HCA 459 week 5 assignment

Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Senior Project

Senior Project
 

To start, select one of the following approved topics for your Senior Project. You may also have a topic of your choice approved by the instructor in Week One.  Many of the approved topics have specific subtopics outlined and, while these topics are not all-inclusive, they do provide insight into specific areas to consider.
 

Approved Topics: 

1. Examine how participative leadership functions in      today’s modern health care organization and compare it to other types of      leadership styles. Evaluate how each type of leadership style may impact      organizational culture, employee performance, and how it may help or      hinder the legitimacy of authority. 
2. As an administrator, address the challenges of employee      recruitment and retention of health care professionals. Additional      subtopics may include trends in the nursing workforce, shortage of primary      care physicians, staff turnover, retention, and staffing patterns. 
3. Analyze the dual role of a manager and healthcare      professional. Examine challenges that the health professional compared to      those of a non-health professional, may face in terms of leadership style,      and the impact these challenges have on organizational culture. The      benefits of a health professional manager as an organizational resource      may also be included. Explore the career trends of health professionals in      organizational leadership positions, such as the types of health      professional training that leaders tend to have in common, and the typical      demographic background of health professional managers. 
4. The health care industry must anticipate and monitor      trends that could possibly affect its overall survival. Analyze how      regulation of the health care industry impacts a health care organization.      Explore some of the possible survival organizational strategies such as, but      not limited to, mergers, and affiliations, achieving accreditation status,      professional licensure. 
5. Analyze the impact of technology on how health care      services are delivered. The impact of technology on employee performance,      organizational structure, and management planning may also be considered. 
6. Analyze the impact of any recent social and/or ethical      trends on the health care industry. Discuss at least two issues. 

After identifying your topic, choose a health care organization in your area. This organization may be small or large and may provide single inpatient health service or multiple outpatient services; it is your choice. Consider your topic in light of the leadership of this organization and research the challenges and successes it has faced in managing operational effectiveness.  You are welcome to use as many research methods as possible to obtain information for your organization and its managers (e.g., web-based resources, electronic articles, or personal interviews). The more informed you are, the better prepared you will be to complete your project.  
 

Finally, develop a management training program that includes relevant guidelines and information to combat the issues identified in the selected topic, as well as recommendations for managers to more effectively lead health care organizations. Your training program should be in the form of a 20 to 25 slide PowerPoint presentation (excluding title and reference slides) that includes comprehensive speaker’s notes (i.e., at least 150 words) for each slide. Utilize at least three to five scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library and two to three current, scholarly web sources (total of five to eight references required). All sources must be cited according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your presentation must be engaging and relevant to your audience. Lines of text on a slide will not be sufficient for this project. It should contain at least five images, graphics, and/or multimedia that communicate your training clearly to your audience. For tips on creating an excellent presentation, read this

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 Creating the Senior Project

The Senior Project:

1. Must be 20 to 25 PowerPoint slides (excluding title and      reference slides) in length. There are 20 content criteria worth a total      of 10 points.   
2. Must include a title slide that contains the following:      

   Title of project 
   Your name 
   Course name and number 
   Instructor’s name 
   Date submitted 

3. Must include an introduction with a succinct thesis      statement. 
4. Must address the topic of the project with critical      thought in the areas of: 

   Organization details 
   Challenges and opportunities 
   Training program outcomes 
   Impact on at least three stakeholder groups involved       delineated by cost, quality, and access to service 
   Suggested actions 

5. Must include a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. 
6. Must use at least five supporting graphics (images,      graphics, and/ or multimedia) are included and relevant communicating the      training content (two points). 
7. Must include speaker’s notes that have evidence of      critical thinking and application (content analysis, synthesis, evaluation)      related to the research methodology used to develop (six points): 

   Project content 
   Practical and relevant solutions to the organizational       challenges/opportunities 
   Appropriate evaluation of individual stakeholder       groups involved 

8. Must use at least three to five scholarly sources from      the Ashford University Library and two to three current, scholarly web      sources. 
9. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in      the Ashford Writing Center. 
10. Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according      to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

 Carefully review the

Grading Rubric

for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.