Author: chris

Imagine that the funder of a public health program has commissioned a comprehensive evaluation of the program. The funder eagerly awaits the results of the evaluation, only to be disappointed when the results do not seem to reflect as dramatic a change as anticipated. Evaluations do not always yield the desired results. In a case such as the one described above, as a public health professional, how might you go back to a community and tell them that a program did not work? Familiarizing yourself with the challenges of evaluation and reporting will help you mitigate such challenges in the future.

For this week’s Discussion, review the media titled Challenges to Evaluation and Reporting. Consider the evaluation and reporting challenges described by the individuals involved in Mary Open Doors, Water Missions Belize, and the Ministry of Health, and the strategies to address those challenges. Think beyond those that are mentioned by the individuals in the media. Select one of the three public health programs in the media and consider additional challenges to evaluation and reporting

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Word Limit: 400-600 words – you must stay within the word limit!

References: 2 and more

Divide your text these sections – use these headings (do not modify them):

1. Description of the public health program from Belize that you selected

2. Challenge to evaluation

2.1. Description of one potential additional challenge to evaluation

2.2. Explanation why it is challenging

2.3. Explanation of one strategy for addressing the evaluation challenge

3. Challenge to reporting

3.1. Description of one potential additional challenge to reporting

3.2. Explanation why it is challenging

3.3. Explanation of one strategy for addressing the reporting challenge

This assignment is closely related to the final Research Paper in Week Five. Please review the instructions for that paper before beginning this assignment. For this Week Three assignment, you will present demographic data on a chosen locality (either state, county, or city) in preparation for the Research Paper, which is due in Week Five. To do this, you will perform secondary data analysis by visiting the US Census Bureau’s American FactFinder. Identify the various social and economic characteristics (i.e., education, population, housing, race, gender, age, income, etc.) of this locale and report the statistics. You can also check government websites for your state, county or city for data. Then, using the statistics you report, identify your findings of social stratification or social inequality found in this locale as highlighted in the reading in the text, Sociology: Beyond Common Sense, for Week Three. In other words, what does the data tell you about the social stratification and social inequalities found in your locale? Be sure to choose a locale that you have access to, as you will be conducting in-person observations in this locale for the Research Paper due in Week Five.

Your demographic report should follow the following structure:

• Introduction (including the locality chosen and general socio-economic info on your locality)
• At least five body paragraphs presenting the social or economic characteristics and specific data for the locality (please state both numbers and percentages if available)
• At least two body paragraphs describing any findings that you have related to social stratification and social inequality (use your text, Sociology: Beyond Common Sense as reference).
• Conclusion (summarize the socio-economic status of your locality based on your findings and related discussions on social stratification and social inequality )
• Reference page.

The paper must be four to five pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five resources from the Census website. You must use your text to support your work on s

Based on your Phase 4 Key Assignment scenario, you have been advised that the defendant has appealed his case to the District Court of Appeals, and the court has agreed to hear arguments as to the issue of police entrapment. Using material from your text and other credible online sources, answer the following questions:

Assignment Guidelines

• Revise the Phase 4 Key Assignment based on instructor feedback and peer review.
• Address the following, and add your responses to your Key Assignment revision:
  • What is the difference between an intermediate appellate court and a high appellate court? Are they referred to by other names? Explain.
  • What options does the court have regarding the case in question? Be specific.
  • If the appellate court finds that the defense is valid and reverses the judgment, will you be held liable either civilly, criminally, or both? Will the department be held liable?
    • If you or the department is held liable, explain the theory involved.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

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Assignment 2: Price Analysis for the Navigation System

Due Week 4 and worth 150 points

In order to complete this assignment, refer to the scenario from Assignment 1, as well as to the scenarios and readings from previous weeks.

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

1. Analyze your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Defend your cost classification to the US government.
2. Determine reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.
3. Predict the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal. Justify your response.
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the various cost classifications, the different allocation bases, and the application of cost-accounting standards.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in cost and price analysis.

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Assignment 2: Price Analysis for the Navigation System

Due Week 4 and worth 150 points

In order to complete this assignment, refer to the scenario from Assignment 1, as well as to the scenarios and readings from previous weeks.

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

1. Analyze your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Defend your cost classification to the US government.
2. Determine reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.
3. Predict the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal. Justify your response.
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the various cost classifications, the different allocation bases, and the application of cost-accounting standards.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in cost and price analysis.
• Write clearly and concisely about cost and price analysis using proper writing mechanics.

Assume you are an instructor of a graduate level Leadership and Ethics course.  Using the Caldwell, Hayes, and Long (2010) article as a basis, compare and contrast the concepts of leadership, trustworthiness, and ethical stewardship in a PowerPoint presentation for your students. Be certain to address the following key components:

• How do Caldwell et al. define leadership?
• In what manner do leaders serve as role models (better or worse) for ethical behavior?
• What impact does the concept of trustworthiness have on the level of trust in organizational leadership?
• How do Caldwell et al. describe ethical stewardship?
• Do you agree with Caldwell et al.’s thoughts on the importance of ethical stewardship?
• What is the correlation between leadership, trustworthiness, and ethical stewardship?

Provide specific examples to detail your presentation.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as “speaker notes” for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Support your presentation with a minimum of three (3) scholarly resources in addition to your required readings for a minimum of five (5) sources total. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide)

Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide

Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Save the file as PPT with the correct course code information. Upload your assignment using the Upload Assignment button below.

Caldwell, C., Hayes, L., & Long, D. (2010). Leadership, trustworthiness, and ethical stewardship.

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Focus on the Balance Sheet, which Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. titles Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and the notes following the financial statements. Answer the following questions in a clear and concise, professional business report. Consider using a table to present some of the information. Use APA format.

1. What are the balances of net property, plant, and equipment at the company’s year-end for the three most recent years you are researching?
2. Referring to the notes to the financial statements, what depreciation methods did the company use?
3. What method does Tootsie Roll use to value its inventory?
4. What is the amount of the receivables Tootsie Roll expects to collect (this is termed the net realizable value)?
5. Calculate the fixed asset turnover, the accounts receivable turnover, and the inventory turnover. The formula for fixed asset turnover is Net income divided by net fixed assets. Explain each turnover.

Read the directions carefully!!

Rubric

Title:

Application 2 – Recruitment and Selection

Application 2 – Recruitment and Selection

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
Recruiting and Selection Strategy – 0-5—one method described; little information about selection process to be used 6-10—more than one method described, reasons for choices partially defined; partial definition of selection method for interviewees 11-15 –several methods chosen with expected outcomes well defined; selection process well defined view longer description threshold: pts Edit criterion description	Full Marks 15 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating No Marks 0 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating	pts 15 pts —
Situational and/or Behavioral Questions – 0-5—inadequate definition, vague and no detail provided 6-10 – Some general questions described, but expected responses not defined 11-15—Good question descriptions with ample thought given into expected good candidate responses view longer description threshold: pts Edit criterion description	Full Marks 15 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating No Marks 0 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating	pts 15 pts —
Testing screening device – 0-5 – Screening device inadequately defined 6-10 – Screening device partially defined, criteria defined 11-15 – Screening device defined well, criteria completely defined view longer description threshold: pts Edit criterion description	Full Marks 15 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating No Marks 0 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating	pts 15 pts —
Grammar, organization, and spelling view longer description threshold: pts Edit criterion description	Full Marks 5 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating No Marks 0 pts Edit rating Delete rating Add new rating category after current rating	pts 5 pts —
Total Points: 50

DUE BY 9:30AM Saturday 02/07/2016

you will write an essay that compare and contrasts. Your essay’s focus needs to be on theme and setting and/or characterization; your essay’s focus will depend on which prompt you choose.

You may choose one of the following prompts, or you may choose your own:

1. Compare/contrast Mary in “Lamb to the Slaughter” to one of the women in “A Jury of Her Peers” (Minnie Foster, Mrs. Hale, or Mrs. Peters — or possibly all three), paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about justice and the role of gender and the resolutions.

2. Compare/contrast the parent/child relationships in “Everyday Use” and “Marriage Is a Private Affair,” paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about the conflicts that can exist between generations, as well as the main characters’ epiphanies and the resolutions.

3. Compare and contrast the grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and Mathilde in “The Necklace,”  paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about the pitfalls of pride.

Again, Unit 2 will cover, in detail, how to write a comparison/contrast essay. In brief, “an essay in comparison and contrast shows how two works are similar to and different from each other” (Abcarian and Klotz 57).

For this particular essay, you must demonstrate your understanding of characterization, setting, and/or theme.

Your essay must be between 750-1000 words and adhere to MLA formatting. It needs to quote directly from your chosen text(s) for support (at least 4), but it should not use any secondary research.

Keep in mind that the comparison/contrast essay should not just summarize the story or stories, nor should it just state how two things are alike and/or different: the essay should move beyond that and also present an original opinion or argument based on those similarities/differences, as you see them.