Assignments: 

Your paper must be submitted as a Microsoft Word .doc document. If you are using Microsoft 2007 software you must save (“save as”) your work in an earlier version of Word to ensure you turn in the .doc format. Try this early to make sure you are able to save your work as a .doc file. Questions? Use the “Help Desk Forum”.

 

Week Four Case #2:  (Show ALL work)

 

Cash flow exercise

 

Joseph Pharmacy had sales of $25,000 in December and $30,000 in January. The company expects sales of $20,000 in February and $40,000 in both March and April, and $30,000 in May.  The company has no other source of cash inflows. Half of the sales are paid for with cash. Twenty-five percent are paid for in each of the two months following the sale.

 

Joseph Pharmacy has the following expenses: (show all of your work)

• Monthly rent of $1,500
• Wages of $5,000 each month
• Purchases
  • o 50% of next month’s sales
  • o Cash Outlay
    • 20% in month purchased
    • 80% in following month

 

From the information provided:

 

1. Calculate the projected Cash Receipts for the three months of February, March, and April (Tables have been set up for you)

Sales forecast	December	January	February	March	April
Cash Sales
Collection of AR: Lagged 1 Month Lagged 2 Months
Other Cash Receipts
Total Cash Receipts

 

 

2. Calculate the projected Cash Disbursements for the same months

A Schedule of Projected Cash Disbursements for Joseph Pharmacy

Sales	December	January	February	March	April
Purchases (50% of last month’s sales)
Rent payments
Wages/Salaries
Total

 

1.  Indicate what the total cash balance would be at the end of these three months if the cash balance at the beginning of February was $1,500.

February Cash balance
Total Cash Receipts	December	January	February	March	April
Cash Disbursements
Balance
Balance from Feb – April

4. Define cash inflows and cash outflows
5. If I have a budget where expected gross receipts are what is obtained in #1 and my expected cash disbursements are what is obtained in #2.  What can you tell me about the cash balance (obtained in #3) if you were doing a variance analysis?
6. What is a cash budget, a flexible budget, CAPEX, and OPEX?
7. How often do you use some form of budgeting?  Why?

 

8. If the business world is allowed to explain away their variances to budget, why is budgeting so important?

Select one of the technologies mentioned in this week’s introduction (MRP, ERP, DSS, Expert Systems, software simulations) and one analytical method and research it in the library.  Then, write a paper that summarizes the selected technology and analytical method and how these are used in decision making.  Compare and contrast how these have been used by two real-world businesses.  Begin your paper with an introduction that states a thesis and explains how the body of the paper is arranged to support it.  Close the paper with a conclusion in which you summarize and synthesize the main points presented in your paper.

Consider the following as you prepare your paper:

• How does this technology and analytical method support an ethical and successful business?
• Does this technology and analytical method support communications at all levels of the organizations you selected? Why or why not?
• How does this technology and analytical method influence approaches to decision making?

Support your paper with a minimum of five scholarly resources.  In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 10-12 pages, not including title and reference pages

Assignment 2: State of America’s Children

In today’s global world, how do the children of the U.S. fare? Are they prepared to compete in the international arena? The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) is a nonprofit child advocacy organization that provides a voice for children who cannot speak for themselves. The State of America’s Children 2014 is the CDF’s report highlighting some crucial issues affecting our children today. Visit the CDF Web site and read the report:

Children’s Defense Fund (CDF). (2014). State of America’s children 2014. Retrieved from http://www.childrensdefense.org/library/state-of-americas-children/

Select a topic of interest to you from the report’s table of contents (after pulling up the website, you can scroll down to select a topic). Write a research paper on the topic. Be sure to include the following:

• Present the CDF findings on the topic in a table or graph that you create. Note how different populations are affected. For example, you might compare your state to national statistics or compare the top or bottom states on the topic you chose, compare racial/ethnic group data, etc.
• Research the selected topics using at least one additional resource. The data and research publication sections at the CDF Web site offer useful publications.
• Identify and analyze the main issues and discuss them in the context of relevant developmental theory, as well as societal influences. Why is this data and the information you researched important to understand in the context of child development?
• Present your conclusions and support them with research information. What recommendations would you offer to address this issue for future generations?

