Homework assignment is tocreate a risk matrix or hazard priority assessment sheet that has to do with YOUR company.

Here is some helpful material as you identify your risks and design your risk matrix.

Implementing Safety Management Systems in Aviation; Stolzer, Halford, Golglia – pages 218-through 223 and Chapter 11.

– FAA Safety Risk Management Handbook .

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/media/faa-h-8083-2.pdf

• FAA System Safety Handbook: Chapter 15.

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/risk_management/ss_handbook/media/Chap15_1200.pdf

• ISO/IEC 31010:2009 Risk management – Risk assessment techniques.

https://www.iso.org/standard/51073.html

Risk identification – http://www.inconsult.com.au/risk-identification-made-simple/.

Here is some Risk Assessment material to help you process your thoughts and design your risk matrix.

Here is a You Tube Video helping develop a Risk Matrix in Excel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCuR-NfGQ6w 

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Overview:

The case study assignment is an assessment item worth a total of 30% of the final grade for this subject.Note; this assessment is NOT ahurdle assessment; however, students are required to attempt all assessments in order to pass the subject.

The case study provides students with the opportunity to:

1. explore subject topics using a real-world example;
2. develop skills required for financial analysis;
3. work collaboratively on a piece of academic work; and
4. learn from their peers regarding their own behavior in group work.

The questions in this case study workbook have been designed to introduce and prompt students to answer questions based on the concepts and principles learned the topic content throughout the study period.   The workbook consists of;

• Part 1 –develop a background of the company and an overview of the company’s corporate governance principles.
• Part 2 – familiarise students with the published annual reports and identify differences between results over a period of time.
• Part 3 – conduct ratio analysis on the company annual report.
• Part 4 –prepare a comparative analysis of the 4 companies assigned to the group, summarise the findings and present as a response to the investor.

In your first tutorial class, your tutor will assign you a company for the case study assignment.  You will work as an individual on the assignment completing all of questions for parts 1, 2 and 3 in the case study workbook.  Once census date has passed, your tutor will assign you to a group with a maximum of 4 students.  Each student in the group will be assigned a different company, this means that there will be 4 different companies within each group.  Students may choose members fortheir group, but each member must have been assigned a different company for analysis.

The purpose of the group work componentis to conduct a comparative analysis of all 4 companies using the information prepared as individuals

Before starting the written response you should read over the marking criteria sheet. The essay should be typed and APA referencing should be used (see http://libguides.jcu.edu.au/apa ).

The written submission will be awarded a mark out of 100, which will in turn be converted to a score out of 30.  This will be awarded collectively to each group member that has authored the group essay. 

Group Process

The ability to “lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams” is a key JCU Generic skill and an important skill sought by employers. An important function of this assessment is for students to work effectively and on a collaborative basis. To facilitate this process, each group will have its own dedicated BU1002/BU1902 Group site on LearnJCU.

Establishment of Group Site and Participation:

You will have access to your group site within the BU1002/BU1902 subject site on LearnJCUonce the groups have been formed after census date.

Each Group site on LearnJCU will incorporate links to the following facilities: group Information, file exchange, group discussion, group journal and send emails. All students are required to use their Group siteto document all group activity relating to this assessment.  It is also expected that once the group site has been formed, each member of the group will upload the answers for their company to the questions in Parts 1 and 2 of the case study workbook.This is a progressive assignment, therefore students will need to continue to prepare answers for their company to the questions in part 3 of the case study workbook to be able to complete the group analysis.  The academic staff on your campus will provide you with memo stating the due dates when these answers must be uploaded to the group site.

Time will be allocated in tutorial classes for group work on the assignment to facilitate and encourage group collaboration.  These tutorial classes will be compulsory for all group members to attend.  The compulsory classes will be listed in the Subject Outline.  Please use the group site on LearnJCU to provide supporting documentation e.g. meeting agendas and minutes and use the other facilities to communicate with group members regarding the response in part 4.

