The course project for PROJ598 consists of three parts, which provide familiarization to processes associated with contract and procurement management.

• Part 1 (PP1) of the Course Project focuses on the first section of the RFP and entails selecting one of the three RFP procurement cases listed under the PP1 section and using the PP1&2 – Course Project RFP template document in the Doc Sharing area to develop information to support section one of the RFP.
• Part 1 (PP2) of the Course Project entails completing the remaining sections of the RFP by developing a comprehensive document that could be submitted to a vendor.

• Part 3 (PP3) covers all of the TCOs but touches mainly upon textbook Chapters 9 through 12. You will be required to identify an opportunity through https://www.Fbo.gov and follow the instructions, which are located in the Doc Sharing section.

 

Assignment: PP1 and PP2 were designed to highlight TCOs A, B, C, D, and E. In terms of textbook coverage, PP1 dealt with material in Chapters 1 through 8. In contrast, PP3 covers all of the TCOs but touches mainly upon textbook Chapters 9 through 12. You will be required to identify an opportunity through https://www.Fbo.gov and follow the instructions which are located in the Doc Sharing section.

This project is to be prepared and submitted in accordance with the guidelines presented below.

Submission Details:

Please submit your PP3 document to the Week 6 Dropbox. Instructions could be found in the PP3 – Formal Proposal Submission in the Doc Sharing section.

Clarification Issues: As a service to everyone in the class, all questions of a clarification nature should be posted in the weekly Q & A  Forum during the week in which your question arises.

Grading: see scoring grid below.

Deadline: PP3 is due by the end of Week 6.

Submit your PP3 assignment to the Week 6 Dropbox.

Scoring:

Cost of equity or the rate of return that VISA’s shareholders ‘require’
In order to estimate the cost of equity for the company VISA, I need to obtain an estimate of the company’s ‘beta’ or systematic risk coefficient, on the annual rate of return on a risk-free investment, and on the expected rate of return on the ‘market portfolio’. You can easily find that information by going to the following web site: http://finance.yahoo.com and insert the name VISA. The beta of the company is reported on that web site. Click on the “key statistics” link on the left hand side of the screen to find the beta and other information.

First find out what is the present Yield to Maturity (YTM) on a US Government bond that matures in one year. That rate is the ‘risk-free rate’.

Next, it is customary to assume that the difference between the expected rate of return on the ‘market portfolio’ and the risk-free rate rate of return is about 7.0%. This is the expression [RM – RF] . So if for example the risk-free rate of interest is, say, 3% per year, than the expected rate of return on the ‘market portfolio’, RM, is 10%. So, multiply the ‘beta’ of VISA Company by 7.0%. That will be the equivalent of VISA’s βj [RM – RF] . Then add to that number the current yield to maturity on a US Government bond [see step (1) above].

The above procedure provides you with an estimate of the rate of return that the shareholders of VISA require on their investment. This rate is called the cost of equity of VISA.

After going through these calculations, PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL the following information:

1. Show your work you used to obtain the cost of equity for VISA company.
2. Is this cost of equity higher or lower than you expected? The average cost of capital for a firm in the S&P 500 is 10.2 percent. Would you think VISA should have a lower or a higher cost of capital than the average firm?
3. Look up the betas for some of the other companies compared to VISA Company. These are the companies that have a higher or lower discount rate than VISA Company. Using these betas, compute the cost of equity for these firms. How do they compare to VISA Company? Are you surprised that some firms have a higher or lower Cost of equity than VISA Company?
4. How would you go about finding the cost of equity using the dividend growth model or the arbitrage pricing theory for VISA? No calculations is actually needed to do this – just explain how you would go about doing these calculations and explain what kind of additional information you might need.

The medieval period in history is the period in which monotheist took root against polytheism and pantheism. It was a definite transition period that changed the scope of history and shaped everything from artwork and philosophy to science and fashion.Imagine if that hadn’t happened. Imagine if polytheism and pantheism had remained strong and Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the other monotheistic religions hadn’t become strong. Choose a country in the world and tell what would be different about that country if monotheism had been just one of many options in religion rather than the dominant religion of the state. Each student must pick a different country. Find out what the native religion of the country was and explain how that might have effected the development of the nation. 

Write at least 20 complete, grammatically correct sentences about this matter

Respond to a classmate’s post after posting your own adding to their picture if you know any other details about the development of their country (3 complete, grammatically correct sentences at least).

student post

If the current dominant monotheistic religions had not been shoved into the social/political/institutional aspects (the everythings) of history, religion itself would not have the influence we see now. Polytheistic and pantheistic religions did not demand so much force. Seeing God as the Universe (pantheism) or God in multiple essences (polytheism) had influence on the people, of course. But the world had not seen quite such large-scale intimidation before seeing God as one and as above you. All three dominant monotheistic religions have been utilized by those in power to oppress the common people, but Christianity in particular comes to mind. Christianity has seen epochs of brutal force and fear strike (western) society.  In Europe they did so by instilling fear of GOD; the fear of hell. Beyond just that, the powerful convinced the people that in order to be Good and go to Heaven, one must abide by the rules of their institution. They must go to church and listen to a (man) spew lies about the Bible and how one must live their lives. This European influence followed the very foundation of the United States of America! It is in GOD that we trust not in many. Christianity has been the justification for what the powerful deem acceptable. It has been used in the U.S. to justify things from the oppression of woman to the subjugation of blacks to the abuse of immigrants and the persecution of gays. But it is the fear and the misguidance of a seemingly all powerful institution that destroys the name of Christianity. Had it not been for Christianity, all this would be different and far less rampant. Or at least the justification would not be so strong and influential because the religious institutions would not have been such a powerful force to begin with. People would not have been fed such potent lies. 

Use the Internet, library, and unit resources to research each of the following
four approaches for developing a presentation:

a speech or lecture

a workshop

a discussion

a group activity

You are expected to do the following:

Explain the reasons why or when you would use each of these approaches.

Describe how the three attributes of the Rhetorical Triangle (speaker,
audience, and situation) are utilized in each of the four approaches

LAYOUT OF PAPER:

Part  1: A speech or lecture

– Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
speech or lecture to develop a presentation.

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
speech or lecture.

Part 2: A workshop

– Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
workshop to develop a presentation.

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
workshop.

Part  3: A discussion

– Begin  this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
discussion to develop a presentation.

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
discussion.

Part 4: A group activity

– Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
group activity to develop a presentation.

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
group activity.

5. CITATIONS AND REFERENCES

Be sure to use your own words in composing this assignment. You also should cite
all of your sources and include a reference section at the end of your
paper. APA is the preferred formatting style for work in this
class.

6. LENGTH

You should expect this assignment, fully completed, will be about 3-4 paragraphs
long.

v Assignment

Deliverable Length: 2–3 pages    

Points Possible: 150   

Library Research Assignment

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is all of the garbage, refuse, trash, or junk that gets thrown away from homes and small businesses. All of this MSW is collected and taken away. Have you ever wondered where it goes? In the 1950s and 60s, it went to open dumps. In the 1970s, landfills were established, but there were problems, and today there is new legislation and technology to better manage this waste.

For this assignment, you will review the history of MSW and complete the following:

·         Describe an open dump.

o    Explain the environmental problems.

·         Describe an early landfill.

o    What are the problems associated with early landfills?

o    Include a discussion of leachate, methane, incomplete decomposition, and settling.

·         Describe a modern landfill.

o    What are the differences as compared to early landfills?

o    What improvements have been made?

·         Choose 1 of the following landfills, and explain the innovations being implemented to make the landfill more productive and to reduce its environmental impact:

o    Mariannhill Landfill, South Africa

o    Puente Hills Landfill, California

o    Altamont Landfill, California

o    Tessman Road Landfill, Texas