...Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Journal of Information Technology Information Systems and the Financial Crisis and After Special Issue Editors: Chrisanthi Avgerou, Alexandros-Andreas Kyrtsis and Frank Land In various reports and newspaper articles – however only sporadically in academic publications – questions have been raised regarding the relationship between ICT and the 2007-2009 financial crisis and its continuing fallout on the financial markets. The expansion of electronic delivery channels for financial products and services as a consequence of the overbanking of the wealthier societies, the accelerating dependence of public finances on the operations of international computer supported financial networks, the growing importance of derivatives for investment and hedging, the exponential growth of the trading of complex financial instruments in globally interlinked exchanges; algorithmic trading; the break in the traditional link between debtor and lender, the use of electronic platforms for over-the-counter trading; the digitization of clearing, settlement and custody services, are among the developments which have revolutionized the technological landscapes of finance. These developments of the last thirty years have created not only advantages; they have also exposed the financial system to technological and managerial risks on top of the main financial risks. Does this mean that we are justified to blame technology for at least part of the processes which...
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...syllabus for May 2015 examinations and onwards pursuant to enactment of the Companies Act, 2013 As students may be aware, the Companies Act, 2013 has been notified in the Official Gazette on 30th August, 2013 stating that different dates may be appointed for enforcement of different provisions of this Act through notification of the Central Government in this regard. Having regard to the above development, the Council at its 333th meeting, revised the syllabus in a comprehensive manner in the following papers of Intermediate (IPC) and Final Course(s) as annexed herewith (shown in Bold cum Italics): Intermediate (IPC) Course Paper 1: Accounting (Group I) Paper 2: Business Laws, Ethics and Communication (Group I) Paper 5: Advanced Accounting (Group II) Paper 6: Auditing and Assurance (Group II) Final Course Paper 3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (Group I) Paper 4: Corporate and Allied Laws (Group I) Director, Board of Studies Annexure SYLLABUS PAPER 1: ACCOUNTING (One paper – Three hours – 100 Marks) Level of Knowledge : Working Knowledge Objectives : (a) To lay a foundation for the preparation and presentation of financial statements, (b) To gain working knowledge of the principles and procedures of accounting and their application to different practical situations, (c) To gain the ability to solve simple problems and cases relating to sole proprietorship, partnership and companies and (d) To familiarize students with the fundamentals of computerized system of accounting...
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...Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) Review the ABS swaps attachment and design a swap that could potentially be used in your company acquisition in the following countries: Japan, China, and the United Kingdom (UK). In a 3-5 APA paper provide an analysis to Dorchester, Inc. management advising them of the swap options you have selected and why it would be suitable for the acquisition. http://interestrateswaps.info/ ABS Swaps Swap Funds Flows in a Typical Asset Backed Commercial paper Conduit: In the above example, The Issuer sells receivables to a Special Purpose Vehicle that is a bankruptcy-remote entity. This means that it cannot be consolidated into the bankruptcy estate of the Issuer if the Issuer were to file for bankruptcy. The SPV issues Certificates to the Conduit in exchange for cash. The conduit raises the cash to pay for the Certificates by issuing commercial paper. The Swap transaction is required because the portfolio of receivables that has been sold and converted into Certificates is a portfolio of fixed rate receivables. They are being funded with floating rate commercial paper creating an interest mismatch – fixed pool of assets funded by floating rate debt. The Pay-Fixed swap hedges this interest rate risk for the SPV. The SPV will enter into a pay fixed swap with a Swap Counter-party. The SPV will pay a fixed rate of interest on the amortizing pool balance thereby hedging...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Key Issues Paper Key Issues Paper SPE 537 Professor Sharon Hill-Wooten Key Issues Paper There are many issues that focus around the term learning disability, which has led to many discussions amongst researchers, legislation, doctors and educators. There has been much legislation to be passed regarding the term learning disability and the entire field of special education. Based on the text reading one issue that is discussed and debated often is defining learning disability. In 1969 the category of learning disability was first included in federal education legislation. That year, the General Subcommittee on Education (of the House Committee on Education and Labor) presented to the House of Representatives a bill entitled "Special Programs for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities," (). Throughout the years this issue has been a continuous debate the definition of learning disability has changed many times. Until IDEA provides more specific guidelines it is said there will be variability in how children are evaluated. Another issue that was prevalent early was the differences in the type of learning disabilities children were faced with. In the early 20’s kids were diagnosed as been mentally retarded, it was later found in the 1940’s that there was a difference in how the kids were learning. Upon realizing this research and evaluations were geared toward finding the different disabilities and how kids were learning. Many...
