Complete the following questions. In addition to answering the items below, you must submit an analysis of the assignment. Analyze the specific outcomes and write an analysis directed toward the team at Melanie Vail Corp. describing what the numbers mean and how they relate to the business. Submit journal entries in an Excel file and written segments in an MS Word document. For written answers, please make sure your responses are well-written, formatted per CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA and have proper citations, if applicable.

Melanie Vail Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2017, the following balances relate to this plan.

Plan assets	$480,000
Projected benefit obligation	625,000
Accumulated OCI (PSC)	100,000 Dr.
Accumulated OCI (Gain/Loss)	85,000 Cr.

As a result of the operation of the plan during 2017, the following additional data are provided by the actuary:

Service cost for 2017	$90,000
Settlement rate	9%
Actual return on plan assets in 2017	57,000
Expected return on plan assets	10%
Unexpected loss from change in projected benefit obligation, due to change in actuarial predictions	76,000
Contributions in 2017	99,000
Benefits paid retirees in 2017	85,000
Avg. remaining service life (all employees)	12 years

Click the link below to download an Excel workbook containing the spreadsheets you will need for this exercise.

1. Use the spreadsheet Pensions to prepare a pension worksheet. On the pension worksheet, compute pension expense, pension asset/liability, projected benefit obligation, plan assets, prior service cost, and net gain or loss.
2. Prepare the journal entry using the spreadsheet Journal Entries to record pension expense in 2017.
3. Indicate the reporting of the 2017 pension amounts in the income statement and balance sheet using the spreadsheet Pensions.
4. What is the amount of deferred pension gain or loss that the company will carry forward to 2018?
5. Compute the same items as in (#1), assuming that the expected rate of return is 14% and the Accumulated OCI (Gain/Loss) is a Debit balance at January 1, 2017.

Five Part Assignment. Question 1 – 4 and writing assignment

Please answer the questions separate. Each question is different and reading material is different.

Question 1. Introduction to Ethics

Reading material attached below

• Introduction to Ethical Theories
• https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-management/chapter/ethics-an-overview/ (read Defining Ethics; Ethics Training;The Manager’s Role in Ethical Conduct; Blurring Ethical Lines; and Business Ethics Around the Globe, then select Corporate Social Responsibility)

Discuss the subjects of morals, ethics, and the law, pointing out the differences. How does integrity (i.e., acting in a consistent manner according to one’s principles) play a role in that mix?

Question 2. Ethical Decision Making

Reading material attached below

• Methods of Ethical Analysis
• https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-management/chapter/maintaining-ethical-standards/ (readEthical Decision Making; Training Ethical Decision Making; Managers Role in Ethical Conduct; and Codes of Conduct)

Discuss how a Chief Information Officer (CIO) might handle ethical decision-making using one or more of the theories presented in the Module 1 reading material.

Question 3. Privacy

Reading material attached below

• Information Systems Ethics
• https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics
• https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Legal_and_Regulatory_Issues_in_the_Information_Economy

What is your opinion of the recent controversy over government monitoring of citizens’ phone and email communications?Consider: Should a line be drawn on further invasions of privacy?

Question 4. Digital Intellectual Property

Reading material links below

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Legal_and_Regulatory_Issues_in_the_Information_Economy

https://cnx.org/contents/56341ee3-3da2-43f2-8c66-8ada8bf99fee@2.1

https://cnx.org/contents/gz4fCRDF@4/The-Scope-of-Copyright-Law

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2011000300003

The Internet is an ideal communication mechanism because of its openness and anonymity but people must make ethical decisions about how to use this power. Intellectual property is a work of the mind, such as art, books, formulas, inventions, and processes that are distinct and created by a single person or group.Copyright law protects authored works such as art, books, film, and music. Patent law protects inventions, and trade secret law helps safeguard information that is mission critical in an organization

Discuss how freedom of expression and intellectual property rights might ethically conflict. In your reply, consider how your own freedom of expression might affect your privacy or personal intellectual property. Please provide examples when possible.

Note: Please answer this question on a single page.

Paper CE: Analysis of a Current Events article.

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a current events article (i.e., only one) that you may choose from any online current periodical, trade magazine, or other electronic publication about a global digital ethical issue. While this assignment will increase your knowledge in that subject area from a corporation viewpoint and enable you to analyze digital ethical issues of a current GLOBAL situation or event, it will also help enhance your research and writing skills, as well as your critical-thinking abilities.

