...School of Continuing and Professional Studies Fundamentals of Corporate Finance New York University School of Continuing & Professional Studies Course #X51.9140 Spring 2011 James Berman 212.388.9873 jberman@jbglobal.com Description: In this introduction to corporate finance, emphasis is on utilizing long-term debt, preferred stock, common stock, and convertibles in the financial structure of a corporation. Learn to analyze methods of financing using internal and external funds. Topics include: financial management; corporate growth; business failures; return on investment; risk leverage; the time value of money; dividend policy; debt policy; and leasing. Instructor Biography: James Berman, the president and founder of JBGlobal.com LLC, a Registered Investment Advisory Firm, specializes in asset management for high-net-worth individuals and trusts. With over thirteen years of experience managing client portfolios, Mr. Berman is a professional analyst of financial vehicles, including equity and bond mutual funds, and is an expert in global investment, asset allocation and modern portfolio theory. As the president of JBGlobal LLC, the general partner of the JBGlobal Fund LP, Mr. Berman manages a global equities fund that invests in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Berman is a faculty member in the Finance Department of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies where he teaches corporate finance. He serves as sub-advisor to Eitan Ventures...
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...| MKT 382 Pricing/Channels | | Fall, 2011Course Unique # 05135 (9:30 a.m.) | Professor Kate Mackie, Ph.D. Office CBA 5.176 M (behind Executive Education, past Communications Office) Office Hours Tuesdays/Thursdays, 1:00-2:30, and by appointment Phone 512-288-3115 (Cell phone – feel free to call any day before 9 p.m.) E-Mail Kate.Mackie@mccombs.utexas.edu Skype katemackietx Course Web Page via Blackboard ------------------------------------------------- Teaching Assistants Dave Isquick (David.Isquick@mba12.mccombs.utexas.edu ) Course Objectives The primary objectives of this course are to: a) advance your understanding of concepts and tools useful in the analysis and development of pricing and distribution strategy, and b) help you develop skills and gain experience in formulating these strategies. Learning methods The course uses (a) individual and team assignments with field work, (b) case study briefs and discussions (c) lectures and discussions of readings, (d) guest speakers, and (e) a pricing simulation. The classroom environment will be very interactive, so prepare to get involved. Students come from a variety of backgrounds with a large and diverse base of knowledge and experience. Therefore, the primary role of the professor will be to facilitate discussions that bring out pertinent issues and to better frame the analyses of these issues. Required materials Case Packet: ...
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...Review for Comm410 Definition of research: an attempt to discover something. Method of knowing: approaches to answer question 1. Tenacity==>idea is not changing, so in future i) Always been that way true ii) People do not consider the possibility that come of their beliefs might be wrong even if there is conflicting information. iii) Problem: Even when proved wrong, such beliefs are hard to overcome 2. Authority i) We know many things because somebody we trust has given us that information ii) Problem: issue of the credibility the source 3. Intuition i) Self-evident ii) People think something is true because they believe they are insightful(successful from prior experience) iii) Problem * Risks in cost and effort * May be reasonable in thought but not in reality 4. Science (Characteristics of scientific research) i) Public ii) Objective: * has explicit rule and procedure * based on fact, no opinion and interpretation iii) Empirical * Something can be through observation and experience * Can be measured iv) Systematic and accumulative v) Predictive Research procedure: 1) Selection of problem 2) Review of existing research and theory 3) Statement of hypothesis or research question 4) Determination of methodology and design 5) Data...
