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Gordon’s Plants has the following partial income statement for 2012:

Earnings before interest and taxes          $4,500

Interest                                                                                (2,000)

Earnings before taxes                                    $2,500

Taxes (40%)                                                        (1,000)

Net income                                                        $1,500  

Number of common shares                          1,000  

 

What is the degree of financial leverage for Gordon’s? What does this value mean?

 

Consider the decision you might have to make if you won a state lottery worth $105 million.  Which would you choose: a lump-sum payment of $54 million today or a payment of $3.5 million each year for the next 30 years? Which should you choose?

A.      If your opportunity cost is 6 percent, which alternative should you select?

B.      At what opportunity cost would you be indifferent between the two alternatives?

 

Suppose Ford Motor Company sold an issue of bonds with a 10-year maturity, a $1000 par value, a 10 percent coupon rate, and semiannual interest payments.

A.      Two years after the bonds were issued, the going rate of interest on bonds such as these fell to 6 percent. At that price would the bonds sell?

B.      Suppose that the interest rate remained at 6 percent for the next eight years. What would happen to the price of the Ford Motor Company bonds over time?

 

Your broker offers to sell you some shares of Wingler & Company common stock, which paid a dividend of $2 yesterday. You expect the dividend to grow at a rate of 5 percent per year into perpetuity. The appropriate rate of return for the stock is 12 percent.

A.      If you purchase the Wingler & Company stock with the intent of selling it in three years, what cash flows will you receive each year?

B.      What is the market value of Wingler’s stock?

 

The market and Stock S have the following probability distributions:

 

                Probability          rm            rs

                      0.3                    15%        20%

                      0.4                    9              5

                      0.3                    18           12

 

a.       Calculate the expected rates of return for the market and Stock S

b.      Calculate the standard deviations for the market and Stock S

c.       Calculate the coefficients of variation for the market and Stock S

 

The Gupta Company’s cost of equity is 16 percent. It’s before-tax cost of debt is 13 percent, and its marginal tax rate is 40 percent. The stock sells at book value.  Using the following balance sheet, calculate Gupta’s after-tax weighted average cost of capital:

 

Assets                                                                                   Liabilities and Equity

Cash                                                      $120                       Long-term debt                                                $1,152

Accounts receivable                         240                       Equity                                                     1,728

Inventories                                           360

Net plant and equipment           2,160                                                                                                      

Total assets                                   $2,880                        Total liabilities and equity             $2,880

 

Your company is considering two mutually exclusive projects—C and R—whose costs and cash flows are shown in the following tables:

 

                                                Expected Net Cash Flows

                Year                       Project C              Project R

                0                              $(14,000)             $(22,840)

                1                              8,000                     8,000

                2                              6,000                     8,000

                3                              2,000                     8,000

                4                              3,000                     8,000

 

 

The projects are equally risky, and their required rate of return is 12 percent. You must make a recommendation concerning which project should be purchased.  To determine which is more appropriate, compute the NPV and IRR of each project.

Delivery Method: Flexible/Distance

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School of Nursing and Midwifery

Subject Outline

CHIP915 Essential Skills for Health Researchers – Autumn 2014

Section A: Subject Information

Credit Points: 6

Delivery Method: Flexible/Distance

Campus Locations: Wollongong

Pre-requisite(s): Nil

Co-requisite(s): Nil

Subject Contacts

Subject Coordinator/Lecturer

Name: Dr Sharon Bourgeois

Location: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Building 41, Room 111

Consultation mode and times: Availability is posted on the Moodle site

Telephone: 61 2 4221 5094

Email: sharon_bourgeois@uow.edu.au

eLearning Space

This subject has materials and activities available via eLearning. To access eLearning you must have

a UOW user account name and password, and be enrolled in the subject. eLearning is accessed via

SOLS (student online services). Log on to SOLS and then click on the eLearning link in the menu

column.

For information regarding the eLearning spaces please use the following link:

Moodle – http://uowblogs.com/moodlelab/files/2013/05/Moodle_StudentGuide-1petpo7.pdf

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

(a) Critically discuss concepts, processes and designs for research

(b) Critically analyse and integrate the literature relevant to a study;

(c) Formulate a researchable question

(d) Compare and contrast strengths and limitations of various research designs

(e) Identify and address ethical issues relevant to a study and an ethics application

(f) Interpret study results within the context of the research approach used and the existing body of

knowledge relevant to the study

(g) Develop a research proposal that reflects the principles of research.

Graduate Qualities

The University of Wollongong has developed five graduate qualities

(http://www.uow.edu.au/student/qualities/index.html) which it considers express valuable qualities that

are essential for UOW graduates in gaining employment and making an important contribution to

society and their chosen field. Student development of the following graduate qualities in particular

will be enhanced by their participation in this subject:

1. Informed: Have a sound knowledge of an area of study or profession and understand its

current issues, locally and internationally. Know how to apply this knowledge. Understand

how an area of study has developed and how it relates to other areas.

