Economics

Question 1
“The driver behind rising food prices has been and remains oil,” said Matt Hartwig of the ethanol industry group Renewable Fuels Association. “Rising oil prices, even before the unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa, have made everything we buy from food to clothes to oil more expensive.” The solution, according to Raymond Learsy in his article, is for OPEC to take the lead to reduce oil prices.
(i) Briefly explain the link between rising food prices and high oil prices.
(ii) Do you feel that the solution proposed by Mr Learsy will solve the problem of rising food prices? Explain your answer with at least two reasons. Then analyze whether there exists other solutions that could be more effective.
Question 2
According to the EuropaBio Fact Sheet, biofuels are beneficial for developing countries.
(i) Identify and briefly describe at least three reasons given in the Fact Sheet to support the above argument.
(ii) In view of these benefits, why then do some people object to biofuels? Provide at least three reasons for criticisms of biofuels.
(iii) What is your own perspective on this issue?
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Question 3
The articles below welcome the discovery of oil in Ghana and Cambodia. At the same time, the reporters express concern about the negative impact of oil on these countries and their societies.
(i) Explain why the discovery of oil in these countries has been greeted with a mixture of hope and fear.
(ii) In your opinion, has oil wealth helped or hindered the development (economic, political, social) of a country? Provide at least three reasons for your response, making sure you illustrate your answer with examples drawn from any of the oil-rich countries you are familiar with.
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Each question should be answered in two pages.

 

 

 

 

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Address an issue of accountancy and the business nonmarket environment.

Address an issue of accountancy and the business non market environment. Therefore, how does lobbying, the news media, private politics, and corporate social responsibility affect accountancy (pick one or two specific topics and how it affects the accounting profession). The textbook  used is called, Business and its Environment, by Baron. The paper should be no more than five pages.

 

 

 

 

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Financial problems of the late 1980s,early 1990s and of today

The last two years have seen a rapid growth in private equity
financing followed by increasing financial problems as debt levels
have risen. Outline the similarities and differences between these
developments and the leveraged buy-out boom of the late 1980s and the
financial difficulties which followed. To what extent do the financial
problems of the early 1990s and those existing today mean that
alternatives to public corporations are not financially desirable or
possible?

The essay should be no more than 2,000 words long. It should
concentrate on the USA and UK, though you are welcome to use
comparisons from other countries as appropriate. It should concentrate
on the corporate sector, not household finance. Your answer should
examine the motivation and supposed advantages of different kinds of
financing and also the problems which might arise from particular
financing structures.

The assessment criteria for the assignment are as follows
• Quality of comparison between developments in the 1980s and developments today
• Depth of analysis of the implications of different approaches to
corporate financing for the stability of the financial system
• Structure and coherence of the essay, in particular provision of a
clear conclusion related to the preceding argument.

 

 

 

 

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Marx and Rousseau… Chains

USE ONLY THESE TWO TEXTS
1- Rousseau J.J. The Discourses (st martins)
2- Marx K. The Communist Manifesto (Penguin)

Answer the following question…

`Science, letters and the arts…spread garlands of flowers over the iron chains with which men are burdened.` [Rousseau First Discourse p 36]

`The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.` [The Communist Manifesto]

What do both Rousseau and Marx mean by chains? In your view, which of the two thinkers more accurately portrays the reality of modern society?

Instructions…

1. Make your answer short (roughly 1000-1200 words) and concise. Where possible refer to passages in the text that support your argument – do not use long quotations, simply use page numbers or standard reference numbers.

2. Answers should be typed in 12 point, double spaced, with 1 inch margins.

 

 

 

 

 

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Intermediate Accounting

Max Stevenson owns a local drug store. During the past few years, the
economy has experienced a period of high inflation. Stevenson has had
the policy of withdrawing cash from his business equal to 80% of the
company’s reported net income. As the business has grown, he has had a
CPA prepare the company’s financial statements and tax returns. The
following is a summary of the company’s income statement for the
current year. Revenue………………………………………………………..$565,000
Cost of Goods Sold…………………………………………….395,000
Gross Profit on items sold……………………………………..$170,000
Operating expenses (including taxes)………………………….110,000
Net Income…………………………………………………….$60,000Even though the business has reported net income each year, it has
experienced sever cash flow shortages. The company has had to pay
higher prices for its inventory as the company tried to maintain the
same quantity and quality of its goods. For example, last year’s cost
of goods sold had a historical cost of $250,000 and a replacement cost
of $295,000. The current year’s cost of goods sold has a replacement
of $440,000. Stevenson’s personal cash outflows have also grown faster
than his withdrawals from the company due to increasing personal
demands. Stevenson asks you as a financial advisor how the company can have
income of $60,000 yet he and the company still have a shortage of
cash.5-62. “The Secret of Cash Flow Patterns”Kara Nemrow, a security analyst for Primer Mead & Co., asserts that
she can tell more about a company’s financial condition by looking at
the trends of the negative or positive cash flows in the 3 categories
than from other information found in the financial statements. She
illustrates her theory with the following pattern of cash flows for
Atlas Security over the past 3 years. 2008 2007 2006
Net Income………………………………. (-) (+) (-)
Cash Flows from:
Operating Activities…………….. (-) (-) (+)
Financing Activities…………….. (+) (+) (+)
Investing Activities……………… (+) (+) (+)

How do you think Kara would analyze this pattern? Do you agree that
analyzing cash flow patterns provides superior analytical information?

