Macroeconomics essay: Focus on price formation, the issues of economic growth, inflation, and unemployment and their relationship to the business cycle.

After you have selected a topic find one, two, or more articles on that topic. (At least two is preferable and makes for a stronger essay). Articles that appear in economic journals are valuable sources of research as they have rich bibliographies. You may also search for articles in periodicals such as Businessweek, The Economist, Fortune, or others. Good newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor are also good sources for current event articles. The essays should summarize the articles and relate them to the material learned in class. The basic idea of this exercise is to allow you to read, think and write on a topic of your choice that relates to material you have been learning in class. Note: Supply and demand are basic economic principles that should NOT be used for this essay.

After you have identified your topic of interest and selected the articles you are going to review, follow these guidelines. The essays are not research papers. They ask you to read articles related to Macroeconomics, summarize the content of the articles, and link them to the material you have been learning in class. Each essay should have a minimum of 1,000 words and should not exceed 1,500 words. It should be completed in .doc, docx or .rtf format using MLA or APA format.

Your essay should have the following sections:

1. INTRODUCTION. The introduction states the reason(s) why your topic deserves consideration. In other words, why is your topic relevant and why is it of interest to the the public?
2. SUMMARY OF RESEARCHED ARTICLES Each article should be summarized separately. At the beginning of each summary, please state the author, the title, the source of the article, and the date it was published. Do not start a new page with each summary. Also, consider that the articles you select must have a common theme or topic. They can’t be randomly selected articles on Macroeconomics.
3. TEXTBOOK CONNECTION. Search through your textbook and obtain all information that relates to your topic. Show how the articles supported or contradicted information in your textbook.
4. EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION. In this section you should state and assess the topic. How does this topic relate to your life now and in the future? How does this topic affect you or a particular business or industry?

The CEO of your company recently met with the external auditor to discuss the scope of the year’s audit. The auditors suggested that they conduct an integrated audit. The CEO has asked you, the accountant, to make a presentation at the next board of directors meeting that includes the following: A. Give a definition of auditing. B. Explain the purpose and reasons for public accounting firms to perform an integrated audit. Address the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). C. Explain corporate governance and its relation to integrated audits. D. Cite an example of a recent failure in corporate governance. Find an article in which the actions that the public perceived as necessary to improve the quality of corporate governance are discussed; list the actions requested according to the article. Must be submitted in a Power Point Presentation 7 – 10 slides

Week 3 Discussion Forum 1

Deliverable length: 150 words

Course Objective(s):

• Understand the importance of reservations, customer database, and effective seating

Assignment

To receive full credit for this Discussion Forum assignment and to facilitate an academic discussion, the following 3 parts need to be completed:

1. Primary Task Response – must be posted in the forum 5 days prior to the Part 3 due date.
2. Peer Response – must be posted 2 days prior to Part 3 due date.
3. Summary Response – must be posted by due date listed in assignment list.

Part 1: Primary Task

Within the Discussion Forum area, write in no less than 150 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

The use of technology in the restaurant industry is a necessity to keep pace with today’s face paced market. Research shows that restaurant managers are increasingly relying on computers to remain competitive in today’s market place. Restaurant point-of-service (POS) systems combine hardware and software to automate restaurant transactions and functions. Today’s POS systems are tied to purchase inventories allowing management to run reports and quickly and identify problems. Restaurant reservations and table management software has the functionality to track reservations as well as control seating and optimize server performance. Guest paging systems have become popular remote call systems used to reduce guest response times and quickly have them seated.

Choose one of the following methods to assist for your paper submission

Choice #1

• Describe the POS System used in a restaurant.
• Explain how it works in connecting orders to various service outlets in an establishment.
• Identify several advantages to using the system.
• Identify several disadvantages or challenges with using the system.

OR

Choice #2

• Research an online reservation service system.
• Explain how a system operates and the services it provides.
• Identify several advantages to using the system.
• Identify any disadvantage or challenges to the system.

Part 2: Peer Responses

Your responses should be posted after the Primary Task Response (Part 1).

Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least 75 words reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, you may consider the following questions:

·What thoughts or considerations can you add to further the discussion?

·What questions do you have after reading your classmate’s posting?

·What clarification do you need after reading your classmate’s posting?

·How can you relate this topic to your life or career?

·What have you learned from others’ responses?

All products/services go through a life cycle of NPI (new product introduction), growth, maturity and decline. These various stages affect the marketing strategy and promotional efforts. In Week 3, you will incorporate a product strategy that addresses at least 3 areas of the product life cycle. The primary objective of this assignment is to allow the student to demonstrate an understanding of the factors that can affect the launch of a product or service. A secondary objective is to understand the differences in a product launch in the U.S. (domestic market) and an international market.

Assignment Steps

Generate a minimum 700-word product strategy in Microsoft^® Word.

Incorporate a product strategy that addresses the following:

• At least three areas of the product life cycle (NPI-new product introduction, growth, maturity and decline).
• How you will measure (what metrics will be used to determine success or failure) the marketing activities.
• Create at least two different types of media methods for the products. One media method must be a print method and one must be non-print. A media method is a media strategy which highlights your product. For example, (this cannot be used in this assignment), a non-print media method would be a Facebook campaign that provides a user a reward for each review, positive or negative, posted about the use/appearance/price/etc. of the product. In your assignment, you should have 2-3 sentences about each media method (i.e. one paragraph of what you would do, not how to do it).
• Address three elements of the Product and Promotion List (see below).
  • Product and Promotion List:
    • Integrated Marketing Communication
    • Advertising Strategy/Objectives
    • Push and Pull
    • Media Strategy
    • Advertising Execution
    • Direct Marketing
    • Public Relations/Strategies
    • Positioning

The plan will be a continuation of your global or multi-regional company you chose in Week 1. This will be incorporated into your overall marketing plan for Week 6.

Note: Charts/graphs/tables do not count toward the word count.

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed references.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Case Assignment

In health care organizational charts, the vice president for finance, also called the chief financial officer (CFO), serves under the direction of the chief executive officer and is mainly responsible for overseeing financial planning and controlling the organization’s cash flow.

Read the roundtable article Laying the Groundwork for Value-Based Payment by Burtrie, Lee, Johnson, and Rotty (2013), which is listed in the Background for the module.

Identify which of the following financial management activities are mentioned by the CFOs who participated in the roundtable: (a) evaluation and planning, (b) long-term investment decisions, and (c) contract management.

Summarize the examples as noted by the roundtable participants.

Length: 3–4 pages, READING IS ATTACHED

REQUIRED READING IS ATTACHED. You CAN NOT DO THE ASSIGNMENT WITHOUT IT. NO PLAGIARISM AND PLEASE PROVIDE REFERENCES CITED IN THE PAPER DO NOT JUST GUESS. REFERENCES MUST ALSO INCLUDE LINKS WITH OUT THE LINK THE ASSIGNMENT IS WRONG