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ASSESSMENT 1

Provide financial and business performance information. This assessment is best undertaken utilising a real client, which may be a friend or colleague of the student who runs their own business. You will need to discuss your client choice with your assessor before commencing this assessment.

In the event that you do not have access to an appropriate contact, your assessor will role-play your client. You will need to arrange a time to interview your client to complete the task requirements as outlined below.

For this assessment, you are required to liaise with your client and undertake a business needs analysis. This can be undertaken in a business of the student's choice in consultation with their instructor, or alternatively can be done in a simulated working environment with the instructor role-playing the part of appropriate management of a simulated business model.

Part 1:

You are to consult with appropriate personnel in order to undertake an assessment of your client's financial needs. You must undertake an interview / consultation process to achieve the following:
• List all the financial objectives of the client, including but not limited to:
– Tax liability reduction goals
– Wealth accumulation
– Asset development
• Identify relevant legal and financial requirements that will need to be considered in order to achieve the client's specific objectives
• Detail other processes the client will need to undertake in order to achieve their financial goals, such as:
– Personal investment strategies
– Business registration
– Insurance needs
– Tax issues / requirements
• Detail strategies to put in place to ensure the above requirements are met

Once the consultation process is over, you are to develop a detailed written report of the above information. This report should be submitted before attempting part 2.

Part 2:
For part 2, instructors will review your report and plan covered in Part 1 and give feedback relating to the following:
• The time you took to complete part 1 (was it by deadline, was it early / late?)
• How specific was your questioning process? Did you ascertain all relevant financial requirements / goal of the client?
• How detailed was your report? Were the strategies set realistic and did they meet the client's requirements? If not, what did you neglect to report on?
• Your instructor will also detail any changes to the client's financial position / requirements that are relevant to the consultation process.

Once the feedback is received, you are to write a second report on how to ensure the client's needs are being met. You must cover the following in their report:
• Discuss the importance of constantly reviewing a client's financial position / goals
• Review the feedback given – discuss any areas that were not covered sufficiently – how can these be rectified? Is more information needed?
• Have there been changes in the client's financial requirements / position? If so how can strategies be adjusted to incorporate these changes.

Assessment Summary
You are to submit the following evidence / perform the following tasks
• Prepare for and conduct an interview with your client to determine their financial direction and requirements (refer to explanation outlined above)
• Develop and submit a report outlining your findings
• Discuss your findings with your assessor
• Develop and submit the completed Business Analysis Report (as outlined above)

ASSESSMENT 2

For this assessment, you are required to analyse company financial data. You are to refer to the Fosters 2011 Annual Report (or any other Company's Annual Report supplied by your assessor). Your task is to complete the following (example is given for Fosters Group):

1. Detail what authorities / personnel / sources you would have to consult with to ensure the financial data provided is accurate and complete. Discuss how you would reconcile the financial data to confirm accuracy.

2. Undertake both a vertical and horizontal analysis of the Fosters consolidated income statements for the years ending 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011

3. Complete a Profit and Loss report for year ending 30 June 2011 as well as a debt-to-equity ratio for the 2011 financial year.

4. Utilising appropriate models and financial and quantitative data from the Annual Report provide an environmental and further financial analysis of Fosters Group – any suspected problem areas should be highlighted.

5. Assess the Statement of Cash Flows in the Annual report – explain why there was a significant decrease in cash at the end of the year ending 30 June 2011 compared with the previous financial year.

6. Based on the above analyses, comment on the financial performance of Fosters in the last financial year – specifically on the following aspects:
a. Profitability
b. Financial Stability
c. Efficiency

7. If the objective of Fosters management was to consolidate their earnings and post a moderate increase in the previous years profit, have they achieved this? Has the above analyses demonstrated this information – if not, undertake a further analysis of the statements to determine this.

8. Lastly, assess the financial potential of Fosters Group Ltd. Using the financial data provided in the 2011 financial report. Comment on what funding requirements would be required in the future to continue the same rate of growth over the last financial year. Also list the statutory obligations of the company.

Students must undertake the above analysis tasks in accordance with standard accounting techniques. Spreadsheet or appropriate accounting software must be used – hand written analyses will not be accepted.

ASSESSMENT 3

This assessment is to be undertaken after Assessment 2, and relates to the analysis completed for Fosters( or any other Company of choice).

You are to develop a detailed written advice to the Management of Fosters that covers each of the following:
• All the relevant analyses in Part 2 to compose a detailed written report on financial performance for the year ending 30 June 2011.
• Discuss company compliance protocols in place – are they sufficient to meet statutory requirements? Do they meet all the Corporate Governance principles?
• Outline reporting and lodgement timeframes for the 2009 business year
• Research and comment on the following
– What are the financial risks that should be considered – e.g. Debtor default, stability of global economy, operating costs etc
– For the above risks, outline options for contingencies – e.g. Insurance options, investment options etc.
• Give advice on how Fosters can ensure they do not have another similar loss of cash at the end of the next financial year
• Include a detailed section on the rights and obligations of the client – ensure you include:
– All relevant laws, i.e. corporation law, legislative protection, contract law, privacy law, taxation legislation etc.
• Conclude with a list of alternative sources of short and long term investment, giving a brief description of each.

