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An organization has several operational systems: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) for marketing and sales, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Supply Chain Management (SCM). They also have external customer data. A wide variety of departments utilize this data: sales, marketing, procurement, human resources, R&D, and senior management.

 Design a high-level conceptual view of a data warehouse using Microsoft® Visio® that shows the following:

  • Integration layers
  • The data warehouse
  • Recommended data marts 

Include arrows to show ETL (extract, transform, and load) locations and direction. 

 

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HR Management

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Discuss a specific experience with HR issues you have experienced as an employee. What was the issue and how was it resolved? Use textbook references to justify your response.

  • Describe an HR situation that you witnessed or were involved in as either an employee or a manager that you feel was handled very well. Explain why
 

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can two fractions have a sum greater than 1?

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can two fractions have a sum greater than 1?
 

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Must be done by 6:00pm 2/22/15

 

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Assignment 2: LASA 1 – Letters from Birmingham

Martin Luther King, Jr. was many things, a civil rights activist, nonviolent protestor, organizer, teacher, son, husband, father, and a black man. Many forget that he was first, a Christian Southern Baptist minister and preacher. His religious faith informed his ethical actions. After reading selections from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, Letters from the Birmingham Jail, explore the role of Christian ethics in King’s actions during the turbulent times in the South in the 1960s. Consider the following:

  1. King was in Birmingham to address the issue of injustice by organizing a protest. Define the injustice and the protest and explain how Judeo-Christian ethics were applied to allow for civil disobedience. How was the injustice in Birmingham tied to all communities in the South?
  2. King lists four steps to nonviolent campaigns. Name them. How did these flow from King’s Christian ethical principles? How did King reconcile the “eye for an eye” Jewish ethical principle with the Christian “love one another” ethical principle of nonviolence?
  3. How do King’s ethical principles help him defend against the charges that his protests and law breaking were “untimely” considering the political situation in Birmingham at the time?
  4. Consider areas of conflict in the world today. Pick one and discuss how King’s actions and his ethical principles might resolve the issue.

Reference

King Jr., M. L. (1963). Letter from a Birmingham Jail.  Retrieved from EBSCOhost database Academic Search Elite. Letters from Birmingham Jail

Post a 600–750-word paper discussing all of the questions to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, July 2, 2014. All written assignments and responses should follow proper citation rules for attributing sources. Please use Microsoft Word spelling/grammar checker.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Defines the injustice and the protest and explains how Judeo-Christian ethics were applied to allow for civil disobedience.
28
Discusses how the injustice in Birmingham was tied to all communities in the South.
16
Identifies and defines non- Judeo-Christian ethical principles at work in the Birmingham community along with their proponents.
24
Names four steps of non-violence and discusses how these flow from King’s Christian ethical principles?
24
Reconciles the “eye for an eye” Jewish ethical principle with the Christian “love one another” ethical principle of nonviolence.
20
Discusses how Dr. King’s ethical principles help defend him against the charges that his protests and law breaking were “untimely” considering the political situation in Birmingham?
20
Considers areas of conflict in the world today and discusses how King’s actions and his ethical principles might resolve the issue in nations that do not follow Judeo-Christian ethical principles.
24

Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice
Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion 
Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
APA Elements (16 points): In text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style
44
Total:
200

LASA Rubric
 

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Fallacy Assignment

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Identify at least FIVE fallacies in the article :

 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/71357920/editorial-why-we-still-need-zoos-whatever-the-animal-rights-activists-may-say

 

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ACC 206 Week Three Assignment

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ACC 206 Week Three Assignment

 

  Please complete the following five exercises below in either Excel or a word document (but must be single document). You must show your work where appropriate (leaving the calculations within Excel cells is acceptable). Save the document, and submit it in the appropriate week using the Assignment Submission button.

 

1.      Overhead application: Working backward

The Towson Manufacturing Corporation applies overhead on the basis of machine hours. The following divisional information is presented for your review:

 

Division A

Division B

Actual machine hours

22,500

?

Estimated machine hours

20,000

?

Overhead application rate

$4.50

$5.00

Actual overhead

$110,000

?

Estimated overhead

?

$90,000

Applied overhead

?

$86,000

Over- (under-) applied overhead

?

$6,500

Find the unknowns for each of the divisions.

 

2.      Computations using a job order system

General Corporation employs a job order cost system. On May 1 the following balances were extracted from the general ledger;

 

Work in process           $ 35,200

Finished goods                         86,900

Cost of goods sold       128,700

 

Work in Process consisted of two jobs, no. 101 ($20,400) and no. 103 ($14,800). During May, direct materials requisitioned from the storeroom amounted to $96,500, and direct labor incurred totaled $114,500. These figures are subdivided as follows:

 

Direct Materials

  

Direct Labor

Job No.

