Negligent Tort

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Visit the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission website. Click on “Recalls.” Choose one product that has been recalled.

  1. Describe the product subject to recall, including the recall date, recall number, and the reason for the recall.
  2. Analyze whether the manufacturer would be liable for negligence if the product had not been recalled and had caused harm to a consumer.
  3. Discusses the following in relation to the product recall:
  4. Duty of Care
  5. Standard of Care
  6. Breach of the Duty of Care
  7. Actual Causation
  8. Proximate Causation
  9. Actual Injury
  10. Defenses to Negligence
  11. Analyze and apply a relevant consumer protection statute identified under “Consumer Protection” in Chapter 8 of your text in conjunction with the product recall that you have identified. Must address the topic with critical thought.

Submit a four- to five-page paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide and must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook

Risk Response Plan Paper

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Use the same company/project idea you used in the Learning Team assignment from Week 2. The topic from week 2 was a construction of a home.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address each of the following items:

  • What is the purpose of a risk response plan?
  • What is a risk owner?
  • Who should be appointed to own risk on a project?
  • What is a risk owner’s role in the risk response plan?
  • How should a project manager assess and deal with risk?
  • List and describe the most common areas of the project where risks can originate.
  • List and discuss at least two types of risk for each area.
  • In the project you discussed in Week One, what were the risks and how were they handled?
  • Should they have been handled differently?

Marketing/Product Development – DQ1

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Apple Inc. Is one of the most innovative companies worldwide. According to annual Fortune 500 list. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. of the top U.S. corporations released (September, 2016), Apple Inc. is number 3 in its’ rankings, only following Walmart and Exxon Mobil. Please read the provided resources, and then start with the article links provided below and conduct additional research if you feel it is necessary.

And for a little more light reading:

After reading the chapters and reviewing the articles, address the following:

  1. What makes Apple one of the most innovative companies worldwide?
  2. In terms of innovation why was Gateway a failure after initially being so successful?

Support your initial posts and response posts with scholarly sources cited in APA style.

BUS 407 – Training and Development in Small Businesses, business and finance homework help

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Assignment 1: Training and Development in Small Businesses

Worth 240 points

Select a small business with which you are familiar. Imagine that you have been called into that business to provide a consultation on training. Create a comprehensive training proposal for the business.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Analyze key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.
  2. Predict three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.
  3. Justify the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.
  4. Propose a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market. The strategy should include, at a minimum, an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources
  6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. 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 is not included in the required page length.
    3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze concepts, meanings, and trends in training.
  • Justify the importance of aligning training with organizational strategy.
  • Evaluate theories associated with learning, motivation, and employee performance.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and development.
  • Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 240

Assignment 1: Training and Development in Small Businesses

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Analyze key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.

Insufficiently analyzed key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.

Partially analyzed key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.

Satisfactorily analyzed key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.

Thoroughly analyzed key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.

2. Predict three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely predicted three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.

Insufficiently predicted three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.

Partially predicted three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.

Satisfactorily predicted three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.

Thoroughly predicted three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.

3. Justify the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely justified the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.

Insufficiently justified the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.

Partially justified the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.

Satisfactorily justified the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.

Thoroughly justified the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.

4. Propose a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market. The strategy should include, at a minimum, an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely proposed a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market, including an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.

Insufficiently proposed a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market, including an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.

Partially proposed a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market, including an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.

Satisfactorily proposed a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market, including an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.

Thoroughly proposed a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market, including an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.

5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present

W8 Final

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W8 Assignment

Research in Clinical
Decision Support

Write a research based
paper on the following scenario:

Suppose you are a
system designer at a health care organization. You are asked to design a
comprehensive clinical decision support system. You need to write a paper to
describe your initial plan of the overall structure and function of your
system. Your paper should include the discussions of the following issues.

