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Due Week 4 and worth 240 pointsIn today’s technology environment, hackers present a substantial risk to a firm’s accounting or business system. As the result of these attacks, firms suffer huge losses, ranging from financial losses to losses in confidence by consumers, creditors, and suppliers. Firms may have made a significant investment in financial and non-financial resources to secure these systems.For this assignment, research the Internet  and select a company whose database systems have been hacked.Write a five to seven (6-8) page paper in which you:Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

discussion 1 The purpose of this discussion is to give you the opportunity to apply ethical theories to the complex issue of ageism in the workplace, particularly in the area of employment. In the modern workplace, there appear to be the following three key issues that exhibit ageism in employment, some of which have been exacerbated by recent economic issues and an aging population:This last point is generally known in economics as the , which challenges the view that if older workers are employed in a tight labor market, then they must be occupying the jobs of the country’s youth. Prepare and post a response to the following prompt:Using at least one ethical perspective or theory from the text and one item of scholarly evidence, present an argument to a group of younger workers (regarding older worker and youth employment) in which you refute the notion that older workers take employment from the young.Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required resources and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as outlined in the . Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.Carefully review the for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread discussion 2 The purpose of this discussion is to give you the opportunity to apply ethical theories and perspectives to modern issues of the workplace. Off-duty conduct away from the workplace can be monitored and reported in many ways. These ways have only grown due to the increase in social media use, which provides employers far greater opportunities to become aware of what employees do outside of the workplace. Some types of behaviors are especially concerning, as they may have on-duty consequences. Other types of off-duty behavior, however, are more difficult to clearly define as grossly inappropriate and warranting employer intervention. But who draws this line, and what are the ethical implications of where the line is drawn? Prepare and post a response to the following prompt:Using the resources provided, your own research, and your knowledge of the ethical concepts from the text, consider the issue of off-site monitoring of conduct:Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required resources and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as outlined in the . Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. 

CHAPTER CASES&S AIR’S MORTGAGEark Sexton and Todd Story, the owners of S&S Air, Inc., were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. Using Chris’s analysis, and looking at the demand for light aircraft, they have decided that their existing fabrication equipment is sufficient, but it is time to acquire a bigger manufacturing facility. Mark and Todd have identified a suitable structure that is currently for sale, and they believe they can buy and refurbish it for about $35 million. Mark, Todd, and Chris are now ready to meet with Christie Vaughan, the loan officer for First United National Bank. The meeting is to discuss the mortgage options available to the company to finance the new facility.Christie begins the meeting by discussing a 30-year mortgage. The loan would be repaid in equal monthly installments. Because of the previous relationship between S&S Air and the bank, there would be no closing costs for the loan. Christie states that the APR of the loan would be 6.1 percent. Todd asks if a shorter mortgage loan is available. Christie says that the bank does have a 20-year mortgage available at the same APR.Mark decides to ask Christie about a “smart loan” he discussed with a mortgage broker when he was refinancing his home loan. A smart loan works as follows: Every two weeks a mortgage payment is made that is exactly one-half of the traditional monthly mortgage payment. Christie informs him that the bank does have smart loans. The APR of the smart loan would be the same as the APR of the traditional loan. Mark nods his head. He then states this is the best mortgage option available to the company since it saves interest payments.Christie agrees with Mark, but then suggests that a bullet loan, or balloon payment, would result in the greatest interest savings. At Todd’s prompting, she goes on to explain a bullet loan. The monthly payments of a bullet loan would be calculated using a 30-year traditional mortgage. In this case, there would be a 5-year bullet. This would mean that the company would make the mortgage payments for the traditional 30-year mortgage for the first five years, but immediately after the company makes the 60th payment, the bullet payment would be due. The bullet payment is the remaining principal of the loan. Chris then asks how the bullet payment is calculated. Christie tells him that the remaining principal can be calculated using an amortization table, but it is also the present value of the remaining 25 years of mortgage payments for the 30-year mortgage.Todd has also heard of an interest-only loan and asks if this loan is available and what the terms would be. Christie says that the bank offers an interest-only loan with a term of 10 years and an APR of 3.5 percent. She goes on to further explain the terms. The company would be responsible for making interest payments each month on the amount borrowed. No principal payments are required. At the end of the 10-year term, the company would repay the $35 million. However, the company can make principal payments at any time. The principal payments would work just like those on a traditional mortgage. Principal payments would reduce the principal of the loan and reduce the interest due on the next payment.Mark and Todd are satisfied with Christie’s answers, but they are still unsure of which loan they should choose. They have asked Chris to answer the following questions to help them choose the correct mortgage. What are the monthly payments for a 30-year traditional mortgage? What are the payments for a 20-year traditional mortgage? Prepare an amortization table for the first six months of the traditional 30-year mortgage. How much of the first payment goes toward principal? How long would it take for S&S Air to pay off the smart loan assuming 30-year traditional mortgage payments? Why is this shorter than the time needed to pay off the traditional mortgage? How much interest would the company save? Assume S&S Air takes out a bullet loan under the terms described. What are the payments on the loan? What are the payments for the interest-only loan? Which mortgage is the best for the company? Are there any potential risks in this action?

