Evaluate the relationship between energy use, waste, and pollution and their impacts to the environment.

Assignment Content

  1. Competency
    Evaluate the relationship between energy use, waste, and pollution and their impacts to the environment.

    Student Success Criteria
    View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

    Scenario
    You have been asked to identify the sources of energy you use daily in your home, and the cost of each of those sources over a 3-day period (and a monthly total estimate). While going about your daily activities, track and record your energy use in three categories (electricity, fuel, and natural gas/propane), calculating a monthly estimate for your energy costs. Contact your energy provider or research your energy provider online to determine the primary sources of energy used to power your home, and explore the potential for renewable energy sources, if your provider uses fossil fuel sources.

    Instructions
    Track your energy use for 3 days (electricity/fuel/natural gas, if applicable), using the document attached below.
    EVR3410-mod5-Energy-Tracker.docx

    Research or contact your energy providers to determine the sources of energy supplied by your providers. Compile tracked energy data into a written report, calculating a daily average cost for your energy needs. Lastly, explore options for sourcing energy from solely renewable sources.

    Your report should consist of the following elements:

    • Specify name of local energy providers and source(s) of energy used
    • Specify cost of energy use for the 3-day period (based on average electric bill/10 days)
    • Explore options for sourcing energy solely from renewable sources
    • If renewable options are not available, discuss ways that you can reduce energy use in your home
What kind of language is used throughout the poem Harlem?

Hughes “Harlem”

Please focus on any aspect of the poem you would like – or you can use the questions below as a guide. The poem is found in our digital textbook. I am also posting a link for easy access:  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46548/harlem

How does the poem Harlem begin? What is the impact of starting the poem with a question? How does this impact the reader, and how we understand the following lines?

What kind of language is used throughout the poem Harlem? What imagery does the poet use? Is it pleasant? Is it unpleasant? Think about the feeling that this poem evokes, and try to describe it in a single adjective. How does the poet establish this tone? What feelings are you left with?

Why do you think this poem is organized in the way that it is? How does the poet use organization and spacing to set and change a rhythm for the poem? What impact does that have?

Why are the lines Maybe it just sags like a heavy load separate from the previous section? What impact does this inherent pause give to the poem? Why is the last line, Or does it explode? set apart by itself? Why is it in italics? Read this poem in your head, and read it aloud. How does the organization impact the way you hear/vocalize the poem?

Hughes “I, Too”

Please focus on any aspect of the poem you would like – or you can use the questions below as a guide. The poem is found in our digital textbook. I am also posting a link for easy access:  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47558/i-too

What does Hughes mean when he “sings America”?

Who is Hughes “singing” to?

Why was Hughes told to “eat in the kitchen”?

What is the significance of the tone change from “I, too, sing America” to “I, too, am America”?

Why is so much of the poem about coldness and warmth? How do these things affect the poem’s meaning?

Pick at least one of the poems below:

Please focus on any aspect of the poem you would like – or you can use the questions below as a guide. The poem is found in our digital textbook. I am also posting a link below for easy access:

Plath’s “Daddy:”

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48999/daddy-56d22aafa45b2

Who does the speaker compare her father to? Her husband? How are the two phenomena similar?

How has the speaker tried to free herself from her father?

List some words describing the tone of the poem.

What happened to Plath when she was 10? What was going on in world history at the time? How does Plath relate world history to personal history?

How do your attempts to balance your family and individual identity compare to Plath’s? (let’s hope favorably)

Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays:”

https://d43fweuh3sg51.cloudfront.net/media/media_files/bd7e329f-d7d5-4eb9-aa33-8491b5364989/336993c7-cbab-4840-bd8f-0246a20cc010.pdf

Was the speaker an especially clueless and unappreciative kid? Or are all children a little bit blind to their parents’ life experiences?

Does the father’s point of view appear anywhere in the poem? Do we ever know what he is thinking or feeling?

Why is so much of the poem about coldness and warmth? How do these things affect the poem’s meaning?

Do you think that the speaker was ever able to tell his father what he’s learned about love? Why or why not?

Give an example of alliteration.

Is this poem lyric or narrative? Fixed or Free?

What is the mood of this poem? Cite at least 2 pieces of evidence (words with connotations) that prove it.

Cite evidence that the speaker’s father loved him.

Cite evidence that the speaker did not appreciate his father.

Pick at least one of the poems below – write about any aspect of the poem that interests you

OPEN DISCUSSION FORUM: Pick at least one of the poems below – write about any aspect of the poem that interests you! Feel free to do some outside research 🙂

Heaney’s “Digging:”

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47555/digging

Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz:”

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43330/my-papas-waltz

Jones’ “Spelling Father:”

https://poetrypill.blogspot.com/2012/06/spelling-father.html

Do they all support your accept/reject decision? Which assessment method is the best?

Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 300 words in length, and  you should respond to two additional posts from your peers.