Review the topics that
have been discussed in this class. Relate the topics to your own experiences.
Use outside references if necessary. Your paper should be 1500-2000 words,
using APA style formatting. Your paper must include an introductory paragraph
with a brief thesis statement, and a conclusion paragraph. It must address the
topics with critical thought.

Include the following
topics in your paper:

1. 
What is the basic
architecture of your clinical decision support system? What type of databases
would you use? Why?

2. 
What are the major and
specific functionalities of your system for specialty support? Can you give
examples in the areas of laboratory and pharmacy?

3. 
What general standards
would be needed for the development of your clinical decision support system?
What standardized clinical data representation codes or terminologies would you
use? Explain.

4. 
How would you improve
the current available systems, regulations and standards for better clinical
decision support from the patient perspective?

Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations, business and finance homework help

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Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations

Due Week 4 and worth 290 points

According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research Apple. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six (4-6) page paper instead of the video submission.

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell (Week 4).

Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

  • Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Social Performance of Organizations
  • Tags: BUS475, Social Performance
  • Description: First Name, Last Name – BUS475 Assignment 1 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014)

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of Apple, and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
  2. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
  3. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with Apple.
  4. Submit a reference page with at least four (4) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

If you choose the written paper, 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 relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.
  • Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.
  • Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, and relationships.
  • Compare and contrast the concepts of corporate social responsibility and citizenship.
  • Analyze ways ethical challenges affect the multiple functions of business.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.
  • Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

Accounting, writing homework help

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Please answer in excel. 7 questions. I’ve already completed the first one.

1.

A. ABC Corp. just paid a dividend of $1.95 and the dividends are expected to indefinitely grow at a constant rate of 4.1% p.a. If investors require a return of 10.2% p.a. on this stock, what is the current value? Value in there years? In 15 years? CV=33.28 , Value in 3 years=37.54, Value in 15 years=60.80

Current Value 1.95*(1+4.1%)/(10.2%-4.1%)

Value in 3 years 1.95*(1+4.1%)^4/(10.2%-4.1%)

Value in 15 years 1.95*(1=4.1%)^16/(10.2%-4.1%)

B. XYZ Corp’s next dividend will be $2.30 per share, and the constant dividend growth rate is 4.5% forever. If the current stock price is $39.85, what is the rate of return that investors require? What is the dividend yield? Expected capital gains yield? Required rate of return=10.27%, Dividend Yield=5.77%

Required return rate 2.30/39.85=4.5%

Dividend Yield 2.30/39.85

2. If a constant dividend growth rate is 4.9%, and a dividend yield is 5.7% for a company, what is the required rate of return on this company stock?

3. FD Corp. pays a constant $12 dividends on tis stock for the next 9 years, then will cease paying dividends forever. If investors require 10% return on this stock, what is the current value of the stock?

4. CCC Corp’s preferred stock pays a $3.80 dividend every year, in perpetuity. If the issue currently sells for $78.45, what is the required return?

5. The stock price of QRS Inc. is $68. Investors require 11% return on similar stocks and QRS Inc. plans to pay a dividend of $3.85 next year. What growth rate is expected for the stock?

6. A. EEE Corp. has a new issue of preferred stock it calls 20/20 preferred. The stock will pay $20 dividends but the first dividend will not be paid until 20 years from today. if you require a return of 8% on this stock, how much would you pay today?

B. MBI Corp. will not pay any dividends over the next nine years. It will pay a dividend of $15 per share 10 years from today and increase the dividend by 5 percent per year thereafter. If investors require 14% return on similar stocks, what is the current stock value?

7. A. A company is expected to pay $3, $10, $15 and $3.05 dividends over the next four years. Afterwards, the company will maintain a constant 5% dividend growth rate forever. If the required return on the stock is 11%, what is the current stock value?

B. YYY Corp. just paid a $2.50 dividend and its dividends are expected to grow at 25% rate for the next three years, then at a constant rate of 6% thereafter forever. If investors require 13% return on this stock, what is the current stock value?

