...2004 CFA® Level III Examination Morning Session – Essay Candidate Number: FOR AIMR USE ONLY FOR AIMR USE ONLY _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ THIS BOOK IS THE PROPERTY OF: Association for Investment Management and Research® 560 Ray C. Hunt Drive Charlottesville VA 22903-0668 USA Tel: 434-951-5499 © 2004 Association for Investment Management and Research. All rights reserved. The following list contains the command words used on the Morning Session of the 2004 CFA Level III examination. Candidates may want to refer to this list as they formulate their answers. Calculate: Describe: To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes. To transmit a mental image, an impression, or an understanding of the nature and characteristics of. To come to a decision as the result of investigation or reasoning; to settle or decide by choice among alternatives or possibilities. To discourse about through reasoning or argument; to present in detail. To give the meaning or significance of; to provide an understanding of; to give the reason for or cause of. To put in a systematized statement or expression; to prepare according to a formula. To yield or furnish as a product, consequence, or effect; to offer for the consideration, acceptance, or use of another. To establish the identity of; to show or prove the sameness of. To point out or point to with more or less exactness; to show or make known with a fair degree of certainty. To form an opinion about through careful...
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...Note to students: This is an example of a paper formatted to generally align with APA manuscript standards. It is offered as one example approach to formatting professional papers. Other formatting conventions are also acceptable. The point is for you to follow a manuscript format that is consistent and professional. The JWMI intends for you to focus on learning course topics rather than being preoccupied with manuscript formatting details. Having a template to follow should make formatting your papers easier. Title of Paper Author’s Name Jack Welch Management Institute Professor’s Name Course Number Date Abstract Following generally accepted rules for preparing manuscripts will help students confidently structure professional papers. This manuscript provides a basic layout for students to apply in this program and in their professional writing. The approach is based upon the sixth edition of the APA guidelines (2009). The topics of general formatting, the introduction, section headings, quotations, citations, conclusion, and references are discussed. The APA guidelines define an abstract as a single paragraph, without indentation, that summarizes the key points of the manuscript. The purpose of the abstract is to provide the reader with a brief summary of the paper, such as this abstract. The total length should not exceed 120 words, with each sentence written concisely. Introduction Learning to write in a recognized professional format, such as APA...
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...Please write your responses to the discussion board on the provided template. Copy and paste your work to the discussion board as a response to the prompt. Please remember Use of unoriginal text and excessive quotes indicates a lack of comprehension and shows that you may not have mastered the concepts. To show mastery of the concepts be sure that everything is in your own words! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unit 4 Discussion board: Descriptive statistics Identify your data The data set that I am using is data set one male health exam. The quantitative variable you will be analyzing is cholesterol. Explain the variable The selected variable measures the Cholesterol (in MG) of each male in the exam. Present descriptive statistics Summary statistics: Column | n | Mean | Variance | Std. dev. | Std. err. | Median | Range | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | CHOL | 40 | 395.225 | 85504.64 | 292.41177 | 46.23436 | 282.5 | 1221 | 31 | 1252 | 155.5 | 625.5 | Summary statistics: Column | n | Mean | Variance | Std. dev. | Std. err. | Median | Range | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | WT | 40 | 172.55 | 693.11949 | 26.327163 | 4.1626899 | 169.95 | 117.6 | 119.5 | 237.1 | 152.2 | 190.1 | Identify best statistic Which measure of central tendency (mean, median or mode) do you think best describes the data set? Fully explain your answer. Explain...
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...construction paper with the outlines of four different shapes of leaves on it. The students will cut out the leaves, and choose four things they are thankful for to copy down onto the leaves. Middle Once the leaves are finished, the students will be given three more sheets of construction paper; one large sheet, and two with lines on it to cut into strips. Students will be instructed to fold the long sheet in half, and cut from the fold to one inch away from the edge. The teacher will model this so there are few errors. Students will cut the other sheets of paper into strips along the drawn lines. Students will weave the strips of paper into the large sheet of paper, creating a placemat Once all strips are woven in, the students will glue the four leaves with what they are thankful for on them. End The students will place their placemats on a sheet of butcher paper in the back of the room to dry Once all students have finished, teacher will lead a discussion with the students to talk about what they are thankful for Teacher will have placemats laminated so the students may use them on their Thanksgiving table. Assessment Completion of project Active participation in discussion How well the student follows directions...
