Week 8: Trends
This week’s question starts to focus us on some of the “content”
of our Team assignment.
What are some of the macro- trends that are likely to be
important to the US healthcare system over the next ten years? Pay particular attention to trends in the
overall economy, demographics, personal lifestyles and behaviors, technology
(including biotechnology and smartphones), and federal and state government
policies.
Use SPECIFIC examples from current Google News or NewsHog to
support your analysis. This means that
you will need to look at the real day-to-day news and see the “macro” in the
“micro.”
Week 8.1: Starting
your Team paper
Actions for Week 8.1: Starting your Team paper
This Discussion Board is an opportunity for everyone to work
together on their Team Papers.
This work can include posting:
Ideas, hypothesis, and thoughts about the major trends
affecting the US healthcare system
Great job opportunities for health care managers in 2020.
(and why you think that)
Issues and challenges of working together as an effective
team.
Posts will be available for feedback from other students,
our Coach, and the Professor.
Avoid the “I could have had a V8 Moment” –
realizing after you turn in your paper that you could have posted all your main
ideas for feedback before submitting it for a grade.
So, here is your chance to check your thinking along the
way.
To review, here are the requirements for your Team Paper:
The basic question:
What will be the best job opportunities for health care
managers in 2020?
Instructions for the Team Paper
It must be 10 -12 pages and use APA style. The 12 page limit
applies to the body of the paper only.
The first section of the paper must identify and discuss the
most important macro-trends affecting the future of the US healthcare system.
These can include the overall economy, demographics, personal lifestyles and
behaviors, technology (including biotechnology and smartphones), and federal
and state government policies. [Note that these are suggestions; this is not a
checklist.]
Using the above analysis, the second section of the paper
will clearly identify five (5) great job opportunities for health care managers
in 2020. Be sure to explicitly link each
job opportunity with the specific trends identified in the first section of
your paper.
A minimum of five (5) references to independent research
journals and/or non-vested technical reports must be incorporated and cited
using APA style.
Your Presentation: The challenge of your Presentation is to
communicate the basic findings of your team’s paper to your classmates, your
professor, and coach through the use of a virtual presentation tool as if your
Team was reporting out your findings to a global audience of people located in
1000s of different locations around the world.
The Presentation must be designed to be “asynchronous.” This
means, just like our Discussions Board, it can be viewed at any time as a
self-contained presentation without the direct participation of any team
member.
While Prezi and Google Sites are specific examples of the kind
of virtual tools your Team might use, each Team is strongly encouraged to
explore, experiment, and creatively use the best tool available for
communicating their findings. Simply sending a recorded PowerPoint Presentation
to everyone as an Email attachment will not meet the requirements for this
assignment.
