Day: April 24, 2018

FIN 535 Homework Ch. 1 (International Financial Management – 1 Year Option, 12th Edition)
International Opportunities.

a. Do you think that either the acquisition of a foreign firm or licensing will result in greater growth for an MNC? Which alternative is likely to have more risk?

b. Describe a scenario in which the size of a corporation is not affected by access to international opportunities.

c. Explain why MNCs such as Coca Cola and PepsiCo, Inc., still have numerous opportunities for international expansion.

5. International Opportunities Due to the Internet.

a. What factors cause some firms to become more internationalized than others?

b. Offer your opinion on why the Internet may result in more international business.

6. Impact of Exchange Rate Movements. Plak Co. of Chicago has several European subsidiaries that remit earnings to it each year. Explain how appreciation of the euro (the currency used in many European countries) would affect Plak’s valuation.

7. Benefits and Risks of International Business. As an overall review of this chapter, identify possible reasons for growth in international business. Then, list the various disadvantages that may discourage international business.

Assignment 1: Business Rules and Data Models
Suppose a local college has tasked you to develop a database that will keep track of students and the courses that they have taken. In addition to tracking the students and courses, the client wants the database to keep track of the instructors teaching each of the courses.
Use the internet to research the types of information that a college would want to track in a database. Focus your attention on information that could represent entities within a database as well as attributes of such entities.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
Describe the purpose of the database.
Based on your research and / or common knowledge of a college and the information tracked by a college, describe the entities of the database and the attributes of each entity.
Based on your research and / or common knowledge of a college and the information tracked by a college, describe the business rules that could impact the structure of the database.
Determine the information that the conceptual model of the database would include and determine the information that the physical model of the database would include.?
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.

It has been stated that different industries and organizational differences influence which motivational techniques and theories are most effective. It has also been stated that situational factors, such as the type of power exerted, can influence team and organizational effectiveness.

Given the fact that the employment of different types of power might influence a team member?s satisfaction, and thus his or her motivation to continue, in regards to your current industry and/or the culture of your current organization, write a reflection paper that considers the following:

? Describe leader power, follower motivation, and the aspects of effective followership.
? Provide an overview of influence and the major process and content motivational theories.
? Describe which motivational theory would be the most appropriate at your industry/organization.
? Describe the power types from the French and Raven power taxonomy that would fit best with that motivational theory.
? Are there any power types that should be avoided when employing that motivational theory?

Be sure to follow the guidelines below:

? Writing should include proper grammar, sentence structure, and writing mechanics.
? Organization should be logical.
? Your paper should be at least two pages in length.

Corporate Data Mining Process
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the assignment, students should be able:

To identify data mining applications in a corporate with complete business requirements fulfilled by applying a suitable data mining process.
To develop a suitable data mining process based on previous available processes.

Company Name: (Choose any Corporate)

Individual Deliverables (Research & Documentation by individual members)

Task 1: To identify data mining applications in a corporate with complete business requirements.
Task 2: To justify your answer properly by giving suitable examples why there is a need to apply data mining process on the application you identified.
Task 3: To develop a suitable data mining process based on previous available processes used in fulfilling the business requirements identified for the process in a corporate.

Notes:
All tasks above should include proper evaluation and justification.
Use appropriate diagrams or other details wherever possible to illustrate your justifications and explanations.

Deliverables

Based on the above deliverables, you are required to: –

The report should be typed using Microsoft Word. it is 2000- 3000 words, but more importance is to satisfy all expected requirements with as many illustrations as possible and with all references provided.

Please Note: Failure to include this matrix on the documentation cover will result in a mark deduction of 10% of the group marks.
Each individual section must use proper citing techniques and have a separate research references list/bibliography etc. at the end of that section.
Draw diagrams wherever necessary to explain the justify the architecture.
Your report(s) must combine all the deliverables in one coherent document.

