Author: chris

COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

Write a 700- to 1,000-word paper identifying the specific cost accounting system an organization utilizes and how it uses the accounting information for financial management. Your paper must include the following:

escribe an example of a contract that you or someone you know entered into (e.g., rental agreement, cell phone agreement, property purchase or lease [e.g., car, home, furniture, etc.], home or car repair, or student loan agreement). In your description, be sure to provide specific contractual details including parties and subject matter involved. You must also address the following:

 

• Define the five essential elements of an enforceable contract, and demonstrate how each element relates to your example.
• Explain the circumstances of a breach of contract in your example, and discuss possible remedies.

The paper must be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly sources  to support your claims. Cite your sources in-text and on the reference page.

This project gives you the opportunity to explore the current literature for the latest research findings and evidence-based strategies in the area of drugs and crime and the criminal justice system. You will select the specific topic within this area based on your own particular interest (your major, career goals, your own community issues, etc.). You will submit your topic idea in the Week 2 “Topic Approval” drop box for Instructor’s approval.

Conduct a search of scholarly journal articles relating to your chosen topic, and select three that interest you most to use for this project. Articles must be recent-published within the last 10 years.

For each article, you will write a 450-600 words (1.5 to 2 pages) evaluative summary.

Your response should include the following:

1. Summarize the article: what is the main focus of the article; what are the main points? If a research study was involved, what were its major findings? What are the author(s) conclusions and/or recommendations?
2. Evaluate the article: Is the article helpful? Does it follow its stated intent? Does the article present as objective, or did you find a bias? Is it effective in influencing the reader’s thinking in any way? Would you recommend this article to others to read? Explain why or why not.
3. Other: Include other points you determine are appropriate to present a complete summary/evaluation response to your specific article.

Be sure to submit your project in one WORD document (that includes your three evaluative summaries).

 

This Research Project is due by 11:55 PM EST on the last day of Module 6.

Research Project is worth 20% of your final grade.

Additional formatting instructions for your paper: Cover page in APA format. Full reference of article in APA format at top of page following by your evaluative summary response using APA writing style (double-spaced, indenting paragraphs, 1/2” margins). Start each new article summary on new page of same document: you will submit one (1) document that includes your three (3) article summaries.

Your organization has recently experienced growth in the number of employees on its payroll. In response to this, you are beginning the recruitment process for an additional payroll clerk. You would like to create a job analysis before writing any job advertisements. As part of the information gathering process, you have decided to create a job questionnaire that the current payroll clerk will complete. You will then conduct Internet research to develop a list of performance expectations for this position. Finally, you will draft ideas for meeting Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines during the recruitment process.

Part I: Create a job questionnaire (1-2 pages)

• You may refer to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook for job description information that can help you form your questions.
• The questionnaire should be directed to the employee (e.g., What do you…).
• At a minimum, your questionnaire should elicit information about the following:
  • Duties performed
  • Special qualifications
  • Equipment used
  • Working conditions
  • Interaction with others
  • Supervisory responsibilities
  • Decision-making responsibilities

Part 2: Performance Expectations List (1 page)

• Use the Internet to research performance measures for the position of a payroll clerk. (You may want to refer back to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook).
• Create a list of at least 8 performance measures for this position.

 

Part 3: Equal Employment Opportunity (1 page)

• Discuss 2 or 3 strategies you will use during the recruitment process for the payroll clerk position that help ensure compliance with equal employment opportunity guidelines.

Please refer to the following multimedia course materials:

• Unit 1: Job Analysis and Design
• Unit 1: Job Analysis
• Unit 1: Job Analysis, Discrimination

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Individual Project Rubric

Grading Criteria	Percentage
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear.	35%
Scholarly research that supports the writer’s position is properly acknowledged and cited. Direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluding title page, abstract, or table of contents if used and tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.	20%
Critical thinking: Position is well-justified, there is logical flow, and there are examples.	20%
Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion, proper paragraph format, and reads as a polished, academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.	10%
Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.	10%
APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).	5%

One of the products that Company W makes is snack foods. The research and development department of Company W has developed a new formula for one type of snack food that is cheaper to make than the current formula. They want to test the new formula with consumers. They want to see if consumers can tell the difference between the old and new formulas. You propose to conduct this test and analyze the results in line with WidgeCorp’s approach to gathering statistical data and use it to form business intelligence decisions. You first need to explain the process to senior management at Company W. You advocate using an unbiased sample of consumers in their test, so that Company W is randomly selecting people based on the following: age; whether or not they have kids; where they live; how often they buy snack foods; and whether or not they already buy the current product.

