How can obtaining a doctorate impact your contribution to the practices of information technology?

  1. Tell us about yourself and your personal journey that has led you to University of the Cumberlands.
  2. What are your research interests in the area of information technology? How did you become interested in this area of research?
  3. What is your current job/career and how will this program impact your career growth?
  4. What unique qualities do you think you have that will help you in being successful in this program?
  5. How can obtaining a doctorate impact your contribution to the practices of information technology? Where do you see yourself after obtaining a doctorate from UC?

Discuss the importance and implementation of community communication, involvement, and coordination.

Collaboration leverages the collective knowledge of a health care team. Peer evaluation and support, provided in the spirit of continuous improvement and organizational success, result in higher quality deliverables than generally possible by the efforts of an individual.

  • Describe the process that you plan to use to conduct research, identify findings, and develop the Comprehensive Project that is due in Unit 5.
    • Present a brief outline indicating how you intend to organize the project deliverable.
  • Review the processes and outlines of other students, providing objective feedback that will help strengthen the effectiveness of their efforts and the quality of the finished product.
  • Select a real or hypothetical crisis, such as a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flooding, or earthquake), a catastrophic building failure, or an act of terrorism.
  • Discuss resource management based on ethical approaches used during crisis management.
    • Consider issues such as patient triage or current as well as incoming patients, supply, and personnel availability.
  • Discuss and develop an authoritative chain of command for crisis management.
    • Include such responsibilities as Incident Commander, Communications Officer, and other members of the chain of command for the incident.
  • Discuss the importance and implementation of community communication, involvement, and coordination.
  • Discuss the necessary policies for personnel management and safety.
    • Include provisions for lock-down status and family communication abilities.
  • Outline the steps for supply chain management, both for personnel and the supplies needed to provide care.

What role do your emotions serve?

 

What role do your emotions serve? And is it okay to express them in the workplace? A salesperson with intense passion can convince someone to make a purchase. On the other hand, an angry manager can prompt an unfair review. In this discussion, you are asked to help your team to understand and manage their emotions in the workplace. To get started, review the following article: Like It or Not, Emotions Will Drive the Decisions You Make Today.

Assume that you are a team leader, and your team is under a deadline to get a lot done. You have noticed that some of your team members tend to get overwhelmed and make emotional decisions. Other team members seem to thrive in those situations and are motivated by the deadline.

Based on this article, make a list of things you can do as a manager to help your team to understand and manage their emotions so they all can be productive. For instance, what could you teach them about emotions? How would you pair people to work together? What would help them to learn about their emotions so they can be more productive in the workplace?