Human Ressources, management homework help

/in /by

  • Imagine you are a new employee in a human resource (HR) department. Your first assignment is to develop a stress management seminar for the company’s employees. Determine the topics that should be covered in the seminar. Explain how you determined or selected the topics.  Share any sources you may have consulted.
  • Management likes your suggested topics for the stress management seminar. However, due to additional, high-priority assignments coming up for your unit soon, management decides to contract out for the creation and implementation of the stress seminar using the topics you have determined.  It is SOP for Training & Development Division to provide technical criteria to the Procurement Department to assist in contractor selection for a T&D program.  Develop a set of selection criteria for T&D to share with Procurement Dept.  Show any sources you may have consulted.

Written Assignment Week 3

/in /by

It is now time to begin the strategic planning phase of your project. You have been hired as a consultant to help MovieFlix solve a business problem. You’ve previously described to MovieFlix’s leadership the first step to helping them solve their problem. Now it’s time to provide them with a full plan and timeline.

For your project this week, you will need to do the following:

  • Create a chart/table where you detail a SWOT analysis for MovieFlix. For your SWOT analysis, you need to list 3 internal strengths, 3 internal weaknesses, 3 external opportunities, and 3 external threats for MovieFlix.
  • In 1-2 paragraphs, discuss the information that you put into your SWOT analysis. Why did you list the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that you did? Why are they strengths, weaknesses, etc.
  • Now detail the rest of the steps that you will guide MovieFlix through to reach a positive resolution to their problem. Make sure that you provide their leadership team with a timeframe for when you anticipate the project to be completed by.
  • Remember to use proper tone in your paper. You are speaking from a “consultant” point of view. Your audience is the Leadership Team at MovieFlix.
  • Make sure to include an APA formatted title page and reference page for sources that you may have used for your research. Remember to follow APA guidelines when paraphrasing or quoting information. Don’t forget to cite your sources and include in-text citations as necessary.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.

LDST 330 week 6 assignment

/in /by

Assignment #6

WEEK SIX: Applied Ethics: Business Disciplines (continued)

Chapter 9: Marketing and Advertising, Review Case 9.1, 9.3, 9.4

Assignment – Be prepared to answer these questions:

  1. What do you think of Clapp’s assessment of American consumer culture? Do you think he is correct, or has he overstated the case?
  2. Do you think it is necessary as a Christian to resist the consumer culture? Should Christians favor asceticism (being happy with nothing)?
  3. According to Kilbourne, how are our emotions used in advertising? And what is advertising’s biggest problem?
  4. What percentage of an ad’s message is received by our conscious mind? What happens to the rest of that message?
  5. How does Hagenbuch respond to Kilbourne’s observations?
  6. What paradox does Hagenbuch invoke in describing the title and subject of his paper, “Marketing as a Christian Vocation?”
  7. If we agree with Hagenbuch that Christians, no matter their vocation, are called to be agents of reconciliation, then how does this apply to the field of marketing (or to your own field)?
  8. Who are the stakeholders and what is their role in encouraging reconciliation in this discipline; and in all disciplines presented in higher education?

power point

/in /by

Research the functions, importance, and role of fat- and water-soluble vitamins.

Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that includes the following:

  • A title slide
  • An introductory slide
  • Identify the vitamin classification.
  • Why are vitamins an important part of daily nutrient intake?
  • What are fat-soluble vitamins? What are high nutrient sources of these vitamins?
  • What are the functions, benefits, deficiency risks, and toxicity risks of fat-soluble vitamins?
  • What are water-soluble vitamins? What are high nutrient sources of these vitamins?
  • What are the functions, benefits, deficiency risks, and toxicity risks of water-soluble vitamins?
  • Include information on one vitamin disorder: the disease, how it affects the body, and the course of action used to treat and manage the disorder.

Include speaker notes in paragraph form that detail the implications of each slide. Each slide should contain no more than six bullets, and at most six words per bullet.

Include a reference slide with citations in APA format.

Include clip art and a background image.

The Grading Guide for Fat- and Water-Soluble Vitamins Presentation will be used for this assignment.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Analyze the financial statement of a specific multinational company and summarize its hedging strategies

/in /by

Overview: For this task, you will analyze the financial statement of a specific multinational company and summarize its hedging strategies.

Prompt: First, review the module resources, including the Harvard Business Review case study “F. Mayer Imports: Hedging Foreign Currency Risk,” and then introduce the problem at hand and address the following:

  •  Current State: What is the current state of the Eurozone—and the political risks and volatility of the Australian dollar (AUD)?
  •  Efficacy: How effective is F. Mayer’s current hedging practice?
  •  Procurement: Should F. Mayer leave its Euro procurement unhedged? Why or why not?
  •  Hedging Strategies: Assume that F. Mayer will not leave its position unhedged; what hedging strategies should the company use in order to protect itsinvestment? Refer to Exhibit 3 in the case and briefly analyze the different hedging strategies for soundness. Refer to the case study, your text, and other course materials to support your responses.Rubric
  • Guidelines for Submission: The short paper should follow these formatting guidelines: 2–3 pages in length, double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font,one-inch margins, and citations in APA style.

History Discussion (Cold War)

/in /by

Prepare: Read Chapters 10 and 11, and watch the video, The Post-War
Years.

Resources

Required Resources

Text

Article

  • Hanchett, T. W. (2001). The other ‘subsidized housing’.
    Journal of Housing & Community Development, 58(1), 18. Retrieved
    from the http://www.nahro.org/housing-journal

    • A scholarly article that examines federal housing policy and regulations
      since World War II and resulting impact on society. This is scholarly secondary
      source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project. This article can be
      found in the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

Multimedia

  • Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R, & Spencer, S. (Producers). (2009). The post-war years [Series
    episode]. In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the
    20th century    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47585&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that looks at the social, political, and economic changes that
      occurred during the post-World War II years.
  • Smith, L. M. (Producer, Director, & Writer). (2003). The house we live in[Series
    episode]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Race: The power of an
    illusion    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=49736&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that examines the concept of race and the ways that the
      understanding of racial categories has over time as well as the ways that those
      understandings of race have affected specific groups and society.

Recommended Resources

Article

  • Gutiérrez, J. A. (2011). The Chicano movement: Paths to
    power    . Social Studies, 102(1), 25-32.
    doi:10.1080/00377996.2011.533043

    • A scholarly article that provides a short explanation of the major events of
      the Chicano movement. This is a scholarly secondary source that is acceptable
      for use in the Final Project. This article can be found in the EBSCOhost
      database in the Ashford University Library.

Reading

  • May, E. (2008). War and peace: Fanning the home fires. In Homeward bound: American families in
    the Cold War era     (pp. 58-88). Retrieved from the ebrary database.

    • A chapter from a scholarly book that examines the situation of many American
      women and families in the early Cold War with information on how the Cold War
      affected United States society. This is a scholarly secondary source that is
      acceptable for use in the Final Project.

Multimedia

  • Bernard, S. C. (Writer). (2000). A struggle for educational equality:
    1950-1980     [Series episode]. In School: The story of American public
    education    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=11764&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that looks that challenges for African Americans, women, Hispanic
      Americans, and the disabled as they pursued educational opportunities.
  • Coontz, S. [UChannel]. (2010, Sept. 29). The way we never were: American families and
    the nostalgia trap     [Video]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/MIeAnU7_7TA

    • A recorded lecture given by a well-known and respected historian of United
      States families that examines the realities in opposition to common perceptions
      of the “traditional” family and some results of the social changes in the years
      after World War II.
  • Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R., & Spencer, S. (Producers & Writers).
    (2009). Cold war [Series episode].
    In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the 20th
    century    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47587&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that focuses mainly on the foreign policy issues of the Cold War.
  • Pearson Education. (2010, January 1). Civil rights in America
    [Activity]. Retrieved from
    http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/shared_hss_assets/political_science/polisim_3/burnstimeline1.html

    • An interactive time line that provides a visual representation of the
      important events in the struggles for equality of African Americans, Native
      Americans, and Latino Americans from 1775 to 2000.
  • Valdés, M. J., (Producer) & Sandoval, C. (Writer). (2009). A class apart [Video file].
    Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=40874&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that discusses the discrimination and segregation faced by the
      Hispanic community in the United States, especially in realm of education.




