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What were the causes of the British American War for Independence? What happened to lead many subjects to rebel against their government?

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1. What were the causes of the British American War for Independence? What happened to lead many subjects to rebel against their government? How did the rebels gain their independence despite being outmatched militarily on land and on the sea?
2. Who gained and who lost as a result of British-American independence?

3. What were the key sites of conflict in the new republic?

Interpret financial information in relation to a company’s mission and vision for aligning recommendations to attain strategic goals.

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Prompt: For this assignment, you will place yourself in the role of a controller as you review the Starbucks case study and apply your knowledge and understanding of accounting principles to resolve issues and formulate recommendations. You will present this milestone in the form of a report. You will receive feedback on each milestone, with the expectation that you will make any necessary revisions and then compile the milestones together for your final project submission.
For Milestone One you will analyze financial statements for Starbucks Corporation for fiscal 2010 through 2012 for financial analysis calculation and interpretation. You will then address linkages between financial results and operating strategy. As part of Critical Element I: Financial Indicators and Trend Analysis, you will begin by reviewing the financial statements and footnotes that are part of Starbucks’ annual report. Once you complete your review of the financial statements, you will focus on the gross profit ratio and return on assets and address the tasks in parts B and C of Critical Element I. Finally, you will perform a horizontal trend analysis to create a pro-forma financial statement. This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:
 Analyze financial accounting information from transactions through financial statement preparation for reporting results to internal and external users of information.

 Interpret financial information in relation to a company’s mission and vision for aligning recommendations to attain strategic goals.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your milestone submission:
I. Financial Indicators and Trend Analysis

A. Analyze various ratio analyses and compare them to the financial statements and footnotes. Note any similarities or differences.

B. In reviewing the gross profit ratio, 2010 and 2011 were consistent versus a slight decrease in 2012. If management is looking to increase the gross profit ratio by 4%, what changes would need to be made in the components of gross profit (i.e., how much would sales increase if prices remained the same?)? Defend your response.

C. Analyze the return on assets (ROA) and discuss the advantages or disadvantages if Starbucks should expand assets by 5% but remain stable with sales.

D. Perform a horizontal trend analysis on the revenue components of Starbucks’s consolidated statements of earning and develop a pro forma financial statement for the next year, noting that coffee inventory will increase by 20% and same-store sales will remain flat. Ensure all information is entered accurately.
III. Interpret Financial Information Based on the case and researching Starbucks corporate philosophy:

a. Summarize how Starbucks meets its mission of “creating a reservoir of trust with their customers, partners, and communities that is deeper than at any time in their history.”
b. What considerations would need to be identified in the financial statements if Starbucks carries out its commitment to hiring veterans and military spouses? Why?

c. As controller, what are three challenges related to meeting this goal?