Write a 4-5 page research paper in Word format. Be sure to include introductory and concluding paragraphs in your

There are many careers that require computer literacy.  In fact, most jobs today require some knowledge of information technology. What computer skills should you develop to help advance your personal career goals? times roman 12 500 words very well in detail career is drug and alcohol counseling and mh counseling

Source Summary
You should be very careful to avoid plagiarism when summarizing your sources. All source content in your summaries should be in your own words (preferred) or in quotation marks with page numbers provided (try to avoid quotes). Keeping plagiarism out of your summaries is an important step in keeping it out of your literature review. DO NOT JUST READ AND SUMMARIZE THE ABSTRACT! READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

1. Identify the main research hypothesis or thesis.

2. Describe how the researchers tested their hypothesis/hypotheses. In other words, describe their methodology (what they did, including what behaviors they recorded, how often they observed the primates, how they recorded the data, etc), the participants (who were they, how many were used/observed, where were they housed, where were they from), and a brief overview of the procedure.

3. Describe what the researchers found (focus on their main findings from the results section, discussion, and conclusions). Make sure that you understand their overall results, including the statistics and charts/graphs/figures they reported.

Source Evaluation (Excerpted from Galvan, 2006, p. 8)
In addition to summarizing the relevant information from a source, you should also evaluate the information in the source. Critique/analysis of the literature is an important part of a good article summary.

• Are there any obvious problems with the way the authors are discussing the background literature, their methods, or misconstruing their findings? Explain.

• Are there any obvious biases from the authors trying to downplay abnormal behaviors or justify what they are doing for human good? Explain.

• Did you notice any other flaws? Explain.

• Overall, do you think the research makes an important contribution to advancing knowledge?

Critical Reading (Excerpted from Lawson, 1999)
You should find the following questions useful as you evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each of your sources.

• What is the quality of the evidence used to support the claim?

• Is there a control or comparison group against which to assess the performance of the experimental group?

• Is the person concluding there is a causal relationship on the basis of correlational data?

• Are there confounding variables that might account for the findings, or are there confounding variables that they are not considering (e.g. exposure to humans on a daily basis, invasive experimental procedures, single housing)?

• Has the person made it impossible to falsify his or her theory or hypothesis? Does he or she consider positive evidence as support for the theory but negative evidence as not being relevant?

• Is the person acknowledging that complex behaviors or phenomena have multiple causes?

In cases where children are not returned to their biological families, the courts have to find safe, permanent homes for them, including adoptive homes. It is especially difficult in cases where the children have special needs, such as mental retardation or cerebral palsy. In 1997, The U.S. Congress enacted legislation that sought to correct the problems inherent with the foster care system and achieving permanency for special needs children.

Write 2-3 pages detailing the provisions of The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997(AFSA).

• Be sure to include the following in your essay:
  • What was the purpose the AFSA?
  • What are some of the programs that the AFSA funds?
  • Who was the major proponent of the AFSA and why?
  • What are some of the changes that the AFSA has effectuated when it comes to foster care and adoption?
  • What provisions does the AFSA have for children with special needs?

I need part I and II done by Saturday

 

PART I: SHORT ANSWER

 

 

 

Directions: Please answer each of the following questions.  Please ensure that your responses are at least 3 to 5 sentences in length.

 

 

 

1.      Why can there be greater genetic diversity within a gene pool than in an individual organism?

 

 

 

2.      List four processes that can lead to local, genetically distinct populations.

 

 

 

3.      How is a clone developed?  What are its benefits and drawbacks?

 

 

 

4.      What is the role of a genetic counselor?

 

 

 

5.      What were eugenics laws?  List two facts about human genetics that the advocates of eugenics failed to consider.

 

 

 

6.      List five assumptions about the nature of living things that support the concept of evolution by natural selection.

