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I have IT security policy course, I need one of your expersts to help me with it.

I have provided the instructions on the assignment document.

The book we are using for this course is Greene, Sari. 2006. Security Policies and Procedures: Principles and Practices (Paperback). Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN-0-13-186691-5

Your final project is a completed personal financial plan that integrates your previous financial plan submissions from Modules Three and Five, as well as retirement planning and funding of your needs through investments in mutual funds or equities. This last assignment requires you to once again revise your personal financial plan to reflect your cumulative learning in the course.

Now that you have expanded your knowledge regarding long-term, asset purchase planning and short-term planning, as well as retirement planning, do you have any concerns regarding health? How would these change your financial plan?

Retirement Planning: Complete the attached spreadsheet (s) (which accompany your textbook). The first entails planning for retirement. You will likely identify a gap between your personal financial goals for a home, vehicle, and retirement planning versus the availability of your present resources. The objective is to develop an investment strategy, as a suggestion, with stocks of your choosing and/or mutual funds that support your future financial needs.

Develop stock investment portfolio: Select five key stocks and determine their expected return from finance.yahoo.com. Presume you would invest 20% equally in these stocks and average the return. Calculate how much you would have to deposit each year until retirement to fund all of your initiatives assuming the rate of return on these equities is constant.

Review the amount you currently are able to set aside for this purpose. If you still identify a gap, identify how you will mitigate that risk of realizing the appropriate amount of wealth to support your personal initiatives and expectations. Propose a plan and describe your personal alternatives for bridging this gap.

Submit the completed spreadsheets to your instructor. In the Personal Financial Goals document, summarize and describe your intentions. Mention each spreadsheet, specifically, and indicate how the purchase of these new assets and investments will affect your prior plan submitted during Modules Three and Five. Describe your opportunities and challenges. Will you have to make changes? Indicate how you might revise your plans.

Note: If you do not wish to disclose personal financial information to your instructor, please note to change your information or provide an alternative name with the information realistically portrayed. In doing so, the experience of preparing a financial plan for another individual will prepare you to accurately complete your own plan when you are ready. Also, do not disclose the information of an individual other than yourself; remember to keep private

As the company prepares to meet demand and capacity requirements for its planned future growth, you have been asked to review the current forecasting strategy and help implement a new strategic plan for forecasting demand. The new forecasting plan ties directly to the overall strategic planning methodology established by the company. The company historically has used a time series method. The forecasting methods under consideration are the following:

• Qualitative: human judgment, usually best used when little data is available
• Simulation: the use of computer models or judgment to imitate customer behavior
• Causal: used when there is a direct tie between demand and an environmental factor, such as cold weather
• Time series: the use of historical data to predict future needs

Using research, complete the following:

• Identify which forecasting technique or multiple techniques should be used in the future for the company’s strategy. Are there other techniques available that are not listed above?
• Explain the technique you identify, and give an example of how it is used in the manufacturing, retail, and health care industries.
• Detail if 1 of the 4 techniques listed above should NOT be used and why.
• Evaluate the significance of forecasting error for the technique or techniques you have selected. What is the impact of error on your chosen technique?

You are the manager of Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display fireworks, and large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the owner has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has received inquiries from several large businesses wondering if the company could create several fireworks displays on a regular basis. The owner told the inquirers that the company could fill such display orders, and a price per display was agreed upon. It was discussed that most of the cost for a fireworks display is for skilled labor, insurance, and the actual service of setting off the fireworks. No other details were discussed. The owner is anticipating that new employees will need to be hired, but he is worried that if the large orders for fireworks displays do not continue, the company will not have the funds to pay the new employees. The owner is now considering changing the business entity, but he does not know what entity to form or how to form it.

The owner has asked you to do the following:

• Determine if the contracts with the businesses will be governed by common law or the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and explain why.
• Analyze whether the owner formed a contract with the businesses, and apply the five essential elements of an enforceable contract.
• Explain the potential personal liability to Acme Fireworks if a spectator is injured by a stray firework from a fireworks display.
• Discuss the different employment types and relationships relevant to agency law, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each type specific to Acme Fireworks.
• Explain why Acme Fireworks should not operate as a sole proprietorship. Recommend a new business entity, and provide rationale to support your recommendation.

For each task, be sure to analyze the relevant law, apply the facts to the law, and make a conclusion.

The paper

• Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in theAshford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. That is, describe what your response is to the content, either positive or negative, and defend your position. If multiple options, alternatives, and/or positions are present and are being rejected, you must also defend the reasons for rejecting an option.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must include at least five scholarly sources, two of which must be from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

PTO policies have become good tools for HR staff to use in terms of organizational incentives.

While reviewing the information from the two merged companies, the HR Director has found out that each company has two different PTO policies.

Company A has a PTO system in which employees are given 30 days of paid time off each year, which accumulates at the rate of 2.5 days a month. Under this policy, vacation and sick leave are all rolled into one paid leave and any absence whether scheduled, such as vacation, or unscheduled, such as sick leave, are taken from the accumulated leave the employee has earned.