Reflect: After the World War II, the United States embarked on
what came to be known as the Cold War against the Soviet Union. Although the two
sides never fought against each other directly, the Cold War nonetheless erupted
into violence at times in places like Vietnam, Korea, and Afghanistan. Consider
the major events of the Cold War and the ways that different presidential
administrations reacted to those events. Reflect, too, on the effects of the
Cold War on American culture.

Write: Based on information from your textbook and the
assigned video, answer the following questions:

  • What are two major foreign policy events of the Cold War, and how did the
    United States address them? What caused these events and how effective were the
    American responses?
  • What were two major changes within American society and culture that were
    caused by the Cold War? How did the Cold War cause these changes?

Your
initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with
examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and
properly cite any references. Your references and citations must be formatted
according to APA style

guestion 2

/in /by

Background to the Question

As I believe we have already noted previously, that United States Constitution was adopted at a time when government itself was seen as a problem – a threat to individual liberty. Hence the United States Constitution was written as, and largely remains, a marginal safeguard system against hasty majority action. Under its separation of powers system, the President is elected by a different system, for a different term, and by a different electorate than either of the houses in the Legislature. The Congress itself is divided into two houses, each of which is also elected by a different electorate (state-wide versus Congressional district) and for a different term. Originally the Senate (chosen by state legislatures, not direct election) was also elected by a different system than the House. And, of course, there are also the federal courts, each of which can declare unconstitutional laws passed by the Congress or state legislatures, and decisions of state courts. And judges hold their position for life

Add to this the federal system which divides the totality of government power between the states and the federal government, the checks and balance system designed to preserve the essence of the separation of powers system, and the Bill of Rights and its application to the states via the 14th Amendment, and you have a system well designed to protect the people from the Government.

By contrast, the British political system is unitary and parliamentary. There is no federal division of power and the legislative and executive branches are fused together in the Parliament to make policy making easier. There is a Bill of Rights, but every part of it can be rescinded by a simple parliamentary majority. In fact, before the United Kingdom joined the European Community, and subjected itself to the supremacy of the EC in a very narrow area of policy making, there was nothing that Parliament could not legally do. More precisely, there was nothing that a majority in the House of Commons could not do, because the House of Lords for most of the 20th century could only delay the passage of legislation, not prevent it.

The Question:

Should the British people be (more) worried about their rights being violated than Americans? If not, why not? If so, why?

You may refer to whatever sources your choose in answering.

Discussion on the categorical imperative

/in /by

This discussion will require you to have carefully read Chapter 4 of the textbook, as well as the assigned portions of Immanuel Kant’s (2008) Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.

https://content.ashford.edu/books/Thames.5057.18.1/sections/ch04sec4.2#ch04sec4.2

If you have trouble opening the book link above, message me ASAP

Kant’s text and the textbook discuss two “formulations” or ways of expressing Kant’s Categorical Imperative, the “Formula of Universal Law” and the “Formula of Humanity.” For each formula, Kant considers four test cases to explain how it applies: Suicide, False Promises, Cultivating One’s Talents, and Beneficence.

  1. Engage with the text:

Choose one of these test cases (it can be from either formula), and explain in your own words the reasoning that leads to the conclusion Kant defends. You should first explain the Categorical Imperative itself, focusing on the particular formula you are considering, and then carefully show how that principle leads to a particular conclusion.

  1. Reflect on the theories:

Would a utilitarian come to a different conclusion? If so, explain why. If a utilitarian would come to the same conclusion in this case, could there be a variation in the case that would lead the utilitarian and Kant to come to different conclusions?

  1. Reflect on yourself:

Do you agree with Kant’s conclusion? If not, explain the flaws in his reasoning. If you do agree, and you think a utilitarian would come to a different conclusion in this or a slightly varied case, why do you think that Kant’s reasoning is superior to the utilitarian’s?

