Using the company that you chose in this week’s Discussion, develop a company trend and common-size analysis using the Mergent DatabaseLinks to an external site. and Excel.

Download the company’s financial statements.
Download the Mergent Online Database Instructions.docx.Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader Download Mergent Online Database Instructions.docx.Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader

Follow the step-by-step instructions in the Mergent Online Database Instructions document to select your company and download their financial statements from the Mergent Online database.

Review Horizontal and Vertical Analysis for Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
Download and complete the steps on the Module 1 Assignment 1 – Company Financial Analysis – Part 1 – Balance Sheet (Horizontal Analysis) Download Module 1 Assignment 1 – Company Financial Analysis – Part 1 – Balance Sheet (Horizontal Analysis)Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader document. Use your company’s two most recent sets of years (three years total), as the example is dated.
Remember that Horizontal analysis is used to evaluate trends in the financial condition of an organization.

Download and complete the steps on the Module 1 Assignment 1 – Company Financial Analysis – Part 1 – Income Statement (Vertical Analysis) Download Module 1 Assignment 1 – Company Financial Analysis – Part 1 – Income Statement (Vertical Analysis)Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader document. Use your company’s two most recent years, as the example is dated.
Remember that Vertical analysis is used to detect items that are out of line, that deviate from a predetermined amount, or that are indicative of other problems.

Perform the Horizontal and Vertical Analysis of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement and Prepare a Written Analysis, answering all assigned questions in the respective downloaded financial statement, not an alternative document.

For the Statement of Cash Flows, you will analyze the information presented in the Statement.
Obtain the Statement of Cash Flows that you saved from Mergent.
The Statement of Cash Flows is broken out into three areas: Operating Activities, Investing Activities, and Financing Activities.
How did your company’s use of cash differ in operating activities from year-to-year?
What are the sources and uses of cash in both investing and financing activities?

Do not submit alternative documents, only the downloaded financial statements. Answer the assigned questions in the respective downloaded financial statement. Three attachments in one submission is required. If you have any questions, please ask your professor.

Let’s start with the Standard of Ur, one of the great masterpieces of ancient Sumerian art. Based on your observations, what sort of image does the Standard of Ur construct of ideal kingship? How does the standard of Ur represent the king? What must a good king do? What obligations does a king owe to his people? Use specific visual evidence!
Next, consider the Akkadian “Stele of Naram Sin” and compare it to the Babylonian “Hammurabi’s Code.” What do they have in common? What are their differences? How do they imagine different examples of kingship? Please use specific visual evidence in your answer!
Finally, let’s look at Persia during the rule of the Achaemenid Dynasty. Complete the outside reading. Describe briefly the way that the art and architecture at Persepolis represents the Persian approach to power.Please use a direct quote in your answer. How does this conception of power compare to the earlier examples?

For this assignment, your objective is to find a relevant and academic source, which relates to our current unit topic–one that you can reasonably understand–as they can often be dense and difficult to read. You will post the source link at the top of your post, and include a brief summary of your selected article which speaks to why the article has value.

Essential Tip: While many research articles are 40-50 pages in length, you don’t have to read the entire article. Since your objective is to find several value-rich quotes for your upcoming essay, you will probably find several sentences of value within the first 3 or 4 pages.
This is a college survival tip:
Search for the quote that “pops,” one that you can slip into a strategic point in your upcoming essay on our current topic — concepts, ideas, even tangential connections relevant to the material address by Frankl, Susan David and Emily Smith.
Assignment Objective

Your task will result in the production of an “annotated bibliography” format, which offers a short paragraph summary, followed by a second paragraph that states your opinion about the article (why you find the article interesting, useful, connected to our current topic in some way).
Annotated bibliographies are often required at the university level, when completing research style essays. Some professors here at SMC may require them, as well. It’s worth your time to have a brief experience with them.

Please check out this excellent resource (link below), Owl Purdue, which offers a writing resource for college students, who are completing writing tasks — including the details of MLA formatting, which you definitely want to know, not only for this course, but other basic college essays, as well.
View the following page for more details on writing annotated bibliographies:

Owl Purdue: Annotated BibliographiesLinks to an external site.
When you post your response below, include your research link.
Write a 8-10 sentence summary of the article,
Follow the summary with a second paragraph which attests to the potential “contribution” that your selected article might make (see sample). The contribution element attests to the article’s value and relevance. How/why is the article useful for this particular topic.