Company B has a more traditional leave system in which employees are given 12 days of vacation, 10 days of sick leave and 10 holidays. The company is closed on those holidays. Vacation is accumulated at a day per month. Sick leave has an unlimited accumulation, but unlike vacation would not be paid out upon termination of employment.

Since the employees of the merged company will be working side by side, the HR Director has asked you to review the situation and make recommendations for a solution.

Instructions:

As an HR Director prepare a report addressing the following issues:

• Identify any additional information you would need to recommend a solution, and explain where you would likely find that information.
• Discuss any issues you would likely encounter if you were to merge the PTO system to a traditional leave system. Explain which issues would be difficult to solve and why.
• Explain any problems you see with leaving the two systems in place, and identify which system would be assigned for new employees.
• Make a recommendation for one common PTO system. Explain your system and why you think this system is the best system for the company.

Include two to three scholarly references in your response.

Write a five-to-seven-page memo to the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Identified information that is relevant and logical for recommending a PTO solution, and provided clear and rational ideas for where the information would likely be found.

Discussed relevant issues that could likely be encountered upon merging the PTO system with the traditional leave system. Supported the explanation of difficult issues by sound reasoning and evidence from scholarly resources.

Assessed various challenges that would logically emerge from having two separate PTO systems in one company; provided a thorough analysis of which system would be assigned for new employees.

Recommendation for the system that would be most beneficial to the newly merged organization is clear, specific, and based on scholarly research and industry best practices.

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Final Paper

Create an ethical code of conduct for those in governance, management, and professional staff for any one of these health care organizations:

• Acute-care hospital
• Surgery Center
• Behavioral Health Center
• Specialty Hospital
• Long-Term-Care Facility
• Out-Patient Center

In a 10 to- 12 page paper (excluding title and reference pages), discuss the following:

• Brief background of the facility.

• Organization structure of the facility and duties/ responsibilities of those in management and professional staff.
• Two possible ethical dilemmas that may be encountered.
• Ethical standards for those in governance, management, and professional staff.
• Ways to implement the ethical code of conduct and ensure compliance.
• Consequences if there is a violation of the code of ethics.

When writing your paper, use 3rd person. Follow APA guidelines.  Use at least eight scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the past five years, a minimum of three of which must be from the Ashford Online Library.  All sources must be cited according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
6. Must use at least eight scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the past five years, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Create a 7- to 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation that summarizes the history of waste management and regulation. Use the notes section in PowerPoint to narrate your presentation. Be sure to address the following:

Provide one example of how a pre-industrial (before the 18th century) society or civilization handled its waste.

Include the main events that occurred during each of the periods defined in the textbook (post-war, globalization,       and implementation and progress).

Describe the five main international bodies concerned with waste.

Define RCRA, NEPA, and CERCLA, and discuss how they influence waste management.

All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA style. Be sure to include in-text citations on your slides, and provide a reference slide that lists all of your sources.

For this assignment, you are acting as the owner of your very own accounting practice. You are employed to assist Dominic Leonardo (owner of Dominic Consulting) in setting up QuickBooks for his company and his free Intuit Accountant File Transfer account. At month end, you received a .QBX file from Dominic Consulting containing all of the organizations accounting work for the month of January. Dominic is not clear on the purpose and security of the Accountant File Transfer account and needs your assistance.

Your service is to review the books of Dominic Consulting and advise Dominic of any corrections needed. Using your accounting knowledge you will describe an important outcome of the company’s performance shown in three statements: the Profit & Loss Statement, the Balance Sheet, and the Statement of Cash Flows.

Dominic Consulting is using the Ask My Accountant feature of QuickBooks which has led to a specific question. Dominic is unsure of how to record a retainer fee of $2,400 from a new customer, TakoSami. As it stands, Dominic Consulting plans to provide consulting services over the next three (3) months. He has not performed any work for TakoSami and expects the work to be done evenly over the three (3) months.

Dominic Consulting wants to know if the following entry is correct:

Hints: Accountants Copy is discussed on page 12.29, Ask My Accountant is discussed on page 12.31, .QBX files are defined in Section 4: QuickBooks Extras are in Section B, page B.2. Use these resources and other QB online sources for additional details.

Write a two to three (2-3) page business letter to Dominic Consulting in which you:

1. Explain the interface provided by the Accountant Copy File Transfer, including the integration of your work into DCs accounting files.
2. Explain the proper accounting for the TakoSami transaction and the effects / consequences of improperly recording this transaction.
3. Explain the key highlights you identified in the three (3) statements, using your accounting knowledge.
4. Identify the errors that you found in your review and suggest a resolution.
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Summarize the type of manufacturing company you plan to start up and determine how you will design the value chain for your manufacturing company.
2. Describe the type of budget you plan to implement in your company, and outline the budgeting review steps necessary to ensure that your company reaches the financial forecast.
3. Select at least four (4) specific benchmarks you will utilize in your company. Explain the benchmarks selected and their benefit(s) to your company.
4. Explain the type of cost system you plan to implement in your company, and identify any major challenge(s) in implementing your cost system. Suggest a way to overcome the identified challenge(s).
5. Integrate at least one (1) quality resource using in-text citations and a reference page in your assignment. Note: Wikipedia, Investopedia, and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements: