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3. Develop an audit plan for multi-country board reporting
4. Overcome cultural differences to make sure the audit message is consistent across the whole organization
Take a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of becoming a Certified B Corp including what to expect, the timeline for certification, and how you can prepare.
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In today’s interconnected world, multinational organizations must remember that one country’s way of performing audits is not the ONLY way. Internal audit teams, with members outside of the U.S., are challenged to report results to multiple regulators and process data in and from multiple countries. Discover the steps the Nasdaq audit team takes to manage this harnessing the power of technology and effectively applying data analytics to their audit process.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Maximizing analytics to gather data, ensure evidence is available and satisfy regulators
2. Learn a process that ensures regional and local regulatory requirements are addressed for international engagements
3. Develop an audit plan for multi-country board reporting
4. Overcome cultural differences to make sure the audit message is consistent across the whole organization
Take a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of becoming a Certified B Corp including what to expect, the timeline for certification, and how you can prepare.
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Midterm Exam Fall 2015ACCT 612 – AuditingInstructions·.docxjacmariek5
Midterm Exam Fall 2015
ACCT 612 – Auditing
Instructions
·
After you have downloaded this document from the Midterm Exam Assignment, please save a copy of this document and rename it using your own name as the file name so that I can keep them separate on my machine (i.e., "Jim Peters Mid.doc").
·
Type all your answers in this document.
·
Once you have completed the exam, submit your completed Word files by attaching them to the Midterm assignment in LEO by midnight, November 1st.
I will assess a 5% per day late penalty for late exams.
·
If you need clarification on the wording of any question on the exam, you can e-mail me or call me at the phone numbers listed in my contact information.
·
I will not accept direct quotes in your answers.
If you use outside sources, you need to paraphrase the material in your own words.
·
I will deduct points for not following these instructions.
For example, I will deduct points if you do not type your answers in this document and submit some other type of file; if you do not attached your file to the assignment; or if you do not rename your file as instructed above.
I have posted a spreadsheet file, which I refer to as a grading checklist, with this exam.
That spreadsheet file shows you how I have allocated points to questions.
When grading your exams, I will fill in a copy of this file for each student and return it with your graded exam.
When I grade exams, I embed comments in the Word documents to explain why I am deducting points.
Course Policy on Collaboration and Individual Work
This exam is an individual assignment.
You are not to discuss it with anyone other than myself.
It is also open book and open note.
However, it is not a research assignment and I want you to base your answers to the questions on the material I have included in the exam, the text for the course, and the materials I have handed out in class.
Questions
None of these questions has a style component, thus you don't have to write in complete sentences and well-formed paragraphs.
You can use lists where appropriate if you want.
1)
You are a partner in a medium-sized, regional CPA firm and have been approached by XYZ, Inc., a relatively small, public company, to do their audit for next year.
XYZ is registered with the SEC and has filed audited 10-Ks for the last 10 years since they went public.
They haven't indicated why they are switching auditors.
XYZ specializes in developing shale gas using fracking technology.
Fracking technology involves drilling wells into shale formations and injecting high pressure water containing special chemicals into the well to fracture the shale formation and release the trapped natural gas.
You and your firm currently are members of the AICPA.
All the partners and managers are licensed CPAs in the state of New Mexico and also members of the AICPA.
Your firm has limited experience with oil and gas extraction and has no other fracking clients.
However, your firm has .
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Jennifer Schaus & Assocates host a series of webinars on various government contracting topics. For full downloads with audio, including Q/A with the audience, please visit our complimentary download library at http://www.jenniferschaus.com/#!webinars/c8k2
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This is a brief description of our business, we have about 2/3 of the financing done and are trying to polish of the equipment side. We should have a new offering and disclosure document out in a week or two.
Midterm Exam Fall 2015ACCT 612 – AuditingInstructionsAft.docxannandleola
Midterm Exam Fall 2015
ACCT 612 – Auditing
Instructions
After you have downloaded this document from the Midterm Exam Assignment, please save a copy of this document and rename it using your own name as the file name so that I can keep them separate on my machine (i.e., "Jim Peters Mid.doc").
Type all your answers in this document.
Once you have completed the exam, submit your completed Word files by attaching them to the Midterm assignment in LEO by midnight, November 1st. I will assess a 5% per day late penalty for late exams.
If you need clarification on the wording of any question on the exam, you can e-mail me or call me at the phone numbers listed in my contact information.
I will not accept direct quotes in your answers. If you use outside sources, you need to paraphrase the material in your own words.
I will deduct points for not following these instructions. For example, I will deduct points if you do not type your answers in this document and submit some other type of file; if you do not attached your file to the assignment; or if you do not rename your file as instructed above.
I have posted a spreadsheet file, which I refer to as a grading checklist, with this exam. That spreadsheet file shows you how I have allocated points to questions. When grading your exams, I will fill in a copy of this file for each student and return it with your graded exam. When I grade exams, I embed comments in the Word documents to explain why I am deducting points.
Course Policy on Collaboration and Individual Work
This exam is an individual assignment. You are not to discuss it with anyone other than myself. It is also open book and open note. However, it is not a research assignment and I want you to base your answers to the questions on the material I have included in the exam, the text for the course, and the materials I have handed out in class.
Questions
None of these questions has a style component, thus you don't have to write in complete sentences and well-formed paragraphs. You can use lists where appropriate if you want.
You are a partner in a medium-sized, regional CPA firm and have been approached by XYZ, Inc., a relatively small, public company, to do their audit for next year. XYZ is registered with the SEC and has filed audited 10-Ks for the last 10 years since they went public. They haven't indicated why they are switching auditors.
XYZ specializes in developing shale gas using fracking technology. Fracking technology involves drilling wells into shale formations and injecting high pressure water containing special chemicals into the well to fracture the shale formation and release the trapped natural gas.
You and your firm currently are members of the AICPA. All the partners and managers are licensed CPAs in the state of New Mexico and also members of the AICPA. Your firm has limited experience with oil and gas extraction and has no other fracking clients. However, your firm has offices that ...
University of Maryland University College Final Examination Acct.docxgidmanmary
University of Maryland University College
Final Examination
Acct220: Principles of Accounting I
For this exam, omit all general journal entry explanations. Ensure to include correct dollar signs, commas, underlines & double underlines where required.
Question 1: 40% points:
Flip Company's December 31, 2014 trial balance is as follows:
Flip Corporation
Trial Balance
December 31, 2014
Account
Debit
Credit
Cash
$43,500
Accounts Receivable
54,500
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
500
Notes Receivable
30,000
Merchandise Inventory
55,000
Land
20,000
Building
150,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Building
$15,000
Equipment
50,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Equipment
21,000
Goodwill
26,000
Accounts Payable
25,000
Long Term Notes Payable
75,000
Common Stock, $10 par, 2,000 shares authorized & outstanding
20,000
Retained Earnings
147,000
Sales Revenue
700,000
Salaries Expense
150,000
Utilities Expense
3,500
Cost of Goods Sold
350,000
Administrative Expenses
55,000
Sales Expenses
15,000
_______
Totals
$1,003,000
$1,003,000
Flip is a small company and records adjusting entries & closing entries only at fiscal (calendar) year end. Correcting and adjusting entries have not been recorded.
Acct220 Page 1 of 9 Additional Information:
Notes Receivable is a 3-months, 6% note accepted on December 1, 2014.
Long Term Notes Payable is a 5-year, 5% note, that was signed on July 1, 2014. Interest is payable annually.
Building is depreciated at 3% per year. There is no salvage value.
Equipment is depreciated at 15% year. There is no salvage value.
Flip discovered, on December 30
th
, that the inexperienced bookkeeper recorded in the general journal and general ledger that day's $1,500 cash sales as a debit to Accounts Receivable and a credit to Sales Revenue.
The year-end physical count for Merchandise Inventory reflected a value of $52,500. Any difference in value will not be considered theft or loss.
Salaries for the last half of December, payable in January, amount to $6,500.
Flip estimates that of the Accounts Receivable 5% will not be collectable.
Required:
Prepare in journal form, any required correcting entries
Prepare in journal form, all end-of-the period adjusting entries
Prepare a December adjusted trial balance
Prepare a classified balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2014
Prepare in journal form, the closing entries for the year ended December 31, 2014
NOTE: Students are encouraged to prepare their own T-accounts, on a separate scratch sheet of paper, and track from the beginning balance thru all journal transactions to ending balances for all accounts used in this problem. Do not turn in your separate scratch sheet of paper - those are student personal working papers and not part of any solution required for this exam.
