Pacific Gas And Electric Company

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Library Research Assignment

Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.

It has been a year since the new CEO has been on the job, and the organization has seen sustainable growth. The former CEO came out of retirement to be elected the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors. At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairwoman of the Board discussed the possible investment opportunities in the energy industry. She has asked you to prepare a case study on an energy company to establish if it is a good choice to include in the company’s investment portfolio.

Using CTU Library resources, choose a company in the energy industry and prepare a case study that addresses the following points:

  • Introduction: Including a description of the company, its industry, and its business context.
  • Organizational analysis: Including the company’s leadership, market, operations, finances, performance, and regulatory environment.
  • Critical incidents: Including any stories of the organization’s challenges or achievements. How did it overcome the challenges? How did it accomplish its achievements?
  • Investment potential: Including any of its current issues that need to be addressed or its potential goals for growth.
  • Recommendation: Including how the investment might help the organization to address its current issues or realize its potential for growth.

Apply ethical standards to the proposed research and identify potential ethical issues that would apply.

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Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, it is recommended that you review the recommended resources for this week as they will assist you in the creation of an effective presentation of your Research Design.

This interactive assignment will provide you with an opportunity to create a dynamic presentation of some of the materials you are creating for your Research Proposal. This type of presentation would be used in the professional world to request Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, and potentially elicit funding, for your research.

In your presentation, summarize the main points and ideas for your Research Design. Over the course of the week, you will have the opportunity to share feedback and suggestions with your classmates and instructor, which may assist you in improving your research proposal before submitting the Research Proposal.

For this interactive assignment, create a presentation file using PowerPoint and then create a three- to five-minute screencast video of your presentation with pertinent audio that includes important points about the content of each slide. In order to make sure your video remains within the 3-5 minute time requirement, create a script for your screencast video. You must attach your script to your initial post. It is recommended you rehearse your presentation using your script to ensure that you are within the time limit and that all pertinent information is presented in a manner that is easy to understand. You may use any screencasting software of your choice (e.g., Screencast-O-Matic, Jing, etc.). A quick-start guide is available for Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for your convenience.

The content of the presentation must include the following:

  • A brief introduction
  • Devise a specific research question related to the topic you chose in Week One.
  • Explain the importance of the topic and research question.
  • A brief literature review
  • Evaluate published research studies on your topic found during your work on the Weeks One, Two, and Four assignments and identify two relevant published studies.
  • A description of potential methods
  • Based on what you have learned about research design options and requirements in this course, create an appropriate research approach and design to investigate your research question.
  • Provide a rationale for your design choices.
  • A discussion on ethical issues
  • Apply ethical standards to the proposed research and identify potential ethical issues that would apply. Explain how you plan to address these issues.
  • A conclusion
  • Summarize the main points of the presentation and reiterate why the proposed research is important and why it should be carried out.

In your initial discussion post, introduce your presentation and provide a link to the screencast URL.
Be sure to attach your PowerPoint presentation and script documents to your initial post.

 

TOPIC : PSCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

Issues Affecting The American Society

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As the United States completed the 20th century, it entered into a new global economic, social, and political phase after spending 40 years under the Cold War umbrella. This new phase created challenges and opportunities for Americans. In this last assignment, you will have the chance to explore some of these issues that Americans faced or continue to face in an ever-changing world dynamic.

As the United States completed the 20th century, it entered into a new global economic, social, and political phase after spending 40 years under the Cold War umbrella. This new phase created challenges and opportunities for Americans. In this last assignment, you will have the chance to explore some of these issues that Americans faced or continue to face in an ever-changing world .

Select five of the topics from the list below.

Include one primary and one secondary source, excluding your textbook.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word essay in which you consider why the topic should be included in your list, how this topic affects Americans and the wider global community, what remedies and policies have been implemented on this topic/issue, and viable solutions. Additionally, address the past and current U.S. policies on the five topics you select.

Terrorism (Domestic and Foreign)

U.S. Military Interventions (Balkans, Middle East, Somalia)

The Housing Bubble

Immigration

Technology

Multicultural Society (Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Tensions)

Gun Control (State and Federal)

Environment

U.S. Economy (Recession and Federal Deficit)

U.S. Diplomatic Relations (Korea, China, Iran, Israel)

Health Issues (Obama Care, U.S. & World Health Issues)

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Write clearly and concisely about accounting using proper writing mechanics.

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Search the Internet for acquisitions and equity investments made by Amazon.com during the last five (5) years. Review the 10-K of Amazon.com located at http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=&match=&CIK=AMZN&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&owner=exclude&Find=Find+Companies&action=getcompany.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Examine how at least three (3) growth strategy alternatives utilized by Amazon.com in the global and domestic retail markets influenced profitability, and indicate if the strategies were successful.

Assess the financial value of the acquisitions and investments made by Amazon.com, and the influence of the acquisitions and investments on profitability during the accounting period.

Analyze the effect of the equity investments and impairments resulting from the acquisitions and investments by Amazon.com on the financial statements, and indicate whether or not the strategy was a creatable one. Provide support for your rationale.

Create an argument that growth in the European market can have a significant impact on current earnings and profit for Amazon.com. Provide support for your rationale.

Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze accounting situations to apply the proper accounting rules and make recommendations to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in accounting.

Write clearly and concisely about accounting using proper writing mechanics.