Friday, April 4, 2014

Basically, 75+ pages. The subject that is about eliminating passwords completely through use of external devices and behavior analysis.

Masters level thesis, information systems quote request.

Here are a couple sample papers of what I would expect for a thesis paper.




Basically, 75+ pages. The subject that is about eliminating passwords completely through use of external devices and behavior analysis. Our devices know who we are, it could be our smart phones using forward facing camera, or behavior analysis (apps opened in a certain pattern throughout the day), or smart watches/fitbit/heart rate monitor for our computers (workstation/laptop) and getting business to go along (especially banking). How to keep the ecosphere diverse enough to offer protection from 1 fatal flaw affecting all users yet saleable enough to deploy to everybody and, thus, eliminate passwords.

What are the two steps for simplifying radicals? Can either step be deleted? If you could add a step that might make it easier or easier to understand, what step would you add?


What are the two steps for simplifying radicals? Can either step be deleted? If you could add a step that might make it easier or easier to understand, what step would you add?



Provide a radical for your classmates to simplify.  To represent the square root symbol, you can either use sqrt() or copy and paste this symbol √().

Note that whatever you are taking the square root of should be in parenthesis in either case.  That lets the reader know where the radicand ends.  In normal notation, parenthesis are not needed because the radical sign goes across the top, and you know where it ends by what is included under the sign.



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the CEO of your selected organization in which you discuss your findings from your ratio calculations and your horizontal and vertical analysis. In your memo



Write a 350- to 700-word memo to the CEO of your selected organization in which you discuss your findings from your ratio calculations and your horizontal and vertical analysis. In your memo, address the following questions:

? What do the liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios reveal about the financial position of the company?
? Which users may be interested in each type of ratio?
? What does the collected data reveal about the performance and position of the company?

Format your memo consistent with APA guidelines.

If you were the CEO of UPS, describe the Internal Assessment approach you would undertake to understand why this situation occurred and what corrective actions would have to be put in place to avoid these challenges in 2014.

If you were the CEO of UPS, describe the Internal Assessment approach you would undertake to understand why this situation occurred and what corrective actions would have to be put in place to avoid these challenges in 2014.
Relate your response to considerations that have been introduced in the readings for this week.
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/how-did-ups-miss-so-many-christmas-shipments-EiozJnLSRQKGZrvl~6x4EQ.html

Student Post 1:
If I were CEO of UPS the Internal Assessment approach I would have taken to understand the situation of demand being higher than anticipated, would be to understand the firm’s weaknesses and strengths at the current time. Information would be gathered from sections of operations and management information systems. Than perform a significant analysis of narrowing down the list of strengths and weakness in order to have successful impact in the future and to better evaluate strategies. Than the computing of a financial ratio analysis would help to reflect the specific situation during the holidays and will help to identify strengths and weaknesses as well . Also the usage of financial analysis by comparing ratios over time can help UPS’s industry to better evaluate strengths and weakness. Activity ratios and trend analysis would help USP understand how effectively the firm is using its resources and time. Looking into the growth ratio will help understand how to maintain the firms’ economic position in the growth of the economy and its industry. Another area to consider in understanding UPS’s situation during the holidays and make effective corrections would be to create a production and operations’ audit checklist. Performing an Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix will contribute to better understanding of the firm’s strengths and weakness  during the holidays by further evaluation and summarization. This can provide important information for strategy formulation like hiring more personnel and expansion of equipment.  
A corrective action to avoid these challenges would be implement better and further planning and to provide the market with an advance notice of a policy change for the holidays. Planning is imperative because of future increases that are occurring with online shopping and planning is the most effective way to reach desired objectives. Planning will prepare UPS to overcome unexpected demand. Along with forecasting is necessary to meet the volume of growth of shipments and environmental factors. It also essential for successful strategies, elevations, and controlling activities (David, 2013). Changing the policy for the holidays will encourage shoppers to shop earlier, help UPS better strategize and meet the consumer’s demand and improve the firm's weak areas of anticipation. Creating a policy will help better strategizes for environmental factors and unforeseen demands. Contingencies for weather and emergencies should be in place.

Student Post 2:
The most important issue here is planning. Planning is the cornerstone of effective strategic formulation, and it enables one to avoid the trap of working extremely hard but achieving little (David, 2013, p. 101). Although UPS prepared for the busy holiday rush, they did not properly plan organize and control the activities that were consistent with reaching their goals. I would assess the entire organizational structure to make sure we do not repeat the same debacle of 2013. I would start by auditing the functions of management, the organizational structure, the lines of communication and the control mechanisms that are currently in place. After my assessment, I would:

  1. Make sure managers clearly specify tasks and objectives to the employees
  2. Re-organize (as needed) to ensure the structure is conducive to the goals of the organization
  3. Promote more effective communicate lines (internal/external) and synergy
  4. Make sure control mechanisms are in place to handle the “unknown”

The paper is graded on a 100-point scale. The following describes the breakdown of points available: 25 points for ORGANIZATION This is a long and complicated paper, so it is essential that you are organized in your presentation of the information.

