Discuss the differences between substantive law, procedural law, criminal law, civil law, common law, and statutory law. Provide examples of each law and discuss what U.S. Constitution amendments were implemented to protect the rights of businesses and organizations. Discuss the topics you are comfortable with, the topics you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application in your field.
Product Warranties
Provide an original and substantive response to the questions posed in your Journal in a minimum of 200 words.
Product warranties are an interesting liability on a client’s books. When a car company issues a recall for a defective part, management can easily determine the number of units sold and to whom, as well as estimate the parts and labor necessary. Chances are a good number of consumers will elect to have the work done.
Think about other companies, such as a luggage manufacturer. Suppose you purchased a luggage set 5 years ago for $300. The luggage came with a lifetime warranty, serviced only by the manufacturer and not the retailer. You have noticed a rip in the fabric, but you do not want to go through the trouble of mailing the suitcase back for repair. Of course the company would honor your claim if you chose to send in your suitcase, but did they set aside proper liability reserves?
If you were auditing the luggage company, how would you gain confidence in management’s accounting for warranty claims?
Would you assume the company adequately accounts for the number of people who might make claims?
What information would you use to gain confidence in their valuation?
What are some other warranty situations where it is more of a guessing game as to how many claims could be filed in any given year?
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–500 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.
Answer the following questions, with at least 1 scholarly reference and citation included:
What is a stem cell, and how does it vary from other cells in the body?
What are the various types of stem cells?
What are some of the various types of diseases that may be affected by stem cells?
Many U.S. states are debating about whether to allow stem cell research to continue and expand. In your opinion, should stem cell research be permitted? Why or why not?
Assignment – Presentation on a Department
For this assignment, you’ll create a visual presentation about one of the departments that makes up the cabinet.
First, choose one of the cabinet departments discussed in this section.
Then, decide what type of presentation you’ll make. By visual presentation, this means you can make a “poster” (using software such as Publisher), a webpage (you can either create and post one, or submit the html document and associated images), or a PowerPoint or OpenOffice presentation.
Research the department, making sure to include the following:
date the department was created
agencies that make up the department
person who is the current head of that department and his/her biography
the roles of the agencies
the role of the department in general
Create your presentation, making sure to include a source list of at least three research sources, and submit it to your instructor for grading.
Point value: 50 points
Grading Rubric:
Information is in presentation format (not an essay) � 10 points
The following information is included: 20 points
date the department was created
agencies that make up the department
person who is the current head of that department and his/her biography
the roles of the agencies
the role of the department in general
Bibliography with 3 different research sources is included � 10 points
Presentation must include color, graphics, etc., to make it visually appealing � 10 points
Prepare a 1-2 page paper response to BYP 16-7 Ethics case. Be sure to thoroughly address each of the questions, properly cited in-text, with references.
Harding Financial Services Company holds a large portfolio of debt and stock securities as an investment. The total fair value of the portfolio at December 31, 2014, is greater than total cost. Some securities have increased in value and others have decreased. Ann Bales, the financial vice president, and Kim Reeble, the controller, are in the process of classifying for the first time the securities in the portfolio.
Bales suggests classifying the securities that have increased in value as trading securities in order to increase net income for the year. She wants to classify the securities that have decreased in value as long-term available-for-sale securities, so that the decreases in value will not affect 2014 net income.
Reeble disagrees. She recommends classifying the securities that have decreased in value as trading securities and those that have increased in value as long-term available-for-sale securities. Reeble argues that the company is having a good earnings year and that recognizing the losses now will help to smooth income for this year. Moreover, for future years, when the company may not be as profitable, the company will have built-in gains.
Instructions
(a)
Will classifying the securities as Bales and Reeble suggest actually affect earnings as each says it will?
(b)
Is there anything unethical in what Bales and Reeble propose? Who are the stakeholders affected by their proposals?
(c)
Assume that Bales and Reeble properly classify the portfolio. At year-end, Bales proposes to sell the securities that will increase 2014 net income, and that Reeble proposes to sell the securities that will decrease 2014 net income. Is this unethical?
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–500 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.
Answer the following questions, with at least 1 scholarly reference and citation included:
What is a stem cell, and how does it vary from other cells in the body?
What are the various types of stem cells?
What are some of the various types of diseases that may be affected by stem cells?
Many U.S. states are debating about whether to allow stem cell research to continue and expand. In your opinion, should stem cell research be permitted? Why or why not?
Assignment – Interest Groups
As we discussed, there are many different interest groups that exist in the United States today. For this activity, you will choose one such group and do some research to figure out what it does and how it does it. Follow these steps:
Select an interest group from the list. If you’d like to do a different group that is not listed, please get approval from your instructor before you begin.
Research the web and other resources for information about your chosen interest group. Be sure to check out their official homepage for the most reputable information. You will need a total of 3 sources in all.
Find information about the group’s beliefs – what do the stand for? – and how they go about supporting their interests – do they lobby Congress, encourage grassroots letter writing campaigns, organize protests, etc.?
Write a 1-2 page essay summarizing your group’s beliefs and actions. Be sure to also include your source list of at least 3 sources.
An interview process has three interdependent phases. A successful interview takes into account the perspectives of all those involved: the interviewer, victims, witnesses, and suspects.
An investigator must prepare for every interview, whether it is executed in the field or in the controlled confines of headquarters, and adhere to the process of interviewing.
In this assignment, you will act as a potential interviewer and formulate a plan for an interview. By doing so, you will get a firsthand experience of the phases of the interview process and the preparation for each phase.
Using the Argosy University online library resources, prepare slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with notes, highlighting the following aspects:
Interview preparation
The Interview process: Phase 1
The Interview process: Phase 2
The Interview process: Phase 3
Questioning strategies and approaches
References
Write an essay on how performance management can enhance organizational performance.
link it to ‘managing the psychological contract’
3-4 references (minimum 3)
Gay Parenting
After viewing the required video for this discussion, please address each of the following questions:
What core social values are most challenged by legalized gay adoption?
How have these “values” been defined and reinforced?
Assuming these values are changing, at least for some individuals or societies, how have experts explained or described the change?
How has your personal view of “the family” changed over your lifetime?
Supporters and opponents of gay adoption both claim to have children’s best interests at heart. Which do you think is in the best interest of children: banning or permitting their adoption by gay parents? Why?