A survey was administered to a total of 10,000 randomly selected people who live in North Carolina (Grand Total). The survey was about the quality of life of those living in the state of North Carolina.

One of the questions on the survey is “in what city are you currently living in?” The following are the frequencies for the number of people that responded to living in a specific city:

Raleigh = 2,135
Charlotte = 1,162
Greensboro = 986
Winston-Salem = 432
Durham = 3,100
Chapel Hill = 789
Asheville = 373
Missing (no response to this question) = 1,023

Create a table similar to Table 2.5 on page 41 of Hanneman’s Text. Follow the similar procedure for creating the table as I showed you on the Excel videos that I posted on canvas.

When creating the tables, make sure you have the data entered that is valid and also missing similar to the layout of Table 2.5. Use this table and my videos to layout your table in excel and values calculated. My videos for excel walk you through you the formulas.

Compute the valid frequency total, the grand frequency total (valid plus missing), all percent column data values (valid and missing), the total for the percent column (valid part total and the grant percentage total with the missing percentage value included), the valid percent column along with the column percentage total, and the cumulative percentages. Again, see table 2.5 in the text and your layout should be exactly the same way.

Managing challenges related to staff shortages in critical care units

Topic: Managing challenges related to staff shortages in critical care units.
SMART Goal: Redistribute staff to achieve 100% coverage of needs within 4 weeks while maintaining the quality of care.

Assessment 1
INFORMATION SHEET
FOR INFORMATION ON THIS ASSESSMENT ITEM – WATCH THIS RECORDING & READ THE INFORMATION BELOW.
Template
The intention of the template is to provide a simple guide and for students to improve format and presentation. If you find it too difficult to edit this template create your own.
SIMPLE TEMPLATE ASSESSMENT 1.docx

Purpose
The purpose of this information leaflet is to determine understanding of Weeks 1-3 of the course material with a focus on course learning outcomes 1-5

Descriiption
This information leaflet is a two-page document (word doc) providing a representation of information, data, or knowledge, (including graphics/images) and is intended to present information quickly and clearly.
The focus of the information leaflet is to present the outcome of your exploration of a leadership/management situation that you have faced or may face in your area of clinical practice.
You must conduct a situational analysis. This situational analysis will give you the opportunity to assess factors that may impact the situation, including the internal and external factors, strengths and weakness (include you, others and the system) and stakeholders (consultations). The situational analysis will also assist you to consider the scope of the impact of these factors and help you to determine the best way forward.
Complete the following steps:

1. Identify a situation you experienced, or are experiencing, that requires you to apply your leadership and/or management skills in your practice area. This situation may be related to:

• staffing,
• management,
• an ethical issue that required negotiation with management and or medical staff,
• a change in practice,
• a risk mitigation plan,
• resource issues,
• clinical governance
• clinical errors or
• a change in practice requirement.

2. Develop a SMART goal. Identifying the change/decision goal that will be required. Some may have sub-goals for sequential outcomes toward the final goal.

3. Undertake a situational analysis of your situation using any one SWOT, GAP or, Force Field Methods and ensure that the method used is reported in your Infographic. Your situational analysis should explore and analyse the aspects and questions inherent in your situation.

4. Complete a reflection on your situational analysis –
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o What are the findings of the analysis?
o What have you learned?
o What is important as a result of the analysis?
o Will you progress the change or situation (SMART goal)?
o What are the supportive or opposing forces that may impact the success of the change, situation/process?
Your two-page information leaflet should:
• Be presented with headings/subheadings, images and white space
• Include your Name and Student ID
• Briefly outline the problem/situation
• State your SMART goal/s.
• Completed Situational Analysis of the situation by using any one of the following – SWAT, Force Field Analysis, or Gap analysis.
• Completed reflection on your situational analysis
• In-text references using APA 7th Style
• References on a separate Word document to the information sheet

Weighting 35%
Compulsory Requirements
Attempt / Submission Requirement – Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course
Length
A4 size information sheet (two-page, portrait or landscape) 250-300 words plus reference page
(NOTE: the word count is not applicable. Students must limit the information sheet to two pages. Any additional pages beyond the two-page limit will not be marked. The reference page is excluded from this and is on page 3 ect).