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...Topic of the Final Paper Students must write on a current topic of interest in the ever-widening domain of Health Care Ethics. He or she must present a brief history of the topic, a description of the problem(s) arising from it, ethical arguments (both pro and con), and a well-reasoned solution/conclusion to the problem. For the purposes of this paper, it is advised that students choose a topic that has been the cause of an ongoing debate. all academic resources, no websites such as Wikipedia.org, or .com websites) and class resources , the student will develop a 10 page paper (APA 1 inch margins, 12 point font, Times New Roman, and spacing per APA guidelines) presenting the history of the topic, in depth description of the problems arising within the topic, arguments pro and cons, current state of the debate, and will conclude with a personal informed opinion. A minimum of 7 sources (most of which must be journal articles) must be used for this paper, regardless of page #'s written. You will be turning in this paper to the assignment box. The following topics are NOT allowed for the final paper: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, and Physician Assisted Suicide. Google 'health care ethics debates' to give you some topic ideas. Be certain to turn all documents in Microsoft Word (either 2010 or 2013 as either a .doc or .docx file) There are three basic assumptions that should be met for the successful completion of a good paper. First, the student must possess the intellectual...
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...The pros and cons of the use of the internet for educational purposes Starting out in 1996 as a research project, Google (a huge searching engine) grew into most users’ favorite site for searching the internet. Last year, Google made 29 billion dollars. That is approximately 929 dollars per second. Google is a good example for the age we are living in: we live in an age where we have access to more information and at a faster rate than any generation before us. There are both positive and negative side effects that come along with the use of internet for educational purposes. Keeping both the positive and the negative side effects in mind can help educators to evaluate whether or not their students should have access to the internet and, of course, to what extent. Due to sites such as Google, students can do research way easier and faster that it has ever been. I myself, for example, had not done any research in books before I started writing my final paper. This can be considered either as a positive side as as a negative side of the use of internet for educational purposes. Students have access to a lot more information by means of the internet than before. But this can be problematic if students are not able to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information. Some sites do provide valuable good resources for students while others have lots of inexactitudes on them. Internet also allows contacting people. Students can now easily have contact with other...
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...education and career, give you an example of how your ELI can help you make better decisions. I will also talk to you about what steps I will be taking in helping me improve my critical thinking , what resources that I will be using from the university, the pros and cons of working with outside sources and other lessons that I have learn from being in this class. Academic Success When you are first starting out at a new school your first thought is that you want to be successful. Well it’s not the easy all the time for some people and in being successful there are some guidelines that you will have to follow in order to have success in school and that’s what I am going to talk about to you today and the way you can do that the first thing I will talk to you about is how goal setting can lead you to success and in doing so I will give you an example of a goal I have set for my education and my career, the second is how the writing process can help you with your academic career and your professional career and how the information form my ELI will help me in making better decisions. What steps I will take to improve my critical thinking, the resources that I will use from the university. I will also talk to you about the pros and cons of using outside sources. In having academic success the first thing you must do is to set some goals for yourself. How can setting goals lead you to success? By setting goals this can lead you in to choosing where you want to go in your academic career...
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...ETHICS AND RESEARCH • Can ethics be taught? • One school of thought : Graduate students have values and ethical standards firmly established that are difficult to change • Necessary to prepare them to recognize and deal with ethical issues ROOT CAUSE • Most cases of scientific misconduct is a lone scientist along with a set experiments or observations • Supposed to be steeped in scientific culture where truth is valued Temptations? • Joy of new discovery • Success breeds overconfidence and arrogance • Aspirations to security and career advancement BALTIMORE CASE • Case began with a result paper, written by Imanishi-Kari, and co-authored by Baltimore and three others • Postdoc O’Toole assigned to extend the work • Could not duplicate work for almost a year Findings • Data reported by Imanishi-Kari • Several pages of notes on experimental data found to be fabricated • She was strongly defended by Baltimore • When fraud proven, Baltimore forced to resigned as president of Rockefeller University AUTHORSHIP • Guidelines by International Committee of Medical Editors : - Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content. The participation must include : (a) conception or design, or analysis and interpretation of data, or both; (b) drafting the article or revising it for critically important intellectual content; and (c) final approval of the version to be published. Participation solely in the collection...