To avoid any uncertainty regarding his business’ financing needs at the time when such needs may arise, Cyrus Brown wants to develop a cash budget for his latest venture: Cyrus Brown Manufacturing (CBM). He has estimated the following sales forecast for CBM over the next 9 months:
March $100,000
April $275,000
May $320,000
June $450,000
July $700,000
August $700,000
September $825,000
October $500,000
November $115,000
He has also gathered the following collection estimates regarding the forecast sales:
Payment collection within the month of sale = 25%
Payment collection the month following sales = 55%
Payment collection the second month following sales = 20%
Payments for direct manufacturing costs like raw materials and labor are made during the month that follows the one in which such costs have been incurred. These costs are estimated as follows:
March $187,500
April $206,250
May $375,000
June $337,500
July $431,250
August $640,000
September $395,000
October $425,000
Additional financial information is as follows:
Administrative salaries will approximately amount to $35,000 a month.
Lease payments around $15,000 a month.
Depreciation charges, $15,000 a month.
A one-time new plant investment in the amount of $95,000 is expected to be incurred and paid in June.
Income tax payments estimated to be around $55,000 will be due in both June and September.
And finally, miscellaneous costs are estimated to be around $10,000 a month.
Cash on hand on March 1 will be around $50,000, and a minimum cash balance of $50,000 shall be on hand at all times.
To receive full credit on this assignment, please show all work, including formulas and calculations used to arrive at the financial values.
Group Project Guidelines
As a group, prepare a monthly cash budget for Cyrus Brown Manufacturing for the 9-month period of March through November.
Use Excel to prepare the monthly cash budget.
Based on your cash budget findings, answer the following questions:
Will the company need any outside financing?
What is the minimum line of credit that CBM will need?
What do you think of CBM’s cash position during the budget period? Do you see any concerns for the company in this regard?
If you were a bank manager, would you want CBM as your client? Why or why not?
It is up to the members of the group to divide the assignment tasks evenly. You will be graded on group participation

1.1 Determine if a stimuli is functioning as a reinforcer.
1.2 Explain the function of a reinforcing contingency.
1.3 Explain the relationship between aversive stimuli and negative reinforcement.
Learning Activities
Required
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 1
no new messages 15
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 2
no new messages 17
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 3
no new messages 6
Week One Electronic Reserve Readings
no new messages no new messages
Positive and Negative Reinforcement
no new messages 1
Operant Conditioning: Negative Reinforcement
no new messages 6
Operant Conditioning: Positive Reinforcement
no new messages 1
Psychology: Behaviorist Perspective
no new messages 1
Learning Team Charter
no new messages 3
Assignments
Assignment Status Friendly name Title Due Date Points Unread Comments
Week One Participation Due Jan 09, 11:59 PM /4
Reinforcement Procedures Paper Due Jan 09, 11:59 PM /5 no new messages no new messages
Total Points /9
Instructor Feedback
Week2
Punishment
Jan 10 – Jan 16 / 24 points
Tasks
Objectives/Competencies

2.1 Differentiate between the forms of punishment.
2.2 Implement positive and negative punishment to specific scenarios.
2.3 Describe how to implement extinction procedures within a behavioral paradigm.
Learning Activities
Required
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 4
no new messages no new messages
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 5
no new messages 1
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 6
no new messages 1
Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings
no new messages no new messages
Crime and Punishment
no new messages no new messages
Assignments
Assignment Status Friendly name Title Due Date Points Unread Comments
Week Two Participation Due Jan 16, 11:59 PM /4
Behavioral Principles Application Presentation Due Jan 16, 11:59 PM /10 no new messages no new messages
Ethics of Punishment Paper Due Jan 16, 11:59 PM /10 no new messages no new messages
Total Points /24
Instructor Feedback
Week3
Shaping and Stimulus Control
Jan 17 – Jan 23 / 20 points
Tasks
Objectives/Competencies