Students, please view the \”Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment\” in the Student Center.Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.Due Week 4 and worth 100 pointsChoose one (1) of the three (3) reading selections from the list of topic choices below. The focus is on brief but important primary source material written by major authors. Read the selections as identified with each topic below. Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (250 words minimum) which analyzes the “surprise ending” of the reading selection.Topic ChoicesFor the reading selection you choose:Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found .

apa format writings for a graduate master3 or more reference and proper citations in paper per APA MANUELTHE RUBLIC IS SAME PER LAST ASSIGNMENTMUST INCLUDE AN EXCEL OF THE CALCULATION PER QUESTION AND 750 WORDS DOCUMENT EXPLANATION OF THE CALCULATION IN DETAIL AND PART bOne of your clients, Moore Manufacturing has asked you to assist them in evaluating their performance against their budgets. The management of Moore Manufacturing has provided the following standard cost sheet for one of its products:Moore Manufacturing applies factory overhead based on direct labor hours and factory overhead is allocated based on a practical capacity of 500 units of product.The actual operating results for the year are as follows:Determine the following for the period:Flexible budget for variable overhead based on output for the periodTotal variable overhead applied to production during the periodTotal budgeted fixed factory overheadTotal fixed factory overhead applied to production during the periodCalculate the following variances using four-variance analysis:Total variable overhead varianceVariable overhead spending varianceVariable overhead efficiency varianceTotal under applied or over applied variable overheadFixed overhead spending varianceProduction volume varianceTotal fixed overhead varianceTotal under applied or over applied fixed overheadCalculate the following variances using three-variance analysis:Factory overhead spending varianceFactory overhead efficiency varianceProduction volume varianceCalculate the total overhead flexible budget variance and the production volume variance using a two-variance analysis.Part Two:In a 750 word document, explain to the management team at Moore Manufacturing about the variances and evaluation of their performance.

Wicked urban problems are all around us. They also appear in the news…often surrounded by controversy. Case studies of such wicked problems help illustrate the politically-charged interface between government and private stakeholders in urban planning. This assignment requires you to conduct an analysis of the news to identify examples of “wicked” urban problems that are making headlines. You will identify a case study that illustrates the highly political and controversial “wicked” nature of urban planning。Search the news for articles addressing urban issues that fit the four criteria for “wicked” problems discussed in class. Your task for this assignment is to identify a real-life urban planning case study that illustrates the political, and often controversial, nature of the planning process. Case studies can be local or in another city, can relate to any of the functional areas of planning (e.g. transportation, housing, economic development, environmental planning, etc.), and may be project-specific or focused on larger comprehensive planning activities. Pick a case study for which you can find adequate details and information about the planning problem being addressed. You must find a minimum of three sources of information about your case study. All sources must be properly cited and referenced.Write an essay that clearly addresses the following for the wicked problem you identified:–Explain the background of the urban planning case study being addressed–Discuss why the problem is a “wicked” one:–Why is the problem itself difficult to define?–Why are the causes of the problem uncertain?–Why is there no obvious solution?–How is the problem linked to other problems?–Discuss the public sector and private sector participants and stakeholders involved in the case, and howconflicting values and issues of power contribute to the controversywritten essay should be roughly 2-3 single-spaced pages in length, and should be written in essay format(i.e. include an introductory and concluding paragraph, and content paragraphs consisting of well-structuredcomplete sentences). 

