What are your comments concerning the Human Resources’ dismissals in this case? Which of the recommendations do you consider the best?
Lawyers representing terminated employees love an ugly firing the way personal-injury lawyers love a bad car wreck. No matter how well deserved the termination, no matter how flawless the documentation of the employee’s poor performance, and no matter how high the hopes for calm following the departure of a contentious employee, a poorly handled firing can turn even the best intentions into a nightmare of litigation. Since a “bad” firing can be used as evidence of the employer’s animosity toward the employee in a subsequent discrimination, retaliatory or wrongful-discharge lawsuit, spitefulness in a termination can be very harmful to an employer’s defense. In my top desk drawer, I keep clippings of “bad firings.” Consider the following examples:
A computer systems engineer tookhis 8-year-old daughter to the office with him on “Take Your Daughter to Work Day.” He was fired that same day (with his daughter sitting beside him in the human resources manager’s office) and escorted from the building.
A cattle-feed salesman, employed for over 20 years by the same multinational company, was called late one snowy January night by his supervisor and instructed to drive to a city more than 300 miles away to discuss his sales goals for the upcoming year. When he arrived the next day, he was met by the HR director and handed a notice of termination, effective that day. The HR director took the keys to his company car, and the salesman had to call his wife to drive through the snowstorm to pick him up.
A whistle-blowing lawyer who worked in state government was fired when she reported to work one morning. After the lawyer was escorted from the office, the state official who had fired her wrapped the lawyer’s desk with yellow police crime-scene tape, “for effect.”
Upon arriving at work one Monday morning, several bank managers and supervisors (all over 50 years of age) were told to go to the bank’s large conference room and wait for a special announcement. After they had waited for more than an hour, a security guard appeared with the bank’s HR director, who handed each of the employees a severance agreement and a cardboard box that contained family pictures and other personal items from his or her desk. The employees were then escorted from the building by the guard.
A young lawyer who worked for a large law firm with a self-professed reputation for hard-charging litigation was abruptly fired by the managing partner when she criticized the firm’s longtime administrator’s handling of an employee issue. The HR director escorted the lawyer from the office in the middle of the day in front of her astonished coworkers, walked her to the parking garage, warned her never to set foot in the building again, and then followed the young lawyer’s car as she exited the garage.
A universal description for each of these firings? Messy, public and humiliating. And fodder for hungry plaintiffs’ lawyers.
Using the company’s mission statement \or declaration of corporate values, many effective plaintiffs’ attorneys gleefully compare phrases such as “respect for human dignity” with the facts of an ugly firing. Jurors view such firings with distaste, and often respond sympathetically with large monetary awards to compensate for the employee’s pain and anguish. Business owners, executives and managers should be very concerned about how company terminations are handled. Since no termination is without significant emotion on both sides, there should be as much preparation, detailed planning and levelheadedness in a firing as in putting together a company’s disaster plan. My recommendations:
Know your company’s terminator. A common factor in bad firings is a poorly trained human resources director. Know the personality, training and background of that person. Ensure that the individual has the temperament to be fair and impartial, and the ability to ask some hard questions: Is this termination legal? Does anyone have a hidden agenda? What are the repercussions of this termination? Make certain the terminator has an impartial script prepared in advance that responds to all possible questions by the employee.
Treat each termination as if it were thine own. Business owners and boards of directors are ultimately responsible for their employees’ actions. View each termination as if your own job were on the line, and do not simply “rubber stamp” each recommended termination. Remember that an employee lawsuit will almost certainly require your deposition and trial testimony, and you will have to explain your actions to a jury most likely composed of more staff or line workers than supervisors and business owners.
Expect the unexpected. Although I am not a proponent of escorting a terminated employee from the building, particular circumstances may dictate otherwise, and employers should be prepared in the event that the unfortunate or unexpected occurs. Be prepared, but not obvious.
Three words: civility, courtesy, candor. Too many employees are told, “You’re not a fit with this firm,” or “This is an ‘employment at will’ company,” or “We don’t have to give you a reason.” In an effort to obtain an explanation, those employees generally go to a phone book, thumb through the yellow pages and find an attorney eager to sue an employer. I recommend that employees be told the reason for their termination. There is nothing wrong with responding, “Because of your continued poor performance.”
Don’t be a jerk. Enough said.
Remember that this is business and not personal. Firings are not an opportunity for the employer or its representative to vent or relive past affronts to the corporation. If an employee tries to turn the termination into a “boxing match,” the terminator must remain as levelheaded and calm as a chess player. Remember that events at the termination might be replayed many times in a lawsuit and before a jury.
WK8 CASE STUDY CJ453 FINAL
Final Case Study Preparation
Students will read chapter 8 of the Edward Alden text, The Closing of the American Border . Upon completion of the weekly Alden chapter reading assignment, students will begin the final case study.
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Final Case Study Instructions
Students will use information from each of weekly case study submission, including information gleaned for chapter 8 of the Alden text, as building points for their final case study. Otherwise, students will not simply regurgitate what was already written in those case studies, but instead only use information gleaned from those studies as reference points when composing their final case study.