ENG1300. Fiction Analysis Essay; story by Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,”

/in /by

Fiction Analysis

Compose an analytical essay of at least 1,200 words in which you offer an interpretation of a literary element in one of the assigned short story. Write your analysis focusing on one of the following elements in one of the assigned story: “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,“

  • Character
  • Theme
  • Symbolism
  • Imagery
  • Setting

Start by selecting one of the short stories assigned by your instructor. Brainstorm to identify the literary element that you would like to explore in the story. Choose from character, theme, symbolism, imagery, or setting. Then, develop a thesis that offers a specific interpretation of this element. Do not do any outside research at this point. When finished, should be at least 1,200 words (approximately four double-spaced pages).

Tips for the Essay

  1. Open your introduction with an engaging opener, such as a question, quote from the story, or interesting idea. Then, connect to the short story and mention the title and the author. End your introduction with a thesis statement that interprets one literary element of the story (such as theme, symbolism, or characterization).
  2. The body paragraphs should support your thesis. Present specific aspects of the short story that help to illustrate your points. Make sure to quote from the story and analyze specific lines that support your argument.
  3. Include a strong concluding paragraph that summarizes your main points and explains the significance of the thesis.

Module 4 SLP

/in /by

BACKGROUND IS THE SOURCES YOU TO USE ALONG WITH THE ONES FROM THE SLP ASSIGNMENT. ALSO, IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ADDITIONAL ONES FROM INTERNET THAT’S FINE AS WELL

Module 4 – Background

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Required Background Materials

Financial Reporting

Regulating Accounting. (2014). Pearson Learning Solutions, New York, NY.

The following articles will shed more light on the regulation of financial reporting.

About.com. (2014). IFRS and FASB – What are Financial Reporting Standards?

The Accounting Standards and Standard Setting Bodies. Retrieved from http://bizfinance.about.com/od/accountingandcash/a/IFRS-and-FASB-what-are-financial-reporting-standards.htm

Diffen. Compare Anything. (n.d.). GAAP versus IFRS Retrieved from http://www.diffen.com/difference/GAAP_vs_IFRS

Sarbanes Oxley 101. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sarbanes-oxley-101.com/sarbanes-oxley-compliance.htm

Seay, S. S. (2014). The economic impact of IFRS – A financial analysis perspective. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 18(2), 119-139. (Trident library).

Ratio Analysis

Ratios

Let’s start with a brief introduction to ratios.

Accounting Ratios. (2014). Pearson Learning Solutions, New York, NY.

Analyzing Financial Statements Using Ratios

Analyzing Financial Statements Using Ratios. (2014). Pearson Learning Solutions, New York, NY.

Read the section “Tools for Financial Statement analysis” and watch related videos on the same page at the below site.

Walther, L. (2015). http://www.principlesofaccounting.com/chapter-16/. Chapter 16. Retrieved from http://www.principlesofaccounting.com/youtube_player_poa/player.html?filename=lBkmrWh6JOk

Suggested Resources

Accounting Coach. (n.d.). Dictionary of Accounting Terms. Retrieved from http://www.accountingcoach.com/terms

Walther, L. M. (2015). Principles of accounting: A complete online text. Retrieved from http://www.principlesofaccounting.com/ . Note that there are also many useful videos associated with Dr. Walther’s textbook.

Module 4 – SLP

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Use the latest financial statements from Starbucks to compute ratios for the categories listed below. Use the formulae shown in the segment on “tools for financial statement analysis“.

Part I

Compute two ratios for each of the following categories.

  • Liquidity ratios
  • Debt service ratios
  • Turnover ratios
  • Profitability ratios
  • Other indicators

Part II

Write a three-paragraph memo to comment on the ratios.

  • Paragraph 1: What is the purpose of computing the ratios?
  • Paragraph 2: What did you learn?
  • Paragraph 3: Conclusion/summary of the information.

Address the memo to your instructor. Follow APA format. See sample at the following link: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/590/04/

SLP Assignment Expectations

Use Excel to compute and show the ratios.

Use Word for the memo. Submit two separate documents.