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I have a big assignment due in a few weeks, but bits and parts of it are due each week. I am falling between in this week and got an extension. I got the first part did which was specific aims, and I still need the annotated bibliography can you take a look and see if you can help me. The part I did not get done this week would need to be done by Thursday the second part would have to be done by Monday of this week the rest of it we can talk about if you’re up to it. I worked with you before, and you did a great job. I can provide you sixty dollars for this, and it is a smaller assignment than the one you did before.
Everything is attached.
The grant proposal will require you to identify a research question based on a thorough review of the literature related to a particular disorder/syndrome and design a scientifically sound grant proposal using current methods of neuroscience investigation.
Wk 2 I need the bibloigraphy 15 sources
Wk 3 this week’s assignment, you will complete the Background (including a literature review) and Significance sections of your grant proposal following the
Grant Proposal Guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
. See the
Sample Grant Proposal Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
as an example and use it as a template for your Grant Proposal.
Wk 4 This week you will write the Proposed Study and Budget sections of your Grant Proposal. The Proposed Study section will resemble a typical methods section like the one you would write in an empirical paper (except that the data have not yet been collected). In this section you will describe the study that you are proposing to conduct to test your hypothesis.
You will also write the Budget Justification section and the Budget for your grant proposal. The Budget Justification section will contain a description of your proposed budget including how grant funds will be used and justifying costs. Proposed costs must be reasonable, necessary and allocable to carry out the project’s goals and objectives.
The Budget, which will be Appendix A of your grant proposal, will follow the format of the budget in the Sample Grant Proposal Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Appendix A . There is also a
Budget Calculation spreadsheet (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
that you can use to determine the direct and indirect costs for your proposed study.
After writing the Proposed Study, Budget Justification and Budget sections, combine them with the completed sections you have done in Weeks Two and Three (with feedback incorporated), and create the first draft of your grant proposal. Submit your draft grant proposal this week for the Week Five Grant Proposal – Peer Review assignment.
Included every you need to know let me know asap. Looking forward to working with you again. Each section is due weekly any questions ask.
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Project Management – Assignment V
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Your consulting company, Terrific Project Management Partners (TPMP) has been asked to help an established investments company, Best Investment Company (BIC), use project selection methods. BIC tends to take on any project proposal so it has become increasingly difficult to manage the company’s project portfolio. BIC would like to ensure that its projects have the best financial returns, BIC decided to use financial return as their major project selection method.
Assist BIC to decide which of the following projects offer the best financial return using the following methods: Benefit-cost ration, Payback period, and Net present value. The time value of money (interest rate) is 5 percent. Explain the significance of the financial return shown by each selection method.
Build and investment kiosk
. Initial cost is $5 million to install in targeted locations and return is expected to be $750,000 the first year, $
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00,000 per quarter over the next two years, $1,000,000 semiannually for the 4th year, and $750,000 semiannually for the next two years.
Create a program to recruit community financial advisors
. Initial cost is $8 million to recruit and train advisors, and return expected to be $1.5 million for the first year, $400,000 per quarter over the next three years, and $750,000 semiannually for the next two years.
Build franchises that work like fast food restaurants in strip malls
. Initial cost is $11 million to build or convert existing buildings in targeted locations and to hire employee, and return is expected to be $1 million for the first six months, $
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5 million the second six months, $500,000 per quarter the second year, $600,000 per quarter third year, $3 million annually for the next three years.
2. A financial services company has three potential projects to consider for the year. managers at this company must decide which project to pursue and how to define the scope of the project selected for approval. The company has decided to use a weighted decision matrix to help in project selection, using criteria to map to corporate objectives. All projects selected must develop a WBS using corporate guidelines.
You are part of a team that will analyze proposals and recommend which project to pursue. Your team has decided to create a weighted decision matrix using the following criteria and weights.
