Subject: History / General History
Question
dq 1
The Market Revolution (graded)
Discuss America’s transportation revolution that took place during the first half of the 1800s, including the development of roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats. How did they contribute to the “market revolution?” Elaborate.
dq 2
Manifest Destiny (graded)
Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war necessary? Was it a good thing? What does this war tell us about this period of American history? Was it God’s plan that the U.S. extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way to defend what they planned to do anyway? Elaborate.
ECON RMI 4150 Final exam – Theory of Risk, Firms and risk
Subject: Economics / General Economics
Question
ECON/RMI 4150: Theory of Risk
Spring 2017
3rd Problem Set,
(Questions are from the Fall 2012 Final exam.)
1. Firms and risk.
a. Please explain briefly explain (using ideas discussed in class) why a firm
should NOT care about risk. (2-3 sentences)
b. Please explain briefly (using ideas discussed in class) two reasons given in
class why a firm SHOULD care about risk. (2-3 sentences) 2. Index vs indemnity triggers.
a. Please explain briefly what an index trigger is and how it is different from
an indemnity trigger. (1-2 sentences)
b. What are two key advantages discussed in class of using index triggers
instead of indemnity triggers? (1-2 sentences)
c. What is one key advantage discussed in class of using indemnity triggers
instead of index triggers? (1 sentence per advantage) 3. Consider an entrepreneur with no wealth but a great idea. The entrepreneur wants to raise $1 million needed to start a business. The entrepreneur is rational, maximizes expected utility and is risk neutral. There is a 75 percent chance that the business will go well and make
money, in which case the business will generate $1.5 million; there is a 25
percent chance that the business will go badly and lose money, in which
case it will generate only $0.5 million. The entrepreneur can raise money from
o a bank loan (in which case the entrepreneur receives $x million
from the bank promises to pay the bank a fixed dollar amount out
of the proceeds from the business) and/or from
o issuing stock (in which case the entrepreneur receives $x million
from stock investors and promises to pay them a percent of what is
left over after the bank loan has been repaid). Both the bank and the stock investors would be willing to accept an
expected return of zero, so that they would be willing to put in $1 million
for the promise of getting $1 million back on average. There are no taxes. In the event of bankruptcy, legal fees will total $100,000.
a. Imagine that the entrepreneur funds the project by raising $700,000 from a
bank loan and $300,000 from issuing stock.
i. What amount must the entrepreneur promise to repay the bank
(except in bankruptcy, when the bank will only get the remaining
proceeds after legal fees) to make them willing to lend?
ii. What proportion of the company (the proportion of the proceeds
after the bank has been repaid) must the entrepreneur give to the
stock investors?
iii. Please fill in the following amounts that will be received by each
party if the project goes well, if it goes badly, and on average
Project goes well Project goes badly Expected outcome
Bank
Stock investors
Entrepreneur
Lawyers
Total
b. Imagine that the entrepreneur funds the project by raising $500,000 from a
bank loan and $500,000 from issuing stock. i. ii. iii. What amount must the entrepreneur promise to repay the bank
(except in bankruptcy, when the bank will only get the remaining
proceeds after legal fees)?
What proportion of the company (the proportion of the proceeds
after the bank has been repaid) must the entrepreneur give to the
stock investors?
Please fill in the following amounts that will be received by each
party if the project goes well, if it goes badly, and on average.
Project goes well Project goes badly Expected outcome Bank
Stock investors
Entrepreneur
Lawyers
Total
c. Which financing approach (a) or (b) makes more sense for the
entrepreneur? Please explain briefly and quantify the size of the benefit of
using the better approach.
d. How much would the entrepreneur be willing to pay for full insurance (if
he could precommit to buy this insurance before raising money for his
project) in case (a) and in case (b)?
ITCC698 Assignment 4 Thesis or Creative Project Research Design
Subject: General Questions / General General Questions
Question
• Submit your Research Design
• Review your articles/sources and continue writing your 25 -page literature review due week eight
• When the proposed thesis or project involves the study of human subjects and/or animals, such as a survey or interview, an Institutional Review Board review and approval of the proposed research is required. Please visit http://www.apus.edu/community-scholars/institutional-review-board/research.htm for more guidance—this process takes about a month to complete. Once your proposal is approved, you will work closely with your professor as you develop and address your topic.
Research Design is due at the end of Week 4. It describes how you will test the hypothesis or assess your research questions and carry out your analysis. This section describes the data to be used to test the hypothesis, how the student will operationalize and collect data on his/her variables, and the analytic methods that to be used, noting potential biases and limitations to the research approach. It should include:
· Identification and operationalization (measurement) of variables.
· A sampling plan (i.e., study population and sampling procedures, if appropriate).
· Justification of case studies used.
· Data collection/sources (secondary literature, archives, interviews, surveys, etc.).
· a summary of analysis procedures (pattern-matching, etc.); and
· Limitations of study and bias discussion.
Submission Instructions:
Please review the rubric and Capstone Manual for more specific guidelines on expectations; however, please note you are to provide comprehensive analysis of details, facts, and concepts in a logical sequence. You should demonstrate a higher- level of critical thinking necessary for 500-600 level work. You are to provide well-supported ideas and reflection with a variety of current and/or world views in the assignment. You are expected to present a genuine intellectual development of ideas throughout assignment. You should thoroughly understand and excel in explaining all major points. An original, unique, and/or imaginative approach to overall ideas, concepts, and findings is required. Overall format of assignment needs to include an appropriate introduction (or abstract), well- developed paragraphs, and conclusion. Finished assignment demonstrates your ability to plan and organize research in a logical sequence.
