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Scholar-Practitioner Project: Health Care Administration Leadership Theory
For your final written Assignment, you refine and develop your Health Care Administration Leadership Theory based on insights gained in this
course about leadership theories and a systems thinking approach. For this Assignment, your theory should reflect Instructor feedback,
researched studies, introspection, innovation, and literature analysis.
The Assignment (15–20 pages):
Section 1: Abstract and Introduction (1–2 pages)
Section 2: Revised Literature Review and Problem Statement (5–7 pages):
Literature Review to include:
A synthesis of the literature of 15–20 peer reviewed, scholarly resources
A description of theoretical gaps in the research
Problem Statement to include:
An explanation of the specific problem that addresses identified gaps within the literature
An explanation of how your problem statement incorporates implications for positive social change
Section 3: Personal Health Care Administration Leadership Theory (2–3 pages):
An articulation of your personal Health Care Administration Leadership Theory
Section 4: Revised Visual Representation of Your Health Care Administration Leadership Theory (3–4 pages):
Your visual representation should include:
Your personal Health Care Administration Leadership Theory to address the gaps identified in the literature
A visual representation of the theory (e.g., table, graph, matrix)
An explanation on how the theory addresses the literature gaps identified in Week 5
A description of how your theory incorporates aspects of systems thinking
Section 5: Empirical Evaluation Plan for a Health Care Administration Leadership Theory (3–4 pages):
You will assess if the newly developed leadership theory addresses the problem you have been working on. What methodological steps will you
use? How will you collect data? Suggestion: start with how theories in our text are evaluated. It does not have to be detailed, but it must include
the methods, measures, and analytic techniques.
If the Assignments are done correctly, there should be an alignment from the topic of choice to the evaluation:
The topic is researched in the literature. The literature review points out a theoretical gap that needs to be addressed by leadership.
The gap is turned into a problem statement.
A leadership theory to address the problem is proposed.
The theory is depicted in a visual.
An evaluation plan describes how the newly developed theory resolves the problem identified in the literature.
Section 6: Conclusion (1–2 pages)
Section 7: References:
An APA-formatted reference list of 15–20 peer-reviewed, scholarly journals
(Section 2, Section 4 is already included in attachment listed as assignment 5 and assignment 8. Please merge these two sections with your
completed sections.
The following sections need to be completed by you;
(Section 1 please complete 1 page abstract and introduction, Section 3 please complete 2 pages, Section 5 please complete 3 pages, Section 6
complete 1 page the conclusion, Section 7 Provide References.
Nahavandi, A. (2015). The art and science of leadership (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Chapter 1, “Definition and Significance of Leadership” (pp. 2–21)
Chapter 6, “Current Era in Leadership” (pp. 178–201)
Chapter 7, “Other Leadership Perspectives” (pp. 211–236)
Chapter 9, “Leading Change” (pp. 278–300)
Chapter 10, “Developing Leaders” (pp. 310–332)
Business Systems Analysis Paper
Overview
Technology has changed our lives drastically in the past twenty years. For example, consider the rise of mobile devices connected to the internet using wireless
communication. We have progressed from shopping solely in brick-and-mortar stores to having the ability to do anything from renting a vacation home to
purchasing cupcakes online using a mobile device. To keep up with how consumers communicate, businesses have to incorporate these devices and
technologies into their business models to reach customers. Developing appropriate technical solutions to business problems begins with defining, analyzing,
and documenting the necessary requirements.
For this project, you will play the role of an employee working for a small brick-and-mortar business. Your business is seeking to establish an online presence, but
it must first invest in new technology. You will create a business systems analysis to provide the business owner with your recommendations for a technology
solution that will support her venture into e-commerce.
The project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three and Five. The final product will be submitted in Module Seven. Use the Final Project
template document to ensure you have met all requirements before submitting your final draft.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Analyze a business organization for determining the business requirements related to information technology systems
Articulate the role and function of information systems in business organizations for how they impact business operations
Recommend appropriate information technology options for effectively supporting business operations
Recommend basic security considerations related to business information systems for effectively securing company data
Prompt
Imagine that you work for the small brick-and-mortar business described in the final project case scenario. The owner of your business wants to focus on
generating new revenue through e-commerce, but she knows that this change in operations requires the company to integrate new technology. To gain an
understanding of what the business might need for technology, she has asked you to create a business systems analysis. In this analysis, you will clearly
introduce the problem that your business is facing. Then, you will determine the business requirements for solving that problem, including the requirements
that any new technology needs to meet. Next, you will explain how your competitors are using the two technologies in which you are investing, to determine whether those technologies are appropriate for your business. Finally, you will propose your recommendations for the technology solution that best meets the
needs of your business, including what your business owner must consider in regard to security and privacy of company data.
Select two of the following technologies to focus on in your business systems analysis paper:
Big data and knowledge management
Wireless, mobile computing, and mobile commerce
Social computing
Cloud computing
Business analytics and business intelligence solutions
Intelligent systems
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Introduction: In this section, you will briefly introduce the small business from the case scenario, and the problem that it is trying to solve.
A. Clearly state the problem that the business owner is seeking to solve. Be sure to address the question of what your business ultimately wants to
do.
B. Identify and briefly describe the two technologies from the list provided that you will research in your business systems analysis.
II. Business Requirements: In this section, you will determine what the business requirements are for solving the stated problem, and establish the criteria
that will help form your technology recommendations. You will also articulate why the business owner should undertake the project of integrating new
technology.
A. Explain the objectives of undertaking this project to integrate new technology. In others words, what should the project accomplish, and how
does it support the goal of your business?
B. Provide a project description that explains the purpose of the project. Be sure to address the following:
i. What does your business need to do to satisfy the objectives?
ii. What are the desired results at the end of the project?
iii. Why is it important for your business owner to consider implementing new technology?
C. State the key technological requirements that will be required of any new technology in order to effectively solve your business’s problem. In
other words, what specifically does the technology need to be capable of doing? (These are the technology requirements in the decision matrix.)
Competitors and Technology: In this section, you will describe two competing companies that operate in the same industry as your business. You will
also explain how a company uses the two technologies that you are investigating in order to determine if the technology may be appropriate for your
business to use. Remember that a list of competing companies was provided to you in the final project case scenario.
A. Technology One: Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly describe what that company does and
how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.
B. Technology Two: Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly describe what that company does and
how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.
C. Referring to what you learned in your research on the companies above, explain one specific way in which one of the companies is benefitting
from technology, and describe the potential benefit to your business if you were to adopt the same approach.
IV. Technology Solutions: In this section, you will discuss how each of the two technologies meets the technology requirements that you identified in
section II. Use your decision matrix to guide your responses.
A. Technology One: Explain how well this technology meets the technology requirements of your business. Be sure to address which technology
requirements the technology meets, and where there are gaps.
B. Technology Two: Explain how well this technology meets the technology requirements of your business. Be sure to address which technology
requirements the technology meets, and where there are gaps.
V. Recommendations: In this section, you will recommend the technology solution that you believe is most appropriate for your business based on how
well each technology meets your business’s technology requirements.
A. Recommend a technology solution for your business, and defend why that solution is appropriate. You may recommend only one technology or
any combination of the two that you investigated.
B. Explain the overall benefit of your recommended technology solution to your business. Consider the following:
C. How will it will it enhance efficiency?
i. How will it position your business for future growth as you move online?
VI. Basic Security Considerations: In this section, you will briefly explain what the owner of your business must consider in regard to security and privacy if
they choose to adopt your recommendations.
A. Explain the security features your recommended technology solution should have.
B. Briefly explain what your business should consider in regard to security and privacy as you seek out third-party vendors for the proposed
technology.
C. Briefly describe the internal safeguards that should be put in place in your business to guard against loss or misuse of company data. Provide
examples.
Milestones
Milestone One: Introduction, Business Requirements, and Competitors and Technology
In Module Three, you will submit the first milestone, in which you will develop your problem statement, technology requirements, and suggested technologies
for your final project. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: Technology Solutions and Recommendations
In Module Five, you will submit the second milestone, in which you will research competitors and analyze the technologies they are using. This milestone will be
graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Module Seven: Basic Security Considerations
Please note you will not engage in Milestone work for Part VI of your final project, Basic Security Considerations. However, you will have an opportunity to work
through the information that will inform this part of your project in Module Seven as well as to ask your peers and instructors any questions you have in the
topic. At this point you should be able to finish this part of your final project and submit the completed draft with all pieces.
Final Submission: Business Systems Analysis
In Module Seven, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should
reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.
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Final Project Details, Part 1: Written Project
Each student is required to submit a minimum of a full 7-page (maximum10-pages) research paper, with appropriate section headers, upon which your Final Project is based and a 3-5 page annotated bibliography, both of which must conform to established MLA standards of documentation. For the annotated bibliography, each annotation should take the form of a 3-4 sentence synopsis of the item which you have read. The synopsis should incorporate the author’s purpose, methods of research and conclusions/findings. By following that template, your bibliography must incorporate a minimum of 12 sources. Your final number of research sources can exceed this number but not be below it. Of these sources, 50 percent [50%] must be hard-copy items (can be in e-form), such as texts, scholarly peer-reviewed journals, periodicals, films, recordings, and the like; the other 50 percent can be taken directly from internet sources (websites). Each reference in the Works Cited section of your paper must have a corresponding entry in the Annotated Bibliography.
If you find that you cannot complete your paper by its due date [i.e., the date of your Final Project presentation], it is possible to receive a grade of incomplete (“I”) until the paper is submitted and graded. Incomplete grades are only issued in consultation and agreement with the course instructor, at the instructor’s discretion, on an individual basis. A student with an Incomplete grade may not be able to continue with his or her coursework in the program and should contact his or her Advisor for clarification, based on the student’s individualized program plan. Those students with an “I” are reminded to adhere to the deadline date confirmed by the instructor to resolve the incomplete grade.