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Educational Psychology

Suggested approach to this task:
i. Identify a specific need for assessment instrument in specific area of psychology
• Select an area of psychology (e.g., organisational, clinical, counselling, educational, forensic, sport, health, geriatric etc.)
• Identify who needs to be assessed on what? And why?
• What will be the original contribution of your instrument to the field?

ii. Design an original assessment instrument to achieve this specific purpose
• What form of assessment (e.g., test, questionnaire, observational checklist, interview schedule…) would be most suitable for this purpose, and why?
• Construct an item bank (or equivalent)
• Refine item bank (or equivalent)
• Refine presentation of instrument. Consider length, clarity, ease of use, scoring system, instructions for administrators and test-takers (as applicable).

iii. Write report on development & evaluation of instrument.
You should include the following information:
• Brief background to the area in which you are working, sufficient to orient a non-expert
• Rationale for developing your instrument, explaining the reasons behind the decisions that you have made in the design process.
• Description of the process you went through to develop your instrument
• Discussion of psychometric properties of your instrument, including reliability, validity, normative data, interpretation of scores and usefulness of the instrument. You should identify which aspects of these are relevant to your instrument, how you would assess their adequacy (or how you have assessed their adequacy), your proposed strategy for modifying your instrument in response to this assessment (or actual modifications made in response to assessment).
• Ethical considerations associated with the use of your instrument.
• Reference list.
• Please append your instrument along with any additional instructions necessary to use it.
 

 

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Government

Many of the major social and economic innovations in the United States have begun with small-scale experiments on the state level. For example, the State of Wyoming permitted women’s suffrage 50 years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.

1. Find at least two other examples of state government innovations which made a difference in the world and changed federal policy. Current examples that may help you include:

* Health care reform
* NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
* Deregulation of the airline industry
* The aftermath of auto safety regulations
* Many others!
2. Find a third example of a current state initiative which has potential to be adopted by the federal government in the future.

3. Given your findings, draft a two page Initiative as if you were working for a public administrator. Your Initiative should include:

* A summary of the two state initiatives that became federal policy.
* A detailed description of the state policy, innovation, or experiment that has federal potential.
* Your prediction of what could happen in the future if this policy becomes adopted on a federal level.
* Your prediction of what could occur in the future if this policy does take hold on the federal level.

 

 

 

 

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Consumer Culture

Topic description:
In concert with our classes on advertising and consumer culture, investigate the relationship between the stuff you buy and your sense of yourself.

Take a look around your home or room and make a list of all the branded products you’ve purchased. Then organize these items into categories and analyze the patterns you find. What kind of psychographic profile do you think is implied by the items and categories you have listed?

Next, think about your reasons for buying these products. All of us need food, clothes, and toiletries; but why did you buy these particular brands over others? Is it because your family has always used it? Is it because it makes you feel a certain way about yourself, or enhance the image you’d like to have or project? Do these brands help you stand out as an individual of give you membership in a select group of people or both?

 

 

 

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The Social Animal in Humans

Address the following (make it clear which part you are addressing in your papers):

1) Summarize the required The Social Animal discussing the terms, theories, and studies specifically addressed through the chapter (at least 1.5-pages). CITE your sources

2) Summarize the required The Readings About the Social Animal readings discussing the details of the entire readings (at least 1.5-pages). CITE your sources

3) Relate the readings to at least one real world event, making specific reference to experiments/theories/major concepts from the readings to help enhance your answer (at least 1-page). CITE your sources

4) Relate the readings to your goals in Psychology OR relate to clinical/counseling psychology, making reference to specific theories/concepts/experiments to help enhance your answer (at least 1 page). CITE your sources

 

 

 

 

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Experience in Elementary and Secondary Schools

A. Written Assignment: Reflective Summary of learning

The intention of this assignment is to provide you with the
opportunity to summarize your initial learning about the interactions
and support of children’s learning. Please use your weekly reflective
writing as a basis for your conclusions. This summary also provides
your reflection concerning what was meaningful to you personally as a
developing teacher. The conclusions invite possible application of
your experience and understanding in further work with children.
Please be descriptive and specific in your responses and include
examples and information that support your points.

1. Describe what you have learned about how children or youth learn.
Support your points with specific examples from your work throughout
the quarter.

2. Explain what you have experienced in the adult support of learning. What
strategies did you use? In what ways were they effective? In what ways were
they not effective?

3. Describe your new learning or perceptions about the classroom environment.
What influences impacted the classroom? What influences impacted the
children and the teacher?

4. Describe what you learned about yourself as a potential teacher.
Identify qualities
that would be helpful to build upon in further teacher education.

5. Based on your experience this quarter, describe how what you
learned from this
experience could be applied in future work as a teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

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