FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge.
This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate
investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering
hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers
to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered
appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advantages of doing this? Do
you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those choices, which would be the smartest private investment option, in your opinion?
Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that are available and the types of institutions that sell them.
Final Project Part I Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment examination is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive short essay. It should use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Examine
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes examples in analysis
Comprehensively examines the
types of decisions financial
managers make, including how
these d ...
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FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge.
This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate
investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering
hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers
to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered
appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advantages of doing this? Do
you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those choices, which would be the smartest private investment option, in your opinion?
Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that are available and the types of institutions that sell them.
Final Project Part I Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment examination is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive short essay. It should use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Examine
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes examples in analysis
Comprehensively examines the
types of decisions financial
managers make, including how
these decisions are related to
their primary objective
Examines the types of decisions
financial managers make,
including how these decisions are
related to their primary objective,
but ...
Quality Analysis Select a well-known company and a product or .docxamrit47
Quality Analysis
Select a well-known company and a product or service that is produced by that company (be sure to avoid products that are simply purchased by the company and sold to the company's customers, which is often the case at many retail stores).
In a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document, respond to the following:
· Provide a brief description of the company that you have selected and the product or service that you are analyzing.
· Discuss what quality means for this product.
· Perform a SWOT analysis of the organization.
· Select a method for focusing the organization's attention on quality.
· Explain what elements of a quality culture are lacking (and needed) by the organization.
· Identify who the customers of the organization are (remember to consider whether there could be internal customers in addition to external customers, although this will not be the case with every organization).
· Recommend a method of implementing changes that are needed based on the needs of the customer.
· Recommend potential strategic alliances that can improve quality for the organization.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge. This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering
hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements: I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers? B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advant ...
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FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge.
This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate
investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering
hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers
to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered
appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advantages of doing this? Do
you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those choices, which would be the smartest private investment option, in your opinion?
Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that are available and the types of institutions that sell them.
Final Project Part I Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment examination is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive short essay. It should use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Examine
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes examples in analysis
Comprehensively examines the
types of decisions financial
managers make, including how
these decisions are related to
their primary objective
Examines the types of decisions
financial managers make,
including how these decisions are
related to their primary objective,
but .
This document provides the course materials for BUS 401 Entire Course Work Principles of Finance. It includes discussions, assignments, quizzes, and a final paper evaluating a company's corporate performance. The discussions and assignments cover topics such as financial statements, present and future values, risk and return, ratio analysis, and capital budgeting. Students are asked to analyze financial documents, calculate present and future values, evaluate risks and returns, apply ratio analysis, and recommend whether to invest in a company based on its annual report. The goal is for students to learn key principles of finance and how to apply them to make business and investment decisions.
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FIN 640 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric Overview F.docxssuser454af01
FIN 640 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For your final project, the CEO has asked you, the new investment manager of XYZ Tech Company, to produce an investment analysis report
describing how to invest the firm’s cash and cash equivalents in the financial markets. You will prepare an investment analysis report for the company, which will
include a portfolio analysis template that you will use to outline how you will invest the cash in selected public corporations. Finally, your reasons behind your
investment strategies should be noted in an executive summary.
For this first milestone, due in Module Three, you will submit your company profile. Using the investment parameters for XYZ Tech Company along with your
own financial database research, you will fill in the portfolio analysis template and write a 2- to 3-page paper outlining the securities that your company will
invest in to create a well-diversified investment portfolio. You will analyze each company and its performance in the financial markets over the past five years,
include a company valuation for each firm, and identify stakeholders in the company.
Prompt: First, visit Morningstar to retrieve stock and bond information for each of the following companies:
Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
Caterpillar (CAT)
Consolidated Edison (ED)
Northern Trust (NTRS)
Macy’s (M)
Next, using the portfolio analysis template, provide the specified data to explain the company’s growth period (revenues, earnings market share, etc.).
Finally, in a 2- to 3-page paper, discuss the five-year history of each company by visiting the respective websites and databases covering the firm and industry.
The paper should briefly discuss the products and services produced by each company that were major contributors to the company’s success. It should also
discuss each company’s strengths given the competitive nature of the industry. Based on the financial items and key ratios of the company that you have
researched, include a brief discussion of the company’s valuation. (Hint: The Key Ratios on the Morningstar website list competition and industry ratios and
could be downloaded directly into Excel for easier comparison.) You should also identify the key stakeholders, particularly common stakeholders, in the
company.
http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/fin/fin640/fin640_portfolio_analysis_template.xlsx
http://www.morningstar.com/
http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/fin/fin640/fin640_portfolio_analysis_template.xlsx
Specifically, you must address the following critical elements:
I. Company and Market Analysis: In this section, you will analyze the company and its position in the financial markets.
A. Financial Markets
i. Analyze the five-year performance of the domestic economy relative to the financial markets (using the portfolio analysis template).
ii. Explain specific market performance data based on ...
ECO 520 Final Project Investment Opportunity Analysis Guidelines .docxjack60216
ECO 520 Final Project: Investment Opportunity Analysis Guidelines and Grading Guide
Overview
This investment opportunity analysis project is designed to guide you through the process of applying key components of advanced microeconomics theories to typical
business decisions. You will assume the role of an entrepreneur, and you will conduct an analysis focusing on an investment opportunity of your choice. In your analysis you
will carefully evaluate key factors influencing the demand for the product, cost and supply issues, the role of market structure, and competitive analysis on firm strategy.
You will also analyze the effects of government regulations and market intervention on potential profitability, and you will use price and non-price strategies to support
product introduction. Using the above analyses, the last step in your final project requires you to model the potential financial viability of the proposed new product using
approximate figures. You will determine whether or not to recommend investing in the development and commercialization of the investment opportunity to your business
partners.
This assignment will assess your mastery of the following course outcomes:
• Analyze product demand, company revenues, and the effects of external market influences through the use of microeconomic principles
• Analyze organizational costs and identify technical and economically efficient methods of production and acquisition of resources through the use of microeconomic
principles and tools
• Evaluate the effect of market structure and consumer behavior on firm strategies and profitability
• Recommend pricing strategies based on marketing conditions, which improve firm profitability and can be effectively implemented
• Evaluate government regulations and interventions for their effects on business and market performance
Prompt
Develop an analytical document informed by key advanced microeconomic theories and principles. The purpose of your analysis is to assist with the decision to implement
a product or service for a start-up company (submit your product or service for approval to the instructor).
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your analysis:
1. Opportunity Background and Demand: In this section you will identify an appropriate investment opportunity specific to introducing a new product or service. You
will analyze product demand and company revenues specific to this opportunity applying key economic principles to support your reasoning.
a. Background: Provide a brief background on the company, product line, and proposed product. This is where you would lay the foundation for the analysis
that follows. What is the significance of this opportunity?
1
b. Demand: Evaluate key non-price variables that are expected to support existing or potential demand specific to this opportunity and support your
evaluation with sources. For example, this is where you want to include rationale f ...
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FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge.
This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate
investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering
hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers
to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered
appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advantages of doing this? Do
you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those choices, which would be the smartest private investment option, in your opinion?
Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that are available and the types of institutions that sell them.
Final Project Part I Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment examination is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive short essay. It should use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Examine
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes examples in analysis
Comprehensively examines the
types of decisions financial
managers make, including how
these decisions are related to
their primary objective
Examines the types of decisions
financial managers make,
including how these decisions are
related to their primary objective,
but ...
Quality Analysis Select a well-known company and a product or .docxamrit47
Quality Analysis
Select a well-known company and a product or service that is produced by that company (be sure to avoid products that are simply purchased by the company and sold to the company's customers, which is often the case at many retail stores).
In a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document, respond to the following:
· Provide a brief description of the company that you have selected and the product or service that you are analyzing.
· Discuss what quality means for this product.
· Perform a SWOT analysis of the organization.
· Select a method for focusing the organization's attention on quality.
· Explain what elements of a quality culture are lacking (and needed) by the organization.
· Identify who the customers of the organization are (remember to consider whether there could be internal customers in addition to external customers, although this will not be the case with every organization).
· Recommend a method of implementing changes that are needed based on the needs of the customer.
· Recommend potential strategic alliances that can improve quality for the organization.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge. This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering
hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements: I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers? B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advant ...
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FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge.
This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate
investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering
hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers
to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered
appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advantages of doing this? Do
you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those choices, which would be the smartest private investment option, in your opinion?
Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that are available and the types of institutions that sell them.
Final Project Part I Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment examination is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive short essay. It should use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Examine
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes examples in analysis
Comprehensively examines the
types of decisions financial
managers make, including how
these decisions are related to
their primary objective
Examines the types of decisions
financial managers make,
including how these decisions are
related to their primary objective,
but .
This document provides the course materials for BUS 401 Entire Course Work Principles of Finance. It includes discussions, assignments, quizzes, and a final paper evaluating a company's corporate performance. The discussions and assignments cover topics such as financial statements, present and future values, risk and return, ratio analysis, and capital budgeting. Students are asked to analyze financial documents, calculate present and future values, evaluate risks and returns, apply ratio analysis, and recommend whether to invest in a company based on its annual report. The goal is for students to learn key principles of finance and how to apply them to make business and investment decisions.
Analyze how capital structure decision making practices impact financial mana...Rohit1235
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.tutorialoutlet.com
Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Cen
Seeking Alpha (Note: Also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)
Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)
Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard.
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FIN 640 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric Overview F.docxssuser454af01
FIN 640 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For your final project, the CEO has asked you, the new investment manager of XYZ Tech Company, to produce an investment analysis report
describing how to invest the firm’s cash and cash equivalents in the financial markets. You will prepare an investment analysis report for the company, which will
include a portfolio analysis template that you will use to outline how you will invest the cash in selected public corporations. Finally, your reasons behind your
investment strategies should be noted in an executive summary.