d. Starbucks is planning to open 1,500 new stores within the next 10 years. Evaluate the feasibility of opening stores in China, Brazil, and the Czech Republic. e. Rate each of the three locations with regard to prior sales history.
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Element Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value Case Study 1: Financial Indicators and Trend Analysis: Compare Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with concrete examples (100%) Analyzes various ratio analyses and compares them to the financial statements and footnotes, supporting the comparison with similarities and differences (90%) Analyzes various ratio analyses and compares them to the financial statements and footnotes but does not support the comparison with similarities and differences (70%) Does not analyze various ratio analyses (0%) 10 Case Study 1: Financial Indicators and Trend Analysis: Gross Profit Ratio Meets “Proficient” criteria and defense is well supported and contextualized (100%) Identifies changes that would need to be made in the components of the gross profit to increase the gross profit ratio and defends response (90%) Identifies changes that would need to be made in the components of the gross profit to increase the gross profit ratio but does not defend response (70%) Does not identify changes that would need to be made in the components of gross profit to increase the gross profit ratio (0%) 5 Case Study 1: Financial Indicators and Trend Analysis: Expand Assets Meets “Proficient” criteria and shows keen insight into the relationship between expansion of assets and sales (100%) Analyzes the ROA and discusses the advantages or disadvantages of expanding assets by 5% while remaining stable with sales (90%) Analyzes the ROA and discusses the advantages or disadvantages of expanding assets by 5% while remaining stable with sales but discussion lacks depth or detail (70%) Does not analyze the ROA (0%) 15 Case Study 1: Financial Indicators and Trend Analysis: Horizontal Trend Analysis Performs a horizontal trend analysis and develops a pro forma financial statement for the next year (100%) Performs a horizontal trend analysis and develops a pro forma financial statement for the next year but contains inaccuracies (70%) Does not perform a horizontal trend analysis (0%) 15 Case Study 1: Interpret Financial Information: Mission Meets “Proficient” criteria and summary is exceptionally clear and contextualized (100%) Summarizes how Starbucks meets its mission (90%) Summarizes how Starbucks meets its mission but summary lacks depth or detail (70%) Does not summarize how Starbucks meets its mission (0%) 5 Case Study 1: Interpret Financial Meets “Proficient” criteria and justification is well supported with concrete examples (100%) Identifies considerations that would need to be addressed and justifies response (90%) Identifies considerations that would need to be addressed but does not justify response (70%) Does not identify considerations (0%) 10

Information: Considerations Case Study 1: Interpret Financial Information: Challenges
Meets “Proficient” criteria and shows keen insight into potential challenges a controller may face (100%)
Identifies three challenges related to meeting the goal (90%)
Identifies three challenges but they are not related to meeting the goal (70%)
Does not identify challenges (0%)
Case Study 1: Interpret Financial Information: Feasibility
Meets “Proficient” criteria and cites scholarly research to illustrate claims (100%)
Evaluates the feasibility of opening stores in China, Brazil, and the Czech Republic (90%)
Evaluates the feasibility of opening stores in China, Brazil, and the Czech Republic but evaluation is cursory or lacks detail (70%)
Does not evaluate the feasibility of opening stores in China, Brazil, and the Czech Republic (0%)
Case Study 1: Interpret Financial Information: Rate
Meets “Proficient” criteria and rankings are well supported and logical (100%)
Rates each of the three locations with regard to the prior sales history (90%)
Rates each of the three locations but does not take prior sales history into consideration (70%)
Does not rate the three locations (0%)
Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format (100%)
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization (90%)
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas (70%)
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas (0%)

Discuss this paradox and provide a substantiated argument as to whether or not it is the leader or it is the context.

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Paradox – One of the oldest and most debated paradoxes is the fascinating debate as to whether history is shaped by heroic change agents or whether leaders and their followers are primarily and more decisively shaped by their times by events, and by the economic, social, and physical circumstances in which they live.” (Cronin & Genovese, 2012 p. 23)

Discuss this paradox and provide a substantiated argument as to whether or not it is the leader or it is the context. Support your work with at least 7 scholar sources. Paper must consist Title page, Introduction, Appropriate headings, Conclusion and References

What did Michael Eisner do to rejuvenate Disney? Specifically, how did he increase net income in his first four years?

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Read attached file and answer below questions. please write those questions first and write answer
1. Why has Disney been successful for so long?
2. What did Michael Eisner do to rejuvenate Disney? Specifically, how did he increase net income in his first four years?
3. Has Disney diversified too far in recent years?

In the video, why are the colonists (Pilgrims) better with private than with common property?

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Watching on you tube and answer these questions  https://www.youtube.co /watch?v=uGcU06fhKq8
1) In the video, why are the colonists (Pilgrims) better with private than with common property?
2) Why does working for one’s self actually make the group better off in the long run?
3) Why are property rights so important?
4) What does Paul Solman mean when he says that private property creates an incentive to work harder?

Federal Agencies (https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a) and State Governments (https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/index.html)

5) a. Select one state government agency and what does it do?=
b. Select one federal government agency and what does it do?
c. Explain why do you think the state and federal government agencies are important?

