Business Law

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Please respond to the following:

  • Watch the short video on basic corporate structure and business entities. The video helps explain some of the legal nuances of a corporation and compares the corporation to other types of business entities discussed in the text. 


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    • Understanding Corporate Structure (1:07)
    • Exploring business entity types | Small business | lynda.com (10:10)
  • A friend has asked you to help her decide how to protect her soon-to-be-opened bakery from liability, while still maintaining a business structure that fits her needs. Compare and contrast two (2) different possible business entities that would be suitable for her and explain why. Be sure to support your response with legal reasoning.
 
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Introduction and Hypothesis Lab

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Introduction and Hypothesis Lab

For this lab, you will practice conducting a literature review and analysis as well as writing an introduction section.

You were assigned to read three articles: Hartwig & Dunlosky (2012); Karpicke et al. (2009); and Roediger & Karpicke (2006). These three articles should be supplemented by an additional two journal articles that you find by researching the literature. You will fill out a summary chart about each of the articles and then translate your five articles into a mini-introduction section that culminates in at least one testable hypothesis.

Basic Mini-Introduction Section Outline:

  1. Lead-in Paragraph
    1. Set-up the problem – what overall broad topic is being studied and why is it important?
  2. Topic #1
    1. Here, set up the broadest topic for which you have evidentiary support
    1. Identify an area to look into more specifically to transition into Topic #2
    1. A good topic paragraph typically includes the following elements:
      1. Introduction
        1. Transition that links current paragraph’s ideas to previous one
      1. Body
        1. Makes a clear point with a series of linked ideas/studies.
        1. Paragraphs should focus on one idea/argument
      1. Conclusion/Implication
        1. Transition that leads to or sets up next idea
  3. Topic #2
    1. Present the evidence to support this topic and explain how it furthers our understanding of Topic #1
    1. Use this topic to narrow onto the focus of the hypothesis you wish to test
  4. Conclusion paragraph
    1. Present purpose of current research study
      1. What has past research focused upon
      1. Point out holes in past research or how your research in next logical step
      1. What your study will do to address this issue
    1. Present research hypotheses and justify – e.g., “given x, it is believed y”

We will fill in some of this outline as a class.

This assignment will be graded based on the following elements:

  • Article summary chart (5 pts)
    • All squares are completely and accurately filled in (4)
    • Two additional peer-review journal articles are completed (1)
  • APA Format (10 pts)
    • Running head and page numbers are present, and properly formatted. (2)
    • Cover page is properly formatted and includes all necessary information. (2)
    • Font, margins, and spacing follow proper APA guidelines.  (2)
    • References are properly formatted and ordered. (4)
  • Introduction (35 pts)
    • At least five relevant articles are discussed in an appropriate level of detail. (8)
    • The aims of the current study are clearly linked to the existing body of literature. (10)
    • The hypothesis is stated clearly and explicitly at the end of the Introduction. (7)
    • In-text citations are properly utilized, positioned, and formatted. (5)
    • The writing is clear and free from spelling, grammatical, and mechanical errors. (5)
 
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Case Study

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1. Keflavik Paper presents a good example of the dangers of excessive reliance on one screening technique (in this case, discounted cash flow). How might excessive or exclusive reliance on other screening methods discussed in this chapter lead to similar problems?

2. Assume that you are responsible for maintaining Keflavik’s project portfolio. Name some key criteria that should be used in evaluating all new projects before they are added to the current portfolio.

3. What does this case demonstrate about the effect of poor project screening methods on a firm’s ability to manage its projects effectively?

 
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Discussion question

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Stakeholders can have a powerful impact on organizational decision-making and strategic planning, making stakeholder engagement essential. As a leader and manager of an organization, you will not only be tasked with building relationships and engaging key stakeholders, but also identifying their role in the strategic planning process. In this Discussion, you examine stakeholder engagement and the role of stakeholders in strategic planning.

Post a response to one of the following three prompts:

  1. Suppose you are an organizational leader trying to develop collaborative support for new strategies. What is the most critical aspect for you to consider in terms of stakeholder roles (i.e., cultural competency, stakeholder engagement, etc.)?
  2. Suppose you are working with the stakeholders of an organization that has a dynamic and complex environment. How might the role of stakeholders in this environment differ from a more stable environment? How might this difference impact the structure of the strategic planning process?
  3. Suppose you are an organizational leader trying to build relationships and stakeholder support virtually. How might virtual stakeholder relationship building differ from on-ground relationship building? How might the role of a virtual stakeholder differ from the role of an on-ground stakeholder?
 