3.1 Apply differential reinforcement and punishment procedures to various scenarios.
3.2 Explain the steps needed to shape behavior using various interventions and procedures.
3.3 Explain how to teach a skill using discrimination.
3.4 Explain the role of satiation and deprivation in behavior patterns.
Learning Activities
Required
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 7
no new messages 1
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 8
no new messages 1
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 9
no new messages no new messages
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 12
no new messages no new messages
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 13
no new messages no new messages
Week Three Electronic Reserve Readings
no new messages no new messages
Successive Approximations
no new messages no new messages
Behavior Change Strategies
no new messages no new messages
Assignments
Assignment Status Friendly name Title Due Date Points Unread Comments
Week Three Participation Due Jan 23, 11:59 PM /4
Reinforcement Worksheet Due Jan 23, 11:59 PM /10 no new messages no new messages
Self-Management Project Topic Selection Due Jan 23, 11:59 PM /3 no new messages no new messages
Motivation Operations Due Jan 23, 11:59 PM /3 no new messages no new messages
Total Points /20
Instructor Feedback
Week4
Behavioral Contingencies
Jan 24 – Jan 30 / 24 points
Tasks
Self-Management Paper Preparation
Objectives/Competencies

4.1 Determine when avoidance training would be beneficial.
4.2 Apply the basic DRO contingencies on behavior.
4.3 Apply ratio schedules to specific scenarios.
4.4 Apply interval schedules to specific scenarios.
Learning Activities
Required
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 15
no new messages 1
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 16
no new messages 1
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 17
no new messages no new messages
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 18
no new messages no new messages
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 19
no new messages no new messages
Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings
no new messages no new messages
Rate & Reinforcement Schedules
no new messages no new messages
Selection by Consequences
no new messages no new messages
Recommended
Week Five Self-Management Project
no new messages no new messages
Assignments
Assignment Status Friendly name Title Due Date Points Unread Comments
Week Four Participation Due Jan 30, 11:59 PM /4
Schedules of Reinforcement Paper Due Jan 30, 11:59 PM /10 no new messages no new messages
DRO Contingency Worksheet Due Jan 30, 11:59 PM /10 no new messages no new messages
Total Points /24
Instructor Feedback
Week5
Complex Human Behavior
Jan 31 – Feb 06 / 23 points
Tasks
Objectives/Competencies

5.1 Differentiate between the use of immediate reinforcement and delayed reinforcement.
5.2 Apply reinforcement principles to feedback and praise.
5.3 Apply behavioral interventions and concepts to self-management, education, health industry, and business models.
Learning Activities
Required
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 22
no new messages no new messages
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 23
no new messages 1
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 24
no new messages 1
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 27
no new messages no new messages
Principles of Behavior, Ch. 28
no new messages no new messages
Week Five Electronic Reserve Readings
no new messages no new messages
Healthy Sleep Practices
no new messages no new messages
Drug Abuse Treatment
no new messages no new messages
Assignments
Assignment Status Friendly name Title Due Date Points Unread Comments
Week Five Participation Due Feb 06, 11:59 PM /4
Feedback and Praise Reflection Due Feb 06, 11:59 PM /5 no new messages no new messages
Self-Management Paper Due Feb 06, 11:59 PM /14 no new messages no new messages
Total Points /23
Instructor Feedback

