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Please see the attached assignment I am willing to pay $35 for this assignment that will be due 02/15/16. Once again, please follow all instruction and absolutely no plagiarism.

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Scenario for Assignments 1-5

For Assignments 1-5, you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years.

Note:Students cannot use New York City as a selected local government

Assignment 3:Presenting the Budget

Due Week 8 and worth 225 points

Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–5. Prepare the financial plan and budget justification proposal.

The agency is contracted to work with New York City on several capital projects. To proceed with negotiations, an analysis of the city’s financial documents must be considered. Review the New York City Financial Plan, located at http://www.nyc.gov/html/omb/downloads/pdf/fp6_12.pdf,to answer questions listed. (Title this section “New York City Financial Plan”)

Answer Question 1 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: Are total revenues growing faster or more slowly than expenditures? Show the annual growth rates for revenues and expenditures in a table.

Answer Question 2 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What is New York City’s fastest-growing category of expenditures during the planning period? Justify the answer with examples.

Answer Question 3 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What percentage of New York City revenue comes from the general property tax? How much is this tax growing in each year of the financial plan? Justify the answer with examples.

Prepare a budget to support the proposal to partner with New York City to offer a job training program housed within the NYC Department of Social Services. (Title this section “Budget Justification Proposal.”) (Note: The agency has decided to partner with New York City.)

a)The agency proposes $500,000 over a three (3) year period beginning FY2013 to be included in the State Categorical Grants for the Department of Social Services to provide hands-on job training workshops in office administration, security, construction, and apartment maintenance.

b)Use Figure 7.2, Budget Justification, in Chapter 7 (pages 114-115) as an example.

Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s budget(s) analyzed and any other government Websites used to support the assignment’s criteria.

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. 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:

Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.

Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation.

Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level.

Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration.

Analyze the steps required for budgeting, such as preparing a budget, making a financial plan, conducting a cost-benefit analysis, and making budget decisions.

Examine the key components for presenting and justifying the budget to decision makers.

Prepare a preliminary budgeting system for presentation before Congress, state / local government, or other organization.

Develop various budget charts that represent segments of the budgeting process.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance.

Write clearly and concisely about public budgeting and finance using proper writing mechanics.

Points: 225

Assignment 3: Presenting the Budget

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Discuss Question 1 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: Are total revenues growing faster or more slowly than expenditures? Show the annual growth rates for revenues and expenditures in a table.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed Question 1 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: Are total revenues growing faster or more slowly than expenditures? Did not submit or incompletely showed the annual growth rates for revenues and expenditures in a table.

Partially discussed Question 1 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: Are total revenues growing faster or more slowly than expenditures? Partially showed the annual growth rates for revenues and expenditures in a table.

Satisfactorily discussed Question 1 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: Are total revenues growing faster or more slowly than expenditures? Satisfactorily showed the annual growth rates for revenues and expenditures in a table.

Thoroughly discussed Question 1 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: Are total revenues growing faster or more slowly than expenditures? Thoroughly showed the annual growth rates for revenues and expenditures in a table.

2. Discuss Question 2 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What is New York City’s fastest-growing category of expenditures during the planning period? Justify the answer with examples.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed Question 2 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What is New York City’s fastest-growing category of expenditures during the planning period? Did not submit or incompletely justified the answer with examples.

Partially discussed Question 2 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What is New York City’s fastest-growing category of expenditures during the planning period? Partially justified the answer with examples.

Satisfactorily discussed Question 2 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What is New York City’s fastest-growing category of expenditures during the planning period? Satisfactorily justified the answer with examples.

Thoroughly discussed Question 2 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What is New York City’s fastest-growing category of expenditures during the planning period? Thoroughly justified the answer with examples.

3. Discuss Question 3 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What percentage of New York City revenue comes from the general property tax? How much is this tax growing in each year of the financial plan? Justify the answer with examples.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed Question 3 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What percentage of New York City revenue comes from the general property tax? How much is this tax growing in each year of the financial plan? Did not submit or incompletely justified the answer with examples.

