Assignment:
Team Conflict
Conflict exists in nature and, by extension, in all human relationships. Conflict can be something to avoid or embrace, or a more neutral approach can be taken. You will lead a group discussion on the subject among your peers. You decide that to generate a lively discussion, it is important to create a level of understanding of the role of conflict in groups and how conflict can be used to move a group forward.
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400 to 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
- After doing some research on the topic of conflict, propose to your peers a position, and discuss the concept of conflict in teams.
- Is conflict something to avoid or embrace?
- Use examples from either your personal experience or from the literature that would support your position.
Team Building
As teams progress, they pass through stages of development. You understand that being prepared with tools and techniques at each stage is important. There is a team forming that will take on a production line. You want to be ready to provide training and development resources for this team as soon as they start working together.
You research various team-development models and pick one model that you will use to determine team-building activities before the team members start working together. Develop a plan that addresses the following: (5 to 7 slides (excluding title and reference slides) and speaker notes of 200 to 250 words per slide
- What will you do to prepare the team for working together before they start?
- Discuss the training and development activities that you will use to build trust and productivity in the group once they start working together.
- How will you measure whether trust exists within the team?
- How will you measure the effectiveness of this new team in each of the early stages of 3, 6, and 9 months of them working together?
You must include a minimum of 2 scholarly references.
Health Care Workforce
Within the Discussion Board area, write 400 to 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this assignment, complete the following:
- Explain how foreign medical education programs for physicians are accredited.
- How do foreign medical education programs for physicians compare to medical education programs in the United States?
- How do the differences impact the quality and cost of health care in the United States?
Be sure to support your information by citing at least 2 scholarly references using APA format.
Health Care Workforce
Library Research Project
You have decided you would like to work in a foreign country as a health care financial professional. Choose the country and the type of position within health care finance or health care management. You would like to know how medical education, job duties, and pay in the country of your choice compares to the training and experience received in the United States.
Using the CTU Library and other resources, address the following: (2 to 3 pages)
- Provide the education requirements, job functions, and salary for your chosen medical profession in the chosen country.
- Describe how these differ from the education requirements, job functions, and salary in the United States.
Be sure to support your information by citing at least 2 scholarly references using APA format.