Write two letters. In the first letter, you will take on the role of a your business, and you will ask for an adjustment based on a situation in regard to doing the business. In the second letter, you will accommodate the claim, and grant the customer what they want, whether it is a refund, a replacement, or some other service.

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Good News Claim and Response

For this assignment, you will write two letters. In the first letter, you will take on the role of a your business, and you will ask for an adjustment based on a situation in regard to doing the business. You will ask for some sort of compensation, ie a replacement, or money returned.

In the second letter, you will accommodate the claim, and grant the customer what they want, whether it is a refund, a replacement, or some other service. You will also need to reinstate the customer’s faith in your company, and keep the letter audience centered, following the practices of good technical writing.

Write a brief summary for both of these two articles and an explanation of the differences between the reliability of these resources. What characteristics make one more scientifically valid than the other? What criteria did you use to make your determination?

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Science question

Research and evaluate two different resources on one scientific topic. Pick a topic that is related to any field of science, such as chemistry, physics, biology, or geology, and think of a question that you would like to find an answer to. For example, “Is global warming causing more earthquakes?” Or “What is the best treatment for my allergies?” Once you have selected your question, answer the following questions in an APA style essay.

To complete this Assignment:

  1. Identify the science question you would like answered and why you chose that topic.
  2. Locate two resources about the scientific topic that interests you:
    1. one from a scientifically reputable resource and
    2. another from a questionable resource.
  1. Write a brief summary for both of these two articles and an explanation of the differences between the reliability of these resources.
  2. What characteristics make one more scientifically valid than the other? What criteria did you use to make your determination? Be sure to indicate which resource is the scientifically reputable resource and which resource’s reliability is questionable

 

Do you think that this type of moral choice between the lesser of evils as in this Trolley Problem is realistic to what we might face in our everyday lives or places of employment? Do you think there is such a thing as a moral duty to choose between the lesser of evils?

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Forum Week 5

Texas has a law that prohibits the removal of mechanical life-support such as a ventilator from a pregnant patient.

In November 2013, when Marlise Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant she was found unconscious in her Texas home. With her husband and family in deep distress, they rushed her to a hospital where she was placed on a machine to keep her alive. Soon thereafter, doctors at the hospital pronounced her brain dead. Her husband and family eventually asked that she be removed from life support but Texas law prohibits removing a pregnant woman from life support if it threatens the life of the fetus. A Texas judge has now ordered that the 22-week pregnant woman be removed from life support, as requested by the family. For background, click here: LINK (Links to an external site.).

For our week 4 discussion, answer the two following questions:

[1] From a utilitarian moral perspective of the greatest good of the greatest number and also the utilitarian evaluative criteria of happiness versus suffering, explain the rightness or wrongness of a law that prohibits the removal of a pregnant woman from life support. Also, discuss the sad case of Marlise Munoz with someone else for how that person feels about it and what moral concerns s/he has about this particular case. Do you think that the husband of Marlise Munoz should only be granted his request to remove his wife because he has concerns about indications of severe abnormalities in the developing fetus but not if the fetus were perfectly normal? Explain.

[2] In terms of utilitarian ethics, discuss the moral issues at stake in the famous so-called Trolley Problem as related in the eText and also Michael Sandel’s Harvard lecture (LINK (Links to an external site.)), where “you are beside a train track with a train headed down the track. However, on the track ahead are five people who will all be killed if the train continues. But you also have access to a switch, and if you pull it the train will be diverted onto another track where there is only one person” (eText p.36). Do you think that this type of moral choice between the lesser of evils as in this Trolley Problem is realistic to what we might face in our everyday lives or places of employment? Do you think there is such a thing as a moral duty to choose between the lesser of evils? Why or why not? Can you give an example to support your point?

Which company is a more efficient generator of income? Which company is growing faster? Using financial health ratios, which company is more profitable?   Which company has stronger valuation ratios?    Overall, which is the better run company and why?

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Performance Management and Valuation

The risk analysis work you did in the first assignment was a great start. It helped to paint a picture of where NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are in their corporate lifecycles, the threats and opportunities each faces, and the defensibility of their economic moats – a metaphor that Buffett loves to use.
In this assignment, you will continue your analysis by comparing key performance management metrics of our two companies, identifying areas of relative strength and weakness, and suggesting ways that each company could improve, thereby increasing its valuation. To do this, you will examine trends in order to identify variances and comparisons to: (1) establish benchmarks, (2) identify best practices, and (3) look for signs of superior performance. This analysis is critical in determining the value of each company, as well as evaluating whether potential acquisition or merger opportunities exist which could create greater value and synergies than those of operating the companies as separate entities.

Instructions

To prepare, reread the Morningstar Analyst’s Report and the most recent annual reports for both companies with a particular focus on the Income Statement and Statement of Cash Flows.

A. Complete the Assignment 2 Worksheet to compare key performance metrics and ratios for both companies in order to see how performance can be impacted by manipulating certain financial levers. The guidance for this is found on pages 83-106 of The CFO Guidebook.

B. Summarize your Analysis and Recommendations by answering the following questions:

i. Performance Metrics:
a. Which company is a more efficient generator of income?
b. Which company is growing faster?
c. Using financial health ratios, which company is more profitable?
d. Which company has stronger valuation ratios?
e. Overall, which is the better run company and why?

ii. Merger Synergies:
a. If there was an acquisition, which company is the most likely acquirer? Why?
b. Would you recommend a merger or acquisition to increase the moat strength of the combined companies? Why             why not?

• If you support a merger or acquisition, identify 3 performance metrics that could be improved by a merger and explain how they would be improved. Guidance for this is found on pages 107-117 of The CFO Guidebook

Using the mean absolute deviation as your performance criterion, compare the two forecasting methods you used in A and B. Which method would you recommend as a more reliable predictor? Why?

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Getting Your Customers What They Need

Application Activity 2 © Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University confidential and proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed, in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University.

A. Based on the numbers in the table above, forecast the sales (by month) from March through December using a 2–month weighted moving average. Use the weights of (3/4) and (1/4), giving more weight to more recent data.

B. Forecast the sales for the months of March through December using exponential smoothing with α = 0.7 beginning with an initial forecast in January of $3,000 and starting error measurement in March.

C. Using the mean absolute deviation as your performance criterion (with error measurement beginning in March), compare the two forecasting methods you used in A and B. Which method would you recommend as a more reliable predictor? Why?

D. Using the mean percent error as your performance criterion (with error measurement beginning in March), compare the two forecasting methods you used in A and B. Which method would you recommend as a more reliable predictor? Why?

Identify and explain the magnitude (low, medium, or high) of the risks this acquisition poses to the parent company related to its market, financial, cultural, and operational environments.

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Scenario
You have been asked to evaluate Company A and Company B and make your recommendation for acquiring one or both companies. Based on your initial assessment, you have created balanced scorecards for both companies. You are now ready to analyze the information you have gathered so far about the two companies so that you can compare the costs, benefits, and risks associated with acquiring each company and make a well-informed decision.

In this milestone, you will first analyze the current situation of TransGlobal Airlines using the given data and other sources to understand their business environment. You will also evaluate the performance of Company A and Company B using the balanced scorecards you created in Milestone One.

Prompt
Write a report with your performance evaluation of the three companies involved in the acquisition.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Situation Analysis of TransGlobal Airlines (parent company). Use the provided TransGlobal Company Information and Financials to highlight the company’s current business environment.

Internal environment: culture, leadership, internal processes, human resources, operations, and financial performance

External environment: competitive, market, regulatory, customers, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders

Balanced Scorecard Analysis of Company A. Using the balanced scorecard for Company A from Milestone One, describe your analysis of Company A’s performance. Perform a cost-benefit-risk analysis to explain whether the benefits justify the costs of acquisition.

Opportunity cost: What will it cost to move forward with this opportunity?

Risk: Identify and explain the magnitude (low, medium, or high) of the risks this acquisition poses to the parent company related to its market, financial, cultural, and operational environments.

Balanced Scorecard Analysis of Company B. Using the balanced scorecard for Company B from Milestone One, describe your analysis of Company B’s performance. Perform a cost-benefit-risk analysis to explain whether the benefits justify the costs of acquisition.

Opportunity cost: What will it cost to move forward with this opportunity?

Risk: Identify and explain the magnitude (low, medium, or high) of the risks this acquisition poses to the parent company related to its market, financial, cultural, and operational environments.

Describe how the client’s career and work history across his or her lifespan relates to his or her current state. Explain, through the lens of the developmental theory, any cultural components of the case that play a role in the development of the client.

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Final Project Journal: Assessment & Plan

 

ASSESSMENT PART: 3-4 pages. 12 point font. Times New Roman. Double spaced. APA sourcing.