For this first milestone, due in Module Three, you will submit your company profile. Using the investment parameters for XYZ Tech Company along with your
own financial database research, you will fill in the portfolio analysis template and write a 2- to 3-page paper outlining the securities that your company will
invest in to create a well-diversified investment portfolio. You will analyze each company and its performance in the financial markets over the past five years,
include a company valuation for each firm, and identify stakeholders in the company.
Prompt: First, visit Morningstar to retrieve stock and bond information for each of the following companies:
Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
Caterpillar (CAT)
Consolidated Edison (ED)
Northern Trust (NTRS)
Macy’s (M)
Next, using the portfolio analysis template, provide the specified data to explain the company’s growth period (revenues, earnings market share, etc.).
Finally, in a 2- to 3-page paper, discuss the five-year history of each company by visiting the respective websites and databases covering the firm and industry.
The paper should briefly discuss the products and services produced by each company that were major contributors to the company’s success. It should also
discuss each company’s strengths given the competitive nature of the industry. Based on the financial items and key ratios of the company that you have
researched, include a brief discussion of the company’s valuation. (Hint: The Key Ratios on the Morningstar website list competition and industry ratios and
could be downloaded directly into Excel for easier comparison.) You should also identify the key stakeholders, particularly common stakeholders, in the
company.
http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/fin/fin640/fin640_portfolio_analysis_template.xlsx
http://www.morningstar.com/
http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/fin/fin640/fin640_portfolio_analysis_template.xlsx
Specifically, you must address the following critical elements:
I. Company and Market Analysis: In this section, you will analyze the company and its position in the financial markets.
A. Financial Markets
i. Analyze the five-year performance of the domestic economy relative to the financial markets (using the portfolio analysis template).
ii. Explain specific market performance data based on ...
ECO 520 Final Project Investment Opportunity Analysis Guidelines .docxjack60216
ECO 520 Final Project: Investment Opportunity Analysis Guidelines and Grading Guide
Overview
This investment opportunity analysis project is designed to guide you through the process of applying key components of advanced microeconomics theories to typical
business decisions. You will assume the role of an entrepreneur, and you will conduct an analysis focusing on an investment opportunity of your choice. In your analysis you
will carefully evaluate key factors influencing the demand for the product, cost and supply issues, the role of market structure, and competitive analysis on firm strategy.
You will also analyze the effects of government regulations and market intervention on potential profitability, and you will use price and non-price strategies to support
product introduction. Using the above analyses, the last step in your final project requires you to model the potential financial viability of the proposed new product using
approximate figures. You will determine whether or not to recommend investing in the development and commercialization of the investment opportunity to your business
partners.
This assignment will assess your mastery of the following course outcomes:
• Analyze product demand, company revenues, and the effects of external market influences through the use of microeconomic principles
• Analyze organizational costs and identify technical and economically efficient methods of production and acquisition of resources through the use of microeconomic
principles and tools
• Evaluate the effect of market structure and consumer behavior on firm strategies and profitability
• Recommend pricing strategies based on marketing conditions, which improve firm profitability and can be effectively implemented
• Evaluate government regulations and interventions for their effects on business and market performance
Prompt
Develop an analytical document informed by key advanced microeconomic theories and principles. The purpose of your analysis is to assist with the decision to implement
a product or service for a start-up company (submit your product or service for approval to the instructor).
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your analysis:
1. Opportunity Background and Demand: In this section you will identify an appropriate investment opportunity specific to introducing a new product or service. You
will analyze product demand and company revenues specific to this opportunity applying key economic principles to support your reasoning.
a. Background: Provide a brief background on the company, product line, and proposed product. This is where you would lay the foundation for the analysis
that follows. What is the significance of this opportunity?
1
b. Demand: Evaluate key non-price variables that are expected to support existing or potential demand specific to this opportunity and support your
evaluation with sources. For example, this is where you want to include rationale f ...
MBA 503 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview .docxalfredacavx97
MBA 503 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
There are two summative assessments for this course. For your first assessment, you will be objectively assessed by your completion of a series of
MyAccountingLab homework assignments throughout the course. These will measure your understanding of how to communicate the financial performance of
companies and how to prepare basic financial statements.
For your final project, you will complete a financial analysis of a particular company’s financial statements. You will assume the role of an analyst in a fictional
company that is looking to glean what it can from the methods and business decisions used at this company. In determining the overall financial health of the
company, you will demonstrate an understanding of both the financial calculations that go into financial statements as well as the meaning behind the numbers.
Basic accounting skills and knowledge are critical to effective management in today’s business environment. Future business leaders need an understanding of
the process and rules related to creating financial accounting statements and the meanings behind their individual components in order to make informed
business decisions. To demonstrate these skills, you will need to analyze this accounting information in terms of a company’s performance and financial health
within its industry. This will ultimately help develop your skills as a business leader who is better prepared to manage effectively and make informed
management decisions.
This final project addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the financial condition of companies by accurately interpreting basic financial information used for informing business decisions
Determine the importance of accounting regulations and reporting requirements in the preparation of financial reports
Conduct basic financial analysis that accurately utilizes horizontal, vertical, and ratio techniques to determine the overall financial health of companies
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Four, Six, and Eight. Your final submission, the financial analysis, will be submitted in Module Ten.
Prompt
You are an analyst for Coffee Connection, a coffee shop located in the Midwest. You have been marginally successful as a company. You are now tasked with
analyzing the competition and developing benchmarks for the purpose of both improving profitability and expanding operations. You have identified Starbucks as
your most similar competitor. Your job now is to use multiple tools to analyze Starbucks’ performance and offer well-researched observations concerning the
success and challenges faced by Starbucks. You should include an Excel spreadsheet with all calculations.
Specifically the following critical el.
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ECO 500 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of an economic analysis recommendation paper.
This course is an integral part of your journey toward a better understanding of the economy and of how the business you work for fits into it. The manager who
excels at his or her job is able to make the connection between general theory and specific application. Your final project provides you with the opportunity to
practice and develop these skills. In this course, you will learn about economic principles—supply and demand, production and costs, market structures—and see
how they apply to real-world situations. You will also learn about economic forecasting and tools used in strategic decision making. Being able to see the big
picture and having the skills of economic analysis will help you become more effective as a manager. Although there are several general principles that hold in
most organizations, such as trade-offs in the use of resources and customer budget constraints, the circumstances in which these principles apply are unique.
In this project, you will take on the role of an economic analyst at a company. An executive at the company has asked you to research an issue that affects your
organization and recommend a solution. Choose from one of the case studies listed below and research a given issue that affects the organization, determine the
issue’s relationship to economics, and report on your analysis and recommendation. This assessment requires you to understand the big-picture context of a
question, narrow down to a specific statement or set of statements to research, and present your findings.
You may encounter additional companies\case studies within your ECO 500 Case Study CoursePack. However, please disregard them and ONLY focus on the
following:
- American Airlines
- Microsoft Corporation
- Heinz Corporation
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Apply economic theory to real-world problems facing organizations for identifying relationships and root causes
Recommend appropriate economic solutions to business problems for promoting organizational goals
Translate economic principles and findings effectively to diverse professional audiences for promoting informed decision making
Determine how the industry market structure and the U.S. economic system influence strategic business decision making
Analyze economic data through application of mathematical and statistical concepts for informing economic decision making
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For this task, select two scholarly articles related to "context and environment" and "support systems as infrastructure."
1. Summarize, evaluate and analyze each article, adding your critique and insights. Be sure to use proper APA citation format for each article.
2. Each article should be added as a separate submission. For each article, include the following:
· A brief summary of the resource
· An evaluation of the resource, including the author’s background, document source, and intended audience
· An analysis of the article, including its relevance to the topic
· Proper citation in APA format
· Correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabular
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The chapter encourages analysts to develop forecasts that are realistic, objective, and unbiased. Some firms’ managers tend to be optimistic. Some accounting principles tend to be conservative. Describe the different risks and incentives that managers, accountants, and analysts face. Explain how these different risks and incentives lead managers, accountants, and analysts to different biases when predicting uncertain outcomes.
Development of forecasts is extremely important as various stakeholders rely on them to make important financial decisions. Depending on who is making the forecast, there will be some difference as there will be different incentives and risks associated.
When a manager is making the forecast, he/she/they will be more optimistic as this will make their work and the image of the business positive. Managers can try different ways to give that optimistic outlook in their forecast. After all, it's their own business and it's their duty to be better. They also have incentive for career growth and may be extra bonuses and benefits.
When accountants are making the forecast, they tend to be more conservation as they will use all the rules and regulations strictly as they need to make sure they are protecting the reputation of Their own and the company they work for. It is also professional ethics to report unbiased forecasts and therefore they tend to be more conservation.
When an analyst is making a forecast, they tend to be different from the manager and the accountant as well because they aren’t only using the data from that company alone but are doing the industry analysis, economic analysis, and competitive analysis to make a realistic forecast. They evaluate all the past figures but also compare it and make the forecast. An analyst can’t get emotional and get biased. Therefore, analysts forecast a perfect balance between managers’ optimism and accountants’ conservatism.
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Six Interrelated Sequential Steps in Financial Statement Analysis
1.Identifying Economic Characteristics Competitive Dynamics in the Industry
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FIN 330 Final Project I Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Corporate financial managers must have a business-wide perspective to successfully navigate the corporate environment. The skills you will develop in this
course will support you in your future business career and set the foundation for the concepts that will be covered in the next course, Multinational Corporate
Finance. Your final project for FIN 330 will allow you to showcase your mastery of the varied skills a finance professional must obtain: It will require you to
analyze a real-world corporation from a quantitative perspective while also investigating the challenges and decisions a manager must face.