Question 2: 8% points: Inventory
Flip uses the period method and had t.
number 1answer this in a paragraphShare the findings of your DiS.docxabhi353063
number 1
answer this in a paragraph
Share the findings of your DiSC assessment. How can you integrate and relate to individuals with different personality and leadership styles? Include some specific examples.
number 2
reply to this persons post
Having not taken a test like this in quite some time, I was anxious to see how the 10 years in a management role may have affected my results.
The assessment showed I have a blend of both Dominant and Inspiring traits. My Dominant traits are probably a little stronger than my Inspiring traits. Some words that describe me are: Directive, Decisive, Driven and Interactive. I am task-oriented, and probably get a great deal done. I probably like problem solving and getting results. I am comfortable interacting with others to make things happen.
These results describe me to a T. In my former role, I managed a group of 12 people who supported the efforts of a National Accounts sales team for a large packaging company. We supported a sales portfolio of almost $2billion and dealt with multiple priorities and deadlines almost daily.
I come from a very small town mid-westerner background (high school graduating class of 98 -- that's people, not the year), so I can communicate with people from all walks of life. I was the only person in the office who knew the cleaning crew by name, yet the CEO knew mine. My dad was an iron worker and my mom a homemaker, but they owned several small businesses when I was growing up, so I guess I get my business sense from being raised in that type of environment.
I'm intrigued by what makes people "tick" and I think that helps me interact with people with other leadership styles. My style is very direct (obviously), but I have had the most success leading and managing people because I treat people how I want to be treated and I don't expect anyone to do anything I wouldn't do.
My leadership style served me well for 10 years after which time the company I worked for was bought by another company. The new company had different business philosophies, which included all employees being in Atlanta, with less experience, working for less money, so my department and I were laid off.
I am employed again, but not in a management role, and I struggle with the management and leaders as their style is quite different from mine and my prior boss. I have never encountered so many people who are miserable at their job, so I'm anxious to see what I can learn from this course.............jane
number 3
answer in a paragraph
Define the term "dominant culture", and in your own words give an example of an aspect of dominant culture in current American society. How does this feature of dominant culture function within our society? How did it function during the postwar era in the United States? What are some of the values or mores present within this aspect of dominant culture?
number 4
reply to post
I view dominant culture as being the "popular" thoughts of usually the majo.
number 1complete the attached test called the urbulence Tole.docxabhi353063
number 1
complete the attached test
called the
urbulence Tolerance Test
, and then answer the question:
What are the implications of your 'change tolerance' for you as a leader? As a follower? How does one become more comfortable with change?
number 2 reply to this based on the above question
On the test, I received a 1.54, which apparently seemed to be the average for the MBA students. I feel that I am actually quite tolerant to change in my current position as a manager. I have to be open to changes on a daily basis because it is a way of life in the corporate environment. As Yukl states, "Relevant competencies identified in more recent research include emotional intelligence, social intelligence, systems thinking, and the ability to learn and adapt to change" (2006, pg. 209). It's important to be able to handle change with acceptance and grace, and try to stay positive. That is how I stay comfortable with change in as a leader and follower, look at it in a way that is positive and feel that I will only grow and learn from the situation. If there were no changes, life would be boring. :) Each day is a new adventure so try to see everything as a good thing even if it seems a bit scary.
Yukl, Gary. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson
number 3
How did the media portray the Vietnam War during the 1970's? How did this affect popular youth culture?
number 4
repy to this based on the above question
The television news industry is a business with a profit motive before it is a public service; consequently, producers and reporters attempt to make the news more entertaining by airing stories that involve conflict, human impact, or morality. Television news did not find material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops was raised to 175, 000 in July 1965 (Hallin, 1986, p.115). Combat, interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes all provided the television news industry with the drama that it required. The networks set up permanent bureaus in Saigon and sent hundreds of correspondents there throughout the war. From 1965 through the Tet Offensive in 1968, 86 percent of the CBS and NBC nightly news programs covered the war, focusing mostly on ground and air combat (Bonior, Champlin, Kolly, 1984, p.4). This coverage was generally very supportive of U.S involvement in the war and of the soldier himself until 1967. The media labeled the conflict as a "good guys shooting Reds" story so that it could fit into the ongoing saga of the Cold War (Wyatt, 1995, p.81).
In the wake of such death and destruction, it isn’t surprising that peace, love and sexual freedom became the mantra of a new generation. The youth movement challenged authority on all fronts, and authority frequently fought back. As the Sixties unfolded, no institution remained untouched, no belief unchallenged. It was a climatic decade. A dashing young president was shot only two brief years a.
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·
I will not accept direct quotes in your answers.
If you use outside sources, you need to paraphrase the material in your own words.
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I will deduct points for not following these instructions.
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I have posted a spreadsheet file, which I refer to as a grading checklist, with this exam.
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When I grade exams, I embed comments in the Word documents to explain why I am deducting points.
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It is also open book and open note.
However, it is not a research assignment and I want you to base your answers to the questions on the material I have included in the exam, the text for the course, and the materials I have handed out in class.
Questions
None of these questions has a style component, thus you don't have to write in complete sentences and well-formed paragraphs.
You can use lists where appropriate if you want.
1)
You are a partner in a medium-sized, regional CPA firm and have been approached by XYZ, Inc., a relatively small, public company, to do their audit for next year.
XYZ is registered with the SEC and has filed audited 10-Ks for the last 10 years since they went public.
They haven't indicated why they are switching auditors.
XYZ specializes in developing shale gas using fracking technology.
Fracking technology involves drilling wells into shale formations and injecting high pressure water containing special chemicals into the well to fracture the shale formation and release the trapped natural gas.
You and your firm currently are members of the AICPA.
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After you have downloaded this document from the Midterm Exam Assignment, please save a copy of this document and rename it using your own name as the file name so that I can keep them separate on my machine (i.e., "Jim Peters Mid.doc").
Type all your answers in this document.
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If you need clarification on the wording of any question on the exam, you can e-mail me or call me at the phone numbers listed in my contact information.
I will not accept direct quotes in your answers. If you use outside sources, you need to paraphrase the material in your own words.
I will deduct points for not following these instructions. For example, I will deduct points if you do not type your answers in this document and submit some other type of file; if you do not attached your file to the assignment; or if you do not rename your file as instructed above.
I have posted a spreadsheet file, which I refer to as a grading checklist, with this exam. That spreadsheet file shows you how I have allocated points to questions. When grading your exams, I will fill in a copy of this file for each student and return it with your graded exam. When I grade exams, I embed comments in the Word documents to explain why I am deducting points.
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For this exam, omit all general journal entry explanations. Ensure to include correct dollar signs, commas, underlines & double underlines where required.
Question 1: 40% points:
Flip Company's December 31, 2014 trial balance is as follows:
Flip Corporation
Trial Balance
December 31, 2014
Account
Debit
Credit
Cash
$43,500
Accounts Receivable
54,500
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
500
Notes Receivable
30,000
Merchandise Inventory
55,000
Land
20,000
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150,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Building
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Equipment
50,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Equipment
21,000
Goodwill
26,000
Accounts Payable
25,000
Long Term Notes Payable
75,000
Common Stock, $10 par, 2,000 shares authorized & outstanding
20,000
Retained Earnings
147,000
Sales Revenue
700,000
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Utilities Expense
3,500
Cost of Goods Sold
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Administrative Expenses
55,000
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15,000
_______
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reply to this persons post
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I come from a very small town mid-westerner background (high school graduating class of 98 -- that's people, not the year), so I can communicate with people from all walks of life. I was the only person in the office who knew the cleaning crew by name, yet the CEO knew mine. My dad was an iron worker and my mom a homemaker, but they owned several small businesses when I was growing up, so I guess I get my business sense from being raised in that type of environment.
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number 3
answer in a paragraph
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number 4
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urbulence Tolerance Test
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What are the implications of your 'change tolerance' for you as a leader? As a follower? How does one become more comfortable with change?
number 2 reply to this based on the above question
On the test, I received a 1.54, which apparently seemed to be the average for the MBA students. I feel that I am actually quite tolerant to change in my current position as a manager. I have to be open to changes on a daily basis because it is a way of life in the corporate environment. As Yukl states, "Relevant competencies identified in more recent research include emotional intelligence, social intelligence, systems thinking, and the ability to learn and adapt to change" (2006, pg. 209). It's important to be able to handle change with acceptance and grace, and try to stay positive. That is how I stay comfortable with change in as a leader and follower, look at it in a way that is positive and feel that I will only grow and learn from the situation. If there were no changes, life would be boring. :) Each day is a new adventure so try to see everything as a good thing even if it seems a bit scary.
