1. It is common for stakeholders to essentially ask, How can you
prove that our program had an effect? What would be your
standard, simple, sound bite response to this question?

2. If you had a very limited budget but were committed to collecting
and using some type of qualitative data to get at the
perceptions of program participants, what might be your best
option? Explain.

For this weeks writing assignment, please create a report that answers the following questions:

Provide a brief description of 3-5 CIKR that exist within your community.
Select one CIKR and identify the private and public partnership structure.
What Sector-Specific Agency would be responsible for providing institutional knowledge / and specialized expertise for your CIKR?
Conduct a risk assessment by identifying the threat (natural and manmade), vulnerabilities and consequence to your CIKR.
What activities would you implement to help manage your risk?
How would you evaluate the effectiveness of your activities?
How would information be shared throughout the process?

Using the Internet to Obtain Information about Estate Planning, visit the Prudential Insurance Company of America (Links to an external site.) Website. Gather information on various estate planning topics such as an estate planning worksheet; whether you need an estate plan; when to update your plan; estate taxes, wills, executors, trusts, etc. Then prepare a report to help you develop your personal estate plan.

Your submission will include:
Trident University Internationals cover page
A 3-page paper with APA citations (2- or 3-sentence introduction, 3-page body, 2- or 3-sentence conclusion)
The reference list page in APA format



Planning and Control
Case Assignment
Gotta Have a Goal
Goals are an integral part of the strategic planning. Look at one aspect of a business: sales. They have hourly, weekly, and monthly goals, coupled with a plethora of conversion rates for sales activities which are a guiding force in the industry. Failure to meet goals results in lost revenue and lost jobs.
Regardless of what position you hold in a company, you are part of the planning process.
Strategic Planning Research
Using the class text and, predominately, articles from Trident Librarys full-text databases (like Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete and/or ProQuest Central), research the following:

How to write, measure, and apply SMART objecti

Since Shelby and Mark are less than 20 years away from retirement, they are also concerned with various estate planning actions.  They have talked about a will and investigated the benefits of several types of trusts.  However, they have not taken any specific actions.

What types of estate planning activities should the Lawrences consider at this time?

Explain how Shelby and Mark might use the Personal Financial Planner sheets on Estate Planning Activities and Will Planning.

Answer the following:

Calculating gift tax. Barry and his wife Mary have accumulated over $4 million during their 45 years of marriage. They have three children and five grandchildren.
How much money can Barry and Mary gift to their children in 2014 without any gift tax liability?
How much money can Barry and Mary gift to their grandchildren?
What is the total amount of estate removed from Barry and Marys estate?

Calculating the Estate Tax. Joel and Rachel are both retired. Married for 50 years, theyve amassed an estate worth $2.4 million. The couple has no trusts or other types of tax-sheltered assets. If Joel or Rachel dies in 2014, how much federal estate tax would the surviving spouse have to pay, assuming that the estate is taxed at a 45 percent rate?

Shelby and Mark Lawrence are less than 20 years away from retirement. They have one child in college and one in high school. Their primary goals are to help their children with their college expenses and plan for their retirement.

Currently, the balance in Marks pension plan at work is $102,000. This balance is smaller than he would have liked due to fluctuations in the stock market. In addition, the investment plan that he and Shelby started many years ago is now worth $35,000 (includes mostly bond investments and mutual funds). Last year, they had considered an investment in a limited real estate partnership but decided the timing was not right since Blair had begun college. At this point, Shelby and Mark want to evaluate their retirement plans and determine whether they will have enough to fund their retirement.

Their life situation: Shelby is age 45, Mark, age 46. They have two children 19 and 13. Their financial data is:

Monthly gross income     

Answer the following:

Calculating Net Worth.
Shellys assets include money in checking and savings accounts, investments in stocks and mutual funds, and personal property, including furniture, appliances, an automobile, a coin collection, and jewelry. Shelly calculates that her total assets are $108,800. Her current unpaid bills, including an auto loan, credit card balances, and taxes total $16,300. Calculate Shellys net worth.

Calculating an IRA Accumulation.
When Jamal graduated from college recently, his parents gave him $1,000 and told him to use it wisely. Jamal decided to use the money to start a retirement
account. After doing some research about different options, he put the entire amount into a tax-deferred IRA that pays 11 percent interest, compounded annually. Calculate how much money Jamal will have in his IRA at the end of ten years, assuming that the interest rate remains the same and that he does not deposit any additional money.

Calculating

LITERATURE ANALYSIS: TOPIC IDENTIFICATION & BIBLIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE
During this course, you will compose an original 1012-page Literature Analysis on a current topic or trend in criminal justice. In preparation for the Literature Analysis, you will submit your topic for approval, along with a preliminary bibliography. Your bibliography must cite at least six (6) scholarly resources that are significant to the topic (current, relevant, credible, and each carries its weight), with a clear and meaningful connection between all the resources. Use the attached template and rubric when completing this assignment.

Prepare a seven (7) to ten (10) minute audio/video presentation as an executive summary of your - Research Project

You will also provide either a presentation outline, script, or speaker notes. Use this document to guide your presentation. Include the following:

Introduction - attention getter with the hook and also an introduction to the central idea.
Body - statement of the purpose:
An introduction of the chosen leaders.
A short synopsis of what made the selected leaders effective or ineffective.
Conclusion - summary of points and final thoughts:
What was the intended achievement for the research project?
What message do you want to convey to the audience?