Locate an article concerning conflict resolution and peacemaking using the course readings, the University Library, and other resources.
Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze your article. Describe elements of conflict resolution and peacemaking
The following steps should be followed when setting up your project fixed costs with Microsoft Project:
Go to the gray area at the top of the project on the Duration column and Right Click and choose Insert Column. Type in Fixed Cost and hit enter.
Enter the fixed costs above in the fixed cost column as listed adjacent to the appropriate tasks.
Step 2: Update MS Project With Variable Cost Information
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Variable Resource List
Most projects have variable costs. These are costs that change with the amount of work being done. These are commonly seen as dollar per hour costs. Most of your resources will be dollar per hour costs. Follow the steps below to enter this data.
Resource Variable Cost List Instructions for Microsoft 2010
Using this information, go back into the Resource Sheet to update the hourly rate for each resource.
Click on the View tab. Click on the Resource Sheet icon under the Resource Views section. The resource sheet icon is the middle icon on the right of this view with two heads. Check to make sure the Type field is Work and enter the dollar amount above for the hourly rate for each resource in the Std. Rate column.
To access various reports with cost and other information select Reports under the Project tab.
Resource Variable Cost List Instructions for Microsoft 2007
Using this information, go back into the Resource Sheet to update the hourly rate for each resource.
Click on View, Resource Sheet, and enter the standard rate for each role. This will default to $/hour.
Step 3: Answer the Following Essay Questions
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Answer the Following Essay Questions
Now that your project schedule has been created, your resources have been loaded, and your resource costs have been allocated, please analyze your results and answer the following questions.
After you enter all of your resources, answer the following questions.
What is your total budget for this project? Does this budget make sense? (15 points)
What can be done to lower the budget and reduce the project’s duration? (15 points
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Now that your project schedule has been created and your resources have been loaded, let’s take a closer look at the cost of the project.
This week, you will have two deliverables.
Enter project cost information into MS Project—15 points
Answer two essay questions (see Step 3 below)—30 points
Please provide these two deliverables (MS Project file and MS Word document) to the Week 4 Dropbox. Please refer to the course Syllabus for your due date.
To help guide you through these deliverables, please follow the three-step process below.
Step 1: Update MS Project With Fixed Cost Information
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Most projects have fixed costs to account for. These are such things as mortgages and other costs that do not change with production. Fixed costs need to be accounted for in projects. If your project has fixed costs, follow the following steps.
Resource Fixed Cost List Instructions Microsoft Project 2010
The following steps should be followed when setting up your project fixed costs with Microsoft Project:
Go to the gray area at the top of the project on the Duration column and Right Click and choose Insert Column. Type in Fixed Cost and hit enter.
Enter the fixed costs above in the fixed cost column as listed adjacent to the appropriate tasks.
Step 2: Update MS Project With Variable Cost Information
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Variable Resource List
Most projects have variable costs. These are costs that change with the amount of work being done. These are commonly seen as dollar per hour costs. Most of your resources will be dollar per hour costs. Follow the steps below to enter this data.
Resource Variable Cost List Instructions for Microsoft 2010
Using this information, go back into the Resource Sheet to update the hourly rate for each resource.
Click on the View tab. Click on the Resource Sheet icon under the Resource Views section. The resource sheet icon is the middle icon on the right of this view with two heads. Check to make sure the Type field is Work and enter the dollar amount above for the hourly rate for each resource in the Std. Rate column.
To access various reports with cost and other information select Reports under the Project tab.
Resource Variable Cost List Instructions for Microsoft 2007
Using this information, go back into the Resource Sheet to update the hourly rate for each resource.
Click on View, Resource Sheet, and enter the standard rate for each role. This will default to $/hour.
Step 3: Answer the Following Essay Questions
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Answer the Following Essay Questions
Now that your project schedule has been created, your resources have been loaded, and your resource costs have been allocated, please analyze your results and answer the following questions.
After you enter all of your resources, answer the following questions.
What is your total budget for this project? Does this budget make sense? (15 points)
What can be done to lower the budget and reduce the project’s duration? (15 points)
Formulate the above responses into a two- to three-page essay report. Remember, the report must be to a level of clarity and depth that would be readily understood by the executive management. Do support your analysis with both in-text citation and references from the textbook, PMBOK® Guide, or other juried sources. Include a cover sheet and a reference page. Use APA style format, double-space, one-inch margins, Times New Roman, and 12-point font size
One aspect of raising healthy children is understanding how to best provide correction when they make poor choices or behave in unacceptable ways. Over the years, there has been much debate over the most effective form of punishment for children. As part of this debate, you have to take into consideration operant conditioning as this is the basis for how effective correction works. Operant conditioning should be considered when choosing how to best administer corrective actions whether the parents choose to use corporal punishment, time outs, or loss of privileges.
