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Individual Project

Project Closing

Tue, 10/3/17

Numeric

200

2-3 pages

View objectives for this assignment

McGee Carpet and Trim installs carpets in commercial offices. Andrea McGee has been very concerned with the amount of time it took to complete several recent jobs. Some of her workers are very unreliable. A list of activities and their optimistic completion time, the most likely completion time, and the pessimistic completion time (all in days) for a new contract are provided in a given table. Following are the activities that are required to install the carpets in the offices:

  • Activity 1: Measure office room dimensions
  • Activity 2: Estimate cost
  • Activity 3: Material requisition
  • Activity 4: Workforce requisition
  • Activity 5: Special tool requisition
  • Activity 6: Installation
  • Activity 7: Inspection and customer acceptance

Activity 2 starts immediately after Activity 1. Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 start concurrently after Activity 2. Activity 6 does not start until after Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 are completed. The carpet installation project is complete after Activity 7 is completed. If OT = Optimistic Time, MT = Most Likely Time, and PT = Pessimistic Time, use a Program Evaluation Review Estimate (PERT) to compute the statistical time for each activity, as in the following table:

Activities

OT

MT

PT

Activity 1

4

6

14

Activity 2

5

12

16

Activity 3

7

15

23

Activity 4

13

16

28

Activity 5

17

20

35

Activity 6

20

32

50

Activity 7

5

6

13

You must also do the following:

  • Determine the expected completion time and the variance for each activity
  • Determine the total project completion time and the critical path for the project
  • Determine Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late Start (LS), and slack for each activity
  • What is the probability that McGee Carpet and Trim will finish the project in 40 days or less?
  • Define project management and the necessary requirements.
  • Analyze implications of changes in project scheduling.
  • Evaluate application of project management techniques in terms of the firm’s business operational goals and requirements.

Please submit your assignment in an APA-formatted paper.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

  • Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
  • Abstract: A summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
  • Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 2–3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
  • Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Individual Project Rubric

Grading Criteria

Percentage

Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear.

35%

Scholarly research which supports writer’s position properly acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.

20%

Critical thinking: Position is well-justified; logical flow; examples provided where appropriate.

20%

Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion; proper paragraph format; reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.

10%

Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.

10%

APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).

5%

Week 4 Assignment Announcement 9/20/17, 12:00 AM

1. Unit Introduction

In Unit 4 we will cover project parameters, covering changes, and responding to changes. Traditional models look at three variables that must be monitored and controlled: scope, schedule, and resources (people and money). Those models say that when one of those variables changes, the other two will also be impacted. For example, an increase in scope will require either more time with the same resources, more resources to finish in the same time, or some combination.

Expand this model by adding the other project parameters to it: value, quality, risk, customer satisfaction, and team engagement. All these things are interrelated and should not be considered independently. A change can occur to any one of those parameters, and it is the project manager’s responsibility to identify and then respond to it, using this general process:

Capture the change

Analyze the change

Determine course of action

Communicate

Implement

crictal thinking

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Reflection Journal – Six Stages of Critical Thinking

Consider your readings for the week on the six stages of critical thinking. At the beginning of this class, where do you think you are starting? According to the readings, what makes you fit within the criteria of that kind of thinker? What are some of the benefits and downfalls of that kind of thought?

Your work should be at least 500 words, but mostly draw from your own personal experience. This should be written in first person and give examples of the kinds of ways you are currently thinking. Be sure if you are using information from the readings that you properly cite your readings in this, and in all assignments.

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the topic is Surveillance Drone for Campus Security

no more the half page in each question

question 1)

what is Surveillance Drone for Campus Security? ( general definition )

question 2 )

what is the operational requirement ?

question 3)

what is the maintenance concept ?

question 4)

what is producibility?

Anthopology

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Introduction

This section contains important information on your paper, including the

papers length, the topic you should write about, requirements on writing

mechanics for your paper, and the due date.

Paper Length

Your writing assignment will be an 9 page paper.

Paper Topic

What do you think the gender roles of our early ancestors were? What

roles did Females play and what roles did males play? Were they different? How

did they change from Australopithecus, to Homo habilis, to Homo erectus, to

Neanderthal, and to Homo sapiens? What evidence do you have to support this

view, and why is the debate over the gender roles of our early ancestors so hotly

debated?

Writing format

Before you start writing your paper, please produce an out line. The main

headings of this outline will provide the subheadings for your paper, which should

be underlined. Headings are sign posts that tell the reader where you are going

– good idea! A logical progression in the presentation of your ideas and

headings will go a long way to improving the quality of your paper. All too often I

have felt like a wonderer in the wilderness with no Idea where my students are

taking me. It was as if they had randomly typed ideas about the topic into there

computer and then called it a paper.

You should cite sources in text, rather than give me footnotes. The format

you should use is (Name of author Year: pages). Thus a citation will look like

this: (Pryor 1999: 23-24). You should also provide a bibliography for the sources

of the things you cite. Do not use too many quotations. Conclusion

Please have a conclusion in your papers that wraps up and summarizes

your thoughts on the topic that you are writing about.

Operational Plan for Supply Chain Management

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This week we will be discussing health care costs and best strategies to manage and cut costs. You will review an article that is located in you assignment tab, then you will choose 3 actions discussed in the article that you believe would be the most effective in cutting costs. Please state your reasons why you believe they will be effective and if you have any other ideas that may lower costs. Describe how you could implement those actions you chose to lower costs in the organization.

Your assignment this week builds upon last weeks operational template. Please read the assignment carefully, you are to add to your existing operational template the objectives for week 6 assignment. You will again submit another reflection based on this weeks assignment. You will submit the two forms as the assignment, Do not submit two separate assignments. If it is unclear please contact me I would like to help you with the assignment. Last week you developed a operational plan to increase volumes for a clinic. This week you will add to your strategies effective supply chain organizations to help you with this volume increase. For example, if you wanted to increase your volume through improved appointment scheduling or call backs, you may choose a IT supply chain, or you wish to add or reduce supplies so you could choose Medline to help keep supply costs low. Just a few ideas.

You are adding this weeks content to your current operational plan you created last week. DO NOT CREATE A NEW TEMPLATE, You will add to the one submitted last week.

Operational Plan for Supply Chain Management:

Supply chains provide a vital role in the success and failure of a healthcare organization. View the top 25 supply chains here: http://www.industryweek.com/supply-chain/top-25-supply-chains-2016 (Links to an external site.) After reviewing the vendors, select one to use for the assignment below.

Last week, you completed an operational plan to increase patient volume for your organization. This week, use the same template as last week (add onto your existing information) to investigate how to increase the efficiency of your supply chain by incorporating one outside vendor from the above article to provide management services. Remember to include the following for the company you research:

  1. Objective: How can we increase efficiency through supply chain management? What can be gained by using a management service? What outcomes do we hope to achieve?
  2. Strategies: Break down the objective into measurable tasks for completion.
  3. Time frames for completion
  4. Accountable member(s) of the team
  5. Estimated budget
  6. Total project cost

Now, based on your operational plan, reflect on the following:

  1. Why did you choose the supply chain you did? What services or techniques made them appealing? Are they in alignment with the objectives of the organization?
  2. Is the plan feasible and cost effective? Why or why not?
  3. Is the proposed cost worth the return on investment? Why or why not?
  4. Imagine the operational plan is rejected and the board of trustees asks you to look for alternate solutions to the supply chain issue. What are some ideas for achieving the same outcomes without using the service?

Your paper must be formatted in accordance with APA 7th edition guidelines, and you must use at least two scholarly references with appropriate citations. Your reflection should be at least two to three pages in addition to the template you submit.

(I attached last weeks template)

Messenger of the Lord

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I need you to pick up three news from anywhere and copy them and tell me where did you get them from ( journal entry).

I need you to answer the 10 question and I need short answers. The name of the book is “Messenger of the Lord”

http://www.whiteestate.org/books/mol/TOC.html Chapters 7 and 8

1.What were the steps in Ellen White’s thinking that led her to a correct picture of God as her friends?

2.How did Ellen White connect theological belief with a believer’s personal life?

3.How would you express Ellen White’s understanding of the relationship between health and one’s spiritual life?

4.What insights did Ellen White have regarding the cause of suffering and death?

5.How do you account for Ellen White’s remarkable writing career, noting that her formal education ended at the age of nine?

Chapter 8

1.How do you account for the remarkable confidence that strong-minded men had so early in the ministry of Ellen White?

2.How would you respond to the suggestion that Ellen White did not live what she advocated?

3.Review the events that prompted Ellen White’s remarkable generosity and frugality.

4.What examples would you give that illustrate Ellen White’s courage and perseverance?

5.How did Ellen White use courage and common sense in rehabilitating her husband James in the winter of 1866-1867?

I need you to write two research and I have attached the details .

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FASB ASC 320 requires companies to assign their portfolio of investment securities into:

  • Trading securities.
  • Securities available for sale.
  • Held-to-maturity securities.

Write a response of no more than 1,500 words in which you answer the following:

  • Define each of these categories of securities and discuss the accounting treatment for each category.
  • Discuss how companies are required to assign each category of securities into its current and noncurrent portions.
  • Discuss the arguments for each position. Some individuals maintain that the only proper accounting treatment for all marketable securities is current value. Others maintain that this treatment might allow companies to “manage earnings”.

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Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Purpose of Assignment

Students should understand the mechanics in calculating a company’s weighted average cost of capital using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and its use in making financial investments.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products.

Scenario: You work for an investment-banking firm and have been asked by management of Vestor Corporation (not real), a software development company, to calculate its weighted average cost of capital, to use in evaluating a new company investment. The firm is considering a new investment in a warehousing facility, which it believes will generate an internal rate of return of 11.5%. The market value of Vestor’s capital structure is as follows:

Source of Capital

Market Value

Bonds

$10,000,000

Preferred Stock

$2,000,000

Common Stock

$8,000,000

To finance the investment, Vestor has issued 20-year bonds with a $1,000 par value, 6% coupon rate and at a market price of $950. Preferred stock paying a $2.50 annual dividend was sold for $25 per share. Common stock of Vestor is currently selling for $50 per share and has a Beta of 1.2. The firm’s tax rate is 34%. The expected market return of the S&P 500 is 13% and the 10-Year Treasury note is currently yielding 3.5%.

Determine what discount rate (WACC) Vestor should use to evaluate the warehousing facility project.

Assess whether Vestor should make the warehouse investment.

Prepare your analysis in a minimum of 700 words in Microsoft® Word.

Use Microsoft Word tables in the presentation if you choose.

Show all calculations and analysis in the presentation.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

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Anglo-Saxon Persuasive Writing Assignment: Character Analysis Assignment Sheet

Directions: After reading Beowulf, students will complete a persuasive writing assignment that works to persuade the audience to be in favor of the actions of a chosen character. The essay will analyze the development and motives of the chosen character in the epic in order to persuade the audience to support the character’s actions based on ideas and events over the course of the text.

Prompt for the Anglo-Saxon Persuasive Writing: Character Analysis Assignment:

  • Beowulf is a hero who works hard to protect a community, but is Grendel acting out because he experienced oppression for so long without any love or human contact? Which character in Beowulf is to blame, and what events and ideas over the course of the text support the writer’s choice?

Proofreading Checklist: Look for the following errors when proofreading

  • Spelling errors
  • Comma, Semi-Colon, and Colon errors
  • MLA format errors
  • Fragment and Run-On errors
  • Apostrophe errors

Remember the following requirements while polishing the final essay:

  • MLA format
  • Introduction
  • Paragraph form
  • Proper thesis statement
  • Topic sentences that relate to the thesis statement
  • On topic development and transitions
  • Evidence that supports claims
  • Integrated evidence
  • Correct in-text citations
  • Analysis of evidence that does not summarize
  • Conclusion sentences for each body paragraph
  • Conclusion paragraph that does not summarize
  • Proper Works Cited page

Submit the completed assignment when finished.

The Influence of Mission and Vision on Planning

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To prepare:

  • Review the information related to the planning hierarchy and mission and vision statements in this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Research the mission and vision statements of three different types of organizations: a for-profit health care organization, a not-for-profit health care organization, and an organization outside of health care. As you examine the organizations’ mission and vision statements, consider the following:
    • How effectively do the mission statements articulate the organization’s purpose?
    • How effectively do the vision statements reflect future aims?
    • Do the mission and vision statements convey who (which groups) the organizations serve? Do they indicate obligations to various stakeholders?
    • Are the statements an appropriate length?
    • What do you glean about how leaders in health care and in other industries envision and convey mission and vision?
    • What do you discern about the interdisciplinary nature of crafting mission and vision statements by looking across organizations, including those outside of health care?
  • Identify key insights you have gained by comparing the mission and vision statements of these three organizations.
  • Consider how an organization’s mission and vision relate to the planning hierarchy. For each organization you have selected, think about how the mission and vision could or should influence planning. What elements of each mission and vision stand out as especially significant?

Post a comparison of the mission and vision statements of the three organizations selected. Explain how specific elements of each organization’s mission and vision statements might inform planning in that organization. Include references/links for the organizations’ mission and vision statements in your post.