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...Case Management Overview Paper Sarah Pierce BSHS405 May 21, 2014 Glenn Cummings Case Management Overview Paper The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview of case management. This paper will first discuss the 13 various roles and responsibilities of a case manager. Then, it will explain the importance of being able it identify problems and causes of behavior theoretical models. Finally, this paper will define what a special population is and what potential issues a case manager should be prepared to address. Roles and Responsibilities There are many different roles and responsibilities for a case manager; 13 of which are briefly covered below. 1. Outreach worker: Reaches out in the field to find people who need help and refers them to the services they need, then they follow up them to make sure they received the most help or if they needed anything more. 2. Broker: Helps people get to the services they need and also helps the services and the clients communicate. The broker makes contact with the agencies that offer the services for the clients. 3. Advocate: Fights and pleads for change, services, policies, rules, regulations, and laws that will benefit the client. 4. Evaluator: Evaluates client or community needs and problems. The problems could be medical, psychiatric, social, or educational. After evaluating the problems the evaluator formulates a plan. 5. Teacher/Educator: Performs instructional activities 6. Behavior Changer:...
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...Conway, S. J., & Kovaleski, J. F. (1998). A model for statewide special education reform: Pennsylvania’s Instructional Support Teams. International Journal of Educational Reform, 7, 345–351. Deno, S., Grimes, J., Reschly, D., & Schrag, J. (2001). PSM review team report. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Public Schools. Foorman, B. R., & Torgesen, J. (2001). Critical elements of classroom and small group instruction promote reading success in all children. Learning disabilities: Research and Practice, l6(4), 203–212. Fuchs, D., Mock, D., Morgan, P., & Young, C. (2003). Responsiveness-to-intervention: Definitions, evidence, and implications for the learning disabilities construct. Learning Disabilities: Research and Practice, 18(3), 157–171. Fuchs, L. S., Fuchs, D., & Speece, D. L. (2002). Treatment validity as a unifying construct for identifying learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 25, 33–45. Gresham, F. M. (2002). Responsiveness to intervention: An alternative approach to the identification of learning disabilities. In R. Bradley, L. Danielson, & D. P. Hallahan (Eds.), Identification of learning disabilities: Research to practice (pp. 467–519). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Ikeda, M. J., & Gustafson, J. K. (2002). Heartland AEA 11’s problem solving process: Impact on issues related to special education (Research Rep. No. 2002-01). Johnston, IA: Heartland Area Education Agency. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement...
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...Running head: Nutrition and Health Programs Nutrition and Health Programs Brittany C. luten Dr. Wallace ENG 115 assignng.2.1 November 5, 2012 Nutrition and Health The Chairman of the state school board has asked you (a consultant on health and wellness), to write an informative piece about the recent changes to the breakfast and lunch program. The information will be used improve nutrition and health. The content will turn into a brochure describing the four major issues: economic situation, special needs, health of the population being served, process and benefits of the program. He asked you to include two visuals to illustrate the issues. We know that there are several ways to help children, and one great way is to ensure they are properly fed. The hearts and minds of children cannot be fully engaged in learning, unless their bodies are content and ready to learn. When children come to school hungry, they are rushing though hectic schools lunch periods, or when they become restless because there is “no time” for recess, their learning abilities will be challenged. Poor nutrition and the lack of physical activities for today’s youth are major contributing factors to obesity and chronic diseases. A study conduced by Y.C. Wang et al. in 2006 found that the spike in childhood obesity between 1988 and 2002 could have been prevented by an average reduction of 110-165 calories per day. It also...
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...Election System) Prepare a 3- to 5-page paper describing the considerations necessary to address the possible security requirements and the possible risks associated with the Benefits Elections Systems being requested by the Service Request, SR-HT-001 for Huffman Trucking Company. Week 3 Individual Assignment Security Monitoring Prepare a 3- to 5-page paper describing the security monitoring activities that should be conducted in an organization with both internal IT (payroll, human resources, inventory, general ledger, and so on) and e-commerce (Internet sales and marketing) applications. The paper will include the rationale supporting each monitoring activity you propose and any recommended course of action to be taken when a significant risk is identified. Week 4 Individual Assignment Outsourcing Risks Prepare a 3- to 5-page paper that identifies the possible risks to an organization in each of the following outsourcing situations: a) the use of an external service provider for your data storage; b) the use of an enterprise service provider for processing information systems applications such as a payroll, human resources, or sales order taking; c) the use of a vendor to support your desktop computers; and d) the use of a vendor to provide network support. The paper will include a risk mitigation strategy for each situation. One mitigation strategy, because of personnel and facility limitations, cannot be proposed in the paper, because it eliminates the outsourcing by...
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... Lalitha was busy attending to her patients at her home based clinic, she got a call from the office of Rachna Foundation. The office staff had received a call from the Paper cup machine supplier in Sivakasi, Tamilnadu requesting them to send a scanned copy of the draft at the earliest. The task was simple but a copy of requisition letter signed by her was also required along with the copy of the draft. She hurled into the office at 11 am, completed the formalities and ordered the office staff to complete the rest of the task. In her 2 hours stay at the office, she attended to the teaching staff’s issues and concerns, talked to the parents, called up the corporation office to fix an appointment with the counsellor and called up an NGO which was willing to collaborate with Rachna Foundation. One her way back to the clinic (also her home), she thought of paying a visit to Rachna Foundation’s new building at Palluruthy, Cochin. Even under the 40 degrees hot sun, the construction work was in progress and she was happy with the progress made so far. She slid into her car and was dreaming of the new building which was planned to become operational from July, 2010. It will indeed be a moment of great pride for her and the Foundation when the gates of the new building will be opened to her 150 students strong special school. Pragmatist that she was, she was soon worrying about the challenges the Foundation was already facing in areas of administration, staffing, recruitment of teachers/trainers...
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...ishan2989@yahoo.com Name of Faculty Guide: Ms. Tavishi DESSERTATION TITLE Externalities of Special Economic Zone. RATIONALE OF THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION For developing countries, special economic zones (SEZs) traditionally have had both a policy and an infrastructure rationale. In terms of policy, the SEZ can be a useful tool as part of an overall economic growth strategy to enhance industry competitiveness and attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Through SEZs, governments aim to develop and diversify exports while maintaining protective barriers, to create jobs, and to pilot new policies and approaches (for example, in customs, legal, labor, and public private partnership aspects). SEZs also allow for more efficient government supervision of enterprises, provision of off-site infrastructure, and environmental controls. The category SEZ includes free trade zones (FTZ), export processing Zones (EPZ), free Zones (FZ), industrial parks or industrial estates (IE), free ports, free economic zones, and urban enterprise zones. LITERATURE REVIEW 1) Introduction In this research paper sector specific studies are conducted that analyze efficiency and its variations over the years and studies attempting to shed light on variations in terms of efficiency across major Indian states. These studies explored both stochastic and parametric approaches with respect to the efficiency estimation issue. However, in the context of SEZs, there exist no studies that analyze efficiency aspect...
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...examination and explanation of current laws and ethical issues affecting Pastoral Counselors and Church Based Counseling applications. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS POLICY * All written assignments must conform to APA style and standards, and it will be necessary for the student to purchase the most current edition of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. INCOMPLETE GRADE POLICY * A petition for Incomplete Work is filed only in cases of extreme and unforeseen emergencies. * Approval for an Incomplete is gained by petition to the dean of the school/college in which the course is offered. * It is the responsibility of the student to initiate and complete the process for incomplete work prior to the end of the semesters. (See CBU Catalog for details.) GRADE CHANGES * Students who believe a grade has been recorded in error have the responsibility to initiate the grade change request with the instructor. * There is a 5-year limit on requests for grade changes based on computation and recording errors. (See CBU Catalog for details.) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES * If you need special accommodations for a disability, you must register with Disabled Student Services to inquire about their services. Disabled Student Services will notify your instructor of any accommodations or special services you may require in this course. An examination and explanation of current laws and ethical issues affecting Pastoral Counselors and Church Based...
