Crypton Electronics has a capital structure consisting of 40% common stock and 60% debt. A debt issue of $1000 Crypton Electronics has a capital structure consisting of 40% common stock and 60% debt. A debt issue of $1000 Question Crypton Electronics has a capital structure consisting of 40% common stock and 60% debt. A debt issue of $1000 par value, 50% bonds that mature in 15 years and pay annual interest will sell for $975. Common Stock of the firm is currently selling for $30.83 per share and the firm expects to pay a $2.28 dividend next year. Dividends have grown at the rate of 4.7% per year and are expected to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. What is Crypton's cost of capital where the the firm's tax rate is 30%?Crpton's cost of capital is _______%. (round to three decimal places.)2. (WACC) The target capital sturctue for Jowers Manufacturing is 45% common stock, 11% preferred stock, and 44% debt. If the cost of common equity for the firm is 19.5%, the cost of preferred stock is 11.9%, and the beforetax cost of debt is 10.4%, what is Jowers' cost of capital? The firm's tax rate is 34%.Jowers' WACC is ______%. (Round to three decimal places.)3. (WACC) As a member of the Finance Department of Ranch Manufacturing, your supervisor has asked you to compute the appropriate disxount rate to use when evaluating the purchase of new packaging equipment for the plant. Under the assumption that the firm's present capital structure reflects the appropriate mix of capital sources for the firm, you have determined the market value of the firm's capital structure as follws:Source of Capital Market ValuesBonds $4,500,000Preferred stock $2,100,000Common Stock $6,200,0004. (EBIT-EPS analysis) Abe Forrester and three of his friends from college have interested a group of venture capitalists in backing their business idea. The proposed operation would consist of a series of retail otlets to distribute and service a full line of vacuum cleaners and accessories. Theese stores would be located in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. To finace the new venture two plans have been propsed:-plan A is an all-common-equity strucre in which $2.1 million dollars would be raised by selling 82,000 shares of common stock.-Plan B would nvolve issuing $1.4 million dollars in long-term bonds wit an effective interest rate of 12.4% plus $0.7 million wold be raised by selling 41,000 shares of common stock. The debt fnds raised under Plan B have no fixed maturity date, in that this amount of financial leverage is considered a permanent part of the firm's capital structure.Abe and his partners plan to use a 38% tax rate in their analysis, and they have hired you on a consulting basis to do the following:A. Find the EBIT indifference level associated with the two financing plans.B. Prepare a pro forma income statement for the EBIT level solved for in Part a. that shows that EPS will be the same regardless whether Plan A or B is chosen.a. Find the EBIT indifference level associated with the two financing plans is $________. (round to the nearest dollar.)b. Prepare a pro forma income statement for the EBIT level solved for in part a. that shows that EPS will be the same regardless whether Plan A or B is chosen.Complete the segment of the income statement for Plan A below: (round income statement amounts to the nearest dollar except the EPS to the nearest cent.)Stock PlanEBIT $____________Less: Interest expense ____________Earnings before taxes ______________Less: Taxes at 38% _____________Net Income ____________Number of Common Shares ____________EPS ____________Complete the segment of the income statement for Plan B below: (round income statement amounts to the nearest dollar except the EPS to the nearest cent.)Bond/Stock PlanEBIT $____________Less: Interest Expense ____________Earnings Before Taxes ____________Less: Taxes at 38% ____________Net Income ____________Number of common shares ____________EPS _____________
general business data bank general business data bank Question ____ 78. Giving an alcoholic an emetic drug so that each time she takes a drink she becomes nauseous and ill is a form of a. systematic desensitization b. aversive conditioning c. behavioral redirection d. negative reinforcement therapy ____ 79. Modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and shaping are the major tools of a. insight-rehearsal training b. rational-emotive therapy c. cognitive restructuring d. social skills training ____ 80. The most widely prescribed class of psychiatric drugs are a. neuroleptics b. antipsychotic drugs c. antianxiety drugs d. antidepressant drugs ____ 81. Jennifer's doctor has recently prescribed a drug that alters the activity in dopamine synapses. Her doctor is MOST likely treating Jennifer for symptoms of a. depression b. schizophrenia c. bipolar disorder d. an anxiety disorder ____ 82. The side effect associated with taking traditional antipsychotic drugs that is characterized by chronic tremors and involuntary spastic movements is a. infindibular recidivism b. tardive dyskinesia c. tachycardia palpitations d. MAO inhibition ____ 83. The newest antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft a. increase levels of dopamine in the brain b. act as MAO inhibitors c. slow the reuptake process at serotonin synapses d. also reduce the manic symptoms associated with bipolar disorder ____ 84. Price has had several episodes of severe depression, but for the past week he has been euphoric and hyperactive, and he hasn't slept for the past four nights. His family is concerned, and they have brought him to a mental health clinic for treatment. If the doctor who sees him