Examine the shareholder’s equity statement. Has the company issued new shares, or bought some back? Has the retained earnings account been growing or shrinking? Why? Are there signals about the company’s long-term strategy here?

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Financial Statements Analysis
Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

Company: CISCO systems

I need the First Draft in 6 hours. The final paper as indicated in the deadline.

1. Acquire your company’s financial statements for at least two recent years

2. Give a brief overview about your company (include which reporting standards are used)

3. Start with scanning all of the statements to look for large movements in specific items from one year to the next. For example: Did revenues soar or fall from one year to the next? Did total or fixed assets grow or fall? If you find anything that looks suspicious, research the information you have about the company to find out why. (For example: Did the company purchase a new division, or sell off part of its operations, that year?)

4. Review the notes accompanying the financial statements for additional information that may be significant to your analysis. Some of the items commonly found in the notes are: an explanation of the accounting methods used for depreciation, contingent liabilities or assets/litigations, etc.

5. Examine the balance sheet. Look for large changes in the overall components of the company’s assets, liabilities or equity. For example, have fixed assets grown rapidly in one or two years, due to acquisitions or new facilities? Has the proportion of debt grown rapidly, to reflect a new financing strategy?

6. Examine the income statement. Look for trends over time. (for example: trends of Revenues (sales) and Net income (profit, earnings) over the past several years. Are revenues and profits growing over time? Are they moving in a smooth and consistent fashion or more erratically?

7. Look for non-recurring or non-operating items. These are “unusual” expenses not directly related to ongoing operations. Does your company have them? If yes, why?

8. Examine the shareholder’s equity statement. Has the company issued new shares, or bought some back? Has the retained earnings account been growing or shrinking? Why? Are there signals about the company’s long-term strategy here?

10. RATIO ANALYSIS
Analyze the financial statements by computing ratios. The most frequently used ratios provide insights into your company’s

Liquidity

Solvency

Profitability
Calculate some of those ratios (at least one of each group) and comment on the expected range and magnitude of the ratios. Identify whether a high or low ratio is usually preferred.

11. TREND ANALYSIS (Horizontal Analysis)
Use trend analysis to evaluate both the income statement and the balance sheet. Compare the rate of increase or decrease of various account classifications within each financial statement.

12. COMMON-SIZE STATEMENT ANALYSIS (Vertical Analysis)
For each of the key expense components on the income statement, calculate them as a percentage of sales/revenues for each year you have information available. (For example, calculate the percent of cost of goods sold over sales, general and administrative expenses (G&A) over sales, and research and development over sales. Look for favorable or unfavorable trends. For example, rising G&A expenses as a percent of sales could mean generous spending. Check whether the spending trends support the company’s strategies, e.g., increased emphasis on new products and innovation will probably be reflected by an increased proportion of spending on research and development.)
You can also do a vertical analysis for your Balance Sheet items.

13. COMPETITOR INFORMATION/INDUSTRY AVERAGE
Try to find financial information of a competitor or similar company in your industry to compare your company with it (e.g., common-size statements or ratios are used to compare companies of different size).
14. Are there are any ethical issues in your company you want to describe. Give a brief statement of its business and a general outlook.

Your analysis should include written paragraphs, tables and charts. There is no general format you need to follow, but present your report in an easily readable way and well-structured.
Please do not include calculations in your report.
Please do not include any financial statements in your report-only summarize some interesting accounts.
Remember:
No one financial statement shows everything about a company. It is the financial statements AND the relationships the statements show that give users the overall picture for a specific company.
If you find anything that looks suspicious, research the information you have about the company to find out why.
3. Excel Calculation File

 

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Compare and contrast the core competencies of a direct care provider advanced role and indirect care provider advanced role. For example, if you are a nurse informaticist or nurse administrator student, compare your role’s core competencies to the NP core competencies. If you are a NP student, compare your role’s core competencies to that of the nurse informaticist or the nurse administrator.

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Core Competencies

Each advanced care provider role has specific core competencies specific to the specialization. Following are links to websites describing core competencies that are relevant to the South University College of Nursing and Public Health advanced practice role specializations:

  • Indirect Care Provider Roles:
    • Nurse Administrator
    • Nurse Informaticist
    • Nurse Educator
  • Direct Care Provider Roles:
    • NP (Adult, Gerontology, or Family Health)

To prepare for this assignment, review all core competencies and then provide a response in a 3- to 5-page paper (excluding the title and reference page) your review of these competencies considering the following:

  • Compare and contrast the core competencies of a direct care provider advanced role and indirect care provider advanced role. For example, if you are a nurse informaticist or nurse administrator student, compare your role’s core competencies to the NP core competencies. If you are a NP student, compare your role’s core competencies to that of the nurse informaticist or the nurse administrator.
  • Analyze the similarities and differences in implementation of the competencies within the selected roles.