To accomplish this, your final assessment will be broken up into two separate but related projects. The first, a corporate valuation report, will focus on a U.S.
corporation of your choice. You will analyze the historical financials of your chosen corporation using the provided Excel template, and estimate the value of
your corporation in a brief report.
The second final project is a risk management and ethical analysis that will focus on the same corporation, highlighting the management and leadership
considerations and decisions required of top-level financial managers. In this written report, you will discuss ethics, corporate social responsibility, and the
challenges related to attaining short-term and long-term goals.
Combined, these two projects will assess your knowledge regarding the quantitative and qualitative concepts of corporate finance and leadership.
The first final project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two and Five. The final corporate valuation report is due in Module Seven, and the final risk
management and ethical analysis is due in Module Eight.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Estimate the value of corporations based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of financial history, industry trends, and projections of future
performance
Analyze the relationships between capital structure, risk, and cost of capital for informing financial decisions that can optimize the value of corporations
Analyze challenges financial managers face regarding short-term and long-term planning for informing decision making
Prompt
Your corporate valuation report should analyze your chosen corporation and estimate its overall value.
Throughout this assignment, you will use a provided Excel template. To complete this assignment, you will submit both a written paper and the completed Excel
template with the “Financial History,” “Capital Structure,” and “Valuation” tabs filled in.
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A Guide to Strategic Case Analysis
Each group is responsible for one written case assignment, which should resemble an executive briefing based on your analysis of the case (10-15 pages, excluding figures, exhibits, and appendices). You may choose which case to do. These briefings must be professionally done (typed, 1” margins, 11 or 12 font, times new roman, etc.) and turned in at the beginning of the class period for which that case will be discussed. Be prepared to comment on the case extensively and to lead the discussion in class. Turning in a case without attending class is unacceptable and will result in the briefing not being counted! The presentation should be an in- depth professional presentation over the case assignment. Professionalism and creativity are expected along with solid content. Length of the presentation should be about 20 to 25 minutes in overall time length with a 5-10-minute discussion session at the end. Use PowerPoint slides and provide a copy of slides to instructor. All members of the team must be presentation participants.
These assignments should be between 10 and 15 pages in length – typed, double-spaced and neat. Coverage should include:
• Executive Overview – gives general overview of case including key issues or problems and recommendations.
• Analysis – briefly describes the overarching framework for the case and its background. No additional information should be used other than that provided in the case text.
• Problem Statement – more focus on statement of problem or central issue within case. More than one issue may be relevant so limit write-up to the three most interesting or troublesome issues. Name and explain these explicitly.
• Options – give several options for the focal organization concerning these problems or issues.
• Recommendation – name one explicit action that will help or fix that which is named in the problem statement.
• Implementation and Control – briefly explain how the recommendation may be carried out and how it can be controlled, altered or adjusted if necessary.
* You may read chapter 13 which provide a detailed guidelines.
AnalyticalTools
There are a number of analytical tools to help you organize, analyze, and display your information in a convenient and easy to interpret form. Some of these techniques allow you to quantify the decisions by making judgments about the situation. You should select those tools which best fit the particular case situation. Following are some of the tools that are available:
1) Performance Analysis - You should make comparisons of key financial and market data at both the corporate and business unit level with major competitors and/or industry averages. Compare key expenses to sales, such as percent R&D of sales, percent sales and administrative expense of sales, percent of accounts receivable of sales, and sales per employee or sales per store.
2) BCG Portfolio Mapping / Product Mission Matrix - Developing a matrix that compares variables betwee.
This document contains discussion questions and assignments for an accounting course across 5 weeks. Some of the topics covered include the accounting equation, financial statements, inventory methods, depreciation, ratios, and a final paper analyzing a public company. The questions prompt students to consider differences between company accounting cycles, purposes of bank reconciliations, advantages of various business entities, and using ratios to evaluate a company's financial health. The final assignment involves writing a 5-7 page paper analyzing the financial statements of a public company and making an investment recommendation.
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Imagine that you work for a company with an age diverse workforce. You have baby boomers working with millenials. Their backgrounds are different, and how they view work is different. This is causing some friction within the workforce. Before the tension escalates, you need to have a meeting to discuss the issue. Prepare a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation for your staff meeting that addresses this issue and proposes a solution.
Create a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:
1. Propose a solution that will relieve friction in your company’s age diverse workforce.
2. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
a. Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
b. Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
· Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
Team Project Deliverable and Presentation
You team works for XYZ Company, which has a directional strategy focused on expanding the company through horizontal integration. Your team can determine the official name of the company and industry. The company does a great job keeping close watch on its cash position and consistently maintains a positive cash flow; is very solvent; controls its overhead expenses; has solid marketing and sales, production, and human resources performance metrics, and fosters a culture of strategic thinkers. Historically, your company has expanded through a combination of organic (new startups) and inorganic growth and feels it’s time to consider acquisition opportunities.
The Board is looking to engage in a friendly acquisition of a company that will not only increase its market share, but allow it to penetrate new markets and increase the company’s abilities to meet current and future consumer needs and expectations. Since management’s attitude is to pursue a friendly acquisition as opposed to a hostile takeover, your team may consider looking at conglomerates that have experienced significant growth through inorganic growth (acquisitions) and may now be looking to refocus on their core business and are willing to consider divesting some of its businesses that are within your industry. There could be other companies.
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HW3 should be submitted on the course blackboard by the due time indicated in the syllabus.
1. (5 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 1. Give the Relationships view of the Access database
2. (5 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 3
3. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 4. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
4. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 6. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
5. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 8. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
6. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 10. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
7. (50 points) Project report 3 on ACCESS database. This reportshould include the datasheet view of every table in your Access database, the Relationships view of the Access database, and the design view and the query result of every query in the ACCESS database.
ECO 201 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
The purpose of this milestone is for students to explore the various costs their firm faces and to describe their firm’s market. Using the concepts and tools
developed in Modules Four and Five, students will analyze the fixed and variable costs of their firm, how those costs have changed over time, and how those
changes have impacted their firm’s overall health and sustainability. In analyzing their firm’s market, students will detail the extent of their firm’s market power
and their firm’s ability to influence the market. Students will also describe major trends in the market, specifically concerning new products, technologies, and
new entrants. Students can further determine the future health of their firm to inform their final recommendations by examining their firm’s place within the
market.
Prompt: Submit a draft of the Costs of Production (Section IV), Overall Market (Section V), and Recommendation (Section VI) of your research paper, including
all critical elements listed below. You will review your firm’s financial reports and other relevant data sources to collect and analyze cost information for your firm
over the past five or so years. Using real data and the economic tools developed in Module Four, you will analyze your firm’s profitability and how costs impact its
growth. Additionally, you will find data on your firm’s competitors in order to detail your firm’s place within the market currently and over the past five or so
years. Lastly, you will develop a recommendation for how the firm can manage its future production.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
IV. Examine the costs of production for your firm.
a) Analyze the various costs a firm faces, their trends over time, and how they have impacted your firm’s profitability.
b) App.
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The document outlines the requirements for a team project to identify potential acquisition targets for a company pursuing a strategy of horizontal integration. The team must:
1) Select two potential target companies from the same industry for preliminary analysis. This includes qualitative research on company backgrounds and quantitative financial analysis.
2) Prepare a report of findings recommending one target to pursue for further due diligence. The report must include analysis, interpretations, and a well-supported recommendation.
3) Create a PowerPoint presentation to present the recommendation to the board, dressing in business attire and actively delivering the content.
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· Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Use the Strayer Learning Resource Center to research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your investment should align with your client’s investment goals. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)
The assignment covers the following topics:
· Rationale for choosing the company for which to invest
· Ratio analysis
· Stock price analysis
· Recommendations
Refer to the following resources to assist with completing your assignment:
Stock Selection
· Forbes – “Six Rules to Follow When Picking Stocks”
· CNN Money – “Stocks: Investing in stocks”
· The Motley Fool – “13 Steps to Investing Foolishly”
· Seeking Alpha – “The Graham And Dodd Method For Valuing Stocks”
· Investopedia – “Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies”
· Seeking Alpha – “Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth Stocks As ‘Strategic Beta’ Investments”
Market and Company Information
· U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – “Market Structure”
· Yahoo! Finance
· Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)
· Seeking Alpha (Note: Also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)
· Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)
· Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard.
Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected, indicating the significant economic, financial, and other factors that led you to consider this stock.
2. Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your client’s profile.
3. Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past three (3) years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the company’s financial statements. Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)
4. Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the stock from your investor’s point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.
5. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as peer-reviewed articles, material from the Strayer Learning Resource Center, and reviews by market analysts.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
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The following pairs of co-morbid disorders and a write 700 words
based on your research:
Depression and substance abuse
Address
the following:
Discuss the general concept of co-morbidity.
Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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The following is an access verification technique, listing several files and the access allowed for a single use.
Identify the control technique used here and for each,
explain the type of access allowed
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a. File_1 R-E-
b. File_12 RWE
c. File_13 RW--
d. File_14 --E-
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. The following is an access verification technique, listing several users and the access allowed for File_13.
Identify the control technique used here and for each and
explain the type of access allowed.
Finally, describe who is included in the WORLD category.
a. User_10 --E-
b. User_14 RWED
c. User_17 RWE-
d. WORLD R---
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The following discussion board post has to have a response. Please read the post and respond back according to the instructions attached below. Make sure to respond as instructed. Check attachment for response instruction and respond accordingly.
The instructions for the response to post is attached and highlighted.
The due date is Tuesday 5/10/2021 by 11:59 a.m. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
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The following information has been taken from the ledger accounts of Isaac Stern Corporation
Total Income since incorporation$317,000
Total Cash Dividends pai d60,000
Total value of stock dividends distributed30,000
Gains on treasury stock transactions18,000
Unamortized discount of bonds payable32,000
Directions: Determine the current balance of retained earnings
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The following attach files are my History Homewrok and Lecture Power Point. Please answer those questions by your own words and read the instructions carefully beofer you start writing.
