Module 5 Business 4

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As a stock analyst you are comparing performance between a discount merchandiser and a high-end merchandiser through a ratio analysis.  Suppose that both companies have identical ROEs.  If you apply the DuPont equation to both firms, would you expect the three components to be the same for both companies?  If not, explain what balance sheet and income statement items might lead to the differences in the DuPont equation components.

Instructions:

Please post your initial response by 23:59 EST Day 3 of the Week, and comments on the posts of at least two classmates by 23:59 EST Due Date.

You must first post your own response directly to the Discussion Topics by Day 3 before accessing other students’ responses. In addition, you should post at least TWO thoughtful and substantive responses to other classmates’ answers/comments by the due date in order to earn 5 points for each Discussion Topic. A mere “Yes, I agree” or “No, I don’t agree” type of responses will not be given any credit.

Additional bonus credit may be given to substantive responses reflecting additional research with sources of information clearly identified as they are particularly valued and enrich our online learning.

Concluding comments on each Discussion Topic will be posted on the Discussion folder after due date.

Instructions: Please read the below instruction before attempting the exam questions.

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Instructions: Please read the below instruction before attempting the exam questions. 

1- The exam is an open book. Students can get help from books and lecture notes. 

2- Please write your full name, SAP ID, page number, and signature on top of each answer sheet. 

3- Please use good quality paper. 

4- Attempt all questions; marks and CLOs of each question are duly mentioned. 

5- For student’s queries, the course teacher will be available from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on zoom session. The link of zoom session will be shared at 9:50 am to the class whatsapp group. Please ask the relevant logical question. 

6- After completing the exam, please scan or take a good quality photograph of each answer sheet and convert it to PDF file in the correct ascending order. Save the PDF file using your name and SAP-ID. e.g., (Muhammad Ali 122121). Please make sure the converted PDF must be readable.

7- If necessary, use online software to reduce the PDF file size. (https://smallpdf.com/compresspdf) 

8- Upload PDF file on Moellim before the end time. For students having low internet speed, please start uploading well before the end time. 

9- The hardcopy of answer sheets must be retained by students until the announcement of results. 

10- Faculty have formed a zero-tolerance policy about cheating in examinations. Therefore, based on your exam answers sheets, if the teacher found any student involved in copying from peers will have an online viva session with the course teacher or get zero marks.

Journal Analysis 2 OT

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 Pick one of the following terms for your research: collaboration, divisional structure, functional structure, horizontal structure, matrix structure, outsourcing, reengineering, teams, vertical linkages, or virtual team. 

 

Journal Article Summary & Discussion: Within each module, there is a list of key terms. Each student will select one of the key terms and conduct a search of Campbellsville University’s online Library resources to find 1 recent peer reviewed article (within the past 3 years) that closely relate to the concept. Your submission must include the following information in the following format: 

DEFINITION: a brief definition of the key term followed by the APA reference for the term; this does not count in the word requirement. SUMMARY: Summarize the article in your own words- this should be in the 150-200-word range. Be sure to note the article’s author, note their credentials and why we should put any weight behind his/her opinions, research or findings regarding the key term. 

DISCUSSION: Using 300-350 words, write a brief discussion, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapter Key Term. A discussion is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the mostimportant part of the assignment. 

REFERENCES: All references must be listed at the bottom of the submission–in APA format. (continued) Be sure to use the headers in your submission to ensure that all aspects of the assignment are completed as required. Any form of plagiarism, including cutting and pasting, will result in zero points for the entire assignment. 

microaggression

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Microaggression

This assignment presents a summary of your identified racial, ethnic, or cultural group and the microaggressions they face in society. For this assignment, you will write a paper of 4–5 pages (excluding the cover page and references list).

