Go to www.espn.com and select Golf.  Find PGA Tour Money Leaders under “Golf Statistics” and click on “Complete Standings”. What are the annual earnings to date of the top 10 men golfers on the PGA tour? What are the earnings of the top 10 women golfers on the LPGA tour? Why the general differences in earnings between the male and female golfers?

1. Chose two Homeland Security Agencies at the federal, state, or local level to compare and contrast. Describe how the agencies you chose are alike, how they are different, and areas of improvement.

2. Imagine you are a DHS official. Take a stance on whether or not the Department of Homeland Security is well formed and suggest changes or improvements to the organizations structure.

3. Critique the National Infrastructure Protection Plan in the context of strategic targets. Explain why the plan is o is not effective. Support your answer.

4. Argue whether a bottom-up or top-down approach to creating the National Infrastructure Protection Plan is most suitable with the current setup of the nations security protections. Support your response.

Please write a paragraph for each.

Use APA template that is attached.

Today you had lunch with your friend Sarah Teasdale. Sarah has worked with Zaird & Associates, CPAs, for about two years. You’ve been with Zaird for only nine months. You discussed with her your difficulties in getting jobs done in the budgeted number of hours. Sarah said, “Yeah, that’s a problem. You’ll get quicker with experience, but—don’t tell anyone I told you this—some of those audit programs are pretty awful and include some pretty outdated and even some stupid procedures. Sometimes I just sign the program, but skip doing the procedure. I don’t do this often, but sometimes the procedure isn’t capable of detecting anything.” You said little to her after this, but are now thinking about whether you need to become more “practical” about how you perform your work.

1. Identify your problem here.
2. Identify your possible courses of action. For each of these courses, identify any constraints relating to the decision (e.g., personal standards, societal norms, professional ethical standards, other professional standards) and analyze the course of action’s likely effects.
3. Select the best course of action.

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length. Follow APA format, according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Include a title page and reference page. Use two outside academic sources other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials.

Attachments:

apa_format.docx

The Final Case Analysis Paper should demonstrate an understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. Your paper must integrate readings, class discussions, personal experiences, and implications for future applications.

The purpose of the Final Case Analysis Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field.

Focus of the Final Case Analysis Paper:

The Final Case Analysis Paper should focus on real life and real time application of topics covered in this course; the uses you have seen and the uses you can envision.

Read Case Eight, Mattel and Toy Safety, in the Business and Society section at the end of the book. This case describes the 2007 Mattel toy recalls, which were in response to findings that several children’s toys were coated in lead-based paint.

Write an eight- to ten-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), that addresses the following:

1. Explain if Mattel acted in a socially responsible and ethical manner with regard to the safety of its toys.
2. Describe what Mattel should or could have done differently.
3. Describe who or what was responsible for the fact that children were exposed to potentially dangerous toys.
4. Explain the best way to ensure the safety of children’s toys and consider how the following groups would respond: government regulators (in the United States and China); consumer advocates, the toy industry, children’s product retailers, and standard-setting organizations. Explain the differences in their point of view.
5. Describe what you think is the best way for society to protect children from harmful toys and discuss the appropriate roles for various stakeholders in this process.

Writing the Final Case Analysis Paper 

The Final Case Analysis Paper:

1. Must be eight- to ten- pages in length (excluding the title page, references page, exhibits, etc.) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a cover page:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a clearly stated thesis or topic.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. That is, state your response to the content, either positive or negative, and then defend your position. If multiple options/alternatives/positions are present and are being rejected, you must also defend the reasons for rejecting an option.
5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis or topic and a closing paragraph that summarizes the main point or points of your paper.
6. Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
7. Must include, on the final page, a reference list that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Instructions

There are many forces that impact health delivery systems. Choose one aspect that influences how health delivery systems are challenged, and describe the issue. Examples include, but are not limited to, access to care, quality health care improvement, lack of coordinated care, continuity of care (medical home), etc.. create a logic model for a new program you would like to fund to address this impact on the health delivery system. Discuss how the program can be applied to reduce the impact on the health delivery system.

Requirements 

The paper should be at least 975 words in length.  Include a list of references in APA format, including the information used from the modules.

Decision Making with Managerial Accounting

Due to varying business characteristics, the managerial accounting techniques applied in each business may differ.  For example, a business in the start-up phase may rely heavily upon budgeting and capital investment techniques; whereas, a business in the mature/maintaining phase may rely heavily upon cost management and quality control. Ultimately, the techniques used by management should assist the business in achieving its short-term and long-term goals through effective decision-making.

For your Final Paper, you will analyze the role of managerial accounting in two parts. Part I will provide a general overview of managerial accounting. Part II will provide examples of how managerial accounting theories and principles are applied in the business world.  You may find it helpful to reflect upon your own professional experiences for examples.

Part I (three to four double-spaced pages, excluding the title and reference pages)

Present the following:

• Define managerial accounting
• Describe the role of managerial accounting and the management accountant in a business or organization
• Describes ethical issues/concerns for the management accountant
• Describes at least three managerial accounting techniques available and their application within a business or organization

Part II (Four to six double-spaced pages, excluding the title and reference pages)

Select at least three of the five topics identified below:

• Cost Management Techniques
• Costing Methods
• Capital Investment Decision Techniques
• Budgeting
• Quality Control

For each topic selected, present real world examples of the application of managerial accounting techniques within a business or organization.  Examples may be gathered from your own professional experiences or from case studies obtained from credible sources (excluding textbook examples explored in previous weeks).  Presentation of each example should include how a managerial accounting technique was applied in the business or organization’s decision-making model.  Be sure to support your example with calculations when applicable.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least five scholarly sources.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Attachments:

apa_standards.pdf