prescribes medication to reduce Price's current symptoms, the medication that will MOST likely be prescribed is a. a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor b. a tricyclic drug c. lithium d. a drug from the benzodiazepine family ____ 85. The risks of ECT a. have been completely eliminated by modern improvements in the procedure b. may include both short- and long-term intellectual impairment c. are so severe that the use of ECT has been banned by law d. are negligible, as long as appropriate precautions are taken ____ 86. The MOST accurate statement about why ECT works to the degree that it does is that a. it acts as a form of aversion therapy b. it alters neural circuits in the brain c. it alters neurotransmitter activity in the brain d. no one is really certain why it works ____ 87. In the Featured Study which investigated the impact of combining insight therapy and medication, the researchers speculate that the combined treatment they tested may be best-suited for dealing with a. both the biological and psychosocial substrates of old-age depression b. the biological substrate, but not the psychosocial substrate of old-age depression c. the psychosocial substrate, but not the biological substrate of old-age depression d. the genetic substrate, but not the biological substrate of old-age depression ____ 88. Generally speaking, the majority of clinical psychologists describe themselves as using a. a psychoanalytic approach to therapy b. an eclectic approach to therapy c. a Gestalt approach to therapy d. a behavioral approach to therapy ____ 89. What percentage of psychiatric inpatient admissions are readmission of former patients? a. approximately 1 percent b. approximately 15 percent c. approximately 65 percent d. approximately 95 percent ____ 90. Taken as a whole, the evidence suggests that roughly __________ of the homeless suffer from severe mental illness (schizophrenic and mood disorders), and that another __________ or more are struggling with alcohol and drug problems. a. one-third; one-third b. one-half; one-third c. one-third; one-quarter d. one-quarter; one-third ____ 91. Most experts believe that for certain types of psychological problems, some treatment approaches are more effective than others. Martin Seligman asserts that panic disorders respond best to a. systematic desensitization b. cognitive therapy c. behavior therapy or medication d. group therapy ____ 92. Freud is to unconscious conflicts as Rogers is to a. catharsis b. maladaptive habits c. incongruence d. clarification ____ 93. Which of the following people are MOST likely to be viewed as honest and trustworthy? a. older people b. baby-faced people c. people who are physically attractive d. people who mimic our own mannerisms ____ 94. Sharon has only actually met three musicians who have had full beards, and she has also met three musicians who were clean-shaven. Still, she believes that most musicians have beards. Sharon's belief reflects a. an egocentric slant b. an illusory correlation c. a confirmation bias d. the fundamental attribution error ____ 95. Harper is 35 years old, and he has just enrolled in his first university course. On the first day of class he looks over the individuals in the room, and sits next to another male student who appears to be in his early 30s. In this case, Harper has likely classified the other student a. using a self-serving bias b. as a member of his ingroup c. as the teaching assistant for the class d. as someone who has more university experience than Harper ____ 96. Dallas watches as Rhoda missteps in the cafeteria and spills coffee on herself and two other students. If Dallas concludes that Rhoda is an uncoordinated "klutz" who wasn't paying attention to what she was doing, he has a. been influenced by an illusory correlation b. made an internal attribution c. made a self-serving attribution d. made an external attribution ____ 97. Imagine that you recently obtained a job that you applied for. According to Weiner's attributional model, if you state: "I knew I would get the job because I just seemed to do everything right on the day of the interview," you have made an a. external-unstable attribution b. internal-unstable attribution c. external-stable attribution d. internal-stable attribution ____ 98. If you tend to overemphasize internal characteristics in explaining the behavior of others, you are evidencing the a. false consensus effect b. situational attributional tendency c. self-serving bias d. fundamental attribution error ____ 99. A self-serving bias is a tendency to attribute our positive outcomes to __________ and negative outcomes to __________. a. situational causes; dispositional causes b. dispositional causes; situational causes c. consensus; uniqueness d. ego strength; ego weakness ____ 100. Research has shown that initial attraction a. to someone is minimally influenced by that person's physical attractiveness b. is greatly influenced by that person's physical attractiveness c. is more influenced by personality similarity than by physical attractiveness d. is greatly influenced by perceived intellectual similarity ____ 101. Research on factors contributing to building relationships seems to support the adage a. "similarity breeds contempt" b. "similarity breeds liking" c. "similarity builds uncertainty" d. "similarity builds discrimination" ____ 102. A complete absorption in another that includes tender sexual feelings and the agony and ecstasy of intense emotion is called a. passionate love b. sexual love c. platonic love d. lustful love ____ 103. According to Hazan and Shaver's model of infant attachment and romantic love, adults with which of