bus380 paper

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Assignment 5: Controlling Project Performance and Project Closure

Develop a three to five (3–5) page paper that addresses the following:

  • Illustrate two (2) advantages and two (2) challenges
    associated with fast tracking and provide examples based on your own
    experience (not examples from the text).
  • Discuss both what it means and possible causes for a project
    with a CPI of 1.2 and an SPI of 0.8 (include hypothetical figures for
    PV, AC, and EV in your discussion).
  • Discuss the benefit of effective project closure using examples to support your answer.
  • Recommend two (2) best practices concerning project closure that would apply to almost any project.

The format of the paper is to be as follows:

  • Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides (APA format).
  • Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.
  • In addition to the three to five (3–5) pages required, a
    title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of
    the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and
    the date.

Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers,
the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your
writing skills.

The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:

Outcomes Assessed

  • Describe how project schedules are modified to account for time and resource constraints.
  • Evaluate processes and tools for monitoring and controlling project performance.
  • Discuss the process of project closure.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing project teams.

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Frito-Lay, the mutual-billion-dollar snack food giant, produces billions of pounds of product every year at its dozens of U.S. and Canadian plants. From the farming of potatoes-in Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan-to factory and to retail stores, the ingredients and final product of Lay’s chips, for example, are inspected at least 11 times: in the field, before unloading at the plant, after washing and peeling, at the sizing station, at the fryer, after seasoning when bagged (for weight), at carton filling, in the warehouse, and as they are placed on the store shelf by Frito-Lay personnel. Similar inspections take place for its other famous products, including Cheetos, Fritos, Ruffles, and Tostitos……..

can this be done?

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  1. Select a small business that you visit often (e.g., coffee shop, bookstore, sporting goods store, etc.). Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:
    1. Craft a brief (1-2 pages) strategy for a business concept that would directly compete with the small business you selected. Explain the rationale for the strategy in detail.
    2. Determine if it would make more sense to open the new business you describe or to purchase the existing business you selected. Explain your reasoning.
    3. Discuss the most appropriate form of ownership for your new business (assuming your current financial situation).
    4. Outline a business plan for your business. Visit http://www.sba.gov for tools and templates.
    5. Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook.

    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:

    • Analyze the nature of entrepreneurship, business ethics, and social responsibility in managing a successful small business.
    • Analyze a business strategy and supporting business plan for a small business concept
    • Describe and analyze the necessary activities and key decisions to start a small business.
    • Use technology and information resources to research issues in small business management.
    • Write clearly and concisely about small business management using proper writing mechanics

XACC 291 Week 1 Discussion q

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Here week go…Ethical Question for Week 1:

The controller of Ruiz Co. believes that the yearly allowance for doubtful accounts for Ruiz Co. should be 2% of net credit sales. The president of Ruiz Co., nervous that the stockholders might expect the company to sustain its 10% growth rate, suggests that the controller increase the allowance for doubtful accounts to 4%. The president thinks that the lower net income, which reflects a 6% growth rate, will be a more sustainable rate for Ruiz Co.

Instructions

(a) Who are the stakeholders in this case?
(b) Does the president’s request pose an ethical dilemma for the controller?
(c) Should the controller be concerned with Ruiz Co.’s growth rate? Explain your answer.

Behavioral Theory: Behavior Plan

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Resources: University of Phoenix Material: Individual Case Studies, University of Phoenix Material: Behavior Plan Template, and the “Effective Treatment for Addicted Criminal Justice Clients” article located on the National Criminal Justice Reference Service website.

Use the “Effective Treatment for Addicted Criminal Justice Clients” article as a sample for how to write a behavior plan. The “Case Study” section near the end of the article provides a good example of a behavior plan.

Choose one behavioral theory from your course textbook.

:

  • Case One: Violet

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Behavior Plan Template based on your selected behavioral theory for your selected case-study patient—Violet, .

Incorporate one peer-reviewed research study as justification for the theory you used in your plan.

Format your plan consistent with APA guidelines.

