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Prepare a case study analysis on Case 3: “The Apollo Group, Inc. [University of Phoenix]” found in the Cases section of your digital textbook.

 

Closely follow the PowerPoint Template by clicking on the hyperlink. Please utilize this template to help you complete this Assignment.

 

Focus upon the idea of conducting a case study analysis with respect to The Apollo Group’s multi-business strategy using one of the three portfolio approaches to move the company competitively forward. Explain why a business might choose a low cost, differentiation, or speed-based strategy.

 

Use titles and subtitles per slide for each guidelines element. Please include the SWOT analysis with the four quadrants on the SWOT diagram slide. You can find the Case Study SWOT analysis template in Doc Sharing for reference.

 

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The PowerPoint template for this Assignment can also be found in Doc Sharing. For extra help on using this template, watch the Assignment video by clicking on the Presentation icon.

 

For general PowerPoint tutorials, click on the Tutorial icon.

 

In this Assignment that focuses upon the idea of conducting a case study analysis with respect to multi-business strategy using one of the three portfolio approaches to move the company competitively forward , you will engage in developing the following professional competency:

 

 

Construct a ten to thirty (10-30) page business plan. Note: Twenty (20) pages are sufficient for most businesses.

 

1. Write a one to three (1–3) page executive summary for your business plan, in which you justify:
   1. A clear and concise business concept.
   2. A thoroughly planned business concept.
   3. A capable management structure.
   4. A clear-cut market need.
   5. Significant competitive advantages for your business.
   6. Realistic financial projections.
   7. That investors have an excellent chance to make money.
   8. A realistic and developed exit plan.

 

Note: Read Chapters 4 and 18 of the course text: Successful Business Plan . Use the plan preparation worksheets on pp. 58–61 and the sample executive summaries on pp. 62–66 to help guide you, choose to write either a synopsis summary or a narrative summary, and include highlights from the each section of your business plan.

 

2. Combine all of the sections stated below and revise your initial business plan draft, which you submitted in Week 8, based on feedback you have received.
   • Executive Summary
   • Company Description (Assignment 1)
   • Industry Analysis and Trends ( Assignment 1 )
   • Target Market ( Assignment 2 )
   • Competition ( Assignment 2 )
   • Strategic Position & Risk Assessment ( Assignment 1 )
   • Marketing Plan & Sales Strategy ( Assignment 2 )
   • Operations Plan ( Assignment 3 Part 1 )
   • Technology Plan ( Assignment 3 Part 1 )
   • Management & Organization ( Assignment 3 Part 1 )
   • Ethics & Social Responsibility ( Assignment 3 Part 2)
   • The Financials ( Week 7 Discussion )

 

3. The Financials and the Management description—must spark enough interest to convince a reader to continue. Enhance the two (2) mentioned sections to appropriately engage the reader.
   • Hints: The financial section of your business plan will be derived from the previously completed financial worksheets.
4. Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements:
   • Cite the resources you have used to complete the exercise. Note: There is no minimum requirement for the number of resources used in the exercise.
   • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
   • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

 

Section 2: Business Plan Financials (MS Excel worksheets bundled with course textbook)

 

5. For year one, submit a revised Income Statement, Cash Flow Projection, and Balance Sheet from the “Business Plan Financials” Excel template based on your feedback from Project Deliverable 4: Business Plan – Draft .

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Describe strategic planning techniques used to formulate alternative strategies designed to achieve stated business goals.
• Create a plan to implement a firm’s strategy and manage the change from current operations.
• Analyze strategies for exerting the internal leadership needed to drive the implementation of strategic initiatives and improve operating excellence.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic management.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic management using proper writing mechanic

q1

Defend which reform movement you feel was most successful in this antebellum America; identify significant writings, leaders, methods, and obstacles faced when working towards this goal.

 

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

q2

Identify the innovator from 1815-1860 you feel had the most significant impact on American culture and expansion, including which innovation(s) and why.

 

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

q3

Take the perspective of an American citizen in 1837, and identify yourself: location, age, and occupation. Assuming this role with no future knowledge, describe your view of Andrew Jackson. Provide an opinion on at least three distinct issues that took place during his administrations (1829-1837). Your response must be at least 500 words in length.

In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

 

1. Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.
2. Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.
3. Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.
4. Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.
5. Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your prediction.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Wednesday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Sunday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

Virtual machine environments and nonvirtual or real-time machine environments each have their own challenges with selecting an operating system configuration with the most effective process-scheduling algorithms.

Investigate the library and Internet for information about process-scheduling algorithms used in operating systems for virtual machine and nonvirtual machine environments.

• Select at least 2 operating system process-scheduling algorithms, and compare and contrast their effectiveness in a virtual machine environment and in a nonvirtual environment.
• Which scheduling algorithm is effective in both a virtual machine and non-virtual machine or real-time environment? Defend your answer.

APA Format – with at least 2 references

Assignment 4: The Future of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism

Due Week 10 and worth 250 points

In the United States, a number of law enforcement agencies, including the Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security among others have taken on roles to fight computer crimes and terrorism.

Use the Internet or Strayer library to research articles on the efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat digital crimes and digital terrorism, as well as the roles of such agencies in the future of the combat in question.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the overall impact (e.g., economic, social, etc.) of utilizing information technologies in combatting digital crime and digital terrorism.
2. Explain the existing challenges that result from the independent nature of the law enforcement agencies within the U.S. with regards to computer crimes and terrorism. Next, propose one (1) strategy that the U.S. could use in order to mitigate the challenges in question.
3. Explain the fundamental manner in which the U.S. could align the efforts of federal agencies in order to better protect the nation against digital crimes and terrorism.
4. Give your opinion of the key future trends in digital crime and digital terrorism. Next, provide one (1) overall strategy that the U.S. could use in order to combat digital crime and digital terrorism.
5. Use at least four (4) quality references for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe future trends in digital crime and terrorism.
• Describe law enforcement roles and responses.
• Explain the procedures in the investigation of computer-related crime.
• Describe the technologies and processes involved in digital forensics.
• Explain the ethical concerns that information technologies raise in society and the impact of information technologies on crime, terrorism, or war.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information technology in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about information technology in criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style convention.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.

In your assignments, journal activity, and discussion, you have researched and analyzed case law related to school desegregation; church-state interaction; education of students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELL) students; teacher rights; school and district responsibilities; and funding. You are now tasked with presenting information for a model school district or school system that includes an overview and summary statements relevant to case law to present to the state department of education. Create a PowerPoint presentation. The information within your presentation will assist the state department of education in developing a district-wide professional development plan geared toward improving the overall test scores of the schools within the district.
Prepare a ten (10) slide presentation

Include a title slide and references section.

Develop a creative, appealing presentation using your chosen tool for a professional audience, using two to three (2-3) colors, two to three (2-3) fonts, and two to three (2-3) other visuals or graphics.

Provide coherent, clear, organized, and substantive content that can be easily understood by the audience.
Provide detailed narration (speaker) notes with the presentation.
Provide an overview of the model school district or school system. The overview should include, at a minimum, background on your school with defining demographics of the district (characteristics of the population, grade level(s), and faculty background information).
Discuss how school integration will be addressed with supporting details from one case law ruling related to school desegregation.
Provide a summary of how appropriate church-state interaction will be addressed with supporting details from one case law ruling related to church-state interaction.
Summarize regulations related to attendance and discipline. Explain guidelines of necessity for each and how each will be addressed for plausible challenges or problems that might arise. Support your attendance and discipline policies with case law examples.
Describe how instruction will be provided for all students, including provisions to accommodate students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELL) students. Use determinations from case examples to support instructional decisions.
Briefly explain the faculty and administration selection process related to certification, trainings, contracts, faculty responsibilities, and tenure. Support your faculty related policies with case law examples.
Provide an overview of the responsibilities of a school board and how school board members will be selected. Support school board policies with case law examples.
Describe how funding will be provided and allocated for your model school system. Support your funding and allocation guidelines with case law examples.
Provide a brief description to provide an overview of how students will be assessed annually to measure academic progress and how the school system will be reviewed and assessed annually.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Evaluate the legal framework of the organization of public and private education.
Explore the principles of case law and legislation related to individual rights of teachers and students and school responsibilities.
Critique the potential legal liabilities for schools, education personnel, and school districts.
Interpret the guidelines of effective allocation and use of financial resources to ensure equal educational opportunity and access.
Use technology and information resources to research issues about education and the law.
Write clearly and concisely about education and the law using correct grammar and mechanics.

Assignment 3: Philosophical and Practical Approach for Balancing Issues

Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

 

Before writing your position statement on Philosophical and Practical Approach for Balancing Issues, you should read Chapters 1 through11 in your textbook. Then, research at least three (3) peer-reviewed articles about individual rights, morality, ethics, individual rights, duty, or codes of conduct for criminal justice professionals.

 

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Create a philosophy and approach for balancing the issues of individual rights and the public’s protection. Provide one to two (1 to 2) examples illustrating how you will balance the two issues in your own career in law enforcement.
2. Determine a philosophy and approach for balancing the use of reward and punishment in criminal justice. Provide one to two (1-2) examples illustrating how you will use this philosophy in your own career.
3. Select a philosophy and approach that addresses the use of immoral means (e.g., torture or lying in interrogation) to accomplish desirable ends. Provide one to two (1-2) examples illustrating how you will use this philosophy in your own career.
4. Explain what you believe the Ethics of Care and Peacemaking Criminology presented in your textbook should mean for law enforcement professionals.
5. Support your position statement with three (3) relevant and credible references, documented according to latest edition of APA. (Note: Do not use open source sites such as Ask.com, eHow.com, Answers.com, and Wikipedia.)

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA format (latest edition). Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page developed in accordance with the latest edition of APA, including a running head, page number, the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page, revision of the previous assignment, and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the issues pertinent to codes of conduct and / or the ethics of duty.
• Recommend ways to use ethics to improve decision making in the criminal justice system.
• Analyze various philosophical approaches for ethical decision making, and the effectiveness and limits of each approach for making ethical choices.
• Analyze the ethical issues involved with balancing means and ends in the criminal justice field.
• Examine the key elements of virtue and character.
• Examine reasons for and effective ways to apply critical ethical thinking to criminal justice issues.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in ethics and leadership in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about ethics and leadership in criminal justice using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

 

The topic of criminal justice reform is being discussed widely these days.  Even President Obama has offered his opinion on how the criminal justice system can be imporved.  Please read the recent New York Times article entitled “Police leaders join call to cut prison rosters” and then write an essay that must include the following:

 

* Whether you agree with police chiefs and explain why or why not

* Discuss your own concerns about the criminal justice system and offer your own ideas on how to effectuats meaningful reform.

 

2-3 pages, double spaced Times new roman 12 pt font.  No references are required, just coherent, well organized presentation of ideas on how to improve the criminal justice system.

Need 4 page paper in APA format.

 

 

Managed health care emerged in the early 19th century in response to the growing cost of medical services in the United States. It is an ever-evolving approach to combining the financing and delivery of health care that seeks to manage costs, increase access, and ensure or improve quality of care through a variety of methods, including provider network management, utilization management, and quality assurance.

Write a four (4) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the evolution of managed care and the forces that have driven its evolution.
2. Explain how managed care influences access to and utilization of healthcare services within the current healthcare system.
3. Evaluate the efficacy of managed care plans in containing healthcare costs.
4. Differentiate and compare at least three (3) models of managed care organizations.
5. Summarize at least one (1) managed care trend (i.e., evolving mixed models, managed Medicaid, managed Medicare) and appraise how this trend will affect managed care’s overall goal of managing costs, increasing access, and ensuring quality in the delivery of healthcare.
6. Use at least three (3) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Use at least three (3) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.