Course Information:
In this course we will survey the history of technological developments from the Renaissance to the current day. We will focus on a series of technological objects—machines, tools, and systems—considering them in their broader historical (social, cultural, and political) contexts. Organized chronologically we will trace this history beginning with Leonardo Da Vinci and ending with the International Space Station. This is not, however, a teleological assessment, which assumes a progressive improvement of technology—each age has merits in its own rights.
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The following is adapted from the work of Paul Martin Lester.
In order to find meaning from a visual message, you need to learn a systematic way for studying images.
1.
Make an inventory list of every element in the image,
2.
Note the lighting used in the image,
3.
Note any eye contact by subjects in the image,
4.
Note the visual cues of color, form, depth, and movement,
5.
Note how the gestalt laws apply toward the composition of picture,
6.
Note any semiotic signs that are a part of the image's content, and
When you've gone through the six steps noted above, it's time to apply the six perspectives for visual analysis to the piece. Each perspective is noted below.
Personal Perspective - Gut Reaction
Rick Williams' Omniphasism (all in balance) or Personal Impact Analysis
1.
What is the picture's story?
2.
List primary words.
3.
List associative words.
4.
Select most significant associative words.
5.
Pair up primary & most significant associative words.
6.
Relate word pairs with your own feelings.
7.
Relate any inner symbolism.
8.
Write a brief story concerning personal insights.
Historical Perspective - The image's place in history
When do you think the image was made?
Is there a specific style that the image imitates?
Technical Perspective - Consider the process decisions
How was the image produced?
What techniques were employed?
Is the image of good quality?
Ethical Perspective - Moral Responsibility
Was the image maker socially responsible?
Has any person's rights been violated?
Are the needs of viewers met?
Is the picture aesthetically appealing?
Do the picture choices reflect moderation?
Is the image maker empathetic with the subject?
Can all the image choices be justified?
Does the visual message cause unjustified harm?
Cultural Perspective - Societal Impact
What is the story and the symbolism involved with the elements in the visual message?
What do they say about current cultural values?
Critical Perspective - Reasoned Opinion
What do I think of this image now that I've spent so much time looking and studying it?
Project Overview:
This week, you were introduced to six analytical perspectives for analyzing media. These perspectives form the foundation for your Media Analysis Project (MAP). Over the next three weeks, you will analyze a visual work from any media (print, film, television, Internet), of your own choosing.
Due Date:
June 5
Time Line:
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Topic Assignment (Listed under Paper Topic)
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June 5 Thesis and Outline (Listed in appropriate headings below)
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June 5 Final Paper
NOTE: Thesis and Outline, and Final Paper are two separate documents.
Requirements:
Your analysis must encompass all six perspectives. This will be a detailed analysis consisting of 6-8 written pages. You must also use four credible academic sources in addition to the media itself. All sources must be cited in-text as well as on a reference page using standard APA format. Information on using .
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The document summarizes key findings from a report on occupational fraud. It finds that while asset misappropriation is most common, fraudulent financial statements cause the highest losses. Small businesses are most vulnerable due to lack of audits and controls. Establishing anonymous hotlines is the most effective way to reduce fraud losses, more so than audits. Fraud by executives results in highest losses and is best detected through tips rather than controls.
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The Five stages of Change
By Thursday, June 25, 2015, respond to the discussion.
Discussion Question
Anthony is a 27 year old heterosexual Caucasian male. He was arrested 2 weeks ago for his second DWI and is facing a license suspension. He works as a delivery driver for a local store and after disclosing the arrest to his employer, as well as the consequences including loss of his license, he was terminated.
Anthony lives with his girlfriend of 3 years and their 2 year old son. Anthony’s drinking behavior has increased to consumption of a case of beer on Saturday and Sunday evenings each week. He consumes several beers after work during the week “to maintain.” He has also been using methamphetamines, specifically “crystal meth” several times weekly. Anthony’s girlfriend ended their relationship as a result of his increasing substance use and ongoing difficulties. Anthony feels depressed and anxious about his current life situation, especially now that he realizes that he has no job and may be homeless because of his substance use. He is also feeling down about the loss of his relationship. He researched a few outpatient treatment programs to help him stop using both alcohol and methamphetamines, but is ambivalent about entering treatment. Anthony has considered the need to stop using substances to improve his life and relationships with significant others, though fears that he will lose his friends and miss partying with them if he stops. He also fears what life will be like without the comfort of getting high.
Consider and discuss the 5 stages of change. Based upon the information provided discuss what stage Anthony is in, and provide a rationale for your decision. Next, discuss the other stages of change and what indicators we might see as Anthony progresses on through these stages. Your posting must be a minimum of 500 words.
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Analyze the financial condition of companies by accurately interpreting basic financial information used for informing business decisions
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ECO 500 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of an economic analysis recommendation paper.
This course is an integral part of your journey toward a better understanding of the economy and of how the business you work for fits into it. The manager who
excels at his or her job is able to make the connection between general theory and specific application. Your final project provides you with the opportunity to
practice and develop these skills. In this course, you will learn about economic principles—supply and demand, production and costs, market structures—and see
how they apply to real-world situations. You will also learn about economic forecasting and tools used in strategic decision making. Being able to see the big
picture and having the skills of economic analysis will help you become more effective as a manager. Although there are several general principles that hold in
most organizations, such as trade-offs in the use of resources and customer budget constraints, the circumstances in which these principles apply are unique.
In this project, you will take on the role of an economic analyst at a company. An executive at the company has asked you to research an issue that affects your
organization and recommend a solution. Choose from one of the case studies listed below and research a given issue that affects the organization, determine the
issue’s relationship to economics, and report on your analysis and recommendation. This assessment requires you to understand the big-picture context of a
question, narrow down to a specific statement or set of statements to research, and present your findings.
You may encounter additional companies\case studies within your ECO 500 Case Study CoursePack. However, please disregard them and ONLY focus on the
following:
- American Airlines
- Microsoft Corporation
- Heinz Corporation
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Apply economic theory to real-world problems facing organizations for identifying relationships and root causes
Recommend appropriate economic solutions to business problems for promoting organizational goals
Translate economic principles and findings effectively to diverse professional audiences for promoting informed decision making
Determine how the industry market structure and the U.S. economic system influence strategic business decision making
Analyze economic data through application of mathematical and statistical concepts for informing economic decision making
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· A brief summary of the resource
· An evaluation of the resource, including the author’s background, document source, and intended audience
· An analysis of the article, including its relevance to the topic
· Proper citation in APA format
· Correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabular
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The chapter encourages analysts to develop forecasts that are realistic, objective, and unbiased. Some firms’ managers tend to be optimistic. Some accounting principles tend to be conservative. Describe the different risks and incentives that managers, accountants, and analysts face. Explain how these different risks and incentives lead managers, accountants, and analysts to different biases when predicting uncertain outcomes.
Development of forecasts is extremely important as various stakeholders rely on them to make important financial decisions. Depending on who is making the forecast, there will be some difference as there will be different incentives and risks associated.
When a manager is making the forecast, he/she/they will be more optimistic as this will make their work and the image of the business positive. Managers can try different ways to give that optimistic outlook in their forecast. After all, it's their own business and it's their duty to be better. They also have incentive for career growth and may be extra bonuses and benefits.
When accountants are making the forecast, they tend to be more conservation as they will use all the rules and regulations strictly as they need to make sure they are protecting the reputation of Their own and the company they work for. It is also professional ethics to report unbiased forecasts and therefore they tend to be more conservation.
When an analyst is making a forecast, they tend to be different from the manager and the accountant as well because they aren’t only using the data from that company alone but are doing the industry analysis, economic analysis, and competitive analysis to make a realistic forecast. They evaluate all the past figures but also compare it and make the forecast. An analyst can’t get emotional and get biased. Therefore, analysts forecast a perfect balance between managers’ optimism and accountants’ conservatism.
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Six Interrelated Sequential Steps in Financial Statement Analysis
1.Identifying Economic Characteristics Competitive Dynamics in the Industry
One of the major as well as the first step necessary in the valuation process is Industry Analysis. It is very important to know the economic trends, what the competition is doing as well as how ma ...
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FIN 330 Final Project I Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Corporate financial managers must have a business-wide perspective to successfully navigate the corporate environment. The skills you will develop in this
course will support you in your future business career and set the foundation for the concepts that will be covered in the next course, Multinational Corporate
Finance. Your final project for FIN 330 will allow you to showcase your mastery of the varied skills a finance professional must obtain: It will require you to
analyze a real-world corporation from a quantitative perspective while also investigating the challenges and decisions a manager must face.
To accomplish this, your final assessment will be broken up into two separate but related projects. The first, a corporate valuation report, will focus on a U.S.
corporation of your choice. You will analyze the historical financials of your chosen corporation using the provided Excel template, and estimate the value of
your corporation in a brief report.
The second final project is a risk management and ethical analysis that will focus on the same corporation, highlighting the management and leadership
considerations and decisions required of top-level financial managers. In this written report, you will discuss ethics, corporate social responsibility, and the
challenges related to attaining short-term and long-term goals.
Combined, these two projects will assess your knowledge regarding the quantitative and qualitative concepts of corporate finance and leadership.
The first final project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two and Five. The final corporate valuation report is due in Module Seven, and the final risk
management and ethical analysis is due in Module Eight.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Estimate the value of corporations based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of financial history, industry trends, and projections of future
performance
Analyze the relationships between capital structure, risk, and cost of capital for informing financial decisions that can optimize the value of corporations
Analyze challenges financial managers face regarding short-term and long-term planning for informing decision making
Prompt
Your corporate valuation report should analyze your chosen corporation and estimate its overall value.
