Long-Term Financing

Topic: Long-Term Financing

Thread: Discuss the following question: Commercials suggesting that “buying gold” would be a wise decision are commonly aired. Explain the difference between “hedging” and “speculating” by explaining why someone who wishes to “hedge” against inflation might choose to purchase gold. Explain why someone who wishes to “speculate” might also choose to purchase gold. Relate the motivations of “hedging” and “speculating” to the topic of Christianity. You must submit 1 thread of at least 300-350 words and cite at least 1 source in addition to any Scripture verses cited.

Global economy- electronic innovation and the government

Find a peer-reviewed scholarly journal article discussing electronic innovation and the government. Complete a review of the article by writing a 2-3 page overview of the article. This will be a detailed summary of the journal article, including concepts discussed and findings. Additionally, find one other source (it does not have to be a peer-reviewed journal article) that substantiates the findings in the article you are reviewing. 
You should use Google Scholar to find these types of articles (https://scholar.google.com/ )
Once you find the article, you will read it and write a review of it.  This is considered a research article review.
Your paper should meet these requirements: 

• Be approximately three to 4 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. 
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

Do you think it will be possible to import and uphold a U.S. management style in India?

You are the vice president of operations for a U.S.-based software firm that is exploring building a software design operation in India. Typically, when international firms enter the Indian market, they quickly learn how a caste system can affect business activities. Although officially banned, the caste system still dictates everyday life for many people in India.  You are confident about the likelihood of business success there, but you have strong misgivings about the caste system.

Do you think it will be possible to import and uphold a U.S. management style in India despite lingering effects of the Caste system and why?

300-400

business example of how people in different regions are interconnected.

Global Journal Assignment #3. Write 3 or 4 well-developed paragraphs about this topic

Topic:  Give a specific business example of how people in different regions are interconnected.  For example, choose a company or product that is made in one country and sold in another country. (made in US and sold abroad or made abroad and sold in the US)

Points to cover:
1.  Examples of product sourcing (very few products are wholly produced in one country.  Where do the components come from?  What issues impact importing of raw materials and parts, global outsourcing, working with people of different cultures in your example?
2.  Examples of international trade impacts on your example:  currency, laws, exchange rates
3.  Discuss how differing demands for the product, or different attribute needs affect the marketing of the product. 

Discussion: Health Promotion During Pregnancy

Discussion: Health Promotion During Pregnancy

When caring for pregnant women, it is important to care for the whole person. This means you not only manage the pregnancy and treat conditions, but you also promote healthy behaviors and good lifestyle choices. Through health promotion, you can help to ensure the safety of both the mother and the baby. Your role in health promotion is to identify health risks that might result in pregnancy complications, educate patients on these risks, and provide the necessary support to help patients mitigate these risks. In this Discussion, you examine implications of drug use, alcohol consumption, dietary habits, and environmental exposures during pregnancy, and you consider ways to educate pregnant women about such risks.

To prepare:

·        Review Chapter 2 of the Tharpe et al. text and the article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in this week’s Learning Resources.

·        Consider lifestyle changes that pregnant women must make in relation to smoking, drinking, taking drugs (legal and illegal), eating habits, and caring for pets. Select one of these topics to be the focus of an educational media piece you would create for health promotion during pregnancy.

·        Think about the patient population that you treat within your practicum setting. Consider ways to educate these patients on health promotion as it relates to the topic you selected. Then, consider the types of educational pieces, such as flyers, posters, public service announcements, or other media, that might be most effective with your patient population.

Post 250 words (no introduction or conclusion)

1.     a detailed description of the educational media piece you would create for health promotion during pregnancy.

2.     Explain why you selected the particular topic,

3.     Explain why you selected the type of media

4.     Explain  how and why it is suitable for your patient population.

Discuss three general findings in the research brief about cultural parenting patterns.

Professionals working with children and families typically receive cultural competency training; however, such training rarely includes the influence of culture on family dynamics and child rearing practices (Johnson, Radesky, & Zuckerman 2013). As a professional working with diverse families it is important to consider the influence of culture on parenting. For this discussion, you will be evaluating “How much of how we parent is dictated by our culture?”

* It is important to note that cultural patterns do not represent all people in a community.*

Begin by reading Chapter 6 of your course text and Promoting Healthy Parenting Practices Across Cultural Groups: A CDC Research Brief. Then address the following:

• Discuss three general findings in the research brief about cultural parenting patterns.
• Explain, using Table 1 on page 8 of the research brief, three different cultural patterns regarding what parents consider to be good behavior among children.
• Explain, using Table 1 on page 9 of the research brief, three different cultural patterns regarding what parents consider to be bad behavior among children.
• Evaluate the information you have gained and answer the question, “How much of how we parent is dictated by our culture
• Discussion 2
• Compare and contrast the family structures or dynamics shared in the two articles you read.Explain how you will utilize the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct to provide a foundation for working with the diverse family structures in the two articles you read.
• Discuss at least two strategies that you will use to foster inclusion of all diverse family structures, so that all children will feel supported, regardless of their family configuration. Use one additional scholary source to support your discussion.After reading the two articles, address the following:
• “Family Instability Hits Boys Harder Than Girls and Has Double Poverty’s Influence on Childhood Aggression”
• “Children Living With Female Same-Sex Couples Have 40 Percent More Focused Time With Their Parents”
• “Children Do Just as Well in ‘New Family Structures’ as in the Traditional Family”
• “After Parents Divorce, Regular Overnight Stays With Dad Are Best For Most Young Children”
• To begin this discussion, read the “Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Environments for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Families in Early Childhood Settings” article. In addition, choose one of the articles below to read:There is no denying that family structures and dynamics are changing today. Therefore, as professionals working with children, it is important that we understand the diverse family structures we may encounter so that we are ready to help support the children we are working with. The importance of this is also reinforced in Chapter 2 of our course text.

How would you ensure sufficient discussion of contentious issues in a work group?

1. How would you ensure sufficient discussion of contentious issues in a work group? How can managers bring unspoken conflicts into the open without making them worse?
2. How can negotiators utilize conflict management strategies to their advantage so that differences in interests lead not to dysfunctional conflicts but rather to positive integrative solutions?
3. Can you think of situations in your own life in which silence has worsened a conflict between parties? What might have been done differently to ensure that open communication facilitated collaboration instead?

Evaluate the history of cryptography from its origins.

Evaluate the history of cryptography from its origins. Analyze how cryptography was used and describe how it grew within history. The writing requires a minimum of two written pages to evaluate the history. You must use a minimum of three scholarly articles. Follow APA format, include title and reference page. No plagarism.

Evidence based personal philosophy of classroom management.

Effective classroom management fosters learning and meets the needs of all students by using active engagement strategies, promoting self-motivation, and creating opportunities for positive social interaction among elementary students. It is crucial for teachers to have a firm foundation for their behavior management system and framework of classroom management based on well-researched behavior management models and systems.

In this assignment, you will develop Section 3, “My Philosophy of Classroom Management” of the classroom management plan.

Identify two classroom management models and two campus wide behavior management systems. Some examples of models and systems are listed below or you can chose others as appropriate. For each of the models and systems selected, write 100-150 words comparing and contrasting the model or system, and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the model or system. Provide one online resource with information about each model and system.

Two classroom management models:

Harry Wong’s Effective Classroom

Kagan, Kyle, and Scott’s Win-Win Discipline

Fred Jones Positive Classroom Discipline

Morrish’s Real Discipline

Canter and Canter’s Assertive Discipline (middle school education focused)

Jeanne Gibb’s Tribes (elementary education focused)

Two schoolwide/campuswide behavior management systems:

Character Education (e.g., Character Counts, Character First! Education, I CAN Character Curriculum)

Love and Logic

PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Strategies)

S.T.A.R. (“Stop, Think, Act, Review” or “Success Through Accepting Responsibility”) (elementary education focused)

In addition, write a 250-500 word reflection describing:

Your evidence based personal philosophy  of classroom management.

The elements of each model and system you will incorporate into your future classroom management application, and why.

How your classroom management framework fosters learning and meets the needs of all students.

How your classroom management framework promotes self-motivation and creates opportunities for positive social interaction.

Support your findings with 3-5 scholarly resources.

 This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

analyze a given business process, explain how IT could be used to support it

For this assignment you will prepare the second section of your report in which you will analyze a given business process, explain how IT could be used to support it, and assess the benefits of applying information technology to improve the process. The paper should not exceed three double-spaced pages and must include at least two references.