Client uploads

Need help with my Writing question – I’m studying for my class.

Most organizations sell more than one product. They may offer a portfolio of products. Construct a matrix of an organization’s product portfolio that reflects its width (variety) and depth (assortment). Imagine you are the organization’s Chief Marketing Officer. How would you defend the decision to offer so many options to meet buyer needs?

Though goods and services are both types of products, they present different marketing challenges. Using a service with which you are familiar, identify how unique characteristics of services in general are manifested for your service. Develop recommendations for marketing the service that can overcome the marketing challenges related to these service characteristics.

There are several strategic options organizations can follow when introducing new products. Estimate the relative risk and return associated with the level of innovation reflected in a new product launch.

Though organizations sometimes base pricing decisions on the cost of materials, another option is to base price on perceived customer value. Choose a product and estimate the perceived value of that product as a function of customer benefits and customer costs. Compare your estimate to the actual price charged for the product. What modifications to the price would you recommend?

Imagine an organization has asked you to create its pricing strategy. You decide to base your proposed price recommendations on possible pricing objectives. Using the same product, you chose in Question 4, examine how price decisions should be adapted for the pricing objective.

I’m studying for my Computer Science class and need an explanation.

(a) Very briefly summarize the author’s perspective on the significance to business benefits of utilizing big data.

(b) Review your app usage from your mobile device this week. Summarize (in general terms) some of the kinds of data you might have generated.

(c) Provide your perspective on how data you generated may be useful to a third party for data analytics used for business purposes.

Reminders:

• Use your own words.
• Reference and cite (per APA) as appropriate.

Here’s the video url:

I need an explanation for this Marketing question to help me study.

***Before this marketing plan project can begin a topic must be picked and approved. I can pick the topic or you, but I have to get it approved first. Suggestions?

Marketing Plan Project Instructions

For your Marketing Plan Project, you need to create a fictitious company with a product (or line of products) or service that you want to analyze and promote. You can make up your product/service or use an existing one. If you use an existing one, you may want to add something that makes it unique. Just look around your house or office and you will find many of them. You can use websites such as amazon or ebay for ideas. Once you have found a product/service, please email it to me via “MyCourses” for my approval.

1. Please approach the project with a “real world – manager’s” mentality. How would you do it if you were faced with this task in the real world? How would you present it? What would you include? There are many examples that you can use as guidance on the Internet. There is no reason to ask how you should do the project.

1. Contains a minimum of 2,500 words.
2. Is easy to read and understand: The use of graphics is highly recommended.
3. Is appealing to your audience. Make it interesting.
4. Follows a format. You can use APA (6th) edition or MLA. Choose one format and follow it. Please do not mix formats.
5. Cite all your sources

Prefer APA format.

Attached are additional directions, rubric and outlines.

I’m studying for my Business class and don’t understand how to answer this. Can you help me study?

PAD 3003

Discussion Board

First, answer the discussion prompt. Then, respond to at least 2 peers’ posts.

Posts are due at the end of each module with no grades for late posts. Please answer the prompt early during the module so you and your peers have enough time to respond.

Keep in mind that your discussion forum postings will be seen by other members of the course. Care should be taken when determining what to post.

Review the discussion grading rubric. See Canvas Guide: How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion? (Links to an external site.)

Prompt

The Progressives offer a new activist version of government that included regulations and social welfare.Do you agree with their approach of making government jobs more professional to address this bigger government role, or can government still be run by people with strong ideological opinions and political connections? Support your answers with resources from the module

Question Set 1

The following are essay questions. Each response should be about 250 words in length. Answer both questions. Remember to push yourself in your answers…. go back to those basic writing questions like “how” and “why” to be sure that you have provided enough depth. Review the grading rubric. See Canvas Guide: How do I view the rubric for my assignment? (Links to an external site.)

• The federal government distributes food stamps through the SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in an effort to support low-income individuals (and subsidize farmers). What do you think that the Federalists and Anti-Federalists would think of this program?
• Ideas about the role of government are central to the political conversation in the U.S. and public administration. Contrast the size and role of government at the time of the writing of the Constitution with the size and role of government envisioned by the progressives. Your answer should explain why the Founding Fathers and the Progressives had different views.

PAD 4223

Budget Analysis Paper Guidelines

A. Assignment

Each student will analyze the budget and budgetary trends for a local government (city or county government). The paper will be formatted as follows:

1. Overview and budget process and format
2. Expenditure and revenue trends
3. Conclusion and Recommendation

Below are the components of the project(see syllabus for due dates):

1. Selection of government
2. Draft of the first section (overview and budget process/format section)
3. Draft of the second section (expenditure and revenue trends section)
4. Final Paper

The primary source of data will be the budget of the government that you are analyzing. You may be able to get copies of these from the government. Many governments now also have budget documents posted on their Web site. You may also want to review Census data for socio-demographic information about the area. Finally, you might search newspaper indexes to find information on major recent budget issues.

If you work with one or two partners, you may divide the project up in a number of different ways. Generally, all of you will receive the same grade for the project. However, it is possible that grades will vary if one member has not performed adequately, or if one student’s performance is exemplary.

There is no “cookie-cutter” approach to this project. Each government is different, so the focus of the analyses will vary somewhat. The following sections are intended to provide guidelines for you to consider, but your paper may be quite different from this. You are expected to organize the report in the manner best suited to the entity you are studying.

B. Overview and Budget Process/Format

The paper should be written as if you were briefing a new budget director for this government. The new director is moving here from another part of the country, and knows very little about the area or the budget issues. This section should first include a brief overview of the state or locality, including factors/trends that may affect the budget (e.g., location, population, income levels, primary types of employment, etc.)

This section should also address the budget process and the format of the budget. You may include the following, for example:

1. Is the budget annual or biannual?
2. What is the fiscal year?
3. Brief description of the process
4. Form of government (e.g., a city could be operated by a council-manager, mayor-council, or commission form)
5. Elected officials (number and term of legislators, executive)
6. Do citizens appear to play any role in the budget process?
7. What budget format is used?
8. Does the executive (e.g., Mayor or Governor) have veto authority?
9. Does the budget include performance information? If so, does it appear to be primarily related to workload/activities, or results/outcomes?
10. Does the budget include forecasts for future years, and/or data for prior years?
11. To what extent do you find the budget document to be a readable communication tool?
12. What type of budget information, if any, is included on the government’s web site?

C. Expenditure and Revenue Trends

This section will analyze major sources of expenditures and revenues, as well as trends over time. For trends, use the most current budget year available as well as one prior year (most budgets will include data for at least one or two prior years; it will probably be most interesting to use the oldest year and the most recent year for comparison). For the “older” comparison year, you can use either actual or budgeted revenues and expenditures.

Use tables or graphs to help display key information. You should have at least one table for expenditures and one table for revenues, using the same format as the first homework assignment. Some jurisdictions may have a large number of departments and/or revenue sources, so it may be helpful to aggregate some data in your tables (for example, in an expenditure table, you could list the largest departments, then combine the other departments into an “other” category). You may want to show the breakdown of expenditures in different ways, such as the following example:

Following are the major questions you should answer regarding expenditures:

1. What is the total expenditure budget?
   1. It is often helpful to relate this to something else to give the reader some perspective – e.g., how much is this per capita (total budget divided by population)?
2. Where does the money go?
   1. Which are the largest departments/activities?
   2. Which are the largest funds? (this will require breaking down the total budget by fund).
3. What are the major sources of growth or decline over this period?
   1. If the budget has increased by $10 million over the past two years, you should be able to explain where most of the increased expenditures have occurred (your tables will tell you which areas have experienced the most change; the message at the beginning of the budget, or detailed discussion within the budget document, may help explain the reasons for the change).

These are the general questions regarding the revenue structure and trends:

1. Where does the money come from?
   1. What are the primary sources of revenue? (e.g., property tax, sales tax, etc.)
   2. See the note above about aggregating revenue sources in the table if necessary
2. How much have total revenues changed over this period?
3. Which revenue sources have experienced the most change over this period? To the extent possible, attempt to explain why the changes occurred.
4. For major tax sources, try to provide detail on the tax rates, and any pertinent changes in the tax base or rate over the period studied.