You start by selecting one current IT related online article (2015 sources or later) about a global ethical issue. You will want to note that this assignment is not a general essay about the topic selected, it must be about the current event article selected. In addition, while articles from journals may be of interest, they are ultimately too long and involved for this assignment – it is best to find an article from the World Wide Web. Provide the source citation that is in compliance with the American Psychological Association (APA) formatting rules, as well as the persistent URL that is clickable (one that anyone can click on to re-access the original article).

The following elements must be addressed:

• Summarize the whole article by all of its key or salient points. It may help if you use bullets to note the salient points of the article, as you read through it. A summary is desired, not just the “thrust’ of the article.

• Analyze the multi-national and global aspects of the article – what is the impact or what is the importance of the information in the article?

• Determine three critically important questions you would like to address to the author regarding the article – you are not expected to answer the questions!

When complete, you will post your assignment into the LEO Assignments module under the appropriate slot. The instructor will provide your grade and feedback via the LEO Grades tool. This assignment does not have a specific length, but you want to make sure that you have fulfilled the three requirements listed above. Use APA formatted source citations for all sources utilized, in your reference list. Remember, as a minimum, the source citation for your article must be included along with a clickable URL. In addition to critical thinking and analysis skills, your paper should reflect appropriate writing mechanics, good organization, and proper business-writing style.

At the beginning of a case, many attorneys will send their clients a
“preservation letter” in order to ensure that documents which may need
to be disclosed during discovery are preserved in their original format.
Your supervising attorney may have a template letter for you to use, or
may ask you to assist with drafting such a letter, as information is
always changing in terms of the types of information needed to be
preserved. For this assignment, edit the attached preservation letter
using the track changes feature or by using an alternative font color,
so the letter will comply with the rules in your state regarding
preservation of evidence and to make the letter easily understood by a
client. Then, in a memo to your supervising attorney, Joe Smith, explain
why you made the changes you made, and the purpose behind a
preservation letter. Be sure to include a discussion about what could
happen if documents were destroyed or were not preserved.

Final Project

Imagine you are a policymaker or city council member and are actively involved in improving the lives of the vulnerable.  Via the first two written assignments, you have already selected one vulnerable population, which is in need of a new program or service within your community. You will research and design a presentation (APA style Paper or PowerPoint Presentation), which you will present at the next city meeting to advocate for your special population group.
The Final Project should demonstrate an understanding of the reading assignments, class discussions, as well as your own research and application of new knowledge. It must contain the following elements below and be re-written in your own words (you are welcome to refer to your previous assignments for guidance, but do not copy and paste from them):

1. A description of why this population group is vulnerable and in desperate need for help within your community.
2. Identification of the health service needs of this special population.
3. In order to support your claims and opinions, cite statistical data obtained from the county health department, state health department, and/or other organizations and agencies.

Design a model program or service, which is needed to improve the lives of your chosen population within your community. Remember to design a new program not currently existent within your community.  In your design, include the following:

1. A description of the continuum of care level (preventive, treatment, or long-term care) your program or service fall into and how it meets the needs of your selected group.  
2. An analysis of the delivery modes of health services to be included.
3. A discussion regarding the multidisciplinary approach that is incorporated into the program.
4. An analysis of the role of legal and ethical requirements in the design of the program.
5. Identification of a minimum of two community agencies/organizations you would like to partner with in some way(s) in order to implement this program/service.  Explain why you would like to partner with these organizations and how can they help or benefit you with the implementation of your program/service.
6. Analysis of the current funding sources for provision of health services to this special population. Discuss the use of integrated funding. Based on your research, identify a minimum of two funding sources that may potentially provide monetary sponsorship for your program or service.  Explain why these entities would be likely funding sources.

Be detailed and convincing in describing the above elements, as you are attempting to win as much support from the attending members as possible.

For your presentation, you may choose between the following formats:

1. An APA formatted Final Paper
2. A PowerPoint Presentation.

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least six scholarly sources, not including the textbook.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Creating the PowerPoint Presentation
The PowerPoint:

1. Must be 18 to 20 slides, excluding title and reference slides.
2. Must include a title slide with the following:
   1. Title of presentation
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must use at least six scholarly sources, not including the textbook.
4. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
5. Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
6. Must include detailed speaker notes for each slide.
7. Must be creative, using images and charts. Remember to cite all images taken from an online resource. Creative Commons and Flickr are great websites for open source images.