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Estimate the equity value using the comparable P /E ratios. Compare the market price of the target company with the value estimates using EV / E * BDITA ratio and P/E ratios.

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Discussion 5

Step 4: Follow the example in Q4-2, work out the relative valuation for your target company in the project

  1. For your target company, also pick three to four companies in the same industry for comparison.
  2. Collect financial statement for both the target company and its comparables.
  3. Estimate EBITDA P / E ratio, EV/EBITDA ratios for both the target company and its comparables.
  4. Estimate the Enterprise value and equity value using the comparable EV / E * BITDAratios.
  5. Estimate the equity value using the comparable P /E ratios.
  6. Compare the market price of the target company with the value estimates using EV / E * BDITA ratio and P/E ratios.

Discuss the technology used by the organization, or the functioning of the application. What, specifically, makes it/the organization work? Provide hard details on platforms and applications used, and details about data/open data/or how the entity uses (or aggregates) information.

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PPOL 220. Introduction to Civic Technology  

Profile Paper

 This assignment is intended to provide you with an expanded understanding of the civic technology movement in its diverse manifestations. During the semester, you will write three (3) profile papers, each of about 3-3.5 pages in length. You will choose one of the options below for each of the papers, and you must produce one of each during the semester:

  1. A profile of a working application that uses open, real-time, or user-derived data to provide citizen information or a government service. (ex. mRelief, Pigeon, Expunge.io, Muckrock.org, etc.)
  2. Civic Tech Organization. A profile of a civic technology organization (one primary associated with advocacy, civic engagement and organized as a nonprofit). (ex. Code for America, Chihacknight, City Tech Collaborative, etc.)
  3. GovTech Organization. A profile of a city information office, a government entity whose primary role is to use principles of data or data science to assist their work, or a company/private entity who engages in government services contracting or consulting. (US Digital Service, City Information Office, 18F, etc.)

Paper Structure

Each of these areas should be included in your paper, with a header to clearly indicate the section of the paper (i.e. have a section called ‘Organization’).

  1. Introduction (0.75-1 page) – Introduce the reader to the organization/application and its mission. Provide specifics and details; if this is an application, what problem(s) specifically are they trying to solve?

 

  1. Background (1 page) – Provide an expanded discussion of the history of a chosen application or organization. How did it come into existence, and who was leading its development? How long has it been in use? If an organization, what is its mission and how does it fit into the wider realm of government?

 

  1. Information Technology (0.75-1 page) – Discuss the technology used by the organization, or the functioning of the application. What, specifically, makes it/the organization work? Provide hard details on platforms and applications used, and details about data/open data/or how the entity uses (or aggregates) information.

 

  1. Conclusion and Summary (0.5 page) – Provide a brief, professional summary for the reader. (0.5 page)

 

  1. References – Provide proper attribution for any material utilized from external sources in text, all sources are listed in reference section using APA format (which should also be cited in text throughout the paper). Using a combination of journal articles and trusted sources is acceptable, but you should have a strong grounding in current research.

Contrast external outputs with internal outputs produced by a system. Remember to consider differences in external and internal users. What are the drawbacks of electronic and Web-based output?

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Review Questions

Answer the following review questions from the textbook:

  • Chapter 11
    • Review Questions 1, 2, 4, and 7 (page 328)
  • Chapter 12
    • Review Questions 1, 3, 6, and 7 (pages 356-357)

Your answers should be written in a professional manner (as if you were preparing a summary for a corporate executive). In other words, do not simply provide “bullet point” items, but carefully describe the related concepts in paragraph form. Your submissions will be evaluated on both technical correctness and adherence to professional communication standards.

Review Questions Chapter 11

1. List six objectives an analyst pursues in designing system output.

2. Contrast external outputs with internal outputs produced by a system. Remember to consider differences in external and internal users.

4. What are the drawbacks of electronic and Web-based output?

7. What kind of output is desirable if many readers will be reading, storing, and reviewing output over a period of years?

Review Questions Chapter 12

1. What are the design objectives for paper input forms, input screens, and Web-based fill-in forms?

3. What is proper form flow?

6. What is a specialty form? What are some disadvantages of using specialty forms?

7. List the four guidelines for good display design.

Explain the concept of a search engine. How has the utilization of mobile technologies impacted search engine optimization practices? Describe how mashups create new benefits and functionality from existing data or information.

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Search engine

Questions

  1. Explain the concept of a search engine.
  2. How has the utilization of mobile technologies impacted search engine optimization practices?
  3. Describe how mashups create new benefits and functionality from existing data or information.

Purpose of Module Review Questions
Module Review Questions allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the module topics and to develop your critical thinking skills.

Required Research
In order to answer the questions, you will first engage in a process of scholarly research for the purpose of obtaining data that can be utilized to support your answers. Conduct in-depth research in the course textbook AND outside primary sources.

It is strongly recommended that you conduct research utilizing the ERAU Hunt Library. The Hunt Library contains a great amount of information on aviation and other topics. A benefit of utilizing the Hunt Library is the availability of the APA style citation/reference tool that is provided when conducting research utilizing the EAGLEsearch feature. This tool can automatically provide the proper APA style formats for citations and references.

Compile/Develop a complete Project Charter utilizing components from Problem Sets #2-6 that you will have completed throughout the semester based on your selected project, as well as including a few other project charter components.

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BADM 634 – Initiating the Project

Final Project Charter

Compile/Develop a complete Project Charter utilizing components from Problem Sets #2-6 that you will have completed throughout the semester based on your selected project, as well as including a few other project charter components.

Your individual Final Project Charter will include:

  • Project Title – You will provide the title you best think fits the project. This should be descriptive of your project. Some project charter titles could be full sentences.
  • Background – provide a narrative explanation of the need for this project, how it came to be considered, and general overview of the project
  • Business Case – provide your working business case
  • Stakeholder Register – Use Exhibit 6.4 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Communication Matrix – Use Exhibit 6.9 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Project Scope Statement – a specific identification of what will be completed with this project. This will focus on scope requirements and narrow the business case to provide more specific scope information (combined with #7 Deliverables and Acceptance3 Criteria per Exhibit 7.12)
  • Deliverables with Acceptance Criteria – Use Exhibit 7.4 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • WBS with Activities List – Use Exhibit 7.12 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • RACI Chart – Use Exhibit 9.5 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Risk Register – Use Exhibit 11.9 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Create a Glossary that defines the following concepts (or terms) as well as any and all other terms that may need to be explained or defined within the Project Charter. This is a professional document so citing is not necessary, but you must utilize your own words to define/describe the concepts or terms. This section should look like a dictionary with terms defined and alphabetized.
  • Create a professional signature page for your six (6) key and internal stakeholders to sign
  • title
  • scope
  • business case
  • background
  • project vision,
  • enterprise environmental factors,
  • organizational process assets,
  • objectives,
  • stakeholder list,
  • team operating principals,
  • milestones,
  • communication plan
  • project risk planning,
  • assumptions,
  • constraints
  • organization and implementation plan.
  • Any and all terms that may need to be defined that appear in the Project Charter

Overall Form & Function of Charter – This will be a graded section that will review the overall look, usability, and professionalism of the project charter as well as the inclusion of any other elements deemed necessary to be included to ensure a superior project charter. This is not a section that needs to be completed but will be a grading aspect of the overall project charter as submitted.

Make corrections to your Problem Sets as provided in grading feedback from the instructor. Do not include components of Problem Sets that are not project charter related (essays, etc.). This should be completed as the semester continues and not left until the last week of the semester. Ensure all inserted charts are legible. Covert pages with charts from portrait layout to landscape layout.

You will design this as an official document to be submitted to the Project Sponsor; so, ensure that it looks professional. You may add any additional sections, besides those listed, that you think would be beneficial to your overall product and are relevant to the project.

Prepare a project audit report. Include project classification, analysis of information gathered, recommendations, and lessons learned. Include an appendix of appropriate documentation.

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Weeks 15 & 16 – Simulation Experiential Exercise

Purpose
To prepare a project audit report. {Using the Simulation Project Team}

Instructions
Use the project team in the simulation to complete this exercise. Using the guidelines in the document attached, you can prepare a project audit report. Be sure to include project classification, analysis of information gathered, recommendations, and lessons learned. You can also include an appendix of appropriate documentation.

