Author: chris

Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working.

Research the corporation on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success.
2. Analyze the five (5) forces of competition to determine how they impact the company.
3. Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
4. Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.
5. Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.
6. Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.
7. Select two (2) corporate governance mechanisms used by this corporation and evaluate how effective they are at controlling managerial actions.
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of leadership within this corporation and make at least one (1) recommendation for improvement.
9. Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.
10. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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; 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 attachment, you will find photographs of a crime scene that has some challenges. You will be asked to analyze these photographs and provide a paper (minimum 600 words) detailing the challenges and how, exactly, to overcome these challenges to process the crime scene safely. You should also explain in detail all of the safety issues at this scene, including the dangers to the processing personnel as well as explain how the CSI and detective personnel can examine the scene and recover evidence safely.

 

Note: Remember, it is a paper, therefore you need an introduction and a conclusion and a minimum of five references (make sure you cite in text and then list the references in APA in your bibliography at the end of the paper).

Financial Crisis Assignment:  In 2008, the world financial system was on the brink of failure and the US Government made a series of decisions to prevent world “meltdown” of the financial systems.  The justification was “Too Big to Fail”.  An HBO movie has come out called “Too Big to Fail”.  In 2010 the movie “Inside Job” came out and it is a documentary of the financial crisis in the United States.  I would like you to watch both films and do some research on the basis of these films.

 

After that, you need to write a 5 to 7 page paper that is typed, single space with 1 inch margins, Times-Roman 12pt font.  The page count does not include a cover page or reference page.  In the paper you need to address the following items:

 

1. You need to provide a summary of what the “Financial Crisis” was in the United States.
2. Compare the two films and discuss which one portrays a more accurate representation of the real events.  Please refer to research that you found on the events to support this.  You may find that both are accurate in a different area.  That is ok.
3. Determine if legislation has been passed to overhaul the lending and banking system as a response to this crisis.  Please provide an overview/ explanation of this legislation.
4. Pick three items that were part of the crisis and/or legislation and explain how it impacts, good or bad in your opinion, the profession of Industrial Engineering or businesses that Industrial Engineers will be employed in.
5. Finally, what ethical implications were involved in this financial crisis and how does it relate to the Code of Ethics for Industrial Engineers?

 

I expect you to watch both films, do research and to go to the actual legislation and read it.  You need to do research and provide references in your paper.  The paper should be between 5 to 7 pages typed not including a cover page or reference page.   In addition, in text citations and appropriate referencing is required in addition to a well written paper in English.

Assignment 2: Testing for Correlation by Linear Regression

The goal of many studies is to determine if there is a relationship between factors. In other words, does one factor influence the outcome of another factor? If there is a relationship between the factors, then there is a correlation. Through this module’s lectures and readings, you will know that findinga correlation does not necessarily mean that you have found a causal relationship. This would need to be determined by another layer of investigation. Indeed, many times correlation does not always lead to the determination of causation, but it can help to identify if there is not a causal relationship between the variables in the study.

One way to determine correlation is to see if there is a linear relationship between the factors. A linear relationship can be tested by graphing a scatter plot of the data in the study and seeing if a best-fit line can be drawn to represent this data. This method of analysis is called linear regression. The formulas for linear regression are cumbersome, but luckily, most spreadsheets have built-in functions for performing these tedious calculations.

In this assignment, you will use a spreadsheet to examine pairs of variables, using the method of linear regressions, to determine if there is any correlation between the variables. Afterwards, postulate whether this correlation reveals a causal relationship—why or why not?

Directions:

Click here to open the Excel spreadsheet containing the data for this assignment.

Notice that there are several tabs on the spreadsheet, each containing a different set of data from different studies. On each of these sample tabs, you will also find the question that was explored in that study. Select the data set that you find interesting, and perform the analysis below. You are only required to perform this analysis on one set of data. There is a tab labeled Example where you can see how your analysis should look when done.

In the Excel spreadsheet, perform the following operations:

1. Save the spreadsheet on your computer.
2. Select the study data you want to use. With your mouse, highlight all of the data on the spreadsheet in columns A and B.
3. In the tabs at the top of the page, click Insert.
4. In the Insert ribbon, in the Charts section, click Scatter. Be sure to select the option where it will just plot dots, it will be called Scatter with only Markers. If you do this right, then you will see a chart on the page.
5. Now, on the chart, right-click on one of the data points (dots). Just pick a dot somewhere near the middle of the distribution.
6. Select Add Trendlinefrom the drop-down menu that appears when you right-click on a dot.
7. A new menu will appear. Select Linear, select Automatic, and click the box next to Display R-squared value on chart.
8. Click Close.
9. Now, you should see a line drawn through the dots. It will roughly cut through the middle of the dot distribution.
10. You will also see the R2 value displayed next to the line.

In a Word document, respond to the following:

1. What was the sample you selected and the question that was explored in the study?
2. What was the R²linear correlation coefficient and the linear regression equation produced in the Excel spreadsheet?
3. What would be the value of Pearson’s R?
4. Would Pearson’s R be positive or negative? What does this imply about the relationship between the factors in this study?
5. What is the implication of any correlation found between the variables in the study you picked?
6. Does this correlation imply a causal relationship? Explain.
7. Were there other variables that you think should have been examined? How would have those variables improved the correlation results of this study or helped to pinpoint where the factors were causal?

I need a MS Project schedule created for a project – Operations department move from one part of China to another. I have the background information but I need someone that is FULLY VERSED in MS Project and understands how to create a project schedule with dates, dependencies, and resources.

 

2007. Develop the project schedule in Microsoft Project 2007.
2008. Explain the rationale behind time and cost estimation methods and why you chose one method over another.

 

1. Determine the project budget.

 

Instructions
Write a well-developed essay, using MLA format, analyzing the topic listed.  Your essay should be 500-550 words in length.  Use this rubric to assist in understanding how this work will be graded.
Select one of the plays listed below:
Henrik Ibsen “A Doll House”
Lorraine Hansberry “A Raisin in the Sun”
Write an analysis of the play using 3 essential elements of the play as we have discussed in class (see list below).  Some elements that you might consider: plot, structure, setting, tone, language, symbol, theme, character. Not everyone will choose to discuss the same elements as it varies depending on which story you choose.
Do not use any outside sources other than the play in our textbook.
You are choosing one play and analyzing it using 3 of the elements listed above. Whichever element you select, you are always connecting that element to meaning.  Be aware that an essay about plot is NOT a plot summary.  Your plot summary, if you must have one, should be no longer than one short paragraph (5-6 sentences).
Be sure to use MLA documentation in the form of parenthetical citations and a works cited page (work from an anthology).

For the controversial Public Health topic that you identified in Module 1, write an essay in which you identify one specific social or behavioral determinant of that health issue. Then, relying on what you’ve learned from the background readings and other credible sources, identify and briefly describe one way that the issue can be addressed from a standpoint of health promotion (e.g., creating an environment conducive to health) and/or health education.

Instructions

You can submit your paper in a Question and Answer format. In other words, list the questions and provide a short answer to each.

1. Briefly restate the controversial Public Health Topic (please write one paragraph maximum here)
2. What is one specific social or behavioral determinant of that health issue?
3. What is one way that the issue can be addressed from a standpoint of health promotion (e.g. behavior modification), and/or health education?
4. Describe how the issue can be addressed from a standpoint of health promotion (e.g. behavior modification), and/or health education. Please write 2–3 paragraphs about this, and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

Hint: You will need to conduct your own scholarly research for information on the topic. For example, you will want to enter The Online Library and enter search terms, such as “Public Health Promotion and Behavior Modification” or “Public Health Education Interventions.” Be sure to check the box to limit your search to full-text access.

 

2-3 pages DS in-texxt citations required

 

The topic was for module one The controversial topic that should be discussed widely is the health issues of the immigrants.

Write briefly about sampling and various sampling types.

Measure using a statistical tool, the central tendency of a sample data of your choice/provided by your tutor.

Test using a statistical tool the dispersion of a sample data of your choice/provided by your tutor.

Provide two samples of data that follow two types of distribution.

 

• What are different types of questions used in preparing a questionnaire?
• Write short notes on various interview methods.

In preparing your response, Read PPT file that I attached, Write 2 or 3 pages in length, cite sources from professional or academic literature, such as articles from peer-reviewed journals and relevant textbooks and format your paper as APA style format without Plagiarism

rite a 1,400 APA FORMAT Please CItings APA format

Identify the major types of cancer.

Describe the psychosocial risk factors associated with two types of cancer.

What is the immune surveillance model of cancer in psychoneuroimmunology? How does it compare with the biphasic model? What are the similarities and differences?

Assess the effects of psychosocial factors on cancer and HIV/AIDS. Explain some psychosocial strategies that facilitate coping and stress management in individuals with cancer.

Describe the history and epidemiology of HIV/AIDS.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, including at least five scholarly references.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment

You have kicked off the District 4 Production Warehouse Move project, your contractors are in place and working on receiving the proper building permits.

You originally were told the permits would only take 2 weeks to obtain but the contractors are telling you it will now take 3 weeks. You need to build the additional week into your schedule for each permit that will be obtained.

In addition, your framing and drywall contractors have just told you they are running late on their other jobs and can only release half their crew for your project. This will double their schedule.

Build the extra time into your schedule by doubling the installation work timelines for both the framing and drywall. Your project plan should also be updated with the new 3-week timeline for obtaining permits. Use the project plan you created for this task.

You are now looking at an extended project delivery date. Your project sponsor was very clear that you must be done in a 4 month timeframe so you will need to look at options for reducing your schedule to fit into the 4 month window.

You have an option of hiring another contractor to help with the framing and drywall work but it will increase your budget by $200,000.

Determine your best course of action for bringing this project in on schedule and update your project plan to reflect your recommendation. Develop a 5-6 slide presentation for senior management outlining your proposed solution. You are seeking approval to proceed with your new plan.

Submit both your updated project plan in PDF format and your PowerPoint presentation.

Submit your plan to

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Correctly updated the project plan to reflect revisions based upon risks and details presented.	50
Created a senior level presentation detailing the recommendations and seeking approval.	45
Used correct grammar, spelling, and word choice and cited all sources using correct APA style.	5