Instructions: For this assignment, you will create a document that includes both the Early Action Research Plan and criteria for your area of focus. The plan you share is the same one posted in the Early Action Research Ideas discussion from this week. Please be sure to consider the feedback you received from peers and your instructor and make necessary changes before including this plan in your assignment submission. For the criteria part of the assignment, consider what you read in “Themes in Education: Action Research” and “Current Trends in Education.” What topics did you see and read about that lead you toward clarifying a general idea and establishing an area of focus for research? Please refer to the “Research in Action Checklist Three – One” (Mills, 2014, p. 44) to establish criteria for your area of focus. Note that writing in the first-person voice during the criteria section of this assignment is acceptable.

Content

The assignment needs to include the following areas of content.

• Plan – Area of Focus (1 point): In no more than two paragraphs, describe your early idea of what the purpose of your study may be.
• Plan – Explanation of Problem (1 point): In no more than two paragraphs, explain a statement of the problem or situation that led to this interest or why you want to pursue this topic.
• Plan – Population (.5 point): In no more than a paragraph, describe the population (age/grade, quantity of participants, students or adults).
• Plan – Population Choice (.5 point): In no more than a paragraph, explain why you have chosen your population for this study, including details about why this population is appropriate for this study.
• Plan – Research Questions (1 point): Develop two to three research questions that align with the area of focus and address what you hope to answer in this study. The questions need to be answerable and presented in list format, and they must appropriately represent the population/participants you identified.
• Idea – Teaching and Learning (.5 points): In at least one paragraph, evaluate whether your idea is an issue that involves teaching and learning. Use relevant literature to support the evaluation.
• Idea – Locus of Control (.5 points): In at least one paragraph, evaluate whether your idea is within your locus of control.
• Idea – Passion (.5 points): In at least one paragraph, describe whether your idea is something you feel passionate about and where this passion originates from for you (e.g., life experiences or professional practice).
• Idea – Inspiration (.5 points): In at least one paragraph, describe how your idea inspires you to implement change or improvement.

Written Communication

The assignment needs to adhere to the following areas for written communication.

• Page Requirement (.5 points): The assignment must be two to three pages, not including title and references pages.
• APA Formatting (.5 points): Use APA formatting consistently throughout.
• Syntax and Mechanics (.5 points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Your written work should contain no errors and be very easy to understand.
• Source Requirement (.5 points): Use no less than two scholarly sources in addition to the course textbooks, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

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ENG115 DQ

Assume that you are a tutor of entering Freshmen who are struggling with how to write research papers and making decisions about when to paraphrase and when to quote. Explain two guidelines they should follow. And, using the essay you selected to summarize, provide an example of an acceptable paraphrase and an unacceptable paraphrase.

 

ENG Assignment Week 2

Assignment 1: Summary and Personal Response 

Due Week 2 and worth 120 points

Select one essay in The brief McGraw-Hill guide: Writing for college, writing for life: (2nd ed.) to summarize for this assignment. Choose from the following essays:  “Se habla Espanol” by Barrientos; “Facing poverty with a rich girl’s habits” by Kim; “On becoming a writer” by Baker; “Farm girl” by Hemauer

Write a one and one-half to two (1½ – 2) page summary paper in which you:

1. Identify the source (writer and title of essay) and state his or her most important point in your own words.
2. Summarize the other main points and their supporting details in separate paragraphs.
3. Discuss the (1) writer’s purpose, (2) genre, (3) audience, and (4) tone (attitude),
4. Describe your emotional response to the essay.
5. Use quotations, paraphrase, and summary correctly.

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:

• Recognize how to use quotations, paraphrase, and summary in the writing process.
• Apply the writing process to develop various writing genres.
• Write clearly and concisely about selected topics using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills,

 

MAT DQ

 

Let’s Talk About Math – How much did your brain grow in the first week?

