This module focuses on inferential statistics. As a reminder, inferential statistics are used to determine the probability that a conclusion based on analysis of data from a sample is true (Norman & Streiner, 2008). The purpose of this discussion is to show the various types of hypotheses, how to identify them in an article and the importance of “significance” and a p-value.
For this discussion, use a peer-reviewed article (focused on a health study) of your choice to:
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Personal Computers and Networks
CIS512 Week 6 eActivity/Discussion Due 2/11/18
· Use the Internet to research the most popular personal computers available today. When researching these laptops and desktops, focus on the features offered such as the type and amount of RAM, type of storage devices and amount of storage, type of optical drive, type of cache memory, types and numbers of ports, memory card slots, screen size, resolution, and price. Be prepared to discuss.
“Personal Computers and Networks” Please respond to the following:
· From the e-Activity, determine whether you prefer a laptop or desktop. Elaborate on the features that you would want your desktop or laptop to offer, and provide an explanation of why you would want such features.
· Imagine that you are moving into a new house and need to consider the home network that you will use. Outline the main considerations that you need to take into account when evaluating your networking options. Examine the major types of networks and hardware available in terms of range, speed, security, reliability, and price. Determine the network that you would implement and the hardware that you would need.
· Use the Internet to research the most popular personal computers available today. When researching these laptops and desktops, focus on the features offered such as the type and amount of RAM, type of storage devices and amount of storage, type of optical drive, type of cache memory, types and numbers of ports, memory card slots, screen size, resolution, and price. Be prepared to discuss.
“Personal Computers and Networks” Please respond to the following:
· From the e-Activity, determine whether you prefer a laptop or desktop. Elaborate on the features that you would want your desktop or laptop to offer, and provide an explanation of why you would want such features.
· Imagine that you are moving into a new house and need to consider the home network that you will use. Outline the main considerations that you need to take into account when evaluating your networking options. Examine the major types of networks and hardware available in terms of range, speed, security, reliability, and price. Determine the network that you would implement and the hardware that you would need.
Ratio analysis and securities valuation
FINANCE WRITING EXPERT
Background
Being able to analyse and articulate company financial statements is an invaluable skill that ensures managers have a strong grasp on all facets of the business. Specifically, financial literacy ensures managers, particularly the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer are equipped with relevant up-to-date knowledge to make crucial decisions in order to maximise the wealth of the organisation-a fundamental principle of financial management. Furthermore, financial managers must have a deep understanding of domestic and international capital markets for issuing capital instruments such as bonds (debt) and/or shares (stocks). This ensures a corporation can effectively raise long-term capital to acquire profitable assets to maximise wealth for its shareholders.
Ratio analysis and securities valuation
1. Choose two publicly listed non-financial companies from the same industry and obtain their latest financial statements from the IBISWorld or Marketline database (available via the library link in the student portal). Perform a complete ratio analysis on each company. Break your analysis into an evaluation of the firm’s liquidity, profitability, capital structure and market ratios.
Select the following ratio from each category for your analysis.
· Liquidity – Current ratio
· Profitability – Return on Equity ratio
· Capital Structure Ratio – Debt (Gearing) ratio
· Market Ratio – Price-Earnings ratio
(Please note that calculations of ratios are not required as calculated ratios are available on IBISWorld and Marketline.)
In addition to this, you are required to analyse and interpret the ratios along with any other relevant data with reference to the theoretical concepts introduced in this subject to evaluate the company’s operations and performance. How well does your selected company compare with the industry peer? Which component of your company’s ROE is superior, and which are inferior?
2. Suppose your selected company (choose one of the two) just paid a dividend of $2.20 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% per year, indefinitely. You employ the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the share’s expected return. You observe that the risk-free rate of return on US treasuries is 2% p.a; the market risk premium is 7% and the company’s equity has a current beta of 1.285.What is the market value of the company’s shares? Compare the actual closing price of your selected company’s share on the balance sheet date. Why might the actual share price differ from the calculated price? Explain.
3. Assume a mining company PHP LTD. is assigned a AA credit rating by Standard and Poors. The company is looking to expand its operations into an already discovered iron ore deposit 600 km’s north of Adelaide in outback South Australia. PHP is looking to finance the $20 billion expansion with multiple sources of capital including raising $5 billion in $AUD senior debt into the US private placement bond market (reg 144a). PHP’s lead capital funding managers (underwriters) will offer a 10-year; fixed semi-annual coupon of 5.75% p.a. with a face value of AUD $1,000. The all-up market yield will be benchmarked at 230 basis points above the current Australian Government Bond 10-year of 2.35% p.a.. Calculate the price at which the bonds will trade at in the market?
Being able to analyse and articulate company financial statements is an invaluable skill that ensures managers have a strong grasp on all facets of the business. Specifically, financial literacy ensures managers, particularly the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer are equipped with relevant up-to-date knowledge to make crucial decisions in order to maximise the wealth of the organisation-a fundamental principle of financial management. Furthermore, financial managers must have a deep understanding of domestic and international capital markets for issuing capital instruments such as bonds (debt) and/or shares (stocks). This ensures a corporation can effectively raise long-term capital to acquire profitable assets to maximise wealth for its shareholders.
Ratio analysis and securities valuation
1. Choose two publicly listed non-financial companies from the same industry and obtain their latest financial statements from the IBISWorld or Marketline database (available via the library link in the student portal). Perform a complete ratio analysis on each company. Break your analysis into an evaluation of the firm’s liquidity, profitability, capital structure and market ratios.
Select the following ratio from each category for your analysis.
· Liquidity – Current ratio
· Profitability – Return on Equity ratio
· Capital Structure Ratio – Debt (Gearing) ratio
· Market Ratio – Price-Earnings ratio
(Please note that calculations of ratios are not required as calculated ratios are available on IBISWorld and Marketline.)
In addition to this, you are required to analyse and interpret the ratios along with any other relevant data with reference to the theoretical concepts introduced in this subject to evaluate the company’s operations and performance. How well does your selected company compare with the industry peer? Which component of your company’s ROE is superior, and which are inferior?
2. Suppose your selected company (choose one of the two) just paid a dividend of $2.20 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% per year, indefinitely. You employ the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the share’s expected return. You observe that the risk-free rate of return on US treasuries is 2% p.a; the market risk premium is 7% and the company’s equity has a current beta of 1.285.What is the market value of the company’s shares? Compare the actual closing price of your selected company’s share on the balance sheet date. Why might the actual share price differ from the calculated price? Explain.
3. Assume a mining company PHP LTD. is assigned a AA credit rating by Standard and Poors. The company is looking to expand its operations into an already discovered iron ore deposit 600 km’s north of Adelaide in outback South Australia. PHP is looking to finance the $20 billion expansion with multiple sources of capital including raising $5 billion in $AUD senior debt into the US private placement bond market (reg 144a). PHP’s lead capital funding managers (underwriters) will offer a 10-year; fixed semi-annual coupon of 5.75% p.a. with a face value of AUD $1,000. The all-up market yield will be benchmarked at 230 basis points above the current Australian Government Bond 10-year of 2.35% p.a.. Calculate the price at which the bonds will trade at in the market?
politics-civil liberties or civil rights events
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that answers the following three (3) items using headers to separate each item:
- Discuss either two (2) civil liberties or two (2) civil rights events. One event must be from within the last two years, and the other may be from the past. Select events that have influenced a sense of social responsibility in the American government today. Provide examples to support your answer. In your response, consider how the events influenced the way state, local, or national political leaders or agencies responded in a socially responsible or ethical manner toward the community. Please cite your sources in APA style.
- Discuss two (2) media events (past or present) that have positively and/or negatively influenced the public’s opinion of a government agency. One event must be within the last two years, and the other may be from the past. Provide examples to support your answer. Consider how a news story or media coverage of an event positively or negatively changed the public’s opinion (or perception) regarding how responsible a government agency should be towards meeting the needs of its customers (i.e., the American people). Please cite your sources in APA style.
- Discuss two (2) differences between the Republican and Democratic parties that may have an ethical impact (positively or negatively) on the American people. Provide examples from the past 2 years to support your answer. Consider the different ideologies, values, morals, and/or goals held by the Republican and Democratic parties, and their different views on the ethically or morally right way to govern and make the best policies for the people they serve. Determine if your example presents any type of ethical concerns for or against the public best interest of the American people. Please cite your sources in APA style.
In your research, you cannot use Wikipedia, online dictionaries, Sparknotes, Cliffnotes, or any other website that does not qualify as an academic resource.
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 an APA 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 to:
- Identify informed opinions on issues and questions involving the U.S. government, national political processes, policy making, and the notion of democracy.
- Employ terminology used to study political science and American government.
- Distinguish between civil rights and civil liberties in the context of Supreme Court protection of freedom of expression.
- Develop reasoned written and spoken presentations on issues and questions involving the U.S. government and national political processes using information in the course.
- Explain how the federal system of government works.
- Explore different perspectives on issues and questions about the U.S. government and national political processes.
- Describe the importance of an informed, proactive citizenship for the effective operation of the national government and political processes.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in the field of U.S. government and politics.
- Write clearly and concisely about U.S. government and politics using proper writing mechanics.
significant quality methodologies in an organization
Select an organization that interests you (where you currently work, have worked in the past, would like to work, or have read about), is not currently using a quality control methodology, or has not been successful implementing a methodology.
Provide a summary of each of the significant quality methodologies reviewed in the Module 6 lecture. Select the one you feel is most effective and determine the one most appropriate for the organization. Identify your selection in your paper and explain your rationale for selecting that particular methodology. Include a discussion of your analysis; recommend a quality methodology and consider the organization’s experience with projects, quality-related issues, and culture in the explanation of your rationale. You must specify clearly which quality methodology you recommend, and it must be one of those specified in the Module 6 lecture.
Your paper should be 2-to-3-pages, well written, and in conformity with CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements for style and writing expectations. Include a title and a reference page that includes at least two outside references (not including your textbook) to support your thinking.
ACCT 557 Week5 Homework
Please access the Week 5 Homework Questions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. document and grading rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. In a Word document, include your name and type your answer to each question. Name your document and include your first and last initials of your name. For example, if your name is Jane Smith, the file name will be ACCT557_W5_HW_JS.doc.
Submit your assignment by the due date.
Southwest Airlines Case Study Questions
In formatting your case analysis, do not use the question-and-answer format; instead, use an essay format with subheadings. Your APA-formatted case study should be a minimum of 500 words in length (not counting the title and reference pages). You are required to use a minimum of three peer-reviewed, academic sources that are no more than 5 years old (one may be your textbook). All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased material must have accompanying in-text citations.
Southwest Airlines Case Study Questions
1. What is the product and service model of Southwest? Who is their primary target market, and how is Southwest positioned with this group?
2. What is the pricing strategy of Southwest compared to other airlines? Is this a differentiating factor?
3. What risks does Southwest Airlines face both from a macro and micro environmental standpoint?
4. Can Southwest continue to thrive as a low-cost airline when tough economic times hit or as other airlines mimic its business model?
Southwest Airlines Case Study Questions
1. What is the product and service model of Southwest? Who is their primary target market, and how is Southwest positioned with this group?
2. What is the pricing strategy of Southwest compared to other airlines? Is this a differentiating factor?
3. What risks does Southwest Airlines face both from a macro and micro environmental standpoint?
4. Can Southwest continue to thrive as a low-cost airline when tough economic times hit or as other airlines mimic its business model?
Designing Value-Based Service
Assignment 2: Designing Value-Based Service
As the rate of innovation increases, companies face expanding product/service lines, shorter product and service lifecycles, and more frequent product/service transitions. All of these can bring tremendous value but also pose enormous challenges and risks.
The article “The Art of Managing New Product Transitions” by Erhun, Gonclave, and Hopman (2007) from the readings for this module includes a matrix titled “Product Drivers and Risk Factors,” which focuses on Intel, a company that manufactures high-tech products (p. 76). Based on your readings and research, address the following issues:
- Redesign the product risk factor matrix so that the factors are appropriate for a services firm that delivers traditional tax accounting and audit services. For example, among the supply risks, assume that the company relies on individuals with specific knowledge of the tax law in the jurisdictions where its clients operate, be it state, federal, or foreign.
- Now, assume that the firm wants to develop a management consultancy practice. (Alternatively, you may choose to add a legal services line instead.). Create a separate new matrix that summarizes the additional risk factors for this firm launching a management consultancy or legal services line. What additional risk factors are you adding to your matrix?
- Explain how the business risks differ between traditional tax and audit services and management consulting services. In your opinion, what are the three biggest risks the firm faces if it diversifies into the new service line?
- Recommend whether the firm should organically grow into a consultancy service or acquire a third party to achieve new goals. Justify your recommendations.
Develop a 6–8-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.ppt.
Be sure to include the following in your presentation:
- A title slide
- An agenda slide
- A reference slide
- Headings for each section
- Speaker notes to support the content in each slide
By the due date assigend, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Erhun, F., Gonçalves, P., & Hopman, J. (2007). The art of managing new product transitions. MIT Sloan Management Review, 48(3), 73. (ProQuest Document ID:224964759) http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/224964759?accountid=34899
Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum Points
Redesigned the product risk factor matrix for a services firm that has traditionally provided tax and audit services and now wants to develop into a management consultancy.
20
Created a new matrix that summarizes the additional risk factors for this firm launching a management consultancy or legal services line. Identified additional risk factors to add to the matrix.
20
Explained how the business risks differ between these two types of services. Listed and ranked the three biggest risks if the firm diversifies into the new service line.
36
Recommended with appropriate justification on whether the firm should organically grow itself into a consultancy or acquire a third party to achieve its goals
12
Wrote using ethical scholarship, visual aesthetics, proper grammar, and mechanics.
12Total:100
Rubric Name: B6029_M2A2_Grading_Rubric
Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsGR1 Redesigned the product risk factor matrix for a services firm that has traditionally provided tax and audit services and now wants to develop into a management consultancy.20 points
GR2 Created a new matrix that summarizes the additional risk factors for this firm launching a management consultancy or legal services line. Identified additional risk factors to add to the matrix20 points
GR3 Explained how the business risks differ between these two types of services. Listed and ranked the three biggest risks if the firm diversifies into the new service line.36 points
GR4 Recommended with appropriate justification on whether the firm should organically grow itself into a consultancy or acquire a third party to achieve its goals12 points
GR5 Wrote using ethical scholarship, visual aesthetics, proper grammar, and mechanics.12 points
Overall ScoreTotal Score
0 or more
Kilbourne style analysis
1. Watch the following videos/videos and write one page:
Kilbourne, Jean. Keynote Speaker: Jean Kilbourne 2015 Shepard Symposium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BKCxU-sFps (Start at 30:00, don’t start at the beginning).
If you are interested to see a glimpse of what some of her earlier research entailed, take a look at: Kilbourne, Jean. Still Killing Us Softly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIKsGbn2GP8
Find an ad, and do a Kilbourne style analysis of it by posting it on the forum.
2. Students will submit a series of reflections on the course material for grading. These reflections may take any form, but must include: 1) reference to the course material or one theoretical concept for the week and 2) relation to one’s personal life and/or a popular culture example. Reflections may take the form of: a written paper, a video or vlog post, a song, podcast, zine, or any other form of creative work. In the case of visual artistic submissions, a short paragraph may accompany the work to demonstrate the connections to the course material and personal life and/or popular culture.
Students may submit up to 7 reflection journal entries for grading. Reflection journals will be assessed using the ICE rubric attached. The top 5 grades will be used in calculating the students grade for the 25% of the reflection journals’ component. Students may collaborate with up to four people in up to 2 reflection journal entries. Students who choose to collaborate on reflection journal entries will receive the exact same grade as their collaborators.
Reflection journal entries should be no more than 3 pages in length if they are written, or 5 minutes in length if they are produced in another form, if you have questions about length with respect to another art form, please contact the instructor. Reflection journal entries should be handed in prior to the start of the class. Electronic submissions through blackboard are preferred, however, if the reflection is a physical form, it should be handed in right at the beginning of the class. Each reflection journal entry should use the theory and concepts
compare and contrast the legal structure and governance of a profit and not-for-profit hospital
In this assignment, you will compare and contrast the legal structure and governance of a profit and not-for-profit hospital. Also, examine the benefits and disadvantages of Public-Private partnerships. Write a four- to five-page report evaluating each option and provide your recommendation of the type of structure that would best serve the needs of your community.
Your report should address the following substantive requirements:
- Describe and assess each international entity and rules it must follow.
- Compare and contrast the three types, including advantages and disadvantages for each.
- Argue your recommendation for your chosen structure that would best serve the needs of your community.
Your well-written report should meet the following requirements:
- Be four to five pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.
- Formatted according to APA writing guidelines.
- Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two must be external.
- Utilize the following headings to organize the content in your work:
- Introduction
- Description and Assessment
- Compare and Contrast
- Recommendation
- Conclusion
no plagiarism plz