Yukl, Gary. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson
number 3
How did the media portray the Vietnam War during the 1970's? How did this affect popular youth culture?
number 4
repy to this based on the above question
The television news industry is a business with a profit motive before it is a public service; consequently, producers and reporters attempt to make the news more entertaining by airing stories that involve conflict, human impact, or morality. Television news did not find material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops was raised to 175, 000 in July 1965 (Hallin, 1986, p.115). Combat, interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes all provided the television news industry with the drama that it required. The networks set up permanent bureaus in Saigon and sent hundreds of correspondents there throughout the war. From 1965 through the Tet Offensive in 1968, 86 percent of the CBS and NBC nightly news programs covered the war, focusing mostly on ground and air combat (Bonior, Champlin, Kolly, 1984, p.4). This coverage was generally very supportive of U.S involvement in the war and of the soldier himself until 1967. The media labeled the conflict as a "good guys shooting Reds" story so that it could fit into the ongoing saga of the Cold War (Wyatt, 1995, p.81).
In the wake of such death and destruction, it isn’t surprising that peace, love and sexual freedom became the mantra of a new generation. The youth movement challenged authority on all fronts, and authority frequently fought back. As the Sixties unfolded, no institution remained untouched, no belief unchallenged. It was a climatic decade. A dashing young president was shot only two brief years a.
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Are you a born leader? If yes, provide examples of how you would prove it. If no, where are you short? Are you more comfortable as a leader or a follower? Why?
number 2
reply to this
I am not a born leader. I fall short to the take charge attitude of dominance. I do not have a dominating presence and I tend to shy away from being the center of attention. I would rather be someone's right hand man. I am the Robin to Batman or the Louis Lane to Superman. However, I strive on being a supportive follower that works hard, has a positive attitude, and is the support system for the leader. I have never sight out a leadership position, but I enjoy doing work that carries great importance and helps out the organization.
The readings this week and last week makes me think about the different aspects of my personality and some of the qualities that are considered leadership. According to our readings, "Leadership is realized in the process of influencing the activities of an organized group toward goal achievement" (Yukl, 2006, P.3). Even though a person is not in a direct leadership position or prefers to stay out of the lime light, they can still influence people by their attitudes, work ethic, and loyalty to the company. It does not take a person to be in a leadership position to show leadership qualities.
In conclusion, I am not a born leader, but I show certain qualities that reflect leadership. I would rather be someone's sidekick and help them guide and influence the organization to success. Dominance is not a strength of mine and because of that I find it hard to take charge and be the boss.
References
Yukl, G. (2006) Leadership in Organizations, sixth edition. Retrieved on February 25, 2014 from
http://www.coursesmart.com/C090030010667/firstsection
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When is participative leadership most likely to be effective? When not? Provide an example of when you've seen participative leadership in your experience be effective or ineffective.
number 4 reply to this
Participative leadership involves efforts by a leader to encourage and facilitate participation by others in making important decisions" (Yukl, 2006, p. 82). I think participative leadership is important because it involves an entire team, and it shows the value of others ideas and creates leadership opportunities. I think this type of leadership is most effective when there has been a steady track record of the leader following through with the thoughts of others. When a leader truly wants what is best for the company, and they can see beyond themselves. Participative leadership can effective as well as ineffective.
An effective example of participative leadership would be an employee owned company or volunteer projects. When a company is employee owned, all employees want what is best and so its important to listen to everyone and the leader to do what is best for the company. Another effective example would be volunteer projects such as .
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complete the attached test
called the
urbulence Tolerance Test
, and then answer the question:
What are the implications of your 'change tolerance' for you as a leader? As a follower? How does one become more comfortable with change?
number 2 reply to this based on the above question
On the test, I received a 1.54, which apparently seemed to be the average for the MBA students. I feel that I am actually quite tolerant to change in my current position as a manager. I have to be open to changes on a daily basis because it is a way of life in the corporate environment. As Yukl states, "Relevant competencies identified in more recent research include emotional intelligence, social intelligence, systems thinking, and the ability to learn and adapt to change" (2006, pg. 209). It's important to be able to handle change with acceptance and grace, and try to stay positive. That is how I stay comfortable with change in as a leader and follower, look at it in a way that is positive and feel that I will only grow and learn from the situation. If there were no changes, life would be boring. :) Each day is a new adventure so try to see everything as a good thing even if it seems a bit scary.
Yukl, Gary. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson
number 3
How did the media portray the Vietnam War during the 1970's? How did this affect popular youth culture?
number 4
repy to this based on the above question
The television news industry is a business with a profit motive before it is a public service; consequently, producers and reporters attempt to make the news more entertaining by airing stories that involve conflict, human impact, or morality. Television news did not find material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops was raised to 175, 000 in July 1965 (Hallin, 1986, p.115). Combat, interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes all provided the television news industry with the drama that it required. The networks set up permanent bureaus in Saigon and sent hundreds of correspondents there throughout the war. From 1965 through the Tet Offensive in 1968, 86 percent of the CBS and NBC nightly news programs covered the war, focusing mostly on ground and air combat (Bonior, Champlin, Kolly, 1984, p.4). This coverage was generally very supportive of U.S involvement in the war and of the soldier himself until 1967. The media labeled the conflict as a "good guys shooting Reds" story so that it could fit into the ongoing saga of the Cold War (Wyatt, 1995, p.81).
In the wake of such death and destruction, it isn’t surprising that peace, love and sexual freedom became the mantra of a new generation. The youth movement challenged authority on all fronts, and authority frequently fought back. As the Sixties unfolded, no institution remained untouched, no belief unchallenged. It was a climatic decade. A dashing young president was shot only two brief years a.
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answer this one in a pargraph
Although you may not be a formal manager, you have opportunities to be a leader, even for a short time, as part of a team or as an individual.
In your current role how do you consider yourself a leader? What leadership theories best fit you as a leader? Which theories best fit you when you are leading and when you are a follower? Are the theories the same at all times? Why or why not?
number 2
reply to this one based on the above question
Right now I am a stay at home mother, so that is currently my leadership role. I am a leader to my son and because I am a parent, I see myself as being strong and authoritative, when it comes to the “leadership role” of being a mother.
I think the leadership theories that best fit me would be:
Situational
and
Transformational
.
I feel as though one of my greatest strengths is being able to adapt to new situations very easily. I can also adapt how I am, to each individual that I am with to best suit what is needed for them to strive at their respective position.
I also like to lead by example and am confident and optimistic in my decisions. When I have a goal that needs to be set, I stand by it and believe the outcome will come with hard work and the right goal setting.
The theory that best fits me as a follower would probably have to be
The Charismatic Leader
. I would like to have a leader that is going to be sympathetic + understanding to problems that occur in the workforce. Having a leader that is willing to make sacrificies for the best of the company and is confident is also very important.
I don’t believe that all of the Theories are the same. I believe that they all have the same basic approach, which is to lead a team, but the strategies behind each Theory is different.
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below is 5 emails i sent out for pretend you will reply to each email as that person i wrote to. When you reply you will reply with feedback of my leadership style. When you do reply make sure all of the replys are very good about me.
Email 1.
Dear Samson Kollock
RE: INVITATION FOR A FEEDBACK ON PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR AND STYLE
I hope you are fine and in good health. I am writing this letter to provoke feedback from you concerning my personal behavioral style. I currently undertook a disc assessment so as to know my behaviors. As you may have heard, the assessment categorizes all individuals into four subsets of behavior.
The four subsets are namely: Dominance, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness.
Accordingly, the results implied that I am a person who places emphasis in accomplishing results. The results dictate that my behaviors are: I consist of seeing a big picture. I am blunt. I accept challenges and I get straight to the point. To make the results more reliable, I am requesting you to kindly let me know the kind of a person that I am. Kindly use the descriptive words that are mainly used to describe individuals in, accordance with the Disc assessment.
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Nr: Question:
Mark:
Discuss the three main environments that make up the management environment.
Your discussion should include:
All the variables that make up each environment.
9.
20
The level of control that the manager has over each environment.
The influences that these environments had on South African managers in the
past 5 years.
10. Explain the main reasons why people generally resist change 10
Explain the main features of each of the five stages in group and team development.
11.