 

 

 

7.      Why is sexual reproduction important to the process of natural selection?

 

 

 

8.      How might a harmful allele remain in a gene pool for generations without being eliminated by natural selection?

 

 

 

9.      Distinguish among stabilizing, directional, and disruptive selection.

 

 

 

10.    Why is genetic drift more likely in small populations?  Give an example of genetic drift.

 

 

 

PART II: ESSAY

 

 

 

Directions: Write a 1 to 2 page, double-spaced paper in 12 pt. font in response to the following question.  Find one article using AAU’s LIRN (library) to use as support.  Please use APA format.  Please visit the Academic Resource Center for an effective guide on how use LIRN and for concise APA guidelines.

 

 

 

Cloning

 

 

 

You will be writing a paper on cloning.  What would be the benefits of human cloning?  Explain your views on the subject matter.  Why are you for or against cloning?  Explain.

 

 

 

Note: Please click here to use this specific article to help you in your explanation

5 pages book review about : women in the middle east

 

this link about book review: https://books.google.com/books?id=L-T-ng2v47QC&printsec=frontcover&dq=women+in+the+middle+east&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwie2KvGgtzKAhXqkYMKHYDjBd8Q6wEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=women%20in%20the%20middle%20east&f=false

For the Final Project, you will develop a strategic plan for a new non-profit or existing government organization. As you finalize your Final Project, be sure to incorporate any feedback that you have received from your Instructor and your colleagues, as a well-developed strategic plan can help support an organization in achieving its goals.

To complete the Final Project, you will write a paper that addresses the following:

1. Creating an Organization (Week 3)
   • Create a new non-profit organization with a global presence or identify a government organization at the local, state, or national level that works with multiple stakeholders.
   • Develop and explain the organization’s mission, values, and strategic initiatives.
   • Identify organizational stakeholders and conduct a stakeholder analysis.
2. Analyzing Organizations (Week 5)
   • Conduct a SWOT or Appreciative Inquiry (AI) analysis.
   • Evaluate the organization from multiple sustainable perspectives, including financial considerations, positive community outcomes, and innovation.
3. Strategic Goals (Week 7)
   • Develop 2–3 short-term goals (1–4 years) for the organization. Identify challenges that might impact these goals and explain how the organization might overcome them.
   • Develop 2–3 long-term goals (15–20 years) for the organization. Identify long-term trends (i.e., social, political, demographic, economic, ecological, technological, etc.) that might impact these goals.
   • Explain why it is important to define short-term and long-term goals. Identify resources that you might use to help you define your organizational goals.
4. Final Paper (Week 10)

   The Final Paper will include:

   • A 12- to 15-page paper (not including title page and reference list) that addresses steps 1–4 of the Final Project
   • Proper APA formatting, including the following in your paper:
     • A title page and running head
     • An introduction that states the purpose of the paper
     • Level 1 headings to define each part of the paper
     • A conclusion to synthesize the entire paper
     • A minimum of 10 scholarly sources to support your paper
     • In-text citations as appropriate
     • A reference lis

• Assignment:       Total Rewards System Proposal

  This research-based assignment focuses on the latest available information about creating, organizing, and managing a total rewards program. Envision a service-based (insurance, telemarketing, or other) profit organization that employs 20,000 employees in 17 different countries. There are 2,000 management-level individuals who speak a variety of languages. The company employs diverse individuals who are governed by multiple regulatory environments.

  Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

 

1.     Create a brief overview of the company requirements for a total rewards system.

 

2.     Formulate a total rewards strategy to encompass the fundamentals of compensation and the regulatory environments.

 

3.     Explain the advantages of the total rewards strategy you are proposing and how it might satisfy the employees’ needs.

 

4.     Determine the key communication components of the total rewards system.

 

5.     Indicate your strategy for devising a competitive pay structure.

 

6.     Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic 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:

 

·         Define total rewards and describe the advantages of a total rewards approach.

 

·         Analyze an organization’s strategy, workforce, operating environment, and key stakeholders to identify critical factors in designing a total rewards strategy.

 

·         Evaluate the elements of a total rewards communication program.

 

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in total rewards.

 

·         Write clearly and concisely about total rewards using proper writing mechanics.