Working in Groups

• Assessment Criteria and Skills Development: Assessment will be based on the criteria set out in the Subject Outline and or LearnJCU.
• It should also be noted that the Group site will provide the lecturer with information on the extent of each student’s contribution and how early, late and consistently they engaged with the site. This information may in some instances, where there seems to be an imbalance in contribution levels across a group and / or a formal complaint has been lodged, be used as a basis upon which to rescale the marks awarded to individuals within the group.
• Team Conflict and Disbandment: Should you have conflict in your group or a group member withdraws from your group or the subject, it is important to advise the lecturer as soon as possible and well ahead of the due date. Failure to upload content by the stipulated timeframes without reason may also be grounds for removal from the group. The lecturer will retain the right (after hearing claims from students andreviewing the Group site) to decide when a group should be disbanded. In exceptional circumstances, individual assessment options are available to students only after a concerted effort has been made to work with other team members. Where a student has been removed from a group, the remaining members will prepare a comparative analysis on the remaining companies.  Students who will be asked to complete the assignment as an individual will be required to complete a comparative assessment of their assigned company with another company provided by the lecturer.  The second company will be provided when the student has been removed from the group.

• Working in groups, under proper conditions, encourages peer learning and peer support. Individual students who do not collaborate within the specified timeframes may be removed from the group and will be required to complete the assignment as an individual. The comparative analysis will be based on the collaboration of remaining group members.
• Where a student has been removed from a group and will submit as an individual, the maximum weighting for the assignment will be adjusted to 20% for failure to complete in a group.
• Sometimes individual members of a group will not contribute equally to the task resulting in some students carrying higher workload in the group. This subject uses a peer evaluation sheet to alleviate student concerns about the contribution of individual group members. The lecturer reserves the right to reject peer and self-evaluations that are deemed inconsistent with the information obtained from the Group site.

Students who do not contribute to the group essay will receive zero marks for this piece of assessment.

Resources:

Students will be provided with the following information:

• Case Study Workbook.
• Company Annual Reports for the past 3 years.
• Company financial data (excel spreadsheet) – to conduct ratio analysis.
• Link to the Company website on LearnJCU.

Students are not expected to research beyond these references for this assessment item.

The case study contains questions related to weekly studytopics for weeks 1 – 6 inclusive.

Part 1 – Introduction to Company Annual Report and Financial Statements

The purpose of part 1 is to begin your exploration of your company’s annual report and corporate governance structure.

Part 1 – Question 1:

Write a background summary of your assigned company including the following:

• When and why did your company first commence operation?
• What is the main or core business of the company?
• Some companies are diversified and have investments in other industries, for example, Wesfarmers has diverse business operations that cover supermarkets, department stores, home improvement and office supplies; coal production and export; chemicals, energy and fertilisers; and industrial and safety products. Is your assigned company diversified?  What industries does the company operate in?
• Does your assigned company operate solely within Australia or does it operate internationally? Identify the operational locations.

Part 1 – Question 2:                                                                                                             (related content – topic 1)

What are the headings and sub-headings of the discussion on corporate governance?  Note, if not presented in the Company Annual Report, review the Company website.

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What are the page references for the discussion on corporate governance?  (Hint – try the table of contents at the beginning of the annual report or review the Company website.) Briefly list the information included in the company’s corporate governance report.  Does this information differ from the corporate governance information covered in the content and required reading for topic 1?

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Part 1 – Question 4:                                                                                                             (related content – topic 1)

What position was held and what was the composition and total remuneration of the highest paid board member?  (Hint – try the Directors’ Report.)

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How many “subsidiary companies” or “controlled entities” are in the group?  (Hint; try looking towards the end of the financial statements, near the end of the report).  Are the subsidiaries/controlled entities located domestically and or internationally?  Identify where they are located.  This will give you insight into how widespread the company’s operations are and may assist you with your background information.

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Part 2 – Financial Statements

The purpose of part 2 is to not only introduce students to an actual set of financial statements of a publicly listed company, but to also identify information that may be significant for ratio analysis which will be conducted in Part 3.  The financial statements are presented in the financial report section of the company’s annual report.  For this section you may find it easier to refer to the excel spreadsheets to obtain the financial data.  The excel spreadsheet will contain the financial information for the past 10years; however, you will only need to refer the data for the past four years in your spreadsheet, (the past three years and the fourth may be required to create averages for some of the ratios in part 3).  This will make it easier to refer to the financial data for several years in one excel worksheet.

