Option #1: Technological Advancement for Firms
Us
ing what you have learned
in this week's read
ings, and
in consideration of the arguments made by Chandler
in one of your assigned read
ings, Endur
ing Logic of Industrial Success, answer this question: •What role will technological advancement play
in the future evolution of firms and
industries?
•Create a graph that illustrates the effect of technological advancement on the different cost curves discussed
in this module. Please note, that you need to create the graph and not copy it from any source. Any copied and pasted graphs will not earn any po
ints.
Assignment 2
Does ESPN College Game Day have a bias?
Assignment 3
Planning for Data Collection
Data collection is an important part of both quantitative and qualitative research. Although the actual approach to gather
ing
information may vary, for either research design, researchers need to plan
in advance how the data will be gathered, reported, and stored, and they need to ensure that their methods are both reliable and valid. As nurses review research when consider
ing a new evidence-based practice, it is important to be familiar with sound collection practices
in order to ascerta
in the credibility of the data presented. Consider the follow
ing scenario: Nurses and other health care professionals are often
interested
in assess
ing patient satisfaction with health care services. Imag
ine that you are a nurse work
ing
in a suburban primary care sett
ing that serves 10,000 patients annually. Your organization is very
interested
in understand
ing the patient's po
int of view to help determ
ine areas of care that can be improved. With this focus
in m
ind, consider how you would create a survey to assess patient satisfaction with the services your organization provides. You may wish to consider variables such as the ease of access
ing care, patient wait time, friendl
iness of the staff, or the likelihood that a patient would recommend your organization to others. For this Discussion, you generate questions and an overall plan for data collection that would be appropriate for a patient satisfaction survey
in relation to the above scenario. To prepare: • Review the scenario and formulate at least five questions that you could use to evaluate patient satisfaction. • Reflect on the different methods or
instruments that can be used for gather
ing data (please google for methods and
instruments). Which methods or
instruments would work well for the scenario?
• Describe the sample size appropriate for the population and how you would select participants. • Provide a rationale for your choices, and expla
in how you can ensure high standard of reliability and
validity.