Which Project is Best

Assume ABC Company has chosen to invest in new manufacturing equipment. The initial cost of the equipment is $1,200,000. The equipment has a useful life of 20 years. The company uses straight-line depreciation. Their tax rate is 30%. Their weighted average cost of capital is 10%. The new equipment is expected to increase net cash flows by $500,000 in year 1, $350,000 in years 2 through 4, and $100,000 in years 5 through 10. Using all four investment assessment methods (IRR, ARR, NPV, or payback), perform the calculations for this project. Based on just ONE of your calculations should the project be accepted or rejected? Critique the results of the other three calculations you completed. Do they all support your accept/reject decision? Which assessment method is the best?

Explain the project assessment methods the organization should have used to assess these projects (IRR, NPV, payback, and ARR).

Finance – Week 5 Assignment

Assessing Capital Projects

Write a 750 to 1000 word paper. In your paper include the following:

·  Research your organization and find capital projects your company has completed in the last 5 to 10 years. Explain the project assessment methods the organization should have used to assess these projects (IRR, NPV, payback, and ARR). What are the advantages and drawbacks to using each one?

Include a title page and 3-5 references.  Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia).  The other references must be from the Grantham University online library.  Please adhere to the Concise Guide to APA Style when writing and submitting assignments and papers.

Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to solve problems and make decisions that impact organizations and their stakeholders

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to solve problems and make decisions that impact organizations and their stakeholders

Scenario

You have been asked to present your data findings and decision-making modeling to the leadership panel for feedback prior to the stakeholder meeting presentation. The panel wants to preview the charts and graphs that will be included in your presentation based on the research you have conducted. They would like to see how you will use the data to inform your recommendation, and how you will tell the story of that data.

Directions

Part 1: Using the research gathered in Project One, provide a visualization for each of the following, then summarize what the data is showing:

  1. The current state of the U.S. automotive manufacturing industry
    1. Sales by fuel type (electric, hybrid, gas)
  2. Current automotive industry trends
    1. The trend toward different types of motors for the vehicles being made and sold, such as electric and hybrid
    2. Trends in customer demands such as vehicle color, extra features, and styles
    3. Trends in the body types of vehicles sold (SUVs, trucks, sedans)
  3. Trends in the new industry
    1. Expected growth areas
    2. Sales by type of products or services offered
    3. Trends in customer demands

Then, provide a summary of all of the data visualized.

  1. Summarize the collective data about both industries as a whole.
  2. Determine what the data is not telling you about the new industry.

Part 2: Analyze three decision making models and select the one model that is best suited for making your decision.

  1. Analyze and provide an overview of the following three models and select one for use. Resources are listed in the Supporting Materials section.
    1. The Rational Model
    2. The Intuitive Model
    3. The Recognition-Primed Model
  2. Explain your choice of decision-making model.
    1. Why does your selection make the most sense for this project?

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit a PowerPoint presentation of 12 to 15 slides with speaker notes. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Supporting Materials

The following resources support your work on the project:

What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?

The development of diseases or the state of wellness and health are influenced by social, economic, environmental, and demographic factors of a population. As such, population statistics play a major role in determining the health status of a community or the distribution of diseases within that community. You are the public health officer or health care administrator in charge of finding a prevention and intervention program to address public health issues in your community. You have been asked by your supervisor to create a report on the public health issue that you will be working for. Based on your findings, express your views on the following:

  • What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?
  • What is the demographic data of your community as given on the U.S. Census Bureau website?
  • According to the data related to morbidity, mortality, and prevalence, what are the incidence rates of the diseases in your community?
  • What are the health care requirements of the community?
  • How do you plan to assist in the prevention and intervention programs of your community?
Discuss the impact that moving to the new industry will have on the organization and its internal and external stakeholders.

Competencies

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

  • Utilize information from industry and scholarly sources to inform problem solving and decision making
  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to solve problems and make decisions that impact organizations and their
    stakeholders
  • Communicate professionally to diverse internal and external audiences

Scenario

Your presentation to the leadership panel of your company was well received. Now you must create a presentation for a wider audience—stakeholders from inside and outside the company—and include your decisions and recommendations, which were approved by the leadership panel. Remember that your presentation must convey professionalism and be visually appealing as well as informative.

Directions

Create a presentation of your research and data findings from Project Two including your decision and rationale.

  1. Construct a professional business presentation for internal and external stakeholders.
    1. Identify your key message to both internal and external stakeholders.
    2. Illustrate your key points using visualizations.
    3. Tell your story.
    4. Specifically include the following in your presentation:
  2. Communicate your decision about diversification based on your analysis of the data and research.
    1. Use visualizations to tell the story of the (quantitative and qualitative) data.
    2. Determine the likelihood of success based on the data and research collected.
    3. Discuss the impact that moving to the new industry will have on the organization and its internal and external stakeholders.
  3. Detail your recommendations for moving forward.
    1. Summarize findings of the research performed.
    2. Include research conclusions and reasoning.
    3. Describe the rationale behind your recommendations.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit a Powerpoint presentation of 10 to 15 slides including speaker notes. Sources should be cited according to APA style.