Also indicate what the main role of the team or group leader would be during each
20
stage.
12. Discuss five of the characteristics of good corporate governance that were identified
10
by the King II report.
Discuss the importance of the organising function in the management process. Refer
13.
to the necessity of organising to make the other management functions work
10
effectively.
Discuss the challenges for management in each of the following features of the ‘new
organisation’:
a. Operating in a global economy
b. Virtual organisations
14.
15
c. Flatter and leaner organisational structures
d. Flexibility
e. Workforce diversity
Illustrate how the management functions vary between the different levels of
management in terms of the responsibilities, competencies and roles of managers on
these levels. Use the following format for your illustration:
Top Middle Low
Planning
15.
15
Organising
Leading
Controlling
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nron Corporation was launched in 1985, with the merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, a Nebraska company. In 1990, Enron—which was just a natural gas transportation company at the time—started a new division to trade natural gas. The company went from being a “stodgy” gas pipeline company to being a “world-class” company overnight. Enron soon became a $55 billion empire, trading gas, electricity, minerals, water, paper and broadband capacity.
A critical part of Enron’s success was the company’s employee value proposition (EVP). The EVP focused on Enron as a dealmaker and was designed to attract the top talent the company needed to continue to move it forward. The EVP provided employees with the opportunity to do something “big” and to change how business was done in other industries. Jobs were restructured to give employees a lot of elbow room and headroom. Traditional gas pipeline employees were not the employees needed for this new, never-before-tried venture. Internal job movements at Enron were an important part of the EVP. Managers were strongly encouraged to allow employees to move within the company. The goal was to not hold anyone back. When the Global Broadband unit was launched, 100 top performers from around the company were brought together in Houston. By the end of the day, 50 had been recruited for the new project. Overall, the recruiting strategy focusing on internal recruitment paid off. The business continued to grow and attract entrepreneurial employees.
The company that thought it had nowhere to go but up came crashing down in 2001, when it was charged with illegal activities. By 2004, Enron’s corporate officers faced numerous charges of wrongdoing, and the company was a shell of its former self. Managers were charged with manufacturing profits, hiding debt, and bullying Wall Street to buy into its questionable accounting and investment practices. An extensive amount of downsizing had occurred, and many employees had lost all of their retirement savings after Enron’s stock collapsed. Faced with bankruptcy and a sullied reputation, the company struggled to continue but finally made the decision to cease to exist once all litigation concludes.
At one time, Enron’s recruiting efforts were described as a model for other employers. Enron portrayed itself as an exciting company with lots of growth opportunity—a firm in which employees experienced a great deal of autonomy and responsibility.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1.
Enron did a lot of things right from a recruiting standpoint. Discuss its recruiting strategy and why it worked.
2.
Do you think that Enron’s overall recruitment EVP and strategy played any role in the problems that resulted at Enron? If so, what and how?
3.
Discuss why it’s important to create a recruiting message that’s attractive but that doesn’t “oversell” the company.
4.
Assume that in a few years Enron decides to reconstitute itself in some form. Develop a recruiting strategy that the c.
Now that you have your GUI operational, it is time to take the appli.docxabhi353063
Now that you have your GUI operational, it is time to take the application a step further. Management would like you to write the entered data into a file. They intend to use an application to read this file, evaluate the entered data, and display results. These results will help management to make decisions on sales force direction and expansion. Each time the ENTER button is pressed, the entered sales representative’s data will be written out to a file. A new button, EVALUATE will be added that reads in the sales representative’s data file after it has been created.
Design Requirements:
You must use pseudocode to design your algorithm for the ENTER button functionality.These design artifacts (pseudocode) will be inserted into a design document to be reviewed by your classmates and submitted with the final application for the final task.
Application Requirements:
Expand your Swing application to write the entered data out to a text file. Instead of displaying the data in the jTextArea when ENTER is pressed, change this functionality so that the data is written to a file. Name the output file salesrep.txt. Each time the ENTER button is pressed, the data will be written to the file. Write the data in the following format to a text file, using white spaces as the delimiter. Include the categories (SUPPLIES, BOOKS, PAPER) in your file to label the dollar amount sold for each category. The sales district entered should be converted to upper case (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST). Independent line separators should be used in the output file. Code for the ENTER button should be well commented.
Format of your file:
salesRepID firstName lastName SUPPLIES totalAmountSuppliesSold BOOKS totalAmountBooksSold PAPER totalAmountPaperSold district contactMeans
Example output file contents:
1001 Jennifer Ward SUPPLIES 2140.20 BOOKS 5200.10 PAPER 455.23 NORTH Phone
1003 Athena Andrews SUPPLIES 5155.55 BOOKS 6300.50 PAPER 223.25 SOUTH Email
Each time the ENTER button is pressed, the application should append a new line to the file. When the application starts, the file should be opened for appending. This file is to keep a running history of the entered data
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Now that you understand the full project lifecycle and how all the p.docxabhi353063
Now that you understand the full project lifecycle and how all the pieces fit together, go back and prepare to present your project plan by slide presentation. Portions of the deliverables will be completed by the group; others will be completed by the individuals—see the table following. It must have a consistent look and feel, and there should not be any redundancies, contradictions, or gaps. The document and presentation must flow as if one project manager created all of it.
Create a slide presentation with speaker notes that will provide a comprehensive summary of the project plan (20–30 slides with speaker notes). It will be presented to the project sponsor and other members of senior management and should be organized as follows:
Project Section
Detail
To Be Developed By
Project Plan Overview
Provide an introduction to the project. Develop the project charter and identify the project sponsor and customer. Describe how the project will be measured for success.
Describe the components of the project plan, how it will be used throughout the project, and its benefit to the sponsor.
Entire group
Project Scope
Describe the scope of the project—the major deliverables as well as the items that are not part of the scope. Be sure to address the full scope, not just the area addressed in the earlier activity.
Describe how scope will be approved and how changes to the scope will be documented, reviewed, and approved.
Individual contribution
Project Leadership and Communications
Identify the sponsor, stakeholders, and key customers involved in the project. Describe any special considerations for staffing the project. Based on the structure of the organization, describe how staffing changes will be identified, escalated, and resolved.
Illustrate the communication structure—escalation, reviews, approval, and information. Be sure to address all the audiences, not just the ones identified in the earlier activity.
Individual contribution
Project Schedule
Use a work breakdown structure or similar tool to explain the major activities to be completed as part of the project. Describe the major milestones for the project. For each milestone, identify the associated deliverable, the approximate effort involved in creating the deliverable, and the people involved. For two of the milestones, detail the activities to be completed to achieve the milestone. Be sure to address dependencies, duration, and resource effort.
Describe how changes to the schedule will be identified, escalated, and resolved.
Individual contribution
Project Budget
Describe the budgeting process that will be used for the project. Identify the components of the budget, the items that will need to have costs associated with them, and the mechanisms that could be used to estimate the project.
Describe how changes to the budget will be identified, escalated, and resolved.
Individual contribution
Project Risks
Describe the possible risk events for the project. Identify the high probability, high-.
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Now that you sre beginig your second semester as astudent at California State Universty,Fullerton what do you wish you wish you would have known before you began your university studies? what one piece of information would have better prepared you to be good student? fo
example:
class seection-parking-time mangment-recreation-socializing-socializing-studying-professor
chose one and write 4 pages with out result
.
Now that you have developed an in-text citation for a summary, parap.docxabhi353063
Now that you have developed an in-text citation for a summary, paraphrase, and a direct quote, and created a reference for the paragraph provided in Exercise 2, reflect on the thought processes you used for each aspect. How did your approach differ when writing each? What different techniques did you employ when developing each? What questions did you ask yourself as you wrote each?
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Now that you have completed the sections on fiscal and monetary poli.docxabhi353063
Now that you have completed the sections on fiscal and monetary policies, reflect on what you have studied about the role of the government in the economy, and tools to influence economic activity. (Tools refer to government regulation, fiscal policy, and monetary policy.) Describe whether your ideas regarding the effectiveness of government policy have changed since Week One.
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Now that we have decided to become an S Corp after reviewing the var.docxabhi353063
Now that we have decided to become an S Corp after reviewing the various pros and cons, and we have timely filed our S Election on the Form 2553, how do we account for the income? One of the differences between an S Corp and a partnership for example is that allocations of income are made to shareholders on a per-share per-day basis.