Prepare a presentation that addresses the following:

• List at least 3 qualitative attributes of the snack food about which they might want to ask consumers. Make sure at least 1 of them is nominal.
• For each attribute that is ordinal, assign names for the endpoints of a 5 point rating scale.
• Explain the difference between nominal and ordinal data.
• Explain how nominal and ordinal data relate to a rating scale.
• List at least 2 quantitative attributes of snack food that the scientists might want to measure.
• Explain the difference between interval and ratio data.
• Include in your presentation the concept of business intelligence.
• Include in your presentation the difference between a population and a sample.
• Note why it is important to avoid bias when conducting research (see note below).

One of the products that Company W makes is snack foods. The research and development department of Company W has developed a new formula for one type of snack food that is cheaper to make than the current formula. They want to test the new formula with consumers. They want to see if consumers can tell the difference between the old and new formulas. You propose to conduct this test and analyze the results in line with WidgeCorp’s approach to gathering statistical data and use it to form business intelligence decisions. You first need to explain the process to senior management at Company W. You advocate using an unbiased sample of consumers in their test, so that Company W is randomly selecting people based on the following: age; whether or not they have kids; where they live; how often they buy snack foods; and whether or not they already buy the current product.

Prepare a presentation that addresses the following:

• List at least 3 qualitative attributes of the snack food about which they might want to ask consumers. Make sure at least 1 of them is nominal.
• For each attribute that is ordinal, assign names for the endpoints of a 5 point rating scale.
• Explain the difference between nominal and ordinal data.
• Explain how nominal and ordinal data relate to a rating scale.
• List at least 2 quantitative attributes of snack food that the scientists might want to measure.
• Explain the difference between interval and ratio data.
• Include in your presentation the concept of business intelligence.
• Include in your presentation the difference between a population and a sample.
• Note why it is important to avoid bias when conducting research (see note below).

Note: Give 2 examples of possible populations for this test.

Assignment Instructions

 

Instructions:

 

Based on the information that you have learned thus far in this course, please provide the following:

 

1. Give a detailed account of a time you learned from experience (related to employment) and how that wise choice positively impacted you. Considering what you have learned from this course, would you have made different decisions with the knowledge that you now have?

 

2. Tell me, in general, do you learn better from your successes or failures and why? What is it about your personality that helps you learn from the aspect you chose in the aforementioned question?

 

Submission Instructions: (www.turnitin.com)

 

Any papers/assignments should at a minimum contain 2-3 pages of content (double spaced), include a properly formatted cover page, and a reference listing page with at least three (3) NEW references properly listed at the end of your work. Providing additional references to your assignments demonstrate your desire to conduct additional research on the topic area and can improve your research skills.

 

With all assignments, include properly formatted in-text citations within the body of your work for each of your listed references so the reader can ascertain what is your original thought or ideas and what portion of your work is taken from credible sources to support your work. It is really important to identify work from other sources to ensure that proper credit is provided to researchers in the field.

 

Submit the weekly written assignment as an MS WORD attachment in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. A recommended font is Times New Roman (12). DO NOT include discussion board answers with your formally written assignment submission.

 

It is easy to read and understand words written on a page, but it is difficult to understand the underlying philosophy of the writer. The Federalist Papers give a glimpse into the philosophy and motivation behind the Constitution. In fact, The Federalist Papers are a series of persuasive essays. A persuasive essay utilizes logic and reason to argue why one idea is superior to another. Madison, Hamilton, and Jay wrote these essays to Americans advocating ratification of the Constitution. They address key issues and concerns of everyday people from 1787, some of which have become part of U.S. law today.

