1) TLMT498 DUE 2024/11/21 Instructions Brief Report – APA format Using your outline from week 1 as a guide, submit a minimum of 5 pages of the research you have completed on your topic to date. Yo

1) TLMT498 DUE 2024/11/21 

Instructions 

Brief Report – APA format

Using your outline from week 1 as a guide, submit a minimum of 5 pages of the research you have completed on your topic to date. You should have an introduction and a beginning of a Literature Review for this assignment. You must include a Cover Page, and list of References (not included in 5 page count).

2) DEFM420 DUE 2024/11/24

Instructions

For weeks three, four, and five, one-course objective is listed each week and is the topic for the research. Each week, you will create a research report using the format in the instructions each week. There are several .gov locations to draw initial information from. You can explore each of the websites by navigating to tables of content and to search windows. The .gov websites are regularly updated and are helpful for starting the research. However, be sure to include library articles in the research effort.

Starting Point for DFAR topics (See Table of Contents)

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/tochtml.htm

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm

Assignment 3: Week 3: (Accounting Systems)

Use library research to create an essay explaining the use and application of contractor estimating and accounting systems. You can review the information at the website below to get a general idea of what to research. The research should be based on peer-reviewed articles located in the library. The research can include references to .gov websites but not to commercial blogs or URLs of professional organizations with sponsors.

Learning Objective: Explain a contractor's estimating and accounting systems.

Use the following format for creation of an essay covering the topic, government cost accounting standards (see Title 48 Part 9904 - contents). Use the following format by placing 1st and 2nd level APA section titles for each section. Research library articles to create your narrative.

Introduction*

Background

Literature Review*

Findings*

Conclusion*

Summary

Future Research Recommendation

Incorporate at least three peer-reviewed references from articles located at the online APUS library.

•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than two pages.•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.RESEARCH and WRITINGAPUS Online Library Tutorial CenterPLAGIARISMAvoiding accidental and intentional plagiarism **Refer to the assignment grading rubric for details on how the assignment will be evaluated.

Supporting Materials

Starting Point for DFAR topics (click on Table of Contents)

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/tochtml.htm

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm

For this week, you can also find information at the following website (FAR42.101)

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/far/42/1?&searchTerms=Contract+audit

For this week, you can also find information at the following website (accounting systems reference data: use embedded hyperlinks for details)

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/dfars/Dfars242.htm#P728_42835

Cost accounting standards

https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=dc8bd93a737d032d6d4ea05b8380cc7d&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfr9904_main_02.tpl

https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=22abb30ebb92d15d950907b26a9061d7&ty=HTML&h=L&mc=true&n=pt48.1.31&r=PART

3) DEFM420 DUE 2024/11/27

Instructions

Assignment 4: Week 4 (Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest, DFARS Part 203)

Use library research to create an essay explaining (improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest}. You can review the information in the resources section of the class to get a general idea of what to research. The research should be based on peer-reviewed articles located in the library. The research can include references to .gov websites and library articles, but not to commercial blogs or URLs of professional organizations with sponsors.

Abstract*

Introduction*

Background

Literature Review*

Findings*

Conclusion*

Summary

Future Research Recommendation

Incorporate at least three references from articles listed within the online APUS library.

•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than two pages.•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. 

4) DEFM420 DUE 2024/11/14

Week 2 Discussion: Contractors’ Estimating and Pricing Methods

 Read Chapter one of the textbook, Cost-Based Pricing: A Guide for Government Contractors Select one of the three pricing methods (cost-based, parametric, or should-cost, methods). Paraphrase the author’s description and elaborate with the aid of two library articles. Researching the library is important, and this exercise will provide practice.The purpose of this assignment: Explain a contractor estimating and accounting systems.

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