5 accounting questions due tomorrow morning. Questions are not related, and should be answered separately with the correlating question number on top. References are required.

Q1

The CEO attended a conference that presented the topics of Economic Value Added (EVA), Balanced Scorecard, and activity-based costing. He has come to you wanting more information about these three topics. Discuss the concept of EVA, Balanced Scorecard and activity-based costing and what their purpose is. Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of a company’s use of these performance measures. How are these three measures related?

Q2

Please listen and watch the videos found in the Week 5 Lecture on fraud, evidence, and computer sabotage. Briefly discuss what you perceive to be the most significant point made by the speakers regarding the auditor’s role in detecting fraud. See attachments.

Q3

We have very interesting topic this week. Please discuss how does the integration of IT into accounting systems enhance internal control?

Q4

Auditors develop overall audit plans to ensure that they obtain “sufficient appropriate audit evidence.” To this end, auditors employ various types of audit tests, or audit procedures. The extent to which auditors use different audit procedures and the timing of those procedures is a matter of professional judgment, which depends upon a number of factors. Decisions about the mix of audit procedures and the timing of procedures significantly impact the speed with which an audit report can be issued.

What factors will an auditor likely consider when determining the types and timing of audit procedures?

Q5

Please discuss and contrast the circumstances in which the auditor would choose not to test controls with those in which he or she would perform tests of controls.

This culminating activity is designed to help you develop a presentation or project that teaches character through the curriculum and encourages ethical reflection. Your final project may be in the form of a webpage, videography (no longer than 10 minutes), poster, brochure, song, poem, or any other instructor-approved medium.

1. Select one of the following content areas:

• Math
• Language Arts
• Social Studies
• Science
• Art
• Physical Sciences
• Physical Education
• Sports
• Music
• Modern Language

2. Using your selected content area, design a presentation or project that will help your students develop the cognitive side of character (performance, civic, and/or moral) by (include all of the following):

• Raising ethical awareness
• Creating an understanding of virtues of your chosen character type and how to apply them in concrete situations
• Helping them to take the perspective of others
• Helping them to reason morally (Why are some things right and others wrong?)
• Helping them make thoughtful decisions (the virtue of prudence)
• Helping them create self-knowledge, including the capacity for self-criticism (the virtue of humility)

3. At the end of your presentation, include a final project summary statement that addresses the following:

• What are your core personal values, those virtues and elements of character that make you who you are?
• What are your personal strengths as a moral model? More specifically, what moral awareness, feeling, or action do you bring to the classroom or workplace? Your home?
• Who are you as a future role model or educational leader?

4. Finally, address your future. You are still learning, you will always develop, so look to the future: What’s next? Now that you know more about character, what skills might still remain to be refined or added? What might you want to explore further in the arena of moral leadership?

Examples of project ideas:

• A video presentation for a science classroom that is designed to teach students how to use character to accomplish tasks through teamwork.
• A PowerPoint presentation for a language arts classroom that illustrates how a particular piece of literature incorporates character and how this can be analyzed in a literature study.

For his 10th birthday, Greg was given a handheld videogame system. His parents allowed him to pick any two games. They knew the games might contain violence, because there was a violence rating sign posted on the games, but rationalized that they were only games and other kids play them. Greg would quickly finish dinner and run up to his room to play his games.

His parents were pleased to observe that Greg enjoyed their present so much. After a week, his parents noticed that he wasn’t turning off the videogames at bedtime, and had begun turning homework in late. He was up so late playing that he would not get up for school without argument. His parents decided that enough was enough and took the video games away. Greg threw temper tantrums and persuaded his parents to buy him a computer after convincing them that it was necessary to keep up at school. Greg soon returned to the same pattern of behavior where he spent long hours and late nights at the computer. This time, his parents felt a false sense of security that he was doing his homework. One day, his curious parents decided to scan the computer history to see what Web sites Greg was browsing. To their horror, they discovered that Greg was spending many hours online playing interactive, sometimes violently graphic, games on the Internet. He was also chatting with other “gamers”. Before confronting Greg about his behavior, his mother and father agreed to investigate what types of intervention strategies might be available within their community. They have come to you, a behavioral consultant, for advice.

Click to Read the Kaiser Family Foundation Study: Generation M2. Media in the Lives of 8- to 18- Year Olds.

 

https://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/8010.pdf

 

Describe the issue of exposure to videogame violence in today’s society as related to Greg’s situation. Explore issues such as:

1. Prevalence (e.g., age, gender, racial diversity, etc.)
2. Given Greg’s developmental level, what are possible dangers of exposure to media violence? Be sure to address this in the context of his cognitive and socioemotional development.
3. Risk and protective factors, including predisposition to violence (e.g., are all children who play violent videogames likely to become more aggressive? What protective factors might mitigate the possible outcomes for Greg?
4. Discuss the possible outcomes if Greg’s behavior continues unchecked.
5. Discuss types of intervention strategies you would expect his parents to find at a community level, such as in community centers, schools, and social service agencies, to assist children like Greg who are at risk due to ongoing exposure to media violence.
6. What would be a good plan to recommend to Greg’s parents?
7. Compare the dangers of exposure to videogame violence with other forms of violence. What are similarities and differences between videogame violence exposure and the other type of violence you chose to compare?
8. What are the costs of videogame violence to the family and the community and society at large and the other form of violence you chose for comparison?

format your paper in APA (6th edition) style, using information you learned in your textbook and from the Kaiser Family Foundation Study to support your response.  Your paper should be between 4 and 5 pages in length. Include a cover page, abstract, and reference list, which should cite any information used from your assigned textbook, Kaiser Family Foundation reference, and other sources such as online course content.

Complete this Lab 1 Answer Sheet electronically and submit it via the Assignments Folder by the date listed in the Course Schedule (under Syllabus)..
Save your Lab 1 Answer Sheet in the following format: LastName_Lab1 (e.g., Smith_Lab1).
You should submit your document as a Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file for best compatibility.

By submitting this assignment for credit, you are affirming that you have completed the answers yourself to the best of your ability, that you have used your own words to answer the questions and have not engaged in any acts of academic dishonesty to answer the questions below. Acts of academic dishonesty include submitting these questions to any online website or service in order to obtain the answers as well as obtaining the help of any other individual for the purpose of answering the questions.

Exercise 1: Data Interpretation
Dissolved oxygen is oxygen that is trapped in a fluid, such as water. Since many living organism requires oxygen to survive, it is a necessary component of water systems such as streams, lakes and rivers in order to support aquatic life. The dissolved oxygen is measured in units of ppm (parts per million).
The data in Table 4 came from an experiment to identify the amount of oxygen required to support the maximum number of fish.

Post-Lab Questions
What patterns do you observe based on the data in Table 4?
What would have been the hypothesis of the scientists performing this experiment.
What were the independent and dependent variables?
What were the control(s) in this experiment?
Exercise 2: Experimental Variables
Determine the variables tested in the each of the following experiments. If applicable, determine and identify any positive or negative controls.

Observations
A study is being done to test the effects of habitat space on the size of fish populations. Different sized aquariums are set up with six goldfish in each one. Over a period of six months, the fish are fed the same type and amount of food. The aquariums are equally maintained and cleaned throughout the experiment. The temperature of the water is kept constant. At the end of the experiment the number of surviving fish is surveyed.

Independent Variable:
Dependent Variable:
Controlled Variables/Constants:
To determine if the type of agar affects bacterial growth, a scientist cultures E. coli on four different types of agar. Five petri dishes are set up to collect results:

One with nutrient agar and E. coli
One with mannitol-salt agar and E. coli
One with MacConkey agar and E. coli
One with LB agar and E. coli
One with nutrient agar but NO E. coli

All of the petri dishes received the same volume of agar, and were the same shape and size. During the experiment, the temperature at which the petri dishes were stored, and at the air quality remained the same. After one week the amount of bacterial growth was measured.
Independent Variable:

Dependent Variable:

Controlled Variables/Constants:

:
Exercise 3: Testable Observations
Determine which of the following observations (1-6) are testable. For those that are testable answer the following questions:

Determine if the observation is testable (quantitative) or not testable (qualitative) and explain why.
If the observation is testable:
Write a hypothesis
What would be your experimental approach – how will you collect your data?
What are the dependent and independent variables?
What are your controls – both positive and negative?

Observations
A plant grows three inches faster per day when placed on a window sill than it does when placed on a on a coffee table in the middle of the living room.

The teller at the bank with brown hair and brown eyes is taller than the other tellers.

When Sally eats healthy foods, her blood pressure is 10 points lower than when she eats fatty foods.

The Italian restaurant across the street closes at 9 pm but the one two blocks away closes at 10 pm.

For the past two days, the clouds have come out at 3 pm and it has started raining at 3:15 pm.

George did not sleep at all the night following the start of daylight savings.

Assignment 2: Required Assignment—Literature Review

For this assignment, you will conduct a literature review of the four-frame model discussed in this course. To complete this assignment, you will choose three peer-reviewed articles from the required reading section of this course and four from the University online library. You will analyze and synthesize the materials to compose a 5–7-page paper of your analysis.

This literature review will be the basis of your LASA assignment in this course during Module 7. Before you begin, review the directions of the LASA assignment to familiarize yourself with its requirements.

The purpose of this literature review is for you to practice:

• Critically reading and understanding the articles and how to tie the concepts together
• Synthesizing the various concepts and results of the review
• Writing a collective analysis of the articles that will help you address the topic of the final assignment

Directions:

1. Choose a minimum of three articles from the required reading list provided in the course and four from the       University online library databases. Your selected articles should discuss some aspects of the four-frame model discussed in the course. Ensure that your selected articles reflect a blend of research that has contributed to generation of applicable theories as well as a critique and affirmation of the specific theories.
2. Develop an introduction on the background of the topic, the four-frame model, and the purpose of the literature review.
3. Analyze the seven articles and describe the key themes that emerge across the seven selected articles.
4. Synthesize the material and summarize the patterns of similarities and differences regarding how each of the authors has presented each theme.
5. Based on your analysis from the seven selected articles, conclude by explaining the importance of applying the four-frame model and its impact on successful management and leadership.

Remember, a literature review is not simply a summary of the articles; it is a synthesis of the many ideas and concepts presented in the various articles.

You can use the following resources to complete your literature review:

• Suggestions for Writing Effective and Organized Papers: Use this guide for help with structuring the content of your paper in a cohesive manner.
• APA Quick Reference Sheet: Refer to this resource for help with APA Style regarding in-text citations, reference entries, and paper formatting.
• Review of the Literature: Apply the concepts in this document when writing your review of the literature.

Write a 5–7-page paper in Word format. Utilize at least seven scholarly sources in your research. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

How did federal legislation support the establishment of unions and union rights? If such legislation had not been passed, do you think that labor organizations would have developed? Would they have succeeded in establishing themselves?

Present your views in approximately 250 words in your initial discussion post.  Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.  Utilize the course text, weekly lecture, and at least one other scholarly source. Remember to properly cite your sources.

Discussion 2:

 

How have the NLRA rules about contact with employees failed to keep up with technology?

Present your views in approximately 250 words in your initial discussion post.  Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.  Utilize the course text, weekly lecture, and at least one other scholarly source. Remember to properly cite your sources.

Locate an article specifically related to e-business and intellectual property.

Write a 350- to 700-word review of the article. Your review should assess the different types of and legal protections for intellectual property. Analyze the legal issues of e-business to include intellectual property, privacy, ethics, and security. Include an introduction and conclusion.

Please complete the guide attached as you review the article.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Social Media Use In The Hiring Process
An ethic of non-discrimination must permeate the hiring process.  Develop a social media protocol for Company X to use in the hiring process.  Be sure to examine the state law of the state, (NORTH CAROLINA) in which you reside to determine whether statutes have been enacted to guide employers in the use of social media.  Provide citations for statutes identified.  Based upon your findings, draft a social media policy for your company.  Prepare training materials that you will use to present to company management on the new policy.
The social media policy should be 500 words in length.
This is a regular word document APA format. Include citations to at least 2 legal authorities that support the policy you drafted.

Write a 750-1,000 word paper analyzing Woterstorff’s reflctions in Lament For a Son. In addition, address Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, as they are expressed throughout Lament for a Son, and respond to the following questions:

1. How does Wolterstorff find joy after his loss?
2. What is the meaning and significance of death in light of the Christian narrative?
3. How does the hope of the resurrection play a role in comforting Wolterstorff?

Include three sources including the textbooks, bible and other reliable/academic sources.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.