It is intended to design and implement a logic circuit for managing the places in a parking lot, disposed in a straight line, that meets the following specifications:

The inputs should be: Sin and Sout (binary signals correspondent to the input and output sensors of the parking lot, respectively), in direct logic, which means that when at “1” a car is being detected by the sensor; PlaceIn and PlaceOut (4-bit binary signals which specify the place in the parking line the car will enter or leave, respectively); and CLR (a control signal, in inverse logic, that allows resetting the output signals to their initial state);

The parking lot capacity is 10 places in straight line; The entries are for the whole day, which means that for each car entering the park 4€ will be deposited in the cash register. Please assume that at most 15 cars enter per day.

The circuit produces the following outputs: Open, a signal that enables an input light sign to inform drivers that there still are available places; Almost_Full, a signal that enables an input light sign to inform drivers that the park is almost full (less than 3 places available); Nr_Places, a sign that indicates the total number of available places; Profit, a signal that expresses the amount of Euros present in the cash register since the beginning of simulation; and Places, a 10-bit signal that expresses the available places (“0”) and the ones that are occupied (“1”).

Please assume that each clock period corresponds to 1s; When a car reaches the sensors, the entry/leaving process takes 5s to occur (which means that in the meanwhile new entries or leavings should not be taken into account even if the sensor remains active).

It should be done using ISE software from Xilinx, in which you can use both electrical schematic by the logic gate level (advanced functions are not allowed to be used), and Verilog, and tested in simulation.

Economics 302 Final Paper – 90pts

Due: 12/16/2015 (via email, office drop off, or by putting it into my mailbox in the economics department office – Haag 211) 

Format:

Times New Roman 12 pt Font

.5 Margins

Double Spaced

Assignment (pick one):

Criteria:

Minimum of 1300 words

At least two credible sources (e.g. The Brookings Institute, US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, scholarly articles etc)

Complete Bibliography in APA format

Discussions

To participate in the following discussions, go to this week’s Discussion link in the left navigation.

1. Measurement Scales

   Find a scholarly research study from the Ashford University Library that uses measurement scales for data collection (e.g., a survey). Explain the measurement scales that the study used, and evaluate them. Did you think the researchers made good decisions about the scales? Why or why not? Cite the study in your post, and document it in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

   Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

2. Survey and Interview Methods

   Find a scholarly research study from the Ashford University Library that uses surveys or interviews for data collection. Also read this week’s lecture before submitting your post. Cite the study in your post, and document it in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

   In your post:

   • Tell us what kind of survey or interview the study uses (e.g., self-administered interviewing, face-to-face interviewing, phone interviewing, etc.)
   • Determine whether you think the chosen type of survey or interview was a good choice for the research.
   • Explain how the chosen method compares to other types of surveys and interviews.

   Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Assignment

To complete the following assignment, go to this week’s Assignment link in the left navigation.

Research Project – Week Three

You will receive feedback on the previous week’s assignment by Sunday 11:59pm. Before you complete your Week Three assignment, please read your instructor’s comments about your Week Two assignment, as well as this week’s lecture. Be sure to include any suggested changes in your project going forward.

In a three- to four-page paper (not including the title and references pages),

1. Include a revised version of your introduction, research question, background research, hypothesis, research design, and sampling plan. These revisions must be based on your instructor’s feedback if your instructor provided additional comments about these sections in Week Two.
2. Describe the possible types of secondary data used for hypothesis testing, including a discussion of whether or not one or more types of secondary data could be used to test your hypothesis and why this secondary data would or would not be useful.
3. Describe the possible measurement benchmarks and scales used for hypothesis testing, including a discussion of whether or not your survey should include measurement benchmarks and scales to test your hypothesis and why these measurement benchmarks and scales would or would not be useful.
4. Include an APA-formatted references list (on a separate references page).

Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Weekly Lecture

Weekly Lecture

Week Three Lecture

Business Research Methods and Tools

Week 3: Survey research and secondary data analysis research

Surveys

Surveys can be an effective way to gather opinions and reactions from stakeholders such as your customers. Surveys work best when you want small amounts of information from relatively large numbers of people. People don’t finish long surveys very frequently; they might give you 5 minutes of their time, but maybe not 15 minutes. Some researchers like to use open-ended questions in a survey such as “Do you like Pepsi or Coke better?” but these questions can be difficult for people to answer without prompts or assistance from another person. It might be easier for them to answer a question such as, “On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning you hate it and 5 meaning you love it, what do you think about Pepsi?”

Surveys require caution precisely because they (typically) involve people sharing their thoughts, ideas, beliefs, behaviors, and so on. People are not always honest when they talk about themselves, and they present bias in their own presentations for many reasons. For example, the survey is about opinions involving Pepsi and Coke, people may not want to admit that they really like either one, because they know they should be more health-conscious, and therefore might feel guilty about liking either one of them too much.

