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Identify a vulnerable individual or group from your field of nursing / midwifery and analyse the factors which can contribute to this person or group being viewed as vulnerable.

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Assessment Tasks

A 2000-word essay which focuses on an individual or group who are seen as being.

Vulnerable of mental disordered lone parents, analyse the factors which contribute to this and discuss the multi professional and /or multi agency interventions to help reduce these factors including the expected outcomes of such interventions.

Assessment Details

  1. Identify a vulnerable individual or group from your field of nursing / midwifery and analyse

the factors which can contribute to this person or group being viewed as vulnerable.

  1. Discuss the multi professional and / or multi agency interventions which can be implemented to try to reduce the identified vulnerability factors.
  1. Discuss the expected outcomes of these multi-professional and / or multi agency interventions.

Description of the assignment;

  • A 2000-word essay which focuses on an individual or group who are seen as being vulnerable of mental disordered lone parents, analyse the factors which contribute to this and discuss the multi

professional and /or multi agency interventions to help reduce these factors including the expected outcomes of such interventions.

Key components of the essay;

  • Identify a vulnerable individual or group from your field of mental nursing / midwifery and analyse the factors which can contribute to this person or group being viewed as vulnerable.
  • Discuss the multi professional and / or multi agency interventions which can be implemented to try to reduce the identified vulnerability factors.
  • Discuss the expected outcomes of these multiprofessional and / or multi agency interventions
  • All 3 components must be addressed within your work.
  • You only need to analyse 3-8 vulnerabilities for this part.

of your work

Definitions within essay;

  • If you are wish to provide a definition of ‘an adult at risk’ (vulnerable adult), with regards to safeguarding please ensure you used the definition taken from the Care & Statutory Guidance (updated 2018:
  • Do not use the definition from the No Secrets Doc (Dh 2000) which is also used in Dh 2011: this definition has been superseded with the one above.
  • You may want to provide for example a definition of your identified vulnerable group / individual.

Second component;

  • Discuss the multi professional and / or multi agency interventions which can be implemented to try to reduce the identified vulnerability factors.
  • Discuss the possible interventions that would be required to meet the vulnerable individual or groups needs.
  • Link these interventions with your identified vulnerabilities so we can see how these interventions can help clearly discussing which professionals and agencies would be involved.
  • Only need to discuss -3 different interventions.

Third component

  • Discuss the expected outcomes of these multiprofessional and / or multi agency interventions
  • For this part of your work you need to discuss the expected outcomes

of the interventions you have just discussed

  • Conclude your essay bringing together all the main points of your discussion: Do not introduce any new ideas.
  • Underpin your work with relevant references.

Do not write in the first person for this essay and do not write this as a case study.

 

Examine and appraise management and business concepts and frameworks through the analysis of complex, multifaceted problems encountered by managers in international organisations.

