Conduct a case study on how financial technology (fintech) has disrupted (or has not) traditional finance and/or financial services and markets. Your case study needs to include the following elements:
4FNCE004W Introduction to Financial Markets 2021-22
Individual Essay
The assignment is an individual essay. It is of an ‘exploratory’ nature, thus you are not required to download specific datasets. The length of the essay is 2,000 words (+/- 10%) excluding cover page, references, and appendices.
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Conduct a case study on how financial technology (fintech) has disrupted (or has not) traditional finance and/or financial services and markets. Your case study needs to include the following elements:
- Do you think fintech (in general) has or has not disrupted traditional finance and/or financial services? Support your arguments with evidence. [100 words]
- Choose a subset of fintech areas (e.g. Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, predictive analytics, big data, high-frequency trading, P2P, smart contracts, AI and Machine Learning, financial regulation (finreg), etc.) and discuss within this subset area how it enhances (or not) financial services or markets that exist today. How were the markets differ prior to the integration of fintech? Support your arguments by quantitative analysis (using sources) and evidence. Again, you are not required to download specific datasets. [1,000 words]
- Assume that you are a financial analyst who investigate potential investment opportunities in stock markets today. Given the backdrop of COVID-19 and Brexit (if UK stocks are chosen), what would be your investment recommendation to your clients who are willing to make investments in 2022? Provide maximum two companies that you think are good potential targets. [400 words]
- Identify potential factors that may affect your recommendation. [500 words]
This essay should be submitted via Turnitin via the module blackboard site. You are expected to understand the university regulation on academic offence. The rules on late submission and plagiarism are applied and fully enforced by the school.
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How did you explain why your decision was not selfish, but rather in your own best interest?
Egoism tends to receive a bad reputation or negative connotation because it is often confused with selfishness rather than the preservation of self-interest. Ethical egoism is the view that morally right actions are those that are in one’s own best interest. Since this is a consequentialist theory, the outcome is the determining factor. If the outcome is in the person’s best interest, then it is the morally right thing to do.For example, Molly’s friends want her to go watch a band play, but she needs to do hours of homework because this is week two of the quarter. Molly’s friends complain that they never see her anymore because of her dedication to obtaining an education. If Molly neglects her homework and goes out, her grades will suffer and she risks failing the course. While she knows watching a band would be a lot more fun, she knows this is a time where she needs to assert her own self-interest of obtaining an education so that she can gain long term outcomes such as a better job and career advancement. After she explains this to her friends, they better understand why her schoolwork comes before social activities. This is the difference between self-interest and selfishness.For this week’s discussion board, share a time like the example above when you had to assert an egoist approach. What were the facts surrounding the situation? Who were the other people involved (family, friends, coworkers)? How did you explain why your decision was not selfish, but rather in your own best interest?200 WORDS
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you explain how internal and external factors affect the four functions of management.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you explain how internal and external factors affect the four functions of management. In your paper, explain how the following internal and external factors affect the four functions of management. Include specific examples for each.GlobalizationTechnologyInnovationDiversityEthicsInclude 1 or 2 peer-reviewed sources to support your ideas.Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines. Including the following questions…What are the different types of plans that organizations can use? What types of plans does your organization use, and why do they use these plans?What are the steps in the planning process? Which step is the most crucial? Why?
If the friend were able to announce out loud the contents of box B, would it be advantageous for X to place himself in a situation in which he is unable to make out what his friend says? Explain.
This is a question about “Newcomb’s Problem”.Two boxes, one transparent and visibly containing $1,000 (A), and one opaque (B) are placed before an agent X at time t. The contents of A are supposed fixed, the contents of B known by the agent to have been determined by the prior action of a highly accurate Predictor that has placed $1,000,000 in box B if it predicted that X will select only box B and has placed nothing in box B if it predicted that X will select both boxes.A)Assume (for the sake of argument) a universal acceptance of the in fact completely discredited hypothesis that the strong statistical correlation between smoking and a host of serious diseases including lung cancer is accounted for by a genetic factor that is the common cause of both. In your view, can someone who believes that these statistics should not in themselves present a deterrent to smoking reconcile this view with an advocacy of the “one-box” solution to Newcomb’s Problem?B)Suppose that the back of box B is transparent, and that a completely trustworthy and reliable friend of X is able to see whether $1,000,000 is in box B. Assume that the Predictor can predict what if anything the friend will say and what X will hear, and that it has factored this into its prior analysis and decision. If the friend were able to communicate with X, does it matter whether i)the friend simply recommends a selection (“Take both boxes!”) or ii)reveals the actual contents of box B to X (e.g., “Box B is empty”)? Why or why not? If the friend were able to announce out loud the contents of box B, would it be advantageous for X to place himself in a situation in which he is unable to make out what his friend says? Explain.
Do you find there to be any ethical concern with taking a tool such as a firearm and giving it a “designer look” like you would a car, boat, or other “toy”? Why or why not?
Hydrographics are applied to firearms for aesthetic purposes almost as often as they are for functional ones. This is evident in the many different films available which are purely for looks. Let’s face it, you are unlikely to ever be surrounded by flames and skulls and in need of a firearm which blends into your environment. Consider all the purely aesthetic hydrographics you have seen and then discuss the following.Do you find there to be any ethical concern with taking a tool such as a firearm and giving it a “designer look” like you would a car, boat, or other “toy”? Why or why not? If you were to offer hydrographic application at your own shop, would you apply these finishes if a customer requested them? Why or why not? Finally, how would you defend your position to a customer who took offense to your view, whatever it is?Min 250 words
explain to the management team the components of this model and how it can be leveraged to achieve operational success for the HR department.
Google “The shrm body of competency and knowledge”Your previous contributions addressing a variety of important topics outlined in all previous assignments for this course are deemed essential in supporting the business’ overall organizational structure and competitive advantage strategy. It is now time to consider developing your own HR department team to ensure they have the requisite skills and competencies necessary to perform at high levels over time. Effective and motivated HR business partners (HRBP) will be the key to translating HR and business strategy into action. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Competency and Knowledge (BoCK) can be an invaluable resource to help develop and certify HR professionals. You must now explain to the management team the components of this model and how it can be leveraged to achieve operational success for the HR department. A one-hour meeting has been scheduled, and the CEO will be in attendance.
Critique the distinct differences between control theories and criminological theories
In Chapter 7 of the primary text, Siegel (2015) discusses social control theories, specifically Travis Hirschi’s social bonding theory (1969). Critique the distinct differences between control theories and criminological theories, critique the major components of the various biological schools of crime causation, and discuss the differences between social control theories and criminological theories.Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your contentions with citations from the text and/or other scholarly sources. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.
Personal Growth, Acquired Knowledge, Competencies, and Applications
Instructions:
Reflect on your journey throughout the BSN program – specifically to your growth (academically and professionally) as well as the competencies in the areas that are tied to the program learning outcomes:
Professionalism
Ethical, legal & cultural considerations, sensitivity & practices
Evidence-based nursing practice and its utilization to promote, maintain, and restore health
Health maintenance and enhancement of patients, families, and communities
Leadership & Management
Compose an essay that must be a minimum of 700 words,
— describing your overall growth as to how you have grown professionally and academically from an RN to a BSN-prepared nurse. Provide some example to illustrate your narrative if necessary.
— discussing each of the areas of competency listed above to demonstrate how you have applied, are applying, or plan to apply your knowledge/competencies acquired from the BSN program to your practice.
This essay, along with the other pieces of work required to be in your ePortfolio, will be used to determine your level of achievements of meeting all the RN-BSN program learning outcomes. Therefore, refrain from any *fillers* in this essay but be clear, concise, direct, and specific to your reflection and examples.
In this essay,
Your essay must contain an introduction and a conclusion.
In each area of competency, provide examples with your narrative to clearly illustrate how you have used/plan to use/will use your knowledge, competency, and its application.
Cite sources in your essay as appropriate (e.g., when you refer to certain piece of knowledge acquired) and correctly in APA style and format. For your work to carry weights, provide appropriate citations/references from reliable sources.
The order of the areas of competency above in your essay does not necessarily have to be as listed. You may rearrange them as you deem appropriate if doing that helps enhance the flow and organization of your essay. It is recommended that you address each area separately with an appropriate heading for each area in order to facilitate your reflection and to ensure that your essay covers ALL required areas.
Title page is optional but the format of the essay must be in correct APA (with title, double spacing, with proper headings, page numbers, and references).
Appropriate title relevant to the content of the essay is required.
Conduct critical analysis for the following article – Miller, Benjamin. “The Concept of Security: Should it be Redefined? ” Journal of Strategic Studies 24, no. 2 (2001): 14–42.
Reference style: Chicago 16 footnote.
When analysing consider the following questions:
What is the core argument of the article and what is the author’s understanding of the concept of ‘security’?
Is the article arguing against anything?
Where does the article sit in terms of debates about security and the broader discipline of international security studies?
What boundaries does the author seek to suggest are appropriate for the discipline of international security studies?
What are the key strengths and weaknesses of the article?
In answering these questions, consider the following framework:
Who/what is the appropriate reference object?
What counts as a security issue?
How is security achieved?
Compare Frost’s “The Road not Taken” and Thomas’ “Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night” and discuss the extent to which each poet is able to convey thoughts subtler and more profound than an initial reading of his poem might suggest.
I only need a research proposal to be done on the given topic. I have attached both poems so they can be read and analyzed. The Rubric has also been listed below as well as attached in a PDF.
Research Proposal: Guidelines
Your research proposal should be about 250 words long; divide the proposal explicitly into the following headings. It needs to give those assessing your proposal an impression of the strength and originality of your proposed research, and its potential to make a contribution to knowledge. It should be written in clear and precise prose. Avoid grammatical mistakes and typographical errors. You should make sure you cover the following areas:
▪ Working title: this may change by the time you complete the paper
▪ Outline the area and topic of your research
Provide brief background /context, explore past research (they say /counter-argument), and relate your proposed research to other work in its field or related fields; this is a chance to show your understanding of the background against which your research will be defined.
▪ The contribution you will make
This is your chance to show how you have arrived at your position and recognised the need for your research, and how it contributes to knowledge and to the practice of your subject.
▪ Proposed thesis structure:
Include your argument/thesis and the proposed major points of your argument.
▪ The sources you will use
Give examples of the sort of evidence you might consider, and of the questions it might help you to raise. Mention the
secondary resources of central relevance to your project.
▪ How the research has wider implications
You should show how your work will make a contribution to knowledge and to the practice of your area of research.
