Discuss the representation of the human body by the
Egyptians and the Greeks. What are the similarities and differences between the
two? What does the sculptural representation of the human form say about each
culture?
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Week 5 Soc 313 Ashford University Research Paper To complete this assignment
Week 5 Soc 313 Ashford University Research Paper To complete
this assignment, go to this week's Research Paper link in the left navigation:
Focus of the Research Paper The purpose of the Research Paper is to provide the
student an opportunity to investigate a specific issue or topic and research
current literature. Your paper must be 8 to 10 pages long and include at least
five sources from the Ashford Online Library. In the Research Paper cover the
following content specifications: Identify a chronic disease or condition and:
Describe the disease or condition from the medical perspective. Provide
statistics/data on the numbers of people dealing with/afflicted by the
condition. Your data can be city,(e.g. San Francisco, New York, Tulsa, etc.),
county, state, e.g. Iowa, Georgia, CA), or US wide specific. Make sure to cite your
sources both in-text, and a reference page. Research, identify, and discuss
psycho social challenges of the afflicted patient population. Research and
discuss a minimum of two research projects concerning the condition. Include
the location of the research projects, and the numbers of people/patients
involved in the research studies. Research, identify, and describe two successful
community based programs that help in meeting the needs of the population. How
many constituents are served by the programs? Budget? How long in operation?
Funding source (s)? Describe a minimum of two interventions that could be
suggested to assist in minimizing the impact of the illness/condition. Justify
implementation of the two interventions you are recommending. Writing the
Research Paper
This assessment task will be testing your individual responses to the questions contained in this document
This assessment task will be testing your individual
responses to the questions contained in this document. It will enable you to
demonstrate your knowledge and the application of skills relevant to that
knowledge, as well as your communication skills.
Learning objectives:
Learning objective 1: Demonstrate an understanding of
applied research problems in financial accounting, and prepare strategies for
their solution.
Learning objective 2: Demonstrate an understanding of
applied research problems in auditing, and prepare strategies for their
solution.
Learning objective 3: Demonstrate an understanding of
applied research methods.
Learning objective 4: Collect and analyse accounting
research data using applied research methods.
Learning objective 5: Designing applied accounting research
methods.
Please use the following guidelines to submit your answers.
Submission Guidelines:
1. Your assessment task will be graded only if it is word
processed (i.e., not hand written) and submitted electronically as set out in
point 2 below. Please use word documents and not PDFs, to enable feedback to be
provided on your assignment.
2. Please submit this assessment task electronically through
the Studydesk. Turnitin reports must be less than 30%.
3. See Assessment Submission Instructions (How to submit
your learning/assessment tasks to the study desk) in the Assessment folder of
the study desk for course ACC8000.
Requirements:
There are two parts to this assignment. Part A addresses
issues in financial accounting and comprises 60% of this assignment. Part B
addresses issues in auditing and comprises 40% of this assignment. The word
limits for this assignment are Part A 1,800 words and part B 1,200 (excluding
the reference list). The assignment will be marked out of 100 marks.
PART A
You have just started working at the Sunnyside Company.
The chairperson of the board has a degree in economics and
agency theory has guided the determination of executive compensation.
Executives receive compensation comprising salary and
performance bonuses.
The recent departure of two executives has resulted in
discussions by board members about the effectiveness of the current
compensation system in motivating and retaining the executives. In their exit
interview one of the executives commented that the CEO was difficult to work
with as he lacked empathy and was a bully.
You have been asked to prepare a report to the board about
executive compensation. To compile this report you will need to analyse the
existing approaches and consider the findings of research about executive
compensation.
Several questions have been asked at board meetings about
executive compensation. One member of the board asked, “Is it appropriate to
use the same proportions of different benefits for each of our key executives,
when they appear to have very different personalities and motivations?” Another
asked why there was a large difference between the CEO’s compensation and the
other executives. Issues were also raised about hiring a compensation
consultant and establishing a compensation committee. One of the directors
recommended their cousin, who recently graduated with an MBA as an ideal choice
for the compensation consultant.
The four key executives whose compensation needs to be
determined are:
Mr Bill Syme CEO. Bill has been the CEO for 10 years. Sixty
years old, he is very charismatic and visionary. During the 2009 financial
crisis Bill led restructuring of the company that saw the retrenchment of 50
employees. Since then Bill has been instrumental in growing the company through
two acquisitions.
Dr Kate Selling, the CFO, is 35 years of age. She recently
joined the company and is a qualified financial planner.
Mr We Lu, is 42 and recently immigrated from China where he
worked in a similar role.
Ms Sarah Jones, CIO has been with the company 12 years and
is 57. She has a Bachelor of Computing.
Your report to the board should contain the following:
1. Provide an outline of agency theory and its assumptions.
Explain how the assumptions of agency theory have an influence on approaches to
executive compensation. (Provide some examples to the board in your report from
your e-readings for topic 7 as well as other readings where you think it is
appropriate.)
7 marks
2. Discuss and evaluate research that questions the
assumptions of agency theory and its approaches to executive compensation.
(Your evaluation should include e-readings for topic 7 as well as other
readings where you think it is appropriate in your report to the board.)
7 marks
3. To answer the question from one member of the board “Is
it appropriate to use the same proportions of different benefits for each of
our executives, when they appear to have very different personalities and
motivations?” consider the following in your report to the board:
Make use of Pepper and Gore’s study (2014) that addresses a
number of factors that influence individuals’ attitudes to executive
compensation. How might the findings of their article assist in structuring
executive compensation at the Sunnyside Company? Consider the individual
characteristics of the executives and comment on the type of compensation that
each executive might prefer. (Support your comments to the board in your report
from your e-readings for topic 7 as well as other readings where you think it
is appropriate)
15 marks
4. Address the concern expressed regarding the large difference
between the CEO’s compensation and that received by the other executives. Why
might this difference have arisen and is it reasonable to allow it to continue?
(Support your comment to the board in your report from your e-readings for
topic 7 as well as other readings where you think it is appropriate.)
8 marks 5. What other factors about employees should be
considered when determining executive compensation? (Provide information about
these other factors to the board in your report from your e-readings for topic
7 as well as other readings where you think it is appropriate.)
8 marks
6. What would you recommend to the board in structuring the
proposed executive compensation committee and appointing the compensation
consultant, given the board’s desire for fair and reasonable compensation?
Comment on the board member’s suggestion that their cousin be the compensation
consultant (Support your comment to the board in your report from your
e-readings for topic 7 as well as other readings where you think it is
appropriate.)
10 Marks
General format and presentation criteria
7. Providing a professional presentation (e.g.,
proof-reading and using the appropriate format, referencing and presentation).
5 marks
PART B
Use the two papers about the audit expectation gap in
Germany (Ruhnke & Schmidt 2014) and Nigeria (Adeyemi & Uadiale 2011).
These papers are available through the Studydesk.
1. What were the research aims of each paper?
5 marks
2. How have the participants been selected for each study?
4 marks
3. For each of the studies comment on whether you believe
the selection of the participants is adequate to address the research aims.
3 marks
4. For each of the studies comment on whether you believe
the response rates are adequate to address the research aims.
3 marks
5. What are the key findings of each paper?
4 marks
6. How do the findings between the papers differ?
4 marks
7. What impact might the location of the study for each
paper have on the findings? Consider Hofstede’s cultural dimensions shown under
Topic 6, week 2 on the Studydesk.
6 marks
8. What are the limitations of each paper?
5 marks
9. Comment on the rigour of the studies. What has been done
in each paper to ensure the findings are valid?
6 marks
References
Adeyemi, SB & Uadiale, OM 2011, 'An empirical
investigation of the audit expectation gap in Nigeria', African Journal of
Business Management, vol. 5, no. 19, pp. 7964-71.
Pepper, A & Gore, J 2014, 'The economic psychology of
incentives: An international study of top managers', Journal of World Business,
vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 350-61.
Ruhnke, K & Schmidt, M 2014, 'The audit expectation gap:
existence, causes, and the impact of changes', Accounting and Business
Research, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 572-601.
Religious Health Care operates in a community of 225,000
Religious Health Care operates in a community of 225,000, called
Middleville. Summary statistics on Religious and its competitors, from the AHA
Guide, are shown in Table 1. All of the organizations in the area are not for
-profit
.
Although Samaritan Hospital and Protestant Hospital have religious
origins, they now view themselves as secular, not-for-profit organizations.
Table 1: Middleville Health Care Systems
Name Beds Admissions Census OP Visits Births Expenses (000)
Personnel
Religious 575 13,000 350 221,000 2300 $125,000 2000
Samaritan 380 17,000 260 175,000 1200 $130,000 1875
Protestant 350 10,000 180 40,000 900 $80,000 1200
The governing board of Religious hired a consulting company to
evaluate its strategic performance. As part of the consultant’s evaluation,
several leaders of Religious’ units were asked their perspective of the
organization’s performance. You are working for the consultant. Your job is to
identify the issues from the response that should be considered further by the
consultant team and possibly discussed with the governing board and the CEO.