If we could see before and after scans of your brain, we would already be able to identify areas of growth and increased brain activity after just one week in this class. Watch this video to see how the brain grows when you are learning something new:

So, now that you have completed your first week, and grown your brain, what was your biggest challenge, and how did you overcome it? What would you tell students who don’t think that they have a math brain about how you were able to train your brain to be successful?

“Flawless Consulting and a Sensible Oxymoron” Please discuss the following:

• Describe the benefits of flawless consultation then explain the basic value of the term, “flawless consultation.”
• After reading the Sensible Oxymoron listed in the “Readings” section, replace the word, “oxymoron” with a word that is as descriptive of the consulting relationship, and indicate why you selected that word and how it relates to the consulting role.

Diversity and Multiculturalism in the Workplace – (2 pages)

 

Discussion Assignment

TOPIC: Finding, retaining, and valuing human resources

Competencies:  Valuing diverse perspectives, Ethical decision making

 

Assignment:

1. a) Complete an assessment of Ross Stores, Inc.‘s responses to Diversity and Multiculturalism using the attached guide (Assignment Guide and Example).

 

Important Note: This assignment must be based only on information about the organization that is publicly available.

 

 

 

Required Readings:

 

Robbins, S.P., & Judge, T.A. (2016). Essentials of organizational behavior. (15^th ed.) Boston: Pearson Education. Chapters 2, 5 (international values), 11 (global implications), and 16.

 

Nkomo, S., & Hoobler, J.M. (2014) A historical perspective on diversity ideologies in the United States: Reflections on human resource management research and practice. Human Resource Management Review, 24(3), 245 – 257.

Respond to the following prompt, demonstrating your ability to present a clear argument and support it with historical evidence:
Several key developments were necessary for the emergence of complex societies. By 3,000 B.C.E., Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies possessed social hierarchy, government, religion, writing, economic exchange, craft specialization, military power, engineering, and art. Ultimately, each of these key developments owed its origin to the advent of agriculture.
In essay form, highlight the overall importance of a few of the key developments mentioned above. Explain the relationship between these key developments and agriculture. How exactly did agriculture provide the inspiration, resources, and time for these key developments?
There is no “right” or “wrong” answer to this questions; rather, this assignment allows each student to construct an argument based on his or her own analysis of the evidence. However, you must answer the prompt directly. Do not take this exercise as an opportunity to write about your favorite key developments or offer a general narrative of the period. Before writing, review the instructions for essays and writing in your syllabus.
This assignment will demonstrate your ability to evaluate and draw logical conclusions based on information provided in class lecture, outside research, and Chapters 1-3 of Bentley & Ziegler’s text Traditions and Encounters.

REQUIREMENTS:
 Double-spaced Times New Roman 12-point font
 Standard 1″ margins and a minimum of 2 to 2 ½ full pages
 Basic mastery of grammar, syntax, and style (proof read at least once)
 Each paper must have a clearly defined introductory paragraph, one or more body paragraph/s, and a concluding paragraph.
 Each paragraph must have at least five sentences.
 Each paragraph must have a topic sentence expressing one main idea.
 An introduction must contain context (who, what, where, and when).
 An introduction must contain a thesis statement, which must take the form an unambiguous claim based on the above question.
 Every paper must have at least 1 scholarly source, not including your textbook (see the syllabus for instruction regarding this source and MLA in-text citations).
 This scholarly source must occur in the Works Cited Page and at least once as an MLA in-text citation in a body paragraph.
 All claims (not just direct quotations) from your textbook and your additional scholarly source require MLA in-text citations. Such in-text citations occur at the end of sentences. A few citations for each paragraph are common. Review the instructions for essays and citations/quotations provided in your syllabus.
 A concluding paragraph provides a recap of the paper and must attempt to answer the question – ‘so what?’ This, above all, is the paragraph that can be most creative and can contain an element of subjectivity and persuasion.