Part 2 – Question 1 (Balance Sheet):                                                                           (related content – topic 3)

What is the amount invested by the company in net assets for the current year?  (Hint use total assets less total liabilities).  How does this amount differ from the value of net assets for each of the previous three years?  Can you identify any reason for the changes?  (Hint: look at the individual amounts that make up both the total assets and total liabilities, are there any changes to individual items over this three-year period?  Alternatively, you could perhaps look at the notes to the financial statements in the annual report to see if there are any changes in the breakdown of individual items in the reports.)  Discuss.

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How much was the total equity for the current year?  How does this differ from the total equity in each of the previous three years?  Can you identify any reason if there are any changes?  Discuss.

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How much was the total current assets for the current year and what are the components classified under this heading?    Is there any difference in the value of total current assets for each of the previous three years?  Can you identify any reason if there are any changes?   Discuss.  (Hint: you may need to refer to the notes to the financial statements in the annual report to review more detailed information.)

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What are the items listed under non-current liabilities? Are there any new non-current liabilities in the current year that were not there in the previous three years? (Hint: you will need to look in the notes to the accounts to see the breakdown of non-current liabilities).

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Part 2 – Question 5 (Income Statement):                                                                  (related content – topic 4)

How much was net profit for the current year?  How does this compare to the net profit for each of the previous three years?  Can you identify any particular revenues or expenses that may have led to changes in the profit figures over the three-year period?  Discuss.

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Is the total revenue in the current year greater or less than the total annual revenue recorded in each of the previous three years?  Discuss.

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Part 2 – Question 7 (Statement of Cash Flows):                                                      (related content – topic 4)

How much was the cash flows from operating activities for the current year?  What was the largest inflow item and the largest outflow item in the operating activities section?  Does this differ from the previous three years?  Discuss.

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Part 2 – Question 8 (Statement of Cash Flows):                                                      (related content – topic 4)

How much was the cash flow from investing activities in the current year?   Has the company had any new investing cash flows in the current year compared to the previous three years? If they did, list the activities (Hint: it may be necessary to look in the notes to the accounts).

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Part 2 – Question 9 (Statement of Cash Flows):                                                      (related content – topic 4)

What was the net change in cash flows in the current year?  How does this change compare to the previous three years?   Discuss.

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Part 3 – Financial Statement Analysis Tools

The purpose of part 3 is to introduce students to using financial statement analysis tools.  Hopefully your answers to questions in part 2 may have flagged monetary differences that you can now compare based on percentages using ratio analysis.  Ensure you include your calculations in your answer and more importantly, try and identify why percentage changes may have occurred.  It is this analysis that is most important in this exercise, trying to identify “why” changes have occurred. The group should aim to incorporate the answers and calculations each member has prepared for their assigned company as supporting documentation for the group analysis in the appendix of the final submission.  The more analysis provided in the answers to these questions, the more information the group will have to draw on when conducting the comparative analysis for the written response for part 4.

Part 3 – Question 1 (Profitability):                                                                                (related content – topic 5)

Has the profit margin changed over the past three years?  Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.  (Hint:as mentioned above, refer to your horizontal and vertical analysis of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet to assist in your analysis of this ratio.)

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Can you identify a trend in the return on equity ratio over the past three years?  Comment on the trend.  Briefly discuss possible reasons for this trend.

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Part 3 – Question 3 (Asset efficiency):                                                                        (related content – topic 5)

Identify if the asset turnover ratio increased or decreased over the past three years? Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Part 3 – Question 4 (Asset efficiency):                                                                        (related content – topic 5)

Has the receivables turnover changed over the past threeyears?Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Has the inventory turnover changed over the past threeyears?Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Part 3 – Question 6 (Liquidity):                                                                                       (related content – topic 5)

Has the current ratio increased or decreased over the past three years?  Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Has the quick ratio increased or decreased over the past three years?  Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Part 3 – Question 8 (Liquidity):                                                                                       (related content – topic 5)

Has the cash flow (to current liabilities) ratio increased or decreased over the past three years?  Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Part 3 – Question 9 (Capital structure/Gearing):                                                     (related content – topic 5)

Has the debt to assets ratio increased or decreased over the past three years?  Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Has the debt to equity ratio increased or decreased over the past three years?  Is this a good result for the company?  Briefly discuss what the change indicates.

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Part 3 – Question 11 (Horizontal Analysis):                                                                (related content – topic 6)

Conduct a horizontal analysis of the Income Statement for the past 4 years.  Comment on any trends.