D. Conclusion and Recommendation

This section should draw conclusions about the overall fiscal health and future outlook for this government, based on your analysis. Do they appear to be in good shape? Is there structural balance between revenues and expenditures? If they are experiencing fiscal stress, how have they responded to it (e.g., service level reductions, increased tax rates and/or user fees, etc.)? What are the major issues facing this organization in the near future? What effects has the recession had, and/or what difficulties might it present soon? What are the key things the new budget director needs to know?

E. General Notes for the Analysis

1. In your analysis, start with the numbers. Prepare the tables before you begin writing the narrative about revenue and expenditure trends. The text should follow from the tables.
2. Look at the BIG PICTURE! Do not spend time discussing a change in a department that is only 1% of the budget.
3. Document what you say with supporting numbers. For example, do NOT say, “the budget has grown a lot,” DO say, “the budget has grown 5% over this period.”
4. Do not force the reader to look at and interpret the tables and charts. You need to tell the reader the key points from the table. One way to do this is to pretend that you will not be including the table in the paper, so you have to write as if it will not be there. The tables are there only as additional information, to support your statements and analysis.
5. Label and title your tables and charts.
6. Include totals in your tables.
7. Think about what the numbers show. Do your conclusions seem logical? If not, verify that the data and formulas in your spreadsheets are correct.

PAD 4223

Instructions

Please post an initial response to the posted question(s) and then respond to a minimum of two peers’ posts.

• Initial Post: should be concise (150-300 words). It should be written with conventionally accepted English. In other words, you need to apply correct grammar, check your spelling; proof read your writing before posting.
• Responses to Peers’ Posts (2):should provide critical feedback. Simply indicating “I agree with your post” or “I don’t agree your point of view” is not enough.

Keep in mind that your discussion forum postings will likely be seen by other members of the course. Care should be taken when determining what to post.

Discussions are due on Sundays by 11:59 pm, ET during their scheduled weeks.

Discussion Prompt

Watch Movie: National debt and deficit I.O.U.S.A

I.O.U.S.A.: Byte-Sized – The 30 Minute Version (Links to an external site.)

Please write one or two large paragraphs to describe your critical thoughts and reflections about watching the Movie. Specifically, how do you think about the growing size of the national debts? Why the U.S. has such huge debt burden? If we do not take action to address it, what will happen to this country? Given the three approaches to reducing the national debt in the reading of “A Citizens’ Solutions Guide to Federal Budget”, which one do you like best, and why? Please write a large paragraph to justify your answer.

PAD 4723

Discussion 2: Ethics in Research (Ch. 3)

Why does unethical research occur? What makes ethical research more or less likely? Was the Stanford Prison Experiment ethical? Explain your reasoning.

Discussion 3: Conceptualization and Measurement (Ch. 4)

Read ESPN’s Misleading Poll Results on Lebron James. (Links to an external site.) Based on the readings in chapters 1-4, prepare a short response to the ESPN writer and the rebuttal by David C. Wilson of Huffington Post. Remember the response is not a pro or con analysis of Lebron James, the player. This is a review of applied research methods in the media based on our academic training.

I’m studying and need help with a Health & Medical question to help me learn.

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WORD LIMIT REQUIREMENTS:

Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit.

Choose a health issue for the Connecting Theory to Practice assignment that you will complete in WEEK 7. Research scholarly articles related to the health issue. Choose three scholarly articles and complete an annotated bibliography that includes those three articles.

Refer to the two Annotated Bibliographies reading BELOW for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is required, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

PLEASE make sure APA citation and permalink for articles are complete and correct.

PLEASE add the links/sites below to the reference list if you use any of these readings and make sure everything is in proper APA format.

https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/quick-guide-on-refe…

Read “Annotated Bibliographies,” by Stacks, Karper, Bisignani, and Brizee (2013), located on the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) website.

URL:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

Read “Annotated Bibliography Example,” by Stacks, Karper, Bisignani, and Brizee (2016), located on the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) website.