In this journal, address the following statements:

Through the lens of the developmental theory, explain the physical and cognitive components of the client’s case across the lifespan.

Through the lens of the developmental theory, explain the systemic and environmental components of the client’s case across the lifespan.

Using the developmental theory as a guide, explain the client’s career development across the lifespan.

Using the developmental theory as a guide, explain the client’s work environment across the lifespan.

Describe how the client’s career and work history across his or her lifespan relates to his or her current state.

Explain, through the lens of the developmental theory, any cultural components of the case that play a role in the development of the client.

Explain, through the lens of the developmental theory, any ethical components of the case that play a role in the development of the client.

JOURNAL PART: 3-4 pages. 12 point font. Times New Roman. Double Spaced. APA sourcing.

In this journal, address the following:

To create context for your Plan section, summarize your assessment of your client’s case by describing the outcome of the application of the developmental theory.

Describe any specific ethical and cultural considerations you will make when working with this client, based on your assessment of his or her case.

Based on your description of the client’s current state, in regard to his or her career and work history, describe any specific considerations you will make when working with the client.

Explain the client in terms of his or her overall wellness and mental health status. Use your assessment to inform your explanation.

Based on the client’s overall wellness and mental health status, describe what needs to be addressed to get the person to a state of mental wellness.

Discuss what leadership means to you as a Latina, and how you will contribute to the Hispanic community during your studies and upon graduation.

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Masters Program for Social Work

Type a personal statement on separate sheet(s) (approximately 800 words, font 12 pt. Times New Roman, double-space, one-inch margins) that describe your academic and professional goals, and how you will realize those goals. Discuss what leadership means to you as a Latina, and how you will contribute to the Hispanic community during your studies and upon graduation.

How this experience allow you to contribute a unique perspective to the university community?

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Essay

Tell us about the accomplishment you are most proud of. How this experience allow you to contribute a unique perspective to the university community?

Identify the IDE window, the Console window and the Variable Explorer window

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Solutions of Python Programming Assignment

Spyder Familiarisation Exercise

1. Open the Spyder IDE. This can be done by

a. Downloading and installing Anaconda on your Mac or PC. Go to
https://www.anaconda.com look under Products, select individual Edition, then click Download and select the version appropriate to your computer.

b. Use a web–browser (If using a Mac, Chrome is better browser than Safari).
Enter http://aka.ms/wvdarmweb into the URL search field and then follow the instructions. See video – “Access Spyder with Browser” on the PH185 Myplace page

c. Use the Remote Desktop, instructions on how to download can be found at
https://docs.microsoft.com/en–us/windows–server/remote/remote–desktop–services/clients/remote–desktop–clients. Follow the set up instructions shown in the video “Access Spyder with Remote Desktop” on the PH185 Myplace
page.

d. If you are using a Mac and download Anaconda watch the video “Spyder–Mac” on the PH185 Myplace page.

e. If you are using a PC and download Anaconda the steps to open Spyder given in the video “Spyder–PC”.

2. Identify the IDE window, the Console window and the Variable Explorer window, see the video – “Spyder layout”.

3. In the IDE window type (If you cut and paste you may need to change the single quote punctation marks ‘ otherwise you may get an error message). Do not worry about what the statements below mean, we will cover this during the module.

import numpy as np
myname = input(‘My name is:’)
array1 = np.linspace(1, 10, 10)
array2 = np.linspace(20, 35, 16).reshape(2, 8)
array3 = np.linspace(100, 135, 36).reshape(2, 3, 6)
notarray = 6.7

4. Save the file. If you are using the virtual desktop save to either your OneDrive or your hDrive. The hDrive can be accessed through the File Explorer by expanding “This PC” . It may be sensible to create a folder called PH185 in either drive to store your work.

5. Press the green “run” arrow and the text “My name is: appears in the Console window.

6. Place the cursor after the colon and enter your name

7. The variables created in step 3 now appear in the Variable Explorer Window. With reference to the video ‘Using the debugger’ on the PH185 Myplace page explore the values stored in each array. Try changing the integers in the reshape() method. If you do this make sure that the product of the integers is 16 for the 2D array and 36 for a 3D array.

8. Return to the console window and after the colon by In [2]: type the variable name myname then press return. You will see Out[2]: ‘your name’ appear in the console window.

9. Repeat step 8 for the other variables created in step 3.

You can change the appearance of the Spyder window. Simply click on the Spanner Icon at the top of the Spyder window. To change the background color select appearance and edit that.