What are the elements of a crime? There are four elements of crime: 1. Intent 2. Conduct 3. Concurrence a. Temporal Concurrence b. Motivational Concurrence 4. Causation What are some examples of crimes that do not require scienter? According to TheFreeDictionary (2008)‚ “Scienter is knowledge by a defendant that his/her acts were illegal or his/her statements were lies and thus fraudulent” (para. 1). An example is an armed robbery or murder by a suspect who premeditates
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Week 6 Discussion 2 Any organization wishing to maintain a competitive advantage can benefit from big data management and analytical tools. When properly utilized‚ big data can increase efficiency‚ productivity‚ and predict future market conditions (Laudon‚ p. 231). As processors become faster and more affordable‚ big data management will become a necessary component of all organizations. The actual benefit from big data will lie in the ability to analyze and apply the vast amounts of information
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This week concepts were of function problems which may include exponentials and logarithms within the functions. With these types of function we can find out information for breaking-even and profit analysis‚ compound interest‚ continuous compound interest and doubling time for an investment. Out of these concepts from this week lesson plan‚ currently understanding and using doubling time for an investment would be the most important. In this world we live in today‚ the economy has taken a huge
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Shamika Cockfield Strayer University Dr. Brian Stark Educational Research Methods EDU508 08102014 Running Head: Research Design Analysis 2 Educational research involves a decision to study or describe something. All educational inquiry requires that some type of data be collected‚ that the data be analyzed in some way‚ and researchers come to some conclusion or interpretation. The largest distinction that can be made
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From the e-Activity‚ recommend how the SOX framework can ensure reliable and complete financial information and how accounting professionals have benefitted from its use. Provide support for your response. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (often shortened to SOX) is legislation enacted in response to the high-profile Enron and WorldCom financial scandals to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent practices in the enterprise. The act is administered by the
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There are many ways that a company can motivate its employees. Consider the different types of pay and benefits described on pp. 420–423 of the text. What type of incentive do you think is most effective for creating a motivating work environment? Why? Creating a motivating work environment can be a difficult task. Employers need to consider the needs of employees and the average pay rates for the work required when determining salaries and benefits. To keep employees motivated‚ it is important
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ACCT 205 Wk 1 Dis. 1 E1-21 & E1-26 Question E1-21 KEY: A/R = Accounts Receivable A/P = Accounts Payable Indicate the effects of the following business transactions on the accounting equation of a Blockbuster Video location. a. Received cash of $10‚000 from the owner‚ who was investing in the business. Answer: Increase asset (Cash) Increase owner’s equity (Capital b. Earned video rental revenue on account‚ $1200. Answer: Increase asset (Accounts
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Unintentional discrimination occurs when a company’s policies uncritically reflect prejudicial stereotypes yet do not involve overt racial prejudices of its managers or executives. Does legislation to verify voter identification fall under the domain of unintentional or intentional discrimination? Explain your views. In my opinion‚ legislation to verify voter identification falls under the domain of unintentional discrimination. In our text‚ it defines intentional discrimination as “Discrimination
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Feedback: The alternative--to not accept it--is less reasonable. If your friend says‚ "Hey‚ your bus is leaving!" without offering reasons--leaving the claim unsupported--it is wiser to turn around and run for it than to reject the claim. 2 CORRECT It is fair to say that some people‚ because of their particular training‚ are better than the average person at making reliable observations. A) True B) False Feedback: Since we can only attend to a small fraction of what we
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Week 1 (Ch 1-2) Discussion Questions • Instead of being able to swim underwater as Garfield would like in his perfect world‚ what would your perfect world look like? Name at least five things that would exist in your perfect world. Explain. Now name your top 5 stressors. Would any of these stressors be decreased or even eliminated if your perfect world existed? Or is there no correlation between your perfect world and your top stressors? Explain. • Which do you think is more stressful:
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