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FORMAT: The Format of the Final Comprehensive assignment will include:  Introduction(already completed); Stakeholders Affected by the Issue(already completed); Analysis of the Issue; Alternatives in Addressing the Issue; Recommendations; and Conclusion.  REQUIREMENTS:    The expected length is between 7 to 10 pages. You are expected to provide sufficient evidence in support of the topic presented and exercise critical thinking in the conclusion and recommendations. The analysis in the comp assignment will be supported by at least five peer-reviewed (academic) references with empirical studies in addition to industry reports and/or professional publications and data. THE FOLLOWING TEXTBOOK MUST BE ONE OF THE FIVE REFERENCES:                                                                                                                   Hartman, L. P., Desjardins, J. R. & MacDonald, C. (2024). Business ethics: Decision making for personal integrity and social responsibility (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill.  Suggest a solution(s) that may address the issue and use standard norms to evaluate the proposed solution. Comply with the APA style

  Read: Advice for Writing -- and Finishing -- Your Dissertation Links to an external site. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/01/24/tips-writing-and-completing-your-dissertation-opinion External UrlWatch: Foundations of Faith: Fall – Part 1 https://www.liberty.edu/foundations-of-faith/fall-part-one/ PageWatch: Graduate Writing Center: Combining Sentences https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/1041274/pages/watch-graduate-writing-center-combining-sentences?module_item_id=105074500   Discussion: Progress Report – Module 4   Please include the following in your thread: Proposed topic. Description of your progress during the past week. Description of any roadblocks you hit during the week and how you are working through them. Description of what you plan to accomplish next week. DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS For each discussion, you will write a short, informal thread detailing your work up to this current module. Your thread should be between 150 – 400 words.

Using what you have learned over the last nine weeks, you will write 2 – 3 paragraphs in which you: Reflect on the corporate stakeholders, corporate social responsibility, corporate communication, and ethical leadership insights you have gained. Based on these insights, create three principles based on business and societal relationships you want to live by for your personal and professional life. These should be things you want to achieve or develop in your career or personal life. The principles should be clearly stated in complete sentences. Discuss how these principles will help you approach ethical leadership decision-making that you may face in your personal or professional life. Provide specific examples in your response.

  Read: 100 PhD Rules of the Game to Successfully Complete a Doctoral Dissertation https://www.proquest.com/docview/2166938508?_oafollow=false&accountid=12085&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals External UrlWatch: Foundations of Faith: Fall – Part 2 https://www.liberty.edu/foundations-of-faith/fall-part-two/ Watch: Graduate Writing Center: The Comma https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/1041274/pages/watch-graduate-writing-center-the-comma?module_item_id=105074590   Discussion: Progress Report – Module 5 Please include the following in your thread: Proposed topic. Description of your progress during the past week. Description of any roadblocks you hit during the week and how you are working through them. Description of what you plan to accomplish next week. DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS For each discussion, you will write a short, informal thread detailing your work up to this current module. Your thread should be between 150 – 400 words. No peer replies are required for this assignment; however, you are encouraged to read your peers’ threads and provide encouragement to build community.

  Read: Strategies to Assist Distance Doctoral Students in Completing Their Dissertations https://www.proquest.com/docview/2342458751?_oafollow=false&accountid=12085 External UrlWatch: Foundations of Faith: Redemption – Part 1 https://www.liberty.edu/foundations-of-faith/redemption-who-is-christ/ External UrlWatch: Foundations of Faith: Redemption – Part 2 https://www.liberty.edu/foundations-of-faith/redemption-the-work-of-christ/  Watch: Planning a Research Paper https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/1041274/pages/watch-planning-a-research-paper?module_item_id=105074727   Discussion: Progress Report – Module 6   Please include the following in your thread: Proposed topic. Description of your progress during the past week. Description of any roadblocks you hit during the week and how you are working through them. Description of what you plan to accomplish next week. DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS The purpose of these discussions is to ensure that you and your chair understand the work that you have done and the steps needed to finish. For each discussion, you will write a short, informal thread detailing your work up to this current module. Your thread should be between 150 – 400 words. No peer replies are required for this assignment; however, you are encouraged to read your peers’ threads and provide encouragement to build community.

Deliverables: Individual APA Paper  Fraud Detection and Risk Mitigation in EBT Payments: An Analytics Project with CDE(proud partner of KSU FinTech Program) Final project description Students will act as a fraud analytics team for CDE, an EBT/SNAP payments processor working with state agencies. Their task is to analyze EBT?style transaction data synthetically, identify fraud and abuse patterns at the cardholder, merchant, and terminal levels, and propose actionable detection rules, analytics, and controls that CDE can implement while balancing fraud reduction with equitable access to benefits. Requirements (15-page APA paper) 1. Format and length Minimum 15 pages of main text (excluding title page, references, and any appendices). APA 7th edition student paper format. Double?spaced, 1?inch margins, 12?point Times New Roman (or similar). Page numbers in the header; standard paragraph indentation. 2. Required sections You can list these as mandatory headings in the assignment sheet: Introduction and context Explain EBT/SNAP programs and CDE’s role as a payments processor. State the purpose of the project and key research questions (e.g., “What fraud patterns can a processor detect, and how should CDE respond?”). Background and literature/industry review Summarize major types of EBT/SNAP fraud (card compromise, trafficking, merchant fraud, misuse). Briefly cover relevant regulations, state/federal program guidance, and typical fraud?control practices. Use and cite official or scholarly sources. Data and methodology Describe the dataset used (fields, entities: card, merchant, terminal, transactions; real or synthetic). Explain feature engineering (e.g., velocity metrics, geography distance, peer benchmarks, terminal risk flags). Describe the analytic approach: rule?based indicators, statistical analysis, and/or any basic models used (e.g., decision tree, clustering). Fraud patterns and findings Present the key patterns you identified at: Cardholder level (velocity, geography, amount patterns, compromise indicators). Merchant level (volume anomalies, concentration, repeated amounts, high-risk profiles). Terminal/device level (skimming indicators, high decline/PIN retry rates). Include at least: One table summarizing key metrics or patterns. One figure (diagram, simple chart, or dashboard mock?up) to illustrate your analytics. Detection rules and controls for CDE Propose specific rules or scoring logic CDE could implement (e.g., thresholds, risk scores, watchlists). Discuss how these would be operationalized: alerts, case management, hot?card/hot?merchant lists, card controls, and messaging to state agencies. Issues, limitations, and ethics Discuss data and model limitations, including false positives and missing ground truth. Address fairness and equity concerns (risk of over?targeting certain merchants or communities; impact on legitimate users). Reflect on how to balance fraud prevention with timely access to benefits. Conclusions and recommendations Summarize main insights. Provide 2–3 prioritized recommendations for CDE and state partners (e.g., immediate rules, medium?term analytics roadmap, technology upgrades). Suggest opportunities for further work (e.g., real?time monitoring, advanced ML, cross?state data sharing). References Minimum of 8–10 credible sources (government reports, academic articles, industry white papers, standards). All sources cited in APA 7th edition format; consistent in-text citations. 3. Evaluation criteria (you can adapt to a rubric) Problem understanding and framing (15%) Clear explanation of EBT, CDE’s role, and the fraud problem; well?articulated objectives. Use of sources and context (15%) Quality, relevance, and integration of literature/industry sources; correct APA citation. Data and methodology (20%) Appropriate and clearly explained data design, feature engineering, and analytic methods. Fraud pattern analysis (20%) Depth and clarity of identified patterns at card, merchant, and terminal levels; use of tables/figures. Recommendations and critical reflection (20%) Practicality and specificity of rules/controls; thoughtful discussion of limitations, ethics, and tradeoffs. Writing quality and formatting (10%) Organization, clarity, grammar, adherence to APA style, and the 15-page requirement.

Community Resistance Art Project Create an artistic rendering (dance, visual art, poetry, music, musical playlist, graffiti/mural, performance piece, digital media, ai-generated rendering) inspired by resistance movements in communities of color. Your work should reflect themes from the course while demonstrating creative expression as a form of social justice activism. Submit your art/work along with a 500-word narrative statement explaining your creative process, historical connections, and contemporary relevance.

  External UrlWatch: Foundations of Faith: Conclusion https://www.liberty.edu/foundations-of-faith/conclusion/  Discussion: Progress Report  Please include the following in your thread: Proposed topic. Description of your progress during the past week. Description of any roadblocks you hit during the week and how you are working through them. Description of what you plan to accomplish next week.  

   Overview In this module, you learned about the healthcare insurance coverage options the government offers. While programs such as Medicare and Medicaid are detailed and comprehensive, they can also be overwhelming to understand. In this assignment, you will write a brief summary that explains the factors one needs to consider for Medicare coverage. You will also create a Medicare plan grid that will simplify the requirements of Medicare for a consumer. From strategic planning and healthcare reimbursement perspectives, this activity will help you understand the types of services Medicare and Medicaid pay for in each program. This activity will help you complete Section 2 (Strategic Planning) and Section 3 (Healthcare Reimbursement) of the course project. Scenario You work in a consumer-facing role in a healthcare organization where you help with finances and reimbursement. In your role, you must manage a lot of healthcare consumers who have been scammed or who have signed up for Medicare and Medicaid plans without understanding all the factors; these consumers are subsequently disappointed when their needs are not met. You have heard from many consumers who visited www.medicare.gov to understand their choices but found so much information and unfamiliar terminology that they became frustrated and quit. They often just end up signing for the “simple plan” rather than choosing something else that “might not be quite right.” As part of an ongoing consumer-outreach program your organization has launched, you want to create some aids that will better educate your consumers about the factors that impact healthcare-reimbursement plans so they can choose a plan that is right for them. Your aids will be put up on your organization's website for maximum impact. In your aid, explain in brief the factors that affect the consumers’ choice of Medicare and prepare a Medicare Plan Choices grid. Then determine if they will be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Here is a sample grid that will help you organize your thoughts. Medicare Part AMedicare Part BMedicare AdvantageMedicare Part D Coverage includes hospital inpatient, long-term care, skilled nursing facilities, home health, hospice Coverage includes physician services, medical services, medical supplies (i.e., outpatient coverage) Coverage in managed care options include services excluded in Part A and Part B: long-term nursing, custodial care, dental services, vision services, hearing aids Coverage includes Medicare drug benefit; outpatient coverage No premium needed Premium needed Premium needed, amount depends on scope of service Premium needed; premium amount varies Deductible amount: $1,250 Deductible amount: $142 Deductible amount: costs vary Deductible amount: $275 Co-payment amount varies by service Co-payment amount varies by service Co-payment amount varies Co-payment amount at 25% This activity will help you distinguish between the Medicare and Medicaid programs. It will also enable you to evaluate how Medicare and Medicaid impact consumer choice. Directions Create a Medicare Plan Choices guide to help consumers understand how to choose a Medicare plan. This activity includes three parts: At-a-Glance: Write an “at-a-glance” section to briefly explain the factors that impact the choice of a Medicare plan. Also explain if any enrollment deadlines need to be considered. Medicare Plan Choices Grid and Medicaid Eligibility: Create a Medicare Plan Choices grid to help consumers select the plan that is best for them. The sample grid given in the Scenario section will give you some guidance on how to create your own grid for this assignment. Further Support: Provide additional resources to help consumers make their choice about which type of Medicare plan is best for them, whether to consider a Medicare Advantages plan, and whether they are eligible for Medicaid. If you need writing support, access the Online Writing Center through the Academic Support module of your course. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Part 1: At-a-Glance Summary of Relevant Factors and Deadlines: Summarize all the factors and enrollment deadlines that consumers should consider before they opt for a Medicare plan. Write your summary in one to two short paragraphs. Consider the following questions to guide your response: What are the costs and coverage considerations involved in the selection of a plan? How do prescription drugs and choice of doctors and hospitals affect the choice of a Medicare plan? If a consumer misses the deadline for enrollment, can they still buy a plan? Part 2: Medicare Plan Choices Grid and Medicaid Eligibility Medicare Grid: Create a grid that displays all the appropriate factors and information influencing the choice of a Medicare plan. Refer to the sample grid given in the Scenario section to help you organize your thoughts. Include the following information in your response: Create a brief consumer profile in one to two sentences. This profile will act as an example to help you build the grid. Consider that the consumer is in the 65+ age group. Assume some additional relevant information about their income (which will impact premiums) and eligibility (which will impact Medicaid eligibility). This information will be displayed as part of the aid on your organization’s website. Create the grid using the profile you built. Your grid should include the following details about each of the four parts of Medicare: Coverage Premium Deductible(s) Co-payment(s) Examples of covered services Any other details you think are important Make sure the grid is easy for consumers to understand. Remember that they have probably already visited some websites and have found them difficult to comprehend. Consider the following questions to guide your response: What are the relevant details that you should include for the consumers? Are there any factors that will not be applicable for the consumers? Have you considered any supplemental coverage in the grid? Which terms, if any, should you define for consumers? Medicare Advantage and Medicaid: Determine whether a consumer should consider a Medicare Advantage plan. Also, state whether they will be eligible for Medicaid assistance and why or why not. Consider the following questions to guide your response: What are the benefits of a Medicare Advantage plan? What factors make one eligible for Medicaid? Can a consumer be covered by both Medicare and Medicaid at the same time? Part 3: Further Support Additional Resources: Identify at least two websites or other resources to help the consumers select a Medicare plan. Add these resources as a separate section after the grid. Consider the following questions to guide your response: Are the websites and resources relevant to the topic? Are the websites and resources credible? Are the websites and resources easy to understand? All the claims in your deliverable should be evidence based. Your citations should be from your independent search for evidence (not from the scenario, textbook, or module resources) of credible sources and be current within the last five years. You are required to cite a minimum of two sources, at least one of which should be separate from your own research. Refer to the IHP 630 Library Guide located in the Start Here section of the course for additional support. What to Submit Submit your Medicare Plan Choices guide as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Make sure to include all three parts of the activity in the guide. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

  Assignment 1 of 2: Grey's Audiovisual rents audio and visual equipment to musicians for local concerts. The company is interested in forecasting the rentals for the d2-console so that it can make sure the d2-console is on hand when needed. The d2-console data for the last 10 months are shown here. 1.Prepare a forecast for months 6 through 10 by using three- and five-month moving averages. What is the forecast for the month of Novemeber? 2.Calculate the mean absolute precentage deviation (for periods 6–10) for each forecasting method. 3. What are your recommendations for Gray's?