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Assignment 4 – Individual Viewpoint
This is an individual piece of work. 50% of module marks are awarded for this assignment.
Case Scenario
You are a consultant employed in the strategy and operations division of a large consulting firm. The firm provides a broad range of consulting solutions to clients and works across all major industries and sectors and is constantly promoting thinking about key trends in business in the various sectors it serves. Because of your reputation for producing interesting but intellectually rigorous work which is valued by clients, you have been asked to join a team charged with developing “viewpoints” for the firm. These viewpoints have a variety of potential uses:
 the basis of discussions with clients
 presentation material for business meetings and conferences
 for publication as thought-pieces on the firm’s website
Task
Your leaders have recognised the growing interest and activity in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector.
“AI in health represents a collection of multiple technologies enabling machines to sense, comprehend, act and learn so they can perform administrative and clinical healthcare functions. Unlike legacy technologies that are only algorithms/ tools that complement a human, health AI today can truly augment human activity.”
Available at: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-artificial-intelligence-healthcare
Your task is to develop a viewpoint to promote to clients titled “The future: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare”. (Refer to Appendix 1 for more information on Viewpoints in your firm). The firm believes this viewpoint can lead to client discussions on an issue that should be of significant interest to healthcare providers across the globe. Significant interest from these possible clients would provide the potential for ongoing follow-on consulting work, and the opportunity to build a continuing relationship in many cases. Your leaders would like you, therefore, to articulate the “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare” concept in such a way as to generate interest from healthcare providers.
You must prepare initial materials to support conversations with clients on this topic. Senior colleagues have noted that a viewpoint should be authoritative, by referring to key opinion
formers (academic, business and social-political) and drawing on key data and support, as appropriate.
You have been told that you do not, as yet, have to prepare anything exhaustive or final. Rather you must make sure that what you prepare is likely to attract attention and stimulate the interest of clients. You should consider, however, that the implementation of an effective AI Healthcare solution will require you to consider IS infrastructure – which provides a future opportunity for your firm. You have been asked to be mindful of this when developing your viewpoint, with a view to securing future business for your firm in the area of Information System design, development, and implementation.
You are required to submit two deliverables for review, as detailed below. Note that this means you are required to develop, but not deliver, a presentation.
 A “pyramid” storyboard diagram clearly laying out our firm’s viewpoint of the opportunities for healthcare providers of engaging with “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare”.
 A pyramid-based PowerPoint slide pack supporting the viewpoint, that can be used by members of the firm in discussions and presentations with clients and at conferences. This pack must be limited to no more than 24 slides (to include all slides to be presented, such as title slides, agendas, etc. – but excluding appendix slides). You should include supporting notes pages within your presentation.
Learning Outcomes assessed:

 Apply tools of research, analysis, decision-making and evaluation to a wide range of scenarios and use them to devise, substantiate and sustain credible arguments leading to possible viable solutions.

 Examine and appraise management and business concepts and frameworks through the analysis of complex, multifaceted problems encountered by managers in international organisations.

