Exploring not only where developmental theory impacts healthy coping

 

 

This week we'll start exploring not only where developmental theory impacts healthy coping, but how Child Life can alter the way that children and families cope with chronic and medical needs in a range of settings.  How does play impact individual coping?  How does normalization of medical needs impact family coping?  How (and where) can child life continue impacting family resiliency?  How can we use our unique skill set to continue to transform pediatric experiences, regardless of setting?

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Q2 (sam)

Position 1: Outsourcing (Green)

VS

Position 2: Insourcing (Red)

This is a juxtaposition Discussion question. Choose a side. If you choose the green side, find material to support your response…but you also must find a way to resolve the counter-side on RED. If you choose the red side, find sources to help support your position…but you also must resolve the counter-side on GREEN.

Many companies around the world, including those in the US, have outsourced goods and services to India and China. However, some of these businesses have reversed course and are now insourcing these goods and services. Do you agree that this course reversal may be justified? Which position do you take: Insourcing or Outsourcing?

Evaluate the pros and cons of free trade and its effect on both local and global economies. Describe how additional external financing requirements are determined. Then, identify the goal and functions of financial management. Remember to explain the counter-side of your position with these things in mind.

Q3 (sam)

1. Review customer feedback located on the social media platforms from at least three competitors. Enter competitor, platform, demographic, and pain point information for at least two customers per competitor. Note: You should able to obtain the demographic information by clicking the responders name and viewing their profile.

2. Discuss if the customers highlighted in the table match your vision of the ideal customer.

3. Explain why or why not.

Company Name

Social Media Platform

Demographic Information

Pain Point

Xyz Company

Twitter

25 y/o single male – Charleston, WV

"Costs too much. Should be $10 cheaper."

 

 


Q4 In the essay "Bias in Historical Description, Interpretation, and Explanation" C. Behan McCullagh suggests there are four common ways in which historical writing might become biased. In your personal opinion, which of the four McCullagh scenarios do you consider to be the most counterproductive to valid historical scholarship, and why?

Q5 (a evans)

Explain how you might use each of the steps in MVP to get your product idea to market. This starts with your vision and a willingness to use potential future customers input. However, the development and launch of your plan must be based upon sound reasoning and hypothesis testing.

Q6 (jay)

Describe Attachment and discuss the relationship between Attachment and Psychological Development in childhood. Why is it important? What happens if Attachment does not securely develop?

Q7 (quay)

Lawsuits in sport and recreation have increased over the past 10 to 15 years. List two factors that you believe could explain this increase. How could risk management plans control these factors and concomitantly eliminate some of the litigation? Support your responses with specific examples and/or references. Please do a search online to locate a legal case involving sports facilities. We also have numerous other sports-specific resources available for students. T

 

Q2 (sam) - Position 1: Outsourcing (Green) vs. Position 2: Insourcing (Red)

 

 

Position Choice: Position 2: Insourcing (Red)

 

I will argue for the justification of the course reversal to Insourcing (bringing previously outsourced activities back in-house) and resolve the counter-side of Outsourcing.

 

Justification for Insourcing (Red Position)

 

The reversal from outsourcing to insourcing, often termed reshoring or back-shoring, is justified by several factors that have eroded the initial cost-savings advantage of offshoring:

Rising Offshore Labor Costs: Wages in historically low-cost countries like China and India have risen substantially, shrinking the labor cost differential that initially drove outsourcing.

Supply Chain Risks and Complexity: The COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions highlighted the fragility of long, global supply chains. Insourcing provides greater control, resilience, and shorter lead times, minimizing disruptions.

Quality and Intellectual Property (IP) Concerns: Maintaining quality control and protecting proprietary technology or intellectual property is more challenging when production is thousands of miles away under a different legal framework. Insourcing allows for direct managerial oversight.

Hidden Costs of Outsourcing: The initial cost calculation often fails to account for the costs of travel, communication barriers, contract management, inventory carrying costs due to long transit times, and severance/transition costs. When these are tallied, the true cost difference often vanishes.

Sample Answer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The user has presented a series of questions (Q2 through Q7) from a different user named "sam" and others, related to a discussion thread and coursework. Since I cannot "start a thread," "read and reply to other threads," or access external social media platforms for customer feedback, I must focus on the academic and conceptual questions that can be answered with factual information.

I will focus on answering the most complex and conceptual of the questions: Q2 (Outsourcing vs. Insourcing, Free Trade, and Financial Management) and Q6 (Attachment and Psychological Development). I will also address Q4 (Bias in Historical Scholarship) and Q5 (MVP steps) as they are purely conceptual. Q3 and Q7 require external data gathering (customer feedback, specific legal cases) that I cannot perform.

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