Author: chris

During the Watergate scandal in 1974, many policy pundits wrote columns demanding that President Richard Nixon resign from the presidency because he was, in their view, clearly culpable for the Watergate break-ins. Not all pundits felt this way, however. Click here and here to read articles that offer differing views of President Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal.

 

Complete the following for this assignment:

 

• Step 1: Summarize the arguments made in each of the two articles regarding the conduct of President Nixon. How might each of the author’s views impact the reader’s understanding of the Watergate crisis?
• Step 2: Describe how the Watergate events changed American views toward politics and politicians. In your view, how did these events change the press coverage of politicians?
• Step 3: Speculate about how the Watergate event coverage might have been different (better or worse) in the age of social media and smartphones. Would it have lasted as long? Why or why not? Are these innovations in technology helpful or harmful to the way that people understand current events?

At least 2 credible sources are required for this assignment. Your sources should be cited using APA format; both in-text citations and references.

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Select one (1) of the following publically traded health care organizations: Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) or Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA).

Suppose you are a newly appointed CFO of your chosen health care organization. One of your first tasks is to conduct an internal financial analysis of the organization. Conduct a brief financial analysis and review of the chosen company’s financial statements for at least three (3) consecutive years. After conducting the analysis, interpret the data contained within the statements.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a key insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on the likely reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Provide support for your rationale.
2. Identify the current industry trend that has the most significant impact on your chosen organization’s financial performance. Indicate the trend’s impact on the financial performance of the organization. As the CFO, suggest at least one (1) way that you might minimize the impact of the trend on the organization.
3. As the CFO, suggest one (1) key strategy that you might use in order to improve the financial performance of the organization. Recommend an approach to implement the suggested strategy. Provide support for your recommendation.
4. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources. 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:

• Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
• Analyze the role of important financial reporting statements – income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows – and explain how they relate to one another and to the underlying sources of data.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
• Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

Unit VII PowerPoint Presentation Click here to review the portion of Web Chapter A concerning new product innovation. Then, select a new product that you have been introduced to in the past 12 months. You are also welcome and encouraged to research this new product using outside sources. You are to create a PowerPoint presentation about the marketing strategy for this relatively new product. Your PowerPoint presentation should include the following elements:  Slide 1: Title page  Slide 2: Description of the new product  Slide 3: Explain which category of innovation is emphasized.  Slide 4: List what differentiates the product from the competition.  Slide 5: Describe the product’s target market and its demographics.  Slide 6: Describe the market size and potential product demand.  Slide 7: Explain which stage of the product life cycle the product is in.  Slide 8: Predict product demand in five years.  Slide 9: List of sources using APA guidelines

In a five-page essay, you will explore the mind–body connection in chronic illness. In your paper, you will address the following issues:

What impact does chronic illness have on an individual and their families? According to your textbook, why are addictions considered a chronic illness?

How do you preserve relationships during and after treatment of a substance use disorder, since it is a chronic illness? Describe the long-term treatment process for the substance user and the support systems needed to remain on the spiritual journey of recovery.

Read the case under HR Oops! (in Chapter 4 of your textbook). Use the Argosy University online library for additional research, and do the following in a Word document:

• In 1–2 paragraphs, summarize the case and your research that relates to the case.
• In 2–3 pages, answer the following:
  What would be the consequences to an employer of having highly demanding jobs with low security, unfair pay, and little control? Explain and justify your answer.
  • How could fish-processing plants like the one described here improve jobs so they can fill vacant positions profitably? Explain and justify your answer.
  • Based on your research, explain at least three HR trends and practices that might help the organization analyze work, design jobs, and job flow. Explain and justify your answer.

Apply the current APA guidelines to your work and use at least three resources in your response.

Must answer all questions, APA standards, in-text citations, quality references.

Week 7 DQ 1

 From your required reading in Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities, identify three factors that you would like to refine and describe how you would accomplish this.

 Week 7 DQ 2

 Review the ESL virtual classroom by clicking on the resource link in the topic materials. Explore the learning environment and observe the lesson. What SEI strategies were applied to the teaching of this content?

