For Paula Hog Only

Week 5

Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Acts

Write a 2-3 page paper.  In your paper include the following: 

• An explanation of what relationship the Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Acts have to financial markets and what are the similarities or differences between these Acts.
• Please include information and topics from the chapter readings to justify your explanation and reasoning.

Include a title page and 3-5 references.  Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia).  The other references must be from the Grantham University online library.  Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.

Week 6 

Stock & Bonds

Write a 2-3 page paper.  In your paper include the following: 

• A search of the Internet for a stock and bond of your choice that has historical data performance measures that you can evaluate for the last twenty years.
• Once you have completed your evaluation please explain your findings and which option would have been the best course of action to pursue from a financial standpoint.
• Please include information and topics from our chapter readings to justify your explanation and reasoning.

Include a title page and 3-5 references.  Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia).  The other references must be from the Grantham University online library.  Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.

Week 7

Supply Chain Management

Write a 2-3 page paper.  In your paper include the following: 

• An explanation of the general relationship that supply chain management has to any type of business operations and what do you feel could be some of the concerns (if any) with supply chain management when managing global business operations.
• Please include information and topics from the chapter readings to justify your explanation and reasoning.

Include a title page and 3-5 references.  Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia).  The other references must be from the Grantham University online library.  Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers

Week 8 

Career Opportunities

Go to:  http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Management/Financial-managers.htm

Write a 2-3 page paper.  In your paper include the following: 

1.     Discuss positions that are available for people with a knowledge of finance?  

2.     Provide 3 examples of occupations that also use finance.  Give a brief description of each.

3.     What is the entry-level education for the examples you provided?

4.     What was the median pay in 2010 for the examples that you provided? 

5.     Overall, what is the salary range for people who have a background in mathematics?

Include a title page and 3-5 references.  Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia).  The other references must be from the Grantham University online library.  Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.