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Written Assignment 1- Assessment of the current situation at a health services organization - worth 15% of the grade
Task - You will be picking and analyzing a current health services organization in terms of its current situation and focus on its customers. Remember to follow all the general requirements for written assignments published in the syllabus as well as the details below. Refer to the grading rubric in the syllabus before submitting your paper to ensure you have given yourself the best opportunity for maximum credit.
Approach your written assignment as follows:
1. Pick a health services organization that you may work for or with which you are familiar. It can be a local or national organization.
2. Research the organization by visiting its website and, if possible, its location.
3. Research the industry in which your organization operates, e.g. nursing homes, private physician practice.
4. Using your findings, conduct a SWOT analysis of your organization. Use the SWOT Analysis Worksheet provided under Course Content
5. Conduct a competitive analysis of your organization. Use the Competitive Analysis Worksheet provided under Course Content.
Prepare your written assignment by addressing each of the following questions in order:
6. What is the mission of the health care organization?
7. What are their corporate level goals?
8. Who are their customers?
9. From your SWOT analysis, what do you conclude are the organization’s main strengths and weaknesses?
10. From your SWOT analysis, what do you conclude are the organization’s main opportunities and threats?
11. Who are the primary competitors to the organization?
12. Do you think the organization has a customer-focused orientation to its practices and procedures? Why or why not?
NOTE: You will not find definitive information on your organization relating to these questions, some of the information is propriety or not available through public means. Use and cite data whenever you find it, or use your best judgment as to what you think is occurring at the organization. Be sure to offer your rationale for your conclusions.
Be sure to ask your faculty member any questions or concerns you may have prior to preparing your written assignment.
The grading rubric for this assignment appears below, if you opened the Assignment in the Assignment Folder, or can be opened by clicking on the 'Written Assignment Rubric' tab in the lower right corner of the screen, if you opened the Assignment in Content.
General Guidelines for All Written Work
All written projects should conform to standards of formatting and documentation, including proper citations and references found in an acceptable college-level writing guide such as MLA, APA, or UMUC's Guide to Writing and Research. UMUC Guide
Written projects must:
1. be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with margins no wider than one inch
2. have a title page with your name, the course name, the date, and the instructor’s name.
3. have footnotes or endnotes, with correct citations
4. have a bibliography of sources used. You may not cite Wikipedia as a research source.
5. be prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred). Projects may not be submitted in pdf or docm
Marketing Program
SWOT Analysis Worksheet
Directions: Carefully read the case study and note every strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat. Don't forget to look at the exhibits and charts; these can point out important information for your SWOT analysis. You don't need to fill in every cell in the tables, although some cells may have several entries. You may need to conduct additional research on the industry, the economic climate, and other topics to fully understand the environment in which the company operates.
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Internal Micro Environmental Factor
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These are strengths; they will help the marketing effort |
These are weaknesses; they will hinder the marketing effort |
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a. Company
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b. Suppliers
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c. Intermediaries
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d. Competitors
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e. Publics
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f. Customers
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These are opportunities for the company in its marketing efforts |
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a. Demographic trends in the population
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b. Cultural influences affecting consumer decision-making
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c. Natural resources needed as inputs by marketer
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d. Political or economic conditions affecting consumers' purchasing power
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e. New technologies impacting the industry
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f. Laws, agencies, or pressure groups that could limit or enhance marketing
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Develop a conclusion based on your SWOT analysis that takes into account the most important strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and their overall impact on the marketing effort. Take this conclusion into consideration when making your final recommendation.
Marketing Program
Competitive Analysis Worksheet
Industry category: (ex. sports utility vehicles) ______________________________
Subcategory: (ex. midsized) ____________________________________________
Subcategory: (ex. hybrids) _____________________________________________
Directions: List your product in the first cell of the Product Name column, then list each major direct competitor in the cells beneath. Think of a product subcategory and determine the main criteria by which the products in that subcategory compete. Replace the four column titles to the right with those criteria (for example, Criterion 1 becomes Speed). Conduct research to fill in each cell with the relevant information.[footnoteRef:1] [1: Possible sources of information: Hoovers.com, industry publications, product brochures, comparison websites ]
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Use your table to identify the competitive position of each product.
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Market leader
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