For this assignment, complete the following:

  • Describe the disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group you selected in Unit 4 discussion:
    • Support your description of the disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group with at least two peer-reviewed journal articles published in the last 5 years.
    • Discuss demographic factors, cultural orientation, and worldview.
    • Use the Capella Library and search for two peer-reviewed journal articles related to the disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group.
  • Define microaggressions:
    • Support your definition of microaggressions with scholarly publications.
  • Discuss and analyze microaggressions that the disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group may encounter:
    • Support your discussion of microaggressions experienced by the disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group with findings from your Unit 5 discussion.
    • Support your analysis of microaggressions with two peer-reviewed journal articles published in the last 5 years.
    • Use the Capella Library and search for two peer-reviewed journal articles related to microaggressions.
  • Design three strategies or therapeutic interventions to counter the identified microaggressions:
    • Support your strategies or therapeutic interventions with at least one scholarly reference.
  • Evaluate your personal experience with both giving and receiving microaggressions:
    • Identify and discuss one experience where you were the recipient of a microaggression.
    • Identify and discuss one experience where you expressed a microaggression to another person.
    • Evaluate the cultural competence that was lacking in these experiences. Support your evaluation of cultural competence with at least one scholarly reference.

Assignment Requirements

  • Times New Roman, 12-point, and double-spaced.
  • Include a cover page, page numbers, and a running head.
  • It is acceptable to write in the first person for this assignment.
  • Cite at least six sources.
  • Use current APA style and formatting, particularly for citations and references.

Entertainment Assignment

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Overview

This week, we’ve begun to learn about the steps necessary to begin planning an event. The purpose of this assignment is to develop an event concept that includes each of the elements that are essential to create your plan.

What You’ll Need

  • Your Macbook Pro Laptop
  • Safari Books access
  • Internet for research
  • Event Concept Worksheet PDF (download)

Prepare

Select a one-day event from the list below:

  1. Album Release Party
  2. Fashion Show
  3. Movie Premiere
  4. Business Conference

For your event, each of these conditions will apply:

  • This is a one-day event.
  • There will be no more than 250 attendees.
  • The event must be profit-oriented (no fundraisers, charity events, or cause-related events).
  • Avoid celebrity involvement.

Create

Describe the details of your event concept using the worksheet template provided. Follow the instructions on the worksheet to complete each question based on the following topics:

  • Event vision: Summarize the concept of your event.
  • Event goals: What is the purpose of your event?
  • Event objectives: What are the measurable outcomes for your event?
  • Target audience: Who do you expect to attend this event? Be sure to include demographic and psychographic considerations as required in the Event Concept Worksheet.
  • Date and time: When will this event take place? What time of day? What time of year?
  • Marketing and promotion: How will people find out about this event? 

Submit 

  1. Save your worksheet as a PDF document.
  2. Name your document as follows: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_EventConcept
  3. Upload your file to the LMS and submit.

Cybersecurity Planning

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A.) You are the web master of a college website. You share a server with other school departments such as accounting and HR.

Based on this chapter, create at least five security-related rules for staff members who are adding web pages being added to your site. Include a justification and explanation for each rule. Rules should relate to college, staff and student, and system information security.

Write your answer using a WORD document (200 words minimum). Do your own work and use your own words. Submit here. Note your Safe Assign score. Score must be less than 25 for full credit.

B.) Answer each these questions in a paragraph with at least five sentences: Include the question and number your responses accordingly. Provide a citation for each answer.

1. With all the stories about millions and millions of bytes of personal data having been exposed, why is their still any faith at all in the Internet?

2. How has the term hacking changed meaning over the years?

3. What is the most dangerous hacker tool?

4. From the news: How were NSA’s hacker tools  compromised? 

5. What was the vulnerability in the Target Breach?

6. What do you think of hactivism?

7. How did Stuxnet work? 

8. What was the Arpanet?

9. Deep brain stimulation is a treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Medical devices such as these are now becoming accessible through the web. Consider the dangers (threat surface)?

10. What is the Red Team?

N.Research

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– Sampling and Reliability Due Saturday @ 2359         

           

  • ***Class please note that there is no formal discussion post for this week. There is a reading reflection assignment which is due, this does not require responses to the posters. I am going to ask everyone to please write about 5-6 lines regarding your assigned readings, please post them in the discussion boards tab for week 6 reflections. This week is for reflection which is worth (1 point). Refer to the attached document below. However, please feel free to reach out to me if needed.

 BEG NGR 5110 Reflection Post Assignments.docx

However, there is a Library Assignment required. 

Library Assignment: This phase of your project will require everyone to visit the University Library or online to obtain information related to their project.

