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REGIONAL PROFILE 3: Northern Spain: Los Sanfermines and Camino de Santiago                         

Assignment: Please watch the following video on Northern Spain. This video was done by Rick Steves, a famous travel author, and it are very informative and gives you a fantastic look at the different regions of Northern Spain.

What I am asking you to do is this: Take notes as you watch the video and then submit those notes in Canvas. People take notes differently, so it is difficult to give a length requirement. Instead, please follow the guidelines below.

This assignment is worth 25 points. Points will be deducted for VAGUE, INCOMPLETE, UNINTELLIGIBLE, or UNREADABLE responses. This is an unstructured, fun, and easy assignment, but the onus is on you to make it readable and understandable.

What I am looking for is this:

Prove that you watched the entire video(s) carefully by including notes from all sections of it (from beginning to end). If in doubt, add MORE details. Err on the side of caution, but use your best judgement. You do NOT need to write down everything you hear!
Make note of important PLACES, DATES, PEOPLE, etc. from EACH PLACE THAT YOU VISIT {Tangier, Gibraltar, Ronda etc.} Make sure the importance of the item is clearly stated (i.e., dont just write a random name/date/fact.)
PLEASE USE COMPLETE SENTENCES. You might have to pause the video to do this part, but it will help me.
You are welcome to submit handwritten notes that are scanned in and attached. You may also type them directly into the textbox for this assignment.
You MUST include a brief concluding paragraph outlining which place from the video you would most like to visit. It can be a city, a museum, or any other attraction.
Points will be deducted for VAGUE, INCOMPLETE, UNINTELLIGIBLE, or UNREADABLE responses. This is an unstructured, fun, and easy assignment, but the onus is on you to make it readable and understandable.
Note: Do not under any circumstances use parts or all of the transcript for this video as your submission. Taking notes is NOT the same as transcribing the video and you are not being asked to write down every word you hear. If you do this, I will assume you took the material from a transcript and at a minimum I will assign a zero for that grade. [This might seems harsh, but it happened seven times last semester so I want to be crystal clear about this up front.]

video link is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=4YvtQyYzuBI

Need Help With A Accounting Discussion Question

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Please make sure the answer is Original and have at least 350 words. I need it completed by tomorrow by 8 pm.

 

In this weeks discussion, we will be looking at some of the differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS, which is the set of accounting rules followed by just about every industrialized nation outside the U.S.  While there are many similarities between the two systems, there are also some significant differences.  After learning a little bit about some of the similarities and differences, please reflect somewhat on how these differences might impact financial statement analysis, or if you think they actually would. 

Review the sections on international accounting (IFRS) (See pages 9, 10, 59, 184, 267, 339, 376, 431, 489, 556, 568, 571, 668, 701.)

  1. Discuss the major similarities and differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
  2. Which of the differences do you find most interesting?
  3. If there is a convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS, would you choose the U.S. GAAP or IFRS method? Why?

Stockholder Reports

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The global business environment is constantly evolving based on the forces in the general and task environment. In order to sustain the company and maintain a competitive foothold, organization leaders must consistently analyze the global environment and adjust their strategy as needed. Managers play an important role in implementing strategies to achieve a companys mission and goals. 

Research a company with stockholder reports available. These reports can usually be found on a companys website. Use the report to answer the following questions:

What is (are) the main industry(ies) in which the company competes?

What business-level strategy does the company seem to be pursuing in this industry? Why?

What corporate-level strategies is the company pursuing? Why?

Have there been any major changes in its strategy recently? Why?

Share your response in a minimum of 175 words and include citations.

Finance 4

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Research an index fund and compare the costs (management fees, loads, etc) to the costs of an actively managed fund in the same space.

The successful submission will state the differences in active and passively managed funds from a cost standpoint and make an informed assessment of the degree to which the additional costs are or are not justified.

200 word essay