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Weather Interpretation Exercise

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56 points total

1)     Begin by picking a location in the continental United States (not in

Florida) that starts with the first letter of your last name.

2)     Go to www.weather.com and make sure that the location you have chosen is listed.  You will need to pick a location that is large enough to have its own statistics listed.  Some locations might be too small to have a corresponding set of climatic data; if you type in a location and the website lists the necessary data, it’s an appropriate location to use for this assignment.

3)     Make sure that all of the data you need to collect for this assignment is provided on the website depicting the “weather” for your chosen location.  If one of the following is missing, pick a new location.  Here’s what you need to record:

Temperature

Relative humidity

Air pressure in millibars or inches of Hg (either is OK to use, just be

consistent)

Barometric tendency (is the air pressure rising, falling, remaining

constant, etc.?)

Wind direction and wind speed

4)     For three consecutive days at approximately the same time of day. You will record these data for the location you chose.

5)     At the end of the three days, review the data you have recorded.  Write a one to two-page (12 point font, double-spaced) description of your data.  In this essay, address the following:  Over the three days what changes occurred in the weather statistics and how did these changes relate to the movement of High/Low pressure regions, etc?  You do not need to give me a day-to-day account.  Instead, broadly

examine the changes and the reasons why.   For example, if you record a 17 degree drop in temperature over the course of two days that was accompanied by falling air pressure, you need to explain why this

occurred; was it related to a cold front, a warm front, or something

else?  Basically, use the data you have collected, your book, and your budding meteorological savvy to guide your interpretation.

Your grade will be based on completeness, and the quality of your analysis.

 
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Sea Level Rise

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Sea Level Rise

As the planet gets warmer ice on land melts seal levels rise. This is a particular problem here in Florida where a great percentage of our population lives only a few feet above sea level. This exercise will help you understand the implications of a warming planet with rising seas.

Go to the website

http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/surgingseas/

90 points total

  1. Under the Risk Finder menu, choose your state (must be a state by the coast…if you do not live in a state by the coast, use Florida) and then enter your zip code (use zip code 33765…SPC Clearwater campus). You will see a map of your area with a five-foot rise in sea level; move it down to one foot.  Scroll down this page until you find the name of the nearest water level station.  (5 points)
  • Using the same page as above, what would be the projected sea level rise + mid flood level height for this area for the year 2020? To do this, choose the drop down menu under the title “What Are the Risks” (5 points)
  • Click on the Census 2010 link and find your county. What is its total population?  You will need to find the 2010 Census Data, scroll down to the interactive map and click on your state and then hover your mouse over your county to get the total population. (5 points)
  • Back to the Surging Seas website (same page as used in questions 1 and 2), how many people in your zip code would be affected by this one foot rise and what percentage of the population do they constitute? (Click on “Total” to change the values to percentages) (5 points)
  • Go back to the original page where you entered your zip code and enter your county (use Pinellas if you do not live in a coastal area). How many people in your county would be affected by this one-foot rise and what percentage of the population do they constitute? (Click on “Total” to change the values to percentages) (5 points)
  • Move the indicator arrow on the water level bar up to the five-foot mark – a possible indicator of what your area might look like by 2100. Observe what happens to your county! How many people might now be affected in your area by this five foot rise and what percentage of the population do they constitute? (5 points)
  • Scrolling down, how many people in your county are considered to have a high social vulnerability to this type of sea level rise? (5 points)
  • What is the property value of the land below 5 feet? Click on “Buildings” under “What Is at Risk”. (5 points)
  • Now move the indicator arrow on the water level bar all the way up to the 10 foot mark – a real possibility if the melting of the ice sheets of Greenland or Antarctica accelerates.  Which area of your local map is most impacted? (5 points)
  1. How many people might now be affected in your county by this ten foot rise and what percentage of the population do they constitute? (5 points)
  1. How much land (in acres) in your county is below 10 feet? Back under “What Is at Risk” and click “Land”. (5 points)
  1. How many miles of roads are below 10 feet? Back under “What Is at Risk” and click “Infrastructure”. (5 points)
  1. At any of these sea level rises, would you be impacted where you live? Why or why not? (5 points)

Using this website from EPA, answer the following questions. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-sea-level

  1. Since 1880, approximately how much has the global average absolute sea level risen? (5 points)
  1. What are the two main causes of global sea level rise? (5 points)
  1. Click on the second figure on this website. Using your area (use Pinellas if not by a coastal area), what has the relative sea level change been since 1960? (5 points)
  1. Using what you know about Florida and its karst geology, what part of it would experience the greatest increase in flood risk due to global warming? Why? (5 points)
  1. According to this figure http://www.globalchange.gov/browse/multimedia/projected-sea-level-rise-and-flooding-2050 what will be the approximate rise in sea level in 2050 in your area (use Pinellas if not by a coastal area)? Provide both values for with and without ice sheet melting. (5 points)
 
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Ocean Plastics

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Ocean Plastics

Discussion Topic

Watch the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) video Captain Charles Moore on the Seas of Plastic (7:20):

Please answer in full sentences and cite all references in APA format:

1) It is estimated a fourth of the planet’s surface area has become an accumulator of floating plastic debris. Provide five suggestions (that a college student could easily do) that would help reduce both the volume of waste and the damage being caused by plastics.

2) It’s hard to think of plastics and other debris as having pros (we only hear of the cons), but what one benefit could be providing structure and therefore habitat for sea life. RESEARCH and post either supporting or rebuking this.

3) Freedom! That is what our country is founded on. In your opinion do bottle bills, making plastic water bottles illegal, harnessing business with laws on how they do business limit our freedom? Support your argument.

 
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Ocean Acidification Activity

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Ocean Acidification Activity – Davis Strait

In summer 2015, the United States Geological Survey Arctic Ocean Acidification team boarded the R/V Atlantis to study water parameters in the Davis Strait.  Visit the website linked below and answer the following questions in complete sentences.  Be sure to look at the 2015 Davis Strait/Arctic Cruise section on the left side to find the subheadings listed below.   Once in the cruise journal, scroll down to get each subsequent entry.

Link to USGS 2015 Davis Strait/Arctic Ocean Acidification Cruise:

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2015/

Link to Video Podcast: Ocean Acidification Research on Top of the World:

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/podcast/arctic.html

Video on Ocean Acidification:

  1. What is Ocean Acidification? (5 points)
  • What could happen if pH lowers in the world’s oceans? (5 points)

Cruise Plan and Map:

  • Where is the Davis Strait? (5 points)
  • What do the scientists plan to do to measure Ocean Acidification on this cruise? (5 points)

Cruise Journal

  • Why study the Davis Strait? (5 points)
  • What is a Rosette?  How does it collect water samples?  What parameters are measured by the CTD on the Rosette? (5 points)
  • How was pH of seawater measured by scientists in the on board laboratory? (5 points)
  • What are the moorings?  What is measured using the moorings? (5 points)
  • How did the R/V Atlantis get it’s name and what famous submersible has a permanent home in a hangar on board? (5 points)
  1. Read the post “CTD, eh.”  Is this type of scientific fieldwork on a research vessel as you expected and would you want to take this type of scientific adventure?  Explain. (5 points)
 
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History

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3 pages only

For your second paper assignment, you will consider the experience of slavery and meaning of freedom for Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs. More specifically, you will:

  • Describe Frederick Douglass’s conception of freedom;
  • Describe Harriet Jacobs’s conception of freedom;
  • Compare and contrast Douglass and Jacobs’s conceptions of freedom with those of nineteenth-century white Americans.

[including commentaries by Abigail Adams (Links to an external
site.), James Madison (Links to an external site.), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Links
to an external site.), George Fitzhugh (Links to an external
site.), and Thomas Skidmore (Links to an external
site.)]

, along with Chapters 5-12 of The American Yawp, may prove helpful in addressing this point).

 
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Ethics and Compliance Program

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Write a four page paper in which you:

  1. Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA’s ethics program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Alaska. Support your response with one (1) example from each of these schools’ scandals.
  2. Examine the principal ways in which the leadership of the NCAA contributed to the ethical violations of Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Alaska. Support your response with one (1) example from each of these schools’ scandals.
  3. Predict the key differences in the scenarios that occurred at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Alaska if an effective ethics program was in place. Provide a rationale for your response.
  4. Postulate on two (2) actions that the NCAA leadership should take in order to regain the trust and confidence of students and stakeholders.
  5. Recommend two (2) measures that the HR departments of colleges and universities should take to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. Provide a rationale for your response.
  6. I will provide you three (3) quality academic resources to use AND THE CASE STUDY ATTACHMENT YOU WOULD NEED

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA guideline.  
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
 
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