Assignment Brief
Module Title: The Global
Business
Environment ?
Evolution and
Dynamics
Assignment
Number
2
Module Code: M01SSL Assignment
Title
Coursework 2 (TWO):
Essay
Submission
Date:
9th January 2017
(before 23:55
hours)
Module Leader Richard Woodward
Submission
Time and Place:
Submission
through Turnitin
ONLY
Module Team Richard Woodward
Sujay Sinha
Module learning outcomes being assessed
1. Critically engage with competing explanations for economic globalisation since 1945
2. Analyse the global business environment in different industrial sectors and evaluate the
strategies corporations deploy to manage those environments
3. Demonstrate understanding of the global business environment by communicating, both
verbally and in writing, complex ideas and arguments about the evolution and dynamics of
the world economy
4. Locate, identify and synthesise appropriate information to design, conduct and report
research into business and management issues, both individually and as part of a team
Assignment Information
This assignment requires you to write a 2000 word essay on the following question:
Are multinational corporations or states the most important actors in the global business
environment? Illustrate your answer with reference to the OIL industry.
In writing your answer you may find it helpful to reflect on some of the following questions:
? What are the main powers and vulnerabilities of multinational corporations operating
in the oil industry?
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? What role do states and other public authorities such as international organisations
play in the oil industry? For instance, do they play a minimal role, merely providing
the framework of rules and regulations that facilitate the operation of global markets
or do they play a more interventionist role (perhaps as owners of multinational
corporations or factors of production)?
? What factors affect the relationship between multinational corporations and states in
the oil industry? Are these relationships cooperative or antagonistic?
? What factors affect the balance of power between states and multinational
corporations in the oil industry?
How to submit your assessment
The report must be submitted via Turnitin by 23.55 on 9th January 2017. No paper copies are
required. You can access the Turnitin link through the module web.
? Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through
Turnitin. Should you submit work on time but fail the assignment, you will be offered
a resit opportunity but the resit mark will be capped at 40%.
? All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved
reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero. Please note that a non-submission
is not the same as a failed submission; a failed submission counts as an attempt
whereas an absent mark does not necessarily allow you to resit the coursework.
? Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.
? Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved
plagiarism checking websites.
EXTENSIONS
The University wants you to do your best. However we know that sometimes events happen
which mean that you can?t submit your coursework by the deadline ? these events should be
beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this happens, you can apply for an extension
to your deadline for up to two weeks, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral,
which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the resit period following the
main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline.
You will find information about the process and what is or is not considered to be an event
beyond your control athttps://share.coventry.ac.uk/students/Registry/Pages/Deferrals-andExtension.aspx
GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
This assessment will assess the module learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 and makes
up 50% of the overall module mark.
Word Count Limit
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Your word count includes in text citations but not the final references or appendices. If you
are more than 10% over or under the word count limit you may lose marks as a 10% penalty
applies.
The contents of your References and Appendices are not normally given a specific mark
(though they may contribute to your overall mark, as detailed in the assessment criteria). We
therefore recommend that you only use Appendices for supporting material and not for the
substantive part of your work.
Plagiarism
As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when
writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else?s
writing or thoughts and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so
is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without
acknowledging that it is someone else?s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing
as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of
others. The Centre for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you
are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw.
Turnitin includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to
recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student?s work, using previous work of
your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism
and carry serious consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the CU Harvard
Reference Style (on Moodle) and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating
being brought. Again, if you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing or a
member of the course team.
Return of Marked Work
You can expect to have marked work returned to you 2 weeks after the submission date.
Marks and feedback will be provided online. As always, marks will have been internally
moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in
the year once the external examiner has completed his / her review.

Imagine yourself as just being appointed the Chief Patient Experience Officer of your hospital. You have been charged by the board and CEO of the hospital to create a new systems approach for the hospital that will meet the patient?s needs, priorities and

HA425 Unit 5: Measuring Consumer Satisfaction and the role of the Patient and HC professional

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
Explain the need to measure consumer satisfaction
Discuss the need to involve patients in the CQI process
Outline the uses of risk-adjusted data
Examine benchmarking and why it is IMPORTANT in CQI process
State the professional and institutional responses for addressing quality issues in health care
Course outcomes assessed/addressed in this Assignment:

HA425-1: Explain the historical evolution of health care quality improvement programs.
HA425-2: Demonstrate an understanding of operational management theory.
HA425-3: Examine strategic and tactical planning issues relevant to marketing, opportunity assessment, and external environment analysis.
HA425-4: Compare quality management techniques used to improvement operations such as Continuous Quality Improvement, Total Quality Management, and proactive quality improvement measures.
HA425-5: Examine the critical role of quality improvement and quality assurance in community, state and national health care environments.

Imagine yourself as just being appointed the Chief Patient Experience Officer of your hospital. You have been charged by the board and CEO of the hospital to create a new systems approach for the hospital that will meet the patient?s needs, priorities and expectations in a manner that exemplifies the values of respect, compassion, justice, and community pride. Your plan should include a method of determining who the customer is, what the customer wants, how the hospital will meet those needs and desires, how you will measure customer satisfaction, and the data capture modalities you will use, such as qualitative or quantitative methods to obtain the information. Also, how you will communicate the results of this new program to the world.