The final case study will be a minimum five pages and must include the following elements:
- A brief (no more than one page) review of the U.S.’ historical efforts to secure its borders as discussed in the Alden text;
- A discussion of the political debacle of the current immigration debate (pro and con) which has left America divided along racial, ethnic, religious, and political lines;
- A discussion of how this issue has left the American people struggling to maintain a sense of what true democracy is or is not,
- A review of the student’s plan to address the immigration issue in the U.S. The plan must cover all four components of the issue (racial, ethnic, religious, and political).
The final is worth 80 total points. These points, combined with the 70 points possible for the weeks 1-7 case study submissions, result in 150 points total for case study work in the course. In addition to addressing each of the elements mentioned above, the final must adhere to the following criteria:
- The paper must be APA formatted and referenced.
- The first page of the paper must include a cover sheet correctly formatted according to APA guidelines.
- The second page must include an Abstract.
- This essay must use 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, and double spacing.
- Any citations MUST be correctly formatted according to APA guidelines (there should be at least five, documenting where you got the information for your report). Do NOT use an automated citation manager to perform this function. Do it manually for this assignment and check your formatting against available GU approved APA resources.
- Excluding the cover page and references, this paper must be at least 5 pages. The entire paper must be your original work.
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Article Review
1.https://sustainablesecurity.org/2016/11/01/rising-golden-dawn-inside-greeces-neo-nazi-party/
2.https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-09-12/how-lesbos-residents-drove-far-right-golden-dawn-party-island
3.https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/vassilis-petsinis/banality-of-golden-dawm
4.http://www.suedosteuropa.unigraz.at/cse/sites/default/files/papers/evangelindis_greek_refugee_crisis_and_solidarity.pdf
Your article reviews should include all 4 articles posted (half page-one page for each article, make them separately )and could also pose questions for discussion, contest points, and provide critical commentaries. Please do not summary the article content, just go straight to argue your opinions from the first sentence of your review and provide deep understanding and commentaries. You can also pick specific paragraphs or angle to analysis your point of view. There is no other research needed, just focus on these 3 articles. The sentences and grammar should be simple and easy to understand since it is not a formal essay, it is just a oral presentation.
Traditional Marketing Vs. Digital Marketing
Do NOT write the paper without READING the two articles: Dawar (2013) article and the Gould (2014) blog
Assignment:
1. Imagine that you work for a medium-sized company and consider the Dawar (2013) article and the Gould (2014) blog. An analysis of the extent to which a situation similar to the one described in the Dawar (2013) article exists within your own organization or one with which you are familiar; analysis should consider the following factors:
· The need to sell the most product (online and in retail): detailed analysis on the extent to which digital and traditional marketing teams should work together to address the need to sell the most product (online and in retail). Evidence and examples support and illustrate the analysis.
· Building relationships with customers (perhaps multiple target segments): detailed analysis on the extent to which digital and traditional marketing teams should work together to address the need to build relationships with customers (perhaps multiple target segments). Evidence and examples support and illustrate the assessment.
· Making people aware of your products and services: detailed analysis on the extent to which digital and traditional marketing teams should work together to address the need to make people aware of the products and services. Evidence and examples support and illustrate the analysis.
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2. An explanation of how the traditional and the digital teams should work together and why it is important that they do.
Requirement:
1. Two Page, double spaced, 12 point font Times New Roman, APA 6th edition format and APA citation rules, written in complete sentences and essay form
2. Reference page with in-text/parenthetical citations in the body
3. Graduate level academic scholarly writing.
4. At least 4 references in APA format.
Assignment 2: Health Insurance and Quality Due Week 4
Assignment 2: Health Insurance and Quality Due Week 4 and worth 150 points Imagine that you are the clinic manager of an urgent care center. Recently, your center has seen an increase in complaints regarding long wait times, inadequate or incomplete information from staff during visits, and the relatively small number of insurance types accepted at the facility. Write a 2-3 page paper in which you: 1.Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce healthcare cost. Support your response with examples of the successful application your chosen quality initiatives. 2.Defend your position on the decision to accept Medicare or Medicaid as potential pay sources for your urgent care center. Provide support with at least two (2) examples that illustrate your position. 3.Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 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 impact of healthcare financing and health insurance on healthcare access, quality, and cost. •Determine the factors that affect healthcare quality in healthcare organizations. •Use technology and information resources to research issues in healthcare policy, law, and ethics. •Write clearly and concisely about healthcare policy and law using proper writing mechanics. Click here to view the grading rubric.
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
www.cops.usdoj.gov Fact Sheet
Sole Source Justification
What is “sole source” procurement?
Sole source or procurement by noncompetitive proposals is procurement through solicitation of a proposal from only one source. Sole source procurements must adhere to the standards set forth in 2 C.F.R. § 200.320(f ) in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, as adopted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2 C.F.R. § 2800.101.
When is sole source approval required by the COPS Office?
A recipient must request written approval from the COPS Office for sole source procurements in excess of $150,000 prior to purchasing equipment, technology, or services; obligating funding for a contract; or entering into a contract with award funds. For the purchase of equipment, technology, or services under a COPS Office award, recipients must use their own documented procurement procedures that reflect applicable state and local laws and regulations, as long as those requirements conform to the federal procurement standards set forth in 2 C.F.R. § 200.318. A sole source justification request should be submitted if a recipient determines that the award of a contract through a competitive process is infeasible. Recipients may conduct noncompetitive proposals (or “sole source” procurement) by procurement through solicitation from only one source when one or more of the following circumstances apply:
• The item/service is available only from one source.
• The public exigency or emergency for the require- ment will not permit a delay resulting from competi- tive solicitation.
• The COPS Office authorizes noncompetitive proposals in response to a written request from the recipient.
• Competition is determined inadequate after solici- tation of a number of sources.
Sole source procurement should be used only when use of competitive solicitation procedures like sealed bids or competitive proposals are not applicable to the requirements or is impracticable.
What documentation must be submitted to the COPS Office for sole source approval?
Requests for sole source procurements of equipment, technology, or services in excess of $150,000 must be submitted to the COPS Office in writing certifying that the award of the contract through full and open competition is infeasible.
The outline below may be helpful in preparing your agency’s sole source request and ensuring that all of the
An award recipient must request written approval from the COPS Office for sole source procurements
in excess of $150,000 prior to purchasing equipment, technology, or services; obligating
funding for a contract; or entering into a contract with award funds.
necessary information is included.
The sole source request must be signed and submitted on the recipient’s department letterhead and must include the agency’s ORI number and the award number for which the approval is being sought.
The request should also include the following information:
• Section I. A brief description of the project, the amount to be designated for the sole source procurement, and the purpose of the contract
• Section II. (a) An explanation as to why it is necessary to contract in a noncompetitive manner and (b) Which one (or more) of the four circumstances identified below applies to the procurement transaction (include supporting information as identified below under the applicable section(s)):
1. If the item or service is available only from one source, please include the following:
— Uniqueness of items or services to be procured from the proposed contractor or vendor (compatibility, patent issues, etc.)
— How the agency determined that the item or service is only available from one source (e.g., market survey results, independent agency research, patented or proprietary system, etc.)
— Explanation of need for contractor’s expertise linked to the current project (e.g., knowledge of project management, responsiveness, experience of contractor personnel, prior work on earlier phases of project)
— Any additional information that would support the case
2. If the public exigency or emergency for the requirement will not permit a delay resulting from competitive solicitation, please include the following:
— When the contractual coverage is required by your department and why
— Impact on project if deadline/dates are not met
— How long it would take an alternate contractor to reach the same required level of competence (equate to dollar amounts, if desired)
— Any additional information that would support the case
3. The COPS Office authorizes noncompetitive proposals in response to a written request from the recipient.
4. If competition is determined inadequate after solicitation of a number of sources, please include the following:
— Results of a market survey to determine competition availability; if no survey is conducted, please explain why not
— Any additional information that would support the case
• Section III. A declaration that this action/choice is in the best interest of the agency
Failure to provide all of the necessary information will delay the processing of your request. Your agency will be contacted if any of the identified information is missing or if additional supporting information is required. If the COPS Office determines that the request does not meet the standards set forth above, the request will be denied.
Please be advised that conflicts of interest are prohibited under the procurement standards set forth in 2 C.F.R. § 200.318(c). In addition, program funds should not be awarded to any party that is debarred or suspended from participation in federal assistance programs.
If you have any questions regarding the federal requirements that guide procurement procedures, please contact your Grant Program Specialist or Program Manager at 800-421-6770.
Contact the COPS Office
For more information about COPS Office programs and resources, please call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or visit the COPS Office online at www.cops.usdoj.gov.
September 2016
E-Business Strategy And Business Model-ECOM 421 Project Assignment Sep 2017
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences E-Business Strategy and
Business Model
ECOM 421 Project Assignment Sep 2017
Overview:
Strategy is perquisite to success. This project emphasizes upon the application of strategy
in business. It answers the important question: why it is important to individuals and
organisations in achieving their goals. In this case the strategy will be in reference to
businesses using e-business systems. We understand the e-Business Strategy plan as a
detailed plan that is a unifying theme that gives coherence and direction to the actions
and decisions of an organization operating in e-Business domain.
Strategy is both a science and art. To prepare an e-Business Strategic plan, it is imperative
to understand the environment in which company operates. It needs to consider all
categories/types of environment both internal as well as external as an basic input to
creating right strategy and business model.
There are now a variety of tools and knowledge available that guides us how to create the
e-Business plan. This course equips the students in the different theories, models and
framework that help a student and practitioner of management to create the strategy plan
for any e-Business organization.
This project expects demonstration of such skills by the student on applicability of different
tools, techniques and models to arrive at a systematic e-Business strategy plan.
Read the below instructions that you will guide you to do this exercise.
1. Pick Your Company:
Pick a company to research. Make sure that it is large enough to have enough
data to make it easy to research. It is desired that this company should have a
reasonable use of Internet/e-commerce technologies in its operations. Submit
the name of the company you choose to your professor for approval.
2. Research your selected company to determine the past, present, and likely
future of the industry and the company’s track record with that industry.
Use the different models like SWOT, PEST, Porters model to understand
the market environment.
3. Create the appropriate strategy framework keeping in view its Value
Network. Detail out the specific activities that would be undertaken in
context of its digital business framework.
4. Create the implementation plan. Identify the activities to be undertaken. List
the possible risks and possible measures to address them.
5. Executive Summary:
Write the executive summary for your e-Business strategy plan. An executive
summary provides a synopsis of the entire plan that highlights the most
important points of the proposed Strategy Plan. It gives others (i.e., employees,
financers, etc.) a concise picture of what you are going to do and how you are
going achieve it. The executive summary of this e-Business plan will be the first
section of the plan, but is the last section written.
6. Present Your e-Business Strategy Plan:
Create a presentation to the senior business leaders that will provide a
summary of the most important points of your e-Business Strategy plan. Your
presentation is to:
o Presentation duration of 5 to 10 minutes.
o Include a PowerPoint presentation of 6- 8 slides
o Include a one-page handout for the senior business leaders. Email this
to your instructor and your classmates.
o Your instructor will give you directions about when and how you will
present.
o Be prepared to critique the strategy plans presented by your
classmates.
Note:
Format the project according to the Business Report Guidelines. Include a reference
page. (Note: According to APA, if you have an entry on the reference page there must
be at least one in-text citation that corresponds to the entry in the body of the document.) Project Submission:
Submission week Due Date Point Covered Marks
First Submission Week 7 Upto 2 3
Second
Submission
Week 12 Submit Project 7
Third
Submission
Week 13 Presentation 5
Submission will be through the Blackboard.
Business Report Guidelines
Standard Format for Business Reports
Students are expected to adhere to the following when completing a business report.
1. 12-point serif font (Times New Roman or Courier).
2. Double-spaced (unless the assignment specifically states single-spaced).
3. 1-inch margins at the top, bottom, left, and right of every page.
4. Cover page.
5. Page numbers are in the header in the top right corner. A running head is not
included.
6. Paragraphs are to be indented five to seven spaces.
7. Complete sentences, correct grammar, correct spelling, and accurate punctuation are
expected.
8. Absence of typographical errors.
9. Citations within the body of the text follow APA format. Note: Even though you may
not use citations in a report at work, you are currently in an academic environment.
Demonstrate that you have analyzed and evaluated information you have gained in
the course and then applied it appropriately in your report.
10. Reference list (if necessary) starts on a new page and follows proper APA 6th edition
format.
11. Images, graphs, charts, or other types of visuals are considered to be figures in APA
format and must adhere to proper APA 6th edition formatting.
12. Writing style is to be concise, factual, and in the imperative mood. Write to your
audience (see details in the assignment). Use strong words that will persuade and/or
motivate your audience.
13. Typical elements (see your assignment for specific details):
a. Introduction or executive summary.
b. State the issue being addressed.
c. Explain the exact steps taken and methods used (procedure) to address the issue for
this report.
d. Identify the findings during the course of your procedure. Include specific data.
e. Conclusions based on the analysis and evaluation of your findings.
f. Recommendations state actions that you feel needs to be taken based on your
findings and conclusions.
ACC/497 Assignments-Accounting
WEEK 2
Review the following case study.
When the FASB issues new standards, the implementation date is often 12 months from date of issuance, and early implementation is encouraged. Becky Hoger, controller, discusses with her financial vice president the need for early implementation of a standard that would result in a fairer presentation of the company’s financial condition and earnings.
When the financial vice president determines that early implementation of the standard will adversely affect the reported net income for the year, he discourages Hoger from implementing the standard until it is required.
Write a response of 750 to 1,050 words in which you answer the following requirements:
· Determine an ethical issue that is involved in this case if any.
· Identify if the financial vice president acting improperly or immorally.
· Explain what Hoger have to gain by advocacy of early implementation.
· Identify who might be affected by the decision against early implementation.
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
WEEK 3
Review the following case study:
FASB ASC 320 requires companies to assign their portfolio of investment securities into:
· Trading securities.
· Securities available for sale.
· Held-to-maturity securities.
Write a response of no more than 1,500 words in which you answer the following:
· Define each of these categories of securities and discuss the accounting treatment for each category.
· Discuss how companies are required to assign each category of securities into its current and noncurrent portions.
· Discuss the arguments for each position. Some individuals maintain that the only proper accounting treatment for all marketable securities is current value. Others maintain that this treatment might allow companies to “manage earnings”.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
WEEK 3
Discuss with your team the following case study:
Client X offers a generous employee compensation package that includes employee stock options. The exercise price has always been equal to the market price of the stock at the date of grant. The corporate controller, John Jones, believes that employee stock options, like all obligations to issue the corporation’s own stock, are equity. The new staff accountant, Marcy Means, disagrees. Marcy argues that when a company issues stock for less than current value, the value of preexisting stockholders’ shares is diluted.
