supports your product/service. You may use the sample template provided, or you may select a different template with instructor approval. Although your final marketing plan may vary from APA formatting, it must be a professional document.
Be creative … this is a marketing class!
#12: Marketing Plan: 4Ps/7Ps and PLC, Due Date: 09-JUL-2017
For this activity, you will focus on the 4 Ps/7 Ps and the product life cycle. Use your template that you found in the assignment, #11 Marketing Plan: Find Your Marketing Plan Template, for the rest of your marketing plan assignments.
In this module, you will focus on the marketing mix and PLC. Select a product or service of your choice.
