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  Problems and Exercises Week 6 Homework

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  Chapter 10

  Question 1 – Consider the reasons implementations fail. For at least three of these reasons, explain why this happens, if there is one (or more) type of implementation likely to minimize the occurrence, and if there is one (or more) type of installation more likely to induce failure for this reason.

  Question 2 – Two members of your project development team are disagreeing about the relative importance of training and documentation. Sam strongly believes that training is far more important because it will ensure the successful implementation of the information system and that the early usage is a positive experience. Pat encounters that the user documentation is far more important because its impact can help not only the current users, but also future users. Which do you think is right, and why?

  Question 5 – Due to advances in technology and widespread computer literacy, many organizations use e-learning extensively to train employees. If you were managing a system implementation and had to train on a limited budget, you may find yourself choosing between e-learning or conducting faceto- face training with a subset of users who would then train their departments (called train-thetrainers). Which would you choose and why?

  Question 6 – Is it good or bad for corporations to rely on vendors for computing support? List arguments both for and against reliance on vendors as part of your answer.
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  Problems and Exercises Week 5 Homework

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  Chapter 8

  Question 3 – Imagine the worst possible reports from a system. What is wrong with them? List as many problems as you can. What are the consequences of such reports? What could go wrong as a result? How does the prototyping process help guard against each problem?

  Question 4 – Given the guidelines presented in this chapter, identify flaws in the design of the Report of Employees shown below. What assumptions about users and tasks did you make in order to assess this design? Redesign this report to correct these flaws.

  Chapter 9

  Question 3 – Transfer the E-R diagram of Figure 9-21 into a set of 3NF relations.
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  Martin Shoes, Inc., manufactures and distributes orthopedic footwear

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  Martin Shoes, Inc., manufactures and distributes orthopedic footwear. To sell its products, the marketing department requires sales personnel to call on the shoe retailers within their assigned geographic territories. Each salesperson has a laptop computer, which he or she uses to record sales orders during the day and to send these sales orders to Martin’s network nightly for updating the company’s sales order file.

  Each day, warehouse personnel review the current sales orders in its file, and where possible, pick the goods and ready them for shipment. (Martin ships goods via common carrier, and shipping terms are generally FOB from the shipping point.) When the shipping department completes a shipment, it also notifies the billing department, which then prepares an invoice for the customer. Payment terms vary by customer, but most are “net 30.” When the billing department receives a payment, the billing clerk credits the customer’s account and records the cash received.

  Requirement

  • Identify the resources, events, and agents within Martin’s revenue process.
  • Develop an E-R diagram for this process.
  • With a particular DBMS in mind, design the tables for this revenue process. Note that you will need tables for each resource, event, and agent, as well as tables for each many-to-many relationship.
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  FM Practice Exercises Week 6

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  Question 1 ( H17.12)

  A futures price is currently 60 and its volatility is 30%. The risk-free interest rate is 8% per annum. Use a two-step binomial tree to calculate the value of a six-month European call option on the futures with a strike price of 60? If the call were American, would it ever be worth exercising it early?

  Question 2 (H17.7)

  Calculate the value of a five-month European put futures option when the futures price is $19, the strike price is $20, the risk-free interest rate is 12% per annum, and the volatility of the futures price is 20% per annum.

  Question 3 (H16.16)

  Suppose that a portfolio is worth $60 million and the S&P 500 is at 1200. If the value of the portfolio mirrors the value of the index, what options should be purchased to provide protection against the value of the portfolio falling below $54 million in one year’s time?

  Question 4 (H16.17)

  Consider again the situation in Problem 16.16. Suppose that the portfolio has a beta of 2.0, the risk-free interest rate is 5% per annum, and the dividend yield on both the portfolio and the index is 3% per annum. What options should be purchased to provide protection against the value of the portfolio falling below $54 million in one year’s time?

  Question 5 (H25.19)

  In a three-month down-and-out call option on silver futures the strike price is $20 per ounce and the barrier is $18. The current futures price is $19, the risk-free interest rate is 5%, and the volatility of silver futures is 40% per annum. Explain how the option works and calculate its value. What is the value of a regular call option on silver futures with the same terms? What is the value of a down-and-in call option on silver futures with the same terms?

  Question 6 (H25.11)

  Explain why delta hedging is easier for Asian options than for regular options.
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  Case Study: Southwestern University

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  Case Study:

  Southwestern University: F The recent success of Southwestern University’s football program is causing SWU’s president, Joel Wisner, more problems than he faced during the team’s losing era in the early 1990s. For one thing, increasing game-day attendance is squeezing the town of Stephenville, Texas and the campus. Complaints are arising over parking, seating, concession prices, and even a shortage of programs at some games. Dr. Wisner, once again, turns to his stadium manager, Hank Maddux. This time, he needs a guaranteed revenue stream to help fuel the stadium expansion. One source of income could easily be the high-profit game programs. Selling for $6 each, programs are a tricky business.