Pretend you are hired to debate the issue of the proper treatment of options written on a company’s own stock.
Write a team paper response of 550 to 700 words in which you address the following requirements:
1. Describe how Client X should account for its employee stock option plan under existing GAAP.
2. Write a summary of your argument, citing concepts and definitions to buttress your case, assuming:
1. You are siding with John.
2. You are siding with Marcy.
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
WEEK 4
Discuss with your team the following case study:
Client X contacted you for clarification and recommendations regarding the instances when goodwill should be adjusted for impairment.
Write a team consensus response of 525 to 700 words to include the following:
· Provide detailed rational of why goodwill must be adjusted for impairment.
· List the tests for impairment.
· Explain the meaning of a non cash impairment charge.
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
Read the following case study:
The Whitley Corporation’s year-end is December 31, 2013. It is now October 1, 2013. The Whitley management team is taking a look at the prior nine months and attempting to make some short-term strategy decisions.
Whitley has experienced steady growth over the five preceding years. The result has been a steadily increasing EPS. Last year, Whitley reported an EPS of 1.95.
This year, owing to a mild recession, Whitley’s sales have fallen off. Management is looking for strategies that can improve the appearance of the financial statements. At the same time, there is a need for new equipment in the plant. Despite the recession, Whitley has enough cash to make the purchase.
Based on the year’s performance to date and extrapolation of the results to year-end, management feels that the pretax financial accounting income for the year will be $200,000. Transactions from prior years have resulted in a deferred tax asset of $15,000 and a deferred tax liability of $70,000 at the beginning of 2013. The temporary difference of $37,500 that resulted in the deferred tax asset is expected to completely reverse by the end of 2013. The deferred tax liability resulted totally from temporary depreciation differences. There will be a pretax reversal of $42,500 in this temporary difference during 2013.
Based on currently enacted tax law, the purchase of the equipment will result in a future taxable amount of $50,000. Whitley management feels that it can wait four to six months to purchase the machine. Whitley’s tax rate is 40 percent.
Write a response of 700 to 1,050 words to the following:
· Determine the projected amount of income tax expense that would be reported if Whitley waits until next year to purchase the equipment.
· Determine the projected amount of income tax expense that would be reported if Whitley purchases the equipment in 2013.
· Explain why Whitley should/shouldn’t wait to purchase the equipment. Your answer should take into consideration the expected financial statement effects, as well as the effect on EPS. Support your conclusions with pro forma data. The number of shares that Whitley will use to calculate EPS is 55,500.
· Determine the ethical considerations of this case.
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
WEEK 5
About Your Signature Assignment
Signature/Benchmark Assignments are designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree.
Signature/Benchmark Assignments are graded with a grading guide or an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for course/program improvements.
Read Case 3, Charitable Contributions and Debt: A Comparison of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/ALSAC and Universal Health Services in the Mastery of the Financial Accounting Research System (FARS) Through Cases book.
Write a response of 700 to 1,050 words in which you address the following questions from Case 3, Charitable Contributions and Debt: A Comparison of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/ALSAC and Universal Health Services:
· Requirement A, 1-4.
· Requirement B, 1-2.
· How would your answers to Requirements A and B differ if the government owned and operated the hospital?
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
WEEK ONE DISCUSSION QUESTION ONE
DQ-1
FASB Codification System provides the accountant with a vast array of information related to accounting issues. Assume that you are responsible for providing guidance to management on the implementation of the company’s strategic plans and you want to insure that management has all of the pertinent information relative to the implementation of the company’s strategic plans. What other data bases might you use to insure that management has all of the pertinent information necessary for the successful implementation?
DISCUSSION QUESTION TWO
FASB Codification System contains nine different data bases. When providing guidance and direction to management concerning business decisions and how accounting treatment of these decisions will impact the financial treatment of these decisions – which data base would you rely upon to give management the proper advice.
WEEK 2
DQ 1
Generally management is defined as “The effective and efficient use of limited organizational resources to achieve organizational goals and to maximize productivity”. Discuss the Managerial Accountant’s role in achieving these objectives. Take into consideration the three broad functions of management in this discussion, (i.e. planning, organizing and controlling).
DQ 2
Assume that you are the CFO of a mid size company located in the mid western U.S… You report to the President and currently your company’s has concentrated its activities in the continental U.S.
The National Association of AICPA’s is conducting a three day training seminar in New York City. The topic is the “Convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS”.
Discuss how you would justify the time and resources for you to attend this seminar and why the topic has relevance to your company.
WEEK 3
DQ1 1
The Treasury Department issues two types of regulations “interpretative” and “legislative”. Compare and contrast “interpretative” and “legislative” regulations and briefly discuss why the courts are less likely to invalidate a legislative regulation.
