Evaluate the impact this forecast would have on the firm from a financial metrics standpoint.

Develop a minimum of three quantitative forecasts using Microsoft®Excel®.

  • Compare and contrast each quantitative forecast you develop.
  • Choose the one forecast you determine would be the best for the firm and be prepared to explain why you chose this.
  • Evaluate the impact this forecast would have on the firm from a financial metrics standpoint.

Develop a report in which you describe your forecasting project including details on all the assignment steps.

What is the Buddhist idea of Anatta? Why is this concept important for Buddhist thought and practice? How does Anatta contrast with Western ideas of the soul?

What is the Buddhist idea of Anatta?   Why is this concept important for Buddhist thought and practice?

How does Anatta contrast with Western ideas of the soul?

If Anatta is the best way to look at the soul, would it make a difference as to how anyone lives her or his life?

Write a comparison of any two out of the three men you read about in Plutarch’s Lives (Lycurgus, Alexander, and Caesar).

Write a comparison of any two out of the three men you read about in Plutarch’s Lives (Lycurgus, Alexander, and Caesar). If you wish, you may model your response on Plutarch’s comparisons included in his work (e.g. between Lycurgus and Numa).

Analyze and discuss the shooter’s mental condition at the time of the shooting.

This high-stakes assignment will examine the relationship between mental illness and violent crime. You should be able to apply some of the theories of crime causation from earlier in the course to this topic.

Prepare a report in Microsoft Word that addresses these points:

PART I

Identify and discuss the specific causes of mental issues that can lead one to criminal behavior. Consider biological, social, and familial influences.

PART II

Case Study

Research and analyze one of the following mass shootings from recent American history:

  • Jared Loughner, Tucson, Arizona, 2011
  • Virginia Tech University, 2007
  • Pulse nightclub, Orlando, Florida, 2016
  • Sandy Hook elementary, 2012
  • Fort Hood military base, 2009

For your selected case study, address these questions:

  • Based on what you know about the shooter, what was he attempting to accomplish? Did he have a mission behind his crime?
  • Analyze and discuss the shooter’s mental condition at the time of the shooting. Keep in mind that there may be reliable information available on this subject, including letters or other messages created by the shooter himself.
  • Evaluate the response by law enforcement as the incident took place. Was it possible to produce a better outcome?
  • Last, offer a well-reasoned policy that seeks to reconcile mental health with gun ownership. Keeping in mind Constitutional guarantees and Supreme Court decisions such as Chicago v. McDonald and Heller v. District of Columbia, how might lawmakers legally restrict gun ownership among those with mental issues?

Define an expert system, and explain the benefit of having multiple rules in a knowledge base and, by default, the expert system.

Define an expert system, and explain the benefit of having multiple rules in a knowledge base and, by default, the expert system.

Describe the type of infrastructure an organization might need to support business intelligence and analytics for decision-making purposes.

Explain the functional difference between a delivery platform and a user interface.

How does each of the following situational influences on organizational design affect organizational design (and strategy) at NOV—core technology, environment, and organizational size?

How does each of the following situational influences on organizational design affect organizational design (and strategy) at NOV—core technology, environment, and organizational size? How about organizational life cycle? At what stage in that cycle would you put NOV? Which of NOV’s actions give an indication of the company’s life-cycle stage as management sees it?