Assignment 2: Investment AnalysisDue Week 8 and worth 280 pointsTo complete this assignment, refer to the scenario from Assignment 1: Investment Selection.Note: Please include any financial statements or relevant financial information in an appendix.Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:Provide a detailed overview of the selected U.S. investment indicating the rationale for your selection.Select five (5) financial ratios, then analyze the past three (3) years of financial data for the investment (please obtain data from the financial statements or the equivalent).Analyze the price of the investment to its market index for the past five (5) years.Create a trend line that depicts the price movement for the investment against the market index movement using elements of Microsoft Office, such as  Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice, as appropriate. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.Determine the type of person who would be the best candidate for the chosen investment (e.g., the risk adverse investor, an aggressive investor, etc.). Provide a rationale for why this investment is a solid one, and support the assertion that someone should invest in this stock.Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Final Project – IT System RecommendationFor the Final Project, you are asked to write an eight-to ten-page research report (typed, double-spaced) in which you describe a company of your choice, the nature of its business, a specific product or service, and how that product or service is produced and distributed by the company and then recommend the information technology system you think should be in place and why. Address the following questions in narrative form (according to APA style). Be sure to provide examples and supporting rationale throughout the paper.Company Background and Information SystemsWhat is the name, nature of business, and specific products or services of your chosen organization?How are the products or services produced and distributed by the company?Why are information systems essential in managing the organization’s business?Describe the existing information systems supporting the major business functions of the organization (e.g., sales and marketing, manufacturing and production, accounting, human resources, etc.)Information Technology RecommendationWhat is your recommendation for the information technology systems you think should be in place and why? Your recommendation should include the following:Information needs:What types of decisions do users need to make by accessing the information systems?What are the different levels of information groups?Need for system automationBenefits of the proposed system (savings, quality improvements, faster processing, etc.)Types of database data elements (data, images, photographs, sound, video, etc.)Networking and interactive processingCentralization versus decentralizationEnd-user computing needsYour recommendation to develop or acquire the system softwarePotential Security ThreatsDescribe the various threats and security threats to the proposed information system. What security controls are required to address the threats?Social, Political, and Diversity ImpactsSummarize the social and political issues raised by the proposed information system.Discuss the impact of diversity to the development and management of the proposed information system.ConclusionReferencesThe Final Project – IT System RecommendationMust be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center .Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center.Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center.Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.