DQ 2
The U.S. Tax Court issues both regular and memorandum decisions. Assume that you are a Tax Practitioner and one of your client’s poses the following query: “If we take my case to the U.S. Tax Court I have heard that they could render either a “regular” or a “memorandum” decision – what is the difference between the two and are there any similarities?” Discuss “regular” and “memorandum” U.S. Tax Court decisions as a response to your client’s query.
WEEK 4
DQ 1
Respond to the following question with a 200 – 300 word response and include personal or work experience where applicable. What experience do you have with auditor work within your company? Are there items that you need to provide them that you feel relates to risk assessment? If not, how can auditors mitigate risks and liability factors when auditing a company?
DQ 2
Respond to the following question with a 200 – 300 word response. Include personal or work experience where applicable. Has SOX improved the quality of the audit? Why or why not? How do you think SOX has affected the jobs of accountants and internal auditors within your company?
WEEK 5
DQ 1
Respond to the following question with a 200 – 300 word response and include personal or work experience where applicable. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is a private, nonprofit organization formed in 1984 to develop and improve accounting and financial standards for state and local governments. In June, 1999, GASB approved GASB-34, entitled Basic Financial Statements-and Managements Discussion and Analysis- for State and Local Governments. This statement establishes new requirements for the annual financial reports of state and local governments.
There are approximately six major requirements outlined in GASB-34 – one of these is “Required Supplementary Information” (RSI). Describe this requirement and discuss the changes in reporting requirements RSI now requires of state and local governments.
DQ 2
Respond to the following question with a 200 – 300 word response. Include personal or work experience where applicable. GASB-34 requires that state and local governments will include a Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section preceding the basic financial statements. Describe and discuss this requirement and compare this requirement with the SB-2 Report – (MD&A) as required by SOX.
Assignment 2: Recycling, Reducing, And Reusing
In the Working Ahead section in Modules 1, 2, and 3, you were informed to collect items to be recycled and log a journal of these items. You were also instructed to select either Module 2 or Module 3 to collect these items.
Your assignment in this module is to submit your weeklong Recycling Journal, along with an analysis of your recycling efforts and an examination of the recycling process.
Be sure to examine what you have recycled in your chosen week and estimate how many grocery sacks of material you recycled—try to estimate the size. Results showing who recycled the most material will be posted by your facilitator in Module 5.
For this assignment, complete the following:
Part 1
Review your Recycling Journal for the week you selected. Write a report that covers the next two parts of this assignment.
Part 2
Based on what you identified as recyclable in one week and using this data, estimate how much garbage your entire locality or city could prevent sending to the landfill. Include the following:
- What is the total population of your community? You may use reliable Internet resources to identify this information.
- If everyone in your community recycled as much trash as you did for one week, how much garbage could your area recycle? To calculate this number, you can use your number and multiply it by the number of people in your community.
- How much trash could your community save in a year? To calculate this number, multiply the weekly estimate for your community by the number of weeks in a year.
- Do you think your community recycles enough? How can the US Government place more importance on recycling?
Part 3
Examine the process of recycling. Include the following:
- Explain how recycled material is reused.
- Describe what happens to recycled cans, bottles, and newspapers after they go to the recycling bin.
- Examine the impact you have on creating renewed resources from these recycled items.
Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.
Write a 4–5-page report in Word format. Submit the report, along with your recycling journal. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.
MKTG6002 Marketing-Assessment 1: Research Case Study Report
| ASSESSMENT BRIEF | ||
| Course Code | and Title | MKTG6002 Marketing |
| Assessment | Assessment 1: Research Case Study Report | |
| Individual/Group | Group | |
| Length | Up to 3000 words (+-10% principle applies) | |
| Learning Outcomes | a) Outline and implement the marketing research | |
| process and identify a range of methods of | ||
| acquiring, using and storing data | ||
| b) Critically evaluate the relation of marketing | ||
| process with the resources of an organisation and | ||
| client needs with regards to the creation of value | ||
| for the organisation | ||
| Submission | Due 23:59 (AEST/AEDT) Sunday end of Module 3 | |
| Weighting | 40% | |
| Total Marks | 40 marks | |
Objectives:
- Provide a theoretical overview of marketing theory and practical application of innovative marketing strategies;
- Build research methods relating to samples and inferences particularly in relation to market research data collection and analysis.
How the assessment fits into the subject/course:
Marketing in the 21st Century has drastically evolved and is a critical component of business administration. The design of Marketing plans is integral to business organisation and the assessment for this subject aims to provide students with group and individual work to apply effective marketing strategies.
Linkages between Assessments 1 and 2:
Assessment 1 requires students to create a case study and review marketing plans. Assessment 2 requires students to devise a marketing plan of products or services offered by their own organisation and to consider how the marketing plan will add value to their organisation.
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Instructions:
As a research task students will create a case study of a social enterprise and evaluate its marketing plan. Students will work in groups to explore how the social enterprise developed its market and engaged market appeal.
Definition: ‘Social enterprise’ (SE) refers to a business for a social purpose: Using a business strategy (marketing in our case) to achieve a social, cultural or environmental goal rather than for the economic benefit of shareholders or owners
SE may be returning all profits to the enterprise itself, or they may be returning profits to their cooperative owners, the community, or someone else
SE differ from a for-profit ‘business’, however. The social goal is the key for a social enterprise, with profit/nonprofit status being a secondary choice; profit status, however, is the key reason to exist for a traditional business.
Examples please see the link below:
http://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/what-is-a-social-enterprise
The development of the case study must incorporate the following elements:
- Give an overview of a social enterprise of your choice
- Identify and analyse the market for a particular service of product;
(Offered by this enterprise)
- Explain and justify how the social enterprise was developed and for what market.
(Need some online or other type of intelligence on the firm)
- Analyse the importance of creativity and initiative undertaken to develop a competitive social enterprise;
- Your own creativity and application of theory
- Critically assess and evaluate the Marketing Plan;
(Provide discussion of theory)
- Evaluate impacts such as financial, social and political issue which may impact on marketing plan; (provide theory)
- Identify and compare relevant market trends and analyse the implications of market and environmental trends
(in that industry. Apply theory and preferably academic work)
- Apply the 4 P’s strategies and explain feasibility ensuring consistency with analysis of the market as well as providing recommendation for strategy
(theory on 4Ps first, latest developments of it and apply to the firm)
Output/Deliverable and parameters of the Assessment
One submission of a case study and review of a marketing plan consisting of 3000 words. Students may incorporate a range of mediums and formats in the case study e.g. Electronic tools and multi-media, etc.
RESOURCES TO BE PROVIDED:
- An electronic library and reading guide is provided to all students including a range of e-textbooks and journals available through online journal databases including EBSCO.
- Access to examples of case studies.
Criteria
- Identification and Analysis of Market
- Application of knowledge to practise
- Knowledge and skills demonstrating creativity and initiative
- Assessment of Marketing Plan
- Team Work skills
Learning Outcomes
- Outline and implement the marketing research process and identify a range of methods of acquiring, using and storing data.
- Critically evaluate the relationship of marketing process with the resources of an organisation and client needs with regards to the creation of value for the organisation.
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Brief criteria:
Identification and Analysis of Market (out of 25)
Application of knowledge to practise (out of 25)
The impact of the application of the marketing mix on consumer behaviour (out of 20)
The role of marketing in embedding principles of sustainability, ethics and social justice within an organisation (out of 20)
Team Work (that will include the presentation of paper, formatting, gramma, and style (out of 10)
Learning Rubrics
| Assessment | Attributes | Fail | Pass | Credit | Distinction | High Distinction | ||
| (Unacceptable) | (Functional) | (Proficient) | (Advanced) | (Exceptional) | ||||
| Identification and | Does not adequately identify the market, | Identifies the market | Uses available data to | Establishes, adjusts, | Moves beyond basic | |||
| may produce a surface-based approach to | within which firms | validate the market | and/or recommend | requirements. Compares | ||||
| Analysis of Market | ||||||||
| analysing the market or have several glaring | compete. Attempts to | areas, market | structural changes | competing institutions by | ||||
| omissions. | provide analysis of that | competitors, and product | that will allow the | the type of | ||||
| 25% | market. | matches (benchmarks). | business to | industry/institution, | ||||
| Identify market trends | effectively compete | comparability of services, | ||||||
| Outline and | through formal tools. | within specific areas | size, and business status | |||||
| of social enterprise. | (e.g. NGO). | |||||||
| implement the | ||||||||
| marketing research | ||||||||
| process and identify a | ||||||||
| range of methods of | ||||||||
| acquiring, using and | ||||||||
| storing data. | ||||||||
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| Assessment | Attributes | Fail | Pass | Credit | Distinction | High Distinction | ||
| (Unacceptable) | (Functional) | (Proficient) | (Advanced) | (Exceptional) | ||||
| Application of | Shows limited understanding of the internal | Understands the internal | Understands the impact of | Evaluates the impact | Demonstrates cultural | |||
| knowledge to practice | and external business environment. Lacks a | and external business | financial, social, political, | of financial, social, | sensitivity. Analyses the | |||
| global perspective and may use a limited | environment including | environmental issues on | political, | impact of financial, social, | ||||
| 25% | range of information as the basis of | commercial context and | the business. | environmental issues | political, environmental | |||
| recommendations for practice. | market forces. | Demonstrates commercial | on the business; and | issues on the business; | ||||
| Critically evaluate the | Understands local and | awareness of product | where relevant, as | and where relevant, as | ||||
| relationship of | global markets/trends. | development/service | they relate to | they relate to different | ||||
| marketing process | Accesses relevant | provision. Understands | different countries | countries where the | ||||
| with the resources of | information. Adequately | the business. Can prepare | where the business | business may operate. | ||||