The paper is graded on a 100-point scale. The following describes the breakdown of points available: 25 points for ORGANIZATION This is a long and complicated paper, so it is essential that you are organized in your presentation of the information. Please be sure to present each item in the order suggested by the outline and have clear headings and sub-headings to make it easy to follow. Also, it is important to organize the paper in a way that prevents the reader from having to flip back and forth from one section to another to follow the discussion (e.g., ensure that each ratio/calculation is discussed immediately after it is presented, rather than having a separate table elsewhere in the report. 25 points for ANALYSIS To receive the full amount of points for this category, be sure to provide thorough discussion of your analysis process and an explanation of what the ration/calculation means. It is important to demonstrate that you have a good understanding of why each calculation was done, and what information can be learned from it. Also, in this section I remove points for any situation where I feel that the analysis presented is not the students’ original work (i.e., taken from another source without attribution.) While you can certainly refer to other analysts’ work regarding your company, please be sure to conduct your own analyses and draw your own conclusions throughout the paper. 25 points for THOROUGHNESS In order to receive the full amount of points available for this portion of the paper, you must include every item listed on the general outline provided at the beginning of the course. Points will be removed if any item is missing from the analysis. 25 points for CONTENT In this category, I am assessing the extent to which the entire report provides a complete analysis of the company, utilizing the steps we practiced throughout the course. Do you tie it all together with connecting themes and findings? Or, is it just a list of the various calculations with a sentence or two in between explaining each. A successful paper will present a congruous and thorough analysis of the company with insightful and thoughtful commentary throughout. Project Outline The most recent data should be used in your analyses (i.e., data from the most recently-filed Form 10-K). For all calculations, show each formula used as well as the numbers used in the formula. Explain any assumptions made and provide justifications for your assumptions. Cite any sources used other than the company’s SEC filings. The following is an outline for your individual project: I. Governance and Communication Analysis a. Analyst Call i. Listen to a recording of an analyst call (AKA earnings call or quarterly conference call) for your company. Listen to about 15-20 minutes of the call and write a summary of your observations, including any questions that you might have wanted to ask the CEO/CFO, etc. b. Answer and discuss the importance of the following: i. Who is the company’s current CEO? Is he or she also the Chair of the Board? ii. Who serves on the board’s Audit Committee? How many members are Financial Experts? What experience qualifies them for that designation? iii. What was the CEO paid last year? What portion of his or her total pay was in the form of bonus? In the form of stock-based awards? What performance measures were used to determine the CEO’s pay? iv. Who or what entity holds the highest percentage of the company's stock? Are most of the beneficial owners reported individuals or institutions? v. How many common shares are outstanding? Is there more than one class of common stock outstanding? If so how many votes do each share of each class get? c. Discuss your opinion regarding the effectiveness of the governance and communication of the company. II. Industry and Strategy Analysis a. Industry Analyses i. Porter’s Five Forces 1. Rivalry among existing firms 2. Threat of new entrants 3. Threat of substitutes 4. Buyer power 5. Supplier power ii. Value Chain Analysis 1. Industry Value Chain 2. Focus of your company b. Company Strategy Analysis i. Is your company following a Low Cost Leader or a Product/Service Differentiation Strategy? ii. How should this impact their financials? III. Accounting and Financial Analysis a. Recasted Income Statement (3 years) b. Recasted Balance Sheet (3 years) c. Common Size Income Statement (3 years) d. DuPont Analysis (1 year) e. Profitability Analysis (3 years) i. Profit Margin ii. Return on Assets iii. Return on Equity iv. Accounts Receivable Turnover v. Inventory Turnover vi. Accounts Payable Turnover vii. Fixed Assets Turnover f. Risk Analysis (3 years) i. Current Ratio ii. Quick Ratio iii. Cash Ratio iv. Liabilities-to-Equity Ratio v. Debt-to-Equity Ratio vi. Interest Coverage (Earnings Basis) vii. Dividend Payout Ratio viii. Sustainable Growth Rate IV. Forecasting a. Calculate projected operating profit for the company for the next five years based on forecasted income statements. b. Explain the process and assumptions used to make the forecasts for each line item of the forecasted income statements. V. Cost of Capital a. Use the CAPM to compute the required rate of return on equity capital for the company. b. Determine the cost of debt (if any) and the cost of preferred stock (if any) c. Compute the weighted average cost of capital for the company as of the start of the next fiscal year. d. Discuss how this would be used to estimate the value of the company

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Strategic Planning

For your original post this week, please answer the one of following question and thoroughly substantiate your position with more than two (2) outside, credible sources:
  1. When should someone from outside a company be hired to manage the company implementing new strategies?
  2. How can corporate culture be changed?
  3. Why is an understanding of national cultures important in strategic management?

What is a derivative? How are derivatives used in risk management? What are some challenges used in mitigating risk with derivatives?

What is a forward contract? How is a forward contract used to manage risk? Under what circumstances is this appropriately used? (200 Words)

1A. Forward contracts lock in the exchange rate of a product or service. The supplier will markup the value of the contract for what they believe the exchange rate may be in the future and the contractor wants to set a value that is acceptable to their expected costs. In this the contractor can reduce uncertainty. The risk that remains is the actual cost of the exchange rate at the time of exchange compared to the value of the contract.

Does one side have more risk than the other? If so why? If not, why not? Do both sides get what they want; is this a win-win scenario? Thoughts? (200 Words)


F 2.  What is a derivative? How are derivatives used in risk management? What are some challenges used in mitigating risk with derivatives? (200 Words)

F3. What is an audit committee? What is the function of an audit committee? How does an audit committee in your organization insure compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations? (200 Words)

FS 4. Write and present a summary of how this week’s readings and activities (Forward Contracts, Derivative, Audit Committee) have affected your thought process regarding the week’s course objectives. Be sure to include the DQ’s, team discussions and assignments, your individual assignments, the text reading materials, and the electronic reserve articles in the discussion. The summary should be very detail and created in a positive manner. (350 WORDS)

B 1. What are strategic objectives? What is the purpose of strategic objectives? What makes an effective strategic objective? What are examples of strategic objectives for you organization or one with which you are familiar? (200 WORDS)

B 2. What is the difference among strategic, long-term, and short-term objectives? What is the relationship between objectives and goals? What are examples of this relationship? (200 WORDS)