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...WEEK 6 - Interpersonal skills and resolving conflict ------------------------------------------------- BAA7411 Workplace Attributes… Key Session Outcomes * Understanding interpersonal skills * How to resolve conflict * Decision-making and communicating ideas. WEEK SIX - Introduction… This week we will look at how interpersonal skills (coupled with all the previous attributes learned) will be very effective in a conflict situation (and, of course, many other workplace environments). WEEK SIX - Reading(s)… All relevant readings will be placed on MyLO. ------------------------------------------------- Ex 1 - Debating the options In small teams you are going to debate an issue (you may not necessarily agree with the argument you are to present - but you must present it convincingly!). You may search the Internet to assist in your debate. Your company has recently added new technical products to its sales line. The CEO has communicated that all employees are to complete a skills audit to find out who has knowledge and skills with the new products. The CEO expects all personnel to be fully au fait with the new products within 4 weeks (and asks you to decide how this will happen!). OPTION 1 - Your team decides that training employees is time consuming and costly and that the CEO should offer redundancy to unskilled employees - then recruit for people who already have the skills and who can start work immediately. Write notes to support...
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...countries in which Sandvik trades. (45 points) References: At least two references and citations using the APA style. (10 points) Required: cover page, good writing and clear presentation. Total = 100 points Step 2 Answer the following questions as a team: 1. What Cultural/Legal/Ethical issues do you think Sandvik faced in different countries? List and explain 3 issues of each aspect, and recommend a solution for each one. The professor is expecting a clear explanation with a deep analysis and a well-documented answer. (90 points) References: At least two references and citations using the APA style. (10 points) Required Annex: Agreement log format. (You can find the format at the end of this document). The report will be penalized if the Log format is not included. Required: cover page, good writing and clear presentation. Total = 100 points D.R. © Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Digital Business Management Step 3 Go to My Groups/Tutor’s forum [Name of your assigned tutor]/Group Discussion Board/Case 2, and...
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...Note to the user: This Word document provides a structured template for preparing your responses to the questions in the annual report project. If you did not purchase the workbook you are not permitted to use this template. INTRODUCTION TO THE CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORT: A Business Application with IFRS Content 3rd edition Copyright 2011 by Applied Accounting Analytics. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of this book beyond that permitted by the applicable copyright law without Applied Accounting Analytics’ permission is prohibited. Requests for permission to reprint or for further information should be directed to bstanko@luc.edu or tzeller@luc.edu. ISBN: 978-0-9841839-2-0 To be completed by the student and submitted with the completed annual report project according to your instructor’s requirements. Complete the following before you submit your assignment. This step is required to validate your compliance with sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act. 1. Remove the front cover of the workbook and identify: Student Name:ASHLEY K BINEGAR Term: SPRING 1 2011 Selected Company: TARGET Instructor: 2. Print your completed electronic template. 3. Attach the following: • This page completed with all required information. • Completed Word template. Template boxes expand as you input responses. Adjust page breaks as necessary to submit a professional representation of your work. CHAPTER 1...
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...Negative Messages Using templates or sample documents to help you write emails, memos, and letters can be helpful for inexperienced writers; however, customize the communication so the document does not appear as a form letter. Resources: Writing Different Kinds of Messages, Week Three CheckPoint, Model Documents Gallery, and Writing for Your Reader Checklist Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • Use the information in your Week Three CheckPoint to determine how to communicate with the manager, teammates, and travel agent in the scenario. Consider how much information and what type of communication (email, memo, or letter) is appropriate for each party, based on information in the Week Three reading Writing Different Kinds of Messages. Review the sample emails, memos, and letters in the Model Documents Gallery at http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/modeldocs/business.htm Write a letter to one party, a memo to one party, and an email to one party. Each communication must be a maximum of 250 words. Use appropriate grammar, spelling, style, and format for each type of communication. • Review the Writing for Your Reader Checklist at http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/axia/write_audience.html to ensure you have followed the guidelines for communicating effectively with an audience. If you cannot answer yes to every question, revise your messages before submitting them. Post the messages as attachments.Assignment: Negative Messages Using templates or sample documents to help...
