You have been asked to give a speech about "Security Analysis in Practice" to a group of Industry professionals. In your speech you address the following:

1. The most common theoretical basis or foundation of the models used by practitioners


2. The types of practical adjustments financial analyst might consider in order to arrive at more accurate security valuations.


This is an Investments Class taken from "Fundamentals of Investing" by Gitman & Joehnk; Chapter 6 and 7.

Please site atlease 2 references.

Book review on the textbook "Security Analysis" by Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd. Include comments of the book and one quote. Please explain the value and importance of reading the book.

The Paper is to be a comprehensive research study on the public policy topic of Social Security.

Analysis of the topic should include:

The scope and nature of the public policy problem.
How the problem came to public and political awareness.
The evolution of related public policy.
Level of government and the actors involved.
The intergovernmental structure and political concerns.
Conflicting public opinion and impact on policy solutions.
The approaches to policy formulation, adoption, and evaluation.
The suggested policy direction (continuation, change or termination) and future impact.

The Paper:

1. Must be five double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style.
2. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a concise thesis statement.
3. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
4. Must end with a conclusion that reiterates your thesis.
5. Must use 5 scholarly sources and document all sources in APA style.
6. Include a separate title and reference page formatted according to APA style.

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I only need number 3 to be completed. number 1 and 2 are already done.


The Equity Analyst Project involves a total of three assignments:
1. Individual Asset Allocation Exercise
2. Team Analysis of Select Industry Groups

3. Team Analysis of Companies within an Industry Group

The intent of the project is to simulate a top-down, three-stage approach to security analysis that proceeds with, first, an analysis of general economic factors, then industry comparisons, and finally the analysis of individual companies within a particular industry. Here is justification for this approach:
The results of several academic studies have supported this technique. First, studies indicated that most changes in an individual firms earnings could be attributed to changes in aggregate corporate earnings and changes in the firms industry, with the aggregate earnings changes being more important...
Second, studies have found a relationship between aggregate stock prices and various economic series, such as employment, income, or production
Third, an analysis of the relationship between rates of return for the aggregate stock market, alternative industries, and individual stocks showed that most of the changes in rates of return for individual stocks could be explained by changes in the rates of return for the aggregate stock market and the stocks industry.
The following is provided as a guide to your analysis in these three assignments:

Individual Asset Allocation Exercise
This exercise involves an analysis of general economic conditions or systematic risk, i.e., the risk that affects all industries and companies, in the U.S. economy. You are asked to determine in percentage terms an optimal allocation of $1,000,000 among the following three asset classes: U.S. equities, U.S. Treasury bonds, and cash. The goal is to maximize your expected return over the next 12 months. You are asked to write a 1-2 page paper providing your analysis of the asset classes return prospects and your justification of your allocation of monies among them.
First, consider historical returns on various asset classes in the U.S. First, research the historical performance of equities relative to bonds. Youll observe that stocks outperform bonds in terms of average return, but they also carry more risk as defined by their standard deviations. These historical results show that on average the return on equities is highest, but in some specific years this may not be true.
In this exercise, your investment horizon is one year. In considering your allocation among U.S. equities, long-term Treasury bonds, and cash to maximize your prospective return over the next twelve months, it may be useful to more precisely define these asset classes. We can define U.S. equities as the Standard and Poors (S&P) composite index [At presentincludes 500 of the largest (in terms of market value) stocks in the United States. (p. 304)]. More detailed information is available directly from Standard & Poors:
http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.topic/indices_500/2,3,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.html
Excel spreadsheets of Index returns dating from 2009 back to the late 1980s are available at
http://www2.standardandpoors.com/spf/xls/index/MONTHLY.xls.

Web-based finance sites also customarily carry data on the S&P 500. For example, --at Yahoo! Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EGSPC
--at CNNMoney.com: http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/sandp/?
--At MSN: http://moneycentral.msn.com/detail/stock_quote?Symbol=$INX
We can define long-term Treasury bonds as 30-year U.S. government bonds. Historical data on yields on debt claims are available from the Federal Reserve at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/data.htm. For historical daily rates on the 30-year T-bond, defined as Market yield on U.S. Treasury securities at 30-year constant maturity, quoted on investment basis" go to http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/data/Business_day/H15_TCMNOM_Y30.txt
Long-bond Treasury rates are also available from the following sites:
-- http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/domestic-finance/debt-management/interest-rate/yield.shtml
-- http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates/index.html
The third alternative is cash. Assume no return on that share of your monies held in cash.
This analysis necessarily involves your assessment of systematic risk, i.e., the risk that affects all industries and companies, in the U.S. economy over the next twelve months. Systematic risk influences a large number of assets, each to a greater or lesser extent[and is] sometimes called market riskUncertainties about general economic conditions, such as GDP, interest rates, or inflation, are examples of systematic risks. These conditions affect nearly all companies to some degree. Your task is to consider your investment alternatives in light of systematic risk expected over the coming year.
Your considerations about investing in U.S. equities will thus involve your determination of the near-term macroeconomic prospects for the U.S. economy and the implications of these prospects for U.S. equities.
A useful site for recent and upcoming U.S. macroeconomic data releases ishttp://www.bloomberg.com/markets/economic-calendar/. Click on the highlighted report or Consensus next to any particular report to get data (either recently reported or the near-term consensus, respectively), the schedule of future data releases, a definition, and, importantly for our purposes, a section entitled Why Do Investors Care? More generally, many other sites provide information on macroeconomic data, such as:
-- http://info.wsj.com/classroom/Indicators/guide.html
-- http://www.bea.gov/
-- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html
-- http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/

Finally, the decision to invest in 30-year U.S. T-bonds importantly involves expectations about future inflation and the term structure of interest rates, the relationship between short- and long-term interest rates. Nominal interest rates are the rates that are quoted in the financial press; they are the rates at which we borrow and lend. The nominal rate includes the so-called inflation premium, so that the higher the expected inflation, the higher the nominal rate, all else equal. In considering longer-term T-bonds one must also be aware that, in addition to expected long-term inflation, there is greater interest rate risk: longer term bonds have much greater risk of loss resulting from changes in interest rates than do shorter-term bonds.
Specifically, should interest rates increase, the market value of 30-year bonds will fall and the fall will be more dramatic for a 30-year T-bond than for a 10-year Treasury bond. Conversely, price gains from any drop in rates will be more dramatic the longer the term to maturity on a bond. One should also keep in mind that while, in general, longer-term rates are typically higher than short-term rates for the same level of overall risk, there have been occasions when the reverse is true, and the term structure of interest rates is inverted. Finally, in finance, we assume that there is no credit or default risk on Treasury securities. It is assumed that there is no risk that the U.S. government will fail to meet its outstanding debt obligations. This is, of course, not the case for corporate issuers.
Finally, what are the implications of interest rate changes for the equity market? Here is one response to this question: http://www.investopedia.comarticles/06/interestaffectsmarket.asp
Questions for Individual Asset Allocation Exercise:
1. Allocate your fictional $1,000,000 among the following three asset categories:
Asset U.S. Equities U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bonds Cash
Allocation
100%
2. Justify your allocation based on your outlook for systematic risk in the U.S. economy over the next year.

Analysis of Select Industry Groups
This analysis requires you analyze a select group of alternative industries to determine which is most likely to perform best in terms of growth and earnings over the next 12 months.
To guide this second stage analysis, you are asked to rely on the North American Industry Groups database available at Yahoo! Finance. The system is comprised of 9 macroeconomic sectors, 31 business segments and 215 industry groups. This database is readily accessible via Yahoo! Finance at
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ind_index.html


To simplify the exercise, the 215 industry groups within the database have been reduced to a more analytically manageable 24 industry groups (each with public firms listed at Yahoo! Finance totaling no less than 5 and no more than 15 companies) in 7 macroeconomic sectors as follows:

Basic Materials
1. Aluminum
2. Major Integrated Oil &Gas
3. Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

Consumer Goods
4. Appliances
5. Confectioners
6. Office Supplies

Financial
7. REIT-Healthcare Facilities
8. REIT-Hotel/Motel
9. REIT-Industrial

Healthcare
10. Drugs-Generic
11. Home Health Care
12. Hospitals

Industrial Goods
13. Manufactured Housing
14. Pollution & Treatment Controls

Services
15. Advertising Agencies
16. Air Delivery & Freight Services
17. Drug Stores
18. Electronic Stores
19. Home Improvement Stores
20. Jewelry Stores

Technology
21. Computer Based Systems
22. Long Distance Carriers
23. Personal Computers

Utilities
24. Water Utilities

To access more details on these groups go to http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ind_index.html and click on any of the names of the 24 groups to go to each industrys Industry Center page. Additional useful information is available via the link to Industry Browser on the left. Also, on each industrys summary page click on Company Index and then on Public on the subsequent page next to View: to get the list of public companies in this industry. Our focus is on publicly listed companies in which we might ultimately invest. The list of public companies is provided alphabetically. Following each name is the companys ticker symbol in brackets. See http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stocksymbol.asp or http://www.investorwords.com/4968/ticker_symbol.html for brief definitions of stock/ticker symbols.