| utilises information from a | and presents business | may operate. | Critically demonstrates | |||||
| an organisation and | ||||||||
| variety of sources. | cases/proposals. | Demonstrates | commercial awareness of | |||||
| client needs with | ||||||||
| Gathers/utilises | commercial | product | ||||||
| regards to the | ||||||||
| competitor knowledge. | awareness of product | development/service | ||||||
| creation of value for | ||||||||
| development/service | provision and cost | |||||||
| the organisation. | provision and cost | relationships. Holistic | ||||||
| relationships. | understanding of business | |||||||
| Understands the | and its risks. Assesses the | |||||||
| business and its risks. | impact of information and | |||||||
| Can prepare and | communication systems | |||||||
| presents business | on the operations of the | |||||||
| cases/proposals. | business. Critical | |||||||
| understanding of the | ||||||||
| global market | ||||||||
| opportunities and | ||||||||
| competitive environment. | ||||||||
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| Assessment | Attributes | Fail | Pass | Credit | Distinction | High Distinction | ||
| (Unacceptable) | (Functional) | (Proficient) | (Advanced) | (Exceptional) | ||||
| Knowledge and skills | Limited understanding of required concepts | Adequate Knowledge or | Thorough knowledge or | Highly developed | Demonstrates a | |||
| demonstrating | and knowledge. Key components of the | understanding of the field | understanding of the field | understanding of the | sophisticated | |||
| creativity and initiative | assignment are not all addressed. | or discipline. Key | or discipline/s. Supports | field or discipline/s. | understanding of the | |||
| components of the | personal opinion and | Discriminates | field or discipline/s. | |||||
| Critically evaluate the | assignment are all | information | between assertion of | Systematically and | ||||
| impact of the | addressed. Often | substantiated by | personal opinion and | critically discriminates | ||||
| application of the | conflates/confuses | evidence from the | information | between assertion of | ||||
| marketing mix on | assertion of personal | research/course | substantiated by | personal opinion and | ||||
| opinion with information | materials. Explores the | robust evidence | information | |||||
| consumer behaviour. | ||||||||
| substantiated by evidence | limits & strengths of | from the | substantiated by robust | |||||
| from the research/course | current knowledge. | research/course | evidence from the | |||||
| 20% | materials. | Demonstrates a capacity | materials and | research/course | ||||
| to explain and apply | extended reading. | materials and extended | ||||||
| relevant concepts. | Evaluates the limits | reading. Extends the | ||||||
| & strengths of | limits & strengths of | |||||||
| current knowledge. | current knowledge. | |||||||
| Well demonstrated | Mastery of concepts and | |||||||
| capacity to explain | application to new | |||||||
| and apply relevant | situations/further | |||||||
| concepts. | learning. | |||||||
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| Assessment | Attributes | Fail | Pass | Credit | Distinction | High Distinction | ||
| (Unacceptable) | (Functional) | (Proficient) | (Advanced) | (Exceptional) | ||||
| Assessment of | Identifies unrelated market and | Identifies relevant market | Identifies and analyses the | Identifies compares | Identifies and compares | |||
| Marketing Plan | environmental trends. Incompletely | and environmental trends. | relevant market and | and contrasts | relevant market trends | |||
| identifies competitors or lacks full definition | Identifies some direct and | environmental trends. | relevant market and | and analyses the | ||||
| 20% | of the 4P’s (product, price, place and | indirect competitors. | Identifies the appropriate | environmental | implications of market | |||
| promotion). | Identifies and explains | direct and indirect | trends. Identifies the | and environmental | ||||
| some of the 4P’s of | competitors. 4P’s fully | direct and indirect | trends. Identifies the | |||||
| marketing. 4P’s strategies | explained and supported | competitors and | major direct and indirect | |||||
| Explore the role of | are feasible and consistent | by market analysis. | conducts a | competitors as well as | ||||
| marketing in | but are not supported by a | competitive analysis | conducts an analysis of | |||||
| embedding principles | market analysis. | of some of them. | competitor strengths and | |||||
| of sustainability, | 4P’s fully explained | weaknesses with an eye | ||||||
| and supported by | toward identifying a | |||||||
| ethics and social | ||||||||
| market analysis. | strategic opportunities. | |||||||
| justice within an | ||||||||
| 4P’s strategies are | ||||||||
| organisation. | ||||||||
| feasible and consistent | ||||||||
| and fully supported with | ||||||||
| analysis of the market | ||||||||
| and provide a | ||||||||
| recommendation for | ||||||||
| strategy. | ||||||||
| Team Work | Does not participate effectively in a team | Participates effectively in | Contributes to small group | Understands group | Builds team’s identity and | |||
| environment. Places individual goals ahead | teams. Identifies team | discussions to reach | dynamics and team | commitment. Leads | ||||
| 10% | of the group responsibility. Hinders the | and individual goals, tasks, | agreement on issues. | roles. Facilitates | teams. Evaluates teams’ | |||
| group process and upsets the schedule. | responsibilities and | Works together with | team development. | outcomes. Implements | ||||
| schedules. Contributes to | others towards shared | Renegotiates | strategies for enhancing | |||||
| group processes. Supports | goals. Renegotiates | responsibilities, tasks | team effectiveness. | |||||
| the team. | responsibilities to meet | and schedules to | ||||||
| needed change. | meet needed | |||||||
| change. | ||||||||
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