 

 

 

• Review the article, “The Supreme Court and Opinion Content: The Use of the Federalist Papers.” Reflect on how The Federalist Papers have been utilized by courts to determine the intent of the founders.

   

• Review the media piece, “Federalist Papers.” Consider the Federalist Papers within this media piece.

 

• Select and read a Federalist Paper from the media piece. Utilize the article, “The Federalist Papers,” to find a full version of the paper you selected.

   

• Think about the key ideas discussed in the Federalist Paper you selected.

   

• Consider why the key ideas from the Federalist Paper you selected did or did not become part of U.S. law.

 

Due by Sunday January 17, 2016 a (1-2 page paper)

 

 

 

Identify and briefly summarize the Federalist Paper you selected.

 

 

 

Explain the key ideas that were discussed in that paper.

 

 

 

Explain why the key ideas in the Federalist Paper you selected did or did not become part of U.S. law. Be specific.

 

 

 

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

 

Constitutional construction, the process by which meanings are assigned to words to enable justifiable legal decisions, is a key concept you see repeatedly throughout legal studies. In fact, constitutional construction as created in Marbury v. Madison is the very power of the judiciary. But should the Constitution be open to interpretation? Legal scholars are divided. On one hand, originalists argue that judges and lawyers should look to the original intent of the writers of the Constitution, and not alter from that intent. On the other hand, judicial pragmatics argue that the Constitution must be able to change over time to benefit society as it evolves. Is the Constitution a living document – a dynamic, progressive document open to interpretation for the good of the republic?

 

Review Chapter 1 in your course text, Constitutional Law. Reflect on the structure, content, and balance of the Constitution.

 

Consider whether the Constitution is a living document. Should the Constitution be open to interpretation or is it only words on a page?

 

Review Chapter 1, §1.6 in your course text, Constitutional Law: National Power and Federalism. Reflect on how lawmakers, judges, and public administrators may use theories of constitutional construction (interpretation) to please their constituents.

 

Consider arguments for and against the Constitution as a living document.

 

Due by Thursday January 14, 2016 a 250-350 word argument for or against the Constitution as a living document. Justify your argument by referencing the Learning Resources for this week.

 

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

MUST BE 400 word count FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT (TWO ASSIGNMENTS TOTAL)

 THIS PAPER IS DUE 9 HOURS FROM NOW THE SOONER THE BETTER NO LATE WORK NO PLAGIARISM AND USE PROPER WRITING SENTENCING/PRONUNCIATIONS ALSO…

 

ASSIGNMENT 1 

 

Leadership has been described from various perspectives and defined by different concepts.

 

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BELOW THOROUGHLY

1. Present a personal definition of leadership and explain why your definition is appropriate and relevant to the practice of leadership today.

 

2. Provide an example of a current leader who embodies this definition. Explain how this individual is a relevant example of your personal definition of leadership.

 

THIS PAPER IS 400 WORDS IN LENGTH

 

 

ASSIGNMENT 2 

Many schools of thought have developed throughout history that propose various theories about the source and development of leaders, how leaders are discovered, and how they can be identified. Early leadership theories focused on the qualities that distinguished leaders from followers; subsequent theories looked at other variables such as situational factors and skill levels.

 

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BELOW THOROUGHLY

 

1.Evaluate the similarities and differences between two approaches or theories of leadership:

 

PICK ON ONE WITH TWO THEORIES TO WRITE ABOUT…MUST PROVIDE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO THEORIES

 

-The trait approach and behavioral theory

 

-The Situational Leadership Model and authentic leadership theory

 

-The transformational and transactional leadership theories

 

2. Begin by providing a brief summary of the two approaches or theories of leadership you have chosen to analyze. Then, examine the common characteristics and differences between the two approaches or theories you selected.

 

Use a minimum of two scholarly sources to support your post. Cite your sources properly in APA form throughout the paper and with an reference page to support your sources.

 

THIS PAPER IS ALSO 400 WORDS IN LENGTH

 

 

 

SEND BOTH ASSIGNMENTS IN TWO SEPERATE WORD DOCUMENTS THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS