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“If you were the chief executive of a multi-million pound charitable trust aiming to save lives worldwide what diseases would you target?  Justify your choices and explain why these may differ from the main focus of current research initiatives.”

n this graphical analysis assignment, you will be analyzing an economic scenario or situation. You will be expected to demonstrate your understanding of the economic principles/concepts that we have covered so far.

(A recommended resource would be the Council of Foreign Relations: Iran Nuclear Program Background is found at http://www.cfr.org/publication/16811/).
Select a theoretical perspective, found in Chapter Four, and analyze the Iranian nuclear program.

Discuss the different tools the United States has at its disposal to persuade the Iranians to abandon nuclear weapons development.

Write a persuasive paper discussing the tools available to the West and what you believe are the best tools and strategies to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

History of Landscaping

1. Psychological health, stress and its management; 2. Reproductive health; 3. Cancer (breast, cervical, skin, prostate, colorectal, etc.); 4. Body weight and physical fitness; 5. Cardiovascular health; 6. Diabetes; 7. Nutrition; 8. Addiction and substance abuse; 9. Death and dying; 10. Infections and immunity. Students may also chose other themes or topics, but they need to get an approval from the instructor. In their papers, students will present a selected disorder or health issue and discuss the impact of the diorder or health issue on the individual, family, and community/society. Student are expected to combine their own thoughtful analysis with ideas and information found in a minimum of three other sources. Therefore, as in any scholarly writing, students should not merely copy information from another author, but use evidence to support the contentions they have drawn from their findings and critically analyze related literature – this paper has to be an analytical paper, not a summary of readings.

Joan Wallach Scott:  Gender and the Politics of history.

Question 1:
Strategic planning is something that many public organizations do, yet few do well. What do you see as the three most difficult problems in developing an effective strategic plan for a public-sector organization?  How would you address each of those problems to create an effective strategic plan? (30 pts.)

Question 2:
Congratulations, even in this miserable economy, you’ve just been hired by the City of Alta Valle as a management analyst. As your first duty in the new job, the city manager has appointed you to spearhead the development of the city’s first strategic plan. Lucky you. You know that stakeholder identification and participation in strategic planning is critical but you are completely unfamiliar with Alta Valle’s stakeholders. What process will you use to overcome this problem? What final information concerning Alta Valle’s stakeholders will you produce? Why will that information be critical to the success of the strategic plan? (40 pts.)

Short Answers

Question 3:
What is a “SMART” objective? Provide two well-written examples. (15 pts.)

Question 4:
Define the terms: mission, vision and goal. How are those terms similar? How are they different? Why are they important to strategic planning? (15 pts.)

texts
Bryson, J. (2013) Strategic Planning for Public and Non-Profit Organizations. (4th ed.) San Francisco: Josey-Bass. (required)

Choose only ONE topic for your research paper.
1.    The Influence of Feng Shui on Chinese Tomb Architecture
2.    The Influence of Hamada on European Ceramics
3.    Early City Planning: the Indus Valley: New Discoveries
4.    The Shalimar Gardens: Heaven on Earth?
5.    Monuments to Peace: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6.    The Importance of Jingdezhen
7.    Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites: IndiaQ: Fertility Figures in Indus Valley Art
8.    Issues in Contemporary Chinese Art
9.    Issues in Contemporary Japanese Art
10.    Imperial Japanese Architecture
11.    Zen and the Art of Tea: 17th century Japan
12.    The Influence of Europe on Mughal Miniature Paintings
13.    Textiles as Status: the Great Mughal Emperors
14.    Early Indian Ceramics
15.    The Influence of the Physical Landscape on Chinese Garden Development
16.    The Influence of Japanese Architecture on Frank Lloyd Wright
17.    The Influence of Persia on Mughal Miniature Painting
18.    Paradise Revealed: the Mughal Garden
19.    The Importance of the Great Wall of China as Symbol
20.    Gendered Images: 17th century Japanese Woodblock Prins
21.    Bejewelled: Personal Decorative Objects for the Mughal Court
22.    The Decline of the Hutong: Beijing City Planning in the 21st Century
23.    Living Treasures: Art Revered in Japan
24.    The Influence of Persia on Mughal Achitecture
25.    The Goddess in Indian Art
26.    Longmen: Buddhist Cave Art
27.    Art, Symbols, and Celebration: The Chinese New Year
28.    Issues in Contemporary Indian Art
29.    Colours and Figures: Chinese Imperial Robes
30.    Imperial Regalia: Japan
31.    The Influence of Daoism on Chinese Art
32.    The Importance of Nara as a Buddhist Site in Japan
33.    The City Palace: Udaipur: Power and Architecture
34.    The Jain Temple
35.    The Japanese Garden: symbols

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Finance report of CAPM and Index Model.  Analysis CAPM and diversification and efficient frontier by Apple, Dell, McDonald and Walmart. The data analysis should depend on excel.