Business finance – operations management operations, technology,

Overview
In this assignment, you will focus on these sections of your business plan:

Operations.
Technology.
Management and Organization.
Social Responsibility.
Financials.

You will revise the Operations, Social Responsibility, and Financials sections based on the feedback you received in the discussion threads and any changes you want to make to your business plan.
The Technology and Management and Organization sections are new. You have not worked on these sections in your discussion threads.
The assignment consists of two parts:

The business plan (A3-Operations, Technology, Management, and Ethics Plan Template Download A3-Operations, Technology, Management, and Ethics Plan Template[doc]).
Business plan financials (using the Business Plan Financials Excel Template).

To successfully complete this assignment, you must attach both documents to the submission area as separate files and then click Submit.
Reminders and Notes

Your chosen company will operate in a 100-mile radius from your home address. Your goal is to reach $1 million in sales by the end of the second year.
Be sure to follow the guidelines, whether you use the snack food company scenario or the company of your choice:

You are not starting this assignment from scratch. You have already worked on these sections of your business plan in the weekly discussions:

Operations (Week 5 discussion).
Social Responsibility (Week 6 discussion).
Financials (Week 7 discussion).

Part 1: Business Plan
Write a 4-8 page paper, in MS Word, in which you provide the specified information in each section.
Operations Section (1-2 pages)
Notes

Chapter 11, “Operations,” pages 195-218, of your textbook provides information about developing an operations plan. The chapter also provides a sample operations plan. You’ve already read this chapter in Week 5. Refer to it on an as needed basis as you work on this section of your business plan.
Assign a dollar amount to each operational cost you find; you will need these figures for your financials (Business Plan Financials Excel Template).
If you are working with the snack food company scenario, be sure to use the information and costs provided in the Snack Food Company Guidelines.
Revise your post and the feedback you received on it in the Week 5 discussion thread to create your operations plan.

Instructions

Create an operations plan for your selected company expanding on each of these topics:

Facilities.

Consider questions such as these regarding facilities:

Will you rent or buy your facilities, or will you outsource production to an existing company?
If you are renting or buying your facilities, what utilities will be required to run the operation?
What will be the costs associated with any necessary utilities?

Production Process or Description of How Your Business Will Operate If Retail or Service Company.

Include any equipment you plan to use, if applicable.

Research needed equipment, such as machines, refrigerators, burners, ovens, and so on.
Will you rent or buy needed equipment?
How will you maintain and clean the equipment?
How will you ensure quality control?
What capacity do you intend to reach?
If you have a retail or service business, consider any equipment you might need in your process.

Explain your approach to inventory, as applicable.

Where do your supplies come from?
What is your turnaround time to produce your product once you have received an order?

Research and Development.

How will you stay abreast of new developments in the industry?
What new products or services are in development?

Personnel Needs in Operations.

How many operations employees do you plan to have?
What will their roles be?

Technology Section (1-2 pages)
Notes

Chapter 12, “Technology Plan,” pages 225-234, of your textbook provides information about developing a technology plan. The chapter also provides a sample technology plan. You’ve already read this chapter in Week 5. Refer to it on an as needed basis as you work on this section of your business plan.
Assign a dollar amount to each technology cost you find; you will need these figures for your financials (Business Plan Financials Excel Template).
If you are working with the snack food company scenario, be sure to use the information and costs provided in the Snack Food Company Guidelines.
Consider the type of technology your selected company will use to conduct activities, such as managing personnel; taking, fulfilling, and tracking orders; managing inventory; communicating with customers and providing customer service; and producing your product or providing your service.

Instructions

Create a technology plan for your selected company expanding on each of these topics:

Software Needs.

Examples of software you might need include graphics, customer relationship management, accounting, inventory, and office suite.

Hardware Needs.

Examples of hardware you might need include computers, monitors, servers, routers, and tablets.

Telecommunication Needs.

Examples of telecommunication equipment you might need include phones, Internet, fax, and mobile phones.

Personnel Needs in Technology.

Will your technology personnel be in-house or outsourced?

Management and Organization Section (1-2 pages)
Notes

Chapter 13, “Management & Organization,” pages 235-258, of your textbook provides information about developing a management and organization plan. The chapter also provides a sample management and organization plan. This chapter was part of the assigned reading for this week. Refer to this chapter on an as needed basis as you work on this section of your business plan.
Be sure to include the salary costs associated with the management personnel; you will need these figures for your financials (Business Plan Financials Excel Template).

Instructions

Create a management and organization plan for your selected company expanding on each of these topics:

Key Management Employees.

List key management team members along with a several sentence description of each person’s relevant business background and responsibilities.

Advisors.

List any people you will use as advisors for your business; include a several sentence description of these individuals’ areas of expertise and their expected contribution to the business.

Management Hierarchy.

Outline your company’s management hierarchy using the flow charts on page 248 of your textbook as a guide.
Import/include all charts or diagrams into the MS Word document.

Social Responsibility Section (1-2 pages)
Notes

Chapter 14, “Social Responsibility & Sustainability,” pages 259-270, of your textbook provides information about developing your social responsibility plan. The chapter also provides a sample social responsibility and sustainability plan. You’ve already read this chapter in Week 6. Refer to it on an as needed basis as you work on this section of your business plan.
Revise your post and the feedback you received on it in the Week 6 discussion thread to create your social responsibility plan.

Instructions

Create a social responsibility plan for your selected company expanding on each of these topics:

Impact on Stakeholders.

