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Using thethreesentencesyouwroteasa guide,writean approximately500-word descriptionofyour strengths (double-spaced is fine) and attach it online where indicated.

 

In youropening paragraph,brieflydescribe your experiencewith theexercise–specifically,whether itwaseasierormore difficulttoidentifyand narrowdownyour threemainstrengths.

 

In thebodyof theassignment,describeyourselfin awaythatsomeonewhodoesn’tknow you would gaina good understanding ofyour natural talents.  You cancertainlyusethethreesentencesyou developed.  Youmustillustrateyour paper with strongexamples orstoriesfrom your life(work,school, orpersonal).

 

 

Concludeby describingwhatyour talentstellyou aboutyour career –whatinsightsdid this assignment giveyou about whatyourcareer?Whatwill you havetooffer anemployer?

 

The objectives of this exercise are to:

1) Gain further experience in the use of Eclipse IDE.

2) Gain further experience with control structures.

3) Gain an understanding of Strings within Java.

4) Develop and test a small Java program applying the concepts of objectives 2 and 3.

5) Practice good programming conventions.

AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED: put all the files into a zip file named [your

name]Assignment3.zip. Include all .class and .java files. Upload the zip file to Moodle. Print

all source files and output produced by your test program. Tum-in all materials by the due date.

Write a 4-5 pages essay about one figure of Puerto Rican history.

Today, digital media is found throughout all business and personal activities making it necessary to have a high level of understanding of both the sources of content, as well as the methods in which the information is consumed. The responsible utilization of digital media requires individuals to have an awareness of the global, social, ethical, and legal contexts in which the digital media is consumed.

Students are required to select a topic related to global, social, ethical, or legal issues with digital media. You will perform in-depth research and provide an explanation of how an issue associated with your selected topic relates to the consumption of digital media.

1. Formatting Requirements

• Project must follow APA style
• Double-spaced 1 inch margins
• 12 point professional font
• Headers including project name, class, and page numbers
• Use of tables, graphs, images, etc. of appropriate size that are relevant to the information being conveyed is highly encouraged.

Content Requirements

• Minimum of 2500 words, maximum 3000 words (excluding cover and bibliographical pages)
• Title Page including your name, instructor name, course name and number, and paper title
• Research Paper Requirements
  1. Outline
  2. Introduction
  3. Body
     • Research
     • Findings
     • Context
  4. Conclusion
• Bibliography with minimum of 2 professional / scholarly sources. Wikipedia is not acceptable.

 

Write a 1,400- to 2,450-word report about your selected program (sexual assault) that addresses the following:

 

 

 

• The type of family system in crisis the program was designed to help
• The mission of the program
• How the program was designed
• How services are delivered
• Intervention strategies used in this program
• How the program is evaluated
• Research in regards to program effectiveness or ineffectiveness

Uncertainty and Monte Carlo Simulation

This assignment is designed to familiarize you with using tools of Monte Carlo simulation to explore uncertainty and decisions under uncertainty.

You have just inherited an unexpected $10,000. Being a sensible and conservative person, you decide to invest this amount for at least the next 10 years. According to your financial advisor, there are three choices: a high-risk stock, a low-risk stock, or just put the money in a savings account. The high-risk stock could earn the most, but could also lose the most value, the low-risk stock has less uncertainty, and the savings account will earn a fixed low rate with no uncertainty. Your advisor estimates the uncertainty in the average growth rate of each investment as:
High-risk stock: Lognormal with mean 7% and standard deviation 5%, minus 3%
Low-risk stock: Lognormal with mean 5% and standard deviation 2%, minus 1%
Savings account: constant rate of 2%

Setting up the spreadsheet

An excel template will be provided to you, with key parameter values, and a column of 5000 samples from a Uniform(0,1) random variable.

Step 1: using the distribution parameters and the built-in excel function =LOGNORM.INV(), generate a column of samples of growth rate from the high-risk asset, and another column of sample rates from the low-risk asset. For consistency, create a third column for the savings account, consisting of “2” in every row.

Step 2: Create another column to calculate the net value if $10000 were invested in the high-risk asset for each sample rate of return. Assume for each sample that the funds are left in that asset for 10 years, compounding at the given sample rate. The formula should look something like: “=$J$2*(1 + D7/100)^10”, where cell $J$2 contains $10000, and cell D7 contains the same rate of return for the asset. Make another column for the low-risk asset, using its sample rates, and another column for the savings account.

Answer the following questions:

Calculate the average rates from your samples. Make sure that the average rate is what you expect. Using the average rates of return (not individual samples), what is (are) the best the investment (s)?
Use the 5000 sample rates to perform a Monte Carlo Estimate. Below the last sampe of returns for each investment, calculate the mean return using the “average()” function, and select the entire column of sample returns. Based on the expected value of the net profit after 10 years, which investment is the best choice?
Create a graph with the Cumulative Distribution Functions (CDFs) of the three investments on a single graph, by following these steps:
Copy the 5000 samples of returns from the three investment choices at the same time, select a new worksheet, and “paste-as-values”. This should give you three columns with 5000 rows. Make sure if click on one of the cells, it is a number, not a formula.
Sort each of the columns from smallest to largest. Sort the columns independently, not at the same time.
Create a fourth column for the cumulative probability, or “P”. The first row should contain “=1/5000”. The remaining rows should contain the formula for “= <cell above me> + 1/5000”. This should produce a column of numbers that increase linearly to a value of “1.0”.
Insert a chart in excel: choose “scatterplot” type, “scatter with straight lines” subtype. Plot each column of sorted returns vs. P, all on the same chart.
To make it easier to analyze the graph, use the “Format Axis” dialog for the X-Axis, and make the maximum value “50000”.

Question: Are any of the investment choices stochastically dominant? Looking at this graph, can you imagine a reason why you might choose a different investment than the one with the highest mean return – if so, what is it and why?
Go back to the original worksheet with the samples of returns. Create a table of summary statistics for the three investments starting at worksheet row “5008” or anywhere below the last row of samples, and after your calculation of the mean for part a). Calculate each of the following using the indicated excel function. <Range> means select the entire column of 5000 samples, and use the cell range in the formula.
P0.05 (5th percentile): “=percentile(<Range>,0.05)”
P0.5 (median): “=percentile(<Range>,0.5)”
P0.95 (5th percentile): “=percentile(<Range>,0.05)”
Number of cases that lose money (i.e., returns are less than the original $10,000):
“countif(<Range>,”<10000”)
Fraction of cases that lose money (i.e., returns are less than the original $10,000):
Divide the cell above by 5000.

Question: Would any of this information change your recommendation for the best investment from your answer in part a)? If so, what information and why? Explain your reasoning.
Create another column that indicates the best investment with “H”=High-risk stock, “L”=low-risk stock, “S”=savings (hint, if your resulting earnings were in cells F4, F5, and F6, respectively, then the formula would be “=IF(AND((F4>F5),(F4>F6)),”H”,IF((F5>F6),”L”,”S”))”.

Is the savings account ever the best investment for a particular sample? If so, what is the probability that the savings account is the best choice? Does this change your recommendation for which investment to choose?

ECO 520 Case Study One: Production and Cost Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
This course includes two case studies. These exercises are designed to actively involve you in microeconomic reasoning and decision making and
to help you apply the concepts covered in the course to complex real-world situations. The case studies provide practice reading and
interpreting both quantitative and qualitative analysis. You will then use your analysis to make decisions and predictions. These exercises
provide practice communicating reasoning in a professional manner.
Prompt
Case Study One: Production and Cost focuses on a perfectly competitive industry. Each competitive firm in this industry has a Cobb-Douglas
production function: q = 0.02Ko5 LOs. These firms combine capital and labor to produce output. In task 3-2 you will use graphs and equations
to analyze competitive firm decisions, the interaction between those decisions, and the competitive market determination of price.
Skills needed to complete this case study:
1. The ability to enter data, enter formulas, and create charts in Excel (Note: use the data provided in the Case Study One Data
document.)
2. The ability to use basic algebra
To complete Case Study One, follow the steps below:
1. Use algebra to derive the cost function:
2
• To solve for K as a function of q and L. Show your work, and verify that you have this solution: K = —.!l
0.02L L
⦁ Write the cost function. Cost is equal to the sum of the expenditures to purchase capital plus the expenditures to purchase labor. Each of
these expenditures is equal to the price of the input multiplied by the quantity of the input. Use the letter r to denote the price of capital
and w to denote the price of labor.
2. Use Excel to create and graph isoquant curves:
⦁ Use column A to store possible values for L. Use the first row to label the column. Put a zero (use the number 0) in the second row. Put
the formula =a2+5 in the third row. Copy this formula in rows 4-25.
⦁ Use column B to store the quantity of K that is needed to combine with each possible value of L to produce 5 units. Use the equation
from Step 1, with q = 5.
⦁ Use column C to store the quantity of K that is needed to combine with each possible value of L to produce 10 units. Use the equation
from Step 1, with q = 10.
⦁ Use column D to store the quantity of K that is needed to combine with each possible value of L to produce 15 units. Use the equation
from Step 1, with q = 15.
⦁ Use scatter-plot to graph the isoquants. Print the graph, and use this graph to complete the following table:

