The assignment this week is to calculate and analyze a Cash Flow Statement

If you have not done the Cash Flow exercise now would be a good time to do it as it will greatly help you with the assignment. The assignment specifics are similar to the other financial exercises in Appendix B of your text book.

The assignment has two parts. Both parts involve using the Cash Flow Statement from Apple. See attachment.

Apple+Financials.pdf

Part one.

Using the Apple Cash Flow Statement, perform the following calculations. Create a table or spreadsheet for your answers that will show the formulas used in the calculations as well as the results.

1. List the cash provided by operations, investing and financing for 2013, 2012 and 2011

2. Calculate the percentage change in each area for 2012 to 2013 and 2011 to 2012

Part two

Based on your results, answer the following two questions.

1. What trends do you seed by looking at the Cash Flow Statement itself, the raw numbers? What are they telling you?
2. Look at your percent of and percent change results. What are they telling you?

Note: Please use a formal cover page for this assignment to avoid deductions in this area.

The paper should include the following:

1. Calculations. Show formulas and results. Grading will be based on using the correct formula and correct results. Note: the results of your calculations on this assignment might seem… odd, but trust your math skills.
2. Analysis. Restate the questions and your responses. Grading will be based on your level of insight. As for volume, think about a two paragraphs per answer. Remember to cite sources if used in the write up.Your submission should be in MS Word. Embed spreadsheets (if any) in the document.

Research topic: The Effects of Vicarious Trauma on Social Workers

Abstract

Vicarious trauma, also known as secondary trauma, is an emotional residue experienced by caregivers who work closely with trauma victims such as accident survivors, among others. Therefore, these groups of people, particularly counselors and social workers, also experience trauma due to the nature of their work. Some of the signs of this condition include difficulty in sleeping, dreaming about the client’s experiences, anger, or irritation, to name just a few. Vicarious trauma has the following effects on social workers; avoidance of job responsibilities, decreased productivity, poor communications, poor relationships, among others that will be explored in this project. It is crucial to understand the effects of vicarious trauma on social workers so that necessary interventions are adopted to prevent the adverse effects of the condition.

Statement of the problem

Most scholars have attempted to study the effects of vicarious trauma on social workers. However, very few scholars have researched the intervention strategies that can be adopted to help social workers manage the condition. Therefore, this presents a research gap that this group project aims to address.

Research questions

• What are the signs of vicarious trauma on social workers?
• What are the effects of vicarious trauma on social workers?
• How can social workers manage vicarious trauma?

Research objectives

• To understand the signs of vicarious trauma on social workers
• To assess the effects of vicarious trauma on social workers
• To recommend intervention strategies for the management of vicarious trauma

Read Chapter 12.

View VoiceThread: Formative Assessment.

Review the Links.

Field Experience Tip: Arrange to meet with a local teacher in the grade level(s) and subject area(s) you plan to teach in. Find out how they use formative and summative assessments with their students. Ask to see examples of each. What are some tips the teacher has for creating high quality formative and summative assessments? 

Initial Post:

Provide us with a lesson plan appropriate to the grade level and subject area you plan to teach. This can be a plan you have created on your own, or it can be one created by someone else. If you didn’t create the plan yourself, you need to properly cite the source and give credit to the author of the plan. 

Create a formative assessment for this lesson plan. 

Create a summative assessment for this lesson plan. 

Tell us how you will use formative and summative assessment to make sure your students are meeting your learning objectives for this lesson. 

• Tell us what you will do if there are some students who do NOT do well on the formative assessment. 
• Tell us what you will do if there are some students who do EXTREMELY well on the formative assessment. 

Tell us what you will do if there are some students who do NOT do well on the summative assessment. 

• What are some tips for making sure you are using high quality formative and summative assessments with your students? 

1. The text you have chosen to analyze in the paper. Remember you may choose from some of the main essays we have discussed in class (see list of options below).

2. A summary of the text’s main purpose (argument). Fill in this statement: “In (“Title”) (Author) argues/explores/discusses… (complete with the main ethical issue discussed in the text)”

3. A working thesis statement that includes YOUR analysis of the author’s argument. (Example: “In this paper, I will argue that/analyze how…”

4. An outline of your paper with topics for each body paragraph and any quotes you want to include to describe each element. (see sample outline handout Download sample outline handout)

5. (Optional) If you would like to write a more complete draft or even a few body paragraphs to make this draft more complete, you may do so. Remember: the more detailed your first draft, the more feedback you can receive from the instructor. (Remember that body paragraphs should follow the close reading steps of Introducing the topic, leading into a direct quote, paraphrasing the quote, and analyzing the quote.)

Readings from class to use for analysis paper:

Obama “This is What a Feminist Looks Like”

Konnikova “The Lost Art of the Unsent Angry Letter”

King “I Have a Dream” Speech

King “Letter from Birmingham Jail”

Pollan “Why ‘Natural” Doesn’t Mean Anything Anymore”

Hurston “How it Feels to Be Colored Me”

Identify someone in the healthcare field who may have created a policy or assessment to improve healthy living.  Contact that individual to conduct an interview about the policy.

Consider whether the policy or assessment is effective, and how your interviewee feels how it might be improved. Be sure to include the following information in your interview:

Identify the interviewee.

The goals and objectives of your interview.

• Location of the organization and how the interviewee is involved/position.
• Description of the policy.

What are some of the challenges regarding the policy development?

• What were some of the benefits of the policy?

Are there recommendations for improving the policy? 

• Here are some suggested questions:
• What are the mission and vision statements for your organization?
• How do these mission and vision statements assist in helping your organization focus on healthy living promotions?
• How are the daily operations for your organization meeting policy? What are some of the areas that may lead to improvement regarding any policy updates?

What are some of the challenges that you are currently experiencing with your policy revisions?

What are some of the benefits your policy is providing to patients, or clients?

1. What are some of the recommendations that you may have regarding policy improvement both internally and externally? 
2. Your report should meet the following structural requirements: