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Discuss the staffing needs of 7Eleven, an explanation of their compensation plan, description of employee benefits plan.

How do these name badges work as an encouragement to students working on their two-year degree at a community college? What do these name badges say about tenacity and grit concerning academic and career goals?

For Reflection 2- you will write about 3 pages on the impact of social class and poverty on education and schooling . Consider the following questions

In the United States, what do we mean by social class and socioeconomic status?
How do schools that serve children of different social classes differ? Give examples from the readings
What employment/careers are these children being prepared for? (please discuss all 4 schools)

What does the 21 billion gap in school funding tell you in relationship to the Finn chapter? What is the relationship between social class and educational advancement? (https://edbuild.org/content/23-billionhttps://edbuild.org/content/23-billionhttps://edbuild.org/content/23-billion)

What does Lareu mean by conserted cultivation? How does this impact children? In your opinion, is it really important?
Respond to the following question: Do schools perpetuate social inequalities in the United States? Are schools making the cycle of poverty and inequity repeat itself in each generation? Explain your answer

John Dewey starts on page 25 of the document attached
!!!Please do not use outside sources!!!

The Main Contents of the Report

– Executive summary: A very brief introduction to the company, which models you have used for valuation, what your overall view of the company’s price is and what the main risk factors are.

– Company overview: Including info on the services or products, market share, main competitors, major events (M&As, strategic reviews, management turnaround, etc.), business strategy, management of the company, life cycle and a brief look into Porter’s Five Forces and industry conditions.

– Historical information of the company: 3 – 5 years financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement), preferably common-sized as well to give a better perspective. These will probably end up in the appendix.

– Ratio analysis: You will be able to calculate them or extract them directly from a source, but if I find errors and irregularities I’ll hold you responsible for not checking. So even if you’re extracting these from a source, make sure you cross-check the main numbers. These can include liquidity, leverage, efficiency and capital ratios along with anything else required. Look into these and discuss any irregularities or major patters. Also you’d ideally compare these ratios with some benchmark, like the peer companies’ ratios or the industry average.

– Quality of financial reporting: Balance sheet-based accrual ratio and cash flow-based accrual ratio. If the net value of these ratios is increasing, then they have more room for manipulation; otherwise, you are good. If there is manipulation, you might as well look at cash flows too, like the case of Nestle right after checking the accrual ratios.

– Choice of valuation model: Dividend Discount Model, FCF models and Relative Valuation. Explain why you’re using/not using a specific model. You probably don’t need to do both FCFE and FCFF, one would suffice.

– Discuss the main assumptions you make and how you get there: Growth rate- why did you assume this? How do you calculate the required return on equity? What are your assumptions about your cost of debt and target capital structure? etc. Present your case and the valuation results clearly under each method.

– Sensitivity analysis: What happens if your main assumptions change? Range of potential values.

– Conclusion and recommendations: Checking the price in the market, is the share under or over-priced? What are the main concerns about your valuation outcome and the main risks the company faces, which might affect this valuation? The Main Contents of the Report

The Most Common Mistakes I Come Across

Here is a general list of the most common comments I’ve made when assessing your valuation reports. Please read them and make sure I won’t have to make these comments on your final assessment report 😉

You’re not following the structure (or any structure!) as you should and the information do not follow a pattern and are hard to follow.
You have spent too much time and effort on describing the industry and its forces. Although pointing out the main industry/economic forces are justified, this is a stock valuation report and more attention should be paid to the latter.
You jump into valuation without giving adequate info (although summarized) on the company and the environment it works in. These are required to assess the company’s overall performance and have a better overview of the future.
Financial and accounting ratios have been presented, but there is not much of an analysis on this. What are the main patterns, sources of concern and points of interest? How do these compare to the norm?
If the quality of financial reports does not turn out to be great, its advised to look at the cash generation power of the company as well (as done with Nestle) subsequent to this analysis as well.
If your company does not pay any dividend or is very volatile, it doesn’t make sense to use the DDM. Stock repurchase is also a form of dividend payment and should be taken into account when calculating the aggregate dividends paid. The dividends cannot grow for ever at a rate higher than your cost of equity. The discounting in the model hasn’t been done properly. You don’t justify the assumed growth rates in your dividends and the stages (constant growth, two-stage, H-model, etc.).
In your FCFF or FCFE model, you just look at the previous FCFFs and FCFEs and try to extrapolate them into the future. This strategy is very vague and not justifiable. You’ll need to estimate the components which make the FCFs in the future and estimate the FCFs from there. A few examples where provided in class where, subsequent to estimating future sales and EBITDAs and then alterations for FC Investment and WC Investments, future FCFs could be estimated.
Your cost of debt, equity and WACC are not reasonable. Cost of debt should be higher than the risk free, and cost of equity is typically a few percentage points higher than the cost of equity, otherwise you’re violating the fundamental assumptions of valuation.
Your Beta in the CAPM does not appear to be sustainable in the long run. You need to use a different Beta estimate (based on a different historical period or frequency) or amend your Beta by adjusting it based on industry Beta, etc. Also the market return (expected return on the market) is not sensible. This always has to be a few percentage points higher than the risk free rate of course.
Your growth rate is not very well-justified. Very high or very low growths are not sustainable in the future, and the growth rate typically does not drop all of a sudden from a high rate to a long-term sustainable rate, there is usually a gradual decline. The long term growth rate is typically in line with the industry long-term growth rate or the GDP growth rate in that economy.
When it comes to sensitivity analysis, its best to use the discount rate in one axis and the long term growth rate in the other. These are the two most important assumptions.
In your relative valuation models, you do not justify the choice of peers. Using forward ratios is more justifiable than trailing ratios. I understand this is difficult to do in many cases, but this is at least a shortcoming that you need to raise and mention in your report. (especially for the final report) it is important to look at the historical trend of the ratio you are using and to compare it with the historical averages for your peer group, and then adjust the ratio you’ll use in your valuation accordingly. It is also important to use a few different ratios, if applicable, to get a better overall view.
In your conclusions, it is good to provide a range of potential values based on the methods used above and make your recommendations accordingly. You also need to highlight again the main risks the company is exposed to which would distort the valuationThe Most Common Mistakes I Come Across

Here is a general list of the most common comments I’ve made when assessing your valuation reports. Please read them and make sure I won’t have to make these comments on your final assessment report 😉

You’re not following the structure (or any structure!) as you should and the information do not follow a pattern and are hard to follow.
You have spent too much time and effort on describing the industry and its forces. Although pointing out the main industry/economic forces are justified, this is a stock valuation report and more attention should be paid to the latter.
You jump into valuation without giving adequate info (although summarized) on the company and the environment it works in. These are required to assess the company’s overall performance and have a better overview of the future.
Financial and accounting ratios have been presented, but there is not much of an analysis on this. What are the main patterns, sources of concern and points of interest? How do these compare to the norm?
If the quality of financial reports does not turn out to be great, its advised to look at the cash generation power of the company as well (as done with Nestle) subsequent to this analysis as well.
If your company does not pay any dividend or is very volatile, it doesn’t make sense to use the DDM. Stock repurchase is also a form of dividend payment and should be taken into account when calculating the aggregate dividends paid. The dividends cannot grow for ever at a rate higher than your cost of equity. The discounting in the model hasn’t been done properly. You don’t justify the assumed growth rates in your dividends and the stages (constant growth, two-stage, H-model, etc.).
In your FCFF or FCFE model, you just look at the previous FCFFs and FCFEs and try to extrapolate them into the future. This strategy is very vague and not justifiable. You’ll need to estimate the components which make the FCFs in the future and estimate the FCFs from there. A few examples where provided in class where, subsequent to estimating future sales and EBITDAs and then alterations for FC Investment and WC Investments, future FCFs could be estimated.
Your cost of debt, equity and WACC are not reasonable. Cost of debt should be higher than the risk free, and cost of equity is typically a few percentage points higher than the cost of equity, otherwise you’re violating the fundamental assumptions of valuation.
Your Beta in the CAPM does not appear to be sustainable in the long run. You need to use a different Beta estimate (based on a different historical period or frequency) or amend your Beta by adjusting it based on industry Beta, etc. Also the market return (expected return on the market) is not sensible. This always has to be a few percentage points higher than the risk free rate of course.
Your growth rate is not very well-justified. Very high or very low growths are not sustainable in the future, and the growth rate typically does not drop all of a sudden from a high rate to a long-term sustainable rate, there is usually a gradual decline. The long term growth rate is typically in line with the industry long-term growth rate or the GDP growth rate in that economy.
When it comes to sensitivity analysis, its best to use the discount rate in one axis and the long term growth rate in the other. These are the two most important assumptions.
In your relative valuation models, you do not justify the choice of peers. Using forward ratios is more justifiable than trailing ratios. I understand this is difficult to do in many cases, but this is at least a shortcoming that you need to raise and mention in your report. (especially for the final report) it is important to look at the historical trend of the ratio you are using and to compare it with the historical averages for your peer group, and then adjust the ratio you’ll use in your valuation accordingly. It is also important to use a few different ratios, if applicable, to get a better overall view.
In your conclusions, it is good to provide a range of potential values based on the methods used above and make your recommendations accordingly. You also need to highlight again the main risks the company is exposed to which would distort the valuation

Discuss the role of belief and art in Ethiopia
and Kongo as a resource for maintaining autonomy in the face the challenge of foreign (Portuguese, Belgian,
and Italian) domination.

Write a lab report on Gram staining of a sputum sample as demonstrated in Experiment 2 conducted during your microbiology practical’s and report your findings.

1.) Write a comprehensive clinical report starting with a description of all 28 category headings from the Youth Comprehensive Assessment (see attached) based on the case of Amy (see attached). Rearrange the material presented in the case description for your report to fit the categories in the order in which they are listed on the assessment report.

2.) When you believe there is insufficient or missing information for any of the sections, list what information you would find necessary for the case of Amy and discuss its significance to the case. (Ie: how might this missing information influence your thinking of the case?) Back up your arguments with some evidence from your notes or researched evidence from readings. Place these comments in the sections that is missing, marking it as “missing information”. All sections from the assessment need to be addressed.

3.) Conclude your report with the following sections:

A.) Problems that Need to be Addressed: This is your conclusion of which symptoms and/or problem areas need to be addressed to help the child. Include a statement after it says “as evidence by” … “as evidence by” means give specific observable behaviors from the case that supports its specific problem (for ex.: Problem: Anxious – as evidence by: biting her nails every day)

B.)Next, write a clinical formulation. Make sure that you do not just describe Amy’s problems or background information but also speculate on how her problems developed and how they are maintained. Explain and interpret the reasons for Amy’s problems, tying together the various details of this case and backing it up with researched evidence.

C.) Diagnostic Section (using DSM-5 format, ie: specify disorder names and their codes **IMPORTANT – listed potential diagnoses must be written with the DSM-5 codes. So must have access to current DSM-5**). Give details of your thinking as to how you reached any complete diagnoses or reached any rule-out/tentative ones. Again, back up your ideas with researched evidence.

D.) Multi-method assessment: Based on your research of the literature and what we have learned in class, provide a list of formal assessment devices you would consider using in order to assess any aspect of this case. Place under the heading: Further Evaluations Needed. This section must include 1) the name of the tests/procedures, 2) why you would use them, 3) what type of results you would expect, 4) and the significance of these results for the case of Amy. (Note: the use of clinical interview is considered a viable assessment method) The more assessments you use, the better!

E) List your treatment goals. The treatment goals must match your problems that you need to be addressed sections. One way to figure out a treatment goal is to ask yourself, “what will the client look like or be doing if not experiencing this problem?”, Therefore, do NOT write “Client will be less depressed”, but instead “Client will use positive statements” or “Client will engage in two pleasurable activities per day” – specific, observable and measurable goals)

Sections 2, B, and C require citations from as many sources as you would like to use. Must be empirical sources.

A baseline project plan (BPP) includes a detailed and high-level description of the proposed system or change, a detailing of the various
possibilities along with an overview of management issues.

Describe a project you are involved in or plan to undertake, whether on a personal level (remodeling your home, purchasing a new vehicle) or related to your career. Based on the attached Project-Outline

Sketch out the BPP starting with the
introduction,
system description,
feasibility assessments to management issues.

When presenting your response, use terminology from the chapter and support your response with at least one reasonable form of justification (e.g., peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, white papers, magazines).

Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses frequently occur throughout the United States. The Centers for Disease Control are notified when outbreaks of many foodborne illnesses occur. For this assignment, assume you regularly write blogs for your peers and patients. This blog is about these outbreaks and the outcomes associated with them.

To complete this assignment:

Visit the CDC’s Foodborne Outbreaks page Links to an external site.using this link.
Select one of the Recent Outbreak Investigations related to food consumption.
In your Blog, include the following:

What organism caused the outbreak?
What happened?
What food was contaminated?
How was the food contaminated?
If this information is included in the report, share how the source of contamination relates to the identified organism.
If the report does not include the information, suggest one way the contamination could have happened based on the organism involved.
In either case, support your response using an external source.
Who was affected by the incident?
How were they exposed to the organism? (if not stated, share your opinion of how they might have been exposed)
How many people reported symptoms?
What symptoms might have led to the identification of a foodborne illness?
How many of the exposed were hospitalized? Were there any mortalities?
Share your advice, based on at least one source, on how your blog followers can
Avoid exposure to the organism that caused the outbreak
Identify symptoms associated with the exposure.
Your Blog (which you will submit as a word document) should:

Be visually appealing
Optionally include images and/or videos
images should be inserted directly into the document
videos can be shared with a link
Include references for all included pictures and videos
Not sure how to write a blog? Check out this website for some ideas: https://goinswriter.com/great-blog-post/

Discuss how you would address this topic with a community (maybe your own or another)

-How did you identify the need for the program?

-Use evidence-based interventions and data/statistics to support the need for the program

-Use one of the behavioral change theories presented in Chapter 14-identify the theory and apply it to your topic

-What social determinants of health contribute to the topic/problem.

-Create a program/intervention/community “event”-discuss in detail what you would do. Create an informational

-How will/could you evaluate the intervention?

-What barriers might be encountered?

-Include a summary

Papers should be a minimum of 7 pages excluding your cover and works cited page, , with 1-inch margins and 12-point standard font. APA formatting should be utilized for all information obtained via the Internet, professional journals/publications, books, interviews, newspapers and other sources