  • https://www.studypool.com/questions/download?id=2807746&path=uploads/questions/2827926/20230413195035topic_project_audit.pdf&fileDownloadName=attachment_1

Deliverable
Final project report discussing all phases of the project.

NOTE: The “Project Audit Report” should be submitted as a MS Word document in APA 7 Format

Why does the project team require a project scope statement prior to planning procurements? What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness? Give an example of something that is one but not the other.

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Discussion Forum Week 7

Assigned Readings:

  • Chapter 13: Project Supply Chain Management
  • Chapter 14: Determining Project Progress and Results
  • Chapter 15: Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

  1. Why does the project team require a project scope statement prior to planning procurements?
  2. What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness? Give an example of something that is one but not the other.
  3. Give specific examples of risks on a project that are within the team’s control, partially within the team’s control, and outside the team’s control. Tell how you would deal with each.

Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!

Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (written in full essay, using proper paragraph structure, sources cited within the body of the main text and Times New Roman with font size 12).

Following the Box-Jenkins methodology, identify an appropriate ARIMA(p,d,q) model for your company’s return. Provide a clear explanation of the identification, estimation, and diagnostic stages of the modelling process.

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Box-Jenkins methodology

Following the Box-Jenkins methodology, identify an appropriate ARIMA(p,d,q) model for your company’s return. Provide a clear explanation of the identification, estimation, and diagnostic stages of the modelling process.

Company data is attached.

  • https://www.studypool.com/questions/download?id=2807745&path=uploads/questions/2859972/20230413194807company_return_data.xlsx&fileDownloadName=attachment_1

Establish the potential value and application of an idea, and identify costs, benefits, and available resources before deciding to implement (p. 317).

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Business and administrative studies

Define the Business (Why is this such an important strategic prerequisite?)

The more things an organization attempts to do, the more information it needs to have in terms of environmental assessment for the ,purpose of strategy formulation and adjustment. According to Mendelson and Ziegler (1997), firms need to define their businesses in terms of what they do best. This limits the scope of the business and makes for a more focused organization. This does not imply that a firm cannot explore new products and markets. A firm must look at its strategic success factors and consider those when making decisions about what products/services to provide, customers to serve, markets to enter, and how it will go about doing all that. What a firm does best is directly related to its core competences. It should consider strategic partners and alliances if considering moves that require competences it does not possess. According to Schermerhorn, Hunt, and Osborn (2005), organized chaos is a good thing when making critical decisions. First, put as many ideas on the table as possible; second, frame the ideas so that alternatives can be considered; third, look at alternatives from different points-of- view; fourth, make certain all the pieces of the puzzle fit. You should then establish the potential value and application of an idea, and identify costs, benefits, and available resources before deciding to implement (p. 317).

 

References

Schmermerhorn, J. R. Jr., Hunt, J. G., & Osborn, R. N. (2005). Organizational Behavior. New Jersey: Wiley

Mendelson, H. & Ziegler, J. (1999). Survival of the Smartest: Managing Information for Rapid Action and World-Class Performance. New York: Wiley.

Explain the differences in stock trading between two different stock exchanges. Explain how a company’s free cash flow impacts its growth potential. Cite the free cash flow of example companies.

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Investing in stocks

Overview

Investing in stocks is an option when planning for retirement or other financial management decisions. In this activity, you will research how to evaluate stocks as an investment option.

Instructions

In a 1-page paper, respond to the following:

  1. Explain the differences in stock trading between two different stock exchanges.
    1. Identify two different stock exchanges in the United States.
    2. Describe the similarities and differences between the two stock exchanges.
  2. Explain how a company’s free cash flow impacts its growth potential. Cite the free cash flow of example companies.
    1. Identify one company (Hasbro) on each of the two stock exchanges you researched.
    2. Determine the free cash flow from 2019 and 2020 for each company.
    3. What inferences can you draw from the companies’ free cash flow?
  1. Apply financial ratios to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of stocks as investments.
    1. Using the 2019 and 2020 financial statements for both stocks, prepare two financial ratios for each of the following categories: liquidity ratios, asset management ratios, and profitability ratios. You should have a total of six ratios for each stock, per year.
    2. What challenges, strengths, or weaknesses do you see when you examine these ratios?