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Your CEO (Chief
Executive Officer) wants to ask you a few questions related to corporate finance. Please see the
CEOs email to you.
CEOs email:
– (Please answer my questions in simple terms (as simple as possible). Please note that I
did NOT take any finance course at university.)
– Question 1: I have been thinking about what capital budgeting techniques to use for our
investment selection criteria. Please explain why IRR (Internal Rate of Return) is not the
best capital budgeting technique.
– Question 2: In relation to the estimation of cost of equity, please compare the dividend
growth model and security market line approaches.
Answer the CEOs questions in a formal email. The format on the next page must be used.

Does consumerism affect the environment? Does consumerism affect individual
identity? Does consumerism affect relationships ( buying the affection of others or
establishing and/or reinforcing social hierarchies)? Is technology represented as good or
bad in the novel in terms of happiness individual or collective? Ultimately, does
consumerism make people happy?

Week 7 – Assignment: Calculate Probabilities with the Binomial Distribution and the Central Limit TheoremInstructions
For this task, write a paper using the following structure: Begin with a one or two-paragraph introduction that summarizes the meaning of the reading material.
Answer all of the questions included in Parts 1 and 2 below. Be sure to answer questions using complete sentences and show all work in your calculations.
Provide a written conclusion, when appropriate, for the problem that you are addressing.
Include an essay section in your paper, which is described in Part 3 below.
Use the last part of your paper to include a paragraph or two that explains the information that you learned in the assignment. Support your paper with at least two references.
Part 1Explain when the binomial distribution is appropriate. Hint: There are four necessary conditions.
In a group of 12 registered voters, there are five Republicans. You choose three of the voters at random and ask their party affiliation. The distribution of the number of Republicans you choose is binomial. Give the appropriate values for n and p.
Suppose that in a quality control study it was determined that for a perishable item the number X of defective items follows a binomial distribution with n= 10 and p = .12. Find the probability that a sample of 10 contain no more than one defective item.
A study shows that 80% of all people over the age of 70 in certain city are retired. Assuming a binomial model is appropriate, find the following probabilities for a sample of 15 people who are over 70.
a) Exactly 10 are retired.
b) At least 10 are retired.
c) At most 10 are retired.