 

Amount

  

Job No.

  

Amount

101

  

$5,000

  

101

  

$7,800

115

  

19,500

  

103

  

20,800

116

  

36,200

  

115

  

42,000

Other

  

35,800

  

116

  

18,000
   

$96,500

 

Other

  

25,900
           

$114,500

       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

Job no. 115 was the only job in process at the end of the month. Job no. 101 and three “other” jobs were sold during May at a profit of 20% of cost. The “other” jobs contained material and labor charges of $21,000 and $17,400, respectively.

 

General applies overhead daily at the rate of 150% of direct labor cost as labor summaries are posted to job orders. The firm’s fiscal year ends on May 31.

Instructions:

a.       Compute the total overhead applied to production during May.

b.      Compute the cost of the ending work in process inventory.

c.       Compute the cost of jobs completed during May.

d.      Compute the cost of goods sold for the year ended May 31.

 

 

3.      High-low method
The following cost data pertain to 20X6 operations of Heritage Products:

 

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

Shipping costs

$58,200

$58,620

$60,125

$59,400

Orders shipped

120

140

175

150

 

The company uses the high-low method to analyze costs.

a.       Determine the variable cost per order shipped.

b.      Determine the fixed shipping costs per quarter.

c.       If present cost behavior patterns continue, determine total shipping costs for 20X7 if activity amounts to 570 orders.

 

4.      Break-even and other CVP relationships

Cedars Hospital has average revenue of $180 per patient day. Variable costs are $45 per patient day; fixed costs total $4,320,000 per year.

a.       How many patient days does the hospital need to break even?

b.      What level of revenue is needed to earn a target income of $540,000?

c.       If variable costs drop to $36 per patient day, what increase in fixed costs can be tolerated without changing the break-even point as determined in part (a)?

 

5.      Direct and absorption costing

The information that follows pertains to Consumer Products for the year ended December 31, 20X6.

Inventory, 1/1/X6

24,000 units

Units manufactured

80,000

Units sold

82,000

Inventory, 12/31/X6

? units

Manufacturing costs:

Direct materials

$3 per unit

Direct labor

$5 per unit

Variable factory overhead

$9 per unit

Fixed factory overhead

$280,000

Selling & administrative expenses:

Variable

$2 per unit

Fixed

$136,000

 

The unit selling price is $26. Assume that costs have been stable in recent years.

 

Instructions:

a.       Compute the number of units in the ending inventory.

b.      Calculate the cost of a unit assuming use of:

1.      Direct costing.

2.      Absorption costing.

c.       Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 20X6, by using direct costing.

d.      Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 20X6, by using absorption costing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3. Adjusting entries and financial statements. The following information pertains to Fixation Enterprises: • The company previously collected $1,500 as an…