 Actively debate contemporary and potential future business and management issues, and how these relate to transformational change within organisations.
 Research and synthesize a complex and disparate array of information.
 Analyse and critically evaluate business and management information.
 Prepare and deliver high-impact presentations that are clear, persuasive and appropriate to their purpose.
 Engage with potential consulting clients in a professional manner.
Presenting Coursework for Assessment
There will be opportunity to receive formative feedback on a pyramid draft, more details to be advised in Semester 2.
Experience tells us that students who perform best in this assignment are those who spend time developing a well thought-through and well-designed pyramid storyboard. You are
strongly advised to spend sufficient time working on your draft pyramid prior to submission. This will ensure you receive really valuable feedback that enables you to perform well in your final assignment.
The file you submit should contain your pyramid diagram, your PowerPoint pack of 18-24 slides, and any appendices you feel are appropriate. You should include a reference list (Harvard format) in your appendices and provide citations for any data used.
Assignment length:
Your pyramid storyboard diagram must be either one or two PowerPoint slides only. If you cannot fit it all on one slide, you may have one slide for the introductory SCQA pattern, and a second for the body of the pyramid.
Your slide pack should be between 18-24 slides, including all slides to be presented, such as title slides, agendas, etc. but excluding appendix slides.
Assessment Criteria
Marks will be earned for the following criteria. Equal weighting is applied to each of these criteria.
Does it DEFINE what is required?
 address the purpose and scope of the project.
 structure the problem or issue.
 recognize restrictions.
Does it provide a SOLUTION of what is required?
 research and acquire appropriate content.
 analyse, evaluate and manipulate the content.
 advocate an effective viewpoint.
Does it effectively COMMUNICATE conclusions?
 create structurally coherent presentations.
 develop materials which are usable by other consultants.
 present professionally.
Feedback Timing;
Marks and feedback will be published following the July Examination Committee.
Appendix 1: The Use of ‘Viewpoints’ in your firm
Your firm’s leaders recognize that it is sometimes difficult to differentiate consulting services in the strategic consulting marketplace. The firm’s market research repeatedly shows that clients value consultants who have “opinions” on issues that concern them – whether or not they agree with those opinions. As such, the firm is investing in developing a number of industry and sector viewpoints
A “viewpoint” is seen in your firm as informed material intended to provoke discussion with clients. It is not necessarily intended to lead directly to a sale, but should offer consultants an opportunity to open up a discussion about a client’s business and the strategic issues they face. It is these issues (which the client cares about and would like to solve), that provide the consultant with an opportunity to make a sale. As such, a viewpoint should ideally provoke a client in to wanting to discuss these issues further.
Your firm’s leaders have said that a good viewpoint should meet the following criteria:
 Have a clear point of view or expressed opinion, which is of potential interest to a typical client in an industry or sector
 Be likely to provoke further discussion (or have “hooks”)
 Have a clear, logical structure which supports that opinion
 Provide adequate evidence, used selectively in support of that structure
 Have supporting material which can be easily used by other consultants delivering the viewpoint
Appendix 2: How to approach the assignment
The assignment aims to get students to structure and support an informed (supported) opinion on an issue of potential interest to consulting clients, drawing principally on existing knowledge and research of that issue. You will need to research the subject to do this effectively. Your aim is to persuade clients that your opinions are interesting and worth listening to.
The pyramid approach that follows emphasizes the connection between your supported opinion and the rigorous structure (the pyramid approach) to clearly articulate your opinion. This is an assignment that focuses as much on the process as the content, and we will mark it accordingly. The suggested approach aims to be as exhaustive as possible, and we are aware that many of you set yourselves very high standards in your work. We look forward to marking some excellent assignments!
1. Understand the concept of a viewpoint
 Understand the nature of a “viewpoint”: go on websites to view think-pieces, position papers (downloads often available).
 This viewpoint is designed to stimulate clients (plural, not singular) within a single sector – this is normal practice within these consulting firms.
2. Research the subject
 Do some general background research on the subject to check on major areas or issues you should consider. Review websites of other firms to see what they have produced for clients.
 Do not research in too much detail at this stage
1. Understand the viewpoint concept
2. Research the subject
3. Construct your pyramid diagram
4. Review your pyramid
5. Construct presentation in line with pyramid
6. Add notes pages, appendices, references
3. Construct your Pyramid Diagram
Once you have sufficient knowledge of the subject (from your initial research), developing your pyramid is the next step. It should be a one-slide diagram in the box style as explained/practised in the U58080 pyramid workshop session. It provides the structure of your presentation. Each box should contain a clear statement. There should be a clear introduction section, a main idea or main message (for example, a hypothesis or proposition for clients), and a “question and answer hierarchy” of “logical groupings” that provides support for that main message