 Week 2 DQ 1

 Choose one instructional strategy from your readings and describe it in your own words. How could it be used with social studies curriculum? Give two examples.

 Week 2 DQ 2

What are some other resources a teacher can use besides the textbook to teach social studies? Which resources do you like the best? Why?

Choose between option 1 or option 2, each response must be at least 2 full paragraphs each with citations and references.

Week 4

Economic Events or The Fed

Option 1

• Describe a significant economic event that is currently taking place in the world.  Explain what you now understand more clearly and possibly relate your understanding back to your business practice. Consider including a related news link about the event.

Option 2

• Using FedWatch by CME, what actions is the U.S. Federal Reserve expected to take? How do you expect these actions will impact your business, industry, and/or the markets? (Or what actions do you expect another country to take in regards to monetary policy and what impacts do you expect?)

 Week 5  (Note, I currently work for a county public school system)

Supply and Demand or Utility

Option 1

Supply & Demand – Using a product or service at your company, or one that you are familiar with, describe the various factors that impact its level of supply and demand in the marketplace. Is this product more susceptible to supply elasticity or demand elasticity? Explain. As a manager, how can you use this understanding to benefit your organization?

Option 2

Utility – Using a product or service at your company, or one that you are familiar with, describe it in terms of the utility it provides to your customers. What are its strongest utility features? What are the weakest? Why do your customers keep coming back to you and not your competitors?

Week 6

Walmart Shopping or Product Analysis

Option 1

Analyze product purchase decisions from the customer perspective. Visit the Wal-Mart website and place 5 or more items in your shopping cart until you go over the $500.00 budget. Then, eliminate and/or exchange items until your reach a total of $500.00. Take notes on your reasoning during the process of elimination.

Shopping Rules:

Briefly describe your experiences using your notes from your shopping session and the concepts of utility, marginal utility, and price elasticity. What items were in your initial shopping cart versus the items that were in your final cart?  What were the reasons for keeping, exchanging, or eliminating items?  What types of goods did you keep (luxury or staple)? Why?

Option 2

Identify a product or service that your company provides. First, consider the product/service from the emotional perspective. What emotion does this product/service elicit from your customers? Does your company use emotions or provide emotions? Secondly, what is the price elasticity of the product or service? Explain. Lastly, consider the product/service from the “last mile” perspective. What does the customer experience look like? Does your company focus on the “last mile”? If so, provide specific examples. If not, what recommendations do you have for evaluating and improving the customer experience?

Write a 750-words paper in which you write of the scenario below. Describe how risk management can mitigate the risk in the scenario. How would you document the risk?

A telecommunications company has just assigned you to be project manager for a product improvement project. The scope statement of the project simply says, “Make this product better.” The engineering team believes that they know how to make the product better and have ignored ideas from the sales team. The project funds are secure, as the company believes that improving this product will give them strategic advantages.

Prepare a 500 word paper that answers fully discusses the topic questions

 

Voice over IP (VoIP)

• What are the advantages of using VoIP compared to traditional phones? What are the disadvantages?
• What switch feature is often used when implementing VoIP?
• What is the difference between the SIP and RTP protocols used with VoIP?
• How do delay, jitter, and packet loss affect VoIP calls?
• Why is Quality of Service (QoS) important for VoIP?

Complete the following, in a 3–4-page assignment: My company choice is Coca-Cola

Identify a company that currently has international/global operations and plans an expansion into a new country or a domestic company that intends to expand its operations abroad.
Explain the business, its mission, its vision, core beliefs and company culture.
Provide a comprehensive business description, including its industry, industry and business life cycle stage, the type of organization, the needs to be satisfied with the expansion initiative, ownership, current location(s), size, products/services, the strategic advantage, and the legal structure.
Provide the existing/proposed geographic scope of the business.

Your final report will be in a word document and be approximately 3-4 pages in length and utilize 1-3 professional 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, punctuation, and APA format