  Under substantial pressure from Wisner, Maddux knows he has to ensure that costs are held to a minimum and contribution to the new expansion maximized. As a result, Maddux wants the programs for each game to be purchased economically. His inquiries have yielded two options. A local Stephenville printer, Sam Taylor of Quality Printing, has offered the following discount schedule for the programs and game inserts: Programs Weekly Game Detail Inserts 10,000 to 30,000 $2.00 each 10,000 to 30,000 $1.00 30,000 to 60,000 $1.90 each 30,000 to 60,000 $0.95 60,000 to 250,000 $1.80 each 60,000 to 250,000 $0.90 250,000 and up $1.50 each 250,000 and up $0.85 As a second option, however, First Printing, owned by Michael Shader, an S.W.U. alumnus in Ft. Worth, will do the job for 10% less as a favor to help the athletic department. This option will mean sending a truck to Ft. Worth to pick up each order.

  Maddux estimates that the cost of each trip to Ft. Worth will be $250. Maddux’s other major problem is he is never sure what the demand for programs will be. Sales vary from opponent to opponent and how well the team is doing that year. However, he does know that running out is a very bad idea. This football team is not only expected to make money for SWU, but it is also entertainment. This means programs for all who want them. With the new facility, attendance could be 60,000 for each of the five home games. And two of every three people buy a program. In addition to the programs, Maddux must purchase the inserts for each game. The inserts have information about the opposing team, photos of the expected starters, and recent game statistics. The purchasing issue is the same for inserts, except inserts will be purchased separately for each game and are a total loss after the game. The carrying cost, because inserts are to be delivered just as they are needed, should be nominal; he estimates 5%. The other costs and the same discount schedule apply, but the inserts only cost half as much because they are much smaller. First Printing will give the same 10% discount on the inserts.

  Givens: Annual demand is 300,000 (60,000 per game times 5 games) Set-up cost for programs is $1,000.00 Holding cost is 40%

  Questions:

  1. With whom should Maddux place the order for the programs and how many should he order each time?
  2. With whom should Maddux place the order for the inserts and how many should he order each time?
  3. What is Maddux’s total cost for programs with inserts for the season?
  4. What other program management opportunities might Maddux pursue?
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  ACC 291 WEEK 6(Exercises E11-15, E12-1, & E12-2 Problem P11-6A)

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  Resources: Ch. 11 & 12 of Financial Accounting

  Complete Exercises E11-15, E12-1, & E12-2.

  Complete Problem 11-6A.

  Submit as a Microsoft^® Excel^® or Word document

  Additional Files:

  financial_accounting_7e_ch11.pdf financial_accounting_7e_ch12.pdf
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  XACC/291 Principles of Accounting II week 7 Cash Flow

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  Write a 350-word response to the following:

  Why are companies required to prepare a statement of cash flows? Why is the statement of cash flows divided into three sections? What does each section tell you about the operations of a company?

  Format your response consistent with APA guidelines.

  Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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  MGT 521 Week 5 Individual Team Leadership

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  Your manager tells you about a new department the company will be adding that is part of the company’s strategic plan to enter a particular market segment. Your manager would like you to manage one of the teams in this new department. Your manager has put together the team you will be managing. Your new team consists of the members of your current Learning Team.

  To be successful in the new market segment, your team must efficiently accomplish the goals set by the company. Your manager, therefore, would like you to develop a leadership approach for each team member on your team based on the theories of leadership and each member’s individual personalities.

  Write a memo to your manager of no more than 1,400 words in which you explain how you plan to successfully lead your team. Include the following:

  • Evaluate the individuals, including yourself, based on the personality assessment.
  • Evaluate the situation in terms of urgency, culture, and so forth.
  • Determine leadership approaches, based on individuals and the situation. Highlight the principles you have applied from various leadership theories.

  Format your memo consistent with APA guidelines.

  Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment
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  Wisdom and Action Week 4 Homework

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  Wisdom and Action

  A local nonprofit organization that networks with other service agencies in the area was designed to fill gaps in needed services for  families. This agency has been in existence for  several years and has gained the respect of the community. The staff of this agency can serve families who have a need that cannot be served in any other way through connecting these families with community volunteers who adopt them.