URLs to assist you in preparing your assignment:

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Compared and contrasted the core competencies of a direct care provider advanced role and indirect care provider advanced role.
30
Analyzed the similarities and differences in implementation of the competencies within the selected roles.
30
Utilized and cited two of the websites listed above in correct APA format in the body of the paper.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. APA format was used.
20
Total:
100
 

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Quality Improvement Techniques in dealing with people with Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for law enforcement and first responders.

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Quality Improvement Techniques in dealing with people with Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for law enforcement and first responders.
Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

Individual Final Project
The final case is an individual project. You will identify a problem by the end of week three (and post this in the designated area of the discussion board) that requires a TQM/CI change initiative through an organization with which you are/were associated. I always direct students to choose a topic that is either good for your organization or good for your career. This is not busy work. Instead, this is meant to be a substantive piece that can be developed for work and can be used to help you enhance your opportunities for success. You will develop the case by clearly explaining the problem and by building a TQM change program that you can put to use immediately; in this way we use what you already learned in MSM 6635. However, we cannot use all of it because we simply don’t have enough time to include everything from that course and everything from this course. Instead, we will use a few selected elements of MSM 6635 and include those with our continuous improvement focus. A list of required components can be found in the project rubric that will be used to grade this case.
The initial topic for this project must be posted by the end of week two to the discussion board that is designated for this purpose. Your final, REVISED proposal is due Sunday, week 3. Use the feedback and proposal instructions on the last page of this document to assist you. You may change your topic later (should an opportunity present itself) but please check with me first.
You will use your textbook, the diagnostic models, and the readings on systems theory as noted below:
• MBNQA – Criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7
• 6 Box and 7 S diagnostic models (pick ONE)
o Since these two models generally represent systems theory, there is no need to include a separate discussion on systems theory, the butterfly effect, chaos theory and so on. Instead, incorporate any comments you wish to make about a systems approach into your discussion of your diagnostic model.
• Kotter’s implementation model (8 steps)
• SWOT analysis
• Measurement instruments (existing surveys and other measures can be used, or you can suggest some from other sources – just provide an example)
You will develop a paper that is a minimum of 10 pages long, but no longer than 20 pages plus an executive summary (instructions for this are in the BB course), appendices, table of contents, references page(s) and a title page) in length following APA requirements (title page, double-spaced, APA citations and references, etc.). When you are writing your own case, you first want to have the story clear in your mind; if this means you need to write it down, do so. Then review your case keeping the Criteria in mind looking to see where they fit. (Keep in mind that a textbook is not ordinarily used for references because it is, in and of itself, a huge list of references. However, in this course I will allow you to use your textbook as a reference with a maximum of four citations. )
You will need a minimum of 12 references, at least 8 of which must be academic articles, one of the remaining minimum must the MBNQA Criteria; you may use any articles in this course or you may find in the Troy Global Campus Library (as you know, there is a live link to the library on the homepage of Blackboard/eTroy. Under no conditions is anyone allowed to use URLs to replace academic articles. In addition, articles taken from anything similar to or resembling Wikipedia, the Huffington Post, or any opinion a website will not be counted and the paper will be returned to you without a grade. Once you understand systems theory which is introduced early in the class, you will see that when you use somebody else’s opinion instead of academic articles, you are not really supporting anything with facts. TQM requires management by fact, not opinion and not hearsay. If this is not clear, please ask me about this under Ask the Instructor in the course and I will be glad to explain,
Follow the same paper outline described in Project 1 (title page, executive summary, introduction, background, current situation, implications, and conclusions) but remember to include a table of contents and the other items noted above.
Be sure to include answers to these questions in your case analysis – your outline should be based on the following items, not necessarily in this order:
• What is the background information of your story (and the need for improvement)? The SWOT Analysis is appropriate here to support your call for improvement.
• What components of the 6 Box or 7 S diagnostic models (pick one model, don’t use both) do you see in this case? Apply the model. Identify and provide an analysis of the areas for improvement using your chosen model and explain what needs to be improved and why. Keep in mind this is also your discussion on how systems theory applies, and that your analysis and diagnosis will most certainly impact other parts of the organization.
• How does the SWOT analysis relate to and support the information in your diagnostic model? Have you correctly identified internal and external forces?
• How would you apply benchmarking and baselining in this case? How do both inform your efforts?
• Explain what quality tools were used and what information they provided.
• How would each of the Criteria listed above apply in this case? Provide examples for each Criterion and explain how these contributed to the improvement.
• How will the implementation model be applied? Explain how each step will be addressed.
• What process improvements were identified and implemented and what difference did they make?
• How will you measure/ assess your success? Include a sample survey or assessment method for at least two areas – effectiveness of the change proposal and efforts and a measure of goal attainment for the specific goal. HOW will you use your data to make improvements? We just spent weeks talking about the need to measure, this is an important element of your final paper (don’t forget it, and don’t explain this by saying you’re going to do a survey – provide more detail).
• Implications – so what difference does all this make?
o What was learned from this TQM effort?
o What are the benefits realized, and what are future challenges?
o What would you recommend to others and why?
• What lessons were learned that you could share with the company, and what lessons would you share with the public/stakeholders?
• Conclusions
Note: Include appendices in your paper so some items such as the diagnostic model and Kotter’s implementation model don’t have to be written into the text. In addition the SWOT can be an appendix, and you can simply refer to ‘Appendix whatever’ instead of writing out all of the information. Let me know if you have any questions on this.
The instructor strongly recommends that as you progress through the course, you should be developing 1-2 pages on your topic area for each one of the criteria. In this way you will not have an entire paper to develop in the last 2 to 3 weeks. The old saying about “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time” applies here.
EXAMPLES:
A few examples are provided to help you see how these might fit into your final paper. Use your own judgment and use your own approach:

For Kotter, include a diagram or written steps that explain the model in an appendix with appropriate citations/reference (e.g., Appendix A). List the key points for your paper with that model in the appendix, be sure to include enough detail so someone else can implement your plan. When you come back to the paper, have a separate section with the title (maybe “implementation model and steps”) and a paragraph that explains which model you are using with appropriate citations and that details may be found in Appendix A. Based on the analysis provided in the appendix, these key points were determined as the central to the change and improvement effort (and then have a short explanation). As you can see, this does not need to take up 5 to 6 pages when you can do it in 1 or 2. Likewise, for the SWOT analysis – and be sure to watch the videos so the difference is clearly understood between what is internal and what is external – put the diagram in an appendix along with the explanation and then refer to it in your paper with a paragraph. Whatever additional diagrams or figures you wish to use may also be included in the appendices as long as they are appropriately noted with an explanation of why they are included in your paper. This should save a significant amount of paper space. If this is not clear, please contact me.

Note: When determining what types of measures will be used to determine 1) whether or not your continuous improvement process was effective and 2) if the goal was attained for whatever project, don’t just tell me you’re going to use a survey. There are many different ways of obtaining information – such as interviews, surveys and even open meetings. If you do include a survey, you have to have another method such as a focus group, a post-project assessment, or anyone of many possible approaches. If your organization already does something that works, use that and explain how it works

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:
You should have already read the instructions above for the final paper. Your initial proposal for week two is much easier! Post a paragraph in the assigned discussion board with your topic, provide a little background for informational purposes; explain which diagnostic model you are going to use as well as what particular process you want to improve (this is also problem-solving but with continuous improvement you will always be making things more efficient and more effective). Explain why the model is appropriate; provide at least one reference that you are using. I may ask a few questions for clarity, but the purpose of the proposal is to make sure you have a clear idea of what you want to work on before you get to the project due date – plan ahead, this gives you plenty of time to develop your project.

Note:
I would like to conduct my research paper on some Quality Improvement Techniques in dealing with people with Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for law enforcement and first responders. As a first responder, it can be sometimes difficult to communicate efficiently and effectively to individuals with Autism or ASD. Autism is characterized by problems with understanding and managing verbal and nonverbal communication, interpreting social behavior and, therefore, social relationships and interactions (Harker, 2004). I would like to implement a program that would educate law enforcement officers and first responders to better deal with individuals with Autism. The program would involve ways to identify individuals with ASD, along with providing effective approaches to working with these patients.

I plan to use the 7-S model along with SWOT to develop ways to break the communication barrier between law enforcement and first responders when dealing with these types of patients. I believe that these models would be appropriate because they would determine the best way to implement this new strategy. Also, by using these models, they would show the necessary steps that need to be taken in order for this process to work proficiently. They would show the different features that could be realigned to get the desired results. If the current procedures and policies that law enforcement and first responders need to be reevaluated in order to get different results, then I believe these models would identify those necessary steps. I might also look at the MBNQA to implement some ideas for this project as well. Listed below are some of the references that I will be using for this project:

 

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Review provisions 7, 8, and 9 of the ANA Code of Ethics in relation to advocacy for population health. Reflect on the ethical considerations that may be needed to take into account in an advocacy campaign.

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Application: Developing a Health Advocacy Campaign

 

To be an effective advocate and to develop a successful health advocacy campaign, you must have a clear idea of the goals of your campaign program and be able to communicate those goals to others. In addition, it is the nature of nurses to want to help, but it is important to make sure that the vision you develop is manageable in size and scope. By researching what others have done, you will better appreciate what can realistically be accomplished. It is also wise to determine if others have similar goals and to work with these people to form strategic partnerships. If you begin your planning with a strong idea of your resources, assets, and capabilities, you will be much more likely to succeed and truly make a difference with those you hope to help.

 

I have to develop a 9- to 12-page paper that outlines a health advocacy campaign designed to promote policies to improve the health of a population of any choice. I must establish the framework for a campaign by identifying a population health concern of any interest. I must then provide an overview of how to approach advocating for this issue. I must also consider legal and regulatory factors that have an impact on the issue and finally, I have to identify ethical concerns that could be faced as an advocate.

 

To prepare for this final portion of this work:

Review provisions 7, 8, and 9 of the ANA Code of Ethics in relation to advocacy for population health.

Reflect on the ethical considerations that may be needed to take into account in an advocacy campaign.

Research the ethical considerations and lobbying laws relevant to the location where your advocacy campaign will occur.

Consider potential ethical dilemmas you might face in this campaign.

 

To complete: Revise and combine parts one and two of you previous papers and add the following:

Explain any ethical dilemmas that could arise during your advocacy campaign, and how you would resolve them.

Describe the ethics and lobbying laws that are applicable to your advocacy campaign.

Evaluate the special ethical challenges that are unique to the population you are addressing.

Provide a cohesive summary for your paper.

Reminder: You will submit one cogent paper that combines the previous applications (Parts One and Two) plus the new material.

This paper must be about 10 pages of content, not including the title page and references.

 

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Create an enterprise-wide network security plan

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Network Security Plan
Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

Assignment Instructions:

Because networks are designed to share information, security is an ongoing issue that must be assessed and addressed at all levels. For this assignment, imagine you are responsible for creating a security and privacy plan for a small doctors’ office that has 4 doctors and 10 staff. The purpose of your plan is to describe standards that help ensure the privacy and integrity of the many different facets of a network.

Include the following in your 5–6-page security and privacy plan:

_Create an enterprise-wide network security plan for the above mentioned organization.

_Describe the most common vulnerabilities, risks, and issues that your plan will address.

_Describe a plan for standards to protect the users from harming the network and system, both intentionally and accidentally. Discuss how these will be enforced.

_Include policies that protect the hardware and physical aspects of the network.

_Identify hardware areas that need to be secured.

_Describe steps that will be taken to ensure the security of the operating systems and network files.

_Discuss measures that are necessary to protect the transfer of data to and from the network.

 

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Synthesize relevant information, including research related to the diagnosis and treatment of the selected disorder. Recognize the assumptions inherent in the current literature and identify any unstated or missing information.

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The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for you to review an area of interest and apply the concepts you have learned in this course to a patient situation. In clinical decision making, you must combine knowledge and evidence to make a good decision. Using critical thinking and reading skills, you will meet multiple objectives for this assignment.

Criteria

  1. Synthesize relevant information, including research related to the diagnosis and treatment of the selected disorder.
  2. Recognize the assumptions inherent in the current literature and identify any unstated or missing information.
  3. Develop and justify various approaches to the stated problem, including nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatment.
  4. Clearly articulate at least two approaches to the treatment of the condition.
  5. Defend the choice of the treatment option. This must include a reflection on the availability of peer-reviewed information and your analysis of the credibility of that information.
  6. Create a plan for follow-up and referral if needed.