Part A.: International banks tend to operate differently in different economies to maximise shareholders’ value. Critically analyse international banks risk management procedures.
1. Introduction
2. Main body
2.1. Shareholders’ value and maximizing shareholders’ value:
• What is shareholder wealth?
The increased return to a shareholder in the form of dividends and/or capital appreciation.
• Why do banks move abroad?
Seek growth & profits v domestic markets (mature, competitive, overly regulated). Diversification, improve economies of scale & scope, improve brand awareness.
Conditions – entry barriers have to be lowered, growing economy.
Competitive advantage – superior management team, advantages in technology, access to financial markets, sizeable capital, superior products and services (wealth management – good P/E ratio) follow clients abroad
• How do banks increase shareholder wealth?
– Invest in Net Present Value positive projects – banks have a raft of products, services and expertise which could be marketable in emerging markets. Find profitable markets. Diversification
– Reduce cost of capital – wide access to funding, domestic and wholesale markets. Eurocurrency markets (what are the advantages & disadvantages – chapter 2 covers the eurocurrency market). To minimise cost of capital got to minimise risks.
2.2. International banks risk management procedures:
• Types of risk?
– Credit risk
– Interest rate risk
– Currency risks – devaluations, balance of payments, prone to capital flight, does the country have a strong balance sheet, fixed/floating FX rate
– Political risks – corruption, cronyism, violence, social contract
– Country risks – protect foreign interests, legal structure,
– Operating risks – international banks more complex, sufficient monitoring, enough skilled personnel, principal-agent problem, Nick Leeson, Jerome Kervie
– Economic risks – do they know the market, credit risks, concentration risk.
• How can a bank mitigate these risks?

– Know the market & customers and increase presence at a steady pace (representative office-low presence, foreign branch-high presence) start with low cost, low risk products & services (revolver loans & overdrafts)
– Counterparty & country limits reduce risk, check management team, accounting info, monitoring loans.
– Share risks – syndicated loans.
– Use derivatives to hedge FX risk, credit risk and interest rate risk.
3. Conclusion/Concluding remarks
Part B: Discuss the income opportunities available to international banks and critically evaluate the potential impact of regulatory reforms (with reference to Basel III) since the financial crisis on such income.

1. Introduction
2. Main part
2.1. Income opportunities
• Banks have four main types of revenue (income).
– Net interest income (interest income – interest expense): comes from basic products such as loans, overdrafts, credit cards, payment services.
+ International banks have a lot of experienced staff and well established products which can be tailored to new markets where there is a demand for financial services.
+ Chapter 2 in the module guide has a very good section on syndicated loans which is a popular international banking product for risk reduction
– Net fees and commission income: include insurance, intermediary service, leasing, factoring, foreign exchange currency services, cash management, trade finance (issuing financial papers for companies.
– Net trading income: includes international banks role as market maker (dealer), broker, trading derivatives (principally interest/currency) commitments and guarantees (such as letters of credit and bills of exchange).
– Investment income: includes underwriting, mergers and acquisition activities, and asset and wealth management.

2.2. Regulatory reforms (with reference to Basel III) since the financial crisis and its impacts on such income.
 The Basel Accords refer to the banking supervision Accords – recommendations on banking regulations)—issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
 The Basel Committee consisted of representatives from central banks and regulatory authorities of the G10 countries plus Luxembourg and Spain
 The committee does not have the authority to enforce recommendations, although most member countries as well as some other countries tend to implement the Committee’s policies
 Basel III: list all differences between Basel I and II vs Basel III
– Capital Definition and Requirements
– Capital Conservation Buffer
– Countercyclical Buffer
– Leverage Ratio
– Liquidity Ratios
– Capital for CVA Risk
 Impacts of regulatory reform on income opportunities:
– Impact on cost of capital
– Impact on lending activities
– Impact on other activities
– Impact on bank’s profit…
3. Conclusion

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View problem scenario A to learn more about Bill and Joe’s relationship. This scenario provides key information in helping formulate answers for assignments in Phases 1 and 2.

Note: All character and company names are fictional and are not intended to depict any actual person or business.

The meeting between Bill and Joe did not go very well, and the Peninsula Hotel chain contract is in jeopardy. Despite their personal relationship, Bill is threatening to sign a contract with Joe’s competitor, Threads4U, because it is undercutting UWEAR’s price.

Joe is desperate to save the contract because the Peninsula Hotel chain contract accounts for over 50% of his territory’s sales—without them, his future with UWEAR is uncertain. He realizes that he needs to gain approval from his management team before he moves forward with any further contract negotiations with the Peninsula Hotel chain. Complete the following in a paper of 2–3 pages:

 

• Who are the stakeholders in this situation?
• What are the responsibilities of each stakeholder to the company?
• Provide at least 4 ethical responsibilities for each stakeholder.
• For each stakeholder, what would be the appropriate response to the situation?
• What should Joe propose to the management team?
• How should he support his proposal?

PHI210 (Critical Thinking) Week 2 Assignment 1.1

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Assignment 1.1: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part I

Prewriting

Due Week 2 and worth 30 points

When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking by playing the “Believing Game.” The Believing Game is about making the effort to “believe” – or at least consider – the reasons for an opposing view on an issue.

The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.

In Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you will first read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes: “The Believing Game and How to Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful” at http://www.procon.org/sourcefiles/believinggame.pdf. Next, you will review the Procon.org Website in order to gather information. Then, you will engage in prewriting to examine your thoughts.

Note: In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write an essay geared towards synthesizing your ideas.

Part I – Prewriting: Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity.  Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org Website and state your position on the issue.

2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section – whichever section opposes your position.

3.For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these “believing” questions suggested by Elbow:

1. What’s interesting or helpful about this view?
2. What would I notice if I believed this view?
3. In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?”

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

• • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

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 Style 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:

• • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.

Click here to view the grading rubric..

Grading for this assignment will be based on quality, logic / organization, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

Points: 30	Assignment 1.1: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Prewriting
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1.Select one (1) of the approved topics fromthe www.procon.org Website and state your position on the issue. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely selectedone (1) of the approved topics fromthe www.procon.org Website; did not submit or incompletely stated your position on the issue.	Insufficiently selectedone (1) of the approved topics fromthe www.procon.org Website; insufficiently stated your position on the issue.	Partially selectedone (1) of the approved topics fromthe www.procon.org Website; partially stated your position on the issue.	Satisfactorily selectedone (1) of the approved topics fromthe www.procon.org Website; satisfactorily stated your position on the issue.	Thoroughly selectedone (1) of the approved topics fromthe www.procon.org Website; thoroughly stated your position on the issue.
2. Identify three (3) premises under either the “Pro” or “Con” section from procon.org. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely identified three (3) premises under either the “Pro” or “Con” section  from procon.org.	Insufficiently identified three (3) premises under either the “Pro” or “Con” section from procon.org.	Partially identified three (3) premises under either the “Pro” or “Con” section  from procon.org.	Satisfactorily identified three (3) premises under either the “Pro” or “Con” section under “Con” from procon.org.	Thoroughly identified three (3) premises under either the “Pro” or “Con” section “from procon.org.
3. Provide answers to the “believing questions” for the three (3) premises that disagree with your own position. Weight: 40%	Did not submit or incompletely provided answers to the “believing questions” for the three (3) premises that disagree with your own position.	Insufficiently provided answers to the “believing questions” for the three (3) premises that disagree with your own position.	Partially provided answers to the “believing questions” for the three (3) premises that disagree with your own position.	Satisfactorily provided answers to the “believing questions” for the three (3) premises that disagree with your own position.	Thoroughly provided answers to the “believing questions” for the three (3) premises that disagree with your own position.
4. Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling. Follow APA Style format. Weight: 10%	Did not complete the assignment or had more than 9 errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.	Had 8-9 errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.	Had 6-7 different errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.	Had 4-5 different errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.	Had 0-3 different errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.

Select a business in which organized crime is commonly involved. Discuss common practices the organization uses in managing that business. Include a discussion of how the proceeds may be managed. What avenues does the organization use to launder these funds?

 

at least 3 pages with references of course and in apa format

please make sure all 3 issues are discussed