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...The Transtheoretical Model I. Introduction A. History of TTM B. Why the TTM is used for health promotion Thesis - The Transtheoretical Model is and will continue to be one of the most popular in the behavior change field due to its uniqueness and effectiveness. II. Transtheoretical Model A. Overview of the TTM B. Constructs of TTM III. Journal Article w| Transtheoretical Model A. How constructs are applied B. Critique on the model Shaquia Lewis UIN: 00965263 CRN: 29315 I pledge to support the Honor System of Old Dominion University. I will refrain from any form of academic dishonesty or deception, such as cheating or plagiarism. I am aware that as a member of the academic community it is my responsibility to turn in all suspected violations of the Honor Code. I will report to a hearing if summoned. The Transtheoretical Model The Transtheoretical Model has tremendously helped the health field progress to more inclusive approaches to research and other practices [2]. In the 1970s, James Prochaska laid the foundations for this model. In the 1990s, two scales were developed using the model [2]. This model is used for health promotion because it enables people to make behavioral changes and improve their health. The Transtheoretical Model is and will continue to be one of the most popular in the behavior change field due to its uniqueness and effectiveness. The Transtheoretical Model has six constructs with two being broken...
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...individual assignment. You are required to write a report answering the following question. The minimum word limit for this individual assignment is 1000 words and maximum limit is 1500 words. You are required to review the literature regarding the topic chosen exploring a minimum requirement of 5 secondary sources of data which includes textbooks, research papers, and tertiary sources such as organizations websites and online papers. It is very good to provide examples and application on organization to better illustrate your answer and argument. It is essential you conduct literature review correctly applying the right referencing system. It is also essential to produce this work individually and not engage in any act of plagiarism. Students who are involved in plagiarism will score a zero. What is meant by SWOT analysis? Describe the elements of SWOT analysis. Is SWOT analysis qualitative or Quantitative? Could it be conducted both quantitatively and qualitatively? What are the limits to its effectiveness? Write a report answering the above mentioned questions and conducting a literature review on the following topic clarifying the meaning, the nature, the advantages and disadvantages of SWOT analysis. You could review and site certain organizations have applied SWOT analysis in their strategic decision approaches and examine the application of this methodology on the organization internally and externally. Apparently there is some kind of literature about the SWOT...
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...| Course Syllabus School of Business XBCOM/275 Version 3 Business Communications and Critical Thinking | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business setting. Students will develop skills in critical thinking and decision making through the forms of written communication, including memos, e-mails, business letters, and reports. Other topics include communication ethics and cross-cultural communications, personal communication styles, solving organizational problems, and the evaluation of an organization’s strategic direction. Policies Students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Moore, B. N., & Parker, R. (2012). Critical thinking (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Quintanilla, K., & Wahl, S. (2014). Business and professional communication: Keys for workplace...
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...MODULE 1, ASSIGNMENT 3 September 12, 2013 Topics: Performance Management, Financial Management and Financial Reporting Overview In this assignment, candidates get a chance to apply all the steps except for steps 6 and 9 in the Steps for Approaching Business and Corporate Strategy to a small business case. As mentioned previously, these steps provide candidates with a systematic approach for addressing a case involving business-level strategic issues. Applying this approach effectively is one of the important competencies that candidates will learn in the CMA Canada Professional Programs. The starting point for solving a business problem is to analyze the current situation and identify the problems that need to be addressed. A major component of the situational analysis is to take a close look at the environments within which an organization finds itself. One of the methods commonly used in such an environmental analysis is “SWOT” (an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), which considers the strengths and weaknesses in the internal environment as well as the opportunities and threats in the external environment. Candidates can refer to the required reading Situational Analysis Tools mentioned below for more information on how to go about doing a SWOT analysis. The next major step is to identify the issues and analyze various alternatives for addressing the major issues. In this case, a shortage of available cash is a major issue and needs to be addressed...
