Describe the appropriate research methodology (refer to your CMU MSA 600 textbook)

Graduate Level Paper

Students will prepare and submit a typed APA two page paper when we meet during the first face to face session describing what they believe is the single most important issue/administrative problem in their present organization or former organization that needs to be researched. The paper will 1. describe the problem, 2. describe the appropriate research methodology (refer to your CMU MSA 600 textbook), and 3. explain why you believe that this is an issue worthy of research in the first place.

Describe the importance of maintaining integrity rules throughout the database structure.

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Week 1 Discussion 1

“Planning Database Design” Please respond to the following:

•The proper implementation of a database is essential to the success of the data performance functions of an organization. Identify and evaluate at least three considerations that one must plan for when designing a database.

•Suggest at least two types of databases that would be useful for small businesses, two types for regional level organizations and two types for internationally wide companies. Include your rationale for each suggestion.

Week 1 Discussion 2

“Database Modeling” Please respond to the following:

•Following a data model is important in the planning of a database system. Evaluate at least two classic models that are used in providing structure for database solutions.

•Compare and contrast the effectiveness of classic models and recently evolved models such as Big Data and NoSQL. Give your opinion on which type of model is more effective and why.

Week 2 Discussion 1

“Maintaining Data Integrity” Please respond to the following:

•Describe the importance of maintaining integrity rules throughout the database structure. Create at least three examples of common relationships that are used within a relational database system. Justify your response.

•Many times, database designs do not include the proper use of indexes. Provide a specific example on how an index could be used in order to enhance user search experience. List specific fields that you would index. Analyze what would occur if the proper index is not included, with respect to your example.

Week 3 Discussion 1

“The Entity Relationship Model” Please respond to the following:

•Defining relationships within a database can improve search capabilities and optimal performance of the database in the long run. Identify at least two relationship strength types that can be used within the entity relationship model.

•Using the classifications from part one of this discussion; provide a real word scenario that demonstrates each relationship strength classification.

Week 3 Discussion 2

“Preparing an Adequate Data Model” Please respond to the following:

•Using specialization hierarchies can provide an efficient application development structure. Justify the use of surrogate primary keys for a database design. Provide an example to support your response.

•Historical data can be important to measuring performance. Prepare an example on how time-variant data can be properly captured and maintained within a database system.

Compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Note: Write down all of your calculations.

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Assignment 1: Demand Estimation Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

Imagine that you work for the maker of a leading brand of low-calorie, frozen microwavable food that estimates the following demand equation for its product using data from 26 supermarkets around the country for the month of April.

For a refresher on independent and dependent variables, please go to Sophia’s Website and review the Independent and Dependent Variables tutorial, located at http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/independent-and-dependent-variables–3.

Option 1 Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses for the demand for widgets. QD = – 5200 – 42P + 20PX + 5.2I + 0.20A + 0.25M (2.002) (17.5) (6.2) (2.5) (0.09) (0.21) R2 = 0.55 n = 26 F = 4.88

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

Q = Quantity demanded of 3-pack units P (in cents) = Price of the product = 500 cents per 3-pack unit PX (in cents) = Price of leading competitor’s product = 600 cents per 3-pack unit I (in dollars) = Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located = $5,500 A (in dollars) = Monthly advertising expenditures = $10,000 M = Number of microwave ovens sold in the SMSA in which the supermarkets are located = 5,000

Option 2 Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses for the demand for widgets.

QD = -2,000 – 100P + 15A + 25PX + 10I (5,234) (2.29) (525) (1.75) (1.5) R2 = 0.85 n = 120 F = 35.25

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

Q = Quantity demanded of 3-pack units P (in cents) = Price of the product = 200 cents per 3-pack unit PX (in cents) = Price of leading competitor’s product = 300 cents per 3-pack unit I (in dollars) = Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located = $5,000 A (in dollars) = Monthly advertising expenditures = $640

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Note: Write down all of your calculations.

2. Determine the implications for each of the computed elasticities for the business in terms of short-term and long-term pricing strategies. Provide a rationale in which you cite your results.

3. Recommend whether you believe that this firm should or should not cut its price to increase its market share. Provide support for your recommendation.

4. Assume that all the factors affecting demand in this model remain the same, but that the price has changed. Further assume that the price changes are 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 cents.

a. Plot the demand curve for the firm.

b. Plot the corresponding supply curve on the same graph using the following MC / supply function Q = -7909.89 + 79.1P with the same prices.

c. Determine the equilibrium price and quantity.

d. Outline the significant factors that could cause changes in supply and demand for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food. Determine the primary manner in which both the short-term and the long-term changes in market conditions could impact the demand for, and the supply, of the product.

5. Indicate the crucial factors that could cause rightward shifts and leftward shifts of the demand and supply curves for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food.

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze how production and cost functions in the short run and long run affect the strategy of individual firms.

• Apply the concepts of supply and demand to determine the impact of changes in market conditions in the short run and long run, and the economic impact on a company’s operations.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managerial economics and globalization.

• Write clearly and concisely about managerial economics and globalization using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

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Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.

World Culture II Assignment 1: Essay

World Culture II

Assignment 1: Essay

Due Week 4 and worth 100 points

I will need which topic you will be writing on from the 3 choices below by 1/10/2015 18:00 EST.

Choose one (1) of the three (3) reading selections from the list of topic choices below. The focus is on brief but important primary source material written by major authors. Read the selections as identified with each topic below. Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (250 words minimum) which analyzes the “surprise ending” of the reading selection.