Key principles:
 Start with the MAIN MESSAGE (your viewpoint/ opinion)
 The introduction (“SCQA” structure) should be constructed to establish your MAIN MESSAGE as the answer to the issue
 Support with a number of “why?”, “how?” questions, etc. (3 to 5 may be a good planning number)
 Extend the pyramid vertically, as appropriate, with further “why?”, “how?”, “how do you know?” questions – the key evidence and support that underpins your “whys” (in practice some of this may be presented through the notes page facility as if briefing a speaker)
 Remember to use simple, clear statements in each box
 Use the “MECE” (mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive) principle horizontally to help you determine the statements in each box (try to make sure these are “parallel” – issues of the consistent level of each statement are relevant)
 “NEXT STEPS” section could be used to suggest typical services your firm has on offer that may be relevant to the issue, BUT a viewpoint would not normally get involved in discussing services and solutions in detail – the purpose is to stimulate a discussion which may lead to a sale.
4. Review your Pyramid
 Confirm the main message is clear and adequately supported by your “why?” questions, etc.
 Confirm the underlying support and research evidence is adequate but not excessive to your purpose.
o Evidence and support may include: research findings, authoritative opinion from experts (occasional quotations where relevant), a short discussion/ flow diagram/ matrix that supports the logic of a statement, a quantification of possible benefit, impact of issue, or improvement achievable, etc.
 Fill in gaps in your pyramid –you may need to research further or find better support/ evidence
5. Translate your Pyramid into PowerPoint slides
Some points to note:
 Use slide headers to tell the story (storyboard) derived from the pyramid. Use statements in headers which can tell the complete story in summary, without looking at the slide contents.
 Use “kickers” at the foot of slides (reveal boxes) which can help with transition of story to next page (where appropriate)
 Ensure some variety in your slide content style (bullets, diagrams, images, quotations, tables)
 Use agenda or signposting devices to help the reader/ speaker with navigation
 Make your statements and slides as clear and simple as possible
 The slide design should be branded (you may use branding developed in other projects)
 ensure the slides are clear and understandable to the intended audience.
Remember, the pyramid diagram should be the key to understanding your slides for other presenters. The second source of help to them is your notes pages…
6. Complete the notes pages for your slides
“Notes pages” can be found on PowerPoint by clicking “View”, followed by “Notes pages”. This view shows the slide you are working on with an area for speaker notes immediately below. You should prepare appropriate speaker notes (possibly as bullet points) to guide speakers using your slides.
Remember the scenario – you are producing a presentation for delivery by a senior consultant in your firm. They are experienced at delivering presentations, and do not need to be told to smile, to click to go on to the next slide, etc.
What you include may vary from slide to slide, and some slides may not need additional notes. You must make the notes pages clear and simple for quick assimilation by other speakers. Normally bullets or numbered points would suffice.
Points you may think about including are:
 Key points in the argument / discussion of the opinion that are worth making or re-iterating verbally
 Additional stories, anecdotes or evidence to use verbally in support of the viewpoint
 Any aspects where there might be differences within a sector which should be acknowledged by a speaker
 Acknowledgements of areas of possible disagreement from listeners, either with your opinion or with the evidence presented (effectively, you forearm speakers with the “why nots”), and suggestions for building a client-focussed discussion on these disagreements.
 Possible hooks that could open up further discussion later – uncertainties/ unknowns/ paradoxes to pose, requests for client experiences in relation to the problem, etc.
 Warning of “reveals” or animations on the slides, and how to use them
 Any theatrical devices – use of silence, questions to ask audience, cut-in video clips, role plays, or jokes
 Suggestions for short scene-setters, stories (before referring to the SCQA structure of the introduction) or final messages to give to clients
 If appropriate, links to other services that your firm may sell to support a client.
 Etc.
The above represents a fairly exhaustive checklist of things to think about, and it is unlikely you would use all.
7. Appendices and References
If appropriate, you may produce “appendix” slides, in an appendices section. These do not count for the slide limit on this assignment but must be professionally presented in a way that they could be used by other members of your firm if they chose to present more detailed evidence supporting their argument.
For the purposes of the assignment, please add a “references” appendix to the slide pack as a separate section, giving your reference list in accordance with the required Harvard format. Important points of support or evidence on the face of the slides would normally have a name and date reference, consistent with the Harvard approach.
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Use the Research Chart to document how this business or industry’s activities affect the various sectors of the local and world economy.

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everything is provided

Part One: Choose
Identify an economic issue that is important in your community. You may choose to talk to your instructors and members of your family. View a list of economic policy topics you may choose to consider.

Part Two: Research
Learn more about how this issue affects your community. You may choose to contact a local leader such as a member of your city or county council or a representative from a related citizen interest group. Consult an online phone book or community website for contact information. Use the Research Chart to document your data, take notes, and track your sources of information.

Part Three: Construct
Construct a circular-flow diagram for a business or industry in your community. Diagram the flow of goods, services, and money from your chosen industry to the various sectors of the local and world economy. For example, a factory in your community creates jobs and products. The income to the households creates spending in the economy as people consume products, invest, and pay taxes to the government.
Use the Research Chart to document how this business or industry’s activities affect the various sectors of the local and world economy.

Submit both the diagram and the chart in assessment 06.01 Economic Relationships.

Describe and discuss demographic and economic trends that affect the sale of the product/service.

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Module 2—Internal and External Marketing Variables (Chapters 1-5)

Q1. Provide a description of the product/service and a brief history of the firm.

Q2. Explain the organization’s mission. Provide its mission statement or create one if necessary. (Ch. 2)

Q3. Conduct a brief SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis for the organization. (Ch. 2)

Q4. Describe and discuss demographic and economic trends that affect the sale of the product/service. Describe and discuss technological changes and changes in consumer tastes and preferences that have affected the sale of the product/service. (Ch.3)

Q5. Create a marketing research process to be used to gather information on present or potential customers. Which forms of marketing research would be best in gathering consumer information relating to the product/service? (Ch. 4)

PS. The firm to be discussed above is NETFLIX.Also you are going to need this text book to complete this paper

Kotler, P. T., & Keller, K. L. (2016). Marketing management (Custom 15th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, Inc. ISBN: 9780133856460

Discuss the ways in which literature belonging to one time and place are received by new audiences across geographical frontiers as well as across historical eras.

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Discuss the representation of women, historical representation, challenging social custom in Euripides’ play The Medea.

Discuss the ways in which literature belonging to one time and place are received by new audiences across geographical frontiers as well as across historical eras.

How are literary texts and theatrical performances altered as they enter the translingual spaces between cultures?

How and for what purposes have the cultural artefacts of the past been preserved for later generations, and what new significance have they acquired for contemporary audiences across the globe?

Explore the role of advancement in information technology and its effect in patient care. Does more technology use improve time with patients? Use at least two sources to support your response.

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You are caring for five patients on a busy, 28-bed neurological medical-surgical unit, which recently transitioned to all electronic documentation and healthcare computerized provider order entry (CPOE). There is no longer any bedside paperwork.

All of your staff members have completed the required training and you have been assigned as expert lead for any questions that may arise during your shift. The expectation is that all nurses and clinical staff will document all care delivery in the bedside computers located in each patient’s room or via the workstation on wheels (WOW).

However, you have noticed a trend with experienced nurses spending extra time at the end of their shifts (30 or more minutes) documenting the nursing care provided during the shift. The expectation is that they should be documenting care delivery as soon as it is complete rather than at the end of their shifts.

Answer the following questions based on the information provided:
Explain how you would address the concern with the delay in nursing documentation with your team.
Do you see the transition to all electronic documentation as having a positive or negative effect on patient-centered care? Support your answer with evidence from the literature.
Explore the role of advancement in information technology and its effect in patient care. Does more technology use improve time with patients? Use at least two sources to support your response.

What are the cyber vulnerabilities do you feel are most likely to be utilized by cybercriminals?

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Within your essay, answer and provide critical commentary on the following questions:

What are the cyber vulnerabilities do you feel are most likely to be utilized by cybercriminals?

What group or organization do you think is the biggest cyber threat?

In a world of limited financial resources, who will — and should — pay for closing the security holes in cyberspace?

Utilize outside course material and sources.

What is your opinion of the manner in which Anna Håkansson prepared for her business trip? Could she have done a better job here? If so, how?

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Assignment instructions (Part 1 & 2)

Part 1: Create an assignment outline/plan

  1. Study the assignment very well. Go through the tutor instructions within the below URL. It is about 19 minutes only but are important to guide you through how you need to write the assignment. Kindly, takes notes and assure you cover the whole aspect of the video below.

https://kaplanopenlearning.zoom.us/rec/play/vZcoJO-tqDo3S4KT5QSDAqJ4W47rfPms23QY__YOnkq8UyIKMQKnNboUarZXXybsrNc9E6GmPqOP5VmL?autoplay=true&continueMode=true&startTime=1581451393000

  1. Write an outline / plan NOT a draft. Basically, all I need is head-titles and “maybe” 1 sentence below describing what you’re plan to cover in each head titles. Some head titles will need no further explanations. Please make it short, as a “plan” of how you are outlining/organizing your assignment. Do not write a lot or create draft as the tutor will refuse to give suggestions.
  2. After I receive the outline, I’ll share it with my tutor whom will provide notes, suggestions, comments etc.. Wait until I share with you the tutor comments on your outline, you can then continue and start the actual assignment. (Usually it takes tutor 48 to reply).