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3. Adjusting entries and financial statements. The following information pertains to Fixation Enterprises: • The company previously collected $1,500 as an advance payment for services to be rendered in the future. By the end of December, one third of this amount had been earned. • Fixation provided $2,500 of services to Artech Corporation; no billing had been made by December 31. • Salaries owed to employees at year-end amounted to $1,650. • The Supplies account revealed a balance of $8,800, yet only $3,300 of supplies were actually on hand at the end of the period. • The company paid $18,000 on October 1 of the current year to Vantage Property Management. The payment was for 6 months’ rent of Fixation’s headquarters, beginning on November 1. Fixation’s accounting year ends on December 31. Instructions Analyze the five preceding cases individually and determine the following: a. The type of adjusting entry needed at year-end (Use the following codes: A, adjust¬ment of a prepaid expense; B, adjustment of an unearned revenue; C, adjustment to record an accrued expense; or D, adjustment to record an accrued revenue). b. The year-end journal entry to adjust the accounts. c. The income statement impact of each adjustment (e.g., increases total revenues by $500). 4. Adjusting entries. You have been retained to examine the records of Kathy’s Day Care Center as of December 31, 20X3, the close of the current reporting period. In the course of your examination, you discover the following: • On January 1, 20X3, the Supplies account had a balance of $2,350. During the year, $5,520 worth of supplies was purchased, and a balance of $1,620 remained unused on December 31. • Unrecorded interest owed to the center totaled $275 as of December 31. • All clients pay tuition in advance, and their payments are credited to the Unearned Tuition Revenue account. The account was credited for $75,500 on August 31. With the exception of $15,500 all amounts were for the current semester ending on December 31. • Depreciation on the school’s van was $3,000 for the year. • On August 1, the center began to pay rent in 6-month installments of $21,000. Kathy wrote a check to the owner of the building and recorded the check in Pre¬paid Rent, a new account. • Two salaried employees earn $400 each for a 5-day week. The employees are paid every Friday, and December 31 falls on a Thursday. • Kathy’s Day Care paid insurance premiums as follows, each time debiting Pre¬paid Insurance: Date Paid Policy No. Length of Policy Amount Feb. 1, 20X2 1033MCM19 1 year $540 Jan. 1, 20X3 7952789HP 1 year 912 Aug. 1, 20X3 XQ943675ST 2 years 840 Instructions The center’s accounts were last adjusted on December 31, 20X2. Prepare the adjusting entries necessary under the accrual basis of accounting. 5. Bank reconciliation and entries. The following information was taken from the accounting records of Palmetto Company for the month of January: Balance per bank $6,150 Balance per company records $3,580 Bank service charge for January $20 Deposits in transit $940 Interest on note collected by bank $100 Note collected by bank $1,000 NSF check returned by the bank with the bank statement $650 Outstanding checks $3,080 Instructions: a. Prepare Palmetto’s January bank reconciliation. b. Prepare any necessary journal entries for Palmetto. 6. Direct write-off method. Harrisburg Company, which began business in early 20X7, reported $40,000 of accounts receivable on the December 31, 20X7, balance sheet. Included in this amount was $550 for a sale made to Tom Mattingly in July. On January 4, 20X8, the company learned that Mattingly had filed for personal bankruptcy. Harrisburg uses the direct write-off method to account for uncollectibles. a. Prepare the journal entry needed to write off Mattingly’s account. b. Comment on the ability of the direct write-off method to value receivables on the year-end balance sheet. 7. Allowance method: analysis of receivables. At a January 20X2 meeting, the presi¬dent of Sonic Sound directed the sales staff “to move some product this year.” The president noted that the credit evaluation department was being disbanded be¬cause it had restricted the company’s growth. Credit decisions would now be made by the sales staff. By the end of the year, Sonic had generated significant gains in sales, and the president was very pleased. The following data were provided by the accounting department: 20X2 20X1 Sales $23,987,000 $8,423,000 Accounts Receivable, 12/31 12,444,000 1,056,000 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, 12/31 ? 23,000 cr. The $12,444,000 receivables balance was aged as follows: Age of Receivable Amount Percentage of Accounts Expected to Be Collected Under 31 days $5,321,000 99% 31260 days 3,890,000 90 61290 days 1,067,000 80 Over 90 days 2,166,000 60 Assume that no accounts were written off during 20X2. Instructions a. Estimate the amount of Uncollectible Accounts as of December 31, 20X2. b. What is the company’s Uncollectible Accounts expense for 20X2? c. Compute the net realizable value of Accounts Receivable at the end of 20X1 and 20X2. d. Compute the net realizable value at the end of 20X1 and 20X2 as a percentage of respective year-end receivables balances. Analyze your findings and comment on the president’s decision to close the credit evaluation department.
 

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Discussion one:

Hello Professor and fellow classmates:

 

According to our textbook, today’s managers perform four management functions. They are planning, organizing, leading and controlling.   Planning is a process that includes defining goals, establishing strategy, and developing plans that coordinate activities. Organizing is the process of determining tasks to be done, who is to do them, how they are grouped and who reports to whom.  Leading is a function that includes motivating and directing employees, communicating and resolving conflicts.  Controlling is monitoring activities to ensure they are being done as planned and correcting any mistakes in those activities as needed. (Robbins & Judge, 2013)

 

As a caterer, I have performed these functions as follows:  I planned a cocktail reception for 500 people to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of our Church’s building.  I planned the menu, the decorating of the hall and how many servers the event would need to ensure the best possible outcome for the invited guests.  I organized a volunteer event committee that consisted of the president of the parish, and 10 other key church individuals.  We had 3 months to finalize the details, plan our agenda for the day of the event, and make all the food, order the flowers/centerpieces, the linens, the china and anything else needed for a spectacular celebration.  I led my team through all the planning meetings, directed them in the preparation of the menu items (we made all the appetizers for the cocktail reception, 20 different passed and buffet items), resolved issues with the linen company (they sent the wrong color tablecloths the week before the event), used email and cell phone communication channels for all decisions and activities planned.  The day prior to the event, I was at the church hall controlling and ensuring that all activities where being done as planned, the tables where set with the linen (the new corrected color), the china, the centerpieces and all décor.  I made sure that all the food was being prepared to my specifications and taste, did a half hour training of the service staff (40 of them) to ensure they knew what to serve on what platter and with what accompaniment, and to make sure they had the right tools to do the best job.

