Ethics And Social Responsibility

This assignment is designed to identify how decisions impact a business. Corporations have an obligation to be ethical at all times. For this assignment; the student will identify potential ethical implications surrounding the decision, and how this may impact the decision-making process. From there, corporate social responsibility will be explained and how it can impact the outcome of decision-making for an organization. 

Assignment Steps 

Identify a business in your local community. This can be your current place of employment or a business with which you are familiar. 

Develop a 1,050-word examination of the ethics and social responsibility practices within the organization. 

Include the following in your examination: 

• Select a business decision within the organization.
• Identify the potential ethical implications associated with this decision.
• Determine the effect this may have on the decision making process.
• Identify how the organization applies corporate social responsibility to the business.
• Evaluate the influence that corporate social responsibility has on the organization.
• Discuss the application of critical thinking to corporate social responsibility. 

Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines. 

M2A1: Cash Method Versus Accrual Method Discussion

Assignment 1: Cash Method Versus Accrual Method

Businesses face a choice between two important methods of calculating taxable income for federal income taxes: the cash method and the accrual method.

Based on your readings for the module, respond to the following:

1. What factors determine a company's choice between the cash method and the accrual method in accounting for income taxes?

2. Give an example of a particular transaction and describe how the two methods would account for that transaction differently.

Write your initial response in two to three paragraphs.

Provide a minimum of 5 Theories that attempt to define Juvenile Delinquency

The course Term Paper will be written in APA (6th edition) Format. This format will consist of the following:

Title Page

Abstract Page

The Body of the Paper (Content of the Page)

The Reference Page.

The paper must have a MINIMUM of 5 pages of content. NOT to exceed 8 pages of content. The 5-8 pages DO NOT include the Title Page, Abstract Page and Reference Page. The paper will be written in 12 point Font with one inch (1) margins, doubled spaced, Times Roman Script with the pages numbered. The last page of the paper MUST be at LEAST three quarters (3/4) filled with content. (One or two sentences at the top of the page WILL NOT meet this requirement.) No design or graphics on the Title Page. No Pictures, Graphs, Charts or Power Points will be included in the body of the paper. The paper will have NO MORE than three (3) quoted or paraphrased passages/sections in the content/body portion of the paper. All specific information mentioned in the paper MUST be referenced using in-text citations (APA 6th edition format). There is NO requirement to include Level 1,2,3 Headings or Keywords to the paper.

(Graphs, charts, pictures and articles and stories: These items can be attached as addendums to the end of the paper)

The paper MUST have 5 scholarly research reference sources. (Wikipedia and ask.com are NOT scholarly research sources. The references MUST be titled and cited using APA (6th edition)

Grading Criteria:

Spelling

Grammar

Sentence Structure

Punctuation

Quality of Content

Research Paper Rubric:

You will fully discuss and evaluate the question assigned to you, and you will explain the main points, key concepts, and included assumptions/conclusions based on cited references. 100 points.

Paper is a minimum of 5 pages, not to exceed 8 pages of content. The page DOES NOT include the Title Page, Abstract, or Reference Page. 20 points (20 point deduction for each page under minimum page length requirement or required pages not included)

Justify or support thoughts and responses by using appropriate cited references. A preferred source for obtaining your references is the SPC Online Library resource databases that include professional journals, trade magazines, newspaper articles, textbooks, and other academic references, interviews. The paper is required to include at least five APA cited references. 20 points

Use APA 6th edition format consistently and accurately. Use and apply proper in-text citations when paraphrasing or quoting a source and proper listing of references. The paper must meet spelling and proper English grammar requirements and meet required length. The paper MUST be structurally correct. No Run-On, Incomplete Sentences. 20 points.

Cite and reference at least five topic related references using APA (6th edition) format for the citations. 20 Points 

The paper must be submitted on time and in the correct assignment drop box as a single complete, properly formatted submission. 20 points

Total Points: 200 points

Follow APA (6th edition) format

Assignment 2: Taxation Research and Communication

The current tax law system in the United States has emerged over many years from statutory, administrative, and judicial sources. These sources are continually changing and new laws are introduced at least annually.

Suppose a client has come to you with a question about corporate taxation. 

Discuss your plan of action and communication with the client. Remember, the client does not have any technical background, and you need to communicate in terms he or she will understand.

Keeping this in mind, respond to the following:

1. What would be your plan of action?

2. What tax sources would you use to research the problem?

3. How would you communicate your findings to the client?

Write a three- to five-page paper in MS Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.

By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria 

Maximum Points

The plan of action for addressing a client's tax question was appropriate and systematic and described in detail. 50

Reliable and sufficient sources for tax research were identified and described briefly. 25

The communication plan was appropriate to the specified target audience. 15

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 10

Hot Dog Game

This is great game that simulates working a hot dog stand. See how far you can go without losing your cool! It's very difficult to multi-task. Write an elevator paper explaining your experience!

Here's the game:

http://www.hotdogbush.net/

The Lemonade Story / Elevator Paper

write a paragraph or two describing your reaction (good, indifferent, or bad) to what you witnessed from the event. These mini-papers are a way of seeing if and when you experience an “AHA” from something we’re doing this semester. And they are also good practice for learning how to construct an “elevator pitch.” That said – there should be something in that paper that makes me believe that you actually watched it.

1. Introduction should include:
a. Importance of culvert maintenance and condition prediction.
b. Introduce and compare Decision tree and SVM. 
c. introduce ANN
2. Develop a Decision Tree or SVM model to separate culvert data into 2 groups in the excel file based on GENERAL APPRAISAL. Group one with rating 0-6 and other 7-9.
3. Develop an ANN predictive model for the group with 0-6 GENERAL APPRAISAL and conduct sensitivity analysis to identify the impact from each features.
4. For all models: 
Dependent variable : General appraisal
Independent variable: except for object ID, longitude, latitude and other condition ratings, all other (shape, length, pH, material, etc.) should be evaluated to find the best feature classes
5. Model validation process must be included

Understanding Numbers For Better Decisions

It is the management’s responsibility to maximize shareholder wealth as it is based on the organization's future cash flows. To accomplish this, managers have to understand how to use financial statements for analysis.

In this assignment, you will explain the importance of the statements to the financial reporting process and management decisions.

Tasks:

• Locate the financial statements of a U.S. publicly-traded company of your choice (the company must have inventory and accounts receivable) by visiting the organization's Web site to locate the investor section. Or you may use one of the following Websites: 
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Yahoo Finance
  • Google Finance
• Review the information presented in the financial statements of the company you selected.
• Using the company you selected, calculate one ratio from each ratio category located at this Financial Ratios resource.  Complete a trend analysis of each ratio for a three-year period.
  • Describe what the trends you see for your company based on your ratio analysis. What does this mean for the company?
  • Compare your company’s ratios with those of the industry it is in.
• Analyze the financial reporting information and the financial health of the company with the help of the calculated ratios.

Using the readings from this week and knowledge you’ve gained this semester, how would a QI professional handle an 'unpreventable' error? I will attach the readings

Social Media for Nigeria Employer Consultative Association (NECA)

strategic managerial processes of Consensus management and Change management and the critical role they play in the delivery of good information and organisational performance. The report will provide insight into why a shared understanding of business organisation‘s strategic priorities is a critical element of strategic business environments and its positive contribution to business organisations‘ performance. It will also provide insight into change as a constant feature of business organisations‘ environment in their strive to increase performance and critically why it is important that the change process is strategically and sensitively managed in light of its associated risks to achieving performance objectives and competitive advantage.