The goal of this second stage in our equity analyst project is to select one industry out of this list of 24 whose performance prospects you determine are best over the next year. Here are some factors to consider when comparing industry groups:
Degree of Competition in the Industry
Supply/Demand Dynamics for the Industrys Products
Industry Cost Structure
Degree of Government Regulation-Favorable or Not
Exposure to the Business Cycle
Relative Financial Norms and Standards

You are asked to write a 5-10 page paper providing your analysis of the issues involved in your selection of the industry group that you conclude is most likely to prosper in the coming months and your justification of your choice of that industry.


Analysis of Companies within an Industry Group

The Equity Analyst Project concludes with a final assignment. The company analysis is based on your industry selection from the Analysis of Select Industry Groups assignment. You are asked to determine which public firm classified within the industry you have selected as the most promising is itself the most promising investment within that industry.

Again, to access more details on any industry groups public companies go to http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ind_index.html and click on the name of your group to go to its Industry Center page. On each industrys summary page click on Company Index and then on Public on the subsequent page next to View: to identify the public companies in your industry. You are asked to choose one of these companies in which to invest.

At the list of public companies you can access each companys Industry CenterCompany Profile by clicking on its name. More useful is the companys stock summary page accessible by clicking on its ticker symbol. Additional comparable financial information is available via the link to Industry Browser on the left of the Industry Center page for the industry.

Beyond the information available at Yahoo! Finance more detailed information on any public company is available in the company's annual (10-K) and quarterly (10-Q) SEC filings. The SEC's database of reports is accessible at http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html. Please note that searches of the SEC database can be conducted using the companys stock ticker symbol or its CIK (Central Index Key) number, which is used by the SEC's systems to identify filers. Mergent Online, available via the Universitys online library, provides a company's CIK. Alternatively, information is available in the company's annual report (often available on the company's homepage or via http://www.annualreports.com/).

You are asked to write a 5-10 page paper providing your analysis of the companies in the selected industry group and your justification of your choice of the best company to invest in within that group.

In conducting your analysis you are strongly encouraged to draw on the material in the textbooks chapter 14, Financial Statement Analysis, as well as chapter 13, Equity Valuation. There is also ample support online. Here are a few possibilities:

-- http://www.investopedia.com/university/stockpicking/
-- http://www.fool.com/school/basics/basics06.htm
-- http://www.fool.com/School/HowtoValueStocks.htm
-- http://www.moneychimp.com/articles/valuation/stockvalue.htm


Please remember that you are seeking to choose the stock of the company that represents the best investment, which may likely not be the best company in terms of revenue and earnings. The best companys stock may already be so highly valued that it provides limited upside as an investment. A poorer performing company, in contrast, may have a stock price that trades below its intrinsic value and provides better prospects of appreciation.

I have to create a contextual report for my last year of uni, which is kinda like a disseration paper.

The topic i chose for this was security analysis mobile adhoc networks. I choose this topic because there are currently a lot of security issues related to mobile adhoc networks, and it would be easy to create an artefact for it.

The contextual report itself can be divided into three sections:
1. Introduction
2. The Contextual Review (includes: market research & market surveys)
3. Planning for the artefact (Output from market research & market surveys)

For the 3rd part you will need a bit info on my artefact (solution to security issues regarding Mobile Adhoc Networks):
I will use the output from market survey & market survey to create a secure mobile adhoc network using packet tracer (a program made by cisco) or NS2 (Open Source Networking tool).

Citation/ references should be in Harvard style.
The sources you will use should include journals & websites

And any findings should be as recent as possible.

I will email more info on contextual report and market survey to your email.
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The Fundamental Analysis of Coach Inc. (Financial analysis report) Writing down "Top-down approach security analysis-content for Coach Inc. (Stock symbol: COH)" Using the ten years data analysis this company and give the financial report to analysis this company. (The S&P Company?s web site has provided some of the data) Try to create an economic analysis that allowed potential investors to view a comprehensive picture of the desirability of Coach Inc. stock. Be careful about the plagiarism. Thank you~ The report content should be below:

1. Economy (Market) Analysis
2. Industry Analysis
3. Company Analysis
A. Abstract
B. Methodology
C. Brief History of the Company
D. Analysis of Financial Statements (Ratio analysis)
? Liquidity Ratios: Current ratio
? Operating Efficiency: Asset Turnover
? Operating Profitability Ratios: Net profit margin, Return on Equity, and Du Pont
? Risk Analysis: Business Risk and Financial Risk, Variability, and Debt/Equity
E. Application of CAPM and Analysis
F. Estimating the Value of the Company and Analysis
? EPS
? P/E
? Sustainable Growth Rate
? PEG
? Investment Decisions
1. Comparing the estimated value to the current market price
2. Comparing the expected rate of return to the required rate
G. Additional Measures of Relative Value and Analysis
? P/BV
? P/CF
H. Measures of Value Added and Analysis
? EVA
? MVA
I. Comments and Conclusion

References
Appendix A: Formulae
Appendix B: Graphs
Appendix C: Tables
Appendix D: Figures

The Fundamental Analysis of Johnson & Johnson Inc. (Financial analysis report) Writing down "Top-down approach security analysis-content for Johnson & Johnson Inc. (Stock symbol: JNJ)" Using the ten years data analysis this company and give the financial report to analysis this company. (The company?s web site has provided some of the data) The report content should be below:

1. Economy (Market) Analysis
2. Industry Analysis
3. Company Analysis
A. Abstract
B. Methodology
C. Brief History of the Company
D. Analysis of Financial Statements (Ratio analysis)
? Liquidity Ratios: Current ratio
? Operating Efficiency: Asset Turnover
? Operating Profitability Ratios: Net profit margin, Return on Equity, and Du Pont
? Risk Analysis: Business Risk and Financial Risk, Variability, and Debt/Equity
E. Application of CAPM and Analysis
F. Estimating the Value of the Company and Analysis
? EPS
? P/E
? Sustainable Growth Rate
? PEG
? Investment Decisions
1. Comparing the estimated value to the current market price
2. Comparing the expected rate of return to the required rate
G. Additional Measures of Relative Value and Analysis
? P/BV
? P/CF
H. Measures of Value Added and Analysis
? EVA
? MVA
I. Comments and Conclusion

References
Appendix A: Formulae
Appendix B: Graphs
Appendix C: Tables
Appendix D: Figures

Be careful about the plagiarism. Thank you~

CASE 1: Warren Buffett:
Using the information in Case Study 1 answer the following questions.
(a) From Warren Buffett?s perspective, what is the intrinsic value? Why is it accorded such importance? How is it estimated? What are the alternatives to intrinsic value? Why does Buffett reject them?
(b) Critically assess Buffett?s investment philosophy. Identify points where you agree and disagree with him.
(c) Should Berkshire Hathaway?s shareholders endorse the acquisition of PacifiCorp? Why?