The firm has a rule, “Never offer a criticism or negative
finding without suggesting how the client organization can correct it,” so you
must indicate what sort of correction would be recommended as part of your
list. Because you know there were about two dozen other interviews, you decide
you should rank your issues in importance, to make sure the most critical are
discussed.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the five (5) important elements of the governing
board’s agenda for areas of improvement in core functions.
2. Many organizations now use a balanced scorecard or
multiple dimensions of performance measurement, such as productivity, profit,
market trends, quality, patient satisfaction, and worker satisfaction. Describe
three (3) key performance dimensions (other than those mentioned here) and include
specific measures that Religious Health Care could use to improve overall
institutional performance.
3. Determine the performance measures Religious Health Care
could use to evaluate nursing staff performance in its Emergency Room .Explain
the rationale for each performance measure.
4. Suggest the steps that should be taken next by Religious
HealthCare to get better at managing specific patient groups. Explain the rationale
for each step.
5. Decide what strategies Religious Health Care could
implement to enhance its public image and increase market share Explain the rationale
for each strategy.
6. Describe two (2) technology -based data-collection strategies
that Religious Health Care could use to conduct an internal management audit.
7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this
assignment.
This will consist of developing a business research proposal
This will consist of developing a business research proposal.
You will have to identify a business research topic (camera preferable) define
the research questions for the identified problem or opportunity, select the
appropriate research methodologies (Quantitative Methods) and techniques to use
for the research project, describe the research process, describe data collection
and analysis methods, and expected research outcomes.
Market Forecast Information
Market Forecast Information
Your task is to produce a ten-year Market Forecast for a good or service of your choice (subject to the convenor's approval). This assessment will draw heavily on material presented in Module Two. You will be required to submit your Market Forecast as an electronically recorded oral presentation. The oral presentation should be 5 to 8 minutes in length.
Structure of Presentation:
In this presentation you should:
Introduce your good or service
Assess the likely non-price determinants of demand for your good or service over the next decade. Ensure you provide an overall assessment of whether demand is likely to have increased/decreased or stayed relatively constant over the period.
Assess the likely non-price determinants of supply for your good or service over the next decade. Ensure you provide an overall assessment of whether supply is likely to have increased/decreased or stayed relatively constant over the period.
Bring together your demand and supply forecasts, and therefore draw a conclusion about the overall market price/quantity at the end of the decade. Note: price changes due to underlying inflation are not of interest - we are only interested in real (ie: inflation adjusted) price changes.
Note any potential risks and/or opportunities related to your good or service. Pay particular attention to risks and/or opportunities from a sustainability/sustainable development perspective.
Your task is to produce a ten-year Market Forecast for a good or service of your choice (subject to the convenor's approval). This assessment will draw heavily on material presented in Module Two. You will be required to submit your Market Forecast as an electronically recorded oral presentation. The oral presentation should be 5 to 8 minutes in length.
Structure of Presentation:
In this presentation you should:
Introduce your good or service
Assess the likely non-price determinants of demand for your good or service over the next decade. Ensure you provide an overall assessment of whether demand is likely to have increased/decreased or stayed relatively constant over the period.
Assess the likely non-price determinants of supply for your good or service over the next decade. Ensure you provide an overall assessment of whether supply is likely to have increased/decreased or stayed relatively constant over the period.
Bring together your demand and supply forecasts, and therefore draw a conclusion about the overall market price/quantity at the end of the decade. Note: price changes due to underlying inflation are not of interest - we are only interested in real (ie: inflation adjusted) price changes.
Note any potential risks and/or opportunities related to your good or service. Pay particular attention to risks and/or opportunities from a sustainability/sustainable development perspective.
This week’s first discussion forum will focus on the population of abused individuals.
This week’s first discussion forum will focus on the
population of abused individuals. Abuse is a pervasive problem in our society.
Although the forms of abuse, as well as the intensity and duration can vary
from case to case, each abused person is tasked with dealing with the scars
left from the abuse. As you can imagine,
this task can be very challenging to say the least. Using research to help you
form an opinion, which form of capital (social or human capital) do you feel
will have a greater influence over resources accessible to the abused?
If abused, which form of capital would you rely on for
emotional support and help through difficult times, such as these and why?
Chapter 3 ofthe course text defines these terms in more detail.
Your initial contribution should be 250 to 300 words in
length. Your research and claims mus tbe supported by a minimum of two
scholarly sources beyond your course text.
Use proper APA formatting for
in-text citations and references as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center
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