Question: Prepare a paper of 2-3 pages discussing your observations from the Learning Activities. Especially correlate the poverty rates based on education attainment. What does that imply about the importance of education in breaking the cycle of poverty?  Module 6 Learning Activities: Read the excerpts from The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness  Download The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, 2010, The New Press, 2012 Read “Prison and …

A company’s strategic priorities must drive how capital allocations are made and the size of each unit’s operating budget. Using the NEC Danforth’s library resources search for recent (most recent five years) articles that discusses how a company has revised its pattern of resource allocation and divisional budgets to support new strategic initiatives. How do the revisions fit within the context of the material we have covered in our coursework (Thompson text and other material) from this week? Submission Details:  …

For this assignment, please read SHRM 2020 Employee Benefits: The Evaluation of Benefits. After you have read pages 1-16 chose an area of benefits to focus your minor project research on and then answer the questions below. Benefit Plans to choose from (choose 1): Wellness Leave Healthcare Retirement Flexible Work and Work-life Professional Development After choosing one of the benefit offerings above and researching that offering, write a 4-5 page paperanswering the following questions: Based on your research explain how …

This week you will work on the “Methods and Evaluation” sections of your Final Project.  Papers will include: Title/cover page (in APA format) Training Methods Section (focus on the learning event) How are you delivering the training? What are trainees actually doing during the training? What are the trainers doing during the training? Give good detail. Remember, someone should be able to take your plan and implement it without difficulty. Prepare your Evaluation section using Kirkpatrick’s model as a guide What …

This is the second section of your research report. You completed the introduction in  last module.  In this section, it is important to clearly identify the major areas on which you will need to focus in order to build a solid foundation for the study. The literature review is the presentation of quality literature in a particular field that serves as the foundation and justification for the research problem, research questions or hypothesis, and methodology.  In this section, you will develop …

1. Caspian Sea Drinks is considering buying the J-Mix 2000. It will allow them to make and sell more product. The machine cost $1.67 million and create incremental cash flows of $831,367.00 each year for the next five years. The cost of capital is 10.85%. What is the net present value of the J-Mix 2000? Answer format: Currency: Round to: 2 decimal places. 2. Caspian Sea Drinks is considering buying the J-Mix 2000. It will allow them to make and …

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 6 and 7 in the course textbook. Audit working papers are an integral part of an examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Address the following in your discussion post: Describe three major functions of the audit working papers. Distinguish between the permanent working paper file and the current working paper file. Outline at least three functions of audit working papers. …

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 6 and 7 in the course textbook. As a part of the planning process, auditors develop an audit strategy, an audit plan, and a time budget. Address the following in your discussion post: Describe an audit strategy and explain its purpose. Describe an audit plan and explain its purpose. Describe a time budget and explain its purpose. …

You are required to prepare a brief SEC 10-K PowerPoint Presentation Draft and post it to Peer Review of SEC 10K Project: Post Your Draft. You are required to provide feedback to a classmate on his/her SEC 10-K PowerPoint Presentation Draft. Please read the feedback that other students have written about your own draft and revise as you see appropriate. Please post your Revised SEC 10-K PowerPoint Presentation. 1. PowerPoint Presentation Draft: what should you include in your PowerPoint Presentation …

You will share your understanding of primary and secondary audiences with your classmates and how this understanding impacts your business report. The purpose of this discussion topic is to allow you to reflect on your audience for your final research-based report and to see how your fellow students’ concept of audience may have impacted their reports. Please respond to the following items. Post your responses to these items to this discussion topic. Please conduct a search on the terms primary …