Format of the Project:

The Data Exercise must be posted to the LEO Student Assignments as a Attachments are limited to a maximum two files in doc, docx., xls. xlsx., or rtf. formats. OTHER FORMATS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, will not be reviewed or graded.

Please note that hand-written and scanned works, pdf. files, jpg. files, as well as files posted in google drive, will not be accepted or graded.

Please note that starting from the Fall 2020 semester the UMGC moved to the 7th Edition of the APA Style. The links to the 7th Edition of the APA Style methodology are posted in Content – Course Resources – Writing Resources.

No more than 20% of the text of the project should be made up of quotes.

Please note that Use of the 7^th Edition APA Citation Methodology is required for all parts of the assignment.

Written projects must be:

1. typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with margins no wider than one inch
2. have footnotes or endnotes, with correct citations
3. have a bibliography of sources used
4. include, for each entry, the author, title, city and state of publisher, publisher’s name, year, and page numbers
5. prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred), in a manner similar to the preparation of a written assignment for classroom submission

Data exercise #1 Assignment

Consists of two parts.

Part 1: Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP (weight 50% of the assignment grade)

Complete the following exercise

Visit the Bureau of Economic Analysis website at www.bea.gov. From the drop-down menu under “Data”, click on “by Economics Account”.

Then click on “National”> “Gross Domestic Product > and “Full Release and Tables”. (To find “Full Release and Tables” you need to scroll down the page to the section “Current Release”.

Use table 3 (Gross Domestic Product: Level and Change from Preceding Period). Tables are located at the end of the Release, so you need to scroll all the way down to the tables.

The left columns are nominal GDP (and its components) and the right half represents real GDP (chained 2012 dollars).

• Create the table that contains the following information for the last available quarter. Please note that using the data for previous quarters will produce grade zero for this part of the project.

You need this information from both parts of the table 3- (nominal GDP (and its components) from left columns and real GDP (chained 2012 dollars) from the right part of the table 3). Omit the intermediate lines found in Table 3 on the web site.

Gross domestic product

Personal consumption expenditures

Gross private domestic investment

Net exports of goods and services

Government consumption expenditures and gross investment

b) Calculate the percentage (the proportion) of each category in nominal GDP and in real GDP.

Using Nominal GDP:

[Personal consumption expenditures / Nominal GDP]*100%

[Gross private domestic investment / Nominal GDP]*100%

[Net exports of goods and services / Nominal GDP]*100%

[Government consumption expenditures and gross investment/ Nominal GDP]*100%

And using Real GDP:

[Personal consumption expenditures / Real GDP]*100%

[Gross private domestic investment / Real]*100%

[Net exports of goods and services / Real GDP]*100%

[Government consumption expenditures and gross investment/ Real GDP]*100%

Present the information that you received (a) and (b) as a table(s) in your project.

• Write a report (2 pages double – spaced), which contains an analysis of the results you received.

In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:

1. Why was the nominal GDP greater than the real GDP? By how much?
2. GDP is composed of a number of categories. What category makes up the largest portion of GDP? What category makes up the smallest portion of GDP?
3. What is “Gross private domestic investment”? What does gross private domestic investment measure?
4. What is “Net exports of goods and services”? Why it is negative?
5. In the left part of the table 3 (nominal GDP) find the category “National defense”. How much was the National defense for the last quarter? Calculate percentage of National defense out of “Government consumption expenditures and gross investment”. Calculate percentage of National defense out of GDP.
6. Please analyze and discuss the significance of the data that you received for this Data exercise. Reflect on what you have learned from this exercise.

Part 2: Income Approach to Calculating GDP (weight 50% of the assignment grade)

Complete the following exercise:

Go to http://www.bea.gov/

Visit the Bureau of Economic Analysis website at www.bea.gov. From the drop-down menu under “Data”, click on “by Economics Account”. Then click on “National”, “Gross Domestic Product, and “Full Release and Tables”. Use table 7 (Relation of Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Product, and National Income) and table 8 (Personal Income and its Disposition).

• Create the table that contains the following information for the last available quarter. Please note that using the data for previous quarters will produce grade zero for this part of the project.

Omit the intermediate lines found in Tables 7 and 8 on the web site.

Gross domestic product

Gross national product

Net national product (you should calculate it as Gross national product minus Consumption of fixed capital)

National income

Personal income

Present the information that you received in your project.

2. Write a report in your own words (1 page, double-spaced), which contains the analysis of the results you received. In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:

• What is the difference between gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP)? What is the difference in what GDP measures compared to GNP?