Describe the ways your chosen company will impact stakeholders, such as employees, customers, suppliers, and the community. This is the people section of the triple bottom line.

What types of benefits (such as health care, flexible work hours, and opportunities for advancement and education) will your company offer employees?
What types of opportunities (such as classes, sponsored events, and assistance to causes and charities) will your company offer the community?

Environmental Impact.

Explain how your company’s activities will affect the environment.
Identify the steps you will take to mitigate any negative impacts.

How will you minimize your ecological footprint in your operations? Consider energy usage, waste disposal, recycling, using recycled materials, et cetera.

Formatting
Format your assignment according to these requirements:
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all supports. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
You must include headings in your paper for each major topic.
Include a cover page containing the assignment title, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
Include a source list page. All sources used must be listed in the source list page and have a corresponding in-text citation. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The source list page is not included in the required page length.

Note: There is no minimum requirement for the number of resources used in this assignment.

Part 2: Business Plan Financials
Revise the Business Plan Financials Excel Template based on feedback from the Week 7 discussion thread and changes you make to your business plan.

Be sure the numbers in the Business Plan Financials Excel Template match any numbers included in the Operations, Technology, and Management and Organization sections of your business plan narrative.
Remember that the guidelines, whether for your own startup company or for the snack food company scenario, provide helpful information on completing the worksheets within the Business Plan Financials Excel Template.

Learning Outcomes
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Create an operations, technology, and management plan for a company, including considerations for ethics and social responsibility and business financials.

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Np_ex19_7a | Computer Science homework help

 NP_EX19_7a_FirstLastName_1 
  
GETTING STARTED
· Open the file NP_EX19_7a_FirstLastName_1.xlsx, available for download from the SAM website.
· Save the file as NP_EX19_7a_FirstLastName_2.xlsx by changing the “1” to a “2”.
o If you do not see the .xlsx file extension in the Save As dialog box, do not type it. The program will add the file extension for you automatically.
· With the file NP_EX19_7a_FirstLastName_2.xlsx still open, ensure that your first and last name is displayed in cell B6 of the Documentation sheet.
o If cell B6 does not display your name, delete the file and download a new copy from the SAM website.
PROJECT STEPS
1. Lael Masterson works in the Student Activities Office at Valerian State College in Illinois. Lael has started compiling information on students who are interested in helping run student organizations at Valerian State, and she needs your help completing the workbook.Switch to the Student Representatives worksheet. In cell E2, enter a formula using the HLOOKUP function as follows to determine a student’s potential base hourly rate (which is based on the number of years of post-secondary education):
a. Use a structured reference to look up the value in the Post-Secondary Years column. Retrieve the value in the 2nd row of the table in the range P13:U14, using an absolute reference. Because base hourly rate is tiered based on the number of years of education, find an approximate match.
b. Fill the formula into the range E3:E31, if necessary.
2. Student organizations sometimes require transportation for off-campus activities, and school policy requires students to be over 23 years old to serve as transport.Lael wants to determine how many of the active students will be eligible to transport other group members. In cell J2, enter a formula using the IF function and structured references as follows to determine if Kay Colbert can serve as authorized transport:
a. The function should use a reference to the Age column to determine if the student’s age is greater than 23, and should return the text Yes if true and No if false.
b. Fill the formula into the range J3:J31, if necessary.
3. To be eligible for the leadership training program offered by the office, a student must have at least 2 years of post-secondary education or have gone through the organization finance training. In cell K2 enter a formula using the IF and OR functions and structured references as follows to determine if Kay Colbert can join the leadership training program:
a. The IF function should determine if the student’s Post-Secondary Years is greater than or equal to 2 OR if the student’s finance certified status is “Yes”, returning the text Yes if a student meets one or both of those criteria or the text No if a student meets neither of those criteria.
b. Fill the formula into the range K3:K31, if necessary.
4. Experienced students may serve as mentors if they are at least age 21 and have at least 3 years of post-secondary education. In cell L2, enter a formula using the IF and AND functions and structured references as follows to determine if Kay Colbert is eligible to serve as a mentor:
a. The IF function should determine if the student’s age is greater than or equal to 21 AND the student’s post-secondary years are greater than or equal to 3, and should return the text Yes if a student meets both of those criteria or the text No if a student meets none or only one of those criteria.
b. Fill the formula into the range L3:L31, if necessary.
5. Lael is always on the lookout for students who might be interested in running for office in student groups.In cell M2, enter a formula using a nested IF function and structured references as follows to determine first if a student has already been elected to office in a student group, and if not, whether that student meets the qualifications to run in the future:
a. If the value in the Elected column is equal to the text “Yes”, the formula should display Elected as the text.
b. Otherwise, the formula should determine if the value in the Finance Certified column is equal to the text “Yes” and return the text Yes if true And No if false.
6. Students who work with student organizations are also considered for employment at the Student Activities Office. Students with more than 4 years of post-secondary education are qualified for more complex Tier 2 jobs.In cell N1, enter the text Tier as the column heading. 
7. In cell N2, enter a formula using the IF function and structured references as follows to determine which work tier Kay Colbert is qualified for:
a. The IF function should determine if the student’s Post-Secondary Years is greater than or equal to 4, and return the value 2 if true or the value 1 if false.
b. Fill the formula into the range N3:N31, if necessary.
8. Lael wants a quick way to look up students by their Student ID.In cell Q3, nest the existing VLOOKUP function in an IFERROR function. If the VLOOKUP function returns an error result, the text Invalid Student ID should display.
9. Lael wants to determine several totals and averages for active students.In cell Q8, enter a formula using the COUNTIF function and structured references to count the number of students who have been elected to offices in student organizations.
10. In cell R8, enter a formula using the AVERAGEIF function and structured references to determine the average number of post-secondary years for students who have been elected.
11. In cell R9, enter a formula using the AVERAGE function and structured references to determine the average number of years of post-secondary education of all students as shown in the Post-Secondary Years column.
12. Switch to the Academic Groups worksheet. In cell A14, use the INDEX function and structured references to display the value in the first row and first column of the AcademicGroups table.
13. In cell A17, use the SUMIF function and structured references to display the total membership in 2023 for groups with at least 40 members.
14. Lael is also planning for student groups that the office will be working with in the coming year. She decides to create a PivotTable to better manipulate and filter the student group data.Switch to the Academic PivotTable worksheet, then create a PivotTable in cell A1 based on the AcademicGroups table. Update the PivotTable as follows so that it matches Final Figure 2:
a. Change the PivotTable name to: AcademicPivotTable
b. Add the Activities field and the Group Name field (in that order) to the Rows area. 
c. Add the 2021, 2022, and 2023 fields (in that order) to the Values area.
d. Change the display of subtotals to Show all Subtotals at Top of Group.
e. Change the report layout to Show in Outline Form.
f. Update the Sum of 2021 field in the Values area to display the name 2021 Membership with the Number number format with 0 decimal places.
g. Update the Sum of 2022 field in the Values area to display the name 2022 Membership with the Number number format with 0 decimal places.
h. Update the Sum of 2023 field in the Values area to display the name 2023 Membership with the Number number format with 0 decimal places.
15. Lael wants to summarize data for all student groups in a PivotTable. To do so, she must first update the AllGroups table.Switch to the All Groups worksheet then edit the record for the Astronomy Society to use 76 as the 2023 field value.
16. Switch to the All Groups PivotTable worksheet. Refresh the PivotTable data, then verify that the 2023 Membership value for the Astronomy Society in row 6 reflects the change you made in the previous step.
17. Apply the Light Blue, Pivot Style Medium 2 PivotTable style to the PivotTable.
18. Add the Office field to the Filters area of the Pivot Table. Filter the table so that only organizations with private offices are visible.
19. Filter the PivotTable as follows:
a. Create a Slicer based on the Activities field value.
b. Resize the slicer so that it has a height of 2.2″ and a width of 3.2″. 
c. Move the slicer so that its upper-left corner appears within cell F3 and its lower-right corner appears within cell J14. 
d. Use the slicer to filter the PivotTable so that only Fraternal groups are visible.
Lael also wants to summarize membership data for all organizations using a PivotChart to help determine which groups are showing the most interest from students.Switch to the Activities PivotTable worksheet. Based on  

Macro social work: crisis intervention

300 words
Imagine the Campbells’ town has just experienced a tornado. The town is devastated. Schools, businesses, and multiple homes are damaged. The town contacts you to be part of the crisis team to attend the town meeting.
Social work action often occurs on the macro systems level. This  week’s readings discuss macro-level interventions, including the  following:

Engaging community.
Advocacy.
Application of policy.

Using a chosen peer-reviewed article or scholarly based website  that provides macro-level trauma or solution-focused best practice  interventions, in your initial post respond to the following:

Provide a summary of your source’s recommended macro-based community best practice intervention. Describe how you would apply it to  this situation.

Introduction
Throughout this course and your  synchronous activities, we will be focusing on the members of the  Campbell family. Please review the following case information to get an  understanding of this family, including demographic information, roles,  and identified issues. You will use this case study as a basis for your  final treatment plan.
Meet the Campbell Family
This  family lives in Fort Lupton, a rural town in northern Colorado with a  population of almost 7,500 residents. About 55% of residents are  Hispanic and another 42% are white. The unemployment rate is 16%. The  primary industry in Fort Lupton is construction, although there is also a  growing gas and oil industry.
The family was referred to Weld  County’s Department of Health Services for assessment and evaluation  after the 15-year-old son, Jacob, was charged with grand theft auto. He  is scheduled to attend court later this week. Kali, Jacob’s 17–year–old  sister, has previously been on probation for drug use and possession of  marijuana.
Jacob and Kali’s dad, Joe, has requested a meeting. He  says, “My family is falling apart, and no one is talking about it.” He  says that Jacob is a screw–up and doesn’t seem to care, and that Kali,  who never leaves her room, is always high. “Frankly, I don’t blame her,”  he says. “My wife Karen her mother, is drinking herself to death.”
At  the intake, each family member filled out a brief entrance form. Joe is  frustrated and on edge, saying that no one wanted to come, including  his wife, and he had to bribe his daughter and son to get in the car.  Karen is sitting next to her son with her head down, avoiding any eye  contact. Kali laughs at her father and is on her phone. Jacob has his  baseball cap pulled over his eyes, slumps in his chair, and is  pretending to be asleep.
Karen Campbell

Karen  Campbell is a 34–year–old female. Her father is Hispanic, second  generation from Mexico, and her mother was Hopi Native American. She is a  stay–at–home mom who works part time for a friend with a house cleaning  business.
Karen’s father is 55. He lives on the family ranch  where Karen grew up, and Karen says she sees him a couple of times a  year. Karen’s mother passed away two years ago at the age of 51 from  heart failure.
Karen has no siblings. Her brother committed suicide when he was 14 years old. Karen was 10 at the time.
Karen was raised Catholic, but has not attended church in over 20 years.
Karen is a stay at home mom that works part time for a friend who has a house cleaning business.
Karen  says that she started dating Joe in the eighth grade. They married when  Karen got pregnant with Kali at the age of 17. They have been married  for 17 years, with two previous separations. The first separation was  when Karen was three months pregnant with Kali and Joe enlisted with the  Army. Karen says her mother made her move back home at that time,  because she didn’t trust Joe. When Joe finished his two–year commitment,  they reconciled, right after Karen delivered Jacob.
The second  separation was two years ago, and Joe actually filed for separation.  Karen says it was because she was not coping well with her mother’s  death, that she “just fell apart.” Joe didn’t know how to handle it, so  he just left. (For his part, Joe says he left her because she was  depressed and drinking herself to death like her mother did.)
Karen says she is anxious about obtaining help, but that she also feels guilty, and that she is a failure as a parent.
She  says, “My kids used to like me, we used to be close. Now they never  talk to me —they avoid me, really. I’ve failed them as a mother, so now I  really have no purpose in life.”
Karen reports one good  girlfriend whom she does not see often. She does not go out socially,  and she drinks at home to “calm her nerves.”
Karen presents as unkempt, frazzled, and nervous. She has dark circles under her eyes and looks physically unhealthy.
Karen reports a previous diagnosis of depression and has active diabetes. She also reports current high levels of anxiety.

Joe Campbell

Joe is a 35 year old Caucasian male who is  estranged from his father Bob. Joe has not talked to Bob since his  father left the family over 25 years ago. Joe’s mother is in the local  nursing home, after having been diagnosed with early onset dementia at  the age of 57. Joe says he picks his mom up every Sunday to attend the  Lutheran church. He reports being very close to his mother, and says he  is frustrated that Karen and the kids refuse to go to church with them.
Joe  has two older sisters who live in the same town. He says he tries to  see them, but Karen doesn’t get along with them, so “it’s not really  worth the effort.”
Joe is an Army veteran and served for two years in Afghanistan after his high school graduation, shortly after marrying Karen.
Joe  is a long–haul truck driver. He was once a police officer, but he was  injured on the job 10 years ago. After he left the force, he started  working for his brother–in–law’s trucking business. He says it helps his  marriage to be away from home for long periods of time, but because he  is gone so much, the kids don’t listen and “everything has fallen  apart.”
Joe is an active member of the American Legion and he is  there most nights that he is not working, talking to the other police  officers and community members.
Joe says Karen was his high  school girlfriend, and when she got pregnant he did the right thing by  marrying her. He says he joined the Army so he could provide a better  life for his family, and he was devastated when Karen moved out of their  home to live with her mother.. He says he had to beg her to come back,  and it was only after she became pregnant with Jacob that they  reconciled.
Joe says he left again two years ago and moved in  with his sister and brother“in”law after Karen’s mother died. Karen had  started to drink heavily, and began to be angry and violent towards him.  He moved back home about a year ago when he realized his kids were out  of control and Karen needed some help in dealing with their behaviors.
Joe  said in his individual intake that he wants a divorce. “I can’t stand  Karen, her drinking, and how she has given up, but I am afraid for my  kids if I leave,” he said. “They’re already a mess because of her, and  if I leave, who knows what will happen?”
Joe smokes cigarettes on a daily basis and “drinks beers with the guys.” He denies any previous psychological diagnosis.

Kali Campbell

Kali is a 17–year–old mixed–race teenager who presents as quiet, agitated, and disengaged.
She  has been arrested twice for drug use and possession of marijuana. She  is still on probation for her last charge six months ago, when Kali and  her girlfriend were caught smoking marijuana at the high school football  stadium.
Kali says that she is bisexual and her parents think  it is “a stage,” but she feels that she loves all people. She says that  she is in love with her girlfriend, who is 19 years old.
Kali  says she doesn’t go to school because it is stupid and she doesn’t learn  anything. After her girlfriend graduated last year, there is just no  reason to attend. She says, “There is nothing my parents or the stupid  law can do about it. I am 17! They can’t make me go if I don’t want to  anymore, so mom can just get over it and stop crying about it.” Her dad  says she left school because she is embarrassed that she is gay and was  bullied by the other kids.
When asked what her future plans are,  Kali says, “I’m just waiting to turn 18 so I can get out of this stupid  place with my girlfriend, because we are going get as far away from  here as we can.” Kali reports no desire to find a job or obtain her GED.  She says she may go to school later to become a hairdresser, but only  if she has to.
Kali has violated her probation by testing  positive for marijuana. During her intake, she said, “Drug laws are so  stupid. It’s a natural plant! And why does it matter if I am 17 or 21?”  Kali says smoking marijuana helps her to stay calm, reduces her anxiety,  and helps her deal with her parents’ constant arguing. “Well, if you  can call it that,” she says. “Mom yells and dad just sits there and  takes it, I don’t know why.”
Joe says, “Kali is a beautiful kid, but she takes after her mom – which sucks, because she won’t amount to anything.”
“I  don’t know what to do with her now that she likes girls,” Karen says.  “It’s so embarrassing that she keeps getting in trouble with this girl,  but I know it will pass. It’s just hard to watch her make these bad  decisions. I don’t know what the big deal about marijuana is, it’s not  like we didn’t drink when we were her age. Why does the law have to get  involved? If it keeps her calm, what’s the problem?”
“I think  Kali is depressed but she won’t talk about it,” Joe says. She told me  once, “I’m not a mess like mom! If I was depressed I would be like her, a  stupid mess who does nothing but drink and sleep. I am nothing like  her.”
Kali has never had an official diagnosis, but was referred  to counseling for depression by her school counselor as well as her  probation officer.

