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Communicating with Technology

Describe in detail at least three instances during the course of an average week that you are required to organize, calculate, and interpret numeric data. If your average week does not generally include organizing numerical data, you may need to be creative with this part of the discussion! For each of the instances you describe, explain how the use of different technology tools might make these tasks easier and more accurate. Provide multiple examples of technology tools including:

  • portable devices (cell phones, pocket calculators, tablets), desktop computers, computer networks

Discuss any ethical, legal, and security implications of using technology to create and share numerical data.
Use properly documented sources from this course or other valid outside resources to justify, support, and expand on your response.
By the due date assigned, post your initial response of at least 150 words .

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student’s regression equation-mathematics

  1. Review the student’s regression equation (include it in your post). What is the independent variable name? (The answer is not “x” 🙂 What is the dependent variable name? Choose any other value for the independent variable (represented by the letter x in the equation) and plug that value in to solve for an estimate of the dependent variable (y in the equation). Show all steps and work.
  2. Review the correlation (r value) that the student calculated between the two variables. Is this correlation strong, medium, or weak and why? Based on the correlation strength, do you think that the regression equation will offer a fair estimate? Why or why not?
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Discussion—Implementing a Data Management System

Assignment 1: Discussion—Implementing a Data Management System

With the implementation of business analytics, an organization will also need to implement a good information systems plan in order to collect, manage, and organize all of the data. Not only is an information system needed, but the data has to be organized in a structured way otherwise any queries will produce bad results. This could be catastrophic for an organization because managers would be making decisions based on bad data. To make sure that the query generates good reports, you need to think about how to best organize data for each of the markets you are exploring.
Using the  online library resources and the Internet, research ways of optimizing data organization.
Respond to the following:

  • An organization does not have a good Management Information System (MIS) in place to help manage all of their data. What are some of the possible problems this could cause for decision makers?
  • Assume you are going to conduct some research in the field of toy making. What are some of the items for which you would want to collect data? For example: market trends in toy making, latest sales nationwide, etc. How would these pieces of data help the company to determine what toy to release for the holiday market?
  • With the implementation of an MIS for decision making, what would be some of the concerns related to ensuring that the organization can support the system? Would you control access to the system? Would there be someone to keep the data structures updated? Be sure to explain your ideas when answering these questions.
  • Why would an organization want to create an implementation plan for the integration of a MIS? Is this something that needs to be well thought out and, if so, why?

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

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FINANCE & ACCOUNTING – SENIOR ACCOUNTANT ANALYSIS

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING – SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Analysis
Due Date: Week 5
Note: While representative of possible situations faced by SunsTruck Sunglasses, all scenarios in this assignment are fictional.
Real Business
Large discount retailers like Target and Walmart employ large teams of Finance and Accounting professionals to help measure and understand the financial health of the business. Financial and accounting information helps these businesses make educated financial decisions, such as whether or not to continue partnering with a retail supplier. While often smaller businesses, it is equally important for these retail suppliers to use financial and accounting data to make educated decisions, such as the best approach to gaining additional funding.
Your Role
This week, you’ll assume the role of Senior Accountant with SunsTruck Sunglasses.

What Is a SENIOR ACCOUNTANT?
Senior accountants take ownership of reporting costs, profitability, margins and expenditures for a given business. They use the principles of accounting to analyze sales information, create financial reports, make recommendations about the financial health of the company, and more. They are also responsible for training junior accounting staff.

For the last six months, SunsTruck has partnered with the discount retail store to run a pop-up sunglasses stand in their stores for a big summer promotion. Due to the high customer purchase rate, the store has requested stock for five additional stores. SunsTruck needs to increase its capacity to meet the additional demand. In order to do so, SunsTruck needs additional money.
In this assignment, you will need to help determine which type of financing option is best for your company and train your junior accountants on the accounting cycle and financial statements.
Instructions
Step 1: FINANCING
The junior accounting team has assembled a Financing Report that (a) offers three options for securing the additional funds required to meet the new order; and (b) details the criteria Shaun, the owner of SunsTruck, would like you to consider when choosing one of the three options. Based on this report:
· Identify which financing option you think is the best option for SunsTruck to pursue given Shaun’s constraints. Underline your selection:
Option 1: Equity
Option 2: Debt
Option 3: Debt + Self-Financing
Explain the rationale for your decision.
Note: You should complete Steps 2 & 3 after reading the material in Week 5.
Step 2: ACCOUNTING CYCLE
A junior accountant is working to get everything in order for the new financing and has come to you with a question about what do next in the accounting cycle.
· Read the email the junior accountant sent you and identify the best next step to take in the accounting cycle. Explain your reasoning.
Step 3: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A potential investor has been identified, but before it is willing to commit, it has requested information about SunsTruck’s current debt from the junior accountants.
Identify the correct financial statement for your junior accountants that will provide the investor with the information it has requested. Underline your selection:
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Explain to your junior accountants why you are giving them this financial statement and where the debt information is located.
Step 4: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
If you were the type of financier selected in Step 1, would you invest in SunsTruck? Explain the rationale for your decision.