  The volunteer director of the agency works on  a volunteer basis and contributes numerous hours each week to fulfill responsibilities associated with this position. To reduce her workload, the director of the agency applied to seven different foundations to request money for  a part-time administrative assistant. The agency requested $10,000 from each of the foundations, with the hope that they would receive assistance from one of them. To the surprise of the director, three of the foundations accepted their proposal and awarded the agency with $10,000 for  the salary of the part-time employee. The agency ended up with $30,000, which was three times as much as was needed for  the salary. The granting foundations had different requirements for  reporting on  the use of the money. However, at least two of the foundations asked that the money be used in the manner for  which it was requested

  1. What are the known facts?

  2. What facts are missing that need to be obtained?

  3. Who are the potential stakeholders?

  4. What are the potential outcomes, both good and harm, for all stakeholders?

  5. Who would you seek out for input, advice, and consultation?

  6. What does your conscience say to you about this dilemma?

  7. What does your conscience say to you about this dilemma?

  8. What does your conscience say to you about this dilemma?

  9. What are the values and perspectives of those who could be affected by your decision?

  10. What ethical principles apply? What do they require in this situation?

  11. How do the ethical theories—the means or duty versus the ends or  greatest good, apply to this situation? How  would you link the two? What would be your decision?

  12. In order to take action, what political, natural, and social forces need to be considered?

  3. What is your civic obligation for the good of the organization and the good of the Community?
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  Disaster Securing and Protecting Information

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  CMGT 400 Week 3 Individual Assignment Disaster Securing and Protecting Information

  Submit a formal academic paper that describes the security authentication process.

  • Discuss how this and other information security considerations will affect the design and development process for new information systems. Include a brief discussion of how to include preventative measures for securing data, such as backups and remote or redundant storage.
  • Note what role this will play in the other areas covered in the paper.
  • Provide an overview of several systems and devices that can provide security services to meet the needs raised by the other areas covered in the paper.
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  Common Information Security Threats involving Ethical and Legal

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  CMGT 400 Week 2 Individual Assignment Common Information Security Threats

  Submit a formal academic paper that addresses at least three major information security threats that a specific organization you choose faces today.

  • Describe potential risks to the information and the related vulnerabilities within the organization. Identify the forces that drive each threat and the related vulnerabilities.
  • Discuss how the values for threat and vulnerability combine to indicate the overall risk the organization faces.
  • Describe how an organization can properly manage its information security efforts using proper risk management techniques and cost-benefit analyses for these information security efforts.
  • Explain the legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements for protecting data.
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  The Role of Information Security Policy

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  CMGT 400 Week 4 Individual Assignment The Role of Information Security Policy

  Write a 1,000- to 1,500-word paper describing the importance of policies and standards for maintaining information systems security.

  Include a discussion of the role employees—and others working for the organization—play in this effort.

  Examine the different levels of security and how an organization can provide the proper level of effort to meet each information security need and how this relates to what is in an organization’s information security policy.
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  Weymouth Steel Corporation Case Study Answers

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  Study the case, “Weymouth Steel Corporation” on pages 46-48 of the text Management Communication: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition).

  1. What key audiences need to be addressed in Weymouth’s communication of good and bad news?
  2. Where do their interests conflict? Where do their interests overlap?
  3. Most business communications involve good news for some audiences, bad news for others. What does this imply about how Weymouth should send its messages?
  4. What is Weymouth doing – telling, selling, consulting, joining?
  5. What media should Weymouth be using to send its messages?
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  To analyze how local telecommunications companies can gain a competitive advantage through effective education and trainin

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  Aims
  The dissertation is an essential part of the process of achieving masters’ level. It provides you with the opportunity to work independently to develop your ability to make critical and evaluative judgements. It is expected that this will
  provide an opportunity to integrate the course with practice, developing the ability to be an effective reflective practitioner. By completing the dissertation you should demonstrate that you are able to produce work that is relevant in practice and has an academic standing at masters’ level.
  To achieve this you are required to produce an individual dissertation of approximately 20,000 words, with an emphasis on making clear and valid recommendations, which would be of value to an organisation. The
  dissertation must be undertaken after the successful completion of the
  Research Methods module.
  Please note that if you are registered on to a specialist pathway programme, your Dissertation should be substantially in the area of the specialism. You must also refer to the Policy which details the process you
  must undertake before engaging in any research project.
  Learning Outcomes
  After completing the module, you should be able to:
  1 Select, evaluate and apply critical management thinking to an organisational issue or problem.
  2 Critically evaluate the techniques and processes used to investigate an important organisational issue or problem.
  3 Synthesise information to arrive at a coherent conclusion.
  4 Critically evaluate the implications for the recommendations presented.
  5 Critically reflect on his or her development of knowledge, skills and techniques used during the preparation of the dissertation.
  Dissertation
  The dissertation can take the form of:
  1. an empirical investigation, based on primary data, of a management or organisational practice, justified and supported by detailed reference to relevant literature, theories and concepts, leading to practical recommendations.
  2. the application of relevant theories/ concepts in conjunction with secondary data to the solving of a managerial or organisational problem, where practical recommendations arise from the interactions between theories/ concepts from the literature and the secondary data collected.
  Historically students who are in full time employment have benefited from collecting primary data (option ONE). Where access is an issue, so for example with students not currently in full time employment, the dissertation
  may be based on secondary sources (option TWO).
  Examples of Titles of MBA Level Work
  Starting the dissertation can be a daunting prospect. Within the Research
  Methods Module you will have identified an appropriate topic, title, accompanying objectives, initial literature to be investigated and appropriate method(s) to undertake your research. Normally the assignment submitted for the Research Methods Module will be the basis of your dissertation. You do not have to use this topic but as you will have thought through the issues regarding methods etc and should have undertaken an initial literature review it makes sense to do so.
  Below are some examples of titles of research. These are organised by primary and secondary approaches to the collection of the data. The title of the work gives a broad indication of the topic. This is subsequently refined within the dissertation itself by detailing the objectives of the study:
  Primary Data Based Titles
  1. The Perceived Fairness of the Performance Appraisal System at Vivi, and the Impact of this on Job Satisfaction.
  2. An Analysis of the Mining Industry in Chile and the Proposal of a Strategy for an SME to Develop Competitive Advantage: The Case of an Engineering Consultant Firm.
  3. Critical Success Factors in Preparing a High Technology SME in  Vietnam for Venture Capital Investment.
  4. Innovation as an ‘Irresistible Habit’: A Case Study of a Nigerian Manufacturing SME.
  Secondary Data Based Titles
  1. Breaking into Competitive Markets: Tesco US Market Entry Strategy.
  2. Consumer Behaviour and the Marketing Strategy: A Case Study of Carrefour in and the Chinese Market.
  3. A Comparison of an MNC’s HRM Policies and Practices in a Developed and a Developing Country.
  4. Drivers and Barriers of FDI within the Tourism Industry into Dubai.
  Dissertation Guidelines
  Structure and content
  There is no best way of writing a dissertation or one model for an appropriate format. However, certain aspects are conventionally found in a dissertation and should only be varied after discussion with the supervisor for good reason. These are:
  1) An opening section which should contain the following separate pages: Title page, declaration and statements page (see appendix 1), acknowledgements, abstract (a summary of 300 words, which should summarise all sections of the dissertation), table of contents, and list of tables/ figures.
  2) The first chapter should be an introduction to the dissertation which should state very clearly the purpose and justification (rationale) of the project on which the dissertation reports. The objectives of the research should be clearly stated and explained where appropriate. A brief outline of the subsequent chapters of the dissertation should also be included. (Note: it is usual, somewhat paradoxically, to write the introduction after most of the dissertation is complete in order that a student has a clear idea of what is being introduced).
  3) Chapter two should be a critical review of the relevant academic literature on which the dissertation builds, identifying the relevant theoretical ideas, concepts, debates and issues. In doing so you should:
  • provide an evaluation and interpretation of relevant earlier work
  • where appropriate develop a conceptual framework that draws together the key literature(s) / ideas
  • ensure work of others is attributed (referenced) using the Harvard style
  4) A chapter on Research Methods should state what methodologies are considered, what was selected and why. In doing so you should:
  • justify the approach adopted including decisions surrounding the collection of primary/secondary data (where appropriate)
  • consider the appropriateness of the approach within constraints present
  • Detail with justification the sampling strategy adopted
  • Detail how the data was analysed
  • Address issues of validity, reliability and generalisability
  5) Report on the research findings. Primary and/ or secondary data, clearly described, using as themes, what you have discovered and proposing reasons why this may be (interpreting the data). In doing so you should:
  • if presenting quantitative data (primary or secondary) consider what charts are most appropriate to use. The commentary that accompanies these charts should explore key patterns and trends that you have identified. Specific decisions regarding data analysis will be contingent on whether you are using ‘descriptive’ or ‘inferential’ statistical techniques.
  • if presenting qualitative data (primary or secondary) consider how best to structure and organize this data. You should make use of direct quotes where applicable when exploring the key themes that emerge from the data.
  6) Clear concluding chapter setting out the main findings of the dissertation linking your literature review with the research findings so that a clear theme can be identified through the whole work. In doing so you need to address ‘how your findings agree, disagree and extend the research discussed within the literature review’. Make recommendations for future action and future research. These  recommendations should include detailed implementation issues and costings (financial and other types of relevant costs). Detailed consideration of the limitations of the study and a future research agenda including the application of alternative research designs. Finally, throughout this chapter make sure that you address all the objectives of the study.
  7) References: There should be a complete reference list of all works used. This should be completed in a standard Harvard format listing works alphabetically by author. It should be noted that one of the routine sources of presentational problems comes in mistakes in the referencing bibliography and therefore students should take
  considerable care in the compilation of the reference list and ensure that every work referred to in the texts is in fact listed in the references.
  8) Appendices to the dissertation should include all relevant supplementary information.
  It is important that the dissertation should be your own independent work as a formal examination script. A dissertation should not merely consist of a patchwork of other people’s thoughts and interpretations stitched together with a few threads of the student’s own devising.

  The OVERALL LENGTH of the dissertation (excluding appendices) must not exceed 20,000 words and in practice the length of a dissertation would normally be expected to be within a range of 15,000 to 20,000 words. State the number of words at the end of your work.
  Note as a Guide only
  The word count for each chapter should normally be:-
  Introduction 1500 – 2000 words
  Literature Review 4000 – 6000 words
  Methodology 2000 – 3000 words
  Data and Analysis 3000 – 4000 words
  Conclusions and Recommendations 4000 – 5000 words
  ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
  A clear statement of the purpose of the dissertation: The objectives of the research should be clearly stated and explained where appropriate. The rationale for the investigation is justified in terms of academic/ organisational importance
  15% Critical review of the literature: Provide an evaluation and interpretation of relevant earlier work and where appropriate develop a conceptual framework that draws together the key literature(s) / ideas
  20% State what methodologies were considered, what was selected and why. In doing so you should:
  • justify the approach adopted including decisions surrounding the collection of primary/secondary data (where appropriate)
  • consider the appropriateness of the approach within constraints present
  • Detail with justification the overall sampling strategy adopted
  • Detail how the data was analysed
  • Address issues of validity, reliability and generalisability

  Contents Page.
  Structure your report using the following convention, unless otherwise
  stated:
  – Abstract
  – Contents Page
  – Introduction
  – Literature review
  – Method
  – Findings
  – Conclusions
  – References
  – Bibliography
  – Appendices

  Bibliography and References
  Refer to the online learning material and Resource Centre contained in the Research Methods Module for further guidance.
  Recommended Reading
  Hart, C. (2004). Doing your Masters Dissertation: Essential Study Skills. Sage
  Publications.
  Saunders, M., Lewis, P., and Thornhill, A. (2009). Research Methods for
  Business Students. FT Prentice Hall .
  Swetnam, D. (2000). Writing Your Dissertation: The Bestselling Guide to planning Preparing and Presenting First Class Work. How to Books.
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  CIS 210 Week 8 Case Study 2

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  CIS 210 Case Study 2: Application Architecture

  Due Week 8 and worth 50 points

  You have been tasked with building a payroll program for a large organization with offices spread across the United States. The company has one larger data center that each office connects to via a wide area network (WAN). Write a 3-4 page paper in which you:

  • Explain what type of architecture the new payroll application should use and why.
  • Identify what types of technology will be involved in the architecture and explain the purpose of each technology.
  • Create a graphical representation of your recommended architecture.
  • Identify and describe any potential ethical issues that could arise in connection with the new architecture.

  Your assignment must:

  • 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 your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or a freeware alternative. The completed diagrams/charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

  The specific Course Learning Outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze and articulate ethical, cultural, and legal issues and their feasibilities among alternative solutions.
  • Use contemporary CASE tools in process and data modeling.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in systems analysis and development.
  • Write clearly and concisely about Systems Analysis and Development topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

  Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric
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  Week 7 Tu t o r i a l : The Problem o f Agency

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  1. What do you  understand  by the  term  ‘Agency  Problem’  and what  role  does asymmetric information play in producing this problem?
  2. Briefly explain the main series of events that led to the collapse of Storm Financial.
  3. In the article by Barry, outline the similarities in the cases of the Doyles, Phil Green and Steve Reynolds?
  4. A common feature of such episodes seems to be close and personal relationships between the financial planners and the banks. What evidence does Barry produce that suggests that this was also the case with Storm and their financial backers?
  5. Do the findings of the Milgram experiments shed light on why the clients of Storm Financial  “…did what they were told without demur”? If so, how?