Here is an example for us to work through:
The Bridges Corporation, and S Corporation, is owned equally by three shareholders, Carl, David, and Dale. The corporation is on a calendar year basis. (By the way S Corps must use a calendar year end, unlike C Corps which can choose a fiscal year end.) On February 1, 2013, Dale sold his 1/3 interest to Matt. For the year ended December 31, 2013 the corporation had non-separately stated ordinary income of $120,000.
For 2013, how should the income be allocated to the shareholders?
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Novel Shift by Em BaileyDescribe each of the minor characters i.docxabhi353063
Novel: Shift by Em Bailey
Describe each of the minor characters in a couple of lines: Olives Mum, Toby, Oona, Miss Fallipi, Noah, Dallas Mean Girls Paige and Justine.
Draw a concept map establishing the relationships between the characters.
Explain the stages of Miranda's shape shifting.
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Nothing in science is written in stone.
Whenever new discoveries force scientists to reconsider their hypotheses, theories and data, they do just that. This is why people think of science as a collection of concepts that are always being revised.
This holds true for the basic building block concepts within science as well. The cell is a perfect example of this: in the mid-1600s, Robert Hooke used one of the very first microscopes to examine thin slices of cork. When he saw that the cork plant was made up of tiny box-shaped pieces, he gave science the concept of the cell. For 100 years, people thought of the cell as the smallest thing inside all living creatures. But then, in 1781, Felice Fontana spotted something even smaller inside the cells from an eel: the nucleolus. This discovery made people rethink the idea that cells were the tiniest things inside living creatures. Clearly, there were even smaller things inside cells.
Since Fontana's time, scientists have refined, revised, and rewritten their view of the cell thousands of times in order to match up with every piece of new data. This same process has happened with the scientific view of geological processes including plate tectonics and earthquakes.
Review attachment 17.2 on "Science in the Making, Reactions to Plate Tectonics." and answer questions below also
Learn more about Alfred Wegener here:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/wegener.html
http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate2.htm
Science and revision
In 200 words answer these questions
Using what you learned about plate tectonics, Alfred Wegener, and the basics of scientific investigation from the previous units discuss the following:
Did Wegener reveal his theory of continental drift too soon? For the sake of scientific investigation, how is revealing an explanation for a process early both risky and sometimes necessary?
Apart from lacking an explanation for how the continents could move across the surface of the Earth, Wegener’s research was met by skepticism for other reasons. How can a scientist overcome skepticism? What features of the scientific method can help prevent a scientist from being labeled a crackpot?
If Alfred Wegener were alive today, and had access to the technology and data we have now, share a form of evidence that he could have added to his theory or would have changed his theory. Try to share a different form of evidence from those shared by your classmates and/or add to their posts by describing how the evidence is collected, how the technology works to collect the data, or how this technology/evidence has been used in other applications.
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Now my experiment was to go to randomly selected people and ask them if i could take a selfie with them (photo)
using my phone then after taking the selfie i would ask them
1- if they knew the word selfie before came up to them
2- if it would make a difference if i was a girl or a boy
3- how did they felt about me invading there personal space
now i want the the procedure of the experiment and it's methodology
and most important is why i chose this experiment to study haptics !!!!
the paper should be 1 and a half page long MLA Style
in addition i need from u to do me one power point slide about the same thing
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Notice Due today before 12 am pacif
Assignment 1: Discussion—Social Stratification from a African American Persective
The United States is predicated on a class system and extensive significance is placed on its being a meritocracy. As a result, it can be challenging for an individual to conceptualize or recognize the role that social barriers play in personal mobility.
Respond to the following:
Explain the role that stratification has played in your life.
Examine how different your life would be if you lived in a caste-system instead of a class-system.
Evaluate the role of racial, ethnic, or gender stratification in your day-to-day life.
Support your statements with examples and scholarly references.
Write your initial response in 1–2 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By
Saturday, January 26, 2013
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.
Discussion Grading Criteria and Rubric
Use the
Respond
link to post responses and
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Notes on Hermes
I. Hermes and Boundaries
A. Hermes’ name
1. Greek Hermeias
2. Clearly from herma, cairn (pile of stones that marks a boundary)
3. Makes him god of boundaries
B. Hermes’ various functions
1. All have to do with boundaries in some way
2. A herald (Gr. kerux, which can also be translated “courier” or
“messenger”) crosses boundaries on official business
a) and are unbelievably important in non-literate cultures like
the Archaic Greek culture that gives us almost all of classical
myth, because they would have had to have professional skill at
memorization
b) that skill, in turn, makes them like the bards, which will be
essential understanding the Homeric Hymn to Hermes and also
certain important aspects of the Odyssey
c) and it also gives them a special relation to the truth,
because a herald would have had a really amazing ability to lie
and get away with it
3. The psychopomp (guide of souls) crosses the boundary between
life and death
4. The holder of the kerykeion (later called the caduceus just
through mispronunciation) controls the boundary between sleep and
waking
5. The god of thieves has power over the boundaries around
people’s houses.
II. Hermes the Trickster
A. The figure of the trickster is found in many mythologies: a character
who uses his or her wits to win fame
1. One way to look at the trickster is as a character who controls
and manipulates boundaries: especially the boundary between true and
false
2. On this understanding, Hermes and Odysseus are both tricksters,
because of their travel, their wits, and their lying
B. When Odysseus enters the house of Alkinoos, the Phaiakians are just
pouring the last libation of the day, to Hermes. Why?
1. Because Hermes controls sleep
2. Because Hermes, god of thieves, controls boundaries you want
others to keep away from
3. Because Odysseus is crossing their boundary at this moment!
4. It’s the bard’s way of making the Hermes/Odysseus/trickster
connection
C. Suggested viewing: “The Adventurs of Baron Munchausen” directed
by Terry Gilliam
1. A wonderful version of an 18
th
century story of a trickster, using
movie magic to negotiate the boundaries
III. The Homeric Hymn to Hermes
A. In this hymn, the anonymous bards have created a meditation on the
meaning of the trickster hero, and his relation to kleos, epic glory
1. Hermes has a problem, because he’s been born far from Olympus
2. But as the child of Zeus and Maia, he should be an Olympian
3. He’s a god of tricks, and of the dark, but that’s not what
Olympus is about
4. and Apollo is the best example: Apollo is himself, as the god of
music and of the lyre, the god of kleos
B. The master-stroke is probably having Hermes invent the lyre
1. Which is highly analogous to having Odysseus take over the telling
of his story
2. and shows that some of the bards, at least, recognized that they
were pretty much jus.
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Note. The purpose of this outline is to assist you in gathering the data you have compiled on your topic and to help you see where you need to do more research to "fill in" the gaps.
Outline for the Paper
Introduction
1.
Dramatic incident or quote to introduce the ethical issue.
2.
Why you chose this ethical issue
3.
Thesis statement in which you preview what you are going to say about the ethical issue.
Body
I.
What are the facts?
A.
Detail #1
B.
Detail #2, etc.
II.
What are the ethical issues that need to be addressed on:
A.
An individual level?
B.
An organizational level?
C.
A societal level?
III.
What are the alternatives for the main people involved?
A.
Alternative #1
B.
Alternative #2, etc.
IV.
Evaluate the ethical alternative that would best embody each of the three main ethical theories we have covered, noting a brief explanation of each and why this theory would prefer this ethical course of action:
A.
Moral Virtue Theory
B.
Duty Theory
C.
Utilitarianism
V.
Choose an alternative and justify your decision.
VI.
Determine how your decision might be perceived by the organization, individual or society.
Conclusion
I.
Summarize main points
II.
Restate your decision
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Note:
1. The Topic of research is "Roller derby"
subculture name
issue of substance that pertains to your subculture
2. I need 5 scholar source
list the entry using MLA format
provide an authority assessment: list the background and affiliations of the author(s)
summarize the source
assess its authenticity and reliability
reflect on how it will fit into your research paper
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1 i. title winery case study using a rea database desi
1. 1
I. Title: Winery Case Study Using a REA Database Design
II. Introduction:
Congratulations! You are fast becoming a raising star as a Staff
Auditor at Levin
& Associates, LLP. Your supervisor, Mr. Lee, arrives at your
office early Monday
morning and states he was so impressed with your last project
for the Lending
Club that he wants to see how well you can work with a team of
other high
achievers within the company.