Surveys can be conducted in many ways: in person, through the mail, over the phone, or online. The popularity of online surveys has expanded significantly in recent years. Often, when you buy something at a store or a restaurant, the receipt provides a website address for an online survey to fill out. The invitation will typically include an incentive, such as a chance to win a $1000 gift card at the store, if you complete the survey. Incentives can be useful, but they can also damage your results, because people might fill out the survey without providing thoughtful answers just so they can receive the incentive.

Secondary data analysis

Secondary data analysis can be a very effective method of research. Secondary data is data that somebody else has already collected. In secondary analysis, you look at that previously collected data and do your own analysis on it. For example, let us imagine that you want to open a pizza chain franchise, and you are trying to decide where to put it. In this case, surveying potential customers might not be the most efficient option. You might consider analyzing secondary data instead, such as customers’ addresses from other franchises in the chain or census data that would tell you where recent population increases have taken place. Other people have already collected and analyzed this data, and you are not collecting it again, but you are analyzing it to answer your own research questions.

When performing secondary data analysis, it is important to make sure that the data you are using is appropriate for your question. You would not want to examine state-level census data when thinking about your new pizza restaurant; you would want more specific data, such as city-level or even neighborhood-level data. It’s also important to get permission to use data if necessary. United States Census data is freely available to use because it’s government information. However, market research data that’s been collected by a company or a third party might not be available for use without a fee or permission from company officials. If you worked for Pepsico, it wouldn’t be ethical to analyze market research data about Coke sales without permission, because it likely belongs to your competitor.

For viewing:

Stevens, D. (2012, February 18). Survey research design [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-WOQNsggWY

Bonfim, R. (2011, February 11). Using secondary data [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKxRJFx1Bno

Project Planning

Assignment 2: LASA – Project Planning – Developing the Project Plan and Determining Critical Path

1. 1. Using the District4WarehouseMove WBS.xls provided, create a project plan for the District 4 Warehouse Move project. Use the PDF document, Project Plan Check – District4Move, to check your work to be sure you have created your starting project plan correctly. ProjectLibre is required for this task. If you have not yet downloaded ProjectLibre, please click here and follow the directions to do so now.

      Note: you will need to insert a column to include your WBS codes, then you will need to sequence the tasks to show tasks by work package.

1. 1. Based upon the details in the WBS and the project case, determine which tasks need to be completed first and which tasks are dependent upon other tasks to be completed prior to starting. Using this information identify predecessors in your project plan’s predecessor column. Complete the predecessor column by entering the line number of tasks that must be completed in order for each task to start. This will create your project timeline.

1. Using ProjectLibre’s Network or flow diagram view, determine the critical path for this project. In a MS Word document, list the activities that are on the critical path. Considering the risks identified in the risk table below, identify which risks would be most likely to increase your project timeline. Justify your responses.
2. Submit both your completed project plan and your MS Word document.

District 4 Production Warehouse Move Project – Risk Table

Three stories related to ” Optics “ from chapter 6 of the “Flying Circus of Physics”  website

” http://www.flyingcircusofphysics.com/News/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=42 “

 *Describe the story and explain the physics as clearly and detailed as possible  The stories must be a one and half page each typed, please use 1 or 1.5 spacing , Include the number and the title of the story .

Biography Paper:  A biography of a famous woman or women.  This biography will be typed and a minimum of 8-10 DOUBLE SPACED pages ( 5 full complete single-spaced pages.) As you prepare this biography, answer these questions as specifically as possible:

(1) What is it that made this woman famous?

(2) What issues in American History brought this woman to the limelight?

(3) Are these issues still a concern today?

(4) Why did you choose to write on this woman?

Select Jane Addams, The Grimke Sisters, and Harriet Tubman write on. This paper should have a bibliography. If you are using your text, list the pages where you found the information. If you are not using your text, include all outside sources. Include a minimum of 10 sources. This should include (but not limited to) books, journals, and online articles. MLA  Style is acceptable for bibliography.

I am willing to pay but will not pay a ridiculous amount.

Assume that the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company from Assignments 1 and 2 wants to expand and has to make some long-term capital budgeting decisions. The company is currently facing increases in the costs of major ingredients.

Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research government policies and regulation.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Outline a plan that managers in the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company could follow in anticipation of raising prices when selecting pricing strategies for making their products response to a change in price less elastic. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Examine the major effects that government policies have on production and employment. Predict the potential effects that government policies could have on your company.
3. Determine whether or not government regulation to ensure fairness in the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food industry is needed. Cite the major reasons for government involvement in a market economy. Provide two (2) examples of government involvement in a similar market economy to support your response.
4. Examine the major complexities that would arise under expansion via capital projects. Propose key actions that the company could take in order to prevent or address these complexities.
5. Suggest the substantive manner in which the company could create a convergence between the interests of stockholders and managers. Indicate the most likely impact to profitability of such a convergence. Provide two (2) examples of instances that support your response.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an