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Criteria |
Weight |
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Enhances new product development |
20% |
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| 2. |
Streamlines operations |
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3. |
Increases cross-selling |
25% |
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4. |
Has good NPV |
35% |
To determine the score for the last criterion, your team has developed the following scoring system.
· NPV is less than 0, the score is 0
· NPV is between 0 and $100,000 the score is 25
· NPV is between $100,000 and $200,000 the score is 50
· NPV is between $200,000 and $400,000 the score is 75
· NPV is above $400,000 the score is 100
The company uses a 10 percent discount rate for the NPV calculation.
The following is information for three potential projects:
Project 1: Scores for criteria 1, 2, and 3 are 10, 20, and 80 respectively. estimated cost for the first year are $500,000 and costs for years 2 and 3 are $100,000 each. Estimated benefits for years 1, 2, and 3 are $200,000, $400,000 and $600,000 respectively.
Project 2: Scores for criteria 1, 2, and 3 are all 50. Estimated costs the first year are $700,000 and costs for the second year are $200,000. Estimated benefits for years 1 and 2 are $300,000 and $700,000 respectively.
Project 3: Scores for criteria 1, 2, and 3 are 0, 50, and 80 respectively. Estimated costs the first year are $300,000 and costs for years 2, 3, and 4 are $100,000 each. Estimated benefits for years 1, 2, 3, and 4 are $0, $600,000, $500,000, and $400,000 respectively.
Determine which project should be selected based on the criteria and information given.
3. Jerry is project manager for Fun Days Vacation Resorts. He is working on three different project proposals to present to the executive steering committee for review. As part of the information-gathering process, Jerry attends the various resorts pretending to be a guest. This give him a feel for what Fun Days guests experience on their vacations, and it better prepares him to present project particulars and alternatives.
Jerry has prepared the project overviews for three projects and called upon the experts in marketing to help him out with the projected revenue figures. He works up the numbers and finds the following:
· Project A – payback period = 5 years; IRR = 38 percent
· Project B – payback period = 3.5 years; IRR = 23 percent
· Project C – payback period = 2 years; IRR = 21 percent
Funding exists for only one of the projects. Fun Day Vacation Resorts as a policy prefer to recoup their investments as early as possible, in order to reduce the time based risks involved in their industry.
Jerry recommends Project A and predicts this is the project the steering committee will choose since the projects are mutually exclusive.
Jerry’s turn to present comes up at the steering committee. Let’s listen in on the action. “And on top of all the benefits I’ve just described, Project A provides an IRR of 38 percent, a full 15 percent higher than the other two projects we discussed. I recommend the committee choose Project A.”
“Thank you Jerry” Colleen says. “Good presentation.” Colleen is the executive chairperson of the steering committee and has the authority to break ties or make final decisions when the committee can’t seem to agree.
“Nevertheless, other relevant factors should also be taken into consideration before making the final decision. As you all know, our industry is directly impacted by the health of the economy. The economic conditions are so volatile that anything can happen within a year or two. Therefore the risks and unknowns in our industry increase the longer the time it takes to recoup our investment.”
Based on the criteria and information given indicate which project the company should undertake. Give reasons for your answer.
(30 marks)
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Plagiarism and Collusion – Plagiarism involves presenting work, excerpts, ideas, or passages of another author without appropriate referencing and attribution. Collusion occurs when two or more students submit work which is so alike in ideas, content, wording, and/or structure that the similarity goes beyond what might have been mere coincidence. Plagiarism and collusion are very serious offenses and any student found copying another student’s work or quoting work from another source without recognizing and disclosing that source will be penalized. Please do not cut and paste, do not copy. Your typed (word processed) answers should be submitted on or before 21st May 2017. Please note that assignments should be submitted on the due date and assignments not submitted on the due date will not be marked. If due to justifiable reasons you are unable to submit the assignment on the due date you must get permission from the Institute giving a specific date (which should be reasonable under the circumstances) that you will submit the assignment. |
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