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...reliably, I believe that students should use a balance of sources. Internet and Library sources are both very useful in their own rights when utilized properly; however they both have their pros and cons. In this essay I will discuss the benefits and liabilities of using the two types of sources. Students who use a mixture of sources are more likely to have more valid and solid facts than a student who uses all sources from one place. The sources begin to become more repetitive and less factual when they are all retrieved from one place. This also makes it harder for the writer to put the sources into their own words creating a suspicion of plagiarism. The liability of the internet is that it is a place where anyone can create anything and put it on a forum for all to view, retrieve and use as a source. Just because something is put into a space doesn’t make it correct. Using caution and exercising good judgment can help prevent using a bogus source, but in contrast the internet provides an interactive multimedia experience that is not available with library sources. Sources from the internet are also harder to identify due to the fact that many websites do not source the writer of the information, but just the name of the website itself. This once again can create another suspicion of plagiarism due to the fact that without an author the source becomes less creditable. Internet information can be accessed everywhere and although eBooks and online archives are available not all...
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... 11-07-2015 Date Received Grade/Mark A SIGNED COPY OF THIS FORM MUST ACCOMPANY ALL SUBMISSIONS FOR ASSESSMENT. STUDENTS SHOULD KEEP A COPY OF ALL WORK SUBMITTED. Procedures for Submission and Late Submission Ensure that you have checked the School’s procedures for the submission of assessments. Note: There are penalties for the late submission of assessments. For further information please see the University’s Policy on Late Submission of Coursework, (http://www.ucd.ie/registrar/) Plagiarism: the unacknowledged inclusion of another person’s writings or ideas or works, in any formally presented work (including essays, examinations, projects, laboratory reports or presentations). The penalties associated with plagiarism designed to impose sanctions that reflect the seriousness of University’s commitment to academic integrity. Ensure that you have read the University’s Briefing for Students on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism and the UCD Plagiarism Statement, Plagiarism Policy and Procedures, (http://www.ucd.ie/registrar/) Declaration of Authorship I declare that all material in this assessment is my own work except where there is clear acknowledgement and appropriate reference to the work of others. Signed… ……………………. Date …11-07-2015………………………………………… The individual assignment on “Tanglin polymers” case study. Dissanayake H.W.Wannigama Management Information Systems-Batch 18 ASSIGNMENT 01 Management of Organizations UCD Index no: - 14206530 ...
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...teachingenglish.org.uk/knowledge-database/continuous-assessment Assessment: Continuous Assessment Types of Continuous Assessment Continuous assessment is more likely to be formative, process-oriented, informal, internal, learner-involved, and/or self-referenced in nature. It can take the form of daily work (e.g. essays, quizzes, presentation and participation in class), projects/term papers and practical work (e.g. laboratory work, fieldwork, clinical procedures, drawing practice). Daily work • Pros o This is likely to be the most sustained means of assessment, and in providing relatively prompt feedback, it serves to reinforce or correct learned responses. o It assists in pacing learning. If a course is broken into units, each assessed on completion, students have regular feedback of what they have mastered (and what they need additional work on). o As the most extensive means of assessment, it has a sustained impact on and improves the quality of student learning. • Cons and possible solutions o As it is fairly labour intensive for both students and the teacher, decisions will have to be taken regarding an optimum level. Too many assignments may result in justice not being done to them all. It is probably better to have regular but smaller assignments than large-scale but infrequent ones. Experience indicates that giving students more...
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...Turnitin report that will be used (fresh work) NO PLAGIARISM Case Study 1: Missed Opportunities Read the case study titled “Missed Opportunities”, located in the online course shell. Write a six (6) page paper in which you: 1. Examine the pros and cons from the perspective of Crestview Hospital of the placement of its new billboard directly adjacent to Briarwood Medical Center. Interpret the reaction of customers and other community stakeholders to the billboard postings. 2. Use competitive marketing entry strategies to suggest the action that Briarwood Hospital should undertake to counter the messages in the new Crestview Hospital Billboard postings. 3. Recommend the marketing communication strategy or strategies that both Crestview and Briarwood Hospitals should employ. Justify why the Governing Board of both hospitals should take a proactive role in promoting and implementing effective marketing strategies. 4. Assess the value of the various marketing research tool(s) that Briarwood and Crestview hospital could use to promote effective marketing communication strategies. Justify your response. 5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 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 or school-specific format. Check with...
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