the following attachment styles are MOST likely to engage in casual sex? a. secure b. insecure c. avoidant d. anxious-ambivalent ____ 104. Love as the basis for marriage is a. unique to the United States b. a product of Asian collectivism c. virtually universal across all cultures d. an 18th-century invention of Western culture ____ 105. According to evolutionary theorists, which of the following factors is likely to be the MOST important for a female seeking a prospective mate? a. social status b. youthfulness c. physical strength d. physical attractiveness ____ 106. A number of studies have shown that attitudes are only mediocre predictors of behavior. One explanation for this finding is that a. researchers failed to take variations in attitude strength into account b. researchers failed to operationalize the concept of an attitude c. subjects often intentionally lie about both their attitudes and their behavior d. general beliefs and feelings aren't likely to predict specific behaviors very well ____ 107. Which of the following characteristics is MOST likely to enhance the credibility of the source of a persuasive message? a. height b. friendliness c. trustworthiness d. physical attractiveness ____ 108. Which of the following statements regarding the use of weak arguments in persuasive communication is MOST accurate? a. The more arguments one presents, the more effective the message will be, regardless of the strength of the arguments. b. Adding weak arguments to a persuasive message will likely do more harm than good to one's case. c. The key determinant of the effectiveness of a persuasive message seems to be the ratio of strong arguments to weak arguments. d. Weak arguments will enhance the effectiveness of a persuasive communication as long as they are presented clearly.
McGee Carpet and Trim installs carpets in commercial offices McGee Carpet and Trim installs carpets in commercial offices Question McGee Carpet and Trim installs carpets in commercial offices. Andrea McGee has been very concerned with the amount of time it took to complete several recent jobs. Some of her workers are very unreliable. A list of activities and their optimistic completion time, the most likely completion time, and the pessimistic completion time (all in days) for a new contract are provided in a given table. Following are the activities that are required to install the carpets in the offices: Activity 1 (Measure office room dimensions), Activity 2 (Estimate cost), Activity 3 (Material Requisition), Activity 4 (Workforce Requisition), Activity 5 (Special Tool Requisition), Activity 6 (Installation), Activity 7 (Inspection and customer acceptance).Activity 2 starts immediately after Activity 1. Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 start concurrently after Activity 2. Activity 6 does not start until after Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 are completed. The carpet installation project is complete after Activity 7 is completed. If OT = Optimistic Time, MT = Most Likely Time, and PT = Pessimistic Time, use Program Evaluation Review Estimate (PERT) to compute the statistical time for each activity in the table shown below.ActivitiesOT / MT / PTActivity 14 / 6 / 14Activity 25 / 12 / 16Activity 37 / 15 / 23Activity 413 / 16 / 28Activity 517 / 20 / 35Activity 620 / 32 / 50Activity 75 / 6 / 13Also, (a) Determine the expected completion time and the variance for each activity (b) Determine the total project completion time and the critical path for the project. (c) Determine Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late Start (LS), and slack for each activity. What is the probability that McGee Carpet and Trim will finish the project in 40 days or less?Define project management and the necessary requirements.Analyze implications of changes in project scheduling.Evaluate application of project management techniques in terms of the firm's business operational goals and requirements.Please submit your assignment in an APA formatted paper.Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:TITLE PAGE. Remember the Running head: AND TITLE IN ALL CAPITALSABSTRACT. A summary of your paper…not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.BODY. The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 2-3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.REFERENCE PAGE. References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
general business data bank general business data bank Question ____ 41. According to the original frustration-aggression hypothesis put forth by Dollard and his colleagues, a. frustration is always a consequence of aggression b. aggression is always caused by frustration c. frustration causes males to be more aggressive than females d. frustration is only a factor in aggressive behavior for non-human species ____ 42. A police officer gives you a speeding ticket, and you take out your frustration and anger on your roommate. This diversion of anger to a substitute target is known as a. catharsis b. displacement c. reaction formation d. overcompensation ____ 43. The idea that emotional tension can be released through behavior and that this response may be adaptive is known as a. catharsis b. displacement c. an unconditioned response d. the safety-valve effect ____ 44. Garret is frustrated and angry when his request for a pay raise is turned down. After work, Garret goes to his gym and hits the punching bag for 10 minutes. Garret finds that he feels less tense and wound up after his workout. This change in Garret's mood is consistent with the concept of: a. overcompensation b. undoing c. denial d. catharsis ____ 45. When final exam time rolls around, Murray finds himself eating all the time. This reaction to stress can be referred to as a. reaction formation b. self-indulgence c. learned helplessness d. constructive coping ____ 46. Unconscious reactions for dealing with unpleasant emotions such as anxiety or guilt are referred to as a. constructive coping b. rationalizations c. neurosis d. defense mechanisms ____ 47. The component of Type A personality associated with coronary heart disease appears to be a. indecisiveness b. cynical hostility c. time urgency d. ambitiousness ____ 48. A person who is hard-driving, ambitious, competitive, and at risk for having a heart attack is said to have a. a Type B personality b. an internal personality c. an external personality d. a Type A personality ____ 49. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Type A individuals? a. They are competitive. b. They feel there's never enough time to get everything done. c. They are easygoing and sociable. d. They are strongly achievement-motivated. ____ 50. Kyle is extremely ambitious. He has been in his current job for 12 months, and he has told everyone that if he doesn't get a promotion at his next evaluation he will move on. He is always in a hurry and impatient with coworkers who don't have their work done on time. He spends long hours at work, coming in early and staying late. Kyle would most likely be described as having a. a Type B personality b. antisocial personality disorder c. a Type A personality d. dependent personality disorder ____ 51. Mickey is an impatient, highly competitive individual who is easily provoked into angry confrontations. He is suspicious and distrusting of most of the people he works with. Friedman and Rosenman would probably suggest that Mickey's personality puts him at an increased risk for a. ulcers and stomach disorders b. asthma and other respiratory ailments c. high blood pressure and coronary heart disease d. a number of different types of cancer ____ 52. Emily is an excellent student. She puts in long hours on her schoolwork and often gets the top mark in the class. However, she is always relaxed and seems fairly easy going. She does her schoolwork as it is assigned, and doesn't put herself under pressure by leaving things to the last minute. She is also always willing to take the time to patiently explain difficult material to other students in her classes. Emily would most likely be described as having a. a Type A personality b. prosocial personality disorder c. dependent personality disorder d. a Type B personality ____ 53. Which of the following is the most accurate conclusion one can draw about Type A behavior and the risk of coronary heart disease? a. The Type A person is six times more likely to suffer from coronary heart disease than the Type B person. b. As it turns out, there is actually very little connection between stress and coronary heart disease. c. The Type A person is more resistant to coronary heart disease than the Type B person. d. The relationship between the two seems more modest than originally thought, with Type A behavior increasing coronary risk only for some. ____ 54. The component of Type A personality which is most strongly linked to the risk of coronary heart disease is a. competitiveness b. anger and hostility c. low self-esteem d. impatience and time urgency ____ 55. Laboratory experiments with cardiology patients have shown that brief periods of mental stress a. can trigger acute symptoms of heart disease, such as myocardial ischemia b. have little, or no, impact on overall cardiac function c. can intensify chromic symptoms of heart disease, such as arteriosclerosis d. can trigger emotional responses such as depression and feelings of despair ____ 56. Recent research evidence from studies which have investigated the link between depression and heart disease suggests that a. the stress of living with heart disease may cause the onset of depression b. depression and heart disease are not correlated with each other c. the emotional dysfunction of depression may cause heart disease d. depression and heart disease are both caused by the negative effects of smoking ____ 57. Studies of the immune system in humans have found that the immune response depends on actions of a. specialized red blood cells; known as hematocytes b. hormones known as lymphocytes c. specialized white blood cells known as lymphocytes d. hormones known as corticosteroids ____ 58. Studies examining the effect of social support on immune functioning show that a. social support can increase levels of key antibodies against respiratory infections b. social support typically has negative effects in the absence of stress c. social support is only a buffer for people with stress-related illnesses d. social support provides more benefits for the elderly ____ 59. Which of the following statements regarding the connection between social support and wellness is most accurate? a. Social support can serve as a buffer in times of high stress. b. Social support typically has negative effects in the absence of stress. c. Social support is only a buffer for people with stress-related illnesses. d. Social support provides more benefits for the elderly. ____ 60. Compared to optimists, individuals with a pessimistic explanatory style are more likely to attribute bad events to a. their own personal shortcomings b. the actions of other people c. situational factors that are beyond their control d. bad luck or fate ____ 61. Which of these characteristics has NOT been linked to having an optimistic explanatory style? a. enhanced athletic performance b. higher levels of marital satisfaction c. higher levels of conscientiousness d. higher academic achievement ____ 62. Having a general feeling that "things" will be okay and problems will eventually work out is known as a. internal control b. optimism c. learned helplessness d. hardiness ____ 63. Which personality characteristic is most associated with superior physical health as well as higher academic achievement and increased productivity? a. agreeableness b. openness c. optimism d. extraversion ____ 64. One personality characteristic correlated with good physical health is a. agreeableness b. openness c. conscientiousness d. extraversion ____ 65. Which of the following has been shown to increase the risk of such chronic diseases as lung cancer, emphysema, and stroke? a. smoking b. poor nutrition c. lack of exercise d. obesity