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Part 3 – Question 12 (Horizontal Analysis):                                                                (related content – topic 6)

Conduct a horizontal analysis of the Balance Sheet for the past 4 years.  Comment on any trends.

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Part 3 – Question 13 (Vertical Analysis):                                                                     (related content – topic 6)

Conduct a vertical analysis of the Income Statement for the past 4 years.  Comment on any trends.

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Part 3 – Question 14 (Vertical Analysis):                                                                     (related content – topic 6)

Conduct a vertical analysis of the Balance Sheet for the past 4 years.  Comment on any trends.

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Note: Horizontal and vertical analysis can be used as a point of reference to assist in identifying percentage changes of individual items that appear in the financial statements.  When conducting ratio analysis, over a period of time, you may find it easier to not only identify the change in the numerator and denominator of the formula, but to also use horizontal and vertical analysis to identify the individual components that make up the numerator and denominator of the formula.

Part 3 – Question 15 (Trend Analysis):                                                                        (related content – topic 6)

Conduct a trend analysis of Revenue and Net Profit after Tax and Abnormals in the Profit and Loss Statement for the past 3 years.  Comment on any trends.

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Part 4 – Group Response Instructions

Written response to the following statement:

An investor is contemplating a potential investment opportunity in one of four companies. The investor has asked your groupto provide a four-page comparative summary on the profitability, liquidity, asset efficiency and gearing of the four nominated companies and recommend the company that provides the best investment opportunity.

Submission Requirements:

The four-page response will consist of:

1. Introduction: purpose of the response and brief background of the 4 companies being analysed (concise and focused).
2. Body: This section will provide a brief comparative analysis of the profitability, liquidity, asset efficiency and gearing of the four companies. Due to the length of the response, summarise and respond on the overall evaluation of the profitability, liquidity, asset efficiency and gearing of the company and not the individual ratio outcomes. It will be easier to reflect on contribution prepared by each member for their company when preparing the comparative analysis. Identify which company is the strongest in each ratio category.
3. Limitations of analysis:the group should identify any limitations in conducting the comparative analysis.
4. Conclusion: Draw together for the reader the main findings and what these findings mean in relation to the analysis discussed in the body of the response. The recommendation stated in the next section will logically flow from these conclusions. The conclusions should be firmly and briefly stated. Do not introduce new information.
5. Recommendation: Based on the ratio analysis and findings discussed in the body of the response, recommend the company that the investor should invest in.
6. Reference list: appropriately reference the resources provided. Note: the written submission should be appropriately referenced using APA style.
7. Appendices: Your appendices should include the following:

• Ratio results, calculations and supporting analysis or comments.
• Horizontal and vertical analysis of the income statement and balance sheet for each company.
• Any other information your group believes is relevant and a brief explanation as to why it is relevant.

The reference list and appendices do not form part of the written response, there is no page restriction on the length of appendices.

Students should refer to the marking rubric within the Subject Outline as it is relevant to the submission requirements of this piece of assessment.

Submission Requirements for:

• The submission requirement for part 4 is 2 pages double sided or maximum of 4 pages, with minimum 1.5 spacing, minimum size 11 font and minimum margins of 1.5cm. It will be completed in a group, or as an individual where a student has been removed from a group.
• The written response must be submitted electronically to a Safe Assignment drop box on the LearnJCU subject site. Students may not email or fax an assignment without prior approval from the Subject Coordinator/Lecturer.
• One student from the group is to be nominated for the submission of the assignment on behalf of the group.
• The written response should contain a cover sheet listing the company name and the names of the individual group members.
• A draft safe assignment box will be provided to enable students to check for plagiarism.
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Dear writer: This is a copy of the papers I need written altogether. The first one, is The Windshield Survey, and is what is due by midnight today. If not possible, I still need to turn it in, even if late.  Please read personal comments below under Windshield Survey. More attachments will follow. Thank you for your help!

• Introduction to the CH Project

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT:

Meeting the needs of a vulnerable population is consistent with stewardship principals involving care of God’s creations. It involves reaching out and caring for others within your own community. Remember…as stewards of our own bodies…in body, mind and spirit, we have a moral/faith obligation to take care of others…in body, mind and spirit!