CASE 2: Bill Miller and Value Trust:
Using the information in Case Study 2 and the finance textbook by Bishop, Faff, Oliver and Twite, Corporate Finance, answer the following questions.
(a) How well has Value Trust performed in recent years? In making that assessment, what benchmark(s) are you using? How do you measure investment performance? What does good performance mean to you?
(b) What might explain the fund?s performance? To what extent do you believe an investment strategy, such as Miller?s, explains performance?
(c) Consider the mutual fund industry. What roles do portfolio managers play? What are the differences between fundamental and technical securities analysis? How well do mutual funds generally perform relative to the overall market?
(d) What is capital-market efficiency? What are its implications for investment performance in general? What are the implications for fund managers if the market exhibits characteristics of strong, semi-strong, or weak efficiency?
(e) Suppose that you are an advisor to wealthy individuals in the area of equity investments. In 2005, would you recommend investing in Miller?s Value Trust? What beliefs about the equity markets does your answer reflect?

go to www.fool.com

in the top row, go to the Search box and type in How to Value Stocks, and call up the series on How to Value (Evaluate) Stocks, and read the following 7 articles and sub-articles (right-hand column). Now summarize what you have learned from these articles.

1. How to Read a Balance Sheet
- Current Asset
- Current Liabilities
- Debt and Equity
- Current & Quick Ratio
- Working Capital
- Price/Book, DSO & Turns
2. Introduction to Valuation
- Earnings-Based Valuation
- Revenues-Based Valuation
- Cash-Flow Based Valuations
- Equity-Based Valuations
- Yield-Based Valuations
- Member-Based Valuations
3. Security Analysis
- What is This Crazy Lil Thing Called Stock?
- Valuation: The Price Paid in Relation to the Cash Created
- Quality: A Measure of Excellence
- Depth of Knowledge: The Circle of Competence
- Time: The Ultimate Arbiter of Returns
- Finding Information
4. The Fool Ratio
- The P/E Ratio
- The Growth Rate Examined
- Calculating the Growth Rate
- The Fool Ratio Explained
5. Return on Equity
- Profit Margin
- Asset Management
- Leverage
- An Example
6. A Look at ROIC
- Better than ROE
- An Example
- True Performance
- Declining ROIC
- Equity Isnt Free
- Cashs Role
7. PEGulator

*my friend order same project coupule days ago.so please be sure that different writer and different project.
1.Select 10 companies and lookup ticker symbols
2.Create a yahoo finance account and create portfolio
3.Identify the industries for which your companies are in; and identify (cite) the investment style for which analysts considers your companies to be?
4.Choose two economic indicators from each class (leading, coincident, lagging) and research the recent data regarding each. Determine if these indicators are suggesting a continued downward direction for our economy or a correction. Summarize your findings.
5.Now research the industries that comprise your portfolio. Determine if the economic data from above is consistent with what you are finding with the industries. Develop an opinion on why you believe the economic data supports or does not support the direction in which your industries will be heading.
6.Now that you have an opinion about your industries, it is time to build a case for the companies you have chosen within your portfolio. Find financial statements for each of the companies using EDGAR, yahoo finance, morningstar, etc. Check to see what each company projects to be their earnings growth and their dividend growth. We will be using this information as a part of the dividend discount model (Security Analysis chapter) and to assess P/E ratios. This exercise will get you familiar with fundamental analysis. In your opinion, make upward or downward adjustments to the earnings and dividend projections based on your research of the economic data from above. Feel free to use anywhere from a 5%-10% adjustment in any direction, or to leave the projections as is.
7.In addition to the fundamental analysis, make an assessment using technical analysis. Based on the reading from chapter 6 of the supplemental reading, create a 50-day and 200-day moving average chart indicator for each of your stocks. You will need historical prices for this technical analysis (use Excel to make life easier). Indicate if you purchased your stock at a price above or below the moving average (50/200).
8.Now that you feel confident (hopefully) about your stocks, lets now consider if the portfolio is consistent with Markowitz s theory of portfolio selections. Are you diversified according to Markowitz? If not, then make the case why your portfolio has advantages over what he would recommend.
9.Next, lets look to see who your portfolio would be appropriate for. That is to say, what risk level would someone need be comfortable with to be eligible for your portfolio. Read section on risk assessment in text. Recreate survey to administer to a dozen people. Based on the surveys, which of your respondents would your portfolio be appropriate for?
10.Its time now to consider your risk-free asset. That is to say Bonds. Now I know what youre thinkingbonds are not risk-freeand your right. There is reinvestment risk and price risk associated with bonds. But let us still consider bonds as a safer investment vehicle than equities. Select either a bond index mutual fund/ETF or an individual corporate or government bond. Describe/explain the characteristics of what you selected. By that I mean, the duration, time to maturity, yield to maturity, coupon rate, etc. Given your equity portfolio and your respondents, how much of the respondents assets would you allocate to the bond selection. Finally explain how you would respond if interest rates move against what your indicator suggested it would do. Specifically, what immunization strategy would you employ?
11.Did you have excess returns? What was your over or under performance? What was the contribution to security selection to relative performance? What was the contribution of asset allocation to relative performance?





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1.Select 10 companies and lookup ticker symbols
2.Create a yahoo finance account and create portfolio
3.Identify the industries for which your companies are in; and identify (cite) the investment style for which analysts considers your companies to be?
4.Choose two economic indicators from each class (leading, coincident, lagging) and research the recent data regarding each. Determine if these indicators are suggesting a continued downward direction for our economy or a correction. Summarize your findings.
5.Now research the industries that comprise your portfolio. Determine if the economic data from above is consistent with what you are finding with the industries. Develop an opinion on why you believe the economic data supports or does not support the direction in which your industries will be heading.
6.Now that you have an opinion about your industries, it is time to build a case for the companies you have chosen within your portfolio. Find financial statements for each of the companies using EDGAR, yahoo finance, morningstar, etc. Check to see what each company projects to be their earnings growth and their dividend growth. We will be using this information as a part of the dividend discount model (Security Analysis chapter) and to assess P/E ratios. This exercise will get you familiar with fundamental analysis. In your opinion, make upward or downward adjustments to the earnings and dividend projections based on your research of the economic data from above. Feel free to use anywhere from a 5%-10% adjustment in any direction, or to leave the projections as is.
7.In addition to the fundamental analysis, make an assessment using technical analysis. Based on the reading from chapter 6 of the supplemental reading, create a 50-day and 200-day moving average chart indicator for each of your stocks. You will need historical prices for this technical analysis (use Excel to make life easier). Indicate if you purchased your stock at a price above or below the moving average (50/200).
8.Now that you feel confident (hopefully) about your stocks, lets now consider if the portfolio is consistent with Markowitz s theory of portfolio selections. Are you diversified according to Markowitz? If not, then make the case why your portfolio has advantages over what he would recommend.
9.Next, lets look to see who your portfolio would be appropriate for. That is to say, what risk level would someone need be comfortable with to be eligible for your portfolio. Read section on risk assessment in text. Recreate survey to administer to a dozen people. Based on the surveys, which of your respondents would your portfolio be appropriate for?
10.Its time now to consider your risk-free asset. That is to say Bonds. Now I know what youre thinkingbonds are not risk-freeand your right. There is reinvestment risk and price risk associated with bonds. But let us still consider bonds as a safer investment vehicle than equities. Select either a bond index mutual fund/ETF or an individual corporate or government bond. Describe/explain the characteristics of what you selected. By that I mean, the duration, time to maturity, yield to maturity, coupon rate, etc. Given your equity portfolio and your respondents, how much of the respondents assets would you allocate to the bond selection. Finally explain how you would respond if interest rates move against what your indicator suggested it would do. Specifically, what immunization strategy would you employ?
11.Did you have excess returns? What was your over or under performance? What was the contribution to security selection to relative performance? What was the contribution of asset allocation to relative performance?

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY

This security analysis project is designed to give you practice in applying various techniques to evaluate the investment desirability of a firm's common stock. One of the main purposes of this project is to familiarize you with the tools and techniques of using financial information that is pertinent to security valuation. You will be working with readily available data in your analysis.

Suggested Structure:

The title of the report and the student's name should appear on the outside cover of the report. A binder is not necessary but the paper must be securely fastened together.

1. Title page. DO NOT DUE
2. Table of Contents. DO NOT DUE
3. Executive Summary ? Required one to two pages in length. This summary and conclusion/recommendation section must be clear and concise.

4. The Report Proper.

Economic and Market Analysis: In this section you will provide an analysis of key economic trends. You will assess the stock market and determine how conducive the market is to stock investment in the near (1-2 years) and longer term (3-5 years out).