 

This was the largest catering job that I had attempted in my career, so I feel that the planning was the most crucial function that I needed to control.  Organizing and leading where the second most important functions and controlling was the final function performed.  I enjoyed the challenge and I know that we did an exceptional job because I have since booked over 75 (and counting) new events from the people that attended the event and told me how impressed they were with the quality of our food, décor, and organization and how well our staff handled themselves. 

 

Fay

 

 

 

Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2013). Organizational behavior (15th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

 

Discussion 2

The three characteristics that are key to developing professional image are Attire, Confidence, and communication skills. The person who impressed me as a professional is my brother. My brother is Ass
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The three characteristics that are key to developing professional image are Attire, Confidence, and communication skills. The person who impressed me as a professional is my brother. My brother is Assistant District Attorney for the state of florida,  whether he is in court, or giving a talk to teenagers, or answering questions in a panel of professionals he is always protraying a professional image. My brother first job was at walmart, we both went into are interview dressed in suits, and dressed the same way in our orientation. Later on we found out we were the first hired simply because of the image we presented. Communication skills are very important, as a lawyer the way you speak is vital to your success, when you talk to a jury, you should not stumble over your words, or use words like ums, or pausing in your speech. Confidence is important, sometimes confidence can be persuasive. I need to work on my confidence and communication skills, when it comes to email, and writing im good, i could always do better, its my speech that i need to work on.

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RE: Unit 1: Discussion – The Characteristics of a Professional

Discussion Topic – Characteristics of a Professional Hello once again Professor & class, Professionalism is a word that encompasses a lot of different meanings and may have different e
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Discussion Topic – Characteristics of a Professional

 

 

 

Hello once again Professor & class,

 

 

 

            Professionalism is a word that encompasses a lot of different meanings and may have different expectations associated with it, based solely on an individual-to-individual basis. However, many of us can identify what we consider to be a “professional” based on some of his or her characteristics. For example, many of you would probably agree that a professional is someone who is acknowledged as a specialist in their respective field. Or, a person who has gone above and beyond the average person to refine their skills and to improve their chances of success. Similarly, many of us see a professional as someone who has succeed or one who is successful in what they have set out to do.

 

 

 

            For me, the foremost important professional characteristic is image. A professional is someone who dresses appropriately, whom is well-groomed, and who has an air of confidence that reassures us that they know what they are doing (Smith, 2014). Although stereotypical, many of us would probably much rather deal with someone who looks professional rather than someone who does not but claims to be. One should be able to identify you as a professional and as such feel comfortable in seeking you out.

 

 

 

            Second, expertise – or communication skills which exhibit them. By expertise, I don’t mean speaking mumbo jumbo techy-wiz stuff. I mean an individual who shows an understanding of the subject matter in which he or she practices and the ability to communicate it back to me. For example, if I were to call and ask when an auto shop opened up and the employee said “I don’t know.” I would not consider them a professional for the simple fact that they do not show any knowledge of the business. Or, if they do, they have no demonstrated it by acknowledging my question with a clear and concise answer. A professional, to me, would be someone who is willing to state that they do not know, but also, is willing to find out for you.

 

Third, self-regulation. Which is the ability to handle an escalating situation. All too often, we find ourselves overwhelmed by emotion or pressure. It could be for any number of factors, however, the idea behind self-regulation is finding the ability to professional handle that situation by staying calm, keeping your business-like demeanor, and doing everything in your power to make things right again (Smith, 2014). And, if needed, re-directing that individual you are having issues with to somebody else who can better handle the situation.

 

 

 

            While these characteristics can be applied to just about any field, I find that these three in particular are especially important in Information Technology and as a computer/network technician. For me, I wouldn’t want the guy sitting at my desk, fixing my computer, to smell funky or to be dressed inappropriately. It’s extremely important to be make those around you feel comfortable and trustworthy. Also, going back to expertise, it’s important to demonstrate your knowledge of the system without making the other person feel inferior or stupid about it. If they ask you a question, you should be able to answer; but until then, try to keep things simplistic and easy to understand so they know what’s going on while you work. Finally, it can be frustrating trying to work on a system or get a network backup when you have someone, or worse, your supervisor breathing down your next. But it’s important to realize and to remember that they are depending on you and they rely on your skills to do their own job. Thus, keeping self-regulation is important for not only keeping your professional presence; but also, for keeping your job!

 

 

 

–          Dave

 

Reference

 

Smith, C. (2014). Professionalism – Developing This Vital Characteristic. Retrieved November 13, 2014 from: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/professionalism.htm

 

 

 

 

 

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