Discuss the differences between negative and positive punishment. What are the factors that make punishment effective?
Discuss the effectiveness of corporal punishment and elaborate upon when you think it should be used.
Discuss how culture affects the type of punishment used.
Give reasons in support of your responses based on your readings and personal experiences.
Write your initial response in 2–3 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By Saturday, November 21, 2015, post your response to the appropriateDiscussion Area. Through Wednesday, November 25, 2015, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. In your responses, consider the following:
Have your peers accurately identified the differences between negative and positive punishment? Explain your answer.
Can you suggest any other factors that make punishment effective? If so, state them.
LASA 1—Operant Conditioning and Superstitions
Many people believe that superstitions are absolutely true. This often causes them to believe and act in ways that are out of the norm either to avoid a negative outcome or to bring about a positive outcome. However, the origins of all superstitions lie in operant conditioning (for example, wearing the same shirt worn during a victory game to all future games in order to ensure victory).
In this assignment, you will examine the process by which operant conditioning can lead to the formation of a superstition.
Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the development of operant conditioning and its basic principles. Then, address the following:
Describe the historical antecedents of operant conditioning. What factors led to the rise of operant conditioning?
Describe the principles/concepts which can be applied to explain the process by which operant conditioning can lead to the development and maintenance of superstitions.
Brainstorm to come up with a number of superstitions you may have heard or read about. Using your knowledge and vocabulary of operant conditioning, choose one of these superstitions. Then, describe in detail, the thinking processes involved that resulted in the acquisition and perpetuation of this irrational belief.
Describe a specific aspect of the operant conditioning process that leads to these beliefs becoming so deeply ingrained and long standing in nature.
Explain whether a person can ever be rid of superstitions. What methods can be used to help such a person?
Interview a family member or friend to discover a superstition that he or she believes in. Explain the nature of the event that led to the formation of this superstition. Does this information fit with your understanding of how the operant conditioning process results in the development of superstitions? Why or why not?
Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. The paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font with regular one-inch margins and free of typographical and grammatical errors. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.
By Wednesday, November 25, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Grading Criteria and Rubric
Read the case study, “Video Game Console Industry in 2012” on pages 602-612 in the text and address the following questions: Book, Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 8th Edition, Robert M. Grant
Consider an opportunity for a new video game company entering into the market; provide the following analysis for the new company looking to compete:
1.Does the Video Game Console Industry have any opportunity for new entrants?
2.Identify Video Game Console Industry performance surrounding these key issues:
oExpansion Opportunities
oOperating efficiency
oGrowth strategy
oCustomer retention
oCultural Considerations
oOverall Sales
oCompetition
3.Conduct additional research as necessary to provide the most up to date perspective on this case. Search for the following information:
oAnnual Report
oSEC Form 10-K
oAnnual Shareholders Proxy Statement
oCompetitive/Industry Information
4.Identify 3 to 4 key strategies that the new video game company should focus on? Provide examples to support each strategy.
5.Would you invest in a new video game startup company entering under the identified market conditions? Please explain why or why not.
•Write between 1,500 – 2,000 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style
•Include the following 5 sections: I. Executive Summary, II. Statement of the Problem, III. Causes of the Problem, IV. Decision Criteria and Alternative Solutions, V. Recommended Solution, Implementation and Justification.
•Present the executive summary on the first page of the assignment along with your name (s), student number(s), course section and due date.
•At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
•No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
•Use at least three references from outside the course material; one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
•References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing
Obtain approval from your instructor for a company that you will analyze for this project. The company must be from this list.
Download the most recent Annual Report from your chosen company’s Web site; this is commonly located on the Investor Relations page. Prepare a report analyzing business mathematics concepts. Be sure to include the following in your report:
Explain how mathematics is used in the preparation of financial statements.
Discuss examples of business problem solving using mathematics from the Annual Report.
Explain the cost recovery methods used in the Annual Report, and indicate how these are factored into the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
Discuss the types of indebtedness reported on the Balance Sheet and how the interest is computed.
Prepare and explain a horizontal analysis of the Balance Sheet for all years presented in the Annual Report.
Prepare and explain a vertical analysis of the Income Statement for all years presented in the Annual Report.