 Jacob Campbell

Jacob  has recently been charged with grand theft auto and is scheduled to  attend court this week. “I was bored and we had just won the regional  football playoffs,” he says. “Mom picked me up drunk at the school, and  dad was gone who knows where, maybe working, so what was I supposed to  do? My teammates needed me. So I drove her home and she passed out. I  didn’t want to take her car, so I took the neighbors’ car. They always  leave the keys in their car, and they’re old, so I didn’t think they  would ever know.”
Kali says that Jacob has been taking the  neighbor’s car frequently, probably since he was 13, and that he was  just stupid this time and got caught.
Jacob has many friends at  school and is on the track team as well as the football team. He wanted  to be a police officer like dad, but now that he has been arrested, he  doesn’t know what he will do. “I’ll probably have to drive a truck  because I screwed up and I won’t be able to be a cop,” he says.
Karen  blames Joe for Jacob’s predicament, complaining that Joe is never home  to take him anywhere. “Jacob is my sweet little boy,” she says. “He  doesn’t deserve this!”
Jacob gets decent grades at school, but  is often truant. He says he doesn’t go to school so he can take care of  his mom “on her really bad days.” Kali says, “You mean on her  hungover–and–can’t–stop–vomiting days.”
Jacob has been suspended  from school twice over the past year for fighting. When asked about the  fights, Jacob shrugs his shoulders and doesn’t want to talk about it.  Joe says Jacob was protecting his sister when other kids said nasty  things about her. “He’ll do his duty as a brother,” Joe says with some  pride. “No matter how stupid his sister is, he sticks up for her.”
Jacob  presents as quiet and polite. He seems to avoid conflict and doesn’t  want to answer questions directly, allowing his family to answer for  him.
Jacob’s best friend is his cousin Tom, who is also 15 years  old. “I wish he would stop hanging out with Tom,” Karen says. “Joe’s  family is nothing but trouble.” Visibly irritated, Joe says, “My nephew  is a great kid! Karen just doesn’t want my family to see what a drunk  she is.”
Jacob’s probation officer has sent him to see a psychiatrist for a potential diagnosis of conduct disorder.

Discussion response on article summary for forensic populations | COUN 6511 – Treatment of Forensic Populations

 In 200-250 words, read the below and provide one of the following:

Ask a probing question.
Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Offer and support an opinion.
Validate an idea with your own experience.
Make a suggestion.
Expand on your colleague’s posting.

For this assignment I selected a meta-analysis article on the effects of Day Reporting Centers (DRC) on recidivism. A DRC is a court-ordered form of community supervision that is more intensive than traditional probation though less restrictive than incarceration. Individuals ordered to participate in a DRC are required to report to a center each day for programming and / or treatment but are then allowed to return to their homes at night.
This meta-analysis included a review of nine studies published between 1996 and 2017 that were found through a search criterion for crime, evaluation, and DRC. The researchers noted that a primary limitation in this study was the heterogeneity amongst studies in the sample. This means that studies varied in terms of DRC structure, program availability, and how recidivism was defined. As Geyer (2009) noted, recidivism is often a dichotomous measurement. However, some studies in the sample defined recidivism by whether the individual was arrested, convicted, reincarcerated, or a combination of these, adding to the heterogeneity of the studies. Overall, the findings in this study suggest that DRCs for adult offenders are no different in terms of recidivism outcomes than traditional supervision options (Wong et al., 2019). However, it was noted that front-end DRCs (i.e., those used as a means of supervision prior to incarceration) had a more significant impact on recidivism than back-end DRCs (those used to help transition an individual from prison to community). The researchers noted that the statistical significance of treatment impact varies based on how recidivism is measured. They recommend that future studies involving DRCs should deliberately include details of the program so they can be better compared and contrasted with other programs (Wong et al.).
Though recidivism can be easy to measure (Geyer, 2009), the definition of it becomes more complex. As Wong et al. (2019) noted, the studies in their sample varied in terms of how recidivism was defined. Additionally, the variance in what the DRCs were offering in terms of treatment or services creates several moderating variables. What I took from the study is that when you are trying to determine an effect on recidivism, you need to be very specific in how you are defining recidivism as well as which intervention you are measuring effect for. For example, it would not be enough to say you want to determine if a DRC reduces recidivism but rather if a specific drug treatment program administered through a DRC has an effect on re-arrest rates for drug offenses.
References
Geyer, M.D. (2009). Treatment outcome models. Walden University.
Wong, J.S., Bouchard, J., Lee, C., & Gushue, K. (2019). Examining the effects of day reporting centers on recidivism: A meta-analysis. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 58(3), 240-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2019.1583300

Marketing plan [wlos: 1, 2, 3, 4] [clos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Chapter 9 of the course text, Principles of Marketing
Chapter 10 of the course text, Principles of Marketing
It is recommended you review the course text and other resources read or watched throughout this course.

Instructions:
Throughout this course you have explored all elements of a marketing plan. Now it is time to put your marketing plan together for the company you selected for your marketing manager internship.
Part A – General Information and Situational Analysis
Section 1 – Company Background

Describe the selected company and brand and a brief history.
Summarize the core products and services the company offers.
Identify direct current competitors and explain why they are direct competitors.

Section 2 – SWOT Analysis

Complete a SWOT analysis.
Propose the product or service line you want to develop a marketing plan for.
Justify your proposal with a SWOT-based argument for why it warrants marketing investment.

Section 3 – Macro- and Microenvironment

Analyze at least two elements from each quadrant of Table 8.1 in the course text as the micro- and macroenvironment factors that affect the company’s overall marketing strategy.

Part B – The Marketing Plan
Section 1 – Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning (STP)

Describe your segmentation approach for your proposed product or service and provide rationale for this approach.
Describe the target audiences or markets.
Create a positioning statement.

Section 2 – The Marketing Mix

Formulate the four Ps for your proposed product or service:

Product

Describe your core product, extended product, and the product concept.
Explain how you plan to achieve competitive differentiation through creating customer value in four areas

Branding
Packaging
Support
Quality

Price
Place
Promotion with a special focus on digital media and integrated marketing communications (IMC)

Section 3 – Global and Ethical Considerations, and Conclusion

Identify three business or sociocultural considerations in translating your marketing plan for use in a foreign market.
Discuss the company’s policy or philosophy on one of the areas below:

corporate social responsibility (CSR
green marketing practices
ethics
ethical marketing
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices.

Conclude with a summary of your plan and why it deserves to be funded.

Helpful Tips

Part A

Section 1: Understanding the background of the company will help you complete the SWOT analysis. Use your Week 2 assignment and make sure you incorporated your instructor’s feedback and have improved your previously submitted work.
Section 2: Propose a new idea to market the product or service line. Avoid writing about or proposing the current marketing strategy. This is your idea, so use the SWOT analysis to defend it. Use your Week 2 assignment and make sure you incorporated your instructor’s feedback and have improved your previously submitted work.
Section 3: Use the information you researched and analyzed in the Week 4 video presentation to complete this section. Analyze some micro- and macroenvironment factors that affect the company’s overall marketing strategy globally. You need to provide enough details about the information you included in your slides to incorporate it with the rest of the paper.
Make sure you incorporated your instructor’s feedback.

Part B

Section 1: Use the information you researched and analyzed in the Week 4 discussion forum, Finding and Targeting Your People. You need to beef up the information you discussed in that discussion forum to align it with your overall marketing plan. Also, review and refer to Section 7.3 of the course text, Principles of Marketing.
Section 2: Spend considerable time completing the four P’s of your marketing plan; this is the essence of your plan. Someone should be able to understand your plan just by reading this section only.
Section 3: Research, analyze, and discuss your internship brand at the global level or in a foreign market. Also, discuss its CSR and DEI efforts.

Upload Your Project to Folio
It is recommended that you upload your completed paper to Folio. Skills, that were reviewed in Week 4, can be tagged on your Folio page along with a description of the project’s purpose. For more information on these skills, review the Marketing Skills: Developing Career ReadinessLinks to an external site. module in Week 4. For information on how to set up and use your Folio account as well as tag skills, check out the Folio webpage in the Student Success Center.
Project Submission Instructions

At the end of your marketing plan, add an APA-formatted appendix.

Save your marketing plan as a Word document.
Upload it to Waypoint.

Directions
Click each tab to review the instructions to complete and submit your project.
Formatting Requirements
The Marketing Plan final project paper

Must be 9 to 11 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages or slides) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site.resource.
Must include a separate title page and slide with the following:

Title of project in bold font

Space should be between title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph and subject headers for all parts, sections, and subsections. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

Must use at least four scholarly or credible sources in addition to the course text.

Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Law assignment 4 | Law homework help

IRAC FORMAT
4-5 PAGES NOT INCLUDING REFERENCE AND TITLE PAGE
MUST INCLUDE PROPER CITATIONS
REFERENCE PAGE REQUIRED
3 UNITED STATES STATUTES
3 UNITED STATES CASES
ASSIGNMENT 4 – PRIVACY LAW
Olivia is the CEO for “Freedom Enterprises,” a financial services conglomerate with over 10 billion in assets. Among Freedom’s primary businesses are banking, health insurance and property and casualty insurance. Olivia comes to your office seeking counsel relative to certain events that have transpired over the past few months at Freedom.
Freedom recently fired an employee over an email that was intercepted by Freedom’s Information Security Team. Freedom has a written policy that states that it does not monitor employee email or internet usage. Although all employees are provided with a company email address, the email in question was sent through the employee’s personal Yahoo account to an unidentified third party. The employee accessed his personal email through a company issued laptop via the company’s internet service provider.
The email stated the following:
Subject: Information
Hey X, nice meeting with you yesterday. To follow up on our conversation, I have managed to find the information you were requesting:
1. I attached a file listing all policyholders living in New Tudor. The document lists all policyholders by first initial and last name, address, policy number and phone number.
2. I attached a second file, which lists 30,000 Social Security Numbers. As we discussed, we will split the money after you sell them. What did he agree to? $1 per SSN? I can also confirm that on 5/1/2018, Freedom disclosed the attached 30,000 SSNs to “System F Industries.” Our regulators are sniffing around this a bit but I wouldn’t worry about it because our Board of Directors ran it though our outside counsel before signing off on it.
3. Stop worrying! Our Human Resources and Information Security Team is a pretty incompetent group. There is no way they read any emails that employees send. They don’t check to see if we wear our badges. They don’t even have a written information security policy! I have done deals like this many times so don’t be worried, I have everything under control. In fact, many of our employees have a little “side business” going on with all the data we keep. It is obviously very profitable. We need it with the lousy salaries we get here anyway.
4. I was told by Freedom’s Senior Vice President to hack into the IRS’s database and uncover their algorithm for determining which businesses to audit. I just cracked it yesterday and I am sending it to you first. I am sure this will be very valuable on the market. As discussed, we will split the profits once it is sold.
Alex Young
Senior Regulatory Analyst
Freedom Enterprises
Olivia is obviously concerned with what liability or sanctions may be imposed on Freedom. Your supervising attorney asks you to prepare a memo discussing all potential privacy-related issues in Freedom’s case. Please advise your supervising attorney on the likely outcome of each issue, and cite appropriate authorities.

Business finance – management week 2 assignment due by mar 19. | BUS 405 Principles of Investments

Investment Analysis
Throughout this course, you will work on different portions of your final paper, which is an investment portfolio based on the scenario described below.
For this week’s assignment, you will identify and examine at least two stocks and one other investment type you are interested in to build your investment portfolio.
Scenario: Imagine you have just won $100,000 in a lottery. You want to invest this money wisely so it can grow over time and help you achieve your overall investment goals.
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
•  It is strongly recommended that you look ahead to future weeks’ assignments because you will need to plan and prepare to complete all tasks and assignments by the deadlines.
•  Read How to Set SMART Goals for Your Investments Links to an external site. .
•  Read How to Set Investing Goals Links to an external site. .
•  Research stocks of publicly traded companies and other types of investment you want to invest in. Two suggested sites you can use to conduct independent research are Yahoo! Finance Links to an external site. or MarketWatch Links to an external site. .
In your paper,
•  Describe your current financial situation at a high level. For example, consider discussing your current and future income potential, current debt, current investments, and anything else significant that can impact your investment strategy.
•  Create at least two investment goals (Pay off Mortgage $740k and Save for retirement) for yourself that are SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound).
•  Identify a type of investment you would like to consider as part of your investment portfolio that is not a stock (e.g., bonds, mutual funds, real estate, etc.).
•  Explain why you chose or are interested in that type of investment.
•  Identify at least five stocks of publicly traded companies you want to invest in.
•  Explain why you chose those stocks using specific data or information about the company.
•  Explain how your investment choices align with your overall financial goals.
The Investment Analysis paper
•  Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style Links to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site.
•  Must include a separate title page with the following:
?  Title of paper in bold font
?  Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
?  Student’s name
?  Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
?  Course name and number
?  Instructor’s name
?  Due date
•  Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
•  Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed or credible sources in addition to the course text. Wikipediaand Investopedia are examples of sources that are NOT acceptable for this assignment.
•  Must document any information used from sources in APA Style. 
•  Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style.

Ai chat -demonstrating ai chat applications in business and social

 Objective: The purpose of this assignment is for students to explore  and demonstrate the use of various AI chat tools in different business  fields, such as entrepreneurship, accounting, marketing, information  systems, or social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube. Students  will create a 7-10 minute video showcasing how an AI chat tool can be  applied to a selected area and share it with their classmates for  discussion on an online platform. The video can be longer. You can use  Zoom, your phone, or any camera to record. It can be non-traditional and  not a presentation. 
Instructions:

Group Formation (Optional): Form a group of up to 2 students or choose to complete the assignment individually. 
Understand your topic: Conduct topic research on various AI chat  tools, focusing on their applications in your chosen business field or  social media platform. Identify specific tasks or scenarios where the AI  chat tool can be beneficial. 
AI Chat Interaction: Use the chosen AI chat tool to engage in a  conversation related to the tasks or scenarios you have identified.  Record the conversation or take screenshots to include in your video. 
Video Demonstration: Create a 7-10 minute video demonstrating the use  of the selected AI chat tool in your chosen area. The video should  include: a. A brief introduction to the AI chat tool and its  applications in the selected field or platform. b. A walkthrough of your  interaction with the AI chat tool, highlighting its relevance to the  chosen tasks or scenarios. c. A discussion of potential benefits and  challenges associated with using the AI chat tool in the chosen area. d.  A conclusion summarizing your experience and potential implications for  users in the field or platform. 
Video Description: Write a brief description of your video to  accompany the YouTube upload. This is the only written component of the  assignment. The description should include: a. Title of the AI chat tool  used. b. A link to the AI chat tool. c. Cost of using the AI chat tool  (if applicable). d. Pros and cons of using the AI chat tool in the  chosen area or platform. 
Discussion: Upload your video on YouTube, making sure it is  accessible to your classmates. Share the video link and description in  the designated online class discussion platform. Watch and comment on at  least two other videos uploaded by your classmates. In your comments,  provide constructive feedback, ask questions, or share your own  experiences using AI chat tools in the chosen area or platform.  Encourage a dialogue by responding to comments on your video as well. 

Grading Criteria:

Quality and depth of research on AI chat tools and their applications in the chosen area or platform.
Clarity and relevance of the AI chat interaction in the context of the selected tasks or scenarios.
Effectiveness of the video demonstration in showcasing the use of the AI chat tool in the chosen area or platform.
Analysis of the benefits and challenges associated with AI chat adoption in the chosen area or platform.
Engagement in the class discussion, including the quality of feedback and responsiveness to comments on your video.