Industry Analysis: The future prospects of the industry that your selected company belongs to will be analyzed in this section. All sources you use for projections must be properly cited. There are eight pertinent issues listed in your text that must be considered in your analysis.

You must also briefly discuss long-term and short-term prospects regarding:
(i) Industry growth
(ii) Competitive environment
(iii) Technology, research and development

Company Analysis: In the company analysis you will need to come to a conclusion on the riskiness of the company and stock, its valuation and whether it is properly valued or not. In order to do this you will need to assess the management, the financial strength and so forth.

Qualitative Factors to include:
i) Introduction - a short description of the company.
ii) Demand for their products - stability and trend.
iii) Outlook and prospective new products.
iv) Nature of the production process and cost structure
v) Competitive factors faced by the company.
vi) Special problems of the company (and industry) - government regulation, litigation, tariffs, foreign demand, etc.
vii) Quality of management ? the ten items listed in the ten are of use here.

Quantitative Factors:

Financial Statement Analysis:
Collect financial statement data for at least five years, both company and industry.
Conduct a ratio analysis of the company and industry.
Analyze the ratios for strengths and weaknesses.
Be aware of debt provisions.

Risk Analysis and Beta:

Calculate the beta and total risk measures of the stock. Evaluate the market performance of the stock. You should look at these measures in both a short and long term perspective. Determine the appropriate discount rate for the company.

Valuation:

i) Calculate the intrinsic value of your security using more than one method and variant of the models (CAPM, APT, Constant growth model, etc.). See how these values change for optimistic versus pessimistic states of the economy and the related growth rates.
ii) Compute the expected rate of return and the variability of the rate of return as a near term and long term (five years forward) investment.

(D) Recommendation:

Determine if you would purchase today, and the length of holding period for the common stock of the company. Support your decisions by referring to your analysis. At what price would you buy?

5. A Bibliography is required. You will be graded on proper use of English, grammar, page numbering and citations.

TITLE: ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS COMMANDER CARRIER GROUP SEVEN; UNITED STATES NAVY
Organizational Analysis Paper.
1. Write a 5 page, APA FORMAT, 12/ARIAL, organizational analysis paper on your organization (COMMANDER CARRIER GROUP, UNITED STATES NAVY) covered from the documentation below.
2. This paper should express your sociological view introduced in this course have impacted your perceptions.
3. Ref: J. Post, A. Lawrence, & Weber J (Eds.), Contemporary Business Issues with Readings (9th ed., pp. 1-247). 1999. New York: McGraw-Hill Primis Custom Publishing.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
Business Organizations in Society
? Recognize the roles and responsibilities that a business has within the community.
? Analyze the contemporary relationship between business and society.
? Describe how capitalism has influenced the role of business in society.
? Differentiate between the social realities of high- and low-income workers.
Organizations and the Ethical Environment
? Analyze how ethics play a part in business decisions.
? Examine the underlying issues of an organization?s mission statement.
Business Organizations and Government in a Global Society
? Examine the impact of globalization on business practices.
? Recognize the issues resulting from diverse groups entering American business organizations.
The Business Organization and the Individual
? Examine the relationship between employer and employee.
? Illustrate how entitlement impacts organizational culture.
? Recognize recent changes in philosophy regarding employee rights and responsibilities.
Social Issues
? Identify family issues that impact the work environment.
? Examine the impact of underlying social processes on business organizations.
Technology Issues
? Examine the impact of technology on contemporary organizations.
? Compare the past and present influence of technology on business organizations.
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THE COPORATION AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS
1. Why are business, government, and society an interactive system?
a. Business decisions impact society (general public)
b. Government decisions impact business
c. Both government and Business impact the general public
2. What kind of involvement does business have with other segments of society?
a. Business and society decisions have a social impact society can influence whether a business firm will prosper or fail. Businesses will fail if the people and government demand to much and the people will fail when the Business fails by losing jobs and products.
3. Who are corporation?s primary and secondary stakeholders?
a. PRIMARY (directly)
1. WHOLESALERS
2. EMPLOYEES
3. STOCKHOLDERS
4. CREDITORS
5. SUPPLIERS
6. CUSTOMERS
7. COMPETITORS
b. SECONDARY (indirectly)
1. LOCAL COMMUNITIES
2. FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL GOVERNEMENT
3. FOREIGN GOVERNEMENTS
4. SOCIAL ACTIVIST GROUPS
5. MEDIA
6. BUSINESS SUPPORT GROUPS
7. GENERAL PUBLIC
4. Why are stakeholders important to a corporation and how can they affect its success?
a. Stakeholders may damage or halt a company?s operation, but they can come to aid and support a company that is in trouble. Stakeholders can exercise their economic, political, and other powers in ways that benefit or challenge the organization.
5. What major forces of change are reshaping the business environment for companies?
a. FORCE 1: Strategic and Social Challenges, Strategic rethinking or reengineering business operations
b. FORCE 2: Ethical Expectations and Public Values, the public wants corporate manager to apply ethical principles in business decisions
c. FORCE 3: Global Economic Change,
d. FORCE 4: The Changing Role of Government and Public Policy, democratic reforms, eg glasnost (openness) and perestroika (reform, reconstruction and renewal) in the Soviet Union
e. FORCE 5: Ecological and Natural Resource Concerns, strike a balance between industrial production and nature?s limits
f. FORCE 6: Technology and New Knowledge,
6. How do globalization, ecological concerns, and ethical norms affect corporate stakeholders? Companies should have a strategy that combines business goals and broad social interests.
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BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ISSUES
1. Why do the expectations of stakeholders matter to organizations and managers?
a. If expectations are unmet, it can trigger an action that can put pressure on business and government
2. What is the life cycle through which public issues evolve?
a. PHASE 1 CHANGING STAKEHOLDER EXPECTIONS
b. PHASE 2 POLITICAL ACTION
c. PHASE 3 FORMAL GOVERNMENT ACTION
d. PHASE 4 LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION
3. What is the mission and purpose of a company?s public affairs function?
a. Collecting and analyzing the social and political environment
4. What strategies can an organization use to cope with specific public issues?
a. Develop a proactive strategy to address public issues
5. What activities make up an issues management system?
a. ISSUE IDENTIFICATION-scanning newspapers
b. ISSUES ANALYSIS-identify the facts and analysis
c. POLICY OPTIONS- develop course of actions
d. PROGRAM DESIGN- design and implement
6. What are the elements of effective crisis management?
a. Respond to short-term and immediate shocks; accidents, distress
7. What must a company do to strategically manage its stakeholder relations?
a. Be aware of company stakeholders
b. Proactive thinking and planning ahead
c. Company should manage issues carefully and consistently
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Corporate Social Responsibility
1. What is the basic meaning of corporate social responsibility?
a. Means that a corporation should be held accountable for any of its actions that effect people, their communities, and their environment.
2. Where and when did the idea of social responsibility originate?
a. Adopted by business leader early twentieth century, considering all corporate stakeholders when making business decisions
3. What must a company do to be considered socially responsible?
a. Philanthropic contributions (charity principle)
b. Business manager act a public trustee recognizing that business and society are intertwined and interdependent (stewardship principle)
c. Employee volunteerism
4. Is corporate social responsibility practiced by businesses around the world?
a. Yes, however they reflect cultural values and traditions of their particular country
5. What are the limits of corporate social responsibility?
a. Legitimacy
b. Costs
c. Efficiency
d. Scope and Complexity
6. How does business meet its economic and legal obligations while being socially responsible?
a. Following an enlightened self-interest approach, a firm may be economically rewarded while society benefits from the firm?s actions.
b. Abiding by legal requirements can also guide businesses in serving various groups in society.
c. Managers should consider all of the company?s stakeholders and their interests.
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Socially Responsive Management
1. What groups and social forces changed the way management responds to the social environment?
a. Consumer advocates
b. Environmentalists
c. Anti-War Activist
d. African-American groups
e. Women groups
f. Communities protested
2. What influences and forces should be monitored by managers when developing a socially responsive program?
a. The processes a firm establishes to address social demands initiated by corporate stakeholders within the macroenvironment of business segments
i. Economic Segment
ii. Political Segment
iii. Social Segment
iv. Technological Segment
3. What are the stages in the model of social responsiveness?
a. Policy Stage
i. Aware of the surrounding environment
b. Learning Stage
i. Identify the social problem
ii. Specialized learning
iii. Administrative learning
c. Organizational commitment Stage
i. Normal part of doing business
4. What elements are critical for a business to effectively manage the corporate social environment?
a. Top Management philosophy
b. Socially responsive Strategy
c. Socially responsive structure
d. Line manager involvement
5. Can a firm?s management of the social environment be assessed?
a. Corporate social audits
b. Performance audits
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MISSION STATEMENT