Part 2: Writing the Assignment.

  1. Review the outline comment shared from tutor and edit accordingly.
  2. Review the above detailed instruction within the URL.
  3. 2900 words. Stick with word count.
  4. Plarigism free. Out university provide us with Turtirn detector to submit assignment before submission. Order must be zero palarigized.
  5. 28 References (only reliable sources)
  6. Only Harvard formatting for referencing (Guide attached).
    • URL and access dates are required within Harvard referencing.
  1. Unit readings are attached FYI. You might use it as references as well.
Assignment

Anna Håkansson, a Swedish investment banker from Stockholm, was introduced in Chapter 3 (see pages 72-74) as she was preparing for a business trip to Bahrain. In preparation for this trip, Anna was trying to learn as much as possible about her prospective partner prior to departure. To accomplish this, she first talked to colleagues who had some experience there.

Next, she ran a Google search and uncovered a number of recent articles in various respected sources that helped her to understand what to expect. Based on what she learned, she next attempted to find a way to organise everything into a user-friendly format. She looked for a cultural model she could use to make some comparisons between Swedish and Arab societies to solidify what she had learned. She chose a model developed by Dutch management researcher Geert Hofstede. He views culture as the “software of the mind” that differentiates one group or society from another. In other words, while people all have the same hardware, their brains and patterns of thinking and behaving can be very different (see text and Appendix).

Finally, Anna Håkansson believed she had a concrete comparative framework on which to compare some of the basic differences between the two countries.

Based on what she had learned, Anna Håkansson believed she was now prepared for her upcoming meeting in Bahrain.

Assignment

  1. What is your opinion of the manner in which Anna Håkansson prepared for her business trip? Could she have done a better job here? If so, how?
  2. Using the materials from Chapter 3 and the text Appendix concerning Hofstede’s cultural model, how would you describe the cultural environments in both Sweden and Bahrain?
  3. Would Anna’s conclusions concerning mainstream Swedish and Bahraini cultures differ if you used the core cultural dimensions (see pages 80-85) instead of Hofstede’s framework?
  4. What can Håkansson do to minimise the creation of stereotypes about the people she will meet at Gulf One?
  5. Based on what you have learned, identify some of the cultural complexities and contradictions facing Håkansson as she tries to understand the culture of her counterparts in Bahrain.
  6. Based on what Anna Håkansson has already done to prepare for her upcoming visit, what are the next steps, if any, that you would recommend she take to continue developing her knowledge of business culture in the Middle East?

 

 

Discuss how companies have responded to these challenges/concerns and summarize their performances in China.

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Then conduct some research on Phase One deal and write a 3-5 page paper (double space, 12 font) to answer the following questions:

1. Summarize the main challenges and concerns US companies encountered in China during 2018.

2. Discuss how companies have responded to these challenges/concerns and summarize their performances in China.

3. Analyze whether Phase One deal will address these challenges and concerns.

4. Summarize American companies’ outlooks of doing business in China in these surveys.

5. Will US firms have more or less business opportunities in China after the Phase one deal? Please elaborate

Collect and evaluate the data about stock prices of the assigned company for the last one year for the company and its major competitor.

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FINC 330 Project Description

Research Project Part 2

Due at the end of week 7

This project is closely aligned with the Course Outcomes and Finance Program Objectives.  Completion of this project can be used as part of a portfolio to show potential employers the student is skilled at performing company valuations and financial statement analysis and can be included on the student’s resume.

Bond and Stock Performance Analysis

OBJECTIVE

In this part of the project you are to assume to have been hired to join a team serving as an internal financial analyst to THE COMPANY. Your client plans to invest in bonds and (or) stocks issued by THE COMPANY (NIKE). In part 6 of the assignment you are asked to provide some recommendations to THE COMPANY’S management.

THE COMPANY (NIKE)for part 2 of the project can be the company that you were using for the Research Project Part 1, NIKE. THE COMPANY for this part of the project must have bonds listed on the website http://finra-markets.morningstar.com/BondCenter/Default.jsp. To find the information on bonds, click on Search in the middle of the screen (under Market Center Bond Guide), under Quick Search type the Issuer Name and the Symbol, and click SHOW RESULTS.