How children benefit from family engagement in early childhood settings

   
Overview
For this Performance Task, you will be adopting the role of the  director of Scribbles Early Learning Program who is invested in  supporting family engagement through culturally responsive practices. As  a tool for furthering this goal, you have decided to hold two  workshops—one for staff and one for families. These workshops will be  designed to support staff and families in understanding 1) the  importance of family engagement, and 2) how engagement can be fostered  through culturally responsive strategies. For this Performance Task you  will develop an outline for each workshop.
Submission Length: Two workshop outline templates, 1-2 pages in length each.
Professional Skills: Written Communication and  Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives  are assessed in this Competency.
This Assessment requires submission of two files, a completed Family  Engagement Workshop for Staff Outline and a completed Family Engagement  Workshop Outline. Save your files as follows:

Save the completed Family Engagement Workshop Outline for Staff as CL3004_staff_ firstinitial_lastname (for example, CL3004_staff_J_Smith).
Save the completed Family Engagement Workshop Outline as CL3004_families_ firstinitial_lastname (for example, CL3004_families_J_Smith).

You may submit a draft of your assignment to the Turnitin Draft Check area to check for authenticity. When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.
 
Instructions
Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This  is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and  it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the  Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of  the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and  use their time most productively.
 
Access the following to complete this Assessment:
RUBRIC
 
Promoting Family Engagement at Scribbles Early Learning Program
The Scribbles Early Learning Program is committed to supporting the  development and learning of each child within the program community.  Within each of the classrooms and the larger program, families are  embraced as partners. As the director for the program, your goal is to  work to enhance and strengthen the current model through integration of  evidence-based practices. You have gathered information about the  program, as reflected in the “Scribbles Early Learning Center Program  Description” document. In your conversation with program staff, you have  identified that although there are many opportunities and structures in  place to support family engagement, the majority of families within  Scribbles Early Learning Program are not presently engaged as partners  in the early childhood classroom/program community. You have decided to  develop two workshops, one for staff and one for families, with the goal  of sharing information that will increase and enhance family  engagement.
  
Part 1: Family Engagement Workshop for Staff
 
For this portion of your Assessment, you will complete a workshop  outline for staff that promotes knowledge of culturally responsive  practices that support family engagement. The objectives of your  workshop include explaining:

Benefits of family engagement for families
Culturally responsive communication and collaboration skills that support family engagement
Culturally responsive practices/strategies that can be implemented  in early childhood settings to promote meaningful family partnerships  and support family engagement

   
Part 2: Family Engagement Workshop
 
For this portion of your Assessment, you will complete a workshop  outline for families that is designed to support their engagement within  the early childhood environment. The objectives of your workshop  include explaining:

How children benefit from family engagement in early childhood settings
Culturally responsive ways families can become meaningfully engaged in the Scribbles Early Learning Program

Term 6 week 7 discussions

  
Week 7 Discussion Forum (MKT6250 Healthcare Marketing)
1.    Discuss the value of monitoring market share compared to using the absolute measure of performance.
2.    Discuss the scope of an organization’s marketing audit and elements of that audit.
Week 7 Discussion Forum (ECO550 Managerial Economics)
Keds-the traditional maker of white canvas tennis shoes-was near oblivion in the early 1980s because competitors like Nike, Reebok, Adidas, and Brooks took away many of its customers. If you were at the helm of Keds, what would you have done to turn the company around? 
Unit 7 DB: Existing Conditions and Different Industry Environments (BUS411 Business Policy Seminar)
Linda A. Hill, Harvard Business School professor, discusses several paradoxes that exist having to do with innovation including fostering the need to experiment and discover while still meeting product deadlines.
After watching Hill’s three videos provide responses and explanations to the following questions:

If diversity creates conflict, in what ways can it lead to      innovation?
Is it effective for a leader to set a vision for      innovation?   Should innovation be planned?
What element or elements are necessary for innovation to occur in      the workplace?
Building a culture that stimulates ‘collective genius.’ Innovation      is less about breakthrough moments and more to do with channeling      organization-wide intelligence and diversity. Do you agree with Linda, and      why?

Unit 7 Discussion (ACC450 Advanced Accounting)
What Happens if a Partner Becomes Insolvent? Page 712.
In 2010, three dentists—Ben Rogers, Judy Wilkinson, and Henry Walker—formed a partnership to open a practice in Toledo, Ohio. The partnership’s primary purpose was to reduce expenses by sharing building and equipment costs, supplies, and the services of a clerical staff. Each contributed $70,000 in cash and, with the help of a bank loan, constructed a building and acquired furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Because the partners maintained their own separate clients, annual net income has been allocated as follows: Each partner receives the specific amount of revenues that he or she generated during the period less one-third of all expenses. From the beginning, the partners did not anticipate expansion of the practice; consequently, they could withdraw cash each year up to 90 percent of their share of income for the period.
The partnership had been profitable for a number of years. Over the years, Rogers has used much of his income to speculate in real estate in the Toledo area. By 2020 he was spending less time with the dental practice so that he could concentrate on his investments. Unfortunately, a number of these real estate deals proved to be bad decisions, and he incurred significant losses. On November 8, 2020, while Rogers was out of town, his personal creditors filed a $97,000 claim against the partnership’s assets. Unbeknownst to Wilkinson and Walker, Rogers had become personally insolvent.
Wilkinson and Walker hurriedly met to discuss the problem because Rogers could not be located. Rogers’s capital account was currently at $105,000, but the partnership had only $27,000 in cash and liquid assets. The partners knew that Rogers’s dental equipment had been used for many years and could be sold for relatively little. In contrast, the building had appreciated in value, and Rogers’s creditors’ claims could be satisfied by selling the property. However, this action would have a tremendously adverse impact on the dental practice of the remaining two partners.
What alternatives are available to Wilkinson and Walker to deal with this situation, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?