COMMANDER CARRIER GROUP MISSIONS are to plan and conduct operations/exercises in surface, subsurface, and air strike warfare as directed by the numbered Fleet Commander as well as participate in the development of tactical doctrine. In addition, provide assistance to the Type Commanders in the preparation of employment schedules and to supervise operational training and all elements of combat effectiveness. Further the staff will ensure that assigned ships are maintained at the highest possible standard of operational and material readiness.
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Mission statement Activity Sheet
Question #1: Do you believe the mission of your organization truly reflects what the organization actually does? Why or why not?
Answer # 1: The mission statement truly reflects the organizational activities as it gives a guideline as well that what the staff is expected to do and the highest level of commitment that is needed for the job. Obviously the organization do a lot more than the activities mentioned, for e.g., strategically and security analysis but the main job is, whatever the work is do it effectively.
Question #2: What impact do the mission statements in your group have on the employees in the organization? For example, are employees specifically mentioned in any of the mission statements? How is the impact felt?
Answer # 2: The vision of a company can not completed by considering its employees. When we talk about the preparation of employment schedules, supervising operational training and combat effectiveness, we highlight the importance of human capital in our organization.
Question #3: What impact do the mission statements in your group have on society at large? (This includes local, state, national, and even international society.)
Answer # 3: The impact of the mission statement can be felt in the organization as different department work together to achieve the goals as stated in the mission statement. If we talk in a broader term this impact can be felt at the societal level, as it requires them to work efficiently and effectively. Internationally it acts as torchbearer for all naval forces who are working outside the country. The mission statement is essential for the organization, as the people know how and where to efficiently use their human resources.
Question #4: For each of the mission statements, is the organization?s emphasis on: 1) people, 2) productivity, 3) money, 4) principle, or 5) some other emphasis? Who is the target audience for the mission statement?
Answer # 4: The mission statement targets mainly the employees of the organization. It gives them motivation and a clear vision. In fact it emphasize on productivity by people who abide by the principle. If we take an overview of the statement, it is a comprehensive guideline that specify a general job description, requires discipline and high level of commitment and alertness from the staff.
Question #5: Pick out "key words" in each statement that are meant to define impacts on social processes and/or society in some way. Key words are action words or phrases that set the tone for the statement. (Some key words are: ethics, profit, respect, community, vision, etc.)
Answer # 5: Some key words mentioned in the mission statement are tactical doctrine, assistance, effectiveness and highest possible standard. One can clearly understand by these terms that sheer hard working and devotion could be the key to success in the organization.

Security Assessment and Recommendations (Scenario Will Be Uploaded)

Overview

This course does involve a lot of technical information and theory but, what really matters is how this knowledge can be used to identify and remediate real-world security issues. What you learn in this course should be directly applicable to your work environment. The course project that you will complete is designed to further this goal. In Phase I of the project you will use Aircraft Solutions where you will identify potential security weaknesses.

Phase I

In this phase you will identify potential security weaknesses for Aircraft Solutions.
Security weaknesses ??" You must choose two from the following three areas:
hardware
software
policy (excluding password policies)
and identify an item that requires improved security.

To clarify: you must identify
a) one hardware and one software weakness or,
b) one hardware and one policy weakness or,
c) one software and one policy weakness.

You must define the asset or policy with sufficient detail to justify your assessment. Your assessment must include:
the vulnerability associated with the asset or policy
the possible threats against the asset or policy
the likelihood that the threat will occur (risk)
the consequences to mission critical business processes should the threat occur
how the organizations competitive edge will be affected should the threat occur


Other Required Elements:
Cover sheet
APA-style In-text citations and Reference section
Minimum length 3 pages, maximum length 5 pages (not counting cover sheet, diagram(s), references). Do not exceed the maximum length.

Grading Standards

For Phase I. The grading standards is:
Phase I: Grading Standards ??" Total 100 points

Security Weaknesses ??" Identifies two plausible and significant weaknesses from required list (hardware, software, policy). Includes realistic vulnerability(s) associated with the asset or policy, plausible and likely threats against the asset or policy, an estimation of the likelihood that the threat will occur (risk), the consequences to mission critical business processes should the threat occur, and how the organizations competitive edge will be affected should the threat occur. 80 points

Presentation ??" Writing quality and flow demonstrates a graduate-level writing competency and does not contain misspellings, poor grammar, incorrect punctuation, and questionable sentence structure (syntax errors). 20 points


There are faxes for this order.

Security on the web ? what are the issues for major banks?

Expectations

1. Make sure your report title isn?t too broad, which will allow you to fit within the word limit. Keep to the title and include all relevant issues.
2. Express other authors? ideas in your own words but add your own supported ideas and opinions. To do this you need to analyse and criticise ideas where appropriate and argue your point of view. Support your statements and opinions with extensive referencing.
3. Show in the content of your assignment that you have consulted a reasonable range of online articles as well as traditional books and journals. Please note: 75% of all your references must be less than 2 years old (i.e. >2002).
4. Be clear and concise in your expression paying particular attention to sentence structure. Put yourself in the reader?s position and ask ?Is the meaning clear??
5. Pay attention to the rules of writing in relation to paragraphing, punctuation, spelling, etc.
6. Use headings in the body of your report where appropriate. You must integrate information and analysis and not just ?dump? information under headings.
7. Generally avoid direct quotations except short ones used for a particular effect. It is better to express the idea in your own words (paraphrase), though this must be acknowledged with a reference.
8. Acknowledge the sources of both direct quotes, ideas of others and background information by the use of appropriate references. This applies to material found online, as well as in traditional sources.

Format of the essay

The structure of your report must be as follows. Use the same sub-headings.

Report title
Abstract (maximum 200 words). It is a brief overview of the report. This states what your research has found and how it fits in with what others have found in this area. An abstract is not meant to tell the reader what they are about to read in the report, it is meant to be a summary of the total report (including the findings).
Introduction (maximum 400 words). This section is basically a very brief background information and the current state of play in your topic area. It differs from an abstract in that it states how you will cover this topic, that is your scope.
Body (maximum 1,500 words) - includes the actual report details. The best approach for this section would be to present the arguments and information relating to the title, and use the relevant references found to support the points stated. In other words, the references support the arguments put forward. We are looking for evidence that you have utilised the Internet to locate a variety of material for this assignment, but traditional resources can also be used.
Referencing should be within the text (that is, within your report); which is known as the Harvard System. The author?s surname and year of publication (plus page reference if necessary) are written in brackets in the body of your writing. For example:

Wright (1969, p. 408) comments that ?undoubtedly interviewer skill is directly related to the validity, quantity and quality of interview output?, and this would suggest some sort of interviewer training is called for. Row (1960), for example, found that trained interviewers are better able to evaluate applicants with some measure of reliability and in a study carried out in 1973, it was found that by extensive interviewer training all significant contrast effects could be eliminated
(Wexley, Sanders & Yuki 1973).

Conclusion (maximum 200 words) - summarises the material presented. No additional or previously unmentioned points or references should be raised or utilised within this section.
Reference section - the full reference to each source used in your report is placed in the reference list at the end of your work in alphabetical order. The format of this reference list, in the Harvard System, involves placing the year of publication immediately after the author?s name. Note this can be quite difficult for some web sites. However, we want you to make an effort to show the exact source of your information. Do not just give a URL for a whole newspaper like http://www.smh.com.au

Please remember that 75% of your references MUST be no more than two years old.

General information
Neither the use of ?I? (too personal) nor ?the writer? (too pompous) are recommended. It is much better to make the essay totally impersonal by avoiding both. This means that careful - and in some cases, considerable thinking must be put into some sentences to achieve impersonality.

