Effectiveness of curriculum

post is of three assignments

Answer the following questions and complete the following problems, as applicable:

Solve the following problems algebraically, or you may use a financial calculator or Excel spreadsheet. If you choose to solve the problems algebraically, be sure to show your computations. If you use a financial calculator, show your input values. If you use an Excel spreadsheet, show your input values and formulas.
Note: In addition to your solution to each computational problem, you must show the supporting work leading to your solution to receive credit for your answer.
1. “How do Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger define risk in the Finance textbook and how is it measured?” (Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger, 2012).
2. “What is the source of firm-specific risk? What is the source of market risk?” (Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger, 2012, p. 221).
3. “What does the coefficient of variation measure?” (Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger, 2012, p. 221).
4. “FedEx Corp stock began the previous year at $103.39 per share. It paid a $0.35 per share dividend last year. It ended that same year at $106.69. If you owned 300 shares of FedEx, what was your dollar return and percent return?” (Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger, 2012, p. 222).
5. “Rank the following three stocks by their level of total risk, highest to lowest. Rail Haul has an average return of 12 percent and standard deviation of 25 percent. The average return and standard deviation of Idol Staff are 15 percent and 35 percent; and of Poker-R-Us are 9 percent and 20 percent.” (Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger, 2012, p. 222).
6. “Rank the following three stocks by their risk-return relationship, best to worst. Rail Haul has an average return of 12 percent and standard deviation of 25 percent. The average return and standard deviation of Idol Staff are 15 percent and 35 percent; and of Poker-R-Us are 9 percent and 20 percent.” (Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger, 2012, p. 222). Before solving Problem 6, calculate the coefficient of variation.
7. “Year-to-date, Oracle had earned a -1.34 percent return. During the same time period, Valero Energy earned 7.96 percent and McDonald’s earned 0.88 percent. If you have a portfolio made up of 30 percent Oracle, 20 percent Valero Energy, and 50 percent McDonald’s, what is your portfolio return?” (Cornett, Adair, and Nofsinger, 2012, p. 223).
Submit your completed assignment as an attachment in the assignment area. You may use either a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet for your work, but not both. Prior to submitting your assignment, review the Characterizing Risk and Return Scoring Guide to ensure you have met all of the requirements and as a self-assessment of your work.
Reference
Cornett, M. M., Adair, T. A., & Nofsinger J. (2012). Finance: Applications and theory. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

3:Effectiveness of curriculum

Standardized testing of students to determine the effectiveness of curriculum, the competency of educators and to facilitate placement of studentts has become a hot button issue and an industry unto itself. Why does such a business flourish in a society that touts the supremacy of individual? What benefit, if any, do standardized tests offer test givers, test takers, and those who use the results to determine placement. Is there a political and/or economic gain and for whom?
Foundaions of American Education – Perspectives on Education in a Changing World, fiftteenth edition by James A Johnson et al., Video “The secrets of the SAT”, Parts 1 and 2, and websites that reflect on how testing impacts the individual, famil, society, democracy, and education.

3:Attaining Peace

Attaining Peace—The purpose of this assignment is to assess students’ progress throughout the course. It requires students to respond to the following question: Having spent the semester studying peace, what would you suggest is/are the best way(s) to pursue/attain peace? In answering this question, students should also briefly reflect back on the issues raised in their first writing assignment and discuss how their understanding of these issues has (or hasn’t) changed over the course of the semester. Students will be evaluated based on composition, understanding of course material, application of course material, original contribution, effort and personal development. This paper should be 3-4 pages in length and will be worth 75 points—evaluated by your lab instructor.

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