What are the marginal costs for the boy to pick berries?What are the marginal benefits for the boy to pick berries?

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1) a. What are the marginal costs for the boy to pick berries?
b. What are the marginal benefits for the boy to pick berries?
2) a. When should the boy stop picking berries in terms of marginal benefits and marginal costs?
b. What is the total number of berries that the boy picks?

Critically evaluate literature on the role of leadership and management in healthcare practice in one of the three identified areas.

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BSc (Hons) Nursing / Registered Nurse

Leading and Managing in Professional Practice
Assessment Title: Essay
Assessment Details
You will submit a 3000-word essay in which you will:
1. Critically evaluate literature on the role of leadership and management in healthcare practice in one of the three identified areas.
2. Reflect on your formative group experiences and the implications for your future role as a registered practitioner.
Choose from one of the following three topics:
• Personal and professional development of self and others.
• Resource Management, compassionate care and ethical practice.
• Working in partnership with users, carers and families.

Marking Criteria;

Marking Criteria: in this piece of work you will be expected to: Proportion of marks
Identify, with rationale, the chosen topic and discuss its relevance to contemporary health care practice.
You will:
• Indicate which of the three topics is the focus of your work giving a rationale for your choice.
• Give an introduction to the topic and discuss its importance to current health care practice 15%
In relation to your chosen topic, critically evaluate the key issues in the literature with regard to leadership and management, using examples from practice to illustrate its application.
You will:
• Critically evaluate theoretical principles related to leadership and management using examples/ experiences from clinical practice to support your arguments.
• Support your work with relevant literature and peer reviewed sources 45%
Reflect on your learning with regards to the importance of team working and group processes, using examples from formative group work undertaken during the course of module delivery to illustrate these principles.
You will:
• Draw upon examples/ experiences from formative group activities to support your argument.
• Reflect on your learning in relation to key principles of team working and group processes.
• Consider why team working is important to health care.
• Support your work with relevant literature and peer reviewed sources 15%
Reflect on how your learning from this module will influence and inform your future practice as a registered practitioner.
You will;
• Reflect on how you can apply your learning to your future practice, including examples of inter-professional working 15%
Demonstrate logical and coherent development in your work. It must be clearly presented
You will:
• Structure your essay in a logical manner including an introduction and summary or conclusion.
• Demonstrate a coherent line of discussion 5%

Use an accurate and recognized referencing system.
You will:
• Use Harvard referencing.
• Include an accurate and complete reference list.

Determine the compensation that the fictitious company may provide to the separated employee.

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Assignment 3: Dismissal Meeting.
Imagine that you are an office manager and you have been tasked with the job of coordinating and heading the dismissal meeting for an employee layoff.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Propose three (3) ways that a manager can cope with any negative emotions that may accompany an employee layoff.
Describe a step-by-step process of conducting the dismissal meeting.
Determine the compensation that the fictitious company may provide to the separated employee.
Using Microsoft Word or an equivalent such as OpenOffice, create a chart that depicts the timeline of the disbursement of the compensation.
Predict three (3) ways that this layoff may affect the company.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify 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:
Formulate HRM strategies and policies to recruit, select, place, and retain the most efficient and effective workforce.
Develop effective talent management strategies to recruit and select employees.
Design processes to manage employee performance, retention, and separation.
Analyze laws governing employment and how organizations can ensure ethical practices.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics.
Use Microsoft Word or an equivalent such as OpenOffice, create a chart that depicts the timeline of the disbursement of the compensation.

Which action would be wiser: Dropping JC Penney completely from the P/E calculations, or instead entering a value of “0” for its EPS number?