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...The Board of Directors for ABC Complete Kitchens, Inc. has one more requirement for you before they are ready to turn operations over to the executive team. The board members would like your input regarding leadership of the new plant and the strategic environment in which the plant will operate. They have requested that you prepare a detailed description and discussion of the strategic environment, internally and externally, that will help formulate an overall strategic plan for the new manufacturing plant. For this assignment, your requirement is to research and create a presentation that describes and discusses the strategic environment of the new manufacturing plant using a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis process. Your analysis should consider not just the new start-up plant, but also the manufacturing industry as a whole. Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style. Make sure your presentation follows good PowerPoint design principles (e.g., readable font, uses one template, one-inch borders around the slides) and contains transitions, builds, and animation when appropriate. The last slide(s) in the presentation should be the list of references you used for the assignment in APA format. For this assignment, you do not need to use outside resources and references for the PowerPoint presentation. All the information you need for this assignment is included within the custom-published...
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...UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Assignment Jikesh Jagbeer UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Assignment Jikesh Jagbeer Contents Introduction 2 The Project Office: Configuration Management Plan 3 Section 1: Introduction 3 Purpose 3 Project Framework 3 Section 2: Configuration Identification 4 Configuration Items 4 Baseline Documents produced in a typical project 4 Naming Convention for Project Documentation 5 Document Format 5 Section 3: Configuration Organisation 6 Section 4 Configuration Management Phasing and Milestones 8 Section 5: Data Management 8 Section 6: Change Control 9 Change Control Process 9 Change Control Board 10 Change Manager 10 Duties of a CCB Member 11 Change categorization 11 CAB meetings 12 Section 7: Interface Management 13 Section 8: Configuration Status Accounting 13 Status Account Data 13 Configuration Management Database 13 Section 9: Verification 13 CM Process Audits 13 CM Baseline Audit 13 Section 10: Reference Documents 14 Introduction The South African Post Office (SAPO) is constantly under pressure to reduce cost whilst improving its profit margin through innovative products and effective service delivery. SAPO is a multifaceted organisation which operates in various industries e.g. Logistics, IT and Cash Collection etc. Hence SAPO, at any given moment in time, has a large number of projects that are in various stages of execution. ...
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...Discussion Board Unit 4 Comp101/1401B Introduction to Computers A. Questions for weekly discussions and conversations. 1. What features or functions of Excel do you feel will likely be most useful to you in helping you achieve your career goals? I believe Excel will be useful when using it with organizing, tracking expenses, inputting data, and storing information. These different uses will be successful when using them towards my business. I believe the Excel Spreadsheet will be most useful to me. This function will be useful to track the financial data pertaining to the business. 2. What are some of the applications where you can envision using Excel in your personal life? I can use Excel for making lists for chores, books, dvds, and inventory on household belongings. I can also use Excel with budgeting bills, keeping track of savings and wish lists. There are many different uses that Excel would be beneficial in my personal life. 3. One of the first popular spreadsheets was Visicalc. Research the library or internet to find some of the functions that Excel has now that Visicalc did not have. Briefly describe what one of those functions adds to Excel’s usefulness or makes Excel more useful than Visicalc. One thing that Excel has now that Visicalc didn’t have was calculating the numerical data. Excel has formulas that you can use to help sum up equations. This function is more useful than Visicalc. It makes it easier for you to pull...
