Author: chris

1. What is the benefit of the Learning Curve?

2. What are ways you can increase the Learning Curve?

3. How is the learning curve applied to the real life world?

You are a newly hired investigator for the U.S. Public Defenders Office within your state.provide a paper of pages on the Bill of Rights.

The first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution are commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights contains the foundation of the rights provided to individuals who are accused of committing crimes. In your paper, address the following points:

 

• Provide a brief overview of the rights contained within the Bill of Rights’ Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments that apply to criminal defendants. (30%)
• Choose 1 of the specific rights from above, and discuss how that right has affected procedures implemented in law enforcement, the courts, or correctional facilities. (30%)
• Do you agree or disagree with the way that this right has been implemented in the criminal justice system? Why or why not? Support your statements with research and examples. (35%)
• Provide APA citations and references. (5%)

The Pay-For-Performance initiative was designed to incentivize quality improvement in healthcare. This plan is controversial and there are many mixed opinions about its effectiveness. In 2-3 pages, discuss a minimum of two pros and two cons to the CMS Pay-for-Performance program.

Prepare a 4- to 5-slide, APA-formatted Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that includes responses to Part 1 and Part 2.

Part 1

Use scholarly sources to compare any two of the following interviewing methodologies:

Structural interviews
Inferential interviews
Behavioral interviews
Cognitive interviews

Clearly define each methodology chosen and examine in what situations it may be appropriate.

Part 2

Explore the components of statement analysis—a complex skill that can help you determine the level of deception in a witness’s or a suspect’s statement. Identifying deception leads one to dig deeper, investigate further, and ask more, often difficult, direct questions.

From the first e-Activity, identify one to two (1-2) potential ethical challenges that security professionals may face as technology advances, applications become more mobile, and computer criminals become more innovative. Speculate on one (1) solution that security professional could take in order to mitigate the challenge(s) in question. Justify your response.

From the second e-Activity, among the three (3) definitions of cyber terrorism, give your opinion as to the one (1) definition that is the most accurate with regard to information security and infrastructure protection. Next, describe the impact that digital crimes and digital terrorism are likely to have in the future. Provide a rationale for your response.

Week 9

From the first e-Activity, discuss the fundamental advantages that the commercial forensic packages offered to forensic investigators. Next, speculate on whether there is an overall disadvantage(s) to using commercial packages in digital forensics. Justify your response.

From the second e-Activity, discuss the key process that a forensic analyst could use in order to preserve the verifiable integrity of digital evidence. Next, identify the main tools or technologies that the forensic analyst could use in order to ensure that the original evidence is unmodified.

You need to write a Start the report with a brief introduction of what you intend to discuss in the document.Following the introduction, examine the broad environmental trends within which the two companies operate.

You should use Porter’s five forces framework to understand the structural attractiveness of the industry in this section. Also focus on the stage of the industry (embryonic, growing, mature and declining) to understand the competitive condition of the industry. The company is Estee Lauder v. Loreal Paris.

Segment and Interim Reporting

Determine the major differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS disclosure reporting requirements related to each separately reportable operating segment. Next, give your opinion as to whether either U.S. GAAP or IFRS disclosures provide financial statement users the most useful information for investment or credit decisions. Provide support for your choice.
Speculate on at least three (3) accounting problems that exist under U.S. GAAP related to interim financial reports. Next, suggest at least one (1) approach to overcome each listed problem. Provide a rationale for your response.

Describe 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:

1 Define the five essential elements of an enforceable contract, and demonstrate how each element relates to your example.

2 Explain the circumstances of a breach of contract in your example, and discuss possible remedies.

Assignment 3: Compare and Contrast Essay

Using the same topic that you wrote about for Assignment 2, write a paper that compares and contrasts two solutions/approaches to the issue you have chosen. Include four (4) outside sources, using the Strayer Library and / or newspaper articles, school publications, work memos (be sure to get permission), and / or interviews.

Note: This paper will include an introduction, body paragraphs that follow the point-by-point format, and a conclusion.

Context

Option 1: The town council and mayor are ready to read your formal ideas. Choose two (2) solutions to your issue, and compare and contrast each option.

Option 2: Your boss really is excited about your new approaches and is ready to make a decision based on your research. Choose two (2) solutions to your issue, and compare and contrast each option.

Option 3: Your family is ready to narrow down to two (2) solutions to your issue. Formally compare and contrast each option.

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.

In this assignment, integrate all the pieces of work you have drafted and formally turn it into the capstone strategy audit.

In previous assignments, you performed multiple, specified analyses of your company (or any company of your choosing). Those individual analyses provide the needed research to successfully complete the following LASA.

Part I: Strategy Audit Report

Using the tools and framework learned in class and throughout the program, prepare a strategy audit of your company with a companion presentation. The strategy audit is a comprehensive analysis of the company’s business strategy and operating performance, and culminates in a series of recommendations for improving your company’s performance based on the findings and conclusions of your analysis.

A strategy audit involves assessing the actual direction of a business and comparing that course to the direction required to succeed in a changing environment. A company’s actual direction is the sum of what it does and does not do, how well the organization is internally aligned to support the strategy, and how viable the strategy is when compared to the external market, competitors, and financial realities. These two categories, the internal assessment and the external or environmental assessment, make up the major elements of a strategy audit.

In your strategy audit:

Provide a high-level analysis of the company’s business strategy and operating performance. Be sure to complete the following:
Analysis of the company value proposition, market position, and competitive advantage
External environmental scan/five forces analysis
Internal environmental scan/organizational assessment
SWOT Analysis
Balanced scorecard/strategy scorecard
Recommend specific tactics for improving your company’s strategic alignment and operating performance.
Recommendations can include but are not limited to tactics in marketing, branding, alliances, mergers/acquisitions, integration, product development, diversification or divestiture and globalization (if you recommend your company go global, you must include a supply chain analysis and an analysis of your firm’s global capabilities).
Explain how the recommendations will help the company achieve its strategy and vision.