Title: Self appraisal of therapeutic practice Assessment task link to unit learning outcomes: ● differentiate and critically evaluate the central approaches to counselling; ● apply counselling micro-skills in a systematic manner; ● understand the dynamics and diversity of individual counselling and apply their skills accordingly; ● critically appraise your performance as a counsellor; ●…
ASSIGNMENT o Assignment o Due: By 11:55 pm Adelaide time (ACST), 10th October 2017 Weighting: 25% Format: Report (2500 words +/ 10%) o With online submission of your assignment, this means that you no longer need to include a cover sheet. However, all assignments (including Final Projects) must still include a title page, as outlined with the Style and Assignment guides including: ? your name ? student ID number ? subject title ? AQF level ? word count o FMGT o Assignment Background Financial literacy helps you to become a better manager. Understanding the financial side of the business will make you more effective on the job and will make your work life more meaningful. The two core activities of financial management are to manage profitability and manage liquidity in an ethical manner. If either of these two activities is neglected it can lead to the demise of an organisation. Hence, these two aspects guide the decision making for any manager. Issuing bonds (debt) and/or issuing stocks (shares), enables the corporation to manage the money it needs to finance longterm assets of the business. Therefore, being able to value these financial securities is also an important skill to have. Assignment question Your assignment calls for you to calculate certain financial ratios and to compare these calculated ratios with the competitor’s ratios and industry average ratios to evaluate the firm’s profitability and liquidity performance. Suppose you have been hired by a large financial institution as a financial analyst. One of your first job assignments is to prepare a report and present the analysis of the financial condition of a company. Choose a nonfinancial company that you would like to analyse, and obtain its financial statements. Now, select another company (preferably a competitor) from the same industry, and obtain its financial statements too. Students can obtain latest financial statements for two years (2015 & 2016) from IBIS world database (available on Moodle) OR from internet (https://www.finance.yahoo.com). Required a) Your task is to analyse the last two years’ performance of the selected company and present your findings in the form of a report, which will introduce the company to start with and cover financial performance analysis in a logical cohesive format. Your report should include the following analysis using ratios: 1. Comment on the liquidity of the company using Current Ratio and Quick Ratio. What can they say about the liquidity of the company? 2. Calculate the firm’s net profit margin, Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) and comment on the profitability. Which components of your company’s ROE are superior, and which are inferior (use DuPont analysis)? 3. In addition, you are told that your selected company has requested a loan. On the basis of the Capital Structure ratios for the chosen company along with the industry averages and company’s recent financial statements, evaluate and recommend appropriate action on the loan request. 4. Comment on any long term and shortterm sources of finance that your example company has used in last two years. Was there any change? Calculate, analyse and interpret the ratios and the other data with reference to the theoretical concepts introduced in this subject to evaluate the company’s operations and performance. How well does your selected company compare to its industry peer? Your analysis should highlight the important changes within these ratios over this period and identify the reasons if any for significant changes. Discuss limitations of this analysis. b) Suppose the chosen company and its competitor decided to expand their operations by issuing bonds. You are required to value bonds issued by two companies selected in part a) above. Both bonds…
Part Two will havе aрproximatelу 3–4 pages of сontent plus a title page and references. Part Two will address the following 4 points. 1•) Explain whether your proposed policy could be enacted through a modification of existing law or regulation or the creation of new legislation/regulation. 2•) Explain how existing laws or regulations could affect your advocacy efforts. Be sure to cite and reference the laws and regulations using primary sources. 3•) Provide an analysis of the methods you could use to influence legislators or other policymakers to support your policy. In particular, explain how you would use the “three legs” of lobbying in your advocacy efforts. 4•) Summarize obstacles that could arise in the legislative process and how to overcome these hurdles.
