Category: Essays

As methods of travel and shipping have improved, almost any action within a state has ripple effects on interstate commerce. Accordingly, the Commerce Clause has been used to justify many of Congress’ actions since the early 20th century. A legislative agenda, a government’s legislative plans for a session of congress stated at the start of a session of congress, can be realized through various Constitutional provisions. In this assignment, you examine how the Commerce Clause can be used to execute Congress’ legislative agenda.

To prepare for this assignment:

Review the interactive media piece, “Interstate Commerce Law.” Consider how even small actions can lead to ripple effects that impact interstate commerce.

Use the website, “The Oyez Project,” to locate cases on interstate commerce and the Commerce Clause.

Select a case from “The Oyez Project” website to use for this assignment. Think about how this case exemplifies the federal government’s use of the Commerce Clause to carry out its legislative agenda.

Due by Sunday January 31, 2016 a (1-2 page paper)

Identify and briefly summarize the case you selected. Be sure to cite the case.

Explain how the case exemplifies the federal government’s use of the Commerce Clause to carry out its legislative agenda. Be specific.

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

The Commerce Clause has evolved from a minor clause with a narrow interpretation to a major clause with a broad application. Today, Congress and the Supreme Court cooperate in a broad application of the Commerce Clause. Congress uses the Commerce Clause generously, while the Supreme Court vigorously defends its application. Even the smallest connections to interstate commerce will be interpreted by the Supreme Court as constitutional. Why do these two branches cooperate so willingly on this clause?

To prepare for this Discussion:

Review Chapter 5, §5.3 in your course text, Constitutional Law: National Power and Federalism. Reflect on the Supreme Court’s evolving view of the Commerce Clause since 1787. Consider why the Court would increase or decrease the power of the Commerce Clause.

Review the article, “The Original Meaning of the Commerce Clause.” Think about if the meaning of the Commerce Clause has drifted far from its original intent. Consider why that might be.

Consider the broad application of the Commerce Clause today.

Due by Thursday January 28, 2016 a 300-400 argument for or against the broad application of the Commerce Clause today. Justify your argument by referencing this week’s Learning Resources. Then, explain at least one insight you had or one conclusion you drew as a result of completing this assignment.

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards

For your first paper, you will basically write about whether you think Socrates is truly guilty of the charges made against him, particularly the charge that he corrupts the youth.

In Plato’s Apology one of the main accusations made against him is that he “makes the weaker argument stronger.” That is, Socrates is guilty of arguing against traditionally held beliefs in favor of new, unusual ones, and this is what is really behind the official charge that he corrupts the youth. This activity of questioning beliefs is at the heart of philosophy, then and now. In the Apology, Socrates explains and defends his way of life-the life of a philosopher-and concludes that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” The philosopher’s life, then, is the examined life.

For your first paper, you will draw evidence from the Apology to do the following.

1. Summarize Socrates’ main points of defense. This should consist of two parts:

A. Summarize Socrates’ explanation of his activity of questioning others, what he means when he says that he is wisest of all, and why he thinks “the unexamined life is not worth living.”

B. Identify the premises and conclusion of one of the arguments that he uses to show Meletus, his accuser, that the official charge of corrupting the youth of Athens doesn’t hold up. These arguments are from 24c to 28b (pages 37-31)

2. Evaluate Socrates’ defense. Provide reasons (premises) to show whether or not you think Socrates does a good job of defending himself. More specifically, does his explanation of his activity and his argument with Meletus show that he is a corrupting influence and is guilty of “making the weaker argument stronger”?

Structure & Formatting:

1. Structure:

A paper of this sort has three basic parts:

Introduction: where you give the reader an outline of what to expect in the paper. This is where your thesis statement should be made clear. Avoid any unnecessary opening statements (e.g. “since the beginning of time…”)

Body: where you do what you say you will do in the introduction.

Conclusion: where you sum up what you have done in the paper.

Thesis Statement: This is a crucial part of your paper, for it outlines what you will argue in the body of your paper. The thesis unifies all the detailed work you do in the body of the paper in that everything you discuss in your paper should aim, ultimately, at proving your thesis.