SUGGESTED WEBSITES

www.morningstar.com – To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Quotes window to get into the company’s page.

http://finra-markets.morningstar.com/BondCenter/Default.jsp – To find the information on bonds, click on Search in the middle of the screen (under Market Center Bond Guide), under Quick Search type the Issuer Name and the Symbol, and click SHOW RESULTS.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/bonds. To find the information on bonds, scroll down the page, type the name of the company in the window under Bond Finder, and click SEARCH.

www.marketwatch.com  -To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page.

www.money.cnn.com  -To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page.

www.finance.yahoo.com – To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page.

www.nyse.com – Click on Data, then click on Stocks (under Quotes), and type the name of the company or the stock symbol in the window “Keyword or symbol” to get into the company’s page.

www.nasdaq.com – To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page.

Company’s websites (NIKE)

 

YOUR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT

Using the information from the websites the student will develop evaluation of bond and stock performance for THE COMPANY (NIKE). (The evaluation portion will total 85% of the assignment grade)

-1—Background and Industry (one short paragraph).

-2- The financial leverage ratios (10% of the project grade)

  1. a) Find the financial leverage ratios for NIKE for the last 3-5 years in the Internet. Present these ratios as the table(s) in your project.

You can find these ratios in the Internet or calculate them. If you use published ratios you must indicate that and cite their source.

  • Debt-to-assets ratio (Debt ratio)
  • Debt-to Equity ratio
  • Interest Coverage ratio (the Times Interest Earned)
  1. b) Write (about) 1 page of the analysis of the ratio results. In your analysis you should answer the following questions. Please explain your answer to each question.

How is NIKE’s financing its assets?
Discuss how much risk is associated with the bonds issued by the company?
How can this risk be measured? Please explain.

-3- Collect and evaluate the data about bond performance of NIKE.
(15% of the project grade).

The information on bonds can be found on the website http://finra-markets.morningstar.com/BondCenter/Default.jsp. To find the information on bonds, click on Search in the middle of the screen (under Market Center Bond Guide), under Quick Search type the Issuer Name and the Symbol, and click SHOW RESULTS.

Another useful website on bond information is https://markets.businessinsider.com/bonds. To find the information on bonds, scroll down the page, type the name of the company in the window under Bond Finder, and click SEARCH.

 Copy the quotations of two bonds issued by NIKE that contain the Price. Present these quotations in your project.

  1. Assume that par value of the bond is $1,000. What were the last prices of the bonds in $$$ (listed in the Price column)? Show your work in your project.
  2. Assume that par value of the bond is $1,000. Calculate the annual coupon interest payments. Show your work in your project.
  3. Assume that par value of the bond is $1,000. Calculate the current yield of the bonds. Show your work in your project.
  1. Write a 1 page of the analysis of the In your analysis you should answer the following questions. Please explain your answer to each question.
    1. How much is the YTM listed in quotations is for the bonds? Explain the meaning of YTM.
    2. If you are going to buy a bond issued by NIKE, which bond would you choose? Why?
    3. Are these bonds callable? If the bonds that you chose are callable (non-callable), will it change your decision to buy them?
    4. If you are an investor who is looking for a bond to invest in, are you going to buy a bond that you chose? Take a look at the balance sheet and income statement of the company. What data or ratios support your decision to buy this bond or not? You may want to incorporate the results of the Research Project Part 1, as well as the results of the financial leverage ratios to answer this question. You should develop a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale to explain your answer.

 

-4- Collect and evaluate the data about stock performance of the assigned company for the last one year. (totally 35% of the project grade).

1) Find the market ratios for the company for the last 1-3 years and its major competitor for the last year in the Internet. (10% of the project grade)

  • Price/Earnings ratio
  • Market/Book ratio (also called (Price/Book ratio)
  • Earnings per share
  • Dividends per share
  • Other market ratios on your choice

These ratios are available on www.morningstar.com > Company’s page – under Valuation, Financials, and under Dividends.