Annual returns on stocks are known to vary. Suppose that during a recent year, the mean return was 10.6% and the standard deviation of returns was 32.3%. One of the statements below is correct. Identify which one is correct and explain why. The law of large numbers states that:
a) You can get an average return higher than 10.6% if you invest in an extremely large number of stocks.
b) If you invest in more and more stocks selected at random, then your average return on these stocks will get closer and closer to 10.6%.
c) When you invest in a large number of stocks chosen at random, your average return will approach a Normal distribution.
Part 2 Ray Allen, who is one of the best 3-point shooters over the last 15 years in the NBA, has a chance to shoot four free throws. He was fouled shooting a 3-point shot, and he gets to take a fourth shot due to a technical foul. Suppose that the probability that he makes a free throw is .9, and his free throws are independent of each other. Let X be the random variable that gives the number of free throws made in 4 attempts.
a) Give the possible values for X. What type of distribution model is appropriate? Explain why.
b) Obtain the probability distribution for x.
c) Indicate what the probability is for Ray Allen to make three or more of the free throws.
Suppose that in a quality control study it was determined that for a perishable item the number X of defective items follows a binomial distribution with n= 20 and p = .10.
a) Find the probability that a sample of 20 contain no more than two defective items.
b) If one were to take many samples of 20 and found the mean number of defectives in each sample, what should we expect for the mean and standard deviation of the number of defectives?
This problem is motivated by the study: http://site.iugaza.edu.ps/wdaya/files/2013/03/A-Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street.pdf
The random walk theory of stock markets implies that an index of stock prices has probability 0.63 of increasing in any year. In addition, the change in the index in any year is not influenced by whether it goes up or down in an earlier year. Suppose that X is the number of years among the next six years in which the index rises.
a) Assuming that X has a binomial distribution, give are the values of n and p.
b) What is the set of values that X can attain?
c) Calculate the probability of each of the values of X given in part b. You can use the Excel BINOM.DIST function. Include the Excel function used and its result in your Word document.
d) Use Excel to construct a bar chart for the probabilities. The values of X should be on the horizontal axis, and the probabilities on the vertical axis. For information on how to use the BINOM.DIST function use the Excel help option or visit the website: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/BINOM-DIST-function-c5ae37b6-f39c-4be2-94c2-509a1480770c This Binomial distribution Excel function is especially useful when the value of n is large or p is not available in binomial tables. Copy and paste the bar chart into your Word document.
e) What are the mean and standard deviation of this distribution?4. Probabilities for the binomial distribution can be calculated in Excel using the BINOM.DIST function. For information on how to use the Excel help option or visit the website: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/BINOM-DIST-function-c5ae37b6-f39c-4be2-94c2-509a1480770c This Excel function is especially useful when the value of n is large or p is not available in binomial tables. Suppose that X follows a binomial distribution, where n = 100 and p = .45. Use Excel to find:
a) The probability that X = 50. Hint, use FALSE for the cumulative argument.
b) The probability that X 50. Hint, use TRUE for the cumulative argument.
c) The probability that X > 50.
d) The probability that 40 X 55.Include the Excel function used and its result in your Word document. Length: 5- 7 pages References: Include a minimum of two scholarly peer-reviewed resources.Upload your document and click the Submit to Dropbox button.Due Date
Dec 23, 2018 11:59 PM
External Resource (S): Books and Resources for this Week
1. Statistics in Practice
Moore, D.S., Notz, W.I., & Fligner, M.A. (2015). Statistics in practice. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman.
Read Chapters 13 and 15 2. Microsoft. (2016). Using the binomial distribution function in Excel.
https://ncuone.ncu.edu/d2l/le/content/91781/viewContent/613597/View3. Malkiel, B.G,.(1999). A Random Walk Down Wall Street. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.4. BUS-7200_Grading_Rubrics
Supplemental (External) Resource
NB: PLEASE BE SURE TO USE THESE RESOURCES (FIRST) ABOVE, IN ADDITION TO OTHERS YOU MAY FIND IMPORTANT

Your proposal should be submitted in canvas by Monday 12/3, 11:59pm
STEP 1: PREPARING THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL things to consider
1. FORMULATING A QUESTION:
TOPIC what are your interests?
BACKGROUND RESEARCH what is already known about this topic? Now that Ive read some of the
information that is out there, what do I really want to learn about this topic? What questions have I
developed by reading about this topic?
SPECIFIC QUESTION what specifically do you want to know about the topic? Is this a question that
can be answered?
2. DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY:
VARIABLES what kind of data might you need to collect in order to answer your research question.
The variables are the categories of data that you would collect. They are the column headers in your
database (if you were to create a data base).
DATA Now that you have identified the variables or categories of data that you need to collect,
determine how you would actually collect that data.
o WHAT KIND OF DATA WILL YOU USE? http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upmbinaries/10919_Chapter3.pdf
Quantitative broad term referring to scientific methods that incorporate some
combination of collecting numerical data such as metric-level measurements, collecting
data using relatively structured and closed-ended approaches and formats, and
analyzing data with numerical and statistical approaches.
Qualitative – broad term referring to scientific methods that incorporate some
combination of collecting nonnumerical data such as verbal or pictorial records,
collecting data using relatively unstructured and open-ended approaches and formats,
and analyzing data with nonnumerical and nonstatistical approaches.
o HOW WILL YOU COLLECT IT?
Collect it yourself through fieldwork (primary data)
Consider costs, feasibility, time frame
Gather it from other sources (secondary data)
What format is it in? Do you need to manipulate it? Is the scale acceptable
o WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE DATA?
How will you use or put together the data that you have in order to answer your
research question? How will you analyze the data?
STEP 2: WRITING THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL this is the part you have to submit:
Use the format below to structure your proposal. Your submission should be organized
in an outline form. The actual sections of your proposal should be in complete
sentences and paragraphs. Your proposal should be 2-3 pages in length.