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International Research Journal of Applied Finance ISSN 2229 – 6891 Vol. VI Issue – 8 August, 2015 Case Study Series
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A Stock Valuation Case: An Application of the “Method of Comparables” for Macy’s Shares
Halil D. Kaya* Julia S. Kwok
Abstract The primary focus of this case is the application of the “Method of Comparables” in the estimation of the value of a security. An investment decision will be made based on the comparison of the selling price and the estimated value. A security will be good for purchase if the estimated value is higher than the market price. This method utilizes basic financial ratios that are commonly provided by financial web sites. First, using Yahoo Finance website, the pricing, sales, book value of equity and shares outstanding data are collected for both the target firm and the competitor firms. Then, the pricing multiples (i.e. price earnings ratio, price to sales ratio and price to book ratio) of the competitors are calculated. After that, those multiples along with the target firm’s earnings, sales, book value and shares outstanding data are used to estimate target firm’s share value. The case also examines the impact of treating “negatives” in the data. Students will learn that replacing negative earnings with zeros tend to induce less bias in target firm’s value estimation than excluding the “negative” data altogether.
Keywords: financial statement analysis, valuation, comparables, stock investments JEL classifications: G11, G12, A22
Introduction March 14, 2015 was a sunny day. Mary took advantage of the nice weather to have lunch at the Mall. On her way back to work, she walked by Susan’s investment office. Susan was Mary’s college roommate. They both liked shopping together to find new fashionable clothes. Looking at her watch, Mary realized she had half an hour to spend. She thought she would drop by and say hello to Susan.
The Performance of Macy’s “Hi, Susan, how are you?” How is your business?” said Mary. Susan was a recent finance graduate. Susan replied, “I am doing fine. Thank you. After so many years, the market is still recovering from the mortgage crisis; many investors have been buying back stocks that they have sold during the crisis. What are you up to?” “I want to start my investment in securities, too. I have a couple thousand dollars, would Macy’s be a good stock to invest in now? That was our favorite store to shop among all of the department stores,” Mary exclaimed. She added, “Also, I read from Motley’s Fool’s article on Macy’s today about its earnings per share growth for the last 16 quarters” (Zahid Waheed, 2014).
In response to Mary’s questions, Susan checked the monthly adjusted returns of Macy’s in Yahoo Finance. She found that, since March 2010, Macy’s stock price had an average annual increase of 23.5% over the last 5 years. The stock rose from $19.98 to $57.38. Susan then told Mary that Macy’s was indeed a growing stock. She added that its success could be attributed to the omni-channel integration, e-commerce and magic selling strategies which allowed merging of sales channels, online shopping and better customer care. Since investment strategy 101 is to
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buy low, and sell high, given Macy’s stock price had been going up, Susan was not sure whether Macy’s was currently overvalued or undervalued by the market.
The Method of Comparables Susan remembered her class lecture on the two types of valuation of stocks, namely absolute and relative evaluation. The absolute evaluation focuses on finding the intrinsic value of the security based on fundamentals. That involves more complicated models of discounting cash flows from dividends, operations and residual income.
On the other hand, relative evaluation is quick and easy to use. It assumes two similar securities should sell for one price in an efficient market, i.e. “Law of One Price.” So an analyst can estimate its stock price by multiplying target company’s specific earnings, sales and equity value data by the earning, sales and equity “per share” financial multiples of its competitors.
Since Mary was not familiarized with financial models, Susan decided to use the easy-to perform-and-analyze “Comparables Method” to estimate the relative value of Macy’s stock.
The Financial Data Dillards, JC Penney and Nordstrom were selected as competitors of Macy’s as they were all in retail department store business. Susan would need some financial data regarding these companies. She went to SEC’s (i.e. Securities and Exchange Commission) website and downloaded these companies’ most recent balance sheet and income statement data. Out of those statements, she knew that she would need the EPS (i.e. earnings per share), the sales number, the number of outstanding shares, and the book value of equity. She also knew that she would need the current share price for each company. After some work, she had found all the necessary information to run the analysis. Below were the data that she had gathered:
All data are in US$ except for the number of outstanding shares. The share price as of March 15, 2014 is shown in the first column. The “Earnings per share” is shown in the second column. The third column reports the book value of equity. The last column shows the number of outstanding shares. Firm P ($) EPS ($) Sales ($) BV of equity ($) # of shares Macy’s 58.58 3.93 27,931 mil. 6,249 mil. 378.3 mil. Dillard’s 90.61 7.10 6,532 mil. 1,992 mil. 45.6 mil. JC Penney 8.71 -5.57 11,859 mil. 3,087 mil. 249.3 mil. Nordstrom 61.33 3.77 12,166 mil. 2,080 mil. 194.5 mil.
The Decision Susan thinks that the following steps would be necessary to perform the analysis: 1. Based on the data above, calculate Sales per share, BV of equity/share values of all firms. Note that EPS is directly given. 2. Calculate P/E, P/Sales, and P/B for all of Macy’s competitors based on the data obtained. 3. Find the average of the P/E, P/Sales, and P/B multiples for the three competitors.
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4. Multiply those averages calculated in step 3 with Macy’s EPS, Sales per share, and BV of equity/share values, respectively to get three value estimates for Macy’s shares. 5. The average of the three estimates would then be Susan’s best estimate of Macy’s value per share. The investment decision would be based on the comparison of the selling price and the estimated value. Macy’s would be a good buy if the estimated value was higher than the market price.