accounts data bank accounts data bank Question 31. When the present value analysis of a proposed investment results in an indication that the proposal has a rate of return greater than the cost of capital, the investment might not be made because: A. the quantitative analysis indicates that it should not be made. B. management's assessment of qualitative factors overrides the quantitative analysis. C. the timing of the cash flows of the investment will not be as assumed in the present value calculation. D. post-audits of prior investments have revealed that cash flow estimates were consistently less than actual cash flows realized. 32. Which of the following is not an important qualitative factor to consider in the capital budgeting decision? A. Regulations that mandate investment to meet safety, environmental, or access requirements. B. Technological developments within the industry may require new facilities to maintain customers or market share at the cost of lower ROI for a period of time. C. Commitment to a segment of the business that requires capital investments to achieve or regain competitiveness even though that segment does not have as great an ROI as others. D. All of the above are important qualitative factors to consider. 33. Which of the following is typically not important when calculating the net present value of a project? A. Timing of cash flows from the project. B. Income tax effect of cash flows from the project. C. Method of financing the project. D. Amount of cash flows from the project. 34. Depreciation expense is not a cash flow item but it will affect the calculation of which cash flow item? A. Initial investment. B. Income taxes. C. Salvage value. D. Working capital. 35. In order to calculate the net present value of a proposed investment, it is necessary to know: A. the cash flows expected from the investment. B. the net income expected from the investment. C. the interest rate paid on funds borrowed to make the investment. D. the cash dividends paid on the stock each year. 36. Discounting a future cash inflow at an 8% discount rate will result in a higher present value than discounting it at a: A. 7% rate. B. 8% rate. C. 9% rate. D. all of the above. 37. If a project promises to generate a higher rate of return than the firm's cost of capital, accepting the project will: A. increase ROI. B. decrease ROI. C. increase payback. D. decrease payback. 38. If the net present value of the investment is $8,510, then: A. the rate of return is less than the cost of capital. B. the present value of the cash flows are more than the investment. C. the cost of capital is higher than the internal rate of return. D. the present value of the cash flows is $8,510 less than the investment. 39. If the net present value of a proposed investment is positive: A. the investment not will be made. B. the cost of capital is higher than the internal rate of return. C. the cost of capital is positive. D. the cost of capital is lower than the internal rate of return. 40. The present value ratio of a proposed investment will be: A. less than 1.0 if the net present value is positive. B. negative if the proposed investment meets the cost of capital target. C. less than 1.0 if the net present value is negative. D. greater than 1.0 if the cost of capital exceeds the internal rate of return. 41. The principal weakness of the payback method for evaluating proposed investments is that it does not: A. provide a way of ranking projects in order of desirability. B. consider cash flows that continue after the investment has been recovered. C. result in an easily understood "answer". D. recognize the time value of money. 42. The accounting rate of return method for evaluating proposed investments: A. is based on cash receipts and disbursements related to the investment. B. uses accounting net income from the operating budget. C. does not recognize the time value of money. D. is easier to use than the net present value method. 43. The capital budgeting analytical technique that calculates the rate of return on the investment based on the impact of the investment on the financial statements is known as the: A. internal rate of return. B. accounting rate of return. C. payback period. D. net present value. 44. An advantage of the net present value method for evaluating investment proposals over the internal rate of return method is that: A. only one set of present value calculations using a required discount rate is made. B. the actual rate of return on the project is calculated. C. projects can be ranked in order of profitability using the net present value amount. D. estimates of future cash flows do not have to be made. 45. If an asset costs $16,000, has an expected useful life of 8 years, is expected to have a $2,000 salvage value and generates net annual cash inflows of $2,000 a year, the cash payback period is A. 8 years. B. 7 years. C. 6 years. D. 5 years.