Phase 2 is Due Saturday @ 2359 (Worth 10 points) and Reading Reflection (Worth 1 point).

You will need to refer to your research paper rubric for the best possible outcomes for this assignment. You will find this rubric located within your course syllabus under Phase 2.

NGR 5110 Phase 2 Research Paper Rubric Week 6.docx

Class you will be asked to continue your research that you have already started. In this paper you are going to conduct a brief literature review on your topic. Please note that everyone will need to have at least five supporting articles related to their chosen topic (3 are peer-review journal articles) and will provide the desired methodology for their project. Your paper will be at least five to six pages (strict adherence to APA guidelines is required). Additionally, class, I will be looking for the quality of your writing, not the quantity. Your writings should be concise, factual and disseminates information.

We will commence as follows:

  1. Brief literature review
  2. Methodology and design of the study (Please be detailed-oriented as possible, your methodology should be written as a recipe. Meaning anyone can reproduce your research after reading it).
  3. Sampling Methodology
  4. Necessary tools that will be incorporated into your paper
  5. Any algorithms or flow maps that you may create (illustrations)

*** Please submit this assignment through Safe Assign.

Please look for the UPLOAD tabs to submit your assignments. They will be listed below this document.

Lessson-8

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Lesson 8 Discussion Forum

Reflection/Critical Evaluation of Your Learning Outcomes

Write a critical evaluation of your learning outcomes. In your response, consider:

1. The content of this class as they relate to Team Management and managerial decision making.

2. Base on the course content, discuss new skills you acquired from this class? How relevant are the new skills to your current and/or future profession?

3. How would you apply your new knowledge?

Post your original discussion no later than Saturday, May 5 at 11:00 PM EST. Read and respond to at least three (3) of your classmates’ posts.

Response-1 (RINI)

 

I really enjoyed being in this class. The subject was interesting and practical. As in real company project, we always have to work in a team. The course content gave me knowledge about team management, how to be effective team leader, what qualities should a team leader should have, what problems and challenges team leader goes through, and the most important was managing team conflict. In any job this will help me in how to understand each other and work in a work. How to choose team and what are the factors to be considered. Team diversity is also important. Team for long term goals working together have more understanding and know how to get work done from each other compare to short term goals. How internal and external cohesiveness work in a team. Daily stand up and status reporting meeting helps in keeping team in track. Onshore and offshore team challenges and different types of teams like self manage team, functional team and cross functional team, matrix team and contract teams. I learnt about each of them and also about the process of team decision making and different techniques used to make team decision like Delphi technique, Brainstorming and normal group technique. I learnt about pros and cons of team decision making.  Leadership paradox and the intra group conflict was interesting topic. Te team communication is very necessary and it should be effective and efficient with proper chain of command. The gap in team communication delays work and create chaos. Lastly the team needs leader who gives autonomy to team, makes them participate in a decision making, does not do any bias or favoritism, gives equal growth opportunity to everyone, and motivation and inspiration will keep team moving towards goals. So cooperation and support of each team members relives stress, reduces individual work load and makes team stronger. The team should be introduced well and should know about each other better by any dinner or lunch get together besides work will help them to be aware of everyone’s likes and dislikes. I can implement this knowledge in future when I will do a real time project in any company.

 Overall this subject has widened my knowledge and especially professor Eric Harter has been very helpful and supportive and gave the guidelines whenever needed. Thank you Professor

Reponse-2(Ramya)

 

Gives the sound judgment approach to gather the movement of how to set up a course in group administration and support a gainful space and enterprise and even more, to an assortment of settings. Stop group administration of the workplace, society and stuff from each other and know reasonably gives the possibility to figure out how to cooperate. Group administration is enormous, it is basic to enhance the accomplishment of the Association and everything being equal. It additionally helps business courses of action went for reinforcing group enhance in the workplace.

Individuals in the general public of that mastery are fundamental to guarantee the legitimacy of the gathering that contains the Director or Manager can lead the group. Figure out how to gather my own particular job by various leveled goals viable group administration course was proposed for directors who need to redesign their reasonableness with capable and group driving, to accomplish, to do as such.

Highlights around all group parts get the group spurred group administration courses, figured out how to guarantee the development of a decent group. Further, I likewise battle with group got the fitness to oversee them in a cumbersome circumstance that can show up in an area.