Below are instructions for how to complete each section of the proposal.
1. TITLE: Create a title that concisely represents the research question you will be addressing.
2. BACKGROUND:
a. PERSONAL EXPLANATION: Explain the background and issues related to your proposed
research. How did you come to be interested in this subject? It is acceptable to use personal
pronouns in this section, though that may not always be the case when writing proposals. I do
want to know your personal interest in the subject.
b. LITERATURE REVIEW: What is already known about this issue in your field of study? To answer
this question, you will need to search relevant academic sources, read a selection of articles
about or related to your topic and then summarize in this section what you learn. You must
examine and cite no less than 5 sources. An easy way to begin this process is to enter your
question or topic into into google scholar https://scholar-google-
com.proxy.lib.miamioh.edu/schhp?hl=en&as_sdt=0,36 . I dont expect you to become an
expert in the field but you should have a sense of how to research and then summarize what
has already been written about your topic.
c. CONTRIBUTION TO LITERATURE: What can your research contribute to what is already known
about the issue? Specifically, what can your research add to what you learned about the topic
in the previous section? Be sure to address how using a spatial or geographic perspective
contributes to the existing knowledge.
3. RESEARCH QUESTION:
a. Formulate a question that is focused and can be clearly answered.
4. METHODOLOGY: This section should describe how you plan to answer your research question. This
section should include:
a. A brief description of your overall methodology what are you going to do and how?
b. Identify each of your variables and describe the data that you would collect for each of them.
The description of the data should include the type of data, the source(s) for the data and the
means by which you will gather the data.
c. Describe how you will analyze the data in order to answer your research question.
5. CITATIONS
a. Be sure to cite all sources used. Your sources should be academic (no Wikipedia or comparable
sites). These section should be a list of the sources that you used in the other sections of this
paper. You will have most likely cited sources in the Literature review section and in identifying
sources of your data. The sources of data can be websites. Citations should be formatted in
APA style.

Case Analysis Strategies and Tactics of Running a Business How would you assess the Fotile way in sustainable business development? (Word limit: 750)You may consider the following aspects to write up your short essay. Why did Mr. Mao decide to build the Fotiles culture based on Confucianism (traditional Chinese culture) given the influence of Western management education in China?
How would you assess the effectiveness of Mr. Maos approach of disseminating the knowledge and tenets of Confucianism in Fotile?

Does consumerism affect the environment? Does consumerism affect individual
identity? Does consumerism affect relationships ( buying the affection of others or
establishing and/or reinforcing social hierarchies)? Is technology represented as good or
bad in the novel in terms of happiness individual or collective? Ultimately, does
consumerism make people happy?

2. ur chosen period style to exemplify your thesis statement. Introduction paragraph with a clear, controlling idea (thesis statement)3. Artwork identification: title of artworks, artists (if known), medium, and period styles
Descriptive analysis of EACH artwork
Comparison/Contrast structure (to compare is to discuss how the images are similar, and to contrast is to discuss how the images are different)
Conclusion paragraph (summarize your argument and connect to greater idea)
Works Cited Page: a separate page of sources in MLA style formatting (use at least 3 academic sources)

