Write a one paragraph recommendation in which you recommend the computer you would purchase based on your research.

Create a Microsoft Word document saved under the following format: Lastname_Course#_W1.doc
Research three different brands of computers using an Internet search engine (e.g. Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.).
Research the benefits of information systems in the work environment.
Write a 350- to 700-word summary describing the features of the different computers such as memory, processor, monitor/screen size, operating system, etc. In the summary include the following:
Comparison of the price
Bulleted list of the features that are most important to you in the computer description
An image of the computers
URL/Internet address for the computers
Bold, underline, and add italics to the price of each computer
Highlight the name of each computer
Write a one paragraph recommendation in which you recommend the computer you would purchase based on your research. This is in addition to the summary.

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Flywheel and Doom Loop

Flywheel and Doom LoopThink of two organization or units you have observed: one that followed the Flywheel principle, and the other that fell into the Doom Loop. What caused the difference between the two? If you do not have this life experience, you will need to interview a leader, explain the concepts, and report the answers. What does your contrast teach about why so many organizations fall into the Doom Loop rather than build momentum over the long term in the Flywheel? How is this important to public safety organizations?

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Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.

.Visit a dance performance. The activity (performance) should have content that fits our course well. Have fun doing this.
2.Write a two to three (2-3) page report (500-750 words) that describes your experience.
Clearly identify the event location, date attended, the attendees, and your initial reaction upon arriving at the event.
The Sleeping Beauty February 25 @ 7:30 pm $49 The RiverCenter for the Performing Arts at 900 Broadway, Columbus Ga
Provide specific information and a description of at least two (2) pieces.
Sleeping Beauty Preshow Dinner
Caprese Salad
Chicken Marsala and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic Vinegar
Cinnamon Saigon Apple Crisp
Provide a summary of the event and describe your overall reaction after attending the event.
Use at least the class text as a reference (additional sources are fine, not necessary unless required by your content). Your report should include connections you make between things observed in your activity and things learned in the course and text.

Look for very specific things (such as a particular piece of music or the way certain instruments sounded at a specific time) which tend to stand out as either enjoyable or not enjoyable. Be sure to take notes of the things which you find enjoyable as well as the things which are not enjoyable.
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 Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the Additional Resources section of their Student Center within their course shell for reference)
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors 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:
Explain the importance of situating a societys cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.
Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric
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Added on 25.02.2016 13:33
Class text Sayer, H.M. The Humanities: Culture, Continuity, and Change, Volume 2 (3rd.ed) Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Education

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Define strategic management and describe each step of the strategic management process.

  1. Explain the six steps of conducting a job analysis and discuss how the information is used.
  2. Discuss three methods for collecting job analysis information.
  3. How can an applicant tracking system improve a company’s talent management efforts?
  4. Define strategic management and describe each step of the strategic management process.

Each response must be at least 200 words in length per question.

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Discuss either two (2) civil liberties or two (2) civil rights events (past or current) that have influenced a sense of social responsibility in the American government today.

  1. Discuss either two (2) civil liberties or two (2) civil rights events (past or current) that have influenced a sense of social responsibility in the American government today. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: 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.

 

  1. Discuss two (2) media events (past or present) that have positively and or negatively influenced the public’s opinion of a government agency. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: 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.

 

  1. 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 to support your answer. Note: Consider the different ideals, 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 interest of the American people.

 

In your research, you cannot use Wikipedia, online dictionaries, Sparknotes, Cliffnotes, or any other Website do 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 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 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, effective citizenship for 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.
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Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and explain your rationale.

Using Financial Ratios to Assess Organizational Performance

 

4pages /1100 words 2 sources due in 24hours from now

 

Using the financial statements from your selected health care organization in Assignment 1, develop a financial plan for the next three (3) years.

 

Write a four page paper in which you:

  1. Suggest the financial ratio that most financial analysts would use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Provide support for your rationale.

 

  1. Speculate on the organization’s ability to meet its financial obligations as they come due. Provide support for your rationale.

 

  1. Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and explain your rationale.

 

  1. Using financial ratio analysis, predict whether or not the company will be viable in five (5) years based on its performance over the past three (3) years. Provide support for your prediction.