URL:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/02/

Read Chapters 8-12 in Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice.

URL:

http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/wiley-and-sons/2017/health-behavior_theory-research-and-practice_ebook_5e.php

Read “Integration of the Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior and Transactional Model of Stress and Coping as a Tool for Understanding Retention in HIV Care Across the Lifespan,” by Graham, from Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (2015).

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S1055329014003161

Read “Use of Formative Research and Social Network Theory to Develop a Group Walking Intervention: Sumter County on the Move!” by Forthofer, Burroughs-Girardi, Stoisor-Olsson, Wilcox, Sharpe, and Pekuri, from Evaluation and Program Planning (2016).

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0149718916300210

Read “Neighborhood Social Stressors, Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution, and Cognitive Function Among Older U.S. Adults,” by Ailshire, Karraker, and Clarke, from Social Science and Medicine (2017).

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0277953616306281

Read “Reconsidering the Effects of Poverty and Social Support on Health: A 5-Year Longitudinal Test of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis,” by Moskowitz, Vittinghoff, and Schmidt, from Journal of Urban Health (2013).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ofs&AN=85715522&site=eds-live&scope=site

Read “Providers Help People Regulate Affect Relationally: Implications for Perceived Support. Personal Relationships,” by Lakey, Cooper, Cronin, and Whitaker, from Personal Relationships (2014).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=97937022&site=eds-live&scope=site

Read “Social Cognitive Theories Used to Explain Physical Activity Behavior in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” by Plotnikoff, Costigan, Karunamuni, and Lubans, from Preventive Medicine (2013).

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0091743513000261?_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_origin=gateway&_docanchor=&md5=b8429449ccfc9c30159a5f9aeaa92ffb

MUST have at least 5 citations with the page numbers and 5 references in APA format.(The List of References should not be older than 2016 and should not be included in the word count.)

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an explanation from the context of ethics and the readings for this class

To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for this assignments 1) look at the word/page limits 2) review and follow APA rules 3) create subheadings to identify the key sections you are presenting and 4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.

REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE ITALICIZED.

I’m trying to learn for my Health & Medical class and I’m stuck. Can you help?

How does the ‘Caring Community’ Model differ from the ‘Service-Organization’ Model? Please provide an example of a ‘service’ community organization, and an example of a ‘caring’ community organization. Please describe their characteristics.

Resources:

Read Chapters 2, 3, & 11-13 in this course text: Serving Those in Need: A Handbook for Managing Faith-Based Human Service

Articles:

Holistic Faith-Based Development: Toward a Conceptual Framework

By: John M. Wallace, Jr., Ph.D. – University of Pittsburgh, Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D. – University of Michigan, & Jim Holley, Ph.D. – The Historic Little Rock, Missionary Baptist Church

Faith-Based Community Economic Development – Principles and Practices

This article discusses the principles and best practices of faith-based community economic development.
By: T. David Reese & Christina A. Clamp, Ph.D.

Faith-Based Organizations In Community Development

This article discusses the role of faith-based organizations in community development.
By: The Urban Institute & Avis C. Vidal, 2001.

Connections Between Faith Communities and Their Non-profits

By: Jo Anne Schneider, Katie Day, & Gwynneth Anderson, 2005.

Organizing Faith-Based Services

This article explores the ways that different religious groups organize social support systems for themselves and others.
By: Jo Anne Schneider, George Washington Institute of Pubic Policy

Faith & Organizations Project (Links to an external site.)

This website includes links to reports that outline how different faith communities can maintain connections with their nonprofits.

Empirical Evidence on Faith-Based Organizations in an Era of Welfare Reform

This article analyzes the characteristics of clients who seek and receive help from faith-based organizations, particularly focusing on how exposure to the effects of welfare reform affects help seeking behaviors and the receipt of help.
By: David A. Reingold – Indiana University–Bloomington, Maureen Pirog – Indiana University–Bloomington, & David Brady – Duke University, 2007.

I’m studying for my Psychology class and need an explanation.

Case study 1

Christy, Juan, Mike, and Susan get together in Christy’s apartment one evening to eat pizza and strategize. They’re going to compete in the competition to come up with a strategy for combatting misinformation in Riverbend City.