Example of an introduction and thesis: In the Apology, Socrates defends his philosophical activity of questioning others by explaining why he does this and why he thinks this is a life worth living. While he is certainly not guilty of teaching others how to debate, his argument with Meletus shows him arguing unfairly. Therefore, he is still guilty of the charge of using trickery to confuse people and this could corrupt the youth especially.

2. Formatting:

· Font should be Times New Roman, size 12.

· Paper should be double spaced

· Length: 500-700 words (there are roughly 300 words per page in this format).

· Be sure to include a word count at the end of your paper.

· No need for a bibliography, since you should only use the Apology.

· When you quote or cite a passage from the text, reference either the margin page number/letter or the page number in the Grube translation

During the global recession of 2008 and 2009, there were many accusations of unethical behavior by Wall Street executives, financial managers, and other corporate officers. At that time, an article appeared suggesting that part of the reason for such unethical business behavior may stem from the fact that cheating has become more prevalent among business students. The article reported that 86% of business students admitted to cheating at some time during their academic career as compared to 77% of non-business students.

Cheating has been a concern of the dean of the College of Business at Rocky University for several years. Some faculty members in the college believe that cheating is more widespread at Rocky than at other universities, while other faculty members think that cheating is not a major problem at the college. To resolve some of these issues, the dean commissioned a study to assess the current ethical behavior of business students at Rocky. As part of this study, an anonymous exit survey was administered to a sample of 90 business students from this year’s graduating class. Responses to the following questions were used to obtain data regarding three types of cheating.

During your time at Rocky, did you ever present work copied off the internet as your own?

____ Yes

____ No

During your time at Rocky, did you ever copy answers off another student’s exam?

____ Yes

____ No

During your time at Rocky, did you ever collaborate with other students on projects that were supposed to be completed individually?

____ Yes

____ No

Any student who answered yes to one or more of these questions was considered to have been involved in some type of cheating. The complete data set is in the file named Rocky, linked at the bottom of the page.

Managerial Report

Prepare a report (see below) for the dean of the college that summarizes your assessment of the nature of cheating by business students at Rocky University. Be sure to include the following seven (7) items in your report.

To summarize the data, compute the proportion of all students, the proportion of all male students, and the proportion of all female students who
presented work copied off the internet as their own
copied answers off another student’s exam
collaborated with other students on projects that were supposed to be completed individually.

Then comment on your findings.
Develop 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of all students, the proportion of all male students, and the proportion of all female students who were involved in some type of cheating.
Develop 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of all students, the proportion of all male students, and the proportion of all female students who were involved in copying off the internet.
Develop 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of all students, the proportion of all male students, and the proportion of all female students who were involved in copying off another’s exam.
Develop 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of all students, the proportion of all male students, and the proportion of all female students who were involved in collaborating on an individual project.
Conduct a hypothesis test (using either the p-value approach or the critical value approach) to determine if the proportion of all business students at Rocky University who were not involved in some type of cheating is less than that of all business students elsewhere. Use α = 0.05. Do not forget to include the correctly worded hypotheses.
What advice would you give to the dean based upon your analysis of the data? Focus your advice on answering the following: What is the magnitude of the issue? What would you recommend for both students and faculty? What is the potential impact on relationships with the business community and what would you recommend? How can this study be improved?

Write a report that adheres to APA Requirements. have in-text citations and a reference page.

Your report must contain the following:

A title page in APA style.
An introduction that summarizes the problem.
The body of the paper should answer the questions posed in the problem by communicating the results of your analysis. Include results of calculations, as well as charts and graphs, where appropriate.
A conclusion paragraph that addresses your findings and what you have determined from the data and your analysis.
In-text citations from a minimum of three sources in addition to your textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to locate these sources.
A reference page.

Submit your Excel file in addition to your report.

NOTE: Submitting your Excel file will aid in grading with partial credit if errors are found in the pape

Assignment 1: Demand Estimation

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

Imagine that you work for the maker of a leading brand of low-calorie, frozen microwavable food that estimates the following demand equation for its product using data from 26 supermarkets around the country for the month of April.

Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses.