Instructions
Create a PowerPoint presentation at least 10 slides in length that discusses your planned proposal. Each process should be outlined in 2?4 slides. Include detailed speaker?s notes that describe your program, which should include your answers to the questions below. Be sure to include references and citations from at least five sources. Your PowerPoint presentation needs to be visually appealing, to catch your audience’s attention, as your goal is to promote your program to the health care organization groups and people attending.

Outline the current customer experience efforts and how these efforts could be improved with an organized effort.
Explain how Affordable Care Act provides financial incentives in the form of performance-based bonuses or penalties based on the efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction with hospital services.
Thoroughly analyze how your new systems approach for the hospital will satisfy all stakeholders and how we will improve results, measure success, and communicate the results to the world? Provide a step-by-step plan for implementation of your proposal.
Describe how the new systems approach for the hospital will meet the patient?s needs, priorities and expectations in a manner that exemplifies the values of respect, compassion, justice, and community pride in the hospital.
This project will be presented in PowerPoint style, as you will be submitting your proposal to this group of hospital employees, board members, and interested citizens and groups.

Requirements
1. Writer outlines the current customer experience efforts and how these efforts could be improved with an organized effort.

2. Writer explains how the Affordable Care Act provides financial incentives in the form of performance-based bonuses or penalties based on the efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction with hospital services.

3. Writer thoroughly analyzes how the new systems approach for the hospital will satisfy all stakeholders; improve results, and how success will be measured. A step-by-step plan for implementation of your proposal and communication of the results is provided.

4. Writer describes how the new systems approach for the hospital will meet the patient?s needs, priorities and expectations in a manner that exemplifies the values of respect, compassion, justice, and community pride in the hospital.

Please be sure to download the file ?Writing Center Resources? from Doc Sharing to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments.

Create a PowerPoint presentation at least 10 slides in length that discusses your planned proposal. Each process should be outlined in 2?4 slides. Include detailed speaker?s notes that describe your program, which should include your answers to the questions below. Be sure to include references and citations from at least five sources. Your PowerPoint presentation needs to be visually appealing, to catch your audience’s attention, as your goal is to promote your program to the health care organization groups and people attending.

Assignment must be strictly on topic, original, and well detailed contributions to the quality of the discussion by making atleast frequent 5 informed scholar references.

POST 1 & 2: In separate 250 word posts, respond to two of the following:
A) What are the characteristics of ?A Streetcar Named Desire? that make it
B)Blanche and Stella both view Stanley very differently ? how do they see him and what does this view say about themselves? What causes Stella to continue to return to Stanley? Does she really trust him? Does she ultimately sacrifice her sister for him?

C) What is the difference between how Blanche presents herself and what she really is? Why does she choose to present herself so differently?

D)What role does lighting ? or the lack of it ? play in this play?

POST 3 & 4: Respond to at least two other student posts.
Each post should be a MINIMUM of 250 words. This grade will be based on the quality and depth of analysis as well as the level of participation.

This are the instructions
Many companies benefit from outsourcing services because it allows the company to lower costs, focus on its organizational culture, and increase the speed and quality of services. You have been asked to analyze how the outsourced service interacts with your company’s clients.
Read the following scenarios to complete the assignment:

In 2009, the U.S. Stimulus Act changed the way health care providers use ELECTRONIC health records (EHR). A local clinic was informed that to avoid penalties it would need to adopt a qualified EHR system. The clinic managers discussed two options: 1) adopting an in house EHR system and 2) outsourcing the EHRs. After weighing the pros and cons of each option, the company decided to outsource the EHR
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:
Identify the relationship of the outsourced service and the impact to the organizational structure.
Describe the benefit and alignment of outsourcing services on organizational culture.
Describe how a company can align the client experience with the outsourced service along with your organizational culture.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper