Author: chris

he Organism Profile you will first submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline should be formatted a specific way (described below) and must contain the following parts as described.  To prepare for this assignment I recommend that you do the following:

•   Read these directions carefully.
•   Review the sample outline provided to you. (See attached at the end and top of these directions)
•   Read the rubric. (See attached at the end and top of these directions). The rubric is a very detailed template that I will use to assess your performance.  It also will help you understand what is expected from you as you prepare your assignment.
•   Message me with any questions!
•    PLEASE: be sure to cite internal to the outline.  Failure to properly cite references can be construed as academic dishonesty and can result in points lost to no credit on an assignment.  Multiple instances of academic dishonesty may result in disciplinary action.  PLEASE review the materials from Assignment 1 or ask me if you have any questions on how to cite.

 

 

The outline format:  your outline must be formatted as described and exemplified in the example attached.  Please note that this format will be assessed in your grade:

• Use an alphanumeric sequence
• Sections should be indented and aligned.
• Follow the suggested order of the required elements.
• Use brief but detailed and descriptive phrases.  This will allow you to more easily flush these points out into complete sentences when it comes time to write the paper.

 

The required elements: Your outline should contain the following elements in this order:

1. The Introduction: this section must contain
2. The scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help if needed: How to Write Latin Names of Species
3. The common name of your organism.  What do most people know it as?  Are there other names?
4. The area of residence in which you and your organism are (country/state/city).
5. The specific biome of where your organism lives.  Please see here for more details on biomes.
6. The Body: this section should contain
7. Background: include a general physical description of your organism.
8. Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism.  The life cycle refers to the series of changes that happens from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows into a mature organism.  Please see here for some hints on theLife Cycle.  Note that some organisms (like plants) have a more complex life cycle than an animal does.  If you have any questions on this please ask!
9. Structure and Function: please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system.
10. If your organism is an animal, here are a list of the general animal organ systems
11. If your organism is a plant, here are a list of the general plant organ systems
12. If you have selected a bacteria or a fungus the concept can be more complex.  Please contact me directly for more help if needed.
13. Evolution: Evolution is best understood as heritable change over time, or descent with modification.  Please be sure to discuss the evolution of your organism using the following guidance:
14. Conduct a review of scientific literature to understand what is known about the evolution of your chosen organism.  Search key words like evolution, fossil, ancestor.  Also, refer back to your results from Assignment 1.
15. Conduct a review of scientific literature to understand the family tree or phylogeny of your organism.  Phylogeny is defined as the history of organismal lineage as they change through time. Search key words like phylogeny, phylogenetic and genetic analysis.
16. Use the Tree of Life Project, which can be found here, to help you identify the lineage and related species.
17. Additional Interests: The diversity of biological organisms is vast and interesting! Identify at least one unique fact or behavior not covered in the life cycle, structure/function or evolution and discuss it.  For example, does your organism have an interesting parental care strategy or mating system? What about an adaptation or co-dependence with another species?

III.         Conclusion section: this section should contain four to six bullet points that sum up the main points from the outline.

1. Reference section: this is not just a separate section; rather referencing should occur throughout the outline as it will in your paper.  Please be sure to cite any language within the outline that should be cited.  Proper citation and referencing were reviewed in Assignment 1; please look back at those resources and/or ask me if you have any additional questions. Your paper should also have a final reference page listing no less than five sourcesused throughout the outline.

 

Please make note of the following tips and tricks!

• We understand that this is a rough draft and as you research and writing continue over the next few weeks details may be added or changed.  Although you do not have to resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete Assignments 3 and 4.

•  Write your outline so that it has detailed bullets that you can easily then flesh out into sentences for the body of your paper (Assignment 4).
• After your outline is complete, I recommend that you next draft your introductory and conclusion paragraphs.  This will ensure that all the main points of the outline are incorporated in these two framing paragraphs.
• Please note that less than 10% of your outline or paper (Assignment 4) should contain direct quotes.
• Please see the sample outline below!

 

OURSE TITLE: entrepreneurship ( creating a new venture)

 No Plagerism

Final class Assignment

Part 1: Answer the following questions

1. Many successful entrepreneurs and private investors say it is just as bad to start out with too much money, as it is too little. Why is this so? ]Give some examples.

2. How would a banker look at a loan application different than an angel investor looking at a business plan? Explain

3. What is a company worth? Explain the theory and the reality

4. Explain the pros and cons of using Debt vs. Angel money vs. Venture Capital

5. In selecting outside investors, a board, consultants and the like, what are the most important criteria, and why?

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Part 2: Reflective paper 

 

NO LONGER THAN 4 PAGES

It can be more difficult to write a succinct 4-page paper than a longer paper.  So, outline, work and rework your paper before submitting it to the maximum length.  Be sure to edit your paper before submitting as poor grammar and syntax detract from the value of the paper. You should use headings to clearly label the discrete parts of the paper. Since this is in lieu of an exam I am expecting you to put into this paper a similar amount of time you would have spent studying and taking the exam.

In this paper, you will be looking back and focusing on what you have learned overall and what you are taking away from this course.  This could include things you have learned from the text, from class, our guest speakers, your project, outside readings, as well as fellow students. Was there an “AHA” moment or something that you heard/read that really resonated with you? You should also discuss how you anticipate using the learning’s you gained about entrepreneurship and specifically about creating a new venture in the future.  This might include future jobs, graduate school, or any other setting where you feel the learning applies.

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Part 3

Bonus: How have you used the Fish Philosophy in your daily life? Give an example or 2

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Also, attached is a sample paper  ( attached as “sample paper”) a friend of mine completed, you can use it as an aid to asnwering these questions. Please do not plagerize at all.

Additionally, for Part-2: I started a new venture for this class which was an online radio station, I have attached a file under the name of “start up” which gives you a brief description which you could also talk about in Part- 2.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or doubts you may have. Thanks!

Week 7 Discussion: The Financials

Per professor, each member of the class will complete: “THE INCOME STATEMENT”, CASHFLOW PROJECTIONS, AND “BALANCE SHEET” sections of “THE BUSINESS PLAN FINANCIALS”
” the financials “.

1- review page 16 and 17 of the course guide
2- complete the income statement, cashflow projections and balance sheet sections of “the business plan financials”
[MS EXCELL TEMPLATE IN WEEK 1.]
Due on Friday nov 20…
Let me know when you find it on the course guide.. Page 16-17
Thanks

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Due Week 7 and worth 80 points
Important Notes
This exercise is considered an academic writing exercise. Quality of response, grammar, and punctuation are considered in your overall grade.
This exercise does not require the use of APA format or a cover page.
This exercise uses the “Business Plan Financials” MS Excel template. Use the “Business Plan Financials Guide” to assist you in completing the required worksheets. (Both documents are also available in the Course Required Files in Week 1.)
It is recommended that students construct their deliverable(s) using MS Word / MS Excel and then attach the document(s) to the discussion thread submission area in Blackboard.
Use the “NAB Company Portfolio” (see: Course Required Files in Week 1) for reference. Provide the following information below.
For year one of your NAB company’s Business Plan, complete the Income Statement, Cash Flow Projections, and Balance Sheet sections from the “Business Plan Financials” MS Excel template (see: Course Required Files in Week 1). Note: Attach the MS Excel worksheet to the discussion thread.
Hints: Your marketing costs should already be included as you created your Marketing Budget in Week 4 and those will be filled in automatically.
Hints: Use the figures you arrived at in the operations and technology sections of your plan to help fill out your financial forms.
Hints: Work through the worksheets in order. The excel worksheets will automatically enter the numbers into your Income Statement.
Develop the following financial sections of your NAB company’s Business Plan. Note: Attach the MS Word document to the discussion thread.
Sources and use of funds
Plan assumptions
Break-even analysis
Provide constructive feedback to at least one (1) classmate’s post