The following are examples of disease states that you might want to study. These are just examples. You can select whatever area is of interest to you.

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmunory Disease (COPD)
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes Mellitus Type II
  • Major Depression
  • Migraine Headaches
  • Pneumonia
  • Tuberculosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Hyperlipidemia

Submit your answers in a Microsoft Word document of 10–15 pages. Include peer-reviewed references in APA format. Be sure to review the directions and grading criteria to assure that you will cover the content well.

 

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As part of your training for the interns, you will create a scripted Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that covers the following: Examine the risk factors and the various protective factors that may mitigate the level of risk. Identify any gender differences that impact the salience of these factors.

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There are various risk factors—multiple environmental and developmental experiences—that may lead to criminal behavior. Some examples of these risk factors may include, but are not limited to, a history of violence, abuse or trauma, substance abuse, peer rejection, or cognitive limitations. These risk factors can be further broken down into the risk of impact to the individual, family, peer, and community.

Multiple protective factors have been identified as having a significant propensity to reduce risk. These factors include promoting strong attitudes against violence, success in academic achievement, and forming positive peer relationships. There is a significant amount of literature available that examines the salience of each risk and protective factor.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research environmental and developmental risk factors that may lead to criminal behavior. Select two peer-reviewed articles for use in this assignment.

In this assignment, you will take on the role of a supervisor at a juvenile detention center. You have been charged with training psychology interns on the salience of risk and protective factors. This is important information they must consider when assessing this population or providing treatment. You will utilize the selected articles to support your assertions.

As part of your training for the interns, you will create a scripted Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that covers the following:

  • Examine the risk factors and the various protective factors that may mitigate the level of risk.
  • Identify any gender differences that impact the salience of these factors.

Be sure to include detailed speaker’s notes that elaborate on the main points of each slide. Also include a title slide and a slide listing your references in APA format. Include complete reference details for your selected peer-reviewed articles.

Develop a 9–11-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

 

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Specify the nature of the interrelationships between the federal, state, and local government, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations as outlined in the National Planning Frameworks and the five (5) preparedness mission areas in the “National Planning Frameworks” article.

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CRJ420: Assignment 1: Stakeholders

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

Per the text, the federal, state, and local governments of a disaster-stricken area must work together in many ways. The federal government may declare a federal disaster and provide federal assistance to the area if certain requirements are met.

Read the following two (2) FEMA articles:

  • “National Planning Frameworks”
  • “Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288) as amended”, Section 401, page 25

Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Specify the nature of the interrelationships between the federal, state, and local government, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations as outlined in the National Planning Frameworks and the five (5) preparedness mission areas in the “National Planning Frameworks” article.
  2. Analyze the specific requirements that the government must meet in order to declare a federal disaster and provide federal assistance, as outlined in the “Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288) as amended” article. Evaluate the importance of each requirement.
  3. Suggest two (2) requirements (not listed in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act) that you believe the government should follow in order to declare a federal disaster and provide federal assistance. Provide a rationale to support your suggestion.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
 

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Summarize the results of your communication quiz by keeping the following questions in mind: What kind of communicator did you believe you were prior to taking the quiz? After taking the communication quiz, what did the results tell you about how you really communicate?

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Due Week 2 and worth 30 points

In this assignment, you will be assessing how well you communicate. You will first take a communication quiz; then, you will provide a short reflection based on your quiz results.

Part 1: Take the Communication Quiz

  1. Go to http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_99.htm and take the communication quiz to measure your communication skills.
  2. Take a screenshot of your quiz results. Note: You will be submitting a screenshot of your quiz results along with your reflection.

Part 2: Review the feedback of your quiz results and create a refection discussing your results. You will write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

  1. Summarize the results of your communication quiz by keeping the following questions in mind:
    1. What kind of communicator did you believe you were prior to taking the quiz?
    2. After taking the communication quiz, what did the results tell you about how you really communicate?
  2. Provide a conclusion that discusses lessons learned after taking the communication quiz. Next describe three (3) characteristics of an effective communicator; then, suggest two (2) ways you can improve your own communication
  3. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, student’s name, professor’s name, course, and date. (The cover page is not included in the required page count.)

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
  • Develop and practice communication skills, including skills in verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking as appropriate for the audience.
  • Analyze and assess effective communication.
  • Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
  • Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics.
 

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