Partially discussed Question 3 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What percentage of New York City revenue comes from the general property tax? How much is this tax growing in each year of the financial plan? Partially justified the answer with examples.

Satisfactorily discussed Question 3 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What percentage of New York City revenue comes from the general property tax? How much is this tax growing in each year of the financial plan? Satisfactorily justified the answer with examples.

Thoroughly discussed Question 3 based on the review of the New York City Financial Plan: What percentage of New York City revenue comes from the general property tax? How much is this tax growing in each year of the financial plan? Thoroughly justified the answer with examples.

4. Prepare a budget to support the proposal to partner with New York City to offer a job training program housed within the NYC Department of Social Services. (Note: The agency has decided to partner with New York City.) (a) The agency proposes $500,000 over a three (3) year period beginning FY2013 to be included in the State Categorical Grants for the Department of Social Services to provide hands-on job training workshops in office administration, security, construction, and apartment maintenance. (b) Use Figure 7.2, Budget Justification, in Chapter 7 (pages 114-115) as an example. (Title this section “Budget Justification Proposal.”)

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely prepared a budget to support the proposal to partner with New York City to offer a job training program housed within the NYC Department of Social Services. (Note: The agency has decided to partner with New York City.) (a) The agency proposes $500,000 over a three (3) year period beginning FY2013 to be included in the State Categorical Grants for the Department of Social Services to provide hands-on job training workshops in office administration, security, construction, and apartment maintenance. (b) Did not submit or incompletely used Figure 7.2, Budget Justification, in Chapter 7 (pages 114-115) as an example.

Partially prepared a budget to support the proposal to partner with New York City to offer a job training program housed within the NYC Department of Social Services. (Note: The agency has decided to partner with New York City.) (a) The agency proposes $500,000 over a three (3) year period beginning FY2013 to be included in the State Categorical Grants for the Department of Social Services to provide hands-on job training workshops in office administration, security, construction, and apartment maintenance. (b) Partially used Figure 7.2, Budget Justification, in Chapter 7 (pages 114-115) as an example.

Satisfactorily prepared a budget to support the proposal to partner with New York City to offer a job training program housed within the NYC Department of Social Services. (Note: The agency has decided to partner with New York City.) (a) The agency proposes $500,000 over a three (3) year period beginning FY2013 to be included in the State Categorical Grants for the Department of Social Services to provide hands-on job training workshops in office administration, security, construction, and apartment maintenance. (b) Satisfactorily used Figure 7.2, Budget Justification, in Chapter 7 (pages 114-115) as an example.

Thoroughly prepared a budget to support the proposal to partner with New York City to offer a job training program housed within the NYC Department of Social Services. (Note: The agency has decided to partner with New York City.) (a) The agency proposes $500,000 over a three (3) year period beginning FY2013 to be included in the State Categorical Grants for the Department of Social Services to provide hands-on job training workshops in office administration, security, construction, and apartment maintenance. (b) Thoroughly used Figure 7.2, Budget Justification, in Chapter 7 (pages 114-115) as an example.

5. Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s budget(s) analyzed and any other government Websites used to support the assignment’s criteria.

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

Create a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

Propose a solution that will relieve friction in your company’s age diverse workforce.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.

Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper discussing policing practices and operations. Include an assessment of the following:

• The relationship between traditional organizational structures of policing agencies

• Communication patterns both within and outside the policing agency

• Current trends in the approach to the policing function

Identify any existing issues with the partnership between law enforcement and community.

Recommend any necessary changes to improve partnerships between law enforcement and community.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

Criminal Justice Questions

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Answer all discussion topics.

What is the purpose of the 4th Amendment?

How does it protect criminal suspects?
Give an example.

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFdavAYCLVI&feature=youtu.be

Do you agree or disagree with Juan Pacheco’s statements that

(a) “gangs are a product of ineffective communities”

(b) that society should not depend on the juvenile justice system to address the problem of gangs, that we should determine that gangs are not a social, racial, or criminal problem but a public health problem.