Questions to Students;

1. Use all of the above data to estimate the value of Macy’s shares. One problem above is the negative EPS (i.e. loss) by JC Penney. What should you do if you have negative earnings for a comparable firm? If you do not include JC Penney in the P/E calculations (but use it in the other multiples), using the “Method of Comparables”, what would you find as the value of Macy’s shares? Would you invest in Macy’s shares?

2. If instead of completely dropping JC Penney from the P/E calculations and just use “0” for JC Penney’s EPS, using the “Method of Comparables”, what would you find as the value of Macy’s shares? Would you invest in Macy’s shares?

3. How different are your results in questions (1) and (2)? Why do you think your estimates for Macy’s shares are so different in these two alternative actions? Which action would be wiser: Dropping JC Penney completely from the P/E calculations, or instead entering a value of “0” for its EPS number?
References Joseph Nguyen. How to Choose the Best Stock Valuation Method? (2010). Retrieved August 1, 2014 from http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/11/choosingvaluation-methods.asp Historical prices from March 2010-March 2014. Yahoo! Finance (2014). Retrieved August 1, 2014 from http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=M&a=02&b=14&c=2010&d=02&e=14&f=2014&g=m Old Headlines. Yahoo! Finance (2014). Retrieved August 1, 2014 from http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=M&t=2014-03-16 Company Filing. Security Exchange Commission. (2014). Retrieved August 1, 2014 from http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html Zahid Waheed. Will Macy’s Keep Up the Good Work? (2014). Retrieved August 1, 2014 from http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/03/14/is-macys-on-the-right-track.aspx Authors
Halil D. Kaya* Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Technology, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK 74014; Email: kaya@nsuok.edu
Julia S. Kwok Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Technology, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK 74014

Discuss the financial, economic, regulatory, sociopolitical, and technological factors as they relate to a dynamic business environment.

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BMGT 110 – Project 2:  Current Event Paper

Purpose

The purpose of this project is for you to demonstrate an understanding of current events and their effect on management, management processes and operations.

Outcome Met with This Project

· Discuss the financial, economic, regulatory, sociopolitical, and technological factors as they relate to a dynamic business environment.

How to Set Up the Paper

Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced using Times Roman New 12-point font.  The final product will be 3 -4 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.  Write clearly and concisely.

Create a Title page with a title for the paper, course number, your name and the instructor’s name.

Course Materials and Research

This project requires you to research.  You will first research using the U.S. Census Bureau to extract information related to the U.S. trade position.  You are expected to address the requirements in the template below, using course materials and research to support the reasoning.  Note that using course materials and reference articles goes beyond defining terms but clearly and thoroughly explains the ‘why and how’ of a situation.  Avoid merely making statements but close the loop of the discussion by explaining how something happens or why something happens, which focuses on importance and impact.  In closing the loop, you will demonstrate the ability to think clearly and rationally showing an understanding of the logical connections between the course materials, your reference articles and the question(s) being asked.