Throughout this assignment, you will use a provided Excel template. To complete this assignment, you will submit both a written paper and the completed Excel
template with the “Financial History,” “Capital Structure,” and “Valuation” tabs filled in.
http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/undergraduate/fin/fin330/fin330_spreadsheet_template.xlsx
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A Guide to Strategic Case Analysis
Each group is responsible for one written case assignment, which should resemble an executive briefing based on your analysis of the case (10-15 pages, excluding figures, exhibits, and appendices). You may choose which case to do. These briefings must be professionally done (typed, 1” margins, 11 or 12 font, times new roman, etc.) and turned in at the beginning of the class period for which that case will be discussed. Be prepared to comment on the case extensively and to lead the discussion in class. Turning in a case without attending class is unacceptable and will result in the briefing not being counted! The presentation should be an in- depth professional presentation over the case assignment. Professionalism and creativity are expected along with solid content. Length of the presentation should be about 20 to 25 minutes in overall time length with a 5-10-minute discussion session at the end. Use PowerPoint slides and provide a copy of slides to instructor. All members of the team must be presentation participants.
These assignments should be between 10 and 15 pages in length – typed, double-spaced and neat. Coverage should include:
• Executive Overview – gives general overview of case including key issues or problems and recommendations.
• Analysis – briefly describes the overarching framework for the case and its background. No additional information should be used other than that provided in the case text.
• Problem Statement – more focus on statement of problem or central issue within case. More than one issue may be relevant so limit write-up to the three most interesting or troublesome issues. Name and explain these explicitly.
• Options – give several options for the focal organization concerning these problems or issues.
• Recommendation – name one explicit action that will help or fix that which is named in the problem statement.
• Implementation and Control – briefly explain how the recommendation may be carried out and how it can be controlled, altered or adjusted if necessary.
* You may read chapter 13 which provide a detailed guidelines.
AnalyticalTools
There are a number of analytical tools to help you organize, analyze, and display your information in a convenient and easy to interpret form. Some of these techniques allow you to quantify the decisions by making judgments about the situation. You should select those tools which best fit the particular case situation. Following are some of the tools that are available:
1) Performance Analysis - You should make comparisons of key financial and market data at both the corporate and business unit level with major competitors and/or industry averages. Compare key expenses to sales, such as percent R&D of sales, percent sales and administrative expense of sales, percent of accounts receivable of sales, and sales per employee or sales per store.
2) BCG Portfolio Mapping / Product Mission Matrix - Developing a matrix that compares variables betwee.
This document contains discussion questions and assignments for an accounting course across 5 weeks. Some of the topics covered include the accounting equation, financial statements, inventory methods, depreciation, ratios, and a final paper analyzing a public company. The questions prompt students to consider differences between company accounting cycles, purposes of bank reconciliations, advantages of various business entities, and using ratios to evaluate a company's financial health. The final assignment involves writing a 5-7 page paper analyzing the financial statements of a public company and making an investment recommendation.
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BUS310ASSIGNMENT
Imagine that you work for a company with an age diverse workforce. You have baby boomers working with millenials. Their backgrounds are different, and how they view work is different. This is causing some friction within the workforce. Before the tension escalates, you need to have a meeting to discuss the issue. Prepare a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation for your staff meeting that addresses this issue and proposes a solution.
Create a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:
1. Propose a solution that will relieve friction in your company’s age diverse workforce.
2. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
a. Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
b. Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
· Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
Team Project Deliverable and Presentation
You team works for XYZ Company, which has a directional strategy focused on expanding the company through horizontal integration. Your team can determine the official name of the company and industry. The company does a great job keeping close watch on its cash position and consistently maintains a positive cash flow; is very solvent; controls its overhead expenses; has solid marketing and sales, production, and human resources performance metrics, and fosters a culture of strategic thinkers. Historically, your company has expanded through a combination of organic (new startups) and inorganic growth and feels it’s time to consider acquisition opportunities.
The Board is looking to engage in a friendly acquisition of a company that will not only increase its market share, but allow it to penetrate new markets and increase the company’s abilities to meet current and future consumer needs and expectations. Since management’s attitude is to pursue a friendly acquisition as opposed to a hostile takeover, your team may consider looking at conglomerates that have experienced significant growth through inorganic growth (acquisitions) and may now be looking to refocus on their core business and are willing to consider divesting some of its businesses that are within your industry. There could be other companies.
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IEE 305, Homework#3
HW3 should be submitted on the course blackboard by the due time indicated in the syllabus.
1. (5 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 1. Give the Relationships view of the Access database
2. (5 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 3
3. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 4. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
4. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 6. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
5. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 8. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
6. (10 points) Chapter 7, Exercise 10. Give the design view of the query in the ACCESS database.
7. (50 points) Project report 3 on ACCESS database. This reportshould include the datasheet view of every table in your Access database, the Relationships view of the Access database, and the design view and the query result of every query in the ACCESS database.
ECO 201 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
The purpose of this milestone is for students to explore the various costs their firm faces and to describe their firm’s market. Using the concepts and tools
developed in Modules Four and Five, students will analyze the fixed and variable costs of their firm, how those costs have changed over time, and how those
changes have impacted their firm’s overall health and sustainability. In analyzing their firm’s market, students will detail the extent of their firm’s market power
and their firm’s ability to influence the market. Students will also describe major trends in the market, specifically concerning new products, technologies, and
new entrants. Students can further determine the future health of their firm to inform their final recommendations by examining their firm’s place within the
market.
Prompt: Submit a draft of the Costs of Production (Section IV), Overall Market (Section V), and Recommendation (Section VI) of your research paper, including
all critical elements listed below. You will review your firm’s financial reports and other relevant data sources to collect and analyze cost information for your firm
over the past five or so years. Using real data and the economic tools developed in Module Four, you will analyze your firm’s profitability and how costs impact its
growth. Additionally, you will find data on your firm’s competitors in order to detail your firm’s place within the market currently and over the past five or so
years. Lastly, you will develop a recommendation for how the firm can manage its future production.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
IV. Examine the costs of production for your firm.
a) Analyze the various costs a firm faces, their trends over time, and how they have impacted your firm’s profitability.
b) App.
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The document outlines the requirements for a team project to identify potential acquisition targets for a company pursuing a strategy of horizontal integration. The team must:
1) Select two potential target companies from the same industry for preliminary analysis. This includes qualitative research on company backgrounds and quantitative financial analysis.
2) Prepare a report of findings recommending one target to pursue for further due diligence. The report must include analysis, interpretations, and a well-supported recommendation.
3) Create a PowerPoint presentation to present the recommendation to the board, dressing in business attire and actively delivering the content.
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· Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Use the Strayer Learning Resource Center to research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your investment should align with your client’s investment goals. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)
The assignment covers the following topics:
· Rationale for choosing the company for which to invest
· Ratio analysis
· Stock price analysis
· Recommendations
Refer to the following resources to assist with completing your assignment:
Stock Selection
· Forbes – “Six Rules to Follow When Picking Stocks”
· CNN Money – “Stocks: Investing in stocks”
· The Motley Fool – “13 Steps to Investing Foolishly”
· Seeking Alpha – “The Graham And Dodd Method For Valuing Stocks”
· Investopedia – “Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies”
· Seeking Alpha – “Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth Stocks As ‘Strategic Beta’ Investments”
Market and Company Information
· U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – “Market Structure”
· Yahoo! Finance
· Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)
· Seeking Alpha (Note: Also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)
· Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)
· Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard.
Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected, indicating the significant economic, financial, and other factors that led you to consider this stock.
2. Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your client’s profile.
3. Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past three (3) years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the company’s financial statements. Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)
4. Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the stock from your investor’s point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.
5. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as peer-reviewed articles, material from the Strayer Learning Resource Center, and reviews by market analysts.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
. Be typed, dou.
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Discuss the general concept of co-morbidity.
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The following is an access verification technique, listing several files and the access allowed for a single use.
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c. File_13 RW--
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Identify the control technique used here and for each and
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Course Information:
In this course we will survey the history of technological developments from the Renaissance to the current day. We will focus on a series of technological objects—machines, tools, and systems—considering them in their broader historical (social, cultural, and political) contexts. Organized chronologically we will trace this history beginning with Leonardo Da Vinci and ending with the International Space Station. This is not, however, a teleological assessment, which assumes a progressive improvement of technology—each age has merits in its own rights.
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In order to find meaning from a visual message, you need to learn a systematic way for studying images.
1.
Make an inventory list of every element in the image,
2.
Note the lighting used in the image,
3.
Note any eye contact by subjects in the image,
4.
Note the visual cues of color, form, depth, and movement,
5.
Note how the gestalt laws apply toward the composition of picture,
6.
Note any semiotic signs that are a part of the image's content, and
When you've gone through the six steps noted above, it's time to apply the six perspectives for visual analysis to the piece. Each perspective is noted below.
Personal Perspective - Gut Reaction
Rick Williams' Omniphasism (all in balance) or Personal Impact Analysis
1.
What is the picture's story?
2.
List primary words.
3.
List associative words.
4.
Select most significant associative words.
5.
Pair up primary & most significant associative words.
6.
Relate word pairs with your own feelings.
7.
Relate any inner symbolism.
8.
Write a brief story concerning personal insights.
Historical Perspective - The image's place in history
When do you think the image was made?
Is there a specific style that the image imitates?
Technical Perspective - Consider the process decisions
How was the image produced?
What techniques were employed?
Is the image of good quality?
Ethical Perspective - Moral Responsibility
Was the image maker socially responsible?
Has any person's rights been violated?
Are the needs of viewers met?
Is the picture aesthetically appealing?
Do the picture choices reflect moderation?
Is the image maker empathetic with the subject?