8. Daniela Company has the following historical information:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Stock price

$ 49.50

$ 58.12

$ 67.34

$ 60.25

EPS

2.40

2.58

2.71

2.85

Earnings growth rate

11%

Using the company’s average PE as a benchmark, estimate the target stock price in one year.

Position Paper using a single source of information

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For this essay, you will read and respond to the article “When Altruism Isn’t Moral” by Sally Satel, which can be found at https://www.aei.org/publication/when-altruism-isnt…. In the article, Satel argues that the present legal prohibitions against living organ donors, primarily kidney donors, receiving any sort of financial compensation from the recipient of their organ is immoral because the need for donated kidneys outweighs any social stigma that might be attached to ‘selling’ one’s body parts. Do you agree with her position or not? In a two-page essay (approximately 500 words) use information found in Satel’s article to support or refute her claims.

  • Read the article at least twice.
  • On the first reading, try to get a sense of the author’s rhetorical position. How is she building her case.
  • Are her arguments valid? Is she overlooking or ignoring any important points?
  • In the article, Satel identifies herself as a transplant recipient. How does her experience as a transplant recipient affect her credibility? Does it give her special insights into the issue? Does it bias her opinions in a way that makes her more or less trustworthy?
  • Look up any word you don’t fully understand. It could affect your understanding of the essay as a whole.
  • On the second or subsequent reading(s), use the underlining and annotating techniques we have been over in class. Ask yourself critical questions about what you are reading.
  • For additional information on writing this essay, refer to “How to Write a Critical Essay” on pages 69 and 70 of A Writer’s Reference.

Your essay should be in proper MLA format (12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced with the first line of each paragraph indented one half inch [do not skip lines or add extra space between paragraphs] and one-inch margins all the way around)

Do You Believe in Me?

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apa format 300 words or more

View Dalton Sherman’s famous keynote speech, “Do You Believe in Me? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” At the time of this speech in 2008, Dalton was a 10 year old entering into the fifth (5th) grade. He address over 17,000 educators from the Dallas Texas area, challenging them to believe in him and his classmates.

Then view the same young man seven (7) years later as he addresses educators at the Extra Yard for Teacher summit in 2015 with his “Don’t Lose Your Joy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” speech.

After viewing the “Do You Believe in Me? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.”, and the “Extra Yard for Teachers Summit 2015 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.”, based on the “Six Pillars of Character”, consider the target career option in education you researched in week three, and what you know about the importance of mindset in both the student and the educator. Craft a discussion response that explains three specific ways you will show your students that you believe in them as you create your own classroom culture and climate.

​ Application: Applying Theoretical Interventions for Clients Experiencing Life Transition and Developmental Issues, Part II

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Application: Applying Theoretical Interventions for Clients Experiencing Life Transition and Developmental Issues, Part II

Marriage, couple, and family counselors have varying caseloads. What they all have in common is that their group of clients—whether large or small—represents the variety of human experience. Even those counselors with a specific clinical focus see variety in the ways in which specific issues manifest in different relationships. Part of the goal of your counseling program is to expose you to varying scenarios so that when you are faced with differing client situations, you will have the evidence-based research knowledge, flexibility, analytical skills, and theory-integration practice to know the best course of action to take with a particular couple or family.

To prepare for this Application Assignment, select and view one movie from the list provided in this week’s Learning Resources. Begin to conceptualize the couple’s or family’s problem through your theoretical orientation and identify interventions that you might use. Finally, begin to locate articles in the Walden Library that could be used to justify the interventions you selected.

The assignment (2–3 pages)

  • Identify the movie you selected and the life transition/developmental issue present in the couple/family.
  • Conceptualize the couple’s/family’s problem through your chosen theoretical orientation.
  • Describe two interventions you would use to address these couple/family issues and how you would use them. (Note: The interventions may not emerge from your chosen theoretical orientation.)
  • Justify the intervention you selected with two evidence-based research articles.