Four (simple) settlement problems 1. Assume that the law applicable to the case and the facts of the case are both crystal clear. Both Plaintiff (P) and Defendant (D) estimate that P will win the case if it goes to trial, with a probability of 100% (= 1.0), and receive a damages award of $100,000. Going to trial will cost P $20,000 (attorneys fees, lost time, etc.) and cost D $20,000 as well. What is the estimated value (EV) to P of going to trial? Formula is EV(to P) = [(prob. of P winning) x (payoff to P from winning)] cost of trial to P What is the estimated (negative) value to D of going to trial? Formula is EV(to D) = negative [[(prob. of P winning) x (payoff to P from winning)] + cost of trial to D] What will happen here? 2. Now assume that there is some uncertainty as to the law or facts, or both. Both P and D estimate that P will win the case if it goes to trial, with a probability of 70% (= 0.7), and receive a damages award of $100,000. Going to trial will cost P $20,000 and cost D $20,000. What is the estimated value (EV) to P of going to trial? What is the estimated (negative) value to D of going to trial? What will happen here? 3. Now assume even more uncertainty as to the law or facts, or both. P estimates that he will win the case if it goes to trial, with a probability of 60% (= 0.6) and receive a damages award of $100,000. D estimates that there is only a 50/50 (= 0.5) chance that P will win if it goes to trial. D thinks P would receive a $100,000 damages award if P does win. Going to trial will cost P $20,000 and cost D $20,000. What is the estimated value (EV) to P of going to trial? What is the estimated (negative) value to D of going to trial? What will happen here? 4. Construct an example (similar to numbers 13) where settlement will not occur
CASE ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS The following steps should be helpful to you in preparing your case analysis: 1. Identify the relevant problem(s), stating assumptions if appropriate. The emphasis at this stage is on getting an overview of the issues involved. Students often get bogged down in recounting details, many of which may be irrelevant, rather…
Case Study 3 Directions Congratulations, you have just become the new Regional Manager of Aw, Shucks! Oyster Bar & Grille. You oversee eight restaurants in the MD/VA/NC area. Turnover is a big problem in all of your locations and has recently risen to an all-time high of 72%. Further investigation shows that the majority of…
Designing effective Career Development programs for individuals and groups in a range of settings The Australian Blueprint for Career Development is a great place to start for developing career education programs. It provides a framework for designing, implementing and evaluating programs. If you aspire to support people at all ages and stages of their career the “Blueprint” is an essential resource that provides a nationally consistent set of career management competencies. It identifies the skills, knowledge and attributes required to make sound career choices and manage transitions from school to higher education and within the workforce. Although the Blueprint is a good starting point it is just one of the many resources available. Read: Chapters 12 and 14 of the Patton & McMahon text for discussion of career education in schools and corporate settings. A recent report by Tony Watts and the University of Derby, Teachers and Careers, will provide you with valuable information on international best practice for the delivery of career education. I suggest that you might incorporate some of these strategies into your Assignment 2. The Foundation for Young Australians has recently produced two reports summarising the challenges and opportunities confronting us in the workplace of the (near) future. The New Work Order The New Work Mindset The Mitchell Institute released a report earlier this year discussing the challenges facing schools in preapring young people for the new world of work. Preparing Young People for the Future of Work One of the significant challenges in creating effective and relevant career education programs that suit the particular needs of different groups and individuals is in finding the best possible resources for the task. You may have found that some of the most effective resources are human resources. People who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise in a mentoring role can be invaluable learning and teaching resources. They are largely responsible for the success of work experience and school based training programs and can contribute to the success of specific programs and lesson as guest speakers and/or workshop presenter. The Readings in this Topic will provide the foundation for your second assignment. Discussion Forum: What do you see as particular challenges facing your students, staff or clients? See resources attached no need for citings.
Assignment Question Write a laboratory test method providing all information essential to the proper performance of the selected method. You will have to find and read the standard method referenced in the scenario and your submitted method must reflect the requirements of both ISO/IEC 17025 and the relevant standard method. Ensure the test method includes…
Factors affecting implementation of strategic plan by human resource managers in Non governmental organizations.
FIN 630 Module Six Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Overview: For this assignment, you will read the SSRN case study titled Caterpillar, Inc.: The Impact of Decision Biases and Risk on Capital Budgeting, which analyzes the Caterpillar organization and the impact of emerging markets on capital investment decisions. This will be uploaded by me! Caterpillar is expanding to foreign markets with the introduction of their new hybrid/electric exoloader. Using Caterpillar’s capital expenditure model (CapX), you will evaluate two scenarios: ? Scenario A: Expanding and refocusing an existing production facility in Aurora, IL ? Scenario B: Building a new facility in China In this short paper, you will closely examine the alternative models available to decision makers. Prompt: In your paper, pay special attention to the following elements of the case study: ? Benefits of the expansion ? Operating costs ? Capital spending ? Risks to the overall company The case study is based on data from financial statements from 2011. You will use current financial statements for your answers. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Download the current yearly financial statement (10K) for Caterpillar (CAT). You can use SEC Edgar Company Filings. Note that the Caterpillar fiscal year end is December 31. They have 120 days to file with the SEC, but generally they release new financial statements in February. Direct Link to 2016 10K Report: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823017000041/cat_10kx12312016.htm II. Using the financial statements, determine the discount rate and calculate WACC. In order to do that, you need to calculate: A. Cost of debt B. Cost of equity: Think CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model) or SLM (Security Market Line). C. Can Caterpillar use preferred stock financing? (Analyze financial statements and answer yes or no; explain how you arrived at your answer.) Helpful hints for this step: ? sperate sheet to upload the same information as well named:Calculations WACC, Cost of Equity, Cost of Debt Solution (Word Doc) Use the ValuePro website to obtain an approximate estimation of WACC for Caterpillar (Ticker Symbol: CAT). Input “CAT” into the ValuePro website to obtian the information. ? You can use Calculating Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) or other YouTube videos as a guide on how to calculate WACC using financial statements. ? An optional article in Module Five, Understanding Weighted Average Cost of Capital: A Pedagogical Application, also provides a WACC calculation guide III. Risk Analysis: Read items 1A (Risk Factors) and 7 (Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) in the 10K financial statements. Then, address the following: A. How would these risk factors impact the two projects? B. Consider the risk factors and calculate each project’s riskadjusted hurdle rate: i. Scenario A: Is the riskadjusted hurdle rate higher or lower than the WACC? ii. Scenario B: Is the riskadjusted hurdle rate higher or lower than the WACC? C. How would you mitigate the risks? Helpful resource for this step: How to Set the Hurdle Rate for Capital Investments. (See more detail in the Module Six Required Resources section.)…