Can all the image choices be justified?
Does the visual message cause unjustified harm?
Cultural Perspective - Societal Impact
What is the story and the symbolism involved with the elements in the visual message?
What do they say about current cultural values?
Critical Perspective - Reasoned Opinion
What do I think of this image now that I've spent so much time looking and studying it?
Project Overview:
This week, you were introduced to six analytical perspectives for analyzing media. These perspectives form the foundation for your Media Analysis Project (MAP). Over the next three weeks, you will analyze a visual work from any media (print, film, television, Internet), of your own choosing.
Due Date:
June 5
Time Line:
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Topic Assignment (Listed under Paper Topic)
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June 5 Thesis and Outline (Listed in appropriate headings below)
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June 5 Final Paper
NOTE: Thesis and Outline, and Final Paper are two separate documents.
Requirements:
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The Five stages of Change
By Thursday, June 25, 2015, respond to the discussion.
Discussion Question
Anthony is a 27 year old heterosexual Caucasian male. He was arrested 2 weeks ago for his second DWI and is facing a license suspension. He works as a delivery driver for a local store and after disclosing the arrest to his employer, as well as the consequences including loss of his license, he was terminated.
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Case Study 1:
Bob is a very intelligent, 25-year-old member of a religious organization based on Buddhism. Bob’s working for this organization has caused considerable conflict between him and his parents, who are devout Baptists. Recently, Bob has experienced acute spells of nausea and fatigue that have prevented him from working and have forced him to return home to live with his parents. Various medical tests are being conducted, but as yet, no physical causes for his problems have been found.
Case Study 2:
Mary is a 30-year-old musician who is very dedicated and successful in her work as a teacher in a local high school and as a part-time member of local musical groups. Since her marriage five years ago, which ended in divorce after six months, she has dated very few men. She often worries about her time running out for establishing a good relationship with a man, getting married, and raising a family. Her friends tell her she gets way too anxious around men, and, in general, she needs to relax a little.
Case Study 3:
Jim was vice-president of the freshmen class at a local college and played on the school’s football team. Later that year, he dropped out of these activities and gradually became more and more withdrawn from friends and family. Neglecting to shave and shower, he began to look dirty and unhealthy. He spent most of his time alone in his room and sometimes complained to his parents that he heard voices in the curtains and in the closet. In his sophomore year, he dropped out of school entirely. With increasing anxiety and agitation, he began to worry that the Nazis were plotting to kill his family and kidnap him.
Case Study 4:
Larry, a 37-year-old gay man, has lived for three years with his partner, whom he met in graduate school. Larry works as a psychologist in a large hospital. Although competent in his work, he often feels strained by the pressures of his demanding position. An added source of tension on the job is his not being out with his co-workers, and, thus, he is not able to confide in anyone or talk about his private life. Most of his leisure activities are with good friends who are also part of the local gay community.
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The second one
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At a later time (when you get back home)
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The final project for this course is the creation of a conceptual model for an integrated afterschool childhood prevention, education, or intervention program (Boys and Girls Club, for example). The program serves a wide range of age groups (ages 4 through 17) and demographic backgrounds. Students should design a program that can appropriately address the needs of the various learners. This final project should include a program foundation, program description, research proposal, and self-reflection.
The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency because it requires students to apply classic theory in order to compose an original program based on advanced developmental principles. The project is divided into
four milestones
, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in
Modules Three, Five, Seven, and Ten.
Main Elements
1.
Program Foundation:
a narrative/essay format that will describe the main concept of the program (prevention, education, intervention) and if the program will focus on a specific topic (math, English, drugs, bullying, coping skills for stress or anxiety, peer pressure, or your choice). This foundational narrative will provide citations that link the program concept to at least two of the classical theories presented in this course (Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bandura, Bronfenbrenner). (approximately 3–4 pages)
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What type of program will be the focus of this project? Will it be a prevention program to stop kids from using alcohol and drugs? To try and prevent bullying? Will the program be an educational model, for example, a program focused on improving educational outcomes like math, critical thinking, problem solving, science, language skills, or other? Will the program be an intervention model or a program that targets kids for problematic behaviors like truancy, acting out in class, running away, vandalism, minor theft, or underage possession of alcohol or substances?
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Consider the critical tasks of development as laid out by the chosen theory that may help organize the approaches utilized for each age group.
2.
Program Description
: This section will provide specific descriptions of the elements (tasks, materials, activities) for the each developmental level spanning the age ranges from 4 through 17. These levels should be consistent with at least one of the two classical theories proposed in your program foundation narrative. (approximately 3–4 pages)
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In what setting will this program be offered, for example, school setting, community center, treatment center, or a faith-based organization?
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How will your topic differ across each developmental level?
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How will you describe the activities, materials, and tasks that will take place in the program for each age range?
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Are the age ranges consistent with at least one of the classic theories employed to guide this.
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The finance department of a large corporation has evaluated a possible capital project using the NPV method, the Payback Method, and the IRR method. The analysts are puzzled, since the NPV indicated rejection, but the IRR and Payback methods both indicated acceptance. Explain why this conflicting situation might occur and what conclusions the analyst should accept, indicating the shortcomings and the advantages of each method. Assuming the data is correct, which method will most likely provide the most accurate decisions and why?
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The Final Paper must have depth of scholarship, originality, theoret.docxssuser454af01
The document provides guidelines for a final paper assignment. It states that the paper must be 10-15 pages long, follow APA style guidelines, use 8-10 scholarly sources, and address specific topics related to the future of managed health care delivery systems. These topics include managed health care quality, provider contracting, cost containment, effects on Medicare and Medicaid, the future role of government regulations, and three recommendations for quality changes to Medicare and Medicaid plans. The paper must also include an abstract, introduction, conclusion, and separate reference page.
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The Final exam primarily covers the areas of the hydrosphere, the biosphere and the lithosphere. As in the Midterm, special attention should be paid to the lecture notes and the PowerPoint files, as well as the Discussion Boards. These sections are dependent on the text and the laboratory exercises, but the discussions and the lecture notes are more conducive to explanation and understanding with a essay-driven format. Additionally, the animated PowerPoints are good at achieving an understanding of processes that are in motion, especially when looking at the lithosphere, giving them more of a 3-dimensional quality.
For this final essay exam you are required to answer all five (5) of the questions. Although there is no set word limit for these essay questions, you will be graded on your knowledge of the material and the detail with which you write your answers. You should take care to cite your sources in APA format and provide full references in a Works Cited list.
Describe the paths of water through the hydrologic cycle. Explain the processes and the energy gains and losses involved in the changes of water between its 3 states. Operationally, we often most concerned with water does when it reaches the solid earth, both on the surface and in the sub-surface. Explain the relationship between the saturated zone, the water table, a ground water well and the cone of depression, all within the sub-surface.
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The Final Paper must be 8 pages (not including title and reference p.docxssuser454af01
The Final Paper must be 8 pages (not including title and reference pages) and should demonstrate an understanding of the reading assignments, class discussions, your own research, and the application of new knowledge. It must include citations and references for six to eight sources; one may be the text.
Micozzi, M. S. (2010). Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine. (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
At least four must be from the ProQuest, EBSCOhost, or PubMed Central databases in the University Library, and the remaining sources must be from other scholarly or professional Internet resources.
For the Final Paper,
Complementary and alternative medicines >> (
Natural Products)
Provide a brief discussion of the protocols, and provide details of historical events that shaped the practice.
Chronic Pain
Describe the disease or condition from the CAM perspective
Include potential cultural challenges faced by the afflicted patient population as well as the practitioner.
Describe how the CAM (Natural Products) practitioner diagnoses and treats the condition.
Identify potential questions or skepticisms other health care providers and potential clientele may have regarding the CAM selected, and address the questions, supporting your responses with a minimum of two sources of research for the health condition and system chosen.
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Must document all sources in APA style.
Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style.
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FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Final Pro.docx
1. FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set
of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job.
For this part of the assessment,
you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate
your financial management knowledge.
This part of the final project addresses the following course
outcomes:
in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder
requirements
ancial markets and
institutions by comparing and contrasting options when
selecting appropriate private and corporate
investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a
fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss,
the financial manager, is considering
2. hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your
financial knowledge and has provided you with a short
examination. When composing your answers
to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive
and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make.
How are these decisions related to the primary objective of
financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could
potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that
are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these
considered
appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean,
and how would the company do this? What are the advantages
of doing this? Do
you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those
choices, which would be the smartest private investment option,
in your opinion?
Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that
are available and the types of institutions that sell them.