You can find these ratios in the Internet or calculate them. If you use published ratios you must indicate that and cite their source.

  1. Present the market ratios as the table(s) in your project.
  2. Write about 1 page of analysis of the market ratio results that you found. Compare the market ratio results against the industry or main competitor. In your report please answer the question: Are the common stockholders receiving an adequate return on their investment?
  1. Compare the P/E ratio of your company with the industry average or 5-year average. Is the stock overvalued, undervalued, or properly valued? Why?  In accordance with your findings, is it reasonable to buy the stock? Please explain your answers.

-2) Analysis of the historical stock prices trend for the last year. (10% of the project grade)

  1. Collect and evaluate the data about stock prices of the assigned company for the last one year for the company and its major competitor.
  2. Create the chart(s) using the stock price chart tools on the websites or Excel. Present the chart(s) in your project.
  3. Write about 0.5 page of analysis the historic stock prices trend for the last year.

3) Apply the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) Security Market Line to estimate the required return on NIKE stock. Note that you will need the risk-free rate and the market return. Show this information in your project. (15% of the project grade)

  1. Apply the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) Security Market Line to estimate the required return on stock. Note that you will need the risk-free rate, beta, and the market return.
  2. a) To get the current yield on 10-year Treasury securities go to www.finance.yahoo.com -click on Markets – U.S. Treasury Bonds Rates.  You will use the current yield on 10-year Treasury securities as the risk-free rate to estimate the required rate of return on stocks. Discuss how appropriate this rate is as a measure of risk.
  3. b) Between 1926 and 2017, the compound annual rate of return of S&P 500 is estimated a 6.5%. We will use this number as the market return. Discuss how appropriate this rate is as a measure of return.
  4. c) Beta is listed in finance.yahoo.com and in www.morningstar.com on the company’s front page. What is the beta listed for the company? What does it mean?
  5. d)  Calculate the required return on the stock using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) Security Market Line. Please show your work.
  6. There are several methods how to calculate the growth rate. One of the possible ways is to calculate the sustainable growth rate as g = ROE *(1- Dividend payout ratio). You can find ROE and the Dividend Payout Ratio on www.morningstar.com > Company’s page – under Financials and under Dividends

Calculate the company’s sustainable growth rate. Please show your work.

  1. Apply the Gordon model (constant growth rate model) to calculate the intrinsic (economic) value of the stock. Please show your work.

Please note that for some companies it is not possible to use the Gordon model. If that is the case, please explain why it is not possible to use this model for your company. What other models is it possible to use?

  1. Compare the result of your calculations with the current stock price. Is the stock overvalued, undervalued, or properly valued? Why?  In accordance with your findings, is it reasonable to buy the stock? Why? Please explain your answer.

–5- Develop a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale for your client, as to whether the assigned company’s recent trend in financial and stock performance is of sufficient financial strength to warrant entering in a long-term investment in bonds and/or stocks of the company. Explain your answer (about 1 page) (10% of the project grade).

-6- Develop a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale for the NIKE management – Think about the financial strategy of the company, how to best balance THE COMPANY’S financial leverage to optimize shareholder wealth going forward taking into consideration the company’s current market position, credit rating, dividend policy, etc.  (10% of the project grade).

-7- Reflection – the students should write a paragraph in their own words reflecting on what they learned from the assignment and how they think they could apply what they learned in the workplace. (5% of the project grade).

PRESENTATION OF PAPER AND WRITING (15%) of the project grade):

-Organization, Format and Presentation of Paper including the Introduction, Body, and Summary. Each section of the paper must begin with a sub-heading.  Please use the sub-headings included in the assignment (4% of the project grade)

Use of Tables, Figures and Other Graphics to Summarize and Support Analysis Presented in the Paper (3% of the project grade)

Logical and Smooth Flowing Transitions and Relationships among Sections of the Written Report (3% of the project grade)

Research Sources and Significance of Research Information and Data, Use of APA Citation Methodology (5% of the project grade)