2. Independent learners: Engage with new ideas and ways of thinking and critically analyse

issues. Seek to extend knowledge through ongoing research, enquiry and reflection. Find and

evaluate information, using a variety of sources and technologies. Acknowledge the work and

ideas of others.

3. Problem solvers: Take on challenges and opportunities. Apply creative, logical and critical

thinking skills to respond effectively. Make and implement decisions. Be flexible, thorough,

innovative and aim for high standards.

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4. Effective communicators: Articulate ideas and convey them effectively using a range of

media. Work collaboratively and engage with people in different settings. Recognise how

culture can shape communication.

5. Responsible: Understand how decisions can affect others and make ethically informed

choices. Appreciate and respect diversity. Act with integrity as part of local, national, global

and professional communities.

Mandatory Minimum Attendance Requirements

Distance delivery: It is expected that students will allocate 12 hours per week to this subject to

complete the study guide requirements, complete your assignments and prepare for an examination

where applicable.

Flexible delivery: Dates for study days and weeks will be listed on the Online Calendar, found via the

Subject Descriptions link on the Course Handbook page. It is expected that students will allocate 12

hours per week to this subject to complete the study guide requirements, complete your assignments

and prepare for an examination where applicable.

Lecture, Tutorial, Laboratory Times

All timetable information is subject to variation. Check the latest information on the university web

timetable via the Timetable link under Study Resources on the Current Students webpage or log into

SOLS to view your personal timetable prior to attending classes, as of publishing the following

applied.

Prescribed Readings (includes eReadings)

Polit DF & Beck CT 2012. Nursing research. Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice.

9th edn. Wolters Kluwer Health. Lippincott & Williams, Sydney

Key References

See eReadings on the elearning site for additional references (as starting references).

Recommended readings are not intended as an exhaustive list, students should use the Library

catalogue and databases to locate additional resources.

Distance students studying within Australia should refer to the information and resources found via

the Library link on the UOW homepage regarding off-campus library services available.

Distance students studying outside Australia should contact their subject coordinator, as

arrangements for library services may be available within their own country.

Textbooks and Materials to be purchased by students

Textbooks

Polit DF & Beck CT 2012. Nursing research. Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice.

9th edn. Wolters Kluwer Health. Lippincott & Williams, Sydney

Materials

Nil

Recent Changes to this Subject

Change: Revision of subject content and Moodle site activities.

Reason: To augment student learning experiences

Student Support and Advice

SMAH Central

Location: 41.152

Telephone: 61 2 4221 3492

Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au

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Section B: Assessment

Details of Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1 Essay (Literature Review)

Format Essay

Due date 14 April 2014

Weighting 40%

Length 2000 words

Details

Literature review of a health topic of interest. Identification of a gap in the literature and

the development of a researchable question

Submission

You will submit assessments via the Turnitin assessment drop box on the subject

Moodle site. This will submit your assessment to Turnitin and you will receive a report.

Following the receipt of your Turnitin report you may revise your assessment and then

submit you final version together with the Turnitin report through the final assessment

drop box.

Complete the integrity quiz under Assessment 1 on the eLearning site which will open

the drop box for the assignment submission following successful completion of the quiz.

Name your file as follows “student email username_assignment number” (e.g.

its999_ass3). Access the eLearning space, locate the relevant drop box for the

assignment, click on , select your file, and click on .

Turnitin is Internet-based text-matching software which may be used for detecting

plagiarism at UOW. Please see the short video in Moodle which provides information

about the concept of plagiarism and the use of Turnitin in learning and writing skills.

Assessment 2 Research Proposal

Format Essay

Due date 26 May 2014

Weighting 60%

Length 2500 words

 

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what is responsible enterprise

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What is responsible enterprise?The purpose of this structured essay is to critique the role of business in society. In doing so, students should:

  • Discuss key global challenges, with reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
  • Highlight the impact of private enterprise in society on those challenges
  • Define responsible enterprise
  • Explore the role of government in facilitating &/or inhibiting responsible enterprise

 

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Gothic and unrealistic elements in the novel “Jane Eyre”

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Analyze and point out gothic and unrealistic elements in the novel Jane Eyre.

Look for the following gothic elements in the story:
Setting old mansion, gloomy castle, ruins.
Isolated protagonist, a maiden who is a virgin, and virgin who the hero must save.
Hero witty, brave, curious, noble, breaking norms.
Villan some kind of Tiran, some kind of ready to kidnap.
An oil often a melder woman, someone was standing in the way or unwillingly helping a villain.
Element of fear, miraculous survivor, weak or corrupted ori n some other way spiled clargiman.
Supernatural elements prophets, prophetic dreams, dangerous secrets.
Ends with a reunion with loved ones.
Unbelievable quincedences.

Support your statement and proof of element by the quote from the story, which clearly shows it.
If you can add any other gothic element which is not mentioned in the list above, you are welcome to do so.