3. Final Project Part I Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment
examination is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive
short essay. It should use double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch
margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in
Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade
Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs
Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Examine
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes examples in analysis
Comprehensively examines the
types of decisions financial
managers make, including how
these decisions are related to
their primary objective
4. Examines the types of decisions
financial managers make,
including how these decisions are
related to their primary objective,
but examination is not
comprehensive
Does not examine the types of
decisions financial managers
make
15.83
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Analyze
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
analysis indicates a clear
understanding of ethical
standards in finance
Comprehensively analyzes the
various ethical issues a financial
manager could potentially face
and how these issues could be
handled
Analyzes the various ethical issues
a financial manager could
potentially face and how these
issues could be handled, but
analysis is not comprehensive
Does not analyze the various
5. ethical issues a financial manager
could potentially face and how
these issues could be handled
15.83
Roles and
Responsibilities:
Compare and Contrast
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
analysis indicates a clear
understanding of federal
safeguards in finance
Accurately analyzes different
federal safeguards that are in
place to reduce financial
reporting abuse, including why
these safeguards are appropriate
Analyzes different federal
safeguards that are in place to
reduce financial reporting abuse,
but analysis is inaccurate or
cursory, or analysis of why these
safeguards are appropriate is
inaccurate or cursory
Does not analyze different federal
safeguards
15.83
Investment: Private
6. Company
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes examples in analysis
Comprehensively compares and
contrasts the advantages and
disadvantages of a company
“going public” versus staying
private
Compares and contrasts the
advantages and disadvantages of
a company “going public” versus
staying private, but analysis is not
comprehensive
Does not compare and contrast
the advantages and
disadvantages of a company
“going public” versus staying
private
15.83
Investment: U.S. Stock
Markets
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explains choice of smartest stock
market to invest private money
into
Comprehensively and accurately
differentiates between the largest
U.S. stock markets and indicates
7. choice of smartest stock market
to invest private money into
Differentiates between the
largest U.S. stock markets, but
analysis is inaccurate or cursory
or is missing choice of smartest
stock market to invest private
money into
Does not differentiate between
the largest U.S. stock markets
15.83
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Investment: Compare
and Contrast
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes both foreign and
domestic institutions
Comprehensively compares and
contrasts the various investment
products available and the types
of institutions that sell them
Compares and contrasts the
various investment products and
the types of institutions that sell
8. them, but analysis is not
comprehensive
Does not compare and contrast
the various investment products
and the types of institutions that
sell them
15.83
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and organization
and is presented in a professional
and easy to read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
5.02
9. Earned Total 100%
Final Project Part II
Part II Overview
For this part of the final project, you will be given a scenario in
which you are asked to illustrate your financial computation and
analysis skills.
This part of the assessment addresses the following course
outcomes:
using industry standard tools for optimizing financial success
evaluating past and future financial performances
Part II Prompt
For this section of your employment exam, you will select two
companies. The first company needs to come from your TDAU
thinkorswim portfolio. The second
needs to be a competitor of the first company from the same
industry. You will be responsible for collecting, synthesizing,
and making decisions regarding both
companies. After evaluating these companies’ financial data,
10. you will then decide which company’s stock is the better
investment.
This section of your employment examination must be
submitted in two parts. Part A will contain the workbooks that
house all of your quantitative data and
formulas, along with any of the information that is relevant for
your chosen companies. Part B will contain your answers to the
questions asked below,
composed in a cohesive manner. If you are referring to data that
is found within the workbooks in Part A, be sure to include a
citation—for example, “rate of
return is 3.570 USD (E64, WB2),” where E64 is the cell that the
calculation took place in and WB2 is designating “workbook 2.”
This ensures that your instructor
can quickly and accurately check data entry, formula use, and
financial calculations.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Preparing the Workbooks
A. Download the annual income statements, balance sheets, and
cash flow statements for the last three completed fiscal years
for your chosen
companies. This information must be included in your final
submission.
B. Prepare a worksheet for each of the companies to display
their financial data for the last three fiscal years. Ensure your
data is accurate and
organized. Include these worksheets as a workbook in your final
submission.
C. Find historical stock prices for both companies and add this
information to the respective spreadsheets. Consider the
11. appropriate date range
you should use.
II. Three-Year Returns
A. What is the three-year return on the stock price of the first
company (Company A)? How is the stock performing? Ensure
that you use the
appropriate formula in your spreadsheets to calculate the three-
year return on the given company’s stock price.
B. What is the three-year return on the stock price of the second
company (Company B)? How is this stock performing? Ensure
that you use the
appropriate formula in your spreadsheets to calculate the three-
year return on your chosen company’s stock price.
C. How do these two stocks compare in terms of three-year
returns? What does this indicate about these two companies?
III. Financial Calculations
A. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included
in the workbooks, calculate the price-to-earnings ratio for the
last three fiscal
years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you
are entering and using the correct formula.
B. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included
in the workbooks, calculate the debt-to-equity ratios for the last
three fiscal years
of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are
entering and using the correct formula.
12. C. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included
in the workbooks, calculate the return-on-equity ratios for the
last three fiscal
years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you
are entering and using the correct formula.
D. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included
in the workbooks, calculate the return on assets for the last
three fiscal years of
the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are
entering and using the correct formula.
E. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included
in the workbooks, calculate the profit margins for the last three
fiscal years of the
given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering
and using the correct formula.
F. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included
in the workbooks, calculate the free cash flows for the last three
fiscal years of the
given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering
and using the correct formula.
IV. Industry Averages
A. Obtain current industry averages of three of the financial
calculations above for both companies and add this information
to your spreadsheet
for comparison. Ensure the accuracy and organization of your
data.
B. In this context, how is each company’s financial health? How
do these two companies compare to one another? Consider the
appropriate date
range you should use.
13. V. Performance Over Time
A. Analyze the performance of the Company A over time. What
financial strengths and weaknesses does this company have?
Consider addressing
the free cash flows and ratios you calculated earlier.
B. Analyze the performance of your Company B over time.
What financial strengths and weaknesses does this company
have? Consider addressing
the free cash flows and ratios you calculated earlier.
C. Analyze how the data differ between these two companies.
Why do you think this is? Consider addressing the free cash
flows and ratios you
calculated earlier.
VI. Investment
A. Are the companies considered growth or value companies?
Why?
B. Which company’s stock is the better investment? Consider
supporting your answer with data.
Final Project Part II Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: This part of the final project will be
submitted in two parts. Part A will contain the workbooks that
house all of your quantitative data and
formulas, along with any of the information that is relevant for
your chosen company. Part B will contain your answers to the
14. prompts, composed in a cohesive
manner. Part B should use double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be
formatted according to APA style.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in
Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade
Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not
Evident Value
Preparing: Download Downloads and includes annual
income statements, balance
sheets, and cash flow
statements for the last three
fiscal years for chosen
companies (100%)
Downloads and includes annual income
statements, balance sheets, and cash
flow statements for chosen companies
but is missing various components
(55%)
Does not download and include
annual income statements,
balance sheets, and cash flow
statements for the last three
fiscal years for chosen
companies (0%)
2
15. Preparing: Worksheet Prepares worksheet for chosen
and given companies,
displaying all financial data for
the last three fiscal years in an
accurate and organized manner
(100%)
Prepares worksheet for chosen and
given companies, displaying financial
data for the last three fiscal years, but
worksheets are unorganized, inaccurate,
or incomplete (55%)
Does not prepare worksheets
for both the chosen and given
companies (0%)
2
Preparing: Stock Prices Adds historical stock prices for
an appropriate date range for
the chosen and given
companies to their respective
worksheets (100%)
Adds historical stock prices for the
chosen and given companies, but data
has been inaccurately entered or is not
for an appropriate date range (55%)
Does not add historical stock
prices for the given and chosen
companies to their respective
worksheets (0%)
16. 2
Returns: Company A Meets “Proficient” criteria and
logically explains reasoning
behind indication of stock
performance (100%)
Correctly calculates the three-
year return on the stock price
of the given company and
accurately indicates how this
stock is performing (85%)
Calculates the three-year return on the
stock price of the given company, but
calculation is incorrect or indication of
how this stock is performing is
inaccurate or missing (55%)
Does not calculate the three-
year return on the stock price of
the given company (0%)
5.63
Returns: Company B Meets “Proficient” criteria and
logically explains reasoning
behind indication of stock
performance (100%)
Correctly calculates the three-
year return on the stock price
of the chosen company and
accurately indicates how this
stock is performing (85%)
17. Calculates the three-year return on the
stock price of the chosen company, but
calculation is incorrect or indication of
how this stock is performing is
inaccurate or missing (55%)
Does not calculate the three-
year return on the stock price of
the chosen company (0%)
5.63
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Returns: Compare Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
explanation demonstrates
nuanced understanding of
three-year returns and their
implications (100%)
Compares the three-year
returns of the given and chosen
companies, explaining what
this indicates about each
company (85%)
Compares the three-year returns of the
given and chosen companies, but
explanation of what this indicates about
each company is cursory or missing
(55%)
18. Does not compare the three-
year returns of the given and
chosen companies (0%)
6.43
Calculations: Price-to-
Earnings Ratios
Correctly calculates the price-
to-earnings ratios for the last
three fiscal years of the given
and chosen companies (100%)
Calculates the price-to-earnings ratios of
the given and chosen companies, but
calculations are incorrect or do not
consider the last three fiscal years (55%)
Does not calculate the price-to-
earnings ratios of the given and
chosen companies (0%)
5.63
Calculations: Debt-to-
Equity Ratios
Correctly calculates the debt-
to-equity ratios for the last
three fiscal years of the given
and chosen companies (100%)
Calculates the debt-to-equity ratios of
the given and chosen companies, but
calculations are incorrect or do not
19. consider the last three fiscal years (55%)
Does not calculate the debt-to-
equity ratios of the given and
chosen companies (0%)
5.63
Calculations: Return-
on-Equity Ratios
Correctly calculates the return-
on-equity ratios for the last
three fiscal years of the given
and chosen companies (100%)
Calculates the return-on-equity ratios of
the given and chosen companies, but
calculations are incorrect or do not
consider the last three fiscal years (55%)
Does not calculate the return-
on-equity ratios of the given and
chosen companies (0%)
5.63
Calculations: Return on
Assets
Correctly calculates the return
on assets for the last three
fiscal years of the given and
chosen companies (100%)
Calculates the return on assets of the
20. given and chosen companies, but
calculations are incorrect or do not
consider the last three fiscal years (55%)
Does not calculate the return on
assets ratios of the given and
chosen companies (0%)
5.63
Calculations: Profit
Margins
Correctly calculates the profit
margins for the last three fiscal
years of the given and chosen
companies (100%)
Calculates the profit margins of the
given and chosen companies, but
calculations are incorrect or do not
consider the last three fiscal years (55%)
Does not calculate the profit
margins of the given and chosen
companies (0%)
5.63
Calculations: Free Cash
Flows
Correctly calculates the free
cash flows for the last three
fiscal years of the given and
chosen companies (100%)
21. Calculates the free cash flows of the
given and chosen companies, but
calculations are incorrect or do not
consider the last three fiscal years (55%)
Does not calculate the free cash
flows of the given and chosen
companies (0%)
5.63
Industry Averages:
Industry Averages
Adds current industry averages
for chosen and given
companies to worksheet in an
accurate and organized manner
(100%)
Adds current industry averages for
chosen and given companies to
worksheets, but some data is
inaccurate, unorganized, or missing
(55%)
Does not add current industry
averages for chosen and given
companies to worksheets (0%)
2
Industry Averages:
Financial Health
22. Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes current industry
averages within an appropriate
date range (100%)
Analyzes the given and chosen
companies’ financial health by
comparing the two companies’
current industry averages
(85%)
Analyzes the given and chosen
companies’ financial health by
comparing the two companies’ industry
averages but does not consider the
current industry rates (55%)
Does not analyze the given and
chosen companies’ financial
health (0%)
6.43
Performance: Company
A
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
references free cash flow and
ratios calculated for the given
company in analysis (100%)
Comprehensively analyzes the
strengths and weaknesses of
23. the given company over time
(85%)
Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses
of the given company over time, but
analysis is not comprehensive (55%)
Does not analyze the strengths
and weaknesses of the given
company over time (0%)
6.43
Performance: Company
B
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
references free cash flow and
ratios calculated for the chosen
company in analysis (100%)
Comprehensively analyzes the
strengths and weaknesses of
the chosen company over time
(85%)
Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses
of the chosen company over time, but
analysis is not comprehensive (55%)
Does not analyze the strengths
and weaknesses of the chosen
company over time (0%)
6.43
24. Performance: Differ Meets “Proficient” criteria and
references the companies’ free
cash flows and ratios calculated
in analysis (100%)
Accurately contrasts the
performances of the given and
chosen companies over time,
including a logical, proposed
explanation of these
performances (85%)
Contrasts the performances of the given
and chosen companies over time, but
analysis is inaccurate or cursory, or the
included explanation of these
performances is illogical or cursory
(55%)
Does not contrast the
performances of the given and
chosen companies over time
(0%)
6.43
Investment: Growth or
Value
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes quantitative data to
support analysis (100%)
Comprehensively analyzes
whether the companies are
considered growth or value
25. companies, including a logical
explanation of why (85%)
Analyzes whether the companies are
considered growth or value companies,
but analysis is not comprehensive, or
the explanation included is illogical or
cursory (55%)
Does not analyze whether the
companies are considered
growth or value companies (0%)
6.43
Investment: Stock Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes quantitative data to
support analysis (100%)
Analyzes each company’s stock,
including a logical explanation
of personal preference of
which stock to purchase (85%)
Analyzes each company’s stock,
including an explanation of personal
preference of stock options, but analysis
or explanation is illogical or cursory
(55%)
Does not analyze each
company’s stock (0%)
6.43
Articulation of
26. Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy to read
format (100%)
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
(85%)
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main
ideas (55%)
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas (0%)
1.95
Earned Total 100%
Final Project Part III
27. Part III Overview
To make corporate finance decisions, take an advanced finance
course, or pursue a career in finance, you will need to
understand basic concepts. This includes
going beyond the number crunching and reading graphs in order
to analyze various financial indicators. This analysis can lead to
many important decisions in
your financial career. For this part of the final project, you will
be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your
financial knowledge and analysis
skills.
This part of the assessment addresses the following course
outcomes:
in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder
requirements
institutions by comparing and contrasting options when
selecting appropriate private and corporate
investments
using industry standard tools for optimizing financial success
evaluating past and future financial performances
Part III Prompt
The results of both sections of your employment examination
28. have finally been received, and you were offered the position.
You have a few important decisions
to make before you can formally accept or decline the position.
When composing your answers to these decisions, ensure that
they are cohesive and read like a
short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. School Versus Work
A. The school you would like to attend costs $100,000. To help
finance your education, you need to choose whether or not to
sell your 1,000
shares of Apple stock, 1,000 EE Savings Bonds (with $100
denominations and 4.25% coupon rate) that are five years from
their 30-year maturity
date, or a combination of both. Provide the appropriate data and
calculations that you would perform to make this decision.
B. What are the advantages and disadvantages of selling a
combination of stocks and bonds? Be sure to support your
answers.
C. Suppose that you choose to sell your stocks, bonds, or a
combination of both. What is your choice, and what is your
financial reasoning behind
this choice? Consider supporting your answer with quantitative
data.
D. Suppose that you choose to accept the job. What is your
financial reasoning behind this choice? Be sure to support your
answer with
quantitative data.
29. II. Bonus Versus Stock
A. The company has offered you a $5,000 bonus, which you
may receive today, or 100 shares of the company’s stock, which
has a current stock
price of $50 per share. Mathematically, what is the best choice?
Why?
B. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option?
Be sure to support your answers.
C. What would you ultimately choose to do? What is your
financial reasoning behind this choice? Consider supporting
your answer with
quantitative data.
III. Compliance
A. While investigating the shares offered to you by your
potential boss, you discover that the company you are
considering working for is not
registered as required under the Securities Act of 1933. How
does this influence you as a potential employee and as a
potential shareholder? Be
sure to reference any applicable statutes or laws.
B. You know that accepting this job may eventually lead to a
promotion into the role of the financial manager. As the
potential financial manager,
what federal and shareholder requirements would you need to be
familiar with in order to ensure that you are being completely
compliant?
30. Final Project Part III Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Please ensure that your decision
plan is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive short
essay. It should use double spacing, 12-
point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations
should be formatted according to APA style.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in
Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade
Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement
Not Evident Value
School Versus Work:
Finance Your Education
Accurately calculates the worth
of stocks, bonds, and
combinations of stocks and
bonds, including the appropriate
data and calculations with
submission (100%)
Calculates the worth of stocks,
bonds, and combinations of
stocks and bonds, but calculation
31. is inaccurate or appropriate data
and/or calculations are not
included in submission (55%)
Does not calculate the worth of
stocks, bonds, and combinations
of stocks and bonds (0%)
11.88
School Versus Work:
Advantages and
Disadvantages
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides historical data, as well
as quantitative data, to support
answer (100%)
Comprehensively differentiates
the advantages and
disadvantages of selling a
combination of stocks and bonds
and provides support for answer
(85%)
Differentiates the advantages and
disadvantages of selling a
combination of stocks and bonds,
but analysis is not comprehensive
or support is cursory or missing
(55%)
Does not differentiate the
advantages and disadvantages of
selling a combination of stocks
32. and bonds (0%)
11.88
School Versus Work:
Choose to Sell
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
supports examination with
quantitative data (100%)
Examines choice to sell stocks,
bonds, or combination of both,
explaining the financial
reasoning behind the choice
(85%)
Examines choice to sell stocks,
bonds, or combination of both,
but explanation of the financial
reasoning behind the choice is
cursory or missing (55%)
Does not examine choice to sell
stocks, bonds, or combination of
both (0%)
7.92
School Versus Work:
Accept the Job
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
supports examination with
quantitative data (100%)
33. Examines choice to accept the
job, explaining the financial
reasoning behind the choice
(85%)
Examines choice to accept the
job, but explanation of the
financial reasoning behind the
choice is cursory or missing (55%)
Does not examine choice to
accept the job (0%)
7.92
Bonus Versus Stock:
Offered
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
explanation of the best choice
demonstrates nuanced
understanding of the time-value
of money (100%)
Accurately calculates the best
choice of receiving a cash bonus
versus receiving company stock,
including an explanation of the
best choice (85%)
Calculates the best choice of
receiving a cash bonus versus
receiving company stock, but
calculation is inaccurate or
explanation of best choice is
cursory or missing (55%)
34. Does not calculate the best choice
of receiving a cash bonus versus
receiving company stock (0%)
11.88
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Bonus Versus Stock:
Advantages and
Disadvantages
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
analysis includes quantitative
data (100%)
Comprehensively analyzes the
advantages and disadvantages of
the cash and stock options,
supporting each option (85%)
Analyzes the advantages and
disadvantages of the cash and
stock options, but analysis is not
comprehensive or support for
each option is cursory or missing
(55%)
Does not analyze the advantages
or disadvantages of the cash and
stock options (0%)
35. 11.88
Bonus Versus Stock:
Choose
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
supports choice with
quantitative data (100%)
Chooses cash or stock option,
including logical financial
reasoning behind the choice
(85%)
Chooses cash or stock option,
including financial reasoning
behind the choice, but reasoning
is illogical or missing (55%)
Does not choose cash or stock
option (0%)
7.92
Compliance:
Investigating
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
references demonstrate
knowledge of current events in
finance (100%)
Comprehensively analyzes the
influence of noncompliance on
potential employees and
36. potential shareholders, including
references to statutes and laws
in analysis (85%)
Analyzes the influence of
noncompliance on potential
employees and potential
shareholders, but analysis is not
comprehensive or support does
not include references to statutes
or laws (55%)
Does not analyze the influence of
noncompliance on potential
employees or potential
shareholders (0%)
11.88
Compliance: Accepting Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
analysis demonstrates nuanced
understanding of requirements
for compliance with federal laws
(100%)
Comprehensively analyzes the
federal and shareholder
requirements necessary for a
financial manager to become
familiar with in order to ensure
compliance (85%)
Analyzes the federal and
shareholder requirements
necessary for a financial manager
to become familiar with in order
37. to ensure compliance, but
analysis is not comprehensive
(55%)
Does not analyze the federal and
shareholder requirements
necessary for a financial manager
to become familiar with in order
to ensure compliance (0%)
11.88
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy to read
format (100%)
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
(85%)
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
(55%)
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
38. spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas (0%)
4.96
Earned Total 100%