Assignment:

**BENCHMARK** Budges, Enrollment, and Fiscal Responsibility 

You now have been on the job for four months and you have certainly established yourself in your role as budget manager/enrollment specialist. You are proud of the work you have done so far and feel the organization has come a long way. The timing is great because you are preparing for a meeting with the board of directors. Your CEO has asked you to offer a presentation to the board of directors regarding the concept of corporate budgets, enrollment, and fiscal responsibility. She has chosen this topic for you for two reasons. First, she believes that this is a topic of particular interest to the board. Secondly, she wants to give you an opportunity to feature some of your thoughtful perspectives enroute to solidifying your reputation with the board and your confidence in your capacity to lead. This obviously is a big moment for you. To that end, you are once again to consider the actual corporate environment you have established for this ongoing case study established in this course. You are certainly welcome to include details regarding the work associated with this activity. For this assignment, you are to prepare a paper that once again covers this important topic. Your APA paper should include the following components.

· Component 1: Introduction to the concept of budgets, enrollment, and fiscal responsibility.

· Component 2: A theoretical exploration of what is meant in the modern business context of budgets and fiscal responsibility.

· Component 3: An examination of the role of ethics in strategic student enrollment.

· Component 4: An application of the role of budgets and fiscal responsibility. What specifically can you tell the board about these essential concepts and their role in ensuring and sustaining profitability with this company?

You will use the text as your guide, but you will also use outside research using a minimum of three professional references. Your essay should be 1850- words and should include at least four (4) citations. The sections should be clearly marked with headings so that your instructor knows which points you are addressing. Follow the guidelines for APA writing style. The title page and references page do not count toward the minimum word amount for this assignment.

Assignment Expectations

Length: 1850-words; answers must thoroughly address each of the components in a clear, concise manner.

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count toward the minimum word count for this assignment.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your claims.

Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).