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2. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 1 CheckPoint Definition Scavenger Hunt HSM 260 week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 How does the statement of functional expenses differ from the statement of activities? What is the difference between a revenue center and an expense center as it relates to a human service organization? Why do you need to know this information as an employee in a human service organization? • CheckPoint: Definition Scavenger Hunt  • Define each of the following basic accounting terms in your own words by finding sources on the Internet. • Provide the URL that supports the definition you have created for each item.  • GAAP • Basic accounting

3. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 2 Assignment Personal Balance Statement HSM 260 Week 2 CheckPoint Accrual Method CheckPoint: Accrual Method Answer the following questions in 200 to 300 words: Nonprofit organizations are required to produce • Assignment: Personal Balance Statement  • Read the background information provided in Appendix B. • Complete the personal balance statement template provided in Appendix C based on your understanding of the information in Appendix B. • Post your Appendix C as a Microsoft® Excel attachment.

4. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 3 CheckPoint Cost Per Output Cost HSM 260 week 3 DQ1 and DQ2 You have been selected to participate in a new bonus plan. You receive a bonus based on the average cost of delivering a service. You know the fixed cost of that service is currently 75% of total costs. What action do you take to ensure that you receive a bonus? • CheckPoint: Cost Per Output and Cost Per Outcome Response 

5. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 4 Assignment Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, HSM 260 Week 4 CheckPoint Financial Ratios CheckPoint: Financial Ratios Use the data from 2002 in Appendix D to calculate each of the following: Current ratio Long-term solvency ratio Contribution ratio Programs and expense ratio • Assignment: Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Break-Even Point • Resources: Ch. 10 in Financial Management. • Complete Exercises 10.1 & 10.2 on pp. 146–47. • Post your final answers as a Microsoft® Word attachment.

6. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 5 CheckPoint Forecasting HSM 260 week 5 DQ1 and DQ2 A budget systems model is the foundation from which budgeting systems can be used to evaluate the success of an agency or company. How are performance budgeting systems used to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of a human service agency? Why is this important? • CheckPoint: Forecasting    • Resource: Ch. 9 in the text. • Read Exercises 9.1 on p. 130 & 9.3 on p. 131. • Forecast personnel expenses and total revenues respectively, using weighted moving averages and

7. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 6 Assignment Fee Setting HSM 260 Week 6 CheckPoint Calculating Fixed Costs, CheckPoint: Calculating Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Break-Even Point for a Program Calculate the fixed cost, variable costs, and break-even point for the program suggested in Appendix D. Base your calculations on the financial data for 2002. Post your final answers as a Microsoft® Word attachment. • Assignment: Fee Setting • Resource: Ch. 11 in Financial Management. • Complete Exercises 11.1 & 11.2 on pp. 158–159. • Determine the most important issues for a

8. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 7 CheckPointCatalog of Federal HSM 260 Week 7 DQ1 and DQ2 Which of the two procurement strategies is most effective for a human service agency? Explain your reasoning. Identify the key components of cost reimbursement contracts, performance contracts, and capitated contracts. Which, in your opinion, is best suited for a human service organization? • CheckPoint: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance • Locate the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov/ • Click on Select Assistance Type… and choose a particular type by clicking on it. Then click on the Search button.

9. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 Week 8 Assignment Foundations Paper HSM 260 Week 8 CheckPoint Collaborative Fund-raising CheckPoint: Collaborative Fund-Raising Activity  Consider the following scenario in your assigned discussion group: Phoenix Homeless Agency (PHA) needs funds to continue providing job counseling to qualifying recipients. • Assignment: Foundations Paper • Select one of the following funding organizations: • United Way of America • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations • Health Resources and Services Administration • A community foundation in your area

10. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM 260 week 9 Capstone DQ HSM 260 Week 9 Final Analyzing Financial Final Project: Analyzing Financial Statements Resource: Appendix A Review the financial statements in Appendix D. • Why is it important for a human service professional to be familiar with financial management? Provide at least two examples that illustrate your point.

11. hsm 260 uopCourse Tutorial HSM-260-Entire-Course • HSM 260 Week 1 CheckPoint Definition Scavenger Hunt • HSM 260 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • HSM 260 Week 2 CheckPoint Accrual Method • HSM 260 Week 2 Assignment Personal Balance Statement (Appendix C) • HSM 260 Week 3 CheckPoint Cost Per Output Cost Per Outcome Response • HSM 260 Week 3 DQ1 and DQ2 • HSM 260 Week 4 CheckPoint Financial

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