You may also rent or purchase the books on Amazon at a very reasonable price (specifically Prime members) and download it too.
· The APUS End of Program Assessment Manual for Graduate Studies (aka the EOP Manual) is located at http://apus.libguides.com/APUS_ePress/EOP_Manual.
· The EOP Manual presents the requirements for formatting your capstone paper or thesis. You will also need to consult your program’s style guide.
· Also consult the library’s Writing Help – Thesis/Capstone page and the Research Methods Information Guide for tips on formatting and structuring your thesis.
These are your research questions (what you plan to measure/examine). This section may also be in paragraph form. Research questions must be individual questions that each measures only one item (one question = one measurement). A couple of questions are expected in this section (typically 2 to 5). You MUST put these questions in traditional null hypotheses format.
If you are conducting a qualitative study, you may use your research questions.
For example: There is no statistical significant difference between someone who grows up in a poor neighborhood and someone from a middle or upper class neighborhood likely involvement in crime (quantitative design would use this example).
For example: If someone grows up in a poor neighborhood, they will be more likely to be involved with crime than someone in a middle or upper class neighborhood.
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The Research Design Section:
•Identification and operationalization (measurement) of variables.
•A sampling plan (i.e., study population and sampling procedures, if appropriate).
•a summary of analysis procedures (pattern-matching, etc.); and
•Limitations of study and bias discussion.
In short, your research design should be the “step by step” directions that would enable a researcher to carry out and execute your research should you be unable to conduct the study yourself. (Think of this as directions from how to get to point A to point B. This detail is necessary as it demonstrates that you understand how to best do your research for your topic.)
Research Design Lecture by Lisa Campbell; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VoLWmE-vbI&feature=share&list=PL-Jb6g9lFLfXhj44dU40nfp-s1dEUmFVq
A Brief Comparison of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods: http://youtu.be/LYqDKEsy9gE
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Turnitin will be used to assess originality report and supports attachments only—submit the paper as an attachment with less than 15% originality.
Searching for Literature Reviews: Before You Write, You Have to Find: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw1-rljpuQ
Reviewing a Sample Literature Review (Part I):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswuIJ7-hB4
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Reference:
· Incorporated all this sections references into one comprehensive list and should be in APA 6th Edition format.
· Also if you had a reference in your reference section, you must have a citation from that work somewhere in the body of your work. The citations and references must match up.
· You will be strictly held to the APA standards. Proper citations, in format and use as well as proper references must be implemented.
· Provided scholarly articles to support selected topic in the reference area.
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Writing Format: APA
· What is Plagiarism: http://www.plagiarism.org/
· What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIsLV9zOOe0
Grammatical, spelling or punctuation—the writing is grammatically correct, clear and concise. The response is well formulated and easy to read and understand. Correct terminology was used when needed.
· https://edge.apus.edu/library/image/sakai/word.gif ITCC698 and ISSC699 Thesis Checklist.docx (1 MB)
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Submission
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Subject: Business / Management
Question
1) A company used three different selection methods to select entry level business process analyst: 1. Structured interviews (validity coefficient 0.62) 2. Mental Ability Test (validity coefficient 0.54) 3. Work sample (validity coefficient 0.50). A total of 120 job applicants were given the test and they hired 25 applicants for the position. The intelligence test cost the company $22 per person, the work sample test costs the company $40 per person, and the structured interviews cost the company $55 per person. The standardized score (z-score) of the 25 applicants (selected for the position) on the intelligence test was 0.72, structured interviews 0.82, and for work sample test 0.63. The standard deviation of job performance expressed in dollars for the 25 applicants was $8,000. Given this data, calculate the utility of the three different selection methods and make recommendation to the company as to which one they should use for the future. Assume that 200 applicants applied for the job instead of 120 and the company hired 25 of the 200. What happens to the utility using these different methods? Show your calculations as an appendix (this does not count towards the 2 pages limit).
The formula for utility is: Ns*rxy*SDy*Zx-Nt(C) where
Ns = Number of applicants selected for the position
rxy = Validity coefficient of the selection method
SDy = Standard deviation of job performance expressed in dollar terms
Zx = Average test score of those selected expressed in standardized unit (z-scores)
Nt = Total number of applicants
C = Cost of assessing each applicant
2. In a company, one of the manufacturing plants is facing a dilemma. Some of the workers have been approached by AFL-CIO to organize the plant into a union. At present, about ten percent of the employees of the plant have shown interest in organizing. The Plant Manager needs to develop a strategy to counter to thwart the attempted unionization. Having no experience in unions, he has hired you as a consultant and asked you to provide him a list of things that he should not do during the unionization process. Provide him with a list of things he should refrain from doing so that he is not in violation of any laws.
3. A local oil and gas company in Houston hires the following categories of employees: 1. Petroleum Engineers at all levels (entry level, senior level, middle-management level, etc.). 2. Clerical employees (entry level only). 3. Senior management staff (both internal and external searches are done). The company employs about 3,000 employees in the Houston area. The company is interested in revising its compensation package to be externally competitive. They want to conduct their own market survey of wages and benefits paid by the competitors. Help them identify the relevant labor market, competitors, and the key areas they should focus on in designing the survey. Note that I do not expect an actual survey but the areas they should cover in terms of whom to survey, what to survey, and where to survey.