Research and Critique a Qualitative Study

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Topic: The Color Psychology of Red using the First Step of the Scientific MethodLocate a peer-reviewed qualitative research study in the Ashford
University Library on the topic you chose in Week One for your Final
Research Proposal. You may choose to use a qualitative study that was
included in the literature review you used in the Week One assignment by
searching the reference list for qualitative research studies on the
topic. It is also acceptable to utilize a qualitative research study on
your topic that was not included in your literature review.

Once you have located an appropriate qualitative study, identify the
specific qualitative research design used. Summarize the main points of
the study including information on the research question, sampling
strategy, research design, data analysis method(s), findings, and
conclusion(s). Evaluate the published qualitative research study
focusing on and identifying the researcher’s paradigm or worldview and
any evidence of reflexivity described in the report. Explain whether or
not potential biases were adequately addressed by the researchers.
Describe how the researchers applied ethical principles in the research
study.

The Research and Critique a Qualitative Study

  • Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including
    title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as
    outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least one peer-reviewed source from the Ashford University Library in addition to those required for this week.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. Topic: The Color Psychology of Red using the First Step of the Scientific Method

Review the Case Study: MBA Schools in Asia-Pacific and the Case Study: MBA Schools in Asia-Pacific data set

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Assignment Steps

Resources: Microsoft Excel®, Case Study: MBA Schools in Asia-Pacific

Review the Case Study: MBA Schools in Asia-Pacific and the Case Study: MBA Schools in Asia-Pacific data set.

Prepare a ~750-word managerial report for your boss.

Use the following questions for guidelines and directions on what to include in the report:

  1. What
    are the mean tuition for foreign students and for local students? Does
    there appear to be a significant difference? What is the difference
    between the two means?
  2. How many schools require work experience
    and how many of them don’t? What is the mean starting salary for schools
    requiring work experience? What is the mean starting salary for schools
    requiring no work experience?
  3. How many schools require English
    tests and how many don’t? What is the mean starting salary for schools
    requiring English tests? What is the mean starting salary for schools
    requiring no English tests?

Weekly Journal on Philosophy, Philosophy homework help

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Your task for this week is to read the article/s (if applicable), listen to the audio/s (if applicable) and watch the video/s (if applicable). There are two requirements:

1. Give a brief but in-depth summary and analysis of the major points discussed in the videos “Life vs school” and “Success“. (The videos are attached below)

2. How are the lessons relevant for you and your life. Give a few examples.

Minimum requirements: Two-pages (approximately 500-words)

Note on the nature of your writing”

  • Be mindful that the posted materials on Moodle cover a lot of philosophical and religious territories.
  • They have been laboriously created by the peoples of each land and protected for thousands of years.
  • They are profound and dense and have for thousands of years been a GPS to life, or a map towards living a more meaningful life.
  • Though they do not fetch much respect in the modern world, they still deserve your careful study and understanding their world view.

Therefore:

  • Stay away from rushed and superficial responses.
  • Stay away from book reporting or copying and pasting.
  • Make sure your responses have depth and substance.
  • Make your responses are engaging and creative.
  • Make sure that you demonstrate the practicality of these ideas by inserting them into your own daily life and life experiences.
  • To better understand these ideas, provide examples from your life within the context of the subject materials.

Video required to review: “sucess”:

“Life vs school”:()

Characteristics of Leader Effectiveness

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The purpose of this assignment is to examine similarities and differences in characteristics of effectiveness for several familiar leadership roles. In a three- to four-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages)

  • Identify the characteristics by which the effectiveness of the following leaders might be evaluated: an assistant coach, a teacher, and a minister. Prioritize and explain the rationale for these characteristics.
  • Discuss the ethical issues or challenges associated with prioritization.
  • Compare and contrast the extent to which there are unique or similar characteristics across the different roles, and the extent to which the criteria are measurable. For example, some of the characteristics you might identify for the role of assistant coach might include the leadership behind a team’s win-loss record, player perceptions, team morale, etc.

Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include citations and references from the text and at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library

Emotions and Marketing

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For this assignment, find and view three types of advertising messages:

  • Political advertising.
  • Public health advertising.
  • Commercial advertising.

Try to view more than one example of each type of advertising. Make notes about the overall message and tone. To make this activity more time efficient, you may consider watching ads on YouTube. Search for the type of ad, and then use the filter to narrow your results. For example, you can narrow the political ads results by filtering for ads from this year.

After watching the ads and conducting research, complete the following:

  • Describe the overall tone of each type of ad. What emotion is the ad trying to arouse?
  • Describe the behavior the ad is seeking to encourage.
  • Apply one theory or concept to explain why appealing to emotions such as fear can be highly effective.
  • Explain the social conditions that foster fearfulness.
  • Explain how individual perceptions and experiences perpetuate fearfulness.

Assignment requirements:

  • Your completed assignment should be 3–4 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page.
  • Use references from at least two scholarly resources.
  • Be sure to follow APA guidelines for format and style.
  • Include a title page and reference page.
  • Use Times New Roman font, 12 point.
  • Double-space your paper.
  • You are required to submit your assignment to the Turnitin source matching tool. You are not required to submit the report with your assignment.

week 3.3 HR post

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Hello, please see the below:

  1. Focus on Yahoo.com as an organization.
    1. Leadership-Power and Influence.
      1. Synthesize views of power and influence paradigms from classical leadership research with your own experience to articulate a personal worldview perspective.
      2. Describe the human resource management implications arising from your personal worldview perspective of power and influence paradigms.
      3. Note: A synthesis is a combination of independent parts into a whole. For this section of your discussion forum, include one or more concepts from each of the two required leadership article readings, add in your personal perspective based on your understanding or experience of the leadership topic, and then provide one or more HR implications that could result from the synthesis.
    2. Integration of Faith and Learning.
      1. Review the 3.1 Devotional and Scripture reading.
      2. Describe how Samuel teaches us that we may hear God.
      3. Identify the leadership lessons that can be learned from the Scripture reading and how these might be incorporated in the workplace.
  2. Provide a detailed post that demonstrates clear, insightful critical thinking. Your initial posting should be 200-300 words long.
  3. Your initial posting is to include, at a minimum, two sources properly cited and referenced, which may be the two required reading journal articles.

roject-based learning and makerspaces

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Purpose: The goal of this paper is to highlight similarities and differences between project-based learning and makerspaces and how they might be implemented in an educational setting.

Requirements:Write a 1500 – 2000 word paper (excluding citations). The paper must be in APA format, including citations. The document must address the following:

1. Project-based learning and makerspaces are both tightly connected with constructionism. Yet they are distinctly different environments. Using readings from the course and your own research provide brief summaries of project-based learning and makerspaces. (200 – 400 words)

2. Building on your summary of each, discuss the similarities and differences between these environments. Specifically, project-based learning has a long history of being incorrectly attributed to environments that simply have students engage in a project. Be sure to highlighting important features that must be in place in order for the environment to be engaging in project-based learning and how this may be similar or different from makerspaces. (600-800 words)

3. Citing evidence from the course readings and your own research, provide an example of how and why you might leverage one, or both, of these types of environments in an educational setting. You may choose to use an actual example from your experience or you may come up with a completely hypothetical example. Regardless, your goal is to provide the reader with a convincing argument for how this environment might be applied in support of specific instructional outcomes. (700-800 words)

While your paper should be organized to address these topics it should not be separated into sections. The paper should include transitions from topic to topic and read as a single, well-organized paper.

Assignment 3: Capstone Research Project

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Assume you are the partner in an accounting firm hired to perform the audit on a fortune 1000 company. Assume also that the initial public offering (IPO) of the company was approximately five (5) years ago and the company is concerned that, in less than five (5) years after the IPO, a restatement may be necessary. During your initial evaluation of the client, you discover the following information:

  • The client is currently undergoing a three (3) year income tax examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A significant issue involved in the IRS audit encompasses inventory write-downs on the tax returns that are not included in the financial statements. Because of the concealment of the transaction, the IRS is labeling the treatment of the write-down as fraud.
  • The company has a share-based compensation plan for top-level executives consisting of stock options. The value of the options exercised during the year was not expensed or disclosed in the financial statements.
  • The company has several operating and capital leases in place, and the CFO is considering leasing a substantial portion of the assets for future use. The current leases in place are arranged using special purpose entities (SPEs) and operating leases.
  • The company seeks to acquire a global partner, which will require IFRS reporting.
  • The company received correspondence from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting additional supplemental information regarding the financial statements submitted with the IPO.

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

  1. Evaluate any damaging financial and ethical repercussions of failure to include the inventory write-downs in the financial statements. Prepare a recommendation to the CFO, evaluating the negative impact of a civil fraud penalty on the corporation as a result of the IRS audit. In the recommendation, include essential internal control procedures to prevent fraudulent financial reporting from occurring, as well as the major obligation of the CEO and CFO to ensure compliance.
  2. Examine the negative results on stakeholders and the financial statements of an IRS audit which generates additional tax and penalties or subsequent audits. Assume that the subsequent audit and / or additional tax and penalties result from the taxpayer’s use of an inventory reserve account, applying a 10 percent reduction to inventory over three (3) years.
  3. Discuss the applicable federal tax laws, regulations, rulings, and court cases related to the inventory write-downs, and explain the specific relevance of each to the write-down.
  4. Research the current generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) regarding stock option accounting. Evaluate the current treatment of the company’s share-based compensation plan based on GAAP reporting. Contrast the financial benefits and risks of the share-based compensation stock option plan with the financial benefits and risks of a share-based stock-appreciation rights plan (SARS). Recommend to the CFO which plan the company should use, and provide the correct accounting treatment for each.
  5. Research the reporting requirements for lease reporting under GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Based on your research, create a proposal for future lease transactions to the CFO. Within the proposal, discuss the use of off-the-balance sheet financing arrangements, capital leases, and operating leases, and indicate the related business and financial risks of each.
  6. Create an argument for or against a single set of international accounting standards related to lease accounting based on the global market and cross border leases of assets. Examine the benefits and risks of your chosen position.
  7. Examine the major implications of SAS 99 based on the factors you discovered during the initial evaluation of the company. Provide support for your rationale.
  8. Analyze the potential for a material misstatement in the financial statements based on the issues identified in your initial evaluation. Make a recommendation to the CFO for the issuance of restated financial statement restatement. Identify at least three (3) significant issues that can result from the failure to issue restated financial statements.
  9. Examine the economic effect of restatement of the financial statements on investors, employees, customers, and creditors.
  10. Use five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Giacometti Portrait

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Respond to the following
questions:

Book Title: A Giacometti Portrait

1. What is the most revealing
idea you read about in the book A Giacometti Portrait?

2. In what way, if any, do you
relate to Giacometti’s experience when painting?

3. How did you respond to Giacometti’s
portrait of James Lord? Is he painting James Lord as you see him? If not, what
is he painting?

4. If you could ask one
question of Giacometti, what would it be?

Think carefully about the
questions and write at least four (4) paragraphs that address those questions.
(One paragraph per question) Find two other works by Giacometti and attach to
your paper.

The file is a picture of the book.

describing the market for products

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Products

Event Market for:
Price for hamburgers has risen; demand for hot dogs is rising. Hot Dog Buns
The President of the United States has released a statement that unemployment is falling, there is a rise in output in the Country, and manufacturing activity is rising. Popular Vacation Spots
The Chinese government has decided to subsidize its domestic automobile industry with stimulus money. Automobiles in China
Manufacturers who use petroleum as an input see prices of crude rising. Manufactured goods that use plastic as an input

Using the table, for each line item, write a paragraph describing how the market for each specific product will be affected by the associated event. Describe which curve will shift (demand or supply or both), what effect it will have on price (rise or fall in price), and what will happen to quantity (rise or fall in quantity). Each line item requires a paragraph.