Learned as a noteworthy part of this course

I can propel crafted by the Organization reasonably applies to rouse their objective and my supervisor and my bits of knowledge. What’s more, increment proficiency with the goal that the whole association must be met. Can get to me, most staff individuals to accomplish something some lighting is important and there is plausibility of setting with extraordinary administration aptitude and tolerable delineations, my administration aptitudes. I require association changes to any district, and for what reason do they can drive forward through the insufficiencies of the Organization must fortify.

I is an imperative expertise to have some delegate doled To show as a teach and to assume liability for the wander has been being able to turn. Can offer certainty to work an appropriate energy about the accomplishments of specialists.

References:

https://www.decision-wise.com/6-ways-managers-can-improve-team-creativity-and-decision-making/

https://www.skills2lead.com/managerial-decision-making-process.html

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Since there is competition within the nurse practitioner field, it is very significant that one must market themselves in order to present their professional best to future employers. One of the best ways to market yourself is to create a career portfolio. A portfolio exhibits the framework of an individual’s accomplishments (Weber, 2016).  Initially, I would build my portfolio during my practicums. Through the right mentorship, I will gain abundant knowledge in my specialty as well start positive networking that will be in my favor when job seeking after graduation.

A few strategies, I plan on using within my professional development goals include using professional social media platforms and joining nursing organizations for networking and staying up to date on evidence-based practices. According to Daninhirsch’s article, It’s Not Just What You Know, Corporations are not the only entities that can have a brand; your individual brand is what defines you in your career, and anything you can do to construct that brand is going to work for you in the long run (pg.15). 

One of the first strategies that I will do is to try to network more. Due to the Covid epidemic and the frequent upgrades of technology in these modern times, most networking is made initially virtually by social media. I personally like using the professional networking site Linkedin. I have found many professional connections and employers throughout my nursing career through Linkedin.  Networking provides many new opportunities, personal development, collaborative research, policy activism, evidence-based practice, and many more benefits. Covey (2013) describes the importance of enlarging our circles of influence in order to be able to affect change within our circles of concern. 

Another one of my strategies that will help with my professional development goals is by joining nursing organizations such as the Tennessee Nurses Association since Tennessee is where I reside. There are many other nursing organizations I am interested in such as the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Nurse Honor Guard. Through the Tennessee Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, I can grow professionally by connecting with other experienced nurses and keep up to date on evidence-based practice. On a more personal note, I am currently interested in joining the Nurse Honor Guard because I really love what this organization stands for. I feel that being in this organization will help me remember why I became a nurse when times seem tough and to remember to remain humble and kind. To remember that it is a privilege to be able to care for someone at the most vulnerable times of their life and to as well appreciate the former nurses who paved the way for me and other new nurses and future nurses. The Nurses Honor Guard pays tribute to nurses at the time of their death by performing the Nightingale Tribute at the funeral or memorial service (Tobrocke, J.-J.,2018). This service is like a military tribute and officially releases the nurse from their nursing duties. Being able to be a part of honoring another nurse and commemorating them with their families is very special. I feel that nursing is a calling, and one must love taking care of others in order to push through and stay in health care. Nurses, as well as other health care professionals, should always be appreciated because this job is not for the faint of heart. 

Economic Brief

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 Develop an economic brief that is two to three (2-3) pages long in which you: 1. Select an industry and describe the goods and/or services this industry produces. Pick an industry from the NAICS list. 2. Identify this industry’s market structure and at least two or more market characteristics that support this market structure. (Market structures are covered in Weeks 3 and 4.) 3. Describe any notable microeconomic relationships, market outcomes, and/or trends in this industry. Include a graph, chart, or table containing related data. (Microeconomic relationships and market outcomes are covered in Weeks 2 through 4.) 

 How might government impact this industry’s market prices, output, and/or market structure? (Government intervention through price controls, industry regulations, and antitrust enforcement is covered in Weeks 2 and 4.) 5. This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different compared to other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter your Blackboard login credentials to view these standards.) o Your brief should include a cover page. o Your brief should be two to three (2-3) pages in length (not including the cover page), double-spaced, 12-point font. o Your brief should include a minimum of one (1) reference/citation in the text.