Further, Mr. Lee says, “I will be assigning you to a team
shortly, but first, I’d like to
share some additional information about the new client and the
project. The new
client is a small wine producer in the Finger Lakes Region of
New York State that
must keep track of its business processes and operate necessary
accounting
functions. The Finger Lakes Wine Company (FLWC) grows
grapes, produces
wine, sells wine tastes, runs a gift shop, and operates a
restaurant. FLWC sells
wine at retail prices through the gift shop and restaurant to
2. customers who visit
the winery. In addition, FLWC sells wine at wholesale prices to
distributors, liquor
stores, night clubs, and restaurants in the Rochester
metropolitan area.”
Mr. Lee continues, “the Managing Partner, Corky Winepoper,
designed the
database with no knowledge of accounting or information
systems. As a result,
FLWC management is trying to operate the company with a
poorly designed
database. FLWC is experiencing many problems such as stock-
outs and a
physical inventory count that does not reconcile to the inventory
balance in the
accounting records. In addition, other business processes are
also operating
poorly. For example, payroll checks are frequently incorrect,
vendor invoices are
paid late, production costs are not tracked, and management has
no confidence in
the reliability of the financial statements.”
Mr. Lee concludes by saying “the partners of FLWC would like
to expand its
market to Syracuse, Oswego, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and
Toronto. However,
Corky is too busy tasting wine to fix the database problems.
Accordingly, your IT
audit team has been assigned to re-design the database that can
support the
expansion with an enterprise information system. Your team’s
design will be
presented to Corky and FLWC management.”
3. Mr. Lee leaves your office and you excitedly dive into the nitty
gritty which is
provided below.
III. Steps to Completion
1. Review Levin & Associates, LLP rules on operating as a team
in Appendix
A.
2. Review FLWC’s organization structure and business
processes in Appendix
B.
2
3. Review FLWC’s Operational and Financial Information in
Appendix C.
4. Review additional information about FLWC in Appendix D.
5. Review detailed, specific information about the project
deliverables in
Appendix E.
6. Now introduce yourself to your team members and get started
on this
4. exciting endeavor.
IV. Deliverables
1. Case Report: The written case report must be completed
using MS
Word. The report should include a cover page, table of
contents, executive
summary, answers to all required questions, references, and a
team activity
log. Use 12-point font, double spacing, and one-inch margins
(top, bottom
and sides). [Should we recommend APA?]
2. PowerPoint Presentation: Your PowerPoint file should
contain between 8 to
16 slides written in your own words. It should include the 2
DFDs (context
and 0 level), the Relationships Diagram (from Access), a flow
chart, and the
ER (REA) Diagram.
3. Access Database: The database should contain 5 to 10
relations, a
Relationships diagram, 5 to 10 reports, 2 to 4 queries and the
input
forms. Some of the reports and queries should pull data from
more than one
table.
V. Hints and Tips
▪ Be active in your team and utilize each other’s strengths.
5. ▪ Read the entire project and review the grading rubric before
beginning the
project to fully understand the requirements.
▪ This is a team graded project. Each team member will be
receiving the same
grade so make sure you do your part and encourage each other
to make this
project a success.
▪ Ask questions about the project requirements as needed.
▪ Pick one team member to submit the deliverables to their
Assignment folder
on or before the due date. All team members will receive the
same grade.
▪ Review the late policy in your syllabus; it will be enforced.
VI. Rubric
Before beginning this project, review the rubric to learn how the
project will be
graded. Rubrics can be found in Content/Course
Resources/Projects &
Rubrics/Project 2 Rubric
Your deliverables will be assessed on the following
competencies:
• Critical thinking
3
6. • Technology and tools
• Decision making
4
Appendix A – Levin & Associates, LLP Team Regulations
Your consulting team will operate under the following team
rules:
.
• All member names should be clearly listed on the first page of
the project.
• All team members will receive the same grade.
• Team members should notify Mr. Lee immediately if a team
member is not
participating. Free riders and uncooperative members will be
penalized.
• Teams may terminate a team member for non-participation
after consulting with
Mr. Lee.
7. 5
Appendix B – FLWC’s Organization Structure and Business
Process
Table 1: SBU/Departments and Business Processes
Each Intersection of a FLWC Process and Dept. is a Give/Get
Economic Exchange
SBU: Strategic Business Unit, DM: Direct Materials, DL: Direct
Labor, OH: Overhead,
CRM: Customer Relationship Management, HRM: Human
Resource Management
SBU or
Department
�
Grape
Farming
(G)
Wine
Production
& Bottling
(W)
Wine Sales
&
9. 6: Give
cash, get
shipping
and CRM
8: Give
cash, get
inventory
& OH
10: Give
cash, get
DM & OH
13: Give cash,
get property.
plant &
equipment
assets
Production
Cycle
2: Give
DM, DL
& OH,
get
grapes
4: Give DM,
10. DL & OH,
get wine
11: Give
DM, DL &
OH, get
meals
Revenue
Cycle
7: Give
wine, get
cash
9: Give
wine &
gifts, get
cash
12: Give
wine &
meals, get
cash
Human
Resources
and Payroll
11. Cycle
14: Give cash
for payroll, get
labor
15: Give cash
and benefits,
get HRM
services
Financing
Cycle
16: Give cash,
get cash
(owners &
bankers)
17: Give
distributor
financing, get
cash
12. 6
Table 2: Brief Explanations of Business Processes
WIP: Work in Process FG: Finished Goods
No. Ref. Explanation
1 G Grape farming expenditure cycle: All operating expenses
related to
farming are purchased by the farming operation except labor
and
depreciation. Examples of farming operating expenses include
water,
gas, oil, farm equipment parts, picking baskets, fertilizers,
insecticides,
seeds, other supplies, etc.
2 G Grape farming production cycle: Grapes are planted, grown
and
harvested. All harvested grapes are immediately transferred to
the wine
production department. Farming does not maintain an inventory
of
harvested grapes because they spoil quickly. This department
maintains
an inventory of gas, oil, parts, other supplies, fertilizers,
insecticides,
seeds, etc.
3 W Wine production and bottling expenditure cycle: Wine is
produced from
grapes and other ingredients. The wine production department
13. may buy
additional grapes from other wine producers and farmers to
satisfy
customer demand. Items purchased include filters, bottles,
barrels (oak
and steel), yeast, cleaning supplies, etc.
4 W Wine production and bottling production cycle: Grapes are
crushed and
squeezed then the juice is filtered, blended, and fermented in
vats. After
the wine is bottled it is all transferred to sales and distribution.
WIP wine
that needs to be aged in barrels stays in the wine production
department
as FG inventory.
5 D Wine sales expenditure cycle: All operating expenses
related to sales are
purchased by this department except for labor and
depreciation. Advertising, social media, and public relations
are critical
for this department. FLWC purchases print, Web, radio and TV
ads.
6 D Wine distribution expenditure cycle: All operating expenses
related to
wine distribution and shipping are purchased by this department
except
for labor and depreciation. Customer relations such as
feedback, returns
and allowances are critical for this department.
7 D Wine sales and distribution revenue cycle: The sales and
distribution
department sells wine at wholesale prices to distributors. It
14. also supplies
the gift shop, tasting room, and restaurant with all of their wine
through
inside (internal) sales. This department maintains an extensive
inventory
of bottled wine.
8 T Gift shop and tasting expenditure cycle: Wine tasting and
the gift shop are
organized under one department. All operating expenses related
to wine
tasting and related gifts are purchased by this department except
for labor
and depreciation. The gift shop purchases and maintains a
small
inventory of items such as wine (internally purchased), cheese,
meat,
wine racks, glasses, cork screws, etc.
9 T Gift shop and wine tasting revenue cycle: This department
sells wine, gifts
and tastes of wine to retail customers. Credit cards, debit cards,
and
7
cash are accepted as payments.
10 R Restaurant expenditure cycle: All operating expenses
related to the
restaurant are purchased by this department except for labor and
depreciation. It also purchases items such as wine (internally
purchased),
15. food, utilities, and supplies.
11 R Restaurant production cycle: The restaurant maintains a
small inventory
of wine, food, and supplies. It also uses food inventory,
supplies, and
labor to produce meals. The chefs and cooks get their orders
from
waiters and produce meals for the restaurant and special
catering events.
12 R Restaurant revenue cycle: The restaurant serves lunch and
dinner. It
internally purchases all of its wine from the sales and
distribution
department. The restaurant also hosts special events such as
weddings,
parties, outside barbeques, etc. The restaurant runs a catering
service
complete with tents, chairs, tables, portable bars, etc.`
13 A Administration expenditure cycle: All property, plant, and
equipment are
purchased, accounted for, and sold by the administration. Plant
and
equipment assets are depreciated by this department.