 

  1. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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What are the common causative factors?

Unit VII Research Paper OSHA has identified four categories of hazards that account for more than 50% of all construction fatalities:  Falls—(36.5%)  Struck by object—84 (10.1%)  Electrocutions—71 (8.6%)  Caught-in/between—21 (2.5%) The assignment is to write a research paper involving one of these four construction hazard categories. You may narrow your topic down to a more specific type of accident within the major category. For example, under falls, you could focus your research on falls from ladders. When writing the paper, consider the following questions:

1. What are the common causative factors?

2. What does data indicate?

3. What are the effective proven corrective measures?

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Discuss the effectiveness of President Obama’s negotiation tactics and explain how interests, goals, power and style impact the negotiation skills of a leader.

Assignment 2: Negotiation, Ethics and Effective Leadership

The purpose of this assignment is to examine the relationship between negotiation, ethics, and effective leadership.

Use the Argosy University online resources or other credible sources on the Internet to locate and explore examples of President Obama’s negotiation and leadership skills with Iranian leaders in 2009. Evaluate how effective or ineffective his skills are in regard to U.S. relations with Iran and complete the following tasks:

  • Explore the role of deception and ethics in negotiation. Cite at least two examples of possible deception in the President Obama and Iranian leaders’ negotiation.
  • Discuss the effectiveness of President Obama’s negotiation tactics and explain how interests, goals, power and style impact the negotiation skills of a leader.
  • Describe and explain at least two tactics such as threats, ultimatums, bullying, blocking etc. which may have been used to derail the negotiation between the President and Iranian leaders.
  • Describe which rules of negotiation may have been broken during these negotiations. Use examples to support your response.
  • Discuss at least two strategies or actions which could have been adopted by the President to improve these negotiations.  Justify your response.

Complete a 4- to 5 page research essay in Word format, citing at least three credible sources of information. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.

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what are some of the characteristics of an organized securities exchange?

DQ-1 why do corporation employ investment bankers?

DQ-2 identify the primary market functions of investment bankers.

DQ-5 explain market stabilization.

DQ-6 Identify the costs associated with going public.

DQ-7 Briefly describe how investment banking is regulated.

DQ-10 what are some of the characteristics of an organized securities exchange?

DQ- 11 Describe the types of members of the New York stock exchange

DQ 14 What is a short sale?

DQ 15 Describe buying on margin.

DQ-16 what is program trading?

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Identify major historical developments in world cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions specific to the selected topic. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the Additional Resources section of their Student Center within their course shell for reference)

  • 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 page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
  • Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.
  • Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.
  • Identify major historical developments in world cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
  • Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

Points: 200

Assignment 2: Project Paper
Criteria  

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

 

Fair

70-79% C

 

Proficient

80-89% B

 

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Follow topic instructions within the individual topic selected.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely followed topic instructions within the individual topic selected. Insufficiently followed topic instructions within the individual topic selected. Partially followed topic instructions within the individual topic selected. Satisfactorily followed topic instructions within the individual topic selected. Thoroughly followed topic instructions within the individual topic selected.
2. Address each of the four (4) points in the chosen topic.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely addressed each of the four (4) points in the chosen topic. Insufficiently addressed each of the four (4) points in the chosen topic. Partially addressed each of the four (4) points in the chosen topic. Satisfactorily addressed each of the four (4) points in the chosen topic. Thoroughly addressed each of the four (4) points in the chosen topic.
3. Provide sufficient information, examples, and details to support the general claim or main idea.

Weight: 30%

Did not submit or incompletely provided sufficient information, examples, and details to support the general claim or main idea. Insufficiently provided sufficient information, examples, and details to support the general claim or main idea. Partially provided sufficient information, examples, and details to support the general claim or main idea. Satisfactorily provided sufficient information, examples, and details to support the general claim or main idea. Thoroughly provided sufficient information, examples, and details to support the general claim or main idea.
4. 3 references minimum – number and quality

Weight: 5%

No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, referencing, and APA formatting requirements, including a reference list and matching in-text citations.

Weight: 20%

More than 8 errors present 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present

 

 

 

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