1 BUS100: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

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Developing Engaged Teams

 Why are high-functioning teams necessary in today’s business climate? Research a company known for its successful use of teams and discuss 2–3 key practices that reflect effective team dynamics. How did your selected organization’s approach to teams reflect the eight-step ETP development process from Starbird & Cavanagh?
For each forum, you must post a thread of at least 500 words in response to the prompt provided.  For each thread, you must support your assertions with at least 3 scholarly citations in APA format as well as include at least 1 biblical integration. Each reply must cite at least 1 scholarly source or include 1 biblical integration. Scholarly resources must come from peer-reviewed journals.

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behavioral psychology

Purpose of Project
It is very easy to be around children without noticing fascinating aspects of their behavior.  Indeed, it is rare when anyone intently observes a child for a continuous period, looking for behaviors that characterize an individual child or childhood.  Conscientious fulfillment of this project will help the observer be a better and more appreciative student of child behavior.  If you have children, you may observe your own children.
General Instructions
You will observe children in a natural setting for 1 hour.  This means that you may not be able to focus on one child exclusively.  For example, you might observe children at a park, school, shopping center, amusement park, etc.
While you are observing make detailed notes of the following:
1. Age range of children
2. Number of children present.  Number of adults present?
3. What behaviors are children engaging in?
4. How do the children interact with one another?
5. How do the children interact with an adult who is present?
6. Are the children engaging in age‐appropriate activities?
7. Comment on the attention span of the children.
8. Are there any gender differences in any of the behaviors you observe?
9.Does anything that we have covered in class or in the text apply to this situation?
 
Report Criteria
1. Write up of project, 2‐4 written pages (typed)
2. Give a general description of child (age, sex, etc.) and the observation situation  3.Describe behavior or patterns of behaviors that were   interesting to you and analyze the  significance to child development
4.Do not just put a chronological list of what child did during observation period, but do show  evidence that you make careful observation.
5.Discuss significance of behaviors for the child and child development in general (use your text  and notes.

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Empiric Versus Aesthetic Critical Appraisal

Week 4: Empiric Versus Aesthetic Critical Appraisal
List the elements of empiric and aesthetic critical appraisal tools. Discuss your chosen theory (Legacy of Florence Nightingale environment theory) in light of these two points of view – consider whether or not you believe it is important to appraise a theory from both perspectives and state why you think so. Be sure to integrate your understanding of Carper’s Ways of Knowing into this discussion. What new understandings do you have regarding implications of limited or expanded points of view?

1 PAGE, 2 REFERENCES, APA

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accounting quiz

1. Write the accounting equation. Identify accounts specific with each item of the equation. Using T accounts identify the normal balance for each account. (30 points)
2. Please journalize and post each entry to T accounts. (50 points)
JD Specialties performed the completed the following transactions:

Jan 2 Purchased $350 of supplies on account. (expense)
Jan 10 Performed services for client’s in the amount of $6,500 on account.
Jan 15 Paid wages of $1,500, insurance of $250, and travel expenses of $25.
Jan 28 Received $2,500 on account for services performed.
Jan 31 Received and paid utility bill in the amount of $750.

Supplies account
3. Prepare a trial balance from the information obtained in Problem 2. ( 20 points)

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Critical Thinking Memorandum

Critical thinking is an important part of problem solving, decision making, and everyday life.  So, what is critical thinking and why is it so important?  
Assignment Steps
Prepare a 700-word memo to yourself on critical thinking including the following:

  • Explain critical thinking.
  • Provide an example from your personal experience of critical thinking applied to a business decision.
  • Discuss the importance and benefits of using critical thinking.
  • Relate the importance and benefits of critical thinking to the example provided.
  • Discuss ways you might use critical thinking in your current job or chosen career path.