ASSIGNED COMMUNITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS:

You will become the community health nurse for an assigned vulnerable population. It is up to you to design and conduct the project in short increments throughout the semester, but the overall outcome will be an intervention to support the healthy functioning of a group of persons. You will identify the geographical boundaries of an assigned population through a windshield survey, and then investigate the needs of the vulnerable populations living in that geographical site, ultimately improving the health of the chosen vulnerable population. Each of you will design a healthcare intervention to help fill the gap in the healthcare needs of your chosen population. Your challenge is to use your nursing knowledge and expertise and networks to improve the health of others just like an upstream-thinking nurse does daily. Below is a description of each of the three formal papers due that, in totality, create your Community Health Project:

****Windshield Survey Read and Submit Here

1) Windshield Survey (helps you determine who the population/community is)

 ***My given topic is Homeless men. I wanted to focus on how a homeless men (person) could find a permanent home. Their background, the process, and then focus on the Loaves & Fishes: ‘Community First’ village. Why this Austin, TX, program works, why it’s different, the spiritual and personal aspect of finding not just a home, but a community to live among. I’m sending what I started, so you can know the type of writer I am. Although, the APA paper format was correct, the information provided, the order or subject parts, not sure exactly, was returned to do over, as a proper windshield paper. It is important for you to read the descriptions of the next 2 papers that all written separately, will ultimately be put together in APA format into one last 4^th paper conclusion. I’m hoping that if this works well, I will have the same writer, help me complete the entire project. I am also attaching a other forms with directions, and an example from a classmate last year, who got an A on her paper, although there was a different instructor. The current one has a doctorate in APA, I believe! I will need all the references included in the paper, so I will also attach the sources I used, in case you use them. Lastly, unknown to the Professor, I am having a hard time with this topic because it is so very personal to me, I’ve been there, I can pick up the phone and call real people/family still there for interviews. It’s just too close and everything I write seems to personal, less factual to the professor. However, she will expect some of that flavor in the writing. I hope this helps you, in your writing of the papers! ***

The first step in stewardship of your nursing knowledge is to identify who lives within a community and what community resources there are. Conduct the windshield survey (see the windshield survey guide on blackboard, chapter 6 of your textbook, attachment 7 from this syllabus and many online examples).  Many windshield surveys are done using online reports to determine data about the population, because you cannot always geographical locate and investigate a vulnerable population. Strive to find at least 20 characteristics to examine about this particular population; some of the characteristics may only be found online, some are geographical or institutionally located.

Synthesis Paper 2 Description and SUBMIT HERE

2. Synthesis of Literature and Interviews (helps you compare written with verbal communication about this population)

1. Conduct interviews and observations with members of the community to ascertain what group of persons live within that geographical boundary. You are looking to identify groups of persons belonging to a certain population (some of you might be assigned already to look for a specific population) who are specifically located within that community. You might also note specific group homes or community agencies who serve a specific population and ask those agencies about the persons living there. Vulnerable groups of people can be, but are not limited to:

1. Next, search the literature for related articles on the groups of persons in that community. Census tract data supplies a lot of facts about relevant groups, and some nursing and other literature about that area might identify other groups of vulnerable persons you should look out for. Find at least 3 outside resources that help to inform your work.

1. Synthesize interviews and literature above into a formal paper, you may include the raw data from the windshield survey into a table or chart to help support your formal paper. If you already have an assigned population, pay close attention to how the geographical area affects or interconnects with your population. The topic of this paper should focus on who your assigned group of persons really is, who serves them, where can they be found, what else should we know about them, what other resources did you contact to help you understand this group. Don’t yet identify what needs they have, because that will come in the next paper; just concentrate on a great description of who these people are and what their lives look like. Paper should be at least 3 pages long, not including title page or appendix, and include the table holding raw data collected from the windshield survey as an appendix.