Readings: The Minds Eye (Oliver Sacks)
***AND AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING***
Mark Zuckerbergs War on Free Will (Franklin Foer)
The Myth of the Ant Queen (Steven Johnson)
Rent Seeking and the Making of an Unequal Society (Joseph E. Stiglitz)
The Ecstasy of Influence: a Plagiarism (Jonathan Lethem)
We learned that according to Lethem, an artist is situated within a gift economy in which
she borrows and recombines (or plagiarizes) various artistic elements in order to create
art. While Lethem may not have explicitly discussed perception, the ability to plagiarize
is very much predicated upon an ability to perceive prior artistic elements, and perhaps an
imaginative ability to recombine those elements. In Sacks article, we encountered a discussion
of some of the various ways in which limitations on perception might influence mental
imagery suggesting that differences in perceptual abilities might influence the development
of art. Note however that some of the ways in which ones perceptual limitations could
influence mental imagery might depend on the technological, educational, and financial resources
available to one. Given Stiglitzs observation that equal access to societal resources
and certain forms of societal progress will require government intervention, one might think
that government intervention could also influence how ones perceptual limitations influence
mental imagery. Of course, one might also use the framework of organized complexity to
understand the ways in which mental imagery can emerge from the organized complexity of
ones perceptual system. In light of these, and other considerations, consider the question:
how might art be influenced by perceptual limitations?
Brainstorming Questions
How are you understanding perception? In one very obvious sense, perception might be understood
in terms of the five senses. But should we understand perception in terms of having the ability or
capacity to use the senses? Or Should we understand it in terms of the actual usage of the senses?
How many perceptual types or modalities are there? Although the five senses provide us with five
different modalities or type of perception, one might also wonder whether differences within a given
modality might justify recognition of additional percpetual modalities. Consider a person with normal
vision, a person who is color blind, a person who can only detect large patches of color in her visual
field, and a person who is completely blind. Obviously, the blind person lacks a perceptual modality
that the person with normal vision doesnt lack. But do the color blind or the other individual also
lack a kind of perceptual modality which the normal person doesnt? Or do they have that modality,
but only to a lesser extent than the person with normal vision?
What does it mean to have a perceptual limitation? Ones perceptual capacities might be limited with
respect to one or more of the five senses. But is it possible for a person to be completely limited with
respect to perception? What would it mean for a person to not be able to perceive at all? If its not
possible for a person to be completely limited across every perceptual modality, then does that tell
us anything about the human capacity for mental imagery? Remember also that limitations in one
perceptual modality might differ. A person who is born completely blind has a perpetual limitation,
and so does a person who becomes completely blind as an adult. But as Sacks suggests, there might
be important differences between their limitations.

On the one hand, you might think that being completely blind might diminish the kind of visual
mental imagery which sighted people can engage in. But perhaps it could help enhance some other
kind of mental imagery which sighted people tend not to engage in. Perhaps limitations to ones visual
perception might help enhance auditory mental imagery or tactile mental imagery. Perhaps it might
help enhance a kind of visual imagery which sighted people tend not to access (i.e., the kind of visual
mental imagery which Sacks attributes to Torey and Lusseyran).
How might ones capacity for mental imagery affect ones art? Might a certain limitation to ones visual
perception enhance or diminish the value of the visual art one is capable of producing? Or would it
just change the form or kind of visual art one can produce without affecting its value as visual art?
Might a limitation to ones visual perception enhance the value of the non-visual art one is capable of
producing? Why, or why not?
Due Dates
Rough Draft Due: Tuesday, December 4, 3:20pm (3 pages + argument outline)
Final Draft Due: Thursday, December 13, 11:59pm (5 pages)

1. There are 2 discussion problems that must be addressed in order to get the possible full credit for this assignment (100 points). 2. Please review the Module 7 materials for this course prior to completing the assignment. 3. As a student you are required to review the Business and Globalization in Clinical Research Presentation.
Discussion Problem One (75 points): Please review the two project management scenarios and answer the questions below.
(Scenario I):
As the clinical trial project manager you are managing a Phase III influenza trial involving 250 investigative sites (North America, Europe, and Latin America) and 2500 patients. It is crucial that the company finish enrollment in the 12 month period and being able to track influenza outbreak while managing study startup will be a critical part of the project. You have had an initial meeting with the key stakeholders at the pharma company and the key stakeholders have already developed a design for the clinical trial and are finishing the draft protocol.
(Scenario II)
As the clinical trial project manager you are managing a Phase I solid tumor (oncology) trial involving 4 investigative sites (3 US, 1 France) and 30 patients. It is crucial that the company determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the study drug and communication amongst the investigate sites and the sponsor will be crucial to the success of the trial. You had an initial meeting with key stakeholders and have already developed a design for the clinical trial and are finishing the draft protocol.
1. Which project would you choose to manage and why did you choose this specific project? (5 pts)
a. Please use the scenario you selected to answer the remaining questions
In this module you attended the business and globalization of clinical research lecture and we discussed how to approach these types of global projects. Describe how you would manage the following: (40 pts)
a. Disease indication?
b. Patient and Site Selection?
c. Timelines?
d. Communication Plan?
3. In this module you learned the key principles of being a project manager. Please describe 2 responsibilities of a project manager. (10 pts)
4. Three are multiple tools and techniques you can use to manage the project. Describe at least 5 tools you would use as a project manager? (20 pts)Format your assignment as follows:
Include your name at the top of the page
Number all pages
Remember to review and revise your paper several times to ensure that your final paper is of high quality and there are no grammatical errors. Please use professional language. Do not use slang or colloquialisms.
Submit your paper as an MS Word documentDiscussion Problem Two (25 points) As stated in Module 7, timeline tracking is crucial for a project manager.
A Gantt chart is commonly used to communicate a project plan and is usually produced after a detailed and well-planed list of tasks has been created.
Gantt charts can be easily developed by using MS Project or Excel (project training links were included in Module 7 and several resources can be found on line, including you tube).