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...THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Special needs may be referred to a term used in clinical diagnostic and functional development to describe individuals who require assistance for disabilities that may be medical, mental, or psychological. Types of special needs vary in severity. People with autism, Down syndrome, dyslexia, blindness, ADHD, or cystic fibrosis, for example, may be considered to have special needs. However, special needs can also include cleft lips and or palates, port wine birth marks, or missing limbs. Students with disabilities, otherwise known as People with special needs are those people with one form of disabilities or the other, capable of limiting their involvement and participation in the regular educational programmes, and subsequently affect their academic performance and functionality in the society. The Nigerian society, like every other one, is composed of individuals with special needs. In Nigeria there is a severe lack of legislation relating to the education of disabled children with the National Policy Education (NPE) and the 'Nigerians with Disability Decree' the only government literature available. Released in 1977, the NPE set out the aims of special education in Nigeria: • To give a concrete meaning to the idea of equalising educational opportunities for all children; their physical, mental and emotional disabilities notwithstanding; • To provide adequate education...
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...The fatalities have negative effect on human resource and businesses, restrict movement and cause general panic thereby affecting the NS of these countries. 3. In Nigeria, there were confirmed cases of EVD in Lagos and Rivers States. The Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) efforts at isolating, treating and monitoring EVD cases led to its containment and thereby made WHO to declare Nigeria EVD free on 20 Oct 14. Despite these efforts, EVD could re-occur as seen in other countries and could threaten NS of Nigeria. The purpose of this paper therefore is to discuss EVD as it affects NS in Nigeria. The paper will cover conceptual definition, overview, issues, implications, challenges and prospects of EVD and NS in Nigeria. Thereafter, strategies to mitigate the challenges of EVD and NS would be proffered. The paper will cover Jul to Oct 14, being the period when EVD was recorded in Nigeria. AIM 4. The aim of this paper is to appraise EVD and NS in Nigeria with a view to making recommendations....
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...Journal of Finance and Economics, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 3, 58-59 Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfe/2/3 © Science and Education Publishing DOI:10.12691/jfe-2-3 Rethinking Multinational Enterprises’ Capital Budgeting in the Globalized New Millennium Fabio Pizzutilo* Department of Business and law studies, University of Bari *Corresponding author: fabio.pizzutilo@uniba.it A strict interpretation of the Ricardian assumptions on international trade leads to a conclusion in favour of the impossibility of a firm investing abroad. Even extending the Ricardian model by including capital among the factors of production, it has to be supposed that, from a purely economic and financial perspective, the choice between directly investing abroad and not doing so is totally indifferent. It is the existence of imperfections in the real and/or financial markets that give rise to the convenience for a firm to exploit its competitive advantages through foreign direct investment (FDI). In a broad sense, a multinational enterprise (MNE) can be intended as a company that holds controlled firms, producing branches, divisions, establishments, subsidiaries, etc., in a foreign country. The reasons that can persuade a firm to become multinational are manifold. First of all, it can be the sole action in order to conduct a specific business. Think about the activity of the extraction of raw materials: it cannot be conducted anywhere other than the mine’s location. Many firms are seeking greater...
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...Case Management Overview Darrel Hammond BSHS/405 December 7, 2015 Melinda Barker The purpose of this paper is to discuss the various roles and responsibilities of a case manger. I will also be explaining the important of being able to identify problem and causes of behavior using theoretical models and I will include at least one theoretical cause of problem behaviors. The last thing I will be talking about in this paper is defining special population and discussing potential issues that case managers should be prepared to address. Some of the roles of a case manager are the” CMS standards of practice for case management” (2010) conducting a comprehensive assessment of the client’s health and psychosocial needs including health literacy status and deficits, and develops a case management plan collaboratively with the client and family or caregiver. Planning with the client’s family or caregiver the primary care physician provider other health care providers the payer as well as the community to maximize health care responses quality and the cost-effective outcomes. Facilitating communication and coordination between members of the health care team involving the client in the decision making process in order to minimize fragment in the services. Education the client as well as the family members of the health care delivery team about treatment options, community resources insurance benefits psychosocial concerns and case management etc… so...
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