14 A Administration of the payroll function: All direct and
indirect labor for all
departments at the winery is expensed by the administration.
This
process receives time logs from various departments and
distributes pay
checks and pays all payroll taxes (federal and state).
15 A Administration of HRM services: All direct and indirect
16. labor (personnel??)
for all departments at the winery is interviewed and hired by the
administration. This process manages all benefits such as
health
insurance, retirement, vacation, and sick days.
16 A Administration of owner and debt financing: All debt
financing is acquired
by the administration from bank loans (no bonds). There is no
public
equity financing (stock) but there are investments from and
distributions to
the owner and his partners. Should you say it is a private
company?
17 A Administration of customer financing: The administration
approves and
manages the repayment for lines of credit to high volume wine
distributors, liquor stores, night clubs, and restaurants that buy
from
FLWC.
8
Appendix C – FLWC’s Operational and Financial Information
The following estimates are based on industry data for the
fundamentals of cool climate
grape and wine production. This data should be used as
background information to
17. explain the size and scale of the FLWC.
Wine Production Process Explained
After harvest, the grapes are taken into wine production and
prepared for the
primary ferment. At this stage red wine making differs from
white wine making. Red
wine is made from the pulp (must) of red grapes and
fermentation occurs together with
the grape skins. This gives the wine its dark red color. To start
primary fermentation
yeast is added to the must for red wine making.
White wine is made by fermenting juice which is made by
pressing crushed grapes to
extract a juice. Then the skins are removed and play no further
role in white wine
making. Yeast is also added to the juice for white wine making.
Rosé wines are made from red grapes where the juice is allowed
to stay in contact with
the dark skins long enough to extract a pinkish color. Rosé
wines can also be produced
by blending red and white wines. White and rosé wines absorb
little of
the tannins contained in the grape skins.
Primary fermentation takes between one and two weeks. During
this time
the yeast converts most of the sugars in the grape juice into
ethanol (alcohol) and
18. carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is evaporated into the
atmosphere. White and rosé
wines are then sent to bottling but red wines need more
processing.
After the primary fermentation of red grapes, the free run wine
is pumped off into tanks
and the skins are pressed to extract the remaining juice and
wine. The press wine is
blended with the free run wine to winemaker's taste. The wine
is kept warm and the
remaining sugars are converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
The next process in the making of red wine is secondary
fermentation. This process
9
decreases the acid in the wine and softens the taste of the wine.
Red wine is
sometimes transferred to oak barrels to mature for a period of
weeks or months. This
practice imparts oak aromas into the wine. The wine must be
settled or clarified, and
adjustments are made prior to final filtration and bottling.
FLWC Farm Operation
Acres 100
Vines 100,000
Vines per acre 1,000
19. Tons of grapes per acre 3 to 4
Weight of one cluster of grapes 0.1 to 0.5 pounds
Tons of grapes harvested per year 320 approximately
Farming and Receiving Grapes
Gallons of wine per ton of grapes 120 to 180
Case of 12 wine bottles contain: 12(750 ml) 9 liters
Case of 12 wine bottles contain 2.378 gallons
Pounds of grapes per bottle 2.6
Bottles of wine per ton of grapes 750
Cases of wine per ton of grapes: 750/12= 63
Bottles of wine per one vine 2 to 3
Cases of Wine Produced: 63(320) 20,000 approximately
Grape clusters per bottle 12
Wine Production Information
Bottles per year: 20,000 * 12 = 240,000
Gallons of wine per year: 240,000/5= 48,000
FLWC has 4 Fermentation tanks 1,000 gallons each
20. 1 Bottle of wine contains 750 ml
Bottles per gallon of wine 5
FLWC has 4 storage tanks 1,000 gallons each
Fermentation days for red 7
Fermentation days for white 21
Production accounting Job order costing
Bottles per case 12
Gallons per barrel 50
Fixed Expenses Restaurant, Farm and Wine Production
Insurance Depreciation
Property Taxes Loan Interest
Maintenance Cost of Equity
Utilities (phone and Internet) Management, legal,
accounting
10
21. Variable Costs
Farming, Production and Tasting Restaurant
Grapes Food
Cooperage (wine barrels) Wine
Packaging Labor
Bottling Taxes and Fees
Taxes and Fees Labor
Labor Marketing
Marketing Utilities, Supplies and Misc.
Utilities (power and water), Supplies and Misc.
Inventory
Production and Sales Mix by Wine Type
Red Wine: Grape prices
per ton
% of
Production
Totals
Cabernet Sauvignon $1,100 30
22. Merlot 1,000 25
Syrah 1,200 20 75%
White Wine:
Chardonnay 800 15
Riesling $700 10 25%
Total
100%
Fixed Assets
Wine Production and Tasting Restaurant Farm
Receiving equipment
(stemmer/crusher, membrane
press, pump, lines, conveyor)
Dining room Tractors
Cellar equipment (tanks, tank
mixer, transfer pump, transfer
hose, barrel washer, filter, air
compressor, pressure washer,
lab equipment)
23. Kitchen equipment (stove, oven,
microwave, sink, refrigerator,
dishwasher, misc. equipment)
Barn
Material handling (pallet jack,
hand cart, fork lift, rotator, tools)
Furniture and Fixtures (wood
chairs, folding chairs, wood tables,
folding tables, decorations, plates,
silver ware, stemware, tents,
serving trays, misc.)
Tools
Refrigeration and storage
Picking bins
Cooperage (barrels, racks,
bungs)
Pickup truck
Tasting room (refrigerator,
dishwasher, bar, chairs,
decorations, stemware)
Plant and office (computers,
furnishings, land, building)
24. 11
Employees
Wine Production Restaurant Farm
General manager Servers Pickers (seasonal)
Winemaker Head Chef Farmers
Assistant winemaker Sous Chef
Cellar-man Bar Tender
Warehouse Restaurant Manager
Public relations and sales Line Cook
Customer service Bus Boy/Girl
Wine Sales manager Janitor
Office manager
25. Clerical
FLWC Sales Budget
Farming,
Production
and Tasting
Restaurant
and Special
Events
Tasting Units, Cases 5,200 14,000 Rest. Units in Persons
Wholesale Units, Cases 14,800 4,000 Event Units in
Persons
Total Units 20,000 18,000
Tasting Case Price $ 215
$ 40
Price Per Person, Rest.
Wholesale Case Price $ 143
26. $ 30
Price Per Person, Events
Tasting Room Sales 1,118,000 560,000 Restaurant Sales
Wholesale Revenue 2,116,400 120,000 Event Sales
12
FLWC
Contribution Margin Income Statement
FYE December 31, 2018
Farming, Production,
Tasting and Special
Restaurant,
Events
and
Total Sales $ 3,234,400 $ 680,000 $
3,914,400
Variable Costs -2,100,000 -225,000 -2,325,000
27. Contribution Margin 1,134,400 455,000 1,589,400
Fixed Costs -500,000 -272,000 -772,000
Operating Income 634,400 183,000 817,400
Taxes -200,000 -60,000 -260,000
Net Income $ 434,400 $ 123,000 $
557,400
13
FLWC
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2018
Grape Farming, Wine Production, Tasting and Restaurant
Assets
Current Cash $ 200,000
Accounts Receivable 250,000
Supplies` 25,000
Inventory 100,000
Investments 200,000
Total Current 775,000
28. Non-current Equipment 1,000,000
Plant and Buildings 1,500,000
Land 200,000
Total Non-current 2,700,000
Total Assets $ 3,475,000
Liabilities
Current Accounts payable $ 100,000
Accrued Interest Payable 15,000
Unearned Revenue 50,000
Total Current 165,000
Non-current Mortgage 900,000
Notes Payable 1,000,000
Total Non-current 1,900,000
Total Liabilities 2,065,000
Equity
Paid in Capital $ 600,000
Retained Earnings 810,000
Total Equity 1,410,000
29. Total Liabilities and Equity $ 3,475,000
14
Appendix D – Additional Information
Mission Statement:
The Finger Lakes Wine Company (FLWC) strives to be a
leading winery and restaurant
company in the Finger Lakes region of New York State by
staying focused on the
requisite ethical practices to make high-quality wine, serve
fresh and delicious food,
while maintaining the highest customer satisfaction rating in the
Finger Lakes region.