Topic Choices

Reading selection from Descartes’ Discourse on the Method (Part IV). Descartes begins with a proof of one basic conclusion and ends with a proof of something much grander. Remember to focus on the surprise and point of realization, not the details of the philosophical argument. Read Part IV of the Discourse on the Method located at http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/descartes1637.pdf (then scroll down to Part 4, pp. 14-18). This is only four or five (4 or 5) pages of the larger work.
Reading selection of Swift’s A Modest Proposal. It is essential to recognize the genre of this work, as discussed in our class text, which you should consult and cite. Swift promotes a radical solution, but subtle options are mentioned. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. Read and focus on A Modest Proposal located at http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/modest.html.
Two (2) reading selections from Voltaire’s Candide. Consider how these readings start and end in terms of the action and the beliefs. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. These selections can be found on pp. 840-841 in the textbook. In addition, consult the class text at pp. 824-825.

For the reading selection you choose:

Clearly state in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Clearly identify the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you. Not all of the surprises come at the end.
Evaluate how successful the author was in convincing you to accept the validity of the “surprise ending” that was different from what you expected.

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 Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the Additional Resources section of their Student Center within their course shell for reference)
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.
Use the source(s) identified above for the topic you choose, focusing on the main primary source of that author. You may use additional sources also if they are of good academic quality for college papers (Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify). Use proper APA style in-text citing and also a matching APA style References list at the end.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.
Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.
Identify major historical developments in world cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found below.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100	Assignment 1: Essay
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Clearly state in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Clearly identify the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you. Not all of the surprises come at the end. Weight: 40%	Did not submit or only partially submitted a clear statement of the “surprise ending” in your own words in the reading you selected. Did not submit or only partially identified with clarity the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.	Insufficiently or inadequately submitted a clear statement of the “surprise ending” in your own words in the reading you selected. Insufficiently or inadequately identified with clarity the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.	Adequately stated with clarity in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Adequately identified with clarity the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.	Satisfactorily and clearly stated in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Satisfactorily and clearly identified the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.	Thoroughly and clearly stated in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Thoroughly and clearly identified the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.
2. Evaluate how successful the author was in convincing you to accept the validity of the “surprise ending” that was different from what you expected. Weight: 40%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”	Insufficiently evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”	Partially evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”	Satisfactorily evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”	Thoroughly evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”
3. Clarity, writing mechanics, referencing, and APA formatting requirements, including a reference list and matching in-text citations. Weight: 20%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors

Why are some countries rich while others are poor?

Pol-06

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In order to find effective solutions to world poverty, one must first understand its cause.

Thus, why are some countries rich while others are poor? Is it merely luck or accident of history? Is the source of the problem internal or external?

Does knowledge of normative ethical theories lead to better organizational decision-making?

Module : Ethics & Governance

1) Think of writing this research essay as participating a debate.

2) You are required to argue either in the affirmative (for) or the negative (against).

3) In arguing your case you are required to anticipate the response from the alternative argument and counter those arguments in your essay.

4) Use at least 18 references: 9 academic journal articles 9 other quality references

Assesment Criteria

– Key issues relating to the question have been developed

– Original and clear argument

– Logical and convincing discussion

– Ideas and assertions substantiated through use of high quality

What do you think can be done to ensure that your selections are conducted properly?

Criminalistics 2

Select the 3 crime scene responsibilities you feel are most important from the following list:

Care for the injured
Scene safety and security
Evaluation of the scene
Initial scene survey
Scene walk-through for evidence and chain of custody
Crime scene sketch
Documentation
Media liaison
Counselor
Witness/victim interviews
Scene search
Final scene survey

Assignment Guidelines

In 5–7 paragraphs, address the following:
- Why do you think your 3 selected crime scene responsibilities are more important than the rest? Explain in detail.
- What would happen to a crime scene investigation if your 3 selections are conducted poorly or not at all during the investigation? Explain.
- What do you think can be done to ensure that your selections are conducted properly? Be specific.
5 paragraphs with references and no more then 25% plaigiarism

Answer

Evaluate and revise your writing based on the peer review documents you received from your classmates.

Module 7 – Compose the Process Essay Final Draft

Now that you have developed multiple drafts for your process essay, it is time to revise and edit one final time.

Complete the following steps:

1. Review feedback you received from your classmates and instructor on your rough draft of the process essay.

2. Evaluate and revise your writing based on the peer review documents you received from your classmates.

3. Complete the assignment in a document.

Remember that the essay should be…

clearly organized with an introduction (with thesis statement), body (with topic sentences for each paragraph), and conclusion.
a minimum of five paragraphs.
approximately 520 words.
unified, supported, and coherent.
APA Format

Answer

How would the owner’s responses be helpful?

Arson Investigation

You are the lead investigator for a suspicious fire in the Novandon Fur Warehouse, which was cold storage for mink and sable fur coats. The fire scene investigative team tells you that the fire started in several points simultaneously, and it appears the telephone line that monitors the fire detection equipment has been cut. The fire was fully involved by the time the fire department arrived. The warehouse and the contents are a complete loss. You must consider the direction that your investigators must take to determine the possible motives for this fire. Direct them to look in at least 3 directions for a motive. Keep in mind the type of warehouse this was.

Concerning the owner of the warehouse, what documentation would you get to help you establish potential motives? Why?
When interviewing the owner of the warehouse, what specific threats might you ask about? Why?
- How would the owner’s responses be helpful? Explain.
4 paragraphs with references and no more the 25% plaigiarism.

Answer

What should be checked on a regular basis?

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Discuss the importance of regular monitoring and maintenance of a website. What should be checked on a regular basis? Identify at least one frustration from a personal experience you have had when visiting a website that was not working properly, and address at least one maintenance tasks you feel could be used to help fix the issues.

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