Global Economy

This course has major project assignments due in Week 3 and Week 5. It will take more than a week’s effort to adequately complete them. Plan time to start the research and work on those assignments earlier than the week in which they are due.

In recent years, the free trade movement has come under increasing fire as markets have opened and barriers to trade have fallen.

Research the pros and cons of free trade, considering the perspectives of both advocates and critics. Assess whether the benefits of free trade outweigh the drawbacks.

Write a report in APA style (for example: appropriate title page, spacing, and margins; correct formatting of citations and references used to support your perspectives; properly formatted headings to organize your work).

Be sure to include the following in your report:

Summary of Free Trade:

  • What is free trade?
  • What are the pros and cons?

Example of Free Trade Impact:

  • Discuss one of the following:
    • A specific example of a business in your area that is vulnerable to layoffs or closure, or has been downsized, as a result of outsourced operations
    • A specific example of a new business or service that has been created or transformed, or has grown as a result of free trade.
    • A specific example of an increase or decrease in the availability of specific products/services in terms of cost, quality and differentiation, which may be attributed to free trade.

Assessment of Free Trade:

  • Provide rationale and research support whether the benefits of free trade outweigh the drawbacks.

Submission Details:

  • Submit your plan in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.
  • Name your plan document SU_BUS1101_W1_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
  • Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assgined.

You will receive feedback and suggestions from your facilitator.

Note: On the basis of the suggestions and feedback from your facilitator, refine your work for the course project. If additional input is needed from your facilitator, please arrange for the consultation.

Financial Statements

Choose a company whose products you use, or a company where you would like to be employed, and obtain its most recent annual report. (Note: Annual reports can usually be found under the “investor relations” area of the company’s website.)

  1. Using information from the balance sheet and income statement, calculate the company’s current ratio and the profit margin ratio.
  2. Interpret the results of your ratio calculations in terms of the company’s financial performance (strengths or weaknesses).

Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Support your answers with examples and research and cite your research using the APA format.

Business Implementation Plan – Amazon Executive Summary

Overview: For this assignment, you will create an executive summary for the business implementation plan on the product, service, or idea you have been developing for the Amazon Company (Amazon Go – automated grocery). See links below:

· Part 1

https://www.homeworkmarket.com/questions/business-implementation-plan-amazon-part-1

· Part 2:

https://www.homeworkmarket.com/questions/business-implementation-plan-amazon-part-2

· Part 3:

https://www.homeworkmarket.com/questions/business-implementation-plan-amazon-part-3

· Part 4:

https://www.homeworkmarket.com/questions/business-implementation-plan-amazon-part-4

· Part 5:

https://www.homeworkmarket.com/questions/business-implementation-plan-amazon-part-5

In this assignment you will submit the executive summary, in which you will provide a brief overview of your concept and its key features, including cost, time frame, and anticipated benefits. Please use the links above to familiarize and align your assignment to the content of this business implementation plan for Amazon Go (automated grocery store)

Critical Elements:

Executive Summary. Provide a brief overview of your concept and its key features, including cost, time frame, and anticipated benefits to stakeholders.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must contain all of the elements listed above. It should 1 to 2 pages in length using 12-point Times New Roman font, with one-inch margins.

Careers In Finance

Finance is an exciting field in need of intelligent, skilled people. The job opportunities range from corporate finance; financial planning; investment banking; insurance; and real estate from individuals, institutions, government, and businesses. Finance managers acquire, spend, and manage money and other financial assets.

Use the Internet and to research career options within the field of finance. Consider the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website, and the Websites of finance professional associations such as the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP), The National Association for Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and Financial Management Association International (FMA).

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe two (2) financial career options that an individual with a finance education might pursue and explain the value that such a position adds to a company.
  2. Explain the essential skills that would make a person successful in each of the described positions.
  3. Recommend one (1) of the career options. Identify the most attractive features of the position.
  4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. 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 is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the forms of business organizations and the role of financial managers within an organization.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in finance.
  • Write clearly and concisely about finance using proper writing mechanics.