The objective of this exercise to develop a Gantt chart
Please pick a topic of your choice (theres no right or wrong answer)
o Eg: Final Protocol
o Eg: First Patient In
o Eg: Investigational Product Shipped
o Eg: Investigators Meeting
o Eg: Monitoring Visit Report
Identify the tasks needed to complete the project (minimum of 10 tasks)
Identify the time required for each task
Identify the sequence
o Which tasks must be finished before a following task can begin?
o Which tasks can happen simultaneously?
o Which tasks must be completed before each milestone?

Business Ethics assignment word limit
Part A- Should be 600 words.
Part B- must be 2500 words.
Required 5 reference and the reference sheet required at the end.
Work should be cited.
Assignment 1: Forces and Public Issues in Industry (15%; 100 marks total)
Your progress
Introduction
In this module, we explored business, government, and society as an interrelated system made up of primary and secondary stakeholders. In additional to stakeholder forces, we also introduced some of the broader forces influencing this system. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of stakeholder relationships and influences (including that of government and the media) on industry and public issues.
This assignment will comprise 15% of your total course mark. Part A is a case study involving an important public issue regarding the environment, and Part B is a report on public issues relating to the tobacco industry. Each question carries the marks as stated for a total of 100 marks.
Part A: Instructions
Read Discussion Case: Coca-Colas Water Neutrality Initiative on pages 43 and 44 of your textbook.

Question 2: If you applied the strategic radar screens model to this case, which of the eight environments would be most significant? Support your position. (5 marks)
Question 3: In your opinion, did TCCC respond appropriately to this public issue? Why or why not. (10 marks)
Part B: Instructions
The tobacco industry is constantly in the media. Choose one or more public issue(s) relating to the tobacco industry (banning of smoking in public places, secondary smoke health issues, controls on tobacco advertising and corporate sponsorship, youth or women as a tobacco industry target markets, etc.) Write a 2,500-word, double-spaced report containing the following:
Section 1. Context: Introduce the issue(s) you have selected and list primary and secondary stakeholders influencing or influenced by this issue(s). Be specific in naming individuals, groups, associations, and/or government bodies and describe these stakeholders’ roles. (15 marks)
Section 2. What does this mean to my family?: Identify your own stakeholder role(s) in relation to the tobacco industry and cigarette smoking in our society. Describe the biases, perspectives, or experiences that may influence your position on this public issue. (10 marks)
Note
There is no right or wrong perspective, but it is important to recognize your own stakeholder positions and how they influence your perspectives.
Section 3. What does this mean to my company?: Imagine yourself as a tobacco industry executive and describe management of the public issue(s) from this perspective. (15 marks)
Section 4. What does this mean to my country?: Discuss the role(s) of government in this issue(s) and how it is influencing both the industry and the public. (15 marks)
Section 5. Media impact: Describe the media’s role in this issue(s) and the perspective it is presenting to the public. Discuss industry-sponsored media communications, as well as government communications and reporting in the popular press. Cite specific examples, using references. (15 marks)