Assessment Summary
You are to submit the following evidence / perform the following tasks
– Complete, review and submit the written report covering each aspect outlined

Cloud in a Bottle Instructions

This activity will help with understanding of adiabatic temperature changes as well as how clouds are formed.

Materials: Matches, Water, clear 2-liter bottle with cap

Procedure:

1. Put a little bit of water in the bottle and cap it. You do not need a lot, just enough to fill it up a finger’s width or two.

2. Take a guess at what the humidity is with the cap on the bottle? (3 points)

3. Squeeze the bottle.

a. What happens to the pressure inside the bottle when you squeeze it? (3 points)

b. What happens to the temperature inside the bottle when you squeeze it? (3 points)

c. What happens to the pressure when you release the bottle? (3 points)

d. What happens to the temperature when you release the bottle? (3 points)

4. Uncap the bottle and light a match. Hold the bottle at an angle while holding the lighted tip of the match inside the bottle. Count 5 seconds then cap the bottle quickly so that the smoke does not escape. Swirl the smoke and water around for 2 seconds (best if you tip the whole bottle upside down).

5. Squeeze the bottle now filled with water and smoke and release.

a. What happens when you released the bottle? (3 points)

b. How is the cloud being formed in the bottle? (5 points)

c. What is a condensation nucleus? (3 points)

d. Briefly describe adiabatic heating and cooling. (5 points)

After activity questions:

1. In step #2 of the procedure, you squeezed the bottle changing the temperature and pressure.

a. How did this change the humidity in the bottle? (3 points)

b. When you released the bottle, how did that change the humidity in the bottle? (3 points)

2. How is this activity similar to how clouds are formed? (5 points)

Students will select a disease of their choosing and, based on epidemiological principles, propose a strategy to reduce or eliminate the disease. Students will have had their disease topic approved by the instructor before writing their proposal paper.

The choice of disease may be wide-ranging, from acute (Ebola virus) to chronic (HIV/AIDS) infectious diseases, to non-infectious diseases such as obesity, diabetes, mental illnesses, or even roadway accidents. Further, the choice of strategy may be of varied scope and scale (from a small community to the United States), may include one component (e.g., screening) or multiple components (e.g., screening, vaccinations, and modifying the built environment), and may be of any geographic location.

Specific guidelines are discussed below:

1. This assignment is to write a 1,000-word proposal paper (not including the title page or references page), which includes a minimum of 5 scholarly references, not including the textbook or lectures.

2. The content of the Disease Control Strategy proposal should cover four key areas: • The need for the strategy – what impacts does the disease have on individuals and communities? For example, does it reduce life expectancy? How does it impact functioning and quality of life? Is it expensive for our healthcare systems once individuals are infected? How you describe the need for the strategy will vary based on your disease topic, but you should make a clear case why it warrants immediate attention. • The current state of the disease – in epidemiological terms, what does the disease “look like”? For example, what are the incidence and prevalence rates? Are there disparities by race/ethnicity, geographic location, etc., in risk or outcome? • What is known about the causal nature of the disease – using epidemiological terms, what do we know about the disease and what causes it? For example, how is it spread? How long does it take for someone to develop an illness after exposure? What is known about major causes of the disease? Are there any comorbid conditions associated with the disease? • What should be done about the disease? This is the “strategy” portion of the proposal. This portion of the proposal is where you will be creative by suggesting how we should try to prevent or eliminate the disease. This strategy should make sense given what you describe in the previous three key areas, and especially the third (the causal nature of the disease). The strategy will not be judged by the feasibility of its implementation, but rather on the rationale behind the ideas.

3. The proposal should be well-organized. It should roughly cover the four key areas in order, although variance from this order is acceptable if it enhances readability. The paper should have a brief introduction and conclusion as well.

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4. Word usage should be excellent, and the flow of the proposal should enhance readability.

5. The proposal should be proofread. Any spelling, punctuation, or other such errors should be corrected before submitting the final version.

6. The proposal should meet the technical guidelines (see below)

Technical Guidelines

1. The paper should have a minimum of 5 scholarly references, not including the textbook or lectures.

2. All papers should have 1″ margins on all sides

3. Font should be 12-point Times New Roman (yes…even the running head and page numbers)

4. Text should be double-spaced

5. You should have a title page containing the title of the paper, the author’s name, and the institutional affiliation.

6. Include the page header (also known as the “running head) at the top of every page. To create a page header/running head, insert page numbers flush right. Then type “TITLE OF YOUR PAPER” in the header flush left using all capital letters. The running head is a shortened version of your paper’s title and cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation.

7. Please note that on the title page, your page header/running head should look like this: Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER

8. Pages after the title page should have a running head that looks like this: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER

9. References start on a separate page from the paper. Refer to the APA Manual for information on formatting a reference page.