...Learning by Doing Strayer University PAD 525 Abstract According to Szypszak (2012) “the law should not be encrypted, nor require a lawyer to decipher. Legal research is not locating a definitive answer to a simple question; productive research is dependent upon “good sense” that a formal rule might exist” (pg. 307). Denoted in Szypszak (2012) an approach many researchers utilize to interpret the language of the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. legal system in order to explain the principles and process of constitutional, regulatory, and administrative laws at the federal and state levels is using the “case” approach. The methodology of research for this paper is using technology and information resources for researching cases, laws, and other legal communications (Szypszak, 2012). Learning by Doing 1. Your state’s statute that defines what is considered to be a public record that must be made available to the public upon request. The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), located § 2.2-3700 et. seq. of the Code of Virginia, guarantees citizens of the Commonwealth and representatives of the media access to public records held by public bodies, public officials, and public employees. The guiding principle of FOIA states that the objective of FOIA is to encourage attentiveness by all persons of governmental activities. In broadening this strategy, FOIA requires that the law be interpreted liberally, in favor of access, and that any exemption allowing...
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...for a crime caused by the privileged Grayson family, Amanda changed her name to Emily Thorne and moved back to the Hamptons to revenge her father’s death. As a child, Emily and her father were on their own after the death of her mother. She grew up in the Hamptons, right next door to the Grayson’s. Her father worked for Grayson Global and Emily always knew that her dad was having an affair with Victoria Grayson, his boss’s, Conrad Grayson, wife. At age 8,...
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...Case: Hampton Machine Tool Company Assignment Questions Why can’t a profitable firm like Hampton repay its loan on time and why does it need more bank financing? What major developments between November 1978 and August 1979 contributed to this situation? The main reason why the company cannot repay its loan is because the company bought back 75,000 of shares at a cost of $3m. ($1m from the loan, $2m of cash) The company have also poorly forecasted sales from January to August ($11.9) with actual sales amounting to $8.7m. The company wants to borrow more money because it wants to buy new machinery at a cost of $350k and this is due to no machinery being replaced because of the economic downturn. The company purchased $420k worth of raw materials, which it will use by the end of the year. There was a substantial backlog of orders amounting to $16.5m on 31st August. There was a missing piece of electronic equipment to finish some machines valued at $1,320,000, which was due to arrive and then the orders can be finished. The company needs to stay cash positive on a daily basis in order to finance its operations and business expansion. Based on the information in the case, prepare a projected cash budget for the four months September through December 1979, a projected income statement for the same period, and a pro forma balance sheet as of December 31, 1979. See attached excel spreadsheet below. Review the results of your forecast. Do the cash budgets and pro forma financial...
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...I. Background II. Executive Summary III. Scope IV. Approach V. Findings VI. Summary VII. Impact Background: The fraud examination was conducted after John Spano failed to provide the money that he owed to John Pickett for the purchase of the New York Islanders. John Spano had given John Pickett $80 million of the $165 million deal. The $80 million had been through a loan that John Spano had secured through Fleet Bank. Spano was to give Pickett $16.8 million as the first installment of the deal, which never arrived. The NHL than called upon a team of examiners to audit and research John Spano’s true net worth and to figure out where his money is. When the fraud examiners started to conduct their examination they discovered quite quickly how much Spano had lied about his true net worth. Executive Summary: The actions that were performed during the fraud examination was to get to the bottom of John Spano’s web of lies and to figure out where the money that he still owed was. John Spano had claimed to have had money in a trust from the Lloyds Bank in London and was going to have money wire transferred to John Pickett. He had also had fraudulent letters from Lloyds claiming that he did indeed have this trust fund. The actions were pretty simple in this investigation. They were to look at John Spano’s bank accounts and to investigate how much money he truly had. He had claimed to be a wealthy businessman, who was able...
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...Strayer University The effects that the Intervention Program will have On High School Dropouts Male and female A directed study project submitted to the faculty of the Graduate school of business candidacy For the degree of masters of Education Definition of terms………………………………………………………………8 Significance of the study………………………………………………………...9 Organization of the study………………………………………………………..9 II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE Current Literature…………………………………………………………………….13 III. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODLOGY Research methodology……………………………………………………………….16 IV. FINDINGS Results………………………………………………………………………………..17 V. CONCLUSION Introduction………………………………………………………………………….30 Summary and Conclusion……………………………………………………………31 Recommendations……………………………………………………………………32 REFERENCES References………………………………………………………………………...33 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Context of the problem Every year the statistics reveal that more high school students are dropping out of school at an alarming rate. There are many factors that contribute to the high school dropout rate such as: teen pregnancy, substance abuse and socio-economic standards, peer pressure and familial factors. Three-quarters of state prison inmates are high school drop...
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...HAMPTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Course Syllabus - FALL 2011 ECON 201-ALL SECTIONS PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) SEC | CRN | DAYS | TIME | CLASSROOM | INSTRUCTOR | 201-HR | 21507 | TR | 12:30-1:45PM | ST-321 | Sarki, A | 201-02 | 21509 | MWF | 9:00-9:50AM | BU-122 | Ferdnance, T | 201-03 | 21512 | TR | 11:00-12:15PM | BU-101 | Toney, S | 201-05 | 21513 | TR | 9:30-10:45AM | ST-336 | Sarki, A | 201-07 | 21514 | TR | 2:00-3:15PM | BU-101 | Toney, S | 201-09 | 21516 | MWF | 1:00-1:50PM | BU-122 | Ferdnance, T | PROFESSORS OFFICES OFFICE HOURS PHONE Dr. Ayuba J. Sarki Science & Tech (301C) TBA (757) 727-5868 Dr. Tyrone Ferdnance Buckman (107B) TBA (757) 727-5134 Dr. Susanne Toney Buckman (214C) TBA (757) 727-5760 REQUIRED TEXTS: Case, Karl E., Fair, Ray C., & Oster, Sharon M; Principles of ECONOMICS 10th Edition, Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2012 ISBN-10: 0132552914; ISBN-13: 9780132552912 0132744856 OR Case, Karl E., Fair, Ray C., & Oster, Sharon M; Principles of Macroeconomics 10th Edition, Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2012 ISBN-10: 0131391402; ISBN-13: 978-0131391406 AND MyEconLab (Required) (Note that all the required materials can be purchased from Hampton University Virtual Bookstore). CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A first course on modern market economies. Emphasizes the determination of national income, fluctuations, and...
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...A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON’S UP FROM SLAVERY By VIRGINIA L. SHEPHARD, Ph.D., Florida State University S E R I E S E D I T O R S : W. GEIGER ELLIS, ED.D., ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, EMERITUS and UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery 2 INTRODUCTION Booker T. Washington’s commanding presence and oratory deeply moved his contemporaries. His writings continue to influence readers today. Although Washington claimed his autobiography was “a simple, straightforward story, with no attempt at embellishment,” readers for nearly a century have found it richly rewarding. Today, Up From Slavery appeals to a wide audience from early adolescence through adulthood. More important, however, is the inspiration his story of hard work and positive goals gives to all readers. His life is an example providing hope to all. The complexity and contradictions of his life make his autobiography intellectually intriguing for advanced readers. To some he was known as the Sage of Tuskegee or the Black Moses. One of his prominent biographers, Louis R. Harlan, called him the “Wizard of the Tuskegee Machine.” Others acknowledged him to be a complicated person and public figure. Students of American social and political history have come to see that Washington lived a double life. Publicly he appeased the white establishment...
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...Current Event Assignment #2 The innovation of technology has not only helped the ability to carry instant knowledge in the palm of your hand, in addition has helped grow small businesses and entrepreneurs with providing them opportunities accessibility the did not have before. Even though many smaller business are prospering from technology franchisors are moving to slow on incorporating technology in their franchises. In Jason Daley’s article "How Technology Is Revolutionizing the Franchise World" he quotes Tariq Farid saying, “I think franchising is an amazing model, but technology is not in the comfort zone of a lot of franchise leaders. They don’t understand that the point of technology is to make life easy so franchisees can focus on growing their business, not running their business.” (Daley). Many of this new found technology is being applied by some franchises like Buffalo wild wings, Chilies and other restaurant chains to cut the wait time on a table, and they see benefit and profit its bring the franchise. Not only can technology be applied in an existing franchise but even create a franchise just like Chris Jeffrey did with his online “Order Up” service that provided the consumer of local restaurants and there respective menus and the consumer would order it right of the “Order Up” site and they would send the amount to the restaurant with a commission fee that Jeffrey would receive. Wanting to expand his idea and make it bigger he “ instead offered to franchise...
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...Peak Health Collection Plan Pamela Zamudio QNT/561 August 11, 2015 Dr. Janice Bella Collection Plan Peak Health Plan is a health care company that operates in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. It is trying to expand its business and customer base to other areas outside of its current area of operations in order to increase profits. Unfortunately, Peak Health Plan has been experiencing issues with high employee turn-over rates and sub-par customer service. Senior Leadership at peak have are trying to figure out whether the evident lack of employee job satisfaction is affecting company growth to a level that would require radical changes to be implemented in the company’s structure, culture, and protocols. The research question that Peak’s senior executives want answered is; is there a relationship between the employee's job satisfaction (DV) and the growth of the company (IV)? The variables are job satisfaction and company growth. Ho is that there is no relationship between job satisfaction (DV) and company growth (IV), and H1is that there is a relationship between job satisfaction (DV) and company growth (IV). Sample Population Survey Peak Health Care has initiated surveys of a sample population of its employees in order to prove or disprove the initial hypothesis, that there is no relationship between job satisfaction and company growth. The sample size will have to be large enough to provide the Peak’s analysts with a 95% confidence interval to ensure that the data...
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...Best College or University for African American Students Brittany Jones Business Research Methods Dr. Beckles December 4, 2009 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Literature Review 5 Methodology 6 Conclusion 7 Limitations 7 Recommendations 8 References 9 Appendix 10 Abstract For many African Americans the idea of attending college is usually a dream, unless he/she plays a sport. Now it is much easier for high school graduates to attend college and it is no longer just limited to those who play sports. A lot of those students are first generation college students. While it is important to attend college a lot of African American students do not finish college. So when choosing a university or college it is very valuable to know the retention and attrition rate of that particular institution. This paper will discuss the importance of attending college in the African American community, the factors that contribute to the decision of what college to attend and the role diversity plays in that decision. Introduction Attending College is an observable, positive trend in the African-American community. The decision to attend college results in several important choices for future students, such as deciding which type of college to attend. There are approximately 1,800 four year colleges nationally. Certain factors students African Americans in particular should...
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...Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, 1121–1124 Management innovation, corporation core competence and corporate culture: the impact of relatedness Chich-Jen Shieh Department of International Business, Chang Jung Christian University, Kway Jen, Sector 1, 396 Chang Jung Road, Tainan, 71101 Taiwan E-mail: charles@mail.cjcu.edu.tw This study reports the results of a study of Management Innovation of Taiwanese businesses in China. Over 800 questionnaires were sent out to the Taiwanese owners/managers in Kun-Shan City, China, with 260 valid responses included in the study. Four relationships were examined in the study: the correlation between management innovation and corporation core competence, between management innovation and the corporate culture, between corporation core competence and the corporate culture and finally the effect of the corporate culture on the relationship between management innovation and corporation core competence. Findings and conclusions are discussed. I. Introduction Management innovations are processes such as new distribution methods or novel applications of technology in the management process, which enable organizations to reach their goals, and include object management, environmental research and judgment, coordination, integration and schedule control (Van de Ven, 2003; Van Ark et al., 2003b). Van Ark et al. (2003a) defined management innovation as a management product or management process that is based on some technology...
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...The Impact of Social Media use on Academic Performance at one Urban University: A Pilot Study Sam Mozee, MPPA Mississippi Urban Research Center Abstract. The purpose of this study was to begin exploring the possible impact of social media use on the academic performance of students attending one urban university. The study's primary goal is to identify key themes, trends, and/or perceptions that can be used as a foundation for more in-depth empirical research, and can be used to develop policy recommendations to deal with this growing phenomenon. A qualitative research design was used, and three preliminary research questions were formed to guide this study: (1) How common is the use of social media (i.e., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkIn) among college students? (2) For those students who do utilize social networking sites, on average how much time do they spend on those sites collectively per day and/or per week? and (3) How does the academic performance of students compare between students who utilize social media sites and students who do not use social media sites? Findings from this study seem to confirm perceptions of high student usage of social media among college students; however, they also seem to contradict other research literature findings regarding intensity of usage and gender-usage inclinations. Introduction Recently, there has been considerable discussion regarding the frequent use of social media tools (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Xanga, Friendster)...
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...Job Satisfaction and Job Performance at the Internship Level Miles Smayling Minnesota State University, Mankato Howard Miller Minnesota State University, Mankato Industrial psychologists and management theorists have been examining the linkage between job satisfaction and job performance for at least fifty years. The results have been, at best, tenuous. The effects of age, gender, personality and environment have been considered without yielding concrete resolution. Since an internship or similar work integrated learning experience might well be a career starting point, a study was conducted to determine what, if any, relationship exists between satisfaction and performance at this stage. Assessment of job performance for student interns is an accepted practice for work integrated learning operations. This paper examines the results of 359 internships over a period of years. Consideration was given to the gender of the intern and their supervisor and the key factors that interns and their supervisors tended to focus on in their evaluations. Gender did not seem to play a role in the students’ view of the value of various work characteristics. The effect of moderating variables were considered when examining the satisfaction-performance relationship. Although the use of such moderators did alter the results, their effect was fairly small and did not have a meaningful impact on the conclusions drawn. A clear finding emerged suggesting that job satisfaction is more highly related...
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...HIST410N Week 1 Case Study Latest 2016 Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/hist410n-week-1-case-study-latest-2016/ Tanya Hampton 3/6/2016 Case Study # 1: Jules Ferry Jules Ferry was Prime Minister of France as that nation launched its imperial expansion. In a debate with member of the French Parliament, Ferry defends the decision to expand. Read his remarks and respond to the following questions: 1. According to Ferry, what recent developments in world trade have made it urgent for France to have colonies? . .” 2. What arguments against imperialism have been raised by Ferry's critics? How does he counter them? 3. What non-economic arguments does Ferry offer in favor of imperialism? Devry HIST410N Week 2 Case Study Latest 2016 March This week, you will read the comments of the German Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference on the conditions of the peace which ended World War 1. You will find that document in the webliography. Many have argued that it was the way World War 1 ended which made World War 2 inevitable. Read the document and answer the following questions: • Churchill delivered this speech to an American audience, but after reading it one might conclude it could have been given in any western country. Why did he pick the US? Devry HIST410N Week 6 Case Study A. Case Study: Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese Independence Was Ho Chi Minh a Communist? To many Americans he was. But to many Vietnamese he was a nationalist hero...
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...[pic] Case Abstract Lisa D. Spiller, Ph.D., Christopher Newport University Carol Scovotti, D.P.S., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater It was a wintry morning in early 2005. Pat Overton, Marketing Director for McDonald Garden Center (MGC), had arrived early to review this year’s marketing plan. As she surveyed the greenhouse adjacent to her office, she saw rows of dirt filled trays coming to life with tender, green seedlings. The first buds of spring also triggered the arrival of the customers. Pat couldn’t stop thinking about all the decisions that had to be made … allocating the media mix … the future of the rewards program … growing the customer base. She decided to take a walk through the network of greenhouses and clear her mind before meeting with her promotions coordinator, Sherry Connell, and the team of associates that assist with marketing activities. Decisions would have to be made soon to be ready for the spring selling season. This case provides an opportunity for students to deal with the variety of strategic and tactical issues faced by small retailers that continue to compete with the big box chains. Local and regional retailers’ marketing and media budgets are dwarfed by monies spent by Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart, the three top retailers of plants and garden supplies. To compete requires strong relationships with current customers and a commitment to ongoing innovation to keep existing customers and obtain new ones. Retail sales of...
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