Analysis the following:

Context of situation (tenor and mode)
Connotation, denotation, modality, positive/ negative evaluation
Formulaic language, clich?s, idioms, metaphors

The essay should take the following form:

Introduction: what you are going to analyse, and what techniques you are going to use to analyse it

Methodology: explain the techniques you are going to use (explain the meaning of context of situation, how spoken language differs from written language, etc.)

Analysis: you need only quote relevant sections as you proceed through your analysis. You can either analyse you?re the text chronologically as it comes, or you can analyse different aspects together (e,g, connotation, idioms, metaphors)

Conclusion: what you found in your analysis, and how this contributes to an understanding of the texts you have analysed (e.g. one text has a lot of words with positive/ negative connotations because the newspaper has strong feelings about the topic.

Bibliography (3 items, APA)

You have to:

Give a good explanation of the technique you are using

Show you understand the technique you are using

Show you can apply these techniques in appropriate way to the texts you are analyzing

Reach a conclusion which are clearly connected to the analysis you have done



News Article 1 (Mirror.co.uk)

Killer?s Questions: Do you believe in God?

A TEENAGE gunman went on the rampage at his school ? asking one boy: ?Do you believe in God?? before shooting him.

Nazi worshipper Jeff Weise, 16, who called himself the Angel of Death, grinned as he gunned down a security guard, five pupils and a teacher before killing himself after a shootout with police.

Fifteen pupils were injured in the spree ? America?s worst school massacre since Columbine High in 1999 which left 15 dead.

It began when Weise murdered his grandparents and stole his policeman grandad?s pistol, shotgun, bulletproof vest and police car, then drove to the school on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota.

Reggie Graves was in class when he heard Weise ? banned from school for misbehaviour ? blast his way pass the metal detector at the entrance, killing the security man.

He heard Weise confront a boy named Ryan in a nearby classroom. ?He asked Ryan if he believed in God ? then he shot him.?

Teachers herded pupils from one room to another, trying to escape the gunfireas other children begged Weise to stop shooting.

Student Sandra Hegstrom said: ?you could hear a girl saying, ?No, Jeff, quit, quit. Leave me alone. What are you doing???

She said Weise appeared to carefully choose his victims, saying he grinned and waved at one student he targeted before turning to shoot at another.

She added: ?I looked him in the eye and ran in the room, and that?s when I hid.?

Pupil Ashley Morrison saw Weise peering through a classroom window as she hid inside. He banged on the door, then walked away and she heard more shots.

She said: ?I can?t even count how many gunshots you heard. There were over 20.

?There were people screaming and they made us get behind the desk.?

Ashley called her mother on the mobile phone, crying: ?Mom, he?s trying to get in here and I?m scared.?

Weise had a brief shootout with the police who rushed the school, then turned his gun on himself.

Extra medics were flown into the state to help treat the injured.

Susan Fairbanks spoke to her 15-year-old bother Lance Crowe before he had surgery for three bullet wounds. She said: ?He said that his friend died and that he was scared.?

Martha Thunder?s son Cody, 15, was treated for a wound to the hip.

She said: ?He heard gunshots and the teacher said, ?No, that?s the janitor doing something?.

?And the next thing he knew the kid walked in there and pointed the gun right at him.?

Weise was described as a loner who usually wore black and was teased by fellow pupils.

Relatives said his father committed suicide four years ago. His mother, who has brain injuries for a car crash, lives in a Minneapolis nursing home. Pupils said Weise wrote messages expressing support for Hitler on a right-wing website. A writer who identified himself as Jeff Weise of the Red Lake Reservation posted messages under the nickname Todesangel ? German for Angel of Death.

One said: ?I guess I?ve always carried a natural admiration for Hitler and his ideals and his courage to take on larger nations.?

Another said he had been questioned by police about an alleged shooting threat at the school on April 20, Hitler?s birthday.

And a third said he believed Hitler and the Nazis just got a bad press.

The reservation is home to the 5,000 strong Red Lake Chippewa Tribe, one of the poorest in the state. Tribe Tride chairman Floyd Jourdain called it ?without a doubt the darkest hour? in their history. ?There?s not a soul that will go untouched by the tragic loss we?ve experienced here.?

State Governor Tim Pawlenty said: ?We ask Minnesotans to help comfort the families and friends who are suffering unimaginable pain.?

It was the second fatal school shooting in Minnesota in 18 months. Two pupils were killed at Rocori High in Cold Spring in September 2003. John Jason McLaughlin, 15 at the time, is awaiting trial.

News Article 2 (The Guardian, Wednesday March 23, 2005)

You could hear a girl saying, ?No. Jeff, quit, quit. Leave me alone. What are you doing??
Nine killing in deadly school rampage of neo-Nazi loner stun Red Lake

On the neo-Nazi websites where the teenage loner aired his admiration for Adolf Hitler?s notions of ethnic purity, he was known as Todesengel ? German for Angel of Death. Late on Monday, in a secluded Indian reservation in northern Minnesota, he played out those dark fantasies.

Jeff Weise, 16, shot dead his grandfather, five teenagers, a teacher, and two other adults before turning the gun on himself. A dozen others were wounded, with two in a critical condition.

It was the deadliest school shooting since April 20, 1999 when two students at Colorado?s Columbine High School killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves.

The scale of the violence overwhelmed the emergency services in the remote northern community, forcing the evaluation of some of the more seriously wounded. ?We?ve never dealt with anything like this before, ?Sherri Binkeland, spokeswoman for North County Regional Hospital, told reporters.

Even among Indian reservations, Red Lake is a particularly close community, one of only two reservations in America where all lands are held in common.

The tribal government has sole jurisdiction over the community?s 850,000 acres, and there are very few non-Indians living among the reserve?s 5100 members. Located in a secluded area of northern Minnesota, the reservation sits remote and desolate amid vast plains of farmland, on the snow-covered banks of the frozen Lower Red Lake.

But yesterday the isolation was abandoned as police officers, federal investigators, counselors and journalists descended on the reservation in its time of grief.

There will not be one soul who isn?t touched by this tragedy here in Red Lake, ?Floyd Jourdain, chairman of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, told a press conference. ?It still hasn?t sunk in.?
At Red Lake High School where the killings took place, Weise was known as a misfit and a loner, the product of a deeply troubled family. His father committed suicide four years ago, and his mother was in nursing home in Minneapolis more than 200 miles away after suffering brain injuries in a car crash.

Classmates described him yesterday as ?weird? and ?anti-social?. Relatives said he was regularly teased.

But it was unclear yesterday what knowledge his classmates or the authorities in Red Lake had about Jeff Weise?s inner life, which he pursued on a number of neo-Nazi websites, according to the St Paul Pioneer press.

In his postings, Weise showed strong identification with Hitler, and ideas of racial supremacy, calling himself Native ? Nazi as well as Todesengel.

?I guess I?ve always carried a natural admiration for Hitler and his ideals, and his courage to take on larger nations,? said one of his postings last year.

He vented his impatience with those who did not share his fascination with Hitler, singling out his teacher for rebuke. ?The only ones who oppose my views are the teachers at the high school, and a large portion of the student body who think a Nazi is a Klansman, or a White Supremacist thug.?

On Monday, that frustration with his teachers and his classmates came pouring out in a murderous rampage. But he apparently had another score to settle first ? with his grandfather, Darryl Lussier, a known figure on the reservation where he had served as a police officer for three decades.

After shooting dead Lussier and Lussier?s companion, Weise stole his grandfather?s police-issue bulletproof vest and official car, as well as two handguns and a shot gun, and drove towards the red brick school house, arriving at about 3pm, FBL officials told a press conference yesterday.

Witnesses said that Weise had a grin on his face and waved to fellow students, as he walked along the school corridor, emptying his guns.

He was challenged by an unarmed security guard, and shot him dead before resuming his rampage. ?Mr Weise continued to roam through the school firing randomly,? the FBI spokesman, Michael Pabman, told the press conference.

Reggie Graves, 14, told AP teachers herded students from one room to another, trying to move away from the sound of the shooting. He said some students crouched under desks. Another student, Ashley Morrison, said she heard shots, then saw the gunman?s face peering though a door window of a classroom where she was hiding with several others.