1. Based on the table, what calculations must you make to determine GNP from GDP?
2. What is national income (NI)? What does NI measure?
3. Which was higher in this year, GNP or NI? By how much?
4. What calculations must you make to determine NI from GNP?
5. NI is composed of a number of categories. What category makes up the largest portion of NI?
6. Please analyze and discuss the significance of the data that you received for this Data exercise. Reflect on what you have learned from this exercise.

Part 1: Getting used to ePortfolios

Overview

In this discussion you’ll have a chance to look over sample ePortfolios to get an idea of what they’re all about.

I am writing a Summative Essay and I need assistance in creating an outline to organize the paper. I will provide the question and topic of the paper below with several readings, lecture slides, and notes for references and additions for the outline below as well as instructions for the paper to keep in mind when forming the outline.

***I only need an outline and not a paper***

Question: In an age of networked digital communication, media imperialism is no longer a concern. Discuss.

Position: I would like disagree with this statement – media imperialism is still a concern, even during the age of networked digital communication.

Examples for this paper/outline can come from any or all of the readings provided below as well as any other additional relevant and scholarly readings found online. If listing quotes and/or references to readings, please provide appropriate page numbers (use as many readings as possible)!

For the essay, the instruction state:

Structure

Clear introduction in which you identify clear thesis statement and the steps you will take to answer it

Main body of text: 3-4 clear points that help you make you thesis statement

Clear conclusion in which you sum up central argument, justify why you have made it, outline why it is important for global media and communications

Define key concepts!

At start of essay

Framed and situated in the literature

Reading & Research

Make sure you move beyond each week’s set texts – this will help you build on the arguments we have explored in class

Aim is for you to develop your own critical analysis that build on but importantly goes beyond points discussed in class

At a minimum consult with the recommended readings – you also get marks for showing you have conducted your own research and reading to generate you own literature review into relevant scholarship (i.e. work in global media and communications)

Argument

As above, aim for critical rather than descriptive points – contextual, specific, and justified arguments, rather than vague or descriptive claims

You must use academic evidence to support your claims

Including empirical material is good, but must be supported by academic evidence – case studies should not replace the engagement with the relevant academic texts and theories

Case studies should be used in a way that allows you to apply your argument to the ‘real’ world – they should not replace your engagement with the literature

Anticipate adversaries – engage critically with your own argument

Language

Avoid informal language (e.g. “don’t” always should be “do not”, “it’s” always should be “it is” etc.).

Referencing

All quotes (direct or paraphrased) need a page number

Make sure the style you select is consistent

Any web materials (from news media for eg) need date you last accessed them

Journal articles need article title, author name, year of publication, name of journal, volume and issue number, and article page numbers

Any books need author name(s), year of publication, book title, place of publication, publisher

Additional Notes:

– Do not make the essay a summary of your notes. Focus on the theoretical argument, drawing on notes to fill out the substance of the essay.

– Avoid a colloquial or casual style and adopt an academic style of writing. An academic style will aim for accuracy, logic and analysis. An exciting presentation of what you believe to be the case rather than what the literature supports will not compensate for the absence of accuracy, logic and analysis.

– Include an introductory paragraph indicating how you will interpret the essay question, why this is an important or significant issue, and how the essay will provide an answer. Define key concepts as you use them and refer back to the question so that the essay is focused.

– It is generally helpful to provide some detailed examples of the issues discussed. Case studies are sometimes appropriate, but these should be carefully justified and not dominate the essay. Consider alternative arguments or contradictory evidence that may raise problems for your argument and indicate how you might resolve these issues.

– A methodological focus may be included: eg, what empirical difficulties are involved in addressing the question or operationalising concepts? Or a historical focus: how has the problem changed over time or how have people previously attempted to address the question? Decide what your focus is and do not attempt to include all possible approaches.

– Include a concluding section in which you reflect upon the arguments and issues discussed in the body of the essay and link these back to the essay question. This conclusion may also refer forward to future developments in research and in society.

Please make this outline as detailed and organized as possible. Please include potential thesis statement with a 5-8 paragraph organization (Introduction, 3 main points with 2 paragraphs per point, and Conclusion). Please make sure that the thesis statement previews the main points of the paper and how the question itself will be answered. This is imperative. Thank you!!

I’m working on a english writing question and need a sample draft to help me learn.

The topic for this paper is Beowulf and the Old English poetic traditions. It looks at Beowulf‘s place in the Old English tradition of crafting poetry, so you would have to look at other examples of Old English poetry to see how Beowulf compares and differs.

It is 7-12 pages long in MLA format (United States).

You must quote directly from a minimum of five different secondary sources and all primary sources that are being analyzed (Beowulf is a primary source).

It must include information on how significant issues of the time period were reflected in the text(s) that is/are being analyzed.

No sloppy or rushed work, please! I am giving a good amount of time.

Attached are the detailed directions.

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