At the end of this course, you will complete a final project that will assess your understanding and comprehension of systems development. The minimum written requirement is five pages and may extend beyond the five pages due to the size of the drawings. Scenario: The Cycle Stationary Unit (CSU) is a company that sells stationary cycles to fitness centers, rehabilitation centers, and home consumers. CSU is a multi-million dollar business that employs 1,000 employees for the building, selling, packaging, and shipping of their products to consumers. You are a systems analyst, and management has tasked you to create a new point of sale (POS) system for CSU. You must complete the following requirements for this final project:1. Describe briefly the five steps of the systems development life cycle.2. Differentiate between agile, JAD, and RAD methodologies. Which will you use for the development, and why? Would you use a prototype method?3. Summarize the six steps of the preliminary investigation and the project triangle.4. Explain what a data flow diagram (DFD) is. Illustrate by drawing a DFD of a context diagram point of sale (POS) system using the Gane and Sarson symbols and a diagram 0 DFD.5. Discuss what object-oriented development is, and draw an object model of the point of sale system. Remember you must have an object model, attributes, and methods in the object model. Also, draw a use case modeling UML (Unified Modeling Language) for the POS.6. Describe the seven basic principles for developing user interface design. Draw a simple entity relationship diagram (ERD) for the POS.7. Summarize the last step of the SDLC of systems support and security. Why is this so important to the Cycle Stationary Unit (CSU) organization?8. Explain what global, national, or local industry needs could affect the POS system. NOTE: All requirements must be completed in the order shown. Format your assignment using APA style. Windows and Mac owners: All you need is a simple drawing program such as Paintbrush. Mac owners can download the software from the Mac App Store.

Unit V Article Critique Using the databases within the CSU Online Library, locate a scholarly, peer-reviewed article regarding how an employee’s compensation can influence his/her behavior on the job. After reading the article you will compose an article critique. Yourcritique will be at least two pages in length, and in the critique, you will include the following: The main topic/question of the article The author’s intended audience A discussion of what appears to be valid or invalid in the article A determination of whether or not you agree with the author’s assertion and an explanation as to why you do ordo not agree A discussion of whether or not an employee’s behavior can be affected by his/her compensation and why youbelieve this to be soBHR 3301, Compensation and Benefits 3Be sure that any citations or references are in proper APA format. Also, be sure to include an APA reference to yourarticle.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

HA6510 This assignment will assess competency 2. Analyze the impact of resource constraints that impact global health care: Write a 1250-1500 word paper on the prevalence of one selected infectious disease in the country of your choice.Include the following in your paper:Criteria for this paper:Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox . This assignment is worth 100 points; grading will be based on the General Writing Rubric, located under Course Information MT6580:LP2 Assignment This assignment will assess competency .We will continue to work on the due diligence analyses of the three countries chosen in LP1. For each chosen country, you will write up your analysis of doing business based on your readings of chapters 4, 5, and 6 of your text, on the websites provided and other research.Be sure to include information on each country from the cultural dimension theories of Geert Hofstede, Fons Trompenaars and the Globe Project. Address the following prompts:The expectation is for a minimum of two pages per country. Include the graphs created from your LP2 practice exercise for each of chosen countries compared to the United States. You will follow APA (6th edition) formatting (no abstract is required) and should have a minimum of four references and associated in-text citations.  This information, and that of the following LPs, will become part of your final project artifact.Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox This assignment is worth 100 points and will be graded according to.MT6580 ActivityFor your LP2 activity,  need to submit this me for my review:   COMPARE each of your chosen countries from LP1 against the US. Create graphs to use for your LP2 assignment using Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions There should be three graphs – one for each of your countries and a comparison to the US.

DUE 1/29/2017 AT 9 P.M E.S.T ORIGNAL WORKTITLE \”TEEN VAPING\” POPULATION: TEENSMinimum 3 references..APA FORMAT..3 PAGES..PART A IS 2 PAGES, AND PART B IS 1 PAGE…Running Head: TEEN VAPING