GENA Report

The global business environment is changing rapidly. The objective of the GENA is to encourage you to be informed of changes in the global business environment. Your task is to report such news and its implications for theory and practice. By executing this assignment, you will learn to apply theoretical readings to current global news, and understand the implications of current business practices.

 

Requirements (Here’s what your paper should look like):

Length 2-3 (maximum) well-written pages

Single line spacing

Font – Times New Roman size 12pt

Higher Education Project Prt 2

Your preparation would be incomplete without a description of actual practices used to engage first-year students and increase the likelihood that they will return for a second year of study. This week you will gather information on best practices at real colleges and universities, taking note of the provider of the program or service and the target population (intended recipients)

Assignment:

Using the Internet, identify at least three colleges that provide high-impact learning experiences for their students. Create a table listing their practices (e.g., learning communities); providers (e.g., faculty, student affairs staff); and target populations (e.g., first-year students, second-year students, all students, etc.).

(Assignment length: Table based on number of best practices)

Education. Foundations Of Language And Literacy. Correction Of Reading,

Each questions need to be answered separately.

1. Success for ESL students, practical tips to help second language learners. Explain this strategies to consider as teacher try to meet the educational and social needs of your ESL learners: Assess needs; Empathize; Foster a sense of belonging; Assign a buddy; Read and reread books aloud; Teach key words; Value bilingualism. Why is it important to use this strategies?

2. Define diagnosis and reading?

3. Principles of diagnosis in reading? Brief explanation of:

-Early diagnosis is essential;

-The diagnostician avoids labeling students;

-The diagnostician looks for a number of causes of reading difficulty rather than just one;

-Diagnosis is an individual process that is , in diagnosis the teacher focuses on the individual child;

-The diagnostician treats each student as an individual worthy of respect.

4. How do children learn about language and literacy?

X CMST-150

Answer all Four of the following short answer questions in 3-4 paragraphs each.

  1. Identify and describe the types of intercultural conflict, giving examples for each.
  2. Identify and describe the benefits and challenges of intercultural relationships.
  3. Describe variations in host attitudes towards tourism.
  4. Discuss how work related values: individualism vs collectivism, Quality vs Efficiency, and task vs relationship priority, influence intercultural business encounters.

Clinical Field Redue

Allocate at least 2.5 hours in the field to support this assignment.

At your field experience site, observe at least one lesson taught by   a certified grade 1-8 teacher. Look for examples of formative   assessment techniques and strategies used during the lesson. Make note   of the questions that the teacher asks during the lesson. Note student   behavior and body language before, during, and after the teacher asks questions.

Ask your mentor teacher to provide you with examples of summative   assessments used within the classroom that you are observing. Discuss   with your mentor teacher the considerations and criteria utilized to   create summative assessments. Use this field experience to gather   ideas for a summative assessment that you will create.

Based on what you have learned from your observations, address the   following questions in a 250-500 word reflection.

  1. Describe some of formative assessment techniques or strategies     that your mentor used during the lesson.
  2. What types of     questions did the teacher ask during the lesson?
  3. How did     the students respond to the questions?
  4. What types of things     are taken into account when creating summative assessments?

GCU format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning   the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Assessing Informally

In a 250-300 word essay, describe the characteristics of effective   formal formative assessments. Provide examples from outside sources or   your required readings. What makes formative assessments high-level or low-level?

Include at least three sources from the required readings or the GCU   Library that support your ideas. You may use the textbook as one of   your sources.

Prepare this part of the assignment according to the guidelines   found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Part 2: Informal

Based on the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levelschart, create three   open-ended questions for each of the four DOK levels (12 total) that   could be utilized as informal formative assessments for the lesson   plan that you began in Topic 1.

Use your 12 questions to complete the “Formative Assessment Template.”

Submit your template with your essay as one deliverable.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning   the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.