Cash Flow Statement Analyis   This week we turn to the last of the major financial statements – the Cash Flow Statement.   Locate and post a screen shot of an actual Cash Flow Statement from the latest fiscal year for one of the following companies:   Medtronics   ServiceMaster   Your own Company (or […]

ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN   Welcome to Week One threaded discussion questions.  As you will observe, the Excel file is attached at the end of this message. There are five questions from which you are required to select one based on your Team. The idea is to spread out the topics to give broader coverage. The rule […]

INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW   Different from a job interview, an informational interview is a conversation you arrange with someone who works in a career field or company that interests you. The goal is to gain first-hand insight about an industry, organization, or specific occupational area. Informational interview questions focus on topics such as how to break […]

PRACTICE ROUNDS   In this discussion, each team should review the practice rounds 1, 2, and 3 simulation report after each round has processed, and have one team member post a short report of the results here no later than the end of Wednesday. The report should cover the results, state what went well and […]

Variance analysis and trend analysis are a tool and technique of the Control Costs process. Variance analysis is used to gather and evaluate project performance information. Which of the following best describes variance analysis?   It determines if project performance is improving or worsening over time by analyzing project results for variances.   It is […]

DQ1 Find a research article on designing learning activities that promotes critical thinking. Summarize the article for your classmates in 1-2 paragraphs. Explain why you chose this study and how this information could be used in your selected area of education (academic, staff, or patient). Be sure to include the entire citation in APA format. […]

PRESENT VALUE AND THE RISK/RETURN TRADE-OFF   Assignment Overview   For this assignment, make sure to first carefully review all of the required readings about present value, future value, risk and return, and the CAPM. Once you are relatively comfortable with these concepts, try working through some of the examples in the background readings and […]

PRESENT VALUE AND THE RISK/RETURN TRADE-OFF   For the SLP this session, you will be taking a close look at a company of your choice. You are free to choose any company you want as long as it is publicly traded on one of the major stock market exchanges such as NYSE or NASDAQ. This […]

Suppose you wish to raise some money for your favorite local charity. This charity needs $50,000 a year to run its operation and you want to make sure that it is ensured an annual payment of this amount from now on for every year in the foreseeable future. Given an interest rate of 5%, how […]

The first part of the discussion should be fun. Many of you without a background in finance may have gotten your impression of the finance world from TV or movies. Even the highly prestigious Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute has published Top 20 Films about Finance: From Crisis to Con Men.   Share what your […]