1. Go to “FRB: Press Release—FOMC statement—December 16, 2009.”
  2.  You should now find a press release from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, dated December 16, 2009, which discusses the decisions of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) for that date.

This release also states that the Federal Reserve is in the process of purchasing $1.25 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities and about $175 billion of agency debt. Additionally, the release states that the FOMC has decided to gradually reduce “the pace” of such Fed purchases. Discuss why you believe that the FOMC has made such a decision, and explain the consequences of such a decision on the economy.

In your answer, discuss the Federal Reserve’s use of open-market operations to influence the money supply and the respective consequences of such actions. Include a discussion of the money multiplier effect in your response. Justify your conclusions and provide appropriate examples.

Using Microsoft Word, submit your responses in the form of a short paper (1 ½ – 2 pages).

Essential Health Services

The future of public health will be shaped by the competencies of the people who work to ensure the health and safety of the population. These people will need to be leaders, and they may find support from organizations that are in place to protect the well-being of the population.

In the United States, public health functions are provided by not only the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or state and local government bodies but also by NGOs, schools, and a myriad of professional organizations and interest groups. For example, the alphabet soup of contributors to health policy development, assessment, and assurance includes:

  • The National Association of City and County Health Officers (NACCHO)
  • The Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO)
  • The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBO)
  • The American Public Health Association (APHA)
  • The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI)
  • The Public Health Foundation (PHF)

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and Internet sources, research the 10 essential public health services. Then, respond to the following:

  • Describe the mission and vision of a public health organization that you either work for or are interested in learning more about.
  • Review and list the ten essential public health services.
  • Does your chosen public health organization utilize the ten essential public health services?
  • Provide examples of the ten essential public health services that are made available by your chosen organization to their patients. Support your answer with references.

Write a 4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Theory Of Consumer Choice And Frontiers Of Microeconomics

Week 5 exposes students to subjects that are intended to whet their appetites for further study in economics. Students will use the theory of consumer choice and the impact of the concepts of asymmetric information, political economy, and behavior economics, to describe how consumers make economic decisions.

Assignment Steps

Scenario: You have been asked to assist your organization’s marketing department to better understand how consumers make economic decisions.

Write a 850-word analysis including the following:

  • The impact the theory of consumer choice has on:
    • Demand curves
    • Higher wages
    • Higher interest rates
  • The role asymmetric information has in many economic transactions.
  • The Condorcet Paradox and Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem in the political economy.
  • People are not rational in behavior economics.
  • Use a Running head on the title page and use a page header on the other pages
  • Use a section heading for each topic in your paper

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources not including your textbook.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Week 3 – Assignment

Article Review Paper

Select two professional and/or scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library that relate to your Research Paper topic from the Week Two Assignment. Develop a four- to five-page summary of the main points made by the author(s) of each article. You must include an analysis of at least two perspectives/theories with concurring and dissenting reviews of the chosen articles.

The Article Review Paper

  • Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
    • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesPreview the document table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

Business Law

1.  What are the five steps involved in the HR Planning Process?
2. Why is Planning instrumental to the Strategic Human Resource Professional?
3. Why is it important for the planning process to be aligned to the mission and vision of the organization?

Essential Health Services

The future of public health will be shaped by the competencies of the people who work to ensure the health and safety of the population. These people will need to be leaders, and they may find support from organizations that are in place to protect the well-being of the population.

In the United States, public health functions are provided by not only the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or state and local government bodies but also by NGOs, schools, and a myriad of professional organizations and interest groups. For example, the alphabet soup of contributors to health policy development, assessment, and assurance includes:

  • The National Association of City and County Health Officers (NACCHO)
  • The Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO)
  • The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBO)
  • The American Public Health Association (APHA)
  • The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI)
  • The Public Health Foundation (PHF)

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and Internet sources, research the 10 essential public health services. Then, respond to the following:

  • Describe the mission and vision of a public health organization that you either work for or are interested in learning more about.
  • Review and list the ten essential public health services.
  • Does your chosen public health organization utilize the ten essential public health services?
  • Provide examples of the ten essential public health services that are made available by your chosen organization to their patients. Support your answer with references.

Write a 4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Question And Problem Sets

Students should understand the operating and cash cycles of a company, the mechanics in preparing a cash budget, the use of exchange rates and interest rate parity in international finance and valuation of a company in a merger and acquisition.

Assignment Steps

Resources:  Tutorial help on Excel® and Word® functions can be found on the Microsoft®Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products.

Complete the following Questions and Problems from each chapter as indicated.

Show all work and analysis.

Prepare in Microsoft® Excel® or Word.

  • Ch. 18: Questions 3 & 11 (Questions and Problems section)
  • Ch. 20: Questions 8 & 14 (Questions and Problems section)
  • Ch. 21: Questions 4 & 7 (Questions and Problems section)
  • Ch. 26: Questions 1 & 2 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 2

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines if submitting in Microsoft® Word.

Research Paper – Pondicherry, India

Prepare a unique environmentally suitable plan to promote and preserve the Tourist sites of Pondicherry, India. Must include the following: Auroville, Statues on the French promenade, Botanical garden, French War Memorial Beach and paper factory in the region of Pondicherry, India.

Critical Issues In Criminal Justice System

As you complete this course and the program, it is time to look ahead at the critical issues facing the criminal justice system. Many of today’s critical issues have either arisen or worsened as a result of the 9/11 attacks. This assignment will require you to build on your assignment by applying the concepts of the course to the following four areas:

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research and analyze a major national-level street gang, such as MS-13 or the Bloods. Describe the challenges such gangs present to law enforcement. Also, analyze how theories such as social disorganization and strain theory describe factors that lead juveniles to join such gangs.

Another key issue is the use of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence to exonerate wrongfully-convicted offenders. Advances in technology in recent years have allowed investigators to use old crime scene evidence to prove the evidence of some death-row inmates. For this portion of the assignment, describe the efforts being made by citizens outside the criminal justice system to ensure that innocent people are not wrongfully executed. Be sure to include the “Innocence Project.”

The above issue raises the question of how innocent men and women might have been convicted in the first place. For the third portion of this assignment, analyze and discuss the most common causes of wrongful convictions.

For the final part of this paper, examine a post-9/11 critical issue that corresponds to your area of interest. Once you have selected an issue:

How the community influences this issue?

Are the lawmakers and politicians addressing the issue appropriately?

Have any improvements been made in recent years?

Given what you have learned throughout his program, what are your thoughts on the issue?

Some issues you might wish to choose may include the President’s use of drones to kill the US citizens suspected of terrorism without due process; the use of GPS devices and “sneak-and-peek” searches to investigate suspects; cyber-attacks from foreign countries; the use of Supermax prisons to house convicted terrorists; legislation to restrict private ownership of certain types of guns.