?I can?t even count how many gunshots you heard, there was over 20?There were people screaming, and they made us get behind the desk,? she said.

Armed tribal police soon arrived to confront the teenager, forcing his retreat into a classroom where he shot dead five students before turning the gun on himself.

According to the Associated Press, three of the students were shot in the head at close range. ?You could hear a girl saying, ?No, Jeff, quit, quit. Leave me alone. What are you doing??? one student, Sondra Hegstrom, said.

That remained unclear yesterday, with FBI struggling to piece together a motive for what they believed was a pre-meditated attack.

Some of those clues may eventually be provided by Weise himself, from his involvement with neo-Nazi websites. In a posting year, he admits that he was questioned by police after a threat against the school in what could have been a possible warning sign.

?By the way, I?m being blamed for a threat on the school I attend because someone said they were going to shoot up the school on 4/20, Hitler?s birthday, and just because I claim being a National Socialist, guess whom they?ve pinned,? he wrote in comments posted at 11:41pm, April 19, 2004.

The newspaper went on to report that Weise was subsequently cleared, and quoted him as saying: ?I?m glad for that. I don?t much care for jail, I?ve never been there and I don?t plan on it.?

For the people on the Red Lake reserve, the killing spree was ?the darkest hour in the history of our tribe?, said Mr Jourdain. ?Our community is devastated by this. We have never seen anything like this in the history of our tribe.?

Poverty, strife and few jobs

Red Lake reservation, which is home to about 5,100 Chippewa Indians, has a long and troubles history of poverty, unemployment and internal struggles for control of its 850,000 acres.

For 10 years, unemployment on the reserve, in an isolated part of northern Minnesota, has hovered close to 60%.

Its schools are among the worst in the state; four of five students at Weise?s high school live below the poverty line. Red Lake has tried to earn money from gaming; it established three casinos in an attempt to provide unemployment.

In the 1980s, it was the scene of violent riots after civil rights abuses by the tribal authorities. In the past 10 years, however, a new generation of tribal leaders has been committed to reform.

News Article 3 (The Sun online)

Smiling Nazi loner kills 9

A CRAZED student was SMILING as he blasted fellow pupils in a school gun massacre that left nine dead.

Heavily-armed loner Jeff Weise, 16, smirked and waved as he went down a corridor shooting at will.

The Nazi-obsessed teenager asked a pal called Ryan if he believed in God ? then shot him.

And a petrified girl begged for her life with the words: ?No, Jeff, quit, quit. Leave me alone.?

The teenager even fired at a door as a school superintendent desperately held it shut while 25 pupils cowered on the other side.

At least 15 students were also wounded in the bloodbath at Red Lake High School, Minnesota.

Weise ? who dubbed himself Angel of Death on right-wing internet chat rooms ? killed 12 classmates and a teacher at Columbine High, Colorado, in 1999.

The teenager bagan the rampage by killing his granddad Daryl Lussier and his wife at their home.

He is then believed to have grabbed to handguns, a shotgun and a bullet-proof vest owned by Mr Lussier, a long-serving cop in the Indian reservation community.

Weise fled in the murdered officer?s police pick-up truck and rammed it into the side of the school building.

The teenager then shot dead a security guard standing beside a metal detector to stop knives coming into the school.

Next, he loosed off rounds while swaggering down a corridor ? as terrified pupils barricaded themselves in classrooms.

Weise eventually forced his way into a room and shot dead teacher Neva Roger, 52. Then he killed five of her students.

One of them was named as ninth-grader Thuriene Mari Stillday.

Teacher Diane Schwanz told how the killer tried to break down the door to her room. She added: ?I got onto the floor and call cops.?

Pupil Ashley Morrison was in her room and used her mobile to call mother Wendy, who listened to the horror.

As Weise peered through a window in the door, she screamed: ?Mum, he?s trying to get in here.? Ashley said later: ?I heard over 20 gunshots.?

One unarmed pupil revealed: ?He pointed his gun at a boy and changed his mind, smiled, waved at him and shot somebody else.?

It was not known last night if pal Ryan or the girl who begged for her life were among the dead.

Weise, who always were black, was banned from school by 300 American Indians and had a home tutor.

He wrote of his admiration for Adolf Hitler on websites, using the penname ?Native Nazi?.

Weise?s father committed suicide 4 years ago and his mother was brain-damaged after a car crash.

One pupil said the teenager was one suicidal ? and claimed he said: ?It would be cool if I shot up the school?.

Security is considered a "cost" center rather than a "profit" center. Yet, successful security Directors are generating revenue to offset security expenses. Please research how security directors and their departments can generate profit, prevent losses and protect the company's reputation.
Some websites to utilize for your research can be:
www.asisonline.org
www.csoonline.com

Analysis of a contemporary OHSE topic (Silicosis)

The report should cover:
 a brief introduction to the OHSE issue (Silicosis)
 an analysis of Silicosis,management systems and occupational/toxicology studies
 an analysis of those parts of the Silicosis issues that are less apparent components of the issue (for example, impacts other than health- environment etc).
an assessment of the OHSE interactions;
 your take on the issue;
 a concluding section which provides critical synthesis.

There are faxes for this order.

Analysis of Personal and Organizational Ethics and Values between For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations

Scenario:
You are an ethnographic researcher writing an article for a popular organizational behavior research journal. Your purpose is to identify key problems related to business ethics in a Not-for-Profit and For- Profit organization. In this potential article please complete the following activities:

Outline the company profile of the not for profit company you chose to analyze (consult the week #2 journal for the information you should include). Explain the ethical dilemma that it faced or is currently facing. Analyze the way that it responded to this ethical dilemma and outline the legal, social, or political outcomes that emerged after the actions were taken..
Outline the company profile of the for profit company you chose to analyze (consult the week #2 journal for the information you should include). Explain the ethical dilemma that it faced or is currently facing. Analyze the way that it responded to this ethical dilemma and outline the legal, social, or political outcomes that emerged after the actions were taken.
In part three of your paper, please provide your personal reflections on the ethical actions that were taken in relation to the problem. Evaluate those actions from your own ethical standpoint. Use these questions to inspire your analysis: Did the company respond in a morally responsible way? Did the company respond in a morally irresponsible way? Did the company create the ethical dilemma or was the dilemma the outcome of an unforeseen force? Could the company have done more? Who was responsible for the problem and how could it have been prevented?
Remember that when you analyze something you should present logical reasoning and factual evidence to support your position. Do not merely answer these questions using simplistic yes and no answers. Instead, you should always support your position with logical argumentation and evidence that explains why you believe what you believe.
In part 4 of your paper please create a critique of the actions of these companies based on two of the philosophical theories that you studied earlier in the course (deontology, utilitarianism, egoism, virtue ethics, moral relativism). Determine which moral theory the company appears to be abiding by in relation to this issue. Explain the attributes of the decision that make you believe that this is the ethical perspective of the company. If you agree with the ethical theory of the company, explain why this is the best ethical position on the issue. If you do not, explain which ethical position would be better to utilize in this situation and why you believe that this position is better. Here are some sample questions to guide your thinking:
Which ethical theory did the company use in making its decision? Was it the best? Why or why not?
Which ethical theory should the company have used? Why?
What is the ideal relationship between bad or suffering and profit?
What does it mean to run an ethical business?
What is the best way for a company to maintain its competitive edge and contribute to overall good or happiness in relation to its workers and customers?
Logistics and Length Requirements
Your paper needs to be 10 double-spaced pages, not counting the cover page and the reference list. You papers should abide by APA requirements. You must use at least ten scholarly sources. Here is a breakdown of the page length requirements you should abide by as you complete this project.


Part 1: 3 pages
Part 2: 3 pages
Part 3: 2 pages (one for each company)
Part 4: 2 pages (one for each company)
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

Must be at least ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title page and reference list), and formatted according to APA style.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student?s name
Course name and number
Instructor?s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must document all sources in APA style
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style.

Attached id the bibliography with the sources and the week journals to refer to.

Analysis of how various leading indicators such as home interest rates, and unemployment levels have been affected in the past by natural disasters, wars, ect., and how the events of 9/11/01 have affected these indicators cureently and what can be expected in the future.

Analysis of social policies towards hard of hearing people in Germany from 1996 to 2006 (through the welfare state theories of Esping-Anderson and Titmuss) - TOPIC

This research paper is actually one chapter of the Master thesis on Social policies towards hard of hearing people in Germany. NOTE: I understand that it can be difficult to look for policies specifically towards hard of hearing people (do not confuse with Deaf!), so if nothing exists, please analyse policy towards people with disabilities overall.

AT LEAST 1 PAGES in total must be about benefits that social policies have provided for hard of hearing (hearing aids, induction loop systems, etc.) in 1994-2006, and implications of policies for hearing-impaired people (DO NOT WRITE ABOUT SIGN LANGUAGE, IT IS NOT FOR HARD OF HEARING)

Plan for writing the paper:

1) Conceptualization of social policies towards people with disabilities by Esping-Anderson and Titmuss - BRIEF, 1 PAGE


2) Development of German social policy towards people with disabilities in 1994-2006 (different stages of policy development must be outlined + *what* were the main changes in disability policy in that time and what were the *implications* for people with disabilities at different periods of time within 1994-2006) - all this analysed through theories of Esping-Anderson and Titmuss - MAIN PART, 10 PAGES

3) Conclusions - ***Here it must be also said what were the positive and negative (if any) implications of the changes in social policies and of the new laws for the *social inclusion* of people with disabilities and hard of hearing people in particular.*** - 12th PAGE

4) Bibliography

ATTENTION: Throughout all paper, ALL the analysis of the social policies must be done THROUGH the theories of welfare state by Gosta Esping-Anderson and Richard Titmuss. This is a strict requirement!

Literature by disability sociology researchers on disability and social policy such as Colin Barnes, Michael Oliver, Tom Shakespeare, Vic Finkelstein should be also used.

-> Minimum 3 references per page must be used!

Paper must contain *SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS* (not just an overview!! and not a legal analysis!) of the 3 main German laws adopted in 1994 -2006 and their *implications* for people with disabilities - THROUGH THE THEORIES OF TITMUSS AND ESPING-ANDERSON (additional authors welcome) -

1) 1994 Amendment of the Constitutional Law, Art.3 Abs.3 Satz 2
2) 2002 Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz (BGG), Prohibition of discrimination of people with disabilities in the field of civil law)
3) 2006 Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG), Prohibition of general discrimination


THE PLAN ABOVE IS NOT FOR MAKING AN OUTLINE,IT IS NOT NEEDED. IT IS ONLY FOR GUIDANCE AND LOGIC.ALL PAPER MUST BE AS ONE PIECE AND CONNECTED TEXT.

I will send two pdf files with articles by Anne Waldschmidt to assist your work. However, for a special reason these works should NOT be cited! And citations from them should NOT be used (as an exception, one time only). Paraphrasing in another way and DIFFERENT wording is possible (otherwise considered as plagiarism).

DO NOT USE LISTS WITH BULLET POINTS OR TABLES in this paper! THE WHOLE PAPER MUST BE AS CONNECTED TEXT.

I stress that the paper must be of a high MA thesis quality! I had NEGATIVE experiences with other agencies and I hope that your agency will not fail my trust.

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Security Threat Groups/Gangs In Prison

Research the following Security Threat Groups/Gangs: The Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, The Folk Nation, The Mexican Mafia, and MS 13. Provide an overview of each gang, focusing on the specific impact of these groups on the correctional system. Be sure to explain the following for each gang:

?Where the gang originated and who its founder was
?What its basic beliefs and mission are
?The prisons where it is the strongest and weakest (geographically)
?Whether it is growing or in decline
?The criminal activities that the gang is involved in within the prison system
?At least one example to illustrate how dangerous it is in the prison system
Conclude your paper with a comparative analysis of these gangs. What similarities and differences exist between them in regard to mission, threat level and criminal activity?You must use at least 5 references, including your course text. In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria:

?Include a cover page and references page in 10-12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable)
?Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
?Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
?Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful
?Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
?Appropriate APA citation style should be followed

Analysis of New York Times coverage of a topic from the 1950s. IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PAPER IS NOT a report on an event from the 1950s. It is an analysis of the way The New York Times reported on that topic

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Review the history of the U.S. in the 1950s and select a preliminary topic to investigate. (The sooner you do this, the more time you will have to narrow or broaden the topic, if necessary, or to change topics if another one seems more interesting or doable.)

2. Go the Historical New York Times AT the MC Library website, NOT at nytimes.com

3. Limit the search to articles only and to specific dates (and exclude articles from the AP and UPI.) Check off titles that look promising. Scan their contents. Widen or narrow the search as necessary.

4. Select at least 3-5 articles on one aspect of your topic from the 1950s.

5. Print them out. (The articles should not be included with the final paper.)

6. Take notes on the NYT articles. Are they clear? Interesting (or not)? Thorough (or not)? Accurate (or not)? Here you will judge the facts/coverage in the articles in light of the facts/coverage from the other sources as well. Provide specific examples to support your reasons on all of these points.

7. Analyze the articles further in light of what OTHER SOURCES tell you about the topic.

8. DO NOT USE ANY internet website unless you get specific approval of it by me.

9. Write a preliminary outline of your analysis of the articles. Do not write an outline of the topic or even of the order of articles. Rather the outline shows the organization of your thoughts/your analysis. This is due on Nov. 17.

10. Compile a Works Cited page with
title and date of article(s), with authors, if listed
title, author, publisher, date of books
date of class notes (if applicable)

NOTE: Cite each use of the material. Every, single use of the sources must be credited. This includes any new information, even if expressed in your own words. For an explanation of how and when to cite sources, see the School of Arts website. Also, I will help you any way I can on this and any aspect of the paper. A Note on Plagiarism: Copying/pasting from the Internet or any other source is stealing a serious academic offense and will result in an F.

11. Citation format:
for historians: author last name, page number
for NYT articles: author (if listed), title of article, date

12. Write a preliminary draft of the heart of the paper the central section i.e. your analysis of the way the articles treat the event, with examples, and evaluated in light of the way the secondary sources present the historical record. When the articles and the secondary sources differ, analyze which is likely more accurate, and why. Rewrite this central section several times.

Write the conclusion: what is your overall assessment of this particular coverage, and why?

13. Write the introduction, introducing the reader to YOUR OWN ANALYSIS OF NYTS TREATMENT.

14. Rewrite the draft many times: for clarity, accuracy, style, examples, etc.

15. Come up with an interesting title that hints at your conclusion, one that reflects
your own analysis/opinions/conclusions regarding the ARTICLES COVERAGE/TREATMENT/APPROACH to the topic. AGAIN, THE TITLE IS NOT ABOUT THE ELECTION BUT HINTS AT YOUR VIEW OF THE COVERAGE.

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Analysis Paper 1
You will do a brief research leadership paper on the practices of Ganhdi. This paper will be 8-10, double-spaced, typed pages, not including appendices. The paper should
(1) include relevant descriptive facts about the individual,
(2) provide an analysis of his/her approach to leadership USING ONLY THE FOLLOWING LEADERSHIP THEORIES: (can be found in Northouse textbook Northouse, Peter G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and Practice (6th. Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.)
1. Traits Theory
2. Skills Approach
3. Followership
4. Behavioral Theories
(FIRST FOUR CHAPTERS)
Example: How does Gandhis leadership practices follow the trait theory. What about Gandhi as a leader follows the skills approach. What is his followership like? What appraoch does he use to gain followers etc..
(3) Offer a summary of leadership lessons to be gleaned from this individual?s experiences. You will strengthen your paper if you provide at least some summary of the basic tenets of the theories/concepts used; acknowledge what might be some specific limits/weaknesses and/or assumptions the theories in analyzing the leader.
Remember to document all sources and bibliography.

Analysis of Long-Term Debt Alternatives for a City Hospital

Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper that addresses at least two of the following program characteristics for the long-term debt alternatives for hospitals.

a. Program characteristics: security, percentage financing available, financing costs, term of financing, fees, prepayment provisions, required reserves, restrictions, and payment reporting

b. Long-term debt alternatives for hospitals: conventional mortgage, taxable bonds, tax-exempt bonds, FHA-insured Mortgage (GNMA Guarantee) Note: Search a business database as well as a health care one.