Author: chris

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, based off the following statement:

The Latino/Hispanic group is the only ethnic category counted separately by the United States Census. According to the U.S. Census, a Latino/Hispanic person can be of any race.

Describe the variability within the larger “Latin American” group, as defined by the U.S. Census, including the racial differences.

Include the following:

• When this census category became official (the first time it was used in the United States Census)
• At least five distinctive subgroups that belong under this broad category
• How people from Africa, both slaves and freemen, became part of the Latino population in Mexico, Central and South America, and the U.S.
• How Africans in Mexico, Central and South America were absorbed into the Hispanic population, while generally being kept separate in the U.S.
• How colorism affects membership within the Hispanic/Latino group today (i.e. a Mexican who is Black)
• The role of language
• The role of religion
• The role of culture

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

THIS PAPER IS DUE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 BEFORE 6:30PM. Your 4-5 page paper is to be on a CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL ISSUE (abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, torture, drug legalization, etc.). It should be an issue on which YOU HAVE A STRONG POSITION. FIRST, BRIEFLY describe the argument for your position. Outline the major premises and conclusion in standard form IN YOUR OWN WORDS. NEXT, Investigate and BRIEFLY describe the argument for the opposing position. Outline the major premises and conclusion of the opposing argument in standard form IN YOUR OWN WORDS. FINALLY, determine whether the arguments are VALID based on their form, and evaluate each one for SOUNDNESS by testing the premises for truth. After analyzing both arguments, explain why you think your position was correct and the opposing one wrong. If you’ve modified or changed your position, state why.

 

!!!! NEEDS TO BE ON ‘MLA’ STYLE !!!!

!!!! PLEASE NO PLAGIARISM !!!!

Think of a conflict you recently experienced (this can be work-related, in your personal life, or in any context that personally involved you).

Briefly explain the conflict and your response to it. Of the four possible conflict responses (passive, passive-aggressive, aggressive, and assertive), which one did you use? What did this response look like?

Now, generate three additional possible responses using the other three types of conflict response. Explain how you believe each one would have affected the outcome of the conflict. Also, identify and evaluate what theory or theories are present in your example.

Provide justifications, in the form of research, for your decisions and include references to 3-4 credible sources outside of the course and its required readings/media. Consider searching for these sources in the CSU-Global Library.

Your paper should be 2-4 pages in length, well-written, and formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

Draft a word response to each of the bulleted questions below. Each question must have its own response and have a minimum of 50 words.

 

1. The reading on Statistics for Business mentions patterns and how we can create models once we have identified a pattern. How would you define a pattern? How would you define a model?
2. What are some examples of patterns do businesses take advantage of?
3. What are some measurements of variation that we can apply to numerical data?
4. With a Statistics for Business thought process, answer the following questions in 200-300 words.

   a) What is the difference between categorical and numerical (quantitative) data?

 

1. b) Suppose you’re preparing a survey to collect customer satisfaction data. Three of the questions in the survey are:

2. Gender (male / female)

   2. How satisfied are you with our service?

   Very satisfied / Satisfied / Not satisfied

   3. What is your Age Group (<25 / 25 – 40 / 41 – 65 / 65+)

   4. What is your Zip Code?

   Which questions would provide categorical data?

 

5. A categorical variable denotes the state of residence for customers to a Web site. Would you prefer to see a bar chart, a pie chart, or a frequency table? Would it be useful to combine some of the categories? Why?
6. StartupsThe Wall Street Journal (January 12, 2011) reported the results of a survey of reasons given by 18- 34-year-olds for not starting their own businesses. The 872 respondents gave the following reasons.

In this assignment, you will create an outline of an onboarding process. Summarize what you feel are the 2 most important elements in onboarding in the global environment.

Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

1. Create an outline of an on-boarding process. Include a brief explanation of each step and explain why it is important.
2. Summarize what you believe are the two (2) most critical elements to consider when on-boarding in the global environment.
3. 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.
• Select performance management processes to assess and improve performance throughout a multinational corporation.
• Propose training programs to improve performance throughout a multinational corporation and address the considerations for effective learning in a diverse workforce of expatriates, host country nationals, and third-country nationals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
• Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.

Your duties at 21st Century Solutions Health Care Hospital require you to interface with many different professionals, including physicians, nurses, and allied professionals in various areas of health care. The facility also has a new information technology management center, which handles all professional staffing solutions within the hospital. As part of the management protocols, the hospital has tasked you with tracking professional certifications, tracking legal issues within the hospital, and providing detailed monthly reports on the general functionality of the health administration department.  Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

1. Provide a detailed summary of your hospital’s organizational structure. Include a tabulated description of the levels of professionals within the organization. Describe the duties of each major head within the organization.
2. Provide a detailed hypothetical mission and value statement for the hospital. Provide a rationale for the development of your particular mission and value statement.
3. Outline a detailed feasibility plan for the hiring of nurses, physicians, and allied professionals. Provide a rationale for the chosen plan, and explain the main reasons why the plan in question would be suitable for use with different health care professionals.
4. Justify the use of information technology to increase patient services. Provide a summative table of some pros and cons of using information technology in an era of networking and security breaches.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

 

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

Assignment 1: Should the U.S. Convert to a Zero Personal Income Tax? 

Due Week 7 and worth 280 points

 

In a recent news article located at http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/heres-where-your-federal-income-tax-dollars-go-f654971, NBC News reported that the U.S. Government spends $3.6 trillion per year to fund Social Security, Medicare, homeland defense and safety, education, transportation, and the interest on debt obligations. In spite of the services and benefits that the government provides, many taxpayers dread paying income taxes but consider them a necessary evil. Consequently, there is much debate about the inequities contained within the tax code, due to tax shelters and tax credits provided to some taxpayers which thereby increase the tax burden on others.

 

Using the Internet or Strayer Library, research at least two (2) countries that have a zero income tax rate.

 

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the way in which the two (2) countries that you have researched provide services and benefits to its citizens without collecting personal income taxes.
2. For the countries that you have chosen, determine whether or not the U.S. could adopt their taxation model without reducing its total amount of revenue generated by collecting personal income taxes from individuals and business. Justify your response.
3. Suggest at least three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of the U.S. adopting a zero income tax model. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Create a proposal for where the revenue would be derived if the U.S. were to adopt a zero income tax model. In your response, provide specific recommendations concerning the following:
   1. The proposed tax base.
   2. Whether or not tax payers at certain income levels should be exempt from taxation.
   3. The primary way in which the IRS would calculate the tax rate in order to ensure that the same level of tax revenue would still be collected.
   4. The primary way in which your plan will achieve equity.
5. Speculate on the primary way in which the federal government could make up any shortfalls if it does not collect its targeted revenue from personal income taxes, and ascertain the most significant way in which the U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the IRS, can still adhere to its fiscal and monetary policies. Justify your response.
6. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

 

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.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the types of taxes imposed at the federal, state, and local levels; the federal tax formula; and the rules for arriving at personal and dependency exemptions.
• Analyze the concepts of gross income and distinguish between the economic, accounting, and tax concepts of gross income and strategies to minimize gross income, maximize deductions, and minimize disallowance of deductions
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in federal taxation.

 

• Write clearly and concisely about federal taxation using proper writing mechanics

The Company Name: Nick Nack Cookies (fictitious)

Project: New ERP System

 

Term Paper Details

The objective of this activity is to bring together the topics of the course and to place the role of operations and projects in perspective relative to other business functions. The activity project requires the identification, evaluation, analysis, development, and implementation plan for either an operations improvement activity or for a project activity. A final paper is required describing the activity. The paper may be approximately 7 -10 pages (not including graphics, cover and reference pages). One page of the paper will be a preliminary abstract for approval (Part 1) and the remaining pages will be for body of the paper (Part II). See the course schedule for due dates.

 

1. The paper should discuss the design of a new or improved process or the plan for a unique project in an organization of your choice. The process or project should be designed to increase functionality, or to reduce cost and/or to improve service. You are trying to improve the organizations performance/productivity/efficiency through operations or project improvements.

 

2. The paper should focus primarily on operations or project management issues. Links to marketing management and financial management may be indicated.

 

3. The operations management decisions to be addressed include, but are not limited to: (a) operations strategy, competitive priorities, and positioning the firm in the marketplace; (b) process choice; (c) project choice. These decisions should be addressed for the project or service. Hypothetical data may be used but it should be realistic. Project decisions should include project selection, scope, tasks, network diagram, schedule, etc. Document all literature and Internet sources. The value of the operations improvement or project should be explained.

 

4. The paper should begin with the business objectives and the market and             financial assumptions. The operation or project should be described in detail. Each of the decisions in item #3 should be addressed in its own section. By the end of the paper, it should be obvious that the operations or project decisions are consistent with the overall business objectives and the distinctive competency of the business.

 

5. A hypothetical Abstract of your activity (not to exceed 100 words) is required. The company/organization name (fictitious) should be centered on the page (at top) in capital letters. The proposal abstract should be single spaced on one page. Due date is indicated in the course schedule. The proposal should identify the objective of the process or project, theoretical position (argument), methodology, importance, and project outline.

 

6. In addition to the rubric, grading will be based on the following criteria:
7. Appropriateness and potential value of the process or project.
8. Soundness of the rationale and reasoning presented in the paper.
9. Comprehensiveness/depth of content including use of “tools” discussed in the course.
10. Quality of the sources for references and background information.
11. Presentational aspects such as paper organization, format, and writing quality.
12. The final paper is due on date indicated in the course schedule. Late papers will be grade           reduced one letter grade per two days late.

Review the initial scenario and the Strategic Business Plan presented in Module 1to make sure that the requirements of the Board and the Part II Strategic Plan are met. In order to meet the requirements of the Board, you will prepare the finalStrategic Business Plan—Part II—Strategic Plan to the Executive Board. Ensure your strategic plan is thorough, succinct, and complete. Challenge yourself to link the targets to specific initiatives you have identified in the Strategic Plan you are developing for H-D.

Your written report should include a title page, table of contents, executive summary, and each of the following sections in an 8- to 12-page report:

Part I: Global Economy & Factors Affecting H-D  

1. 1. Identify H-D’s Motivations & Risks

• • Motivations for Expansion
  • Risks in Expansion

1. 2. Explain H-D’s competitive advantage in Global Markets
   3. Determine and explain entry strategies for global expansion
   4. Recommend an Internet approach/strategy for H-D

• • How the Internet adds value
  • Internet Business Models
  • Competitive Strategies
  • Leverage E-Business Capabilities

Part II: Corporate Leadership

Develop the following: Current Direction Setting

1. Organizational Culture: In addition, evaluate the culture at Harley-Davidson (H-D) and define what attributes you think team members should possess in reaching the business goals set forth by the organization. If you were part of the management team at H-D, what motivational techniques would you implement to make these teams successful?
2. Organizational Design: As you have been completing the Strategic Business

   Plan, the management at Harley-Davidson has decided to take a team-oriented approach in various departments rather than the traditional, functional structure. Based on your knowledge of different types of teams and their focus, suggest what kinds of team strategies should be applied to each department. Be sure to explain your recommendations in detail.

3. Leadership Traits
4. Ethical Organization Characteristics

• Identify elements
• Identify missing elements

Learning Organization Characteristics

• Identify elements
• Identify missing elements

Part III: Strategic Plan Summary

• Conclusions
• Recommendations
• Implementation
  • Discuss how you will implement your strategic plans, including how teams should be implemented in each department
  • Develop a brief roadmap for implementation
  • Identify the primary benchmarks to assess success or failure
• Risks

Part IV:  Self-Reflection Summary

Self-reflection is the key to good leadership and good management. Reflect on what you have learned in this class and on what you gained from your Bachelor of Science program. Based on your reflections, discuss the following:

• Five or six key “lessons” learned from the textbook and the content that will help you in your career.
• Consider what you have learned throughout this program. Discuss career opportunities that interest you in business.
• Include what you have learned about yourself.

Evaluate how your personal biases and assumptions have affected your work in the past and how you plan to manage them in the future. Your final product will be in an MS Word document approximately 8–12 pages in length and utilizing approximately 4–6 scholarly/professional sources. Your document should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Select a grade level. You are preparing a workshop for parents that focuses on literacy and the Common Core standards for your selected grade level.

Create a PowerPoint presentation of no less than 10-15 slides that explains what literacy will look like in your classroom, keeping in mind the instructional shifts.

Within the presentation, describe how parents can support your literacy efforts for their child at home. These activities can be games, strategies, suggested books, etc.

Use detailed slide notes to support the information in each slide. Be sure to include title and reference slides