Q quantity of L that must be combined
with K=5000 to produce each
quantity of output (q)
5
10
15
3. Consider the short run situation in which K is fixed at 5000. Assume r = .05 and w = 40. Open a new Excel worksheet for cost information. Note
the difference between your production worksheet, in which the first column stored possible values of L, and this new cost worksheet in which
the first column will store possible values of q. The variable represented in the first column will be graphed on the horizontal axis of the scatter-
plot. For the isoquant diagram, L is shown on the horizontal axis. The new cost worksheet will be used to graph cost functions, with quantity of
output on the horizontal axis
⦁ Use column A to store possible values of q from 0 through 20.
⦁ Use column B to store Total Fixed Cost (TFC). Fixed cost in this example is equal to r*K, with K = 5000.
⦁ Use column C to store Total Variable Cost (TVC). Variable cost in this example is equal to w*L. To compute the quantity of L that must be
combined with K=5000 to produce each possible value of q, remember that the production function is: q = O.02KoS LOs.
⦁ Use algebra to solve for L as a function of q and K. Because K is fixed at 5000 for this short run analysis, the resulting equation will have L
on the left-hand-side and the variable q will be combined with several constants on the right-hand-side. Substitute this equation for L to
generate the TVC values for column C. Be careful to enclose the entire denominator in parentheses.

Use column D to store Total Cost (TC) = TFC + TVe.
Generate AFC in column E by dividing TFC/q
Generate AVC in column F by dividing TVC/q
Generate ATC in column G by dividing TC/q
Generate one estimate of MC in column H by computing the change in TC as output increases. Leave the first row blank. Enter a formula
into the third row: =d3-d2. Copy this formula into the remaining columns. This will provide arc elasticity.
d esti f MC . I I P’ I … I 2( 40q)
Generate a secon estimate 0 rn co umn . oint e asttcitv IS equa to 2
0.02 (5000)
Use scatter-plot to graph TC, TFC and TVe.
Use scatter-plot to generate a second graph to show ATC, AFC, AVC and the second estimate of Me.

4. Find equilibrium P & Q in the perfectly competitive market. Demand is represented by the equation: P = 720 – O.5Q. The perfectly competitive
firms are assumed to be identical. The quantity supplied by each individual firm is represented by the firm’s MC curve. In order to graph market
supply and market demand, however, we need to focus on market quantity, rather than individual firm quantity. The market quantity is equal to
Q = nq; where q is the individual firm’s quantity.
⦁ Solve for the short-run equilibrium market P & Q using algebra.
⦁ Generate new columns in Excel to represent demand and supply. This will require some strategic thinking. You will want to generate a
graph with market quantity on the horizontal axis. That means that you will need to generate a column of numbers to represent possible
values of market quantity.
⦁ Let column J represent market quantity, Q = 100q .
⦁ Store values for demand in column K. Store values of supply in column L. The numbers in column L will be equal to the numbers
representing MC in column I. You can simply copy these numbers into column L. Alternately, you could enter the formula for MC,
recognizing that the firm-level quantity is equal to the market quantity stored in column J divided by 100.
• Graph demand and supply. Verify that the computed equilibrium P & Q are consistent with the graph.
5. Complete the following table for a firm that is producing the profit-maximizing level of output.

Revenue $$$
Optimal firm q
Short-run equilibrium P
Revenue = q*P

Cost
TFC
TVC (incurred by a firm that is producing the optimal Q)
TC = TVC + TFC
Profit
Profit = Revenue – TC
6. Generate a graph to show the optimal quantity that will be produced by each competitive firm, and the resulting profit. This graph will include
4 curves to show:
⦁ The short-run equilibrium price (To generate this horizontal line, use column L to store the values of the equilibrium P. Because this line
is horizontal, all of the numbers stored in this column are identical.)
⦁ ATC
⦁ AVC
⦁ Me.
Is your graph is consistent with your profit computation? Explain.
7. Assume that potential entrants will have exactly the same cost function as the existing firms. Will new firms enter the market? Why or why
not?
8. You work for a firm that produces an input that is used by these competitive firms. Your marketing vice president has asked you to provide
analysis to support the marketing department’s strategic planning committee. They understand that the industry is not currently in long-run
equilibrium, and they have asked you to help them estimate the output that will be produced and the number of firms that will exist when the
industry reaches long-run equilibrium. This will require several steps:
⦁ Draw the pair of graphs that depict long run competitive equilibrium. Note that two things are true in LR equilibrium:
⦁ P=MC=ATC for individual firm
⦁ S=D in market
⦁ You will need equations that describe these two facts (fill in the blanks):
o ATC=MC
0.05(~50_0-.:…0) + 40q
q 0.022 (5000)
• D = 5
720-0.5Q = 40Qjn; where Q = nq
⦁ Solve these two equations for q and n.
⦁ To create graphs, complete the following steps:
⦁ Open a new worksheet
⦁ Use column A to store possible values of the market quantity. Put zero in the second row. Enter the formula =a2+ 100 in the third
row. Copy this formula into rows 4-20.
⦁ Enter the formula for market demand into the second column (=720 – 0.5*A2)
⦁ Enter the formula for the initial market supply into the third column (=40*A2/100); where n=100 is the number of firms in the initial
market.
⦁ Enter the formula for the final market supply into the fourth column (=40*a2/n); where n is the long-run equilibrium number of
firms you computed in the previous step.
⦁ Use scatter-plot to create a graph that shows market demand and both the initial market supply and the long-run equilibrium
market supply. Verify that the short-run and long-run equilibrium prices and quantities are consistent with your algebraic solution
values.
⦁ Complete the following table:

Long Run Equilibrium
Output of each individual firm
Industry output
Number of firms

Format: Case Study One must follow these formatting guidelines: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins.

This paper should be a combination of philosophies, theories, and concepts learned in this course, and demonstrate how they apply to the early childhood classroom. The primary focus will be on the comprehensiveness of the many components that are necessary to consider when designing curriculum for a preschool or young child’s classroom.

For the Final Paper

1. Select an age group (Pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, etc.).
2. Identify and discuss the three theories and/or philosophies that reflect how you envision your classroom and curriculum.
3. Provide a summary of the concepts you will teach in each academic area (math, reading, science, and the fine arts).
4. Describe two specific activities for each academic area that will demonstrate how you will teach these concepts in a way that is representative of both the theories/philosophies you discussed and NAEYC or state standards.

Your paper must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.

Write a paper, 5 to 6 pages (2-column format) in length, on a topic covered in our textbook. For this assignment, you need to plan, research, and, use your initiative to express the knowledge you learnt in this subject as well as your own independent thinking and reasoning.

Possible topics

Your attention in this paper can be focused on any of the following topics covered in our text:

• Information Management / IT Architecture.

• Database, Data, Warehouse, and Data Mining.

• Networks, Collaboration, and Sustainability.

• CyberSecurity, Compliance, and Business Continuity.

• E-Business & E-Commerce Models and Strategies.

• Mobile Technologies and Commerce.

• Social Media.

• Enterprise Systems and Applications.

• Performance Management Using Data Visualization, Mashups, and Mobile Intelligence.

Approach

Choose a topic which you are interested in and/or which is related to your work. You should do this as early as possible. Once you have chosen a topic, read our text carefully followed by detailed research. Once this is done, you should set up a structure/a series of subtopics and decide what to write under each section (subtopic).

Here is a suggested structure (you don’t have to follow it, but your own structure must be logical):

Abstract: a condensed summary. If someone reads your abstract only, he/she should understand your main points. You may want to write this section last;

Index terms: list the key words used in your paper;

Introduction: introduce the topic you are going to write about. This section must be related to the topics you learnt during the Session. However, you should branch out by carrying out your own research to enhance this section;

Subtopics and supporting argument: write a series of body paragraphs with sub-points;

Conclusion: Many students get confused between the conclusion and the abstract. In the conclusion, you can reflect on how your topic relates to larger issues; evaluate the concepts you have presented; issue a call for action on the part of your audience; ask questions generated by your findings; make predictions, recommend a solution or give a personal statement about the topic.

With your structure in order, you have a skeleton for your paper: you can now begin by writing out your analyses of the passages you have chosen. As you write and revise, you may have the need to add to your analyses or to re-order your chosen arguments. Using a structure as the skeleton for a paper in this way can carry you more than halfway to a completed draft.

Types of papers

Academic papers can be broadly categorized into 2 types:

1. Argumentative Papers;

Introduction – which topic 300 words

• Body-   Discuss the topic from your secondary research with some theory -2500 words
• Conclusion 200 words

 

Note=

• Better marks for those groups who have collected and analysed secondary data effectively and applied the various economic theories/models.
• You need articles between 4 to 6 from media (written by Uni Professors, Business leaders, Journalists, Government agencies like RBA/ABS/ACCC, or any other stakeholders in the industry) on your topic to write a decent assignment.
• Some graphs and charts are required to support your analysis.

 

• You need to give Reference with your assignment.