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...Decker, Harrison Duranovic, Sanel Eldridge, Laura Etzel, Jayme MGMT- 404 PROJECT MANAGEMENT STATEMENT OF PARTICIPation I. Team Information PROJECT NAME: JAVA JOE’S COFFEE SHOP | MEMBER NAME | # | PHONE # | | EMAIL | | MEETING AVAILABILITY | Deans, Lester | 1 | | | ldeans1786@bellsouth@bellsouth.net | | varies | Decker, Harrison | 2 | | | deckerdog_12@hotmail.com | | varies | Duranovic, Sanel | 3 | | | sanel.duranovic1980@hotmail.com | | varies | Eldridge, Laura | 4 | 903-391-4922 | | leldridge77@gmail.com | | varies | Etzel, Jayme | 5 | 414-704-2727 | | jse27@ymail.com | | varies | II. Weekly meeting schedule MEETING | DAY | TIME | Review weekly assignment | Sunday via email and discussion board | 7:00 PM CST | Deadline for weekly drafts | Thursday via group dropbox | 5:00 PM CST | Review Draft | Friday via group dropbox | 7:00 PM CST | III. PROJECT Description ‘Bee Team’ will manage the opening of the second Java Joe’s Coffee Shop in downtown Milwaukee. The first location opened 24 months ago and has seen a steady increase in sales and revenue. Java Joe would now like to open a second location closer to the college campus to further increase their presence in the city. The building has already been acquired and the opening is set for 4 months from today. Thru innovation, collaboration and strong project management ‘Bee Team’ will plan every detail of the new location to take the empty space and create a trendy...
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...Manage Meeting Whether as an individual, or as part of a group, real Progress depends on entering whole-heartedly into the Process and being motivated to make you a more Deeply satisfied human being. Introduction: If learning comes through experience, it follows that the more one participates in guided experiences, the more one learns. Therefore venturing into uncharted waters - and experiencing the failures that may occur - is an important part of organizational learning The different types of meetings is Formal meeting • • • • Informal meetings Semi-formal meetings Formal meetings – these are highly structured, and are governed by Corporations Law, the Constitution of a corporation, club or association, and the organization’s policies and procedures. Examples of formal meetings include board meetings and annual general meetings. Informal meetings – these are usually less structured than formal meetings, and are generally held to discuss ideas, share information and promote discussion. Examples include team meetings, project meetings, sales meetings and managerial meetings. Semi-formal meetings – combine elements of both informal and formal meetings. The meeting structure will be determined by the purpose of the meeting and the organizational requirements. Table 1.1 below sets out the main characteristics of formal and informal meetings. Formal meetings Informal meetings Held on predetermined dates and at predetermined locations. Can be impromptu, although...
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...necessary to (1) build an effective process would be to know how clearly the process defined helps in communicating the tasks to be accomplished and helps to ease the day-to-day activities/work. Make use of various IT tools and technologies available to track all the necessary data. (2) Efficient scenario planning by developing ‘safety’ procedures to identify issues early and to be able to resolve them in a timely manner. Anticipate any roadblocks and potential differences in opinions among the team members in terms of ideas or suggestions, which is very common in a virtual team. Here openness to ideas and showing the flexibility for changes will foster creativity. Effective feedback could be achieved through honest discussions and encouraging team members to openly discuss their point of views, for members who do not actively speak-up by themselves, asking related questions for potential solutions or feedback on the existing solutions could gain valuable insights. Also a manager could self evaluate the process to make sure the defined process provides him/her enough time to work on project related issues rather than process itself. Lastly, requesting the feedback from all the stakeholders involved to ensure each individual has access to...
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...Experiments and Results Conclusions References Template for Grading a Report Suggested Grade Distribution (out of 100) Spelling and Grammar Punctuation 2% Structure and Organization 3% Figures and Tables 3% Formulae & Equations (Proper Use) 2% Proper Use of References Report Quality & Writing Skills 3% 2% Proper Use of Appendices (If Applicable) - The Abstract Problem description and motivation (Introduction) 10% Objectives & Deliverables (Introduction) 8% Project Management Plan (Introduction) Technical Content 2% 10% Technical Content 20% Experiments/Simulations 15% Results and Discussion 15% Conclusions 2% Overall Quality of Engineering Documentation 3% Structure and Organization 1. Consistent use of fonts for titles, sub-titles, chapters, sub-chapters, sections, sub-sections, to enhance the readability and understanding of the report. 2. Consistent and correct display of information in the Table of Content, List of Figures and the List of Tables. The Abstract 1. Should not be longer than a single paragraph (2 paragraphs for a longer report). 2. Outlines the importance of what you have accomplished through the project or assignment. 3. Contains a summary of all work done. 4. Contains a summary of results obtained through experiments or simulation. 5. Try to write the abstract after the entire report is written. 6. Is a strong symbol of what will follow in the rest of the report (so work hard on writing a good one!). The Introduction 1. Provides all the...
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