“We’ll win the prize,” Christy says. “Our idea will work. Riverbend City can get back to normal.”

“I hope so,” Susan says. “The prize money could get my son through school and maybe pay for my college.”

“Did you see this?” Juan flips his phone around. “The news is reporting that Solutions, Inc. has almost found a solution and is sure to win the money.”

“We can’t beat them,” Christy says, slumping in her chair. “They’ve got all the money they need. And money means everything.”

“Money’s not the only thing that’s important,” Mike says.

“We need to prove our idea is better,” Juan says. “Let’s run an experiment and show that it works.”

Questions.

If you have participated in research as a participant, a researcher, or other experience, please share the following:

o What was the research about?

o What role did you play?

o Describe what you learned?

o Explain why this research is important to society.

Case study 2

• Bruce is a middle-aged man who lives in Riverbend City, a mid-sized city in the Midwest. His daughter, Shayna lives with him while she goes to school and works a part-time job.

One morning, Bruce goes to the mailbox with his cup of coffee in hand. After opening his mail box and seeing that it’s full, he puts his coffee cup on top of the mailbox to use both hands to pull everything out. He closes the mailbox and turns right to walk down the street. A few minutes later, Shayna starts calling his name. She finds his coffee cup on the mailbox but sees no other trace of him. She freezes, looking up and down the street, unable to decide what to do next.

Question.

Briefly describe (using no more than 75 words) a classic cognitive psychology experiment and how it is currently relevant. Include a link to a video, website or article the talks about the experiment. Feel free to use a hashtag, such as the name of the experiment.

I’m studying for my Social Science class and need an explanation.

Chapter One talks about the importance of programmed leisure. It also says that leisure is major force in our lives and offers many benefits. The benefits that were discussed are:

1. Emotional Benefits

2. Physical Benefits

3. Social Benefits

In 250 words describe which benefit you feel is most important and how this benefit improves our lives. The assignment should include the following:

1. Explain the benefit

2. Why is it important

3. How does it improve lives

Make sure you pay attention to APA style and sentence structure.
choose one of the top 3 and one of the bottom 3

I’m trying to study for my Business course and I need some help to understand this question.

Assignment: 1 Case Study

Summary:

Read Aggressive Sales Quotas or Unfair Business Practice? and complete the questions at the end of the case study.

700 words minimum, conclusions and References.

Assignment: 2 Journal Article Analysis 5

Summary:

Pick one of the following terms for your research: Moral philosophy, justice, white-collar crime, differential association, or power.

700 words minimum, conclusions and References.

Can you help me understand this Writing question?

Professional Ethics Statement: An Ethical Mind

This week, you have exercised your rational mind through a series of ethical analyses and critical conversations. You have examined some core theories that continue to influence the ethical landscape in society.

Write a well-reasoned, scholarly discussion about the nature of your ethical mind, which synthesizes the various elements of your ethical learning this week. Questions for reflection:

• In what ways do the spiritual and/or ethical perspectives of Dallas Willard (1999), Albert Borgmann (2006), Parker Palmer (2009), and other authors in this week’s literature provide additional support to your study of ethical theory?
• As an integrated and organic being, how do you find the role of mind and body working together in your ethics?
• How much value do you place and should you place upon rationality in your evaluation of your ethics and humanity? You will examine this further in next week’s study of your core-self (or, “soul”).

Next week you will be discussing the work of Parker Palmer (2009) on the care of the soul. You may choose to comment on how you view the soul influencing your mental deliberation.

Write no more than two pages, APA format and style. Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.

Click here for information on course rubrics.

References

Borgmann, A. (2006). Real American ethics: Taking responsibility for our country [eBook]. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. Retrieved from http://library.cu-portland.edu/primo_library/libwe…

Palmer, P. J. (2009). A hidden wholeness: The journey toward an undivided life. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Willard, D. (1999). Jesus the logician. Christian Scholar’s Review, 28(4), 605?614. Retrieved from http://dwillard.org/articles/individual/jesus-the-…