Explain the importance of using ratios and percentages in communicating financial results
Obtain approval from your instructor for a company that you will analyze for this project. The company must be from this list.
Download the most recent Annual Report from your chosen company’s Web site; this is commonly located on the Investor Relations page. Prepare a report analyzing business mathematics concepts. Be sure to include the following in your report:
Explain how mathematics is used in the preparation of financial statements.
Discuss examples of business problem solving using mathematics from the Annual Report.
Explain the cost recovery methods used in the Annual Report, and indicate how these are factored into the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
Discuss the types of indebtedness reported on the Balance Sheet and how the interest is computed.
Prepare and explain a horizontal analysis of the Balance Sheet for all years presented in the Annual Report.
Prepare and explain a vertical analysis of the Income Statement for all years presented in the Annual Report.
Explain the importance of using ratios and percentages in communicating financial results
Due Week 10 and worth 300 points
In this assignment, you get the chance to create your dream job and to build its compensation plan and appraisal performance.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Create a job description and specifications for your dream job. 2. Design a compensation and benefits package related to your dream job. 3. Rationalize your compensation and benefits package. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the compensation and benefits package. 4. Imagine this is the only position of its kind in the organization. From this perspective, design a performance appraisal program to assess your job performance. 5. Rationalize your performance appraisal program. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the performance appraisal program. 6. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources. 7. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements: a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. c. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Discuss job analysis, job descriptions, and specifications. Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of employee compensation programs. Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of performance appraisal programs. Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management. Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
See following grading rubric for this assignment:
Points: 300 Assignment 4: Creating Your Dream Job
However, you also have to analyze the risks associate with each investment category. A wildly used risk measurement parameter is called Value at Risk (VaR). (Note: VaR measures the risk of loss on a specific portfolio of financial assets.) For example, given a million dollar stock investment, if a portfolio of stocks has a one-day 4% VaR, there is a 5% probability that the stock portfolio will fall in value by more than 1,000,000 * 0.04 = $40,000 over a one day period. In the portfolio, the VaR for stock investments is 6%. Similarly, the VaR for real estate investment is 2% and the VaR for bond investment is 1% and the VaR for investment in CD is 0%. To manage the portfolio, you decided that at 5% probability, your VaR for stocks cannot exceed $25,000, VaR for real estate cannot exceed $15,000, VaR for bonds cannot exceed $2,500 and the VaR for CD investment is $0.
Diversification and Liquidity Constraints
As a diversified investment portfolio, you also decided that each investment category must hold at least $50,000 of the total investment assets. In addition, you must hold combined CD and bond investment no less than $200,000 in order to meet liquidity requirement.
The total amount of real estate holding shall not exceed 30% of the portfolio assets.
A. As a portfolio manager, please formulate and solve the investment portfolio problem using linear programming technique. What are the amounts invest in (1) stocks, (2) real estate, (3) bonds and (4) CD?
B. If $500,000 additional investments are available to you in your portfolio, how would you invest the capital?
C. Would you maintain the portfolio investment if stock yields lowered to 6%? How would you re-distribute your investment portfolio?
******Your writeup should introduce your solution to the project by describing the problem. Correctly identify what type of problem this is. For example, you should note if the problem is a maximization or minimization problem, as well as identify the resources that constrain the solution. Identify each variable and explain the criteria involved in setting up the model. This should be encapsulated in one (1) or two (2) succinct paragraphs.
After the introductory paragraph, write out the L.P. model for the problem. Include the objective function and all constraints, including any non-negativity constraints. Then, you should present the optimal solution, based on your work in Excel. Explain what the results mean.
Finally, write a paragraph addressing the part of the problem pertaining to sensitivity analysis and shadow
Businesspeople often have difficulty reaching agreement on the terms of contracts, proposals, and anything that involves bargaining. They have even more difficulty when the negotiators are from different cultures.
Discuss the causes and implications of the following common mistakes made by North Americans in their negotiations with international business partners:
Assuming that a final agreement is set in stone.
Lacking patience and insisting that matters progress more quickly than the pace preferred by the locals.
Thinking that an interpreter is always completely accurate.
Believing that individuals who speak English understand every nuance of your meaning
Ignoring or misunderstanding the significance of rank.
Discuss this view in writing in the light of what you read in this chapter and outside sources. Your well-written paper must adhere to the following parameters:
3 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.
2-3 references cited in the assignment. Remember, you must support your thinking/opinions and prior knowledge with references; all facts must be supported; in-text references used throughout the assignment must be included in an APA-formatted reference list