Use the following template using the headings to separate elements.  Create a new paragraph for each bulleted item below.  Do not use bullets in your paper as the required format is in narrative format with indented paragraph and no extra space between paragraphs.

Introduction

· Write an Introduction paragraph.  The Introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and will be used to describe to the reader the intent of the paper explaining the main points covered in the paper.  This intent should be understood prior to reading the remainder of the paper so the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the paper.

· Consider writing the introduction last to ensure that the main points are covered. 

Foreign Trade 

· Using the U.S. Census Bureau, identify the export, import and total trade amounts for the United States for the last reported quarter/year end.

· Calculate the balance of trade and discuss the results.

· Explain how imports and exports affect the US economy.

Trade with China

Currently, China has tariffs in place on approximately $110 billion of U.S. products.  The tariffs range from 5%-25% and are placed on products that include soybeans, beef, pork, seafood, vegetables, liquefied natural gas, whiskey and ethanol. On August 1, 2019, the Trump administration announced that it planned to levy tariffs of 10% on over $300 billion of Chinese imports.

Answer the following requirements:

· Using the U.S. Census Bureau, identify the U.S. export and import totals with China for the last reported quarter and explain what these amounts mean for the U.S.

· Explain how has Trump’s trade protectionism impacted businesses in China?  Make sure to include examples.

· Explain how Trump’s trade protectionism has impacted other countries?  Make sure to include examples.

Conclusion 

· Create a concluding paragraph.  The Conclusion summarizes the main topics discussed in the paper.

References

· The reference page is on a separate page from the report.  The reference page is completed according to APA with each reference left-justified with hanging indentation for subsequent lines.  References are completed in alphabetical order.  Please see the module, Learn to Use APA to ensure references are in APA format.

· A reference should appear under the reference section for each in-text citation in the paper.  A reference may not exist without the associated in-text citation and vice versa.

Review the Paper

Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present.

The following are specific requirements that you will follow.  Use the checklist to mark off that you have followed each specific requirement.

Checklist Specific Project Requirements
  Proofread your paper
  Read and use the grading rubric while completing the paper to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.
  Third person writing is required.  Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
  Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.
  Paraphrase and do not use direct quotations.  Paraphrase means you do not use more than four consecutive words from a source document.  Removing quotation marks and citing is inappropriate.  Instead put a passage from a source document into your own words and attribute the passage to the source document.  There should be no passages with quotation marks.  Using more than four consecutive words from a source document would require direct quotation marks.  Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation marks.   If more than four consecutive words are used from source documents, this material will not be included in the grade.
  You are expected to use the research and weekly course materials to develop the analysis and support the reasoning.   There should be a robust use of the course material.  Material used from a source document must be cited and referenced.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.  Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation marks.
  Use in-text citations and provide a reference list that contains the reference associated with each in-text citation.
  You may not use books in completing this problem set unless part of the course material.  Also, do not use a dictionary, Wikipedia or Investopedia or similar sources.
  Provide the page or paragraph number in every in-text citation presented.  Since the eBook does not have page numbers, include the chapter title and topic heading.  If using a video, provide the minutes and second of the cited material.

Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered the student’s final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor.  It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is the correct submission.  No exceptions will be considered by the instructor).

Self-Plagiarism: Self-plagiarism is the act of reusing significant, identical or nearly identical portions of one’s own work.  You cannot re-use any portion of a paper or other graded work that was submitted to another class even if you are retaking this course.   You also will not reuse any portion of previously submitted work in this class.  A zero will be assigned to the assignment if self-plagiarized.  Faculty do not have the discretion to accept self-plagiarized work.

NOTE:  All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse.  You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).