Application Report 1: Prepare a 2-3 page report, double spaced using proper APA writing style, that compares the finances of Ford Motor Company (stock symbol: F) to the finances of General Motors (stock symbol: GM). Why has Ford been so successful, and why has GM been lagging ? Based on your comparative analysis, which senior management team is more effective and efficient in running the respective corporations over the last three years?

Your report should include topics we have discussed in the course, such as financial statements, financial ratios, and time value of money concepts.

You can find this information in the following sources: “Wall Street Journal,” “New York Times,” Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, and company web sites. The company web site will often provide you with the latest fiscal reports in the “investor relations” section.

Structure your composition to include a summary of the recent earnings report. Cite financial numbers, such as those that appear on the earnings statements, balance sheets, and statement of cash flow. Relay financial ratios that we discussed in the previous units, such as:

• One or two Liquidity ratios;
• One or two Asset Management ratios;
• One or two Debt Management ratios;
• One or two profitability ratios; and,
• One or two Market Value ratios.

Describe the significance of these numbers- what do they indicate ? Explain how your report relates to our course and to practicing managers; it should provide a benchmarking and trend analysis of the firms over a three year period.

As always, submit your assignment through this link and please be sure to include your name and date at the top of your submission.

This is not a persuasive speech, so do not share your opinion. You are to share information clearly with your audience so that they receive the information, understand it, and retain it.

Instructions

1. Select a topic. Choose a topic that you have an interest in learning more about or a topic that you know quite a bit about already and you will be comfortable speaking about. The topic could be a sport, a hobby, a job, a disease, or any issue of public importance. The possibilities are endless.
2. Find supporting materials. Use your knowledge of the topic first. Then, find outside sources such as books, articles, websites, and interviews of experts on your topic. You must include a minimum of five outside sources for your speech; at least one must not be from the Internet. You will need to cite your sources orally during your speech.
3. Perform an audience analysis. Speaking effectively is greatly dependent on how well you analyze your audience and adapt your speech to them. Reflect on the demographic of the class and think about their interest and knowledge of your topic. The more audience-centered your speech is, the stronger your effects on your listeners, which will, of course, be reflected in your grade.
4. Write an outline of your informative speech using the template below as a guide. Create a document that includes details for main and sub points. Using the template below, you should also include the following:
   • Any key research or quotes (supporting material)
   • At least five reputable sources for this speech (not blogs or unreliable websites)
   • Connectives

Women studies and pop culture essay/project

Women in the 1960’s

Your major work for the course will be a Research Paper/Project with examination of popular culture during a five to ten year period of your choice. You will be looking at the way in which pop culture has affected three things: race/class/gender (Intersectionality) IN 1960’s.

THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS ASSIGNMENT – SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

Written Analysis

You will write a research/analytical paper that will be FULL SEVEN PAGES OR MORE in length looking at 1960’s decade through the lens of popular culture and women. You may go over 7 pages but notunder a full six pages. This means you MUST be looking through EACH lens of:

1. race/class/gender
2. political agency
3. economics
4. power

This assignment is geared to using analytical and research skills. You will utilize material covered in class, for example reading assignments, lecture and videos. However, you will also, of course, be doing your own research on the period that you have chosen. You will need a cover page and a bibliography – these are not part of the minimum page requirement WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT COUNTED IN THE 7 PAGES.

Visual/Audio Examples

For this portion of your paper, you will be expected to find three different types of examples corroborating your written analysis, i.e., films, music, ads, TV programs, books, gaming, etc. You may look up newspaper articles during this time period or obtain a magazine article as well as create a CD of music from that time period, make a DVD or power point presentation of television/movies/ads from that time. A minimum of four types of examples will be required. You may submit more than four types but not less.

Please note the following:

If for example you want to look at ads for one type of pop culture and submit a Power Point presentation, give a good sampling of slides of ads. Make sure you identify the slide and explain it. If you are going to compile a variety of music from a particular decade on a CD ensure that it is safely guarded in a folder so it will not get lost or drop out. The same goes if you are going to compile a DVD showing various clips of films during this time period.

Remember however that you are to provide examples from three forms of pop culture. Some students have created a power point presentation and made links to songs or films for me to access—just make sure the links will work. Then you could do slides of various ads.

Other requirements

1. Your research paper as a whole should have a UNIQUE title and the pages should be numbered.
2. You should carefully check your punctuation/spelling.
3. Make sure to use proper quotation/reference methods. For this paper, you may use MLA. If you prefer another method, let me know.
4. You will need a Bibliography. Sources should be a minimum of five and Wikipedia is NOT allowed as a source.
5. Finally, since we are speaking of pop culture, be creative as much as you can.
6. Do not get bogged down trying to put everything into the paper.

Following are some of the various forms of pop culture you could address. Of course the suggestions will depend on the era. Also remember you are focusing on women:

Movies Comics

Television Gaming

Advertising Sports

Books Theater

Music

Videos

Fandom

Key Themes:

• United States industrialization improving and creating problems for American society
• Society, the economy, and politics
• Issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, and child labor
• How industrialization affected the life of the average working American during this period
• Events that took place after the Civil War

1. Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement.
2. Discuss three (3) major aspects of industrialization between 1865 and 1920. In your response, consider society, the economy, and politics.
3. Identify three (3) specific groups that were affected by industrialization and provide two examples for each group describing how the group was affected. (Consider issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, child labor, etc.)
4. Summarize how industrialization affected the life of the average working American during this period. Use specific examples and details.
5. Use at least three (3) academic references besides or in addition to the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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 or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your 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 and discuss the different ways that the heritage of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and segregation have shaped America’s history.
• Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United States.
• Recognize the major turning points in American history since the Civil War.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary U.S. history.
• Write clearly and concisely about contemporary U.S. history using proper writing mechanics.

For this assignment, select a major sports team and research its Fan DNA. Your goal is to do the following in a 750-800 word paper.

1.Identify the Fan DNA by summarizing it as a specific consumer profile associated with the team. Site the resources you used to compile the information within the profile.

2.List three marketing ideas you could apply to consumers within this sports marketing niche with the goal of creating competitive advantage and a return on investment for the team. For the marketing ideas, please include: attendance, media coverage and global market.

3.Explain how incorporating each idea could create competitive advantage for the team and provide a return on investment (i.e., through increased sales of tickets, merchandise, etc.) while meeting the needs of consumers who fit the Fan DNA profile.