english essay 1

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  1. Purpose: Students should write an analysis of a single text (print, visual, cultural). The final draft should be 3-4 pages long. Assignment: You are to examinea short text of your choosing in great detail and depth. You will need to analyze the text’s argument and consider how and why the argument is made. Do notsummarize the content of the text and do not respond to the text’s argument. Your job is to analyzethe rhetorical strategies of the text.Step 1:Locate a text with a rhetorical argument. You may use an essay, a speech, an advertisement, or any other text.Step 2:Examine theauthor’s purpose. As with all texts we discuss in class, your job is to consider the author’s purpose, make a claim (using evidence) about why he or she wrote the text, and who the text’s intended audience might be. Look for a thesis statement and/or end-of- paragraph arguments and for the use of evidence to support the argument. Think about what kinds of changes the author is hoping to create in the reader’s mind or actions as you evaluate the author’s purpose. What obstacles is the author up against? Does the author cope with all those obstacles successfully? What means of appeal (such as pathos, logos and ethos) does the author employ? Make sure to quote sentences that demonstrate the author’s main ideas in order to judge their effectiveness, and integrate those ideas into your argument.Also, consideraudience. Closely examine the title, the introduction, conclusion, examples, language and word choices that the author uses. What kind(s) of people do you think these would appeal to, and why? Are these people included in this target audience? How do their experiences suggest whether the author succeeded or not? Make sure to use quotes from the text that shows us for who the author intends to write.Step 3:Write a rough draft analysis of your text. Explain the author’s rhetorical strategies. Explain how the author makes his or her argument. What kind of evidence does she provide to support her claim? Does this text speak to the intended audience? Why? Come to class prepared for peer review.Step 4: Revise your essay into a final draft. (3-4 typed pages) Update your rough draft using the notes you’ve received from peer review.Page length: 3-4 pagesFormat: MLA. 12 pt. Double-spaced. Times New Roman (this font). 1-inch margins. Pages numbered, no number on first page. No title page—put name, date, class and instructor on first page at the top, flush left (double-spaced).
  2. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution’s policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.

Discuss the Public auditor’sresponsibilities, confidently obligations, and their ethical standatdsi

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APA format graduate writing paper

Proper citations and references

Include page or para number in citations within paper

3 or more APA format citations and references

3 or more references

Based upon outline done in last paper for key assignment project paper for the following:

Key Assignment: Part 1

You were assigned to prepare a presentation on the auditor’s public responsibilities for the short seminar. Use the CTU library and the Internet to cover the following issues:

  • Because auditors must act with integrity and prioritize their public responsibility, discuss the conflict between the auditor’s client confidentiality obligations and the auditor’s ethical standards to gain the public trust.
  • Explain and discuss how the Dodd-Frank Act and the whistle-blower program can protect accountants and auditors.
  • Discuss why it is important for auditors to show evidence that they followed the ethical and professional standards.

Words:900 words

week 2 disc Since I am currently moving out of state and not employed at the moment, writing homework help

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Please do a paragraph about this post with this instruction .

post most have 4 or more sentences .

you also have to have a high quality post from a content perspective. This means it also needs to do more than agree with or praise a class mate. If you agree with a classmate, explain why, give an example, share what you learned in the readings

Since I am currently moving out of state and not employed at the moment, I took on health care issues in the military specifically PTSD with veterans. The military is a unique organization and has its own challenges when it comes to health care. Most people when faced with mental health issues go seek help without employment repercussions or can find another job even if currently going to therapy. Military is different. Most veterans do not seek mental health for fear of peers/coworkers thinking they are weak and not resilient to effects of wars. Most veterans are afraid of seeking help for their PTSD, they would like to seek employment after serving in the military. Employers do not want to hire a veteran who has been in combat, in case the employee has a mental breakdown.

The military members can get lost in the shuffle when it comes to assessment of PTSD symptoms. Some military have civilian doctors and most nurses are not familiar with the questions to ask to assist the veterans suffering from PTSD. Nurses are the front lines of health care for patients, they are the ones who see the patients more often and will notice the little things that are not quite adding up, or making sense. Finding out a patient has PTSD is very important for the nurse to find help for the patient. “Currently, most VA and non-VA medical professionals do not routinely screen for trauma history or PTSD (war-related or otherwise), so the majority of trauma survivors with
problems go undetected” (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for Primary Care, 2002, p. 21).

Another implication is finding out what is available for that patient. Medications is not the answer for veterans suffering from PTSD. Cognitive, music, art, etc therapy and outside resources such as Wounded Warriors program to help veterans integrate themselves back into society without the anxiety and stress associated with PTSD. There are so many outside resources available to these veterans that most military members do not know about. Nurses and medical providers have the opportunity to provide members with these resources while assessing their patients for PTSD symptoms.

Capital Projects and Consolidated Financial Statements

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“Capital Projects, Debt Service, and Long Term Obligations” Please respond to the following:

    • Go to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Website to read the best practice article “Capital Project Monitoring and Reporting,” located at http://www.gfoa.org/capital-project-monitoring-and-reporting.
    • Identify two (2) policies or processes recommended in the article that will alleviate accounting problems or issues in the capital projects and debt service funds. Provide examples to support the policies and procedures selected and a rationale for your selections.
    • Discuss the significance of arbitrage transactions in the issuance of debt by state ad local governments. Analyze the restrictions on arbitrage transactions imposed by federal regulations and potential consequences for violation of the regulations.
    • References include
    • separate page for this question

    “Consolidated Financial Statements – Intra-Entity Asset Transactions” Please respond to the following:

    • Per the textbook, no official FASB guidance exists on the assignment of income effects on non-controlling interest in the consolidation process, when either the parent transfers a depreciable asset to the subsidiary or vice versa. Suggest one (1) method of accounting for the income effects on the non-controlling interest that you consider most appropriate. Provide a rationale for your response.
    • Assume that company P (parent) uses the equity method to account for its investment in company S (subsidiary). Company P purchases inventory items from company S. According to FASB’s guidance, the accountant must remove the inter-company profit from Company S’s net income. Determine if the process permanently eliminates the profit from the non-controlling interest or merely shifts the profit from one period to the next. Provide support for your rationale.
    • references included
    • separate page

Assignment: The Intersections of Life: Coming of Age

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Assignment: The Intersections of Life: Coming of Age

The first image depicts a group of smiling graduates in graduation gowns holding their graduation caps aloft.The image depicts a young African girl praying with prayer beads in her folded hands.Experiencing the transition from childhood to adulthood, or coming of age, is a human universal. How these rites of passage happen, however, varies widely from culture to culture. The ceremonies announce societal values through carefully preserved, meaningful symbols. Similarly, coming of age rituals convey the responsibilities of the adult individual in a particular community or culture and mark the beginning of the next stage of life.

This Assignment provides an opportunity to research coming of age experiences from several different cultures. You are also encouraged to research additional examples of the transition to adulthood to better understand the values inherent in the rituals and what that means to the culture. Increasing the understanding of cultural values around the globe will better prepare you to successfully communicate with individuals in those cultures.

Photo credit: Microsoft Corporation. (Producer). MP900414104 [Photo of celebrating students in graduation robes]. Retrieved September 12, 2013, from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/results.a…

Photo credit: Microsoft Corporation. (Producer). MP900442526 [Young girl praying outdoors]. Retrieved January 17, 2014, from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/results.a…

To prepare for your Assignment:

  • Review Chapter 2 of your course text. Consider the forces that create cultural differences. Why are some things valuable in one culture and not in another?
  • Listen to the media examples and review a variety of the coming of age stories in your Learning Resources, and note the similarities and differences in how various cultures mark adulthood.
  • Select one of the media examples or stories that resonated with you.
  • Reflect on your personal experience of transitioning to adulthood.

By Day 7

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper including the following:

  • A brief story of your personal coming of age experience and how culture was transmitted to you.
  • A brief statement of what the experience meant to you.
  • A brief explanation of the experience in the media or story from coming of age stories that resonated with you.
  • A brief description of how the media example or story is a reflection of cultural norms.
  • A brief reflection on how being exposed to the cultural experiences of others helps you increase your intercultural competence.

Note: Remember that all submissions should be academically appropriate. Please contact your Instructor if you have any concerns about content.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

  • Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK1Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
  • Click the Week 1 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
  • Click the Week 1 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
  • Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK1Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
  • If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
  • Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:
Week 1 Assignment Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 1 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7

To submit your Assignment:
Week 1 Assignment

Browse the following resources and select one to read and use in this week’s Assignment:
Ali, A. H. (2012). Shelter. Smithsonian, 43(3), 10–11.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Falah, G.-W. (2013). Growing up in rural Galilee, Palestine: Memories of childhood geographies. Cultural Geographies, 20(3), 299–318.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Kennedy, A. L. (2012). People will laugh at you if you sound like that. New Statesman, 141(5100/5101), 82–83.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Mahama, J. D. (2012). My first coup d’etat. Virginia Quarterly Review, 88(3), 169–179.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Mazumdar, S. (2009). Man bites “Slumdog.” Newsweek, 153(9), 34–35.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Rahmim, I. I. (2009). Unclean in Tehran, adrift in San Diego: A memoir. Commentary, 127(3), 39–45.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Tywoniak, F. E., & García, M. T. (2000). Migrant daughter: Coming of age as a Mexican American woman. Berkeley, CA.: University of California Press.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Ulysse, G. A. (2010). Little Gina’s rememory #2: An soudin (in secret). Feminist Studies, 36(1), 174–179.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Required Media
Walden Library. (Producer). (2013). Copyright basics. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/c.php?g=81702
This Walden Library tutorial provides an overview of copyright issues and your responsibility as a scholar-practitioner to properly credit sources.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 11 minutes and 30 seconds.
Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013a). Cultural case studies: Coming of age stories. [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 34 minutes and 30 seconds.
sasmakh2009. (2009, April 2). The use of silence in Japan (intercultural communication) [Video file]. Retrieved from
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.
Optional Resources
Putzi-Ortiz, S. (2008). A to Z world lifecycles 175 countries – birth, childhood, coming of age, dating and courtship, marriage, family and parenting, work life, old age and death. Petaluma, CA: World Trade Press.