Needs Assessment Paper 3 Description and SUBMIT HERE

3. Needs Assessment (finding gaps in caring for your population):

1. Examine your windshield survey and synthesis of literature and interviews for needs of this population. Brainstorm as many needs as you can and then prioritize the top five needs that you will write about in this third paper.
2. Formalize a Needs Assessment Paper summarizing the five pertinent needs from your windshield survey and synthesis papers, using evidence to support each need. Each need should take you at least one paragraph to describe and thoroughly support with citations (evidence) that come from the first two papers and literature/interviews.
3. Discuss 3 interventions for each of the needs you have prioritized that a community health nurse could potentially attempt to improve the health of this particular population and make sure these are “doable” given budget and processes and staffing. This means, you have a total of 15 interventions possibly identified for a community health nurse to act upon for this particular population. Be creative and investigate as many options as you can. In general, interventions can be categorized as below:

• Awareness: Health‐risk, first aid, women’s health, men’s health, oral health, back care, driving safety, stress management, elder care resources, AIDS, cancer prevention, diabetes, heart disease, substance abuse, smoking cessation, teen issues, child abuse and family violence.
• Screenings: Blood pressure, total cholesterol, blood glucose, vision testing, hearing testing, stress testing, mammography,oral cancer checks, skin cancer checks, foot screenings, fitness assessments, spinal screenings, bone‐density screenings.
• Demonstrations: Healthy Cooling, CPR, First Aid, AED training, Self‐defense, exercise‐equipment demonstrations, martial‐arts, aerobic‐dancing, Tai Chi, Yoga, Upper body massage, ask the doctor/nurse sessions or booth.

1. Now take your ideas to a nurse who serves your population studied and thoroughly discuss each of the needs and interventions you have identified with him/her. Ask for feedback. Incorporate the feedback on each intervention into your paper, make sure you give the interviewee credit (i.e. look up APA for interviews).

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Clearly, there are some things we are not doing so awesomely in our nation, as well as the world, when it comes to nutrition intake.  This obviously starts when a child is young, even as early as Early Childhood and beyond all the way until we are in our Late Adulthood.

Please share as to what we can do better in specifics, rather than (saying “we need to eat healthier”).  What are some achievable goals for us as a nation to really tackle this problem of diabetes, obesity, eating disorders, cardiovascular diseases, etc.?

Sugar Intake is a huge pet peeve of mine, as to how the nutritional labeling system tricks the consumers as to how much sugar is in each food item by having “per serving” data, yet there are 2.5 servings, etc.

Let’s talk!  More importantly, let’s fix things on our familial level, educational level, and community level as well as moving it forward on a national level of awareness.

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The objective of the assignment is to demonstrate the application of microeconomic theory as presented in Arnold to a current topic. It is the application of the theory that is important
Topic must be one that relates to microeconomics
An analysis on the recent economic events or economic reports from the supplemental resources or references. The focus of this assignment is to relate and analyze current events to basic principles of microeconomics covered in this course. It is not acceptable to just regurgitate statistics.
The paper must include a graph used as an explanatory tool of the economic principle presented.
Show how the theory you’ve learned from the course and presented in Arnold applies to or explains the current situation. The analysis need not be complex, but must include a written explanation and a graphical analysis similar to those used throughout Arnold. Basically, you are just selecting the appropriate tools from Arnold and showing how they apply to a specific situation.

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Choose a topic that interests you based on your major and discuss it’s relation ethics, technology and society. You need not email me to approve a topic. Just make sure you choose a topic you can talk about those three themes.

Examples: Stem Cells; Virtual Reality; Micropay; NanoTech; AI; etc.

Resources

Students may collect the information and materials pertaining to their chosen subject from any of the following sources (in no specific order): the Internet, technical publications, professional journals, magazines, textbooks, movies, documentaries, and all other credible sources including interviews with knowledgeable individuals. Students are required to cite in their report all the sources they used in their research. APA citation for references and in text is necessary for full credit. If you don’t know APA see link below assignment or use endnote or google it. You must use in text citation when citing work that is not yours!

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The country will be UAE.
write a paper that first summarizes the data you collected, highlights the major public health implications of the data you collected, and justifies why you choose this country. You should discuss the data about your country requested below(at a minimum). Clear connections: effective introduction, thesis, transitions, and conclusions.
At least three references, documented in APA style, at least one from a peer reviewed journal.
Minimum Information
WHO Table 9
• Total population
• % Living in urban areas
• Birth civil registration coverage (% of births recorded)
• Cause of death registration coverage
• Crude death rate
• Total fertility rate
• Adolescent fertility rate • Literacy rate among adults
• Net primary school enrollment rate by gender
• Gross national income per capita (person)
• Population living on < $1 /day
• Cell phone subscribers For each item, consider reasons and how it may affect health or explain health outcomes (this is the most important part) WHO Table 1
• Life expectancy at birth, both
• Life expectancy at birth, by gender
• Healthy life expectancy at birth
• Infant mortality rate (only 2013 required unless you country shows significant increase or decrease from 1990 – 2013)
• Under-five mortality rate (only 2013 required unless your country shows significant increase or decrease from 1990 – 2013) For each item, consider reasons and how it may affect health or explain health outcomes (this is the most important part)
WHO Table 2
• Maternal mortality ratio (only 2013 required unless your country shows significant increase or decrease from 1990 – 2013) For each item, consider reasons and how it may affect health or explain health outcomes (this is the most important part) CIA World Factbook
• Population pyramid (Characteristic graph)
• Net migration rate Major exports or how does the country make money? Where do people work? What do they do?

The WHO Health Statistics Compendium explains each measure and how the data were collected at: http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/whs2014_indicatorcompendium.pdf
The World Health Statistics 2015 – Part II Global Health Indicators has all the tables where you will find your information. Can be found at: http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/EN_WHS2015_Part2.pdf
3. Other possible sources of information:
• U.S. Census Bureau
• CIA World Fact Book at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/index.html
• United Nations – Population Information Network
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• World Population Clock
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• UN Statistical Division—Country Profiles at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/cp/searchcp.aspx

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MARKETING AND STRATEGY
Assignment Overview
For this assignment you will looking at two completely different companies that sell completely different types of products. However, both companies have strong international potential. As you saw in the background materials, different types of products lead to different types of strategies regarding standardization or adaptation and whether you decide to become a global, multi-domestic, or transnational corporation.

The first business you will look at is Yogurtland, a California-based frozen yogurt franchise with 300 locations. Most of the company’s locations are in the United States and Australia, but it has also opened up a small number of locations in Mexico, Venezuela, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. The company has been successful in part because of customer satisfaction with the flavors, and in part because its self-serve model allows for local franchise owners to open up a new location at a relatively low cost.

The second business to look at is Micromax, an Indian smartphone company that is starting to expand internationally. The smartphone business is a notoriously tough market with dominant competitors such as Apple and Samsung. Micromax is the largest local smartphone company in India and is second only to Samsung in the Indian smartphone market. Micromax has recently started to expand to Russia and is hoping to expand to other countries as well. Given the high price of smartphones from Apple and Samsung, there may be room for a lower priced competitor in the global smartphone market.

Do a careful review of the concept of standardization and adaption in Chapter 18.3 of Carpenter and Dunung (2012) and the concepts of multi-domestic, global, and transnational strategies in Chapter 14.3 of Carpenter and Dunung (2012) and Chapter 12 of Jeyarathmm (2008). Then do some research on Yogurtland and Micromax in the Trident library or other sources. Here are some articles to get you started:

Yogurtland and Sanrio launch co-brand partnership. (2011, July 26). China Weekly News, p. 282. [ProQuest]

Leung, L. (2014, July 17). Yogurtland founder returns, trims staff: Fifteen are cut as Phillip Chang looks to reinvigorate Irvine chain. Orange County Register. [ProQuest]

Micromax: Cheap and best. (2014, December 23). Financial Express. [ProQuest]

Anwer, J. (2014, January 10). Micromax to foray into Russia, sell phones, tablets (hardware). The Times of India (Online) [ProQuest]

Case Assignment
Once you have finished your research, write a 4- to 5-page paper answering the following questions:

What kind of strategy do you recommend if Yogurtland continues its international expansion? Would you recommend product standardization or localization? Which overall strategy would you recommend—transnational, multi-domestic, or global? Explain your reasoning and apply the concepts from Carpenter and Dunung (2012) and Jeyarathmm (2008). Make sure to cite some articles on Yogurtland as well.
What kind of strategy would you recommend for Micromax’s international expansion? Would you recommend product standardization or localization? Which overall strategy would you recommend—transnational, multi-domestic, or global? Explain your reasoning and apply the concepts from Carpenter and Dunung (2012) and Jeyarathmm (2008). Make sure to cite some articles on Micromax as well.
Assignment Expectations
Answer the assignment questions directly.
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions, don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your references. Articles published in established newspapers or business journals/magazines are preferred. If you find articles on the internet, make sure it is from a credible source.
Reference your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.

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