QD = -2,000 – 100P + 15A + 25PX + 10Y

(5,234) (2.29) (525) (1.75) (1.5)

R2 = 0.85 n = 26 F = 35.25

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

QD = Quantity demanded of a unit (dependent variable)

P (in cents) = 200 cents per unit (price per unit)

PX (in cents) = 300 cents per unit (price of leading competitor’s product)

Y (in dollars) = $5,000 (per capita income in the Standard Metropolitan Statistical

Area (SMSA) where the 26 supermarkets are located)

A (in dollars) = $640 (monthly advertising expenditures)

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. Compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Note: Write down all of your calculations.
2. Determine the implications for each of the computed elasticities for the business in terms of short-term and long-term pricing strategies. Provide a rationale in which you cite your results.
3. Recommend whether you believe that this firm should or should not cut its price to increase its market share. Provide support for your recommendation.
4. Assume that all the factors affecting demand in this model remain the same, but that the price has changed. Further assume that the prices are 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 cents.
• Plot the demand curve for the firm.
• Plot the corresponding supply curve on the same graph using the following supply function (with the same prices 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 cents):

QS = -7909.89 + 79.0989P
• Determine the equilibrium price and quantity. (Show this graphically and/or calculate using algebra.)
5. What short-term and long-term changes in market conditions could shift the demand and supply curves for this product?
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia 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.

To achieve organizational goals, it is necessary to regularly re-evaluate and revise organizational strategic plans. This evaluation and revision process is ongoing and requires collaboration among organizational leaders, managers, and most importantly, stakeholders. When stakeholders are involved in this process, organizations are more able to objectively examine their strengths and weaknesses, identify organizational needs, and achieve strategic goals. For this Individual Paper, you explore the role of stakeholders in an organization’s strategic planning process and consider strategic organizational goals.

To complete:

Write a 6- to 8-page paper (not including title page and reference page) that addresses the following:

Describe an existing non-profit or public organization of interest to you. Include the organization’s mission, stakeholders, short-term goals (1–4 years), mid-terms goals (5–14 years), and long-term goals (15–20 years).
Select and explain your role as a stakeholder, including why this organization is important to you both personally and professionally.
Explain how you, in your role, will help to evaluate and revise the organization’s strategic planning process. Include any potential legal implications of revising the organization’s current strategic plan.
Explain at least 3 strategic goals that you would recommend for the organization, which will directly contribute to and effect positive social change.

Use proper APA formatting and include the following:

A title page and running head

An introduction that states the purpose of the paper
Level 1 headings to define each part of the paper
A conclusion to synthesize the entire paper
A minimum of six scholarly sources to support your paper
In-text citations as appropriate
A reference list

Locate a minimum of 15 peer-reviewed articles that describe the problem or issue and that support the proposed solution. Eight of the 15 articles must be research-based (e.g., a study which is qualitative, quantitative, descriptive, or longitudinal).

Hint: Begin your search for literature by utilizing the databases located in the GCU Library. Contact your faculty member, the librarian, or library staff for additional researching tips and key word suggestions.

Preview each of the 15 articles chosen by reading the article abstracts and summaries.

Hint: Article abstracts and summaries provide a concise description of the topic, research outcomes, and significance of findings.

Hint: Refer to “RefWorks” and “Topic 1: Checklist.”

Perform a rapid appraisal of each article by answering the following questions (one to two sentences are sufficient to answer each question):

How does each article describe the nature of the problem, issue, or deficit you have identified?
Does each article provide statistical information to demonstrate the gravity of the issue, problem, or deficit?
What are example(s) of morbidity, mortality, and rate of incidence or rate of occurrence in the general population?
Does each article support your proposed change?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

1 NRS441v.10.0R RefWorks.docx 2 NRS 441v.11R.Module1_Checklist.docx

This is my PICO question,

PICO question

P-PACU patient

I-Music along with standard pain management care

C-standard pain management

O-decrease in pain scores

In PACU patients (P), does music along with standard pain management (O) result in lower reported pain scores (I) when compared to standard pain management(C)

This Week: Submit Draft of Abbreviated Quantitative Research Plan

You will apply quantitative research methods when you develop an abbreviated quantitative research plan that seeks to answer your research problem and research questions/hypotheses.

To prepare for this Application, first focus on the following instructions:

Review Chapter 8 in the course text, Research Design, the “Threats to Internal Validity” handout, and the “Quantitative Methods: Examples” media segment.

Consult Table 8.1 (p. 147) and/or Table 8.4 (p. 156) in the course text, Research Design, to guide you in polishing your abbreviated quantitative research plan.

Access the list of research problem scenarios in the Learning Resources. Find the research problem scenario for your discipline. You will work with this same scenario for the next three weeks.

Based on your discipline’s research problem scenario, create a problem statement.

Draft an introduction for your abbreviated research plan.

Next, ask yourself the following questions:

What are your research questions? To what extent can you test them? How would you justify the viability of your questions?

What are your hypotheses? How would you test them?

Why would this design be the most appropriate for answering the research questions? Conversely, why would qualitative and mixed methods designs not be appropriate?

What quantitative approach would you select for this study? Why is that approach the most appropriate one for answering the research questions?

What theoretical framework or perspective would you use?

What is your target population? How would you identify and recruit participants? What factors would contribute to determining appropriate sample size? You will not need to calculate sample size for this assignment.

What are the independent and dependent variables?

If appropriate for your plan, what instruments might you need?

What data collection procedures might you use? Why would those be the most appropriate methods to use? How would that data help to answer your research question(s)/hypotheses?

What are threats to validity? How might you mitigate them?

How might you analyze the data?

What are the ethical considerations related to the plan?

The assignment:

Craft a 2- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:

Provide an introduction.

Provide a purpose statement.

Provide viable research questions and hypotheses.
Generate a written research plan that addresses the above questions

Harley-Davidson: External and Internal Analysis

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Instructions for this assignment: Perform all of the elements listed below.

This assignment has you complete two parts of a strategic business plan. To see how those parts fit into a full business plan, click here for a strategic business plan outline.

Part I – Analysis of the External Environment

As part of the Strategic Business Plan, you have been asked to:

Identify and analyze the major driving forces for change in the external environment of the motorcycle industry.
Analyze the dynamics of competition using Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition. Correctly assess the dynamics of competition.
Provide at least three statistics about the size of the motorcycle industry such as revenue, growth rate, number of units sold by manufacturer/country, etc.
Summarize the strategic issues firms in this industry face and identify their biggest threats.

This section should be titled “The Analysis of H-D’s External Environment.”

Part II – Internal Environment Analysis

Financial

Gather the financial information necessary to do a complete ratio analysis and the Balance Score Card (BSC) key metrics information.

If you were going to create a BSC, what would be the key metrics you would measure in each of the four BSC areas:

Financial
Customer
Internal Business Process
Learning and Growth

Perform a ratio analysis using H-D’s five-year financial performance. Interpret the meaning of the ratios and financial performance.

This section should be titled “The Analysis of H-D’s Current Strategy: Two Views.” Be sure to include the ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative.

Competitors

Based on your analysis, you must decide which two competitors present the biggest competitive threat to H-D.

Perform a financial ratio analysis for the competitors after looking at trends in financial performance over five years, and compare the trends to industry averages.

Be sure you have a clear ranking of the industries’ competitors.

This section should be titled “Competitor Analysis.” Be sure to include the financial ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative.

This assignment should be 7 to 8 pages in length. In APA format with peer reviewed references.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
External environment analysis: driving forces, dynamics of competition, and at least three statistics about the size of the industry.
15
Summarized strategic issues faced by the industry and identifed their biggest threats.
20
Performed a financial ratio analysis using H-D’s five-year financial performance and interpreted the ratios—see the text for which ratios to perform. Concluded how well the firm’s strategy is working.
20
Created a hypothetical BSC for H-D after selecting which measures you believe are important in the four areas: serving customers, improving processes, learning, and growth and financial performance.
15
Performed a ratio analysis of the financial performance of two competitors and compared them to H-D. Developed a Word document entitled “The Analysis of H-Ds Current Strategy: Two Views,” which includes analysis of your findings.
15
Developed the documents that include analysis of your findings. Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience. Followed APA rules for attributing sources

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Identify the total addressable market and the initial target market of the company’s signature product (or service) for one of the companies you identified in the discussion question last week. Why did the company pick that initial target market?