Discuss all topics below.

Discuss the differences between comparing whole-numbers and comparing floating-point values.
What is the pitfall of comparing floating-point values and explain how do programmers address this issue?

Discuss the different C++ loops, their characteristics, and what situations you feel each loop type would be better suited for.
Are there different situations that are better suited by a specific loop type?
Explain what the purpose is of designing a function that contains no side-effects.
Would such a function be useful? Explain your response.

Discuss which operation is more efficient, passing data by value, or passing data by reference?
Which is more effective? Explain your answer

Explain the difference between:

s = 0;

If (x > 0) s++;

If (y > 0) s++;

and

s = 0;

if (x > 0) s++;

else if (y > 0) s++;
Part B

What are the values of s and n after the following loops?:

a. int s = 1;

int n = 1;

while (x < 10)

s = s + n;

n++;

b. int s = 1;

int n;

for (n = 1; n < 5; n++)

s = s + n;

c. int s = 1;

int n = 1;

do

{

s = s + n;

n++;

}

while (s < 10 * n);
Part C

Write a program that accepts four grades, calculates the average of the four grades, and then converts the average from a number grade into a letter grading using the following grading scale:

A 100 – 90

B 89 – 80

C 79 – 70

D 69 – 60

F 59 – 0

Output the final grade average along with the letter grade.

Submit a screenshot of the executed program and the code of the program.

Write a 500-600 word paper, where you discuss what you think makes a “good” police officer.

In your paper also include a discussion on:

Characteristics of a “good” officer.
Give an example of an officer that you have seen with these characteristics. This may be in person or on television.
Support your argument with outside references

Recommending Law enforcemnet to use body cameras.

Formatting Guidelines:

Write no more than eight to twelve clear and concise pages, excluding illustrations, which are required.
Design an appropriate letterhead for Parker-Benson Publishing. Don’t use the address for the transmittal memo. You may use color, a bolded font, graphic image, etc.
Use a Size 12 Times New Roman font.
Single space within the paragraph and skip a space in between paragraphs.
Use five to eight outside sources and include the APA-formatted in-text citations and References page as needed. Three sources must be from the UMUC Library databases.
Use appropriate headings for the report. Don’t use headings in the transmittal memo.
Include an executive summary but no abstract.
Use the date of your submission and a relevant, concise subject line for the transmittal memo.
Illustrations are required.

Scenario: You are an editor for Parker-Benson Publishing. Completed a master’s degree. Publishing an article for your resume as you look for a different job.

Report required in this order:

Front Matter:

Transmittal memo to state the name of the article that is attached and to move the project forward (two paragraphs)

Title page

Executive summary

Introduction

Statement of the problem and/or opportunity

Scope establishing boundaries and limitations for your article

Appropriate background information (ex. historical data, relevant laws, definitions, etc.)

Research Methods

Use secondary sources or your own inspections for this project.

Primary research, including interviews and surveys, can’t be used because there isn’t time to process the Institutional Review Bureau’s informed consents and other paperwork that the Federal Government requires for academic research projects.

Conclusions

Conclusions drawn from the experts’ opinions and facts in the sources

Criteria for drawing those conclusions (evaluating options and alternatives)

Recommendations

Brief summary of problem and/or opportunity

Recommendations

Predictions

Back Matter

References

Glossary and other appendices as needed

Illustrations:

Illustrations are required for this assignment. The illustrations must be formatted, positioned logically in the article, and sized correctly so that they supplement the textual information without distracting the reader. Illustrations may be photos, charts, graphs, logos, etc. Create your own illustrations or borrow them from sources if you give credit to the original authors according to the APA guidelines and the copyright laws

Prepare and submit through Turnitin by clicking View/Complete below, a 3 – 5 page double-spaced paper that analyzes the culture of Russia, and assesses the implications of the country’s beliefs, values and norms if your organization opens a facility in that country. In preparing your analysis:

PLEASE READ RUBRIC AND THIS WILL ASLO BE TURNED IN TO TURNITIN SO IT NEEDS TO BE 100%. Due FEB 19th 2016! APA FORMAT!

Use three or more scholarly sources to research the culture of the selected country and identify significant cultural beliefs, values and norms
Compare and contrast the selected country and the United States based on Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions. You can research this information at the Hofstede Center by pasting into your browser: http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html
Assess the advantages and challenges of opening a facility in the selected country.

In addition to The Hofstede Center website, your paper must include 3 or more references preferably peer-reviewed journals from Brandman’s virtual library, include citations and adhere to APA standards

Grading Criteria: As outlined in the attached rubric, a well-written case analysis will:

Prepare a comprehensive case analysis that identifies significant cultural beliefs, values and norms for a selected country; compares and contrasts the selected country and the United States based on Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions; and assesses the advantages and challenges of opening a facility in the selected country
Demonstrate that understanding cultural differences is an important global issue
Accurately compare and contrast cultural differences demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the implications of these differences
Integrate and synthesize data from multiple sources
Demonstrate empathy and a worldview
Have an attitude that is open to differing perspectives, values, beliefs and norms
Use 3 or more scholarly references plus the Hofstede Center website in a paper that uses correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and adheres to APA standards

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Case Studies Presentation

By Wednesday, February 10, 2016, create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to educate a group of medical students participating in their grand rounds. There should be at least ten slides in your Microsoft PowerPoint as well as a title slide and a slide listing all your sources for creating this slideshow. You should also create speaker notes for each slide of your presentation, which include the main talking points for the topic addressed on the slide. Save the presentation as AU_PSY350_M3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.ppt. Submit your assignment to the M3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 Dropbox.

In order to create your slideshow, review the two case studies and then answer the questions following each case study:

Case Study 1: Isaac is a fifty-nine-year-old man. Several months ago, he noticed a slight tremor in his hands. He assumed this to be a normal consequence of aging. The tremor, however, gradually worsened, along with some muscular stiffness and slowness in initiating movement. The tremor was more pronounced when he was not voluntarily moving. Isaac was referred to a neurologist, who diagnosed him with Parkinson’s disease. After visiting the neurologist, Isaac and his family ask you to further explain this disorder. Isaac also asks about L-dopa as a treatment—the neurologist had mentioned L-dopa as an effective medication but had instead prescribed selegiline:

What are the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease?
What are the possible causes? Be sure to discuss both hereditary and environmental factors thought to contribute to this disease.
What parts of the brain does this disease affect?
Why do you think the neurologist prescribed selegiline instead of L-dopa?

Case Study 2: Sabrina is a twenty-seven-year-old woman who recently underwent a corpus callosotomy. Initially after surgery, when given a verbal command, Sabrina demonstrated marked apraxia of the left hand. However, the extent of this issue diminished over time. Answer the following questions about this client:

What disorder was most likely being treated by this operation, and how is the surgery performed?
In what way is the surgery expected to help Sabrina?
What are the risks and benefits of the surgery? Compare these to the risks and benefits of an alternative treatment. If the decision were yours, which would you recommend? Explain your decision.
What was the cause of the apraxia?
What does the reduction in apraxia symptoms tell us about hemispheric specialization?

Click here to follow tips on creating a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. For this assignment and all Dropbox assignments, you are required to cite, at a minimum, the online course and the textbook for the course. Additional sources are welcome. Scholarly sources are preferred and can be found in the Argosy University online library. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Do not use Wikipedia.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Described the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Discussed what parts of the brain this disease affects.
24
Discussed hereditary and environmental factors thought to contribute to Parkinson’s disease.
24
Analyzed the reasons why selegiline was prescribed instead of L-dopa.
28
Discussed the disorder being treated by the corpus callosotomy and how the surgery is performed. Explained how the surgery will help Sabrina.
20
Analyzed the risks and benefits of the surgery and an alternative treatment and explained your recommendation.
24
Explained the cause of the apraxia.
16
Analyzed what the reduction in apraxia symptoms reveals about hemispheric specialization.
20
Used standard presentation components