Question 1
Evaluating a special order (LO – 7-5)
Miyamoto Jewelers is considering a special order for 10 handcrafted gold bracelets to be given as gifts to members of a wedding party.  The normal selling price of a gold bracelet is $389.95 and its unit product cost is $264 as shown below.
Direct Materials ……………………………………..$143.00
Direct Labor…………………………………………….   86.00
Manufacturing Overhead………………………..   35.00
Unit Product Cost……………………………………$264.00
Most of the manufacturing overhead is fixed and unaffected by variations in how much jewelry is produced in any given period.  However, $7 of the overhead is variable with respect to the number of bracelets produced.  The customer who is interested in the special bracelet order would like special filigree applied to the bracelets.  This filigree would require additional material costing $6 per bracelet and would also require acquisition of a special tool costing $465 that would have no other use once the special order is completed.  This order would have no effect on the company’s regular sales and the order could be fulfilled using the company’s existing capacity without affecting any other order.
Required:
What effect would accepting this order have on the company’s net operating income if a special price of $349.95 is offered per bracelet for this order?  Should the special order be accepted at this price?
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Question 2
Uncertain Future Cash Flows (LO – 8-3)
Union Bay Plastics is investigating the purchase of automated equipment that would save $100,000 each year in direct labor and inventory carrying costs.  This equipment costs $750,000 and is expected to have a 10-year useful lift with no salvage value.  The company’s required rate of return is 15% on all equipment purchases.  This equipment would provide intangible benefits such as greater flexibility and higher-quality output that are difficult to estimate and yet are quite significant.
Required:
(Ignore income taxes)
What dollar value per year would the intangible benefits have to have in order to make the equipment an acceptable investment?
Question 3
Production Budget (LO -9-3)
Chrystal Telecom has budgeted the sales of its innovative mobile phone over the next four months as follows:
Sales in Units
July………………………………………………………………………30,000
August………………………………………………………………….45,000
September…………………………………………………………..60,000
October……………………………………………………………….50,000
The company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the third quarter.  Past experience has shown that end-of-month finished goods inventories must equal 10% of the next month’s sales.  The inventory at the end of Jun was 3,000 units.
Required:
Prepare a production budget for the third quarter showing the number of units to be produced each month and for the quarter in total.

Question 4
Manufacturing Overhead Budget (LO – 9-6)
The direct labor budget of Krispin Corporation for the upcoming fiscal year includes the following budgeted direct labor-hours.
1st quarter   2nd quarter  3rd quarter  4th quarter
Budgeted direct labor-hours……….                5,000            4,800            5,200           5,400
The company’s variable manufacturing overhead rate is $1.75 per direct labor-hour and the company’s fixed manufacturing overhead is $35,000 per quarter. The only noncash item included in fixed manufacturing overhead is depreciation, which is $15,000 per quarter.
Required:
Construct the company’s manufacturing overhead budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Compute the company’s manufacturing overhead rate (including both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) for the upcoming fiscal year.  Round off to the nearest whole cent.
Question 5
Prepare a Report Showing Activity Variances (L0 – 10-2)
Air Meals is a company that prepares in-flight meals for airlines in its kitchen located next to the local airport.  The company’s planning budget for December appears below:
Air Meals
Planning Budget
For the Month Ended December 31
Budgeted meals (q) ……………………………………………………..               20,000
Revenue ($3.80 q) ……………………………………………………….             $76,000
Expenses:
Raw Materials (2.30q) ………………………………………………..             46,000
Wages and Salaries ($6,400 + $0.25q) ………………………..             11,400
Utilities (2,100 + $0.05q) …………………………………………….              3,100
Facility Rent ($3,800) ………………………………………………….              3,800
Insurance ($2,600) ………………………………………………………              2,600
Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q) ……………………………………              2,700
Total expenses ……………………………………………………………….            69,600
Net operating income …………………………………………………….          $  6,400
In December, 21,000 meals were actually served.  The company’s flexible budget for this level of activity follows:
Air Meals
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended December 31
Budgeted meals (q) ……………………………………………………..               21,000
Revenue ($3.80 q) ……………………………………………………….             $79,800
Expenses:
Raw Materials (2.30q) ………………………………………………..             48,300
Wages and Salaries ($6,400 + $0.25q) ………………………..             11,650
Utilities ($2,100 + $0.50q) ………………………………………….                3,150
Facility Rent ($3,800) …………………………………………………                3,800
Insurance ($2,600) ………………………………………………………              2,600
Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q) ……………………………………              2,800
Total expenses ……………………………………………………………….            72,300
Net operating income …………………………………………………….          $  7,500
Required:
Prepare a report showing the company’s activity variances for December.
Which of the activity variances should be of concern to management? Explain
Question 6
Residual Income (LO – 12-2)
Midlands Design Ltd. Of Manchester, England, is a company specializing in providing design services to residential developers.  Last year the company had net operating income of £400,000 on sales of £2,000,000.  The company’s average operating assets for the year were £2,200,000 and its minimum required rate of return was 16%.  (The currency in the United Kingdom is the pound, denoted by £)
Required:
Compute the company’s residual income for the year.
Question 7
Effects of Changes in Sales, Expenses, and Assets on ROI (LO – 12-1)
BusServ.com Corporation provides business-to-business services on the Internet. Data concerning the most recent year appear below:
Sales ………………………………………………….    $8,000,000
Net operating income ……………………….        $800,000
Average operating assets ………………….     $3,200,000
Required:
Consider each question below independently.  Carry out all computations to two decimal places.
Compute the company’s return on investment (ROI).
The entrepreneur who founded the company is convinced that sales will increase next year by 150% and that net operating income will increase by 400%, with no increase in average operating assets.  What would the company’s ROI?
The Chief Financial Officer of the company believes a more realistic scenario would be a $2 million increase in sales, requiring an $800,000 increase in average operating assets, with a resulting $250,000 increase in net operating income.  What would be the company’s ROI in this scenario?

Research and examine the past and modern trends of human resource management and write a 2-3 page paper that covers the following:

• What are the major differences between the past and present trends? What are the similarities?

• Describe the ways technology plays a role in HRM.

• What improvements can still be made?

Your submitted assignment should include 3 references, correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Instructions

For this assignment, collect data exhibiting a relatively linear trend, find the line of best fit, plot the data and the line, interpret the slope, and use the linear equation to make a prediction. Also, find r² (coefficient of determination) and r (correlation coefficient). Discuss your findings. Your topic may be that is related to sports, your work, a hobby, or something you find interesting. If you choose, you may use the suggestions described below.

A Linear Model Example and Technology Tips are provided in separate documents.

Tasks for Linear Regression Model (LR)

(LR-1) Describe your topic, provide your data, and cite your source. Collect at least 8 data points. Label appropriately.  (Highly recommended: Post this information in the Linear Model Project discussion as well as in your completed project. Include a brief informative description in the title of your posting. Each student must use different data.)

The idea with the discussion posting is two-fold: (1) To share your interesting project idea with your classmates, and (2) To give me a chance to give you a brief thumbs-up or thumbs-down about your proposed topic and data. Sometimes students get off on the wrong foot or misunderstand the intent of the project, and your posting provides an opportunity for some feedback. Remark: Students may choose similar topics, but must have different data sets. For example, several students may be interested in a particular Olympic sport, and that is fine, but they must collect different data, perhaps from different events or different gender.

(LR-2) Plot the points (x, y) to obtain a scatterplot. Use an appropriate scale on the horizontal and vertical axes and be sure to label carefully. Visually judge whether the data points exhibit a relatively linear trend. (If so, proceed. If not, try a different topic or data set.)

(LR-3) Find the line of best fit (regression line) and graph it on the scatterplot. State the equation of the line.

(LR-4) State the slope of the line of best fit. Carefully interpret the meaning of the slope in a sentence or two.

(LR-5) Find and state the value of r², the coefficient of determination, and r, the correlation coefficient. Discuss your findings in a few sentences. Is r positive or negative? Why? Is a line a good curve to fit to this data? Why or why not? Is the linear relationship very strong, moderately strong, weak, or nonexistent?

(LR-6) Choose a value of interest and use the line of best fit to make an estimate or prediction. Show calculation work.

(LR-7) Write a brief narrative of a paragraph or two. Summarize your findings and be sure to mention any aspect of the linear model project (topic, data, scatterplot, line, r, or estimate, etc.) that you found particularly important or interesting.

You may submit all of your project in one document or a combination of documents, which may consist of word processing documents or spreadsheets or scanned handwritten work, provided it is clearly labeled where each task can be found. Be sure to include your name. Projects are graded on the basis of completeness, correctness, ease in locating all of the checklist items, and strength of the narrative portions.

 

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

 

 

 

Imagine that you are the owner of a small floor refinishing business that provides a specialty coating product for ceramic tile and marble floors. There is no other local flooring business that provides this service. Having recently received a patent on your product, you are ready to expand your business by competing for Navy contracts at the local base, which is located a few miles away. The service you want to sell is the specialty coating, the application of the coating, and a regular maintenance schedule. Your company consists of you, one office assistant, and two production employees.

 

 

 

Note: You will be referencing this business throughout all five assignments for this course. Please use “First Name, Last Name, Inc.” as the name of your company throughout these assignments.

 

 

 

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

 

1. Develop your company’s acquisition and planning strategy for obtaining a contract.
2. Analyze the manner in which utilizing SmartPay or a similar program in electronic contracting will assist your company and the Navy. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related 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

n the first two modules, you explored your career options and identified available positions related to your interests. You also determined which of these positions requires a master’s or a doctoral degree. For this assignment, research graduate school programs for the selected career using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet.

For this assignment, you will need to complete the following:

• Select one of the careers that require graduate-level degrees.
• Identify at least three graduate school programs you would consider attending. For example, if you hope to become a licensed professional counselor (LPC), you would first need to earn a master’s degree at the very least. You would want to research programs that provide master’s degrees in counseling. Include research on whether you would fulfill the requirements for licensure in your state of residence if you completed those specific programs. Cover the following:
  • Indicate which license you would seek and which programs would or would not prepare you to be eligible for licensure.
  • If you want to become licensed, ensure that these programs meet your state’s requirements for licensure. For example, if you wish to become an LPC, you would have to review the American Association of State Counseling Boards and locate your state’s licensing board website address.
• For each of the three graduate school programs, research and discuss the institution’s accreditation. Is it nationally or regionally accredited? Most state licensing boards require the higher-level of those two options, which is regional accreditation.
  • You might want to review the US Department of Education’s Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs to determine whether the school is regionally accredited.
  • Most states also require a specialized accreditation for licensure as an LPC or a psychologist. For counseling licenses, most states honor programs that have the CACREP designation. For psychology licenses, APA accreditation is usually required. Click here to find programs with the CACREP designation.
• Discuss any concerns you may have about applying to or attending graduate school. List any questions you have about the application or licensure process.
• Provide at least two authoritative references or sources for the information you have discussed. One of these can be the textbook.

Create the Milestones Schedule and Critical Risks Assessment for your organization (500-750 words). Refer to Chapter 9 in the textbook and the topic material resources for additional information.
Describe the preferred timing and objectives for your business plan. Create a visual tht includes critical decisions and dates in any of the following formats: Excel spreadsheet, Gantt chart, network diagram, or task list. Refer to the resources on charting and diagramming project progress in the Topic Materials for additional information on creating your Milestone Schedule.
Create contingency plans to address major problems or setbacks as they occur.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
Below is what the business is based off of

There are always new and innovative products being produced daily. People like the thought of having products that can help them improve their day to day living. Pet owners don’t get to many opportunities to see new and innovative products. Pets are becoming more common in households and many pets suffer from the same illnesses as humans. The Quiet Cat would be an organization that specializes in creating products used by pet owners to administer subcutaneous fluids to their ill cats. The Quiet Cat would create devices that can immobilize and soothe a cat so that one could administer fluids quietly and easily by themselves. Any pet owner that has dealt with renal failure knows it can often be a struggle to get their beloved pet their much needed fluids. These devices would make the overall experience less traumatic and stressful for both the owner and their pet.
Our mission is to provide lifetime care to the pet parent and their pet by offering innovative solutions through unbeatable products and services. The Quiet Cat would create innovative solutions to help aide pet owners in administering at home care to their sick pets. Many pets require long term treatment and trips to the vet can become quite costly and be more than people are willing to spend. By offering innovation products and excellent customer service we aim to meet the needs of the consumer as well as reduce the number of animals dropped off at shelters due to pet owners not being able to afford the care they need. We want our customers to have a pleasant experience and know they can trust us in providing a superior product and knowing that our staff can answers their questions and concerns about the products use or safety of the product. Through the excellent customer service provided we plan to expand our company.
We plan to test a small area to see how well our products take off. We are targeting pet owners who may be having difficulty administering fluids or any medication in general to their pets. Upon doing a little research there appears to be a need for such products as many pet owners feel they are letting their pets down when they are not able to provide proper treatment. If we target a small area and find the products start to take off we can consider global expansion further down the line. We would want to team up with local vets first and explain the benefits of our products to see how well the product sells. If it seems to be doing well can consider expanding globally in the years to come.
The Quiet Cat will be providing innovative products to pet owners to assist with day to day medical needs. Should the product take off and be successful the Quiet Cat hopes to expand globally. We want to show that we can be competitive but provide long term care products and exceptional customer service. We want our name to become a household name, a brand that pet owners can trust.