IDEAS FOR ASSESSMENT 1
From tutorials one of the biggest challenges for Assessment 1 identified by students is coming up with a situation.
So here are some ideas that have been used in the past (authorship of student cited).
These ideas are provided as SMART goals. Although this is not the start point (usually you start with the situation), it is a quick way to determine if you can use your situation for this assessment.
• By the end of Q4 2023, the emergency department will reduce wait times for patients with acute trauma or sudden pain to under 30 minutes by implementing a triage system and increasing staffing during peak hours (Cai, 2023)
• ICU staff to achieve 80% adherence in performing pressure care for ECMO clients at least six hourly by the end of May 2023 (Daniel, 2023)
• Reduce the use of restraints by 80% in the HDU in x hospital by January 2024 (Tran, 2023)
• To implement systems, processes and guidelines in women’s clinics to provide a safer clinical environment, reducing avoidable adverse circumstances and patient complaints within the first 6 months of implementation. (Pojati, 2023)
• All MSP staff attaining competency in CAWN within three months, with the online module completed by the end of the first month, allowing two months for completion of practical/clinical requirements. (Palmer, 2023)
• Deliver in-service on EPJB functions and navigation with particular focus on WFW function weekly to all nursing staff in medical unit by July 3 2023. Secondary goal Have all nursing staff within the unit complete the EPJB online nursing module by June 3 2023 (Dale, 2023).

‘There is no alternative to the UN. It is still the last best hope of humanity.’

Secretary General Kofi Annan’s words (1997) make a strong case for the importance of the United Nations (UN) to international affairs. Was this true in 1997? Is it true now?
The module provides students with an understanding of the UN system. It examines the context provided by situating the UN within other International Organisations (IOs). Understanding the heritage, operation, and goals of the UN and its constituent parts will add breadth and depth to the student experience. The course is deliberately designed to take advantage of cutting-edge research by academics; it is research-driven teaching, drawing extensively on new research in the field. Please see www.unwcc.org
An understanding of the UN and the UN system within the appropriate context of international organisations will complement the student’s knowledge and understanding of International Studies and Diplomacy. Understanding the heritage, operation, and goals of the UN and its constituent parts will add breadth and depth.

Objectives and learning outcomes

An excellent ability to comprehend both conceptually and empirically the United Nations, and the UN system within the conceptual framework of Global International Organisations
Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to critically review the relevant literature
Aptitude in constructing and applying an appropriate analytical approach to issues relevant to the subject matter
Capacity to source, integrate, analyse and summarise relevant research and data in the submission of assessments
The relevant skills to propose, debate and appraise feasible issues relevant to the subject

This is my topic: Important personal changes that occurred during the BSW program Literature Review Paper: Structure of Paper- APA formatting: 12-point Times New Roman font; One-inch margins; Double spacing; Headings; Citations; Reference page; Cover page (Include all group member’s names) 1.5- 2 pages Use the following outline below to structure your paper. Ensure each of these sections is thoroughly addressed in your paper.

The bold words should be used as the headings in your paper Introduction: Introduce your topic.

Clearly state the purpose of the literature review. Clearly outline the research question and objectives. Literature Search: Conduct a comprehensive literature search using academic databases. Summarize findings from at least three scholarly articles (journal articles) related to your topic.

Do not use Internet references. Identify any gaps or areas needing further exploration. References: Include a comprehensive list of references following 7th edition APA. Access APA reference

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.
APA Citation Helper
APA Citations Quick Sheet
APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay
Basic Essay Template

Begin reviewing and replying to peer postings/responses early in the week to enhance peer discussion. See the rubric for participation points. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing viewpoints with a rationale, challenging aspects of the discussion, or indicating relationships between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress.

TASK

Post your initial response to one of the two topics below.
Topic 1: Health Promotion
Using one of the health issues identified for your community, discuss health promotion areas at two of the three levels primary, secondary, or tertiary promotion.
Topic 2: Poverty and Community
What is the poverty level in your community?
How many people live below the poverty level in your community?
What does this mean for your community (what issues arise from the poverty level and the number of people below the poverty level)?
Justify your answers with resources.