Major Strategic Goals:
• Attract more investors
• Increase sales growth 10% per year
• Increase customer satisfaction
• Increase income growth 10% per year
• Attract and retain quality employees from diverse backgrounds
• Grow the customer base by X%
• Expand into major nearby metropolitan areas such as
Syracuse, Oswego,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto, etc.
Partners and Company Address:
30. • Corky Winepoper
• Mick Jagger
• Eric Clapton
• Jimmy Hendrix
• Stevie Nicks
• Paul Rodgers
• 1234 Route 14., Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
Banks:
• Chase Bank
• M&T Bank
• First Niagara
• LNB
Operational Bookkeeping Information
Ledgers Number of Accounts Average Balance
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary 500 $500
Accounts Payable Subsidiary 100 1,000
Inventory Subsidiary 10 10,000
Supplies Subsidiary 18 1,390
Equipment Subsidiary 25 40,000
Expense Subsidiary 200 60,000
Journals Number of Transactions Average Trans.
31. Cash Disbursements 10,000 $300
Cash Receipts 12,000 400
Sales 25,000 150
Purchases 1,000 500
15
Payroll Journal 500 2,000
16
Major Suppliers:
• John Deere Tractors
• Tractor Farm Supply
• Smith Winery Supplies
• Home Depot
• Dell Computers
• Jones Bar and Restaurant Supplies
• Trib Fertilizers
• Adobe Software
• Home Depot Hardware
Major Customers:
32. • Bully Hill Vineyards
• Lisa’s Liquor Barn
• TGI Fridays
• Wegmans Food Markets
• Market View Liquor
• Tops Markets
• Ruby Tuesdays
• PF Chang’s
• Dinosaur Barbeque
• Hedges Restaurant
• Constellation Brands
• Jack’s Goodtime Traven
• 650 Black Oven Restaurant
• Skipper’s Landing Restaurant
• Dockers’ Restaurant
• Marlin’s Restaurant
• Sodus Bay Yacht Club
• Sodus Height Golf Club
17
Appendix E – Report Requirements
Cover Page: List the members of the consulting team and the
business
processes related to your database designed (1 page).
Table of Contents: Include the sections and page numbers of the
report (1 page).
33. Executive Summary: Summarize your report and be sure to
follow the
guidelines listed on the link from the AIS site (1 to 2 pages).
1. Introduction and Background Information: Explain the basic
purpose of a
database (DB) as well as the costs and benefits to the
management of FLWC. Also
explain the difference between a well-designed database and a
poorly designed
database. What are the advantages of a well-designed relational
DB (2 to 4 pages)?
2. Literature Review of Security and Internal Controls: Explain
the basic purpose of
security and internal controls (IC) as well as the costs and
benefits to the management
of FLWC. Also explain the differences between preventive,
detective, and corrective
controls. Compare and contrast general controls with
application controls. Also discuss
the ERM framework (2 to 4 pages).
3. Project Profit Plan: Before you begin, plan out this
consulting job (2-pages).
Estimate the revenues, costs, and profit on this job.
4. DB Domain Narrative: Assume you are building part of a
DBMS (database
management system) for FLWC. Select one business. Explain
in an essay the
information that should be contained in the database related to
the process you have
chosen. Identify source documents, specialized journals, ledger
accounts (including
subsidiary ledgers and control accounts), and human operations
34. that the accounting
system will use for your part of the database. Also identify the
related processes and
relations that will interface with your part of the database. Feel
free to make reasonable
strategic and tactical assumptions (clearly state all assumptions)
about the business to
support your recommended database (DB). This will be a
narrative that explains your
section of the database qualitatively (1 - 2 pages).
5. Reports and Decisions: You will generate 5 to 10 queries or
reports from your
database. Explain how your DBMS and related management
reports will support
administrative functions and decision making at the FLWC.
Describe 10 to 20 specific
types of decisions in MS Word that could be supported by the
reports. Clearly label
each decision. Link the decisions to the reports in the table
format shown below to
show that the reports specifically support the decisions (1 to 2
pages).
Queries and Reports and Decisions Table
Report Name Short Decision or Administrative Function
Description
18
35. 6. Data Flow Diagrams (DFD): Construct 2 data flow diagrams
(DFD) of the system
using MS PowerPoint. The first will be a context level DFD
and the second will be a 0
level DFD. Data stores in the 0-DFD must be consistent with
the tables in the database
and the sources and destinations should also be consistent with
the agents in the
DB. Cut and paste these diagrams into the Word report (2 to 4
pages).
7. REA Entity Relationship Diagram: Identify the entities
(resources, events and
agents), relationships, and cardinalities that will be included in
your DB. Draw an ER
(entity-relationship also called an REA diagram) diagram using
MS PowerPoint. Your
design should contain at least 5 relations. Cut and paste thes e
diagrams into the Word
report (1 to 2 pages).
8. Document Flow Chart: Draw the document flow chart for
your applicable business
process (1 to 2 pages).
9. Data Dictionary: Build a data dictionary (DD) in MS Word to
define the data that will
be contained in the relations. Your DD should contain fields
for relation name, attribute
name, attribute type (numeric, alpha, etc.), attribute field
length, attribute required or
optional, primary key or foreign key, related input form,
internal control, and other fields
that you feel are important to this DB. As one of your fields
note in the DD what reports
or queries (if any) each data attribute will appear in (1 to 2
36. pages).
10. Risk Assessment and Internal Controls Narrative: Identify
and discuss the
various material risks that are associated with the specific
business process you are
working on for FLWC. What are the risks of fraud, user error,
etc. Explain why these
risks are significant in terms of threat, exposure, and likelihood.
Feel free to make
strategic and operational assumptions (clearly state all
assumptions) about the business
to support your risk assessment. Identify the internal controls
that will be associated
with the business process related your part of the database.
Explain in a short essay
the specific internal controls (IC) that should be implemented in
the business process to
mitigate the risks you identified. This will be a narrative that
explains your section of the
ICs qualitatively. Then list at least 6 controls in the following
table format (2 to 3 pages).
Threats and Controls Table (example)
Activity Threat Controls
Shipping 10. Picking the wrong items or
the wrong quantity
10.1 Bar-code and RFID technology
11. Theft of inventory 10. 2 Reconciliation of picking lists to
37. sale order details
11.1 Restriction of physical access to
inventory
11. Input Controls Matrix (ICM): Complete an ICM for your
team’s area of the
system. List 10 to 15 input controls and at least 10 field names
(from the input forms
you will create in the database section of this case). Make sure
your ICM is consistent
with your risk assessment and internal controls narrative. See
example below (1 to 2
pages).
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ICM Example
Field Attributes> Sale
Number
Date of
Sale
Employee
Number
Internal Controls:
Auto Number X
38. Input mask
X
Lookup Table
X
Cascade X
Required X X X
12. Narrative of Employee Roles and an Access Control Matrix
(ACM): Assume the
department has 5 to 10 employees. List the employee positions
you think would be
needed to run this process and describe their job
responsibilities. Describe the various
job functions that the employees would perform in your domain
and develop an access
control matrix. Strive for the best separation of duties that you
can achieve in this small
department. Then develop an ACM with permissions for access
to all the database
tables, reports and queries. Explain how and why you choose
the various levels of
permissions. See example below (2 to 4 pages).
ACM Example
39. Access Tables > Customer Table Inventory Table XYZ Table
Position:
Accounts receivable clerk 1, 2 1, 2
Manager 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 3, 4 5
Etc.
Access permission controls will be based on the following list:
0 = No Access
1 = View Data
2 = View and Change Data
3 = View, Change and Delete Data
4 = View, Change and Add New Data
5 = View, Change, Delete and Add New Data
14. References: List the sources you used to complete the
literature review section of
this report. Adhere to APA format and list 10 to 15 sources.
Do not cite the same Web
page more than once. Do not cite the course textbook, class
notes, or lectures. See
the AIS Web site for a link to APA format directions. Also see
examples below (1 to 2
pages).
• Journal Article: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C.
40. (Year). Title of article.
Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages.
• Book: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work.
Publisher Name
and Location (city and state).
• Non-periodical Web Document: Author, A. A., & Author, B.
B. (Date of
publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web
address
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• Newspaper Article: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of
article. Title of
Newspaper. Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Case
Study
Team Member Names Team Member’s
Responsibilities
Team
Member
Time on
Case
1.
41. 2.
3.
4.
5.
Meeting
Dates,
MM/DD/YY
Meeting Type and Time
Spent on Meeting: P =
Physical, O = Online, T =
Phone, E = E-mail
Team Members
Participating in
Meeting
Time in
Meeting
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