general business data bank general business data bank Question 1. Dr. Quinn is interested in who is least likely to show up for their trial; those who bond out of jail with the help of a bondsman or those placed in a court sponsored pre-trial release program. The results of the study indicate that those inmates released using a bail bondsmen had a lower failure to appear at trial rate than those using court sponsored pre-trial release. The findings of the study are used to close the expensive court run pre-trial release program. This study is an example of what type of research? 2. Which of the following cannot be studied scientifically? 3. The more a person drinks and drives the more likely they are to be pulled over for DUI. This is an example of: 4. Much of the current social science research has moved from description to: 5. The three main elements in the traditional model of science include theory, operationalization, and: 6. When the relationship between two variables is deduced from a theory, it is said to be: 7. Dr. Smith is doing an observational study in a local jail and discovers that inmates who are respectful to the correctional officers get more telephone calls than inmates who are disrespectful. What technique has been employed in the study? a. 8. Which of the following is most accurate? 9. The ecological approach to understanding crime suggests that human behavior is partially the result of the physical and social environment where the behavior takes place. 10. “All people are mortal, therefore Socrates is mortal" is an example of which type of logic? 11. An axiom is a type of 12. Which of the following illustrates the relationship between a theory and a paradigm? 13. In deductive reasoning, one starts from a general law and applies that law to a particular instance. 14. If grades go up as the number of study hours go up, this is called what type of relationship? 15. Townsley and associates proposed that just as disease spreads, crime spreads, they referred to this as: 16. The concept of “observation” in the language of science means 17. Defensible Space is: 18. Which of the following is an example of situational crime prevention techniques? 19. Which type of research frequently involves the inductive method? Unit 3 1. Which of the following is generally recognized as an ethical procedure for subject/participant selection? 2. Confidentiality and anonymity mean the same thing so they can be used interchangeably a. 3. A local university is hosting the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) for a large group of prospective law students. Since there is such a large group taking the test, some professors of sociology from the local university decide to administer a questionnaire to the group asking their ideas on teenage sexual promiscuity. Which ethical consideration was not considered? 4. Which of the following is not considered a requirement of informed consent? 5. Which of the following may present an ethical issue where voluntary participation is concerned? 6. A researcher may face legal liability when 7. Virtually all research that uses human subjects is: 8. When a survey is confidential rather than anonymous 9. Which statement is the most accurate? 10. Social research may cause psychological harm or embarrassment in people who are asked to reveal information about themselves. 11. Sources of distinction between “right and “wrong” include: 12. Immunity as part of federal protection from legal action requires 13. Webster’s New World dictionary (4th ed.) defines ethical as “conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession or group.” 14. The Humphrey’s study involved 15. In order to protect prisoners since they are a special population, researchers should do all of the following except 16. Explicitly telling people that their participation is voluntary is a. 17. If a researcher uses only those subjects who volunteer for a study, then which of the following may result? 18. The value of institutional review boards includes which of the following? 19. Ethical issues surrounding the prison simulation include all of the following except a. 20. Which of the following is necessary in order to establish informed consent of research subjects? 21. As a principle, possible harm to subjects may be justified when the potential benefits of the study outweigh the possible harm. 22. Which of the following have the potential to present ethical dilemmas/challenges to researchers? 23. Which of the following comes closest to the purpose of an institutional review board? 24. Prisoners are considered as a special population because they are 25. It is unethical to withhold an experimental treatment from someone who is very sick. 26. Which of the following is a technique that works well when interviewing subjects about topics that may be emotionally or psychologically challenging? 27. When information is gathered by researchers and there are no identifying characteristics allowing the researchers to match up results to individual subjects, this illustrates: 28. The research goal of voluntary participation may be impossible to follow. 29. The National Crime Victimization Survey prevents researchers of the public from having information on a victim’s a. 30. According to federal regulations, which of the following represent special populations for purposes of criminal justice research? a. 31. Many police departments around the country now have the ability to produce crime maps identifying where crimes happen. Are there any problems with giving the public access to these maps? 32. Which of the following is not considered a special population that requires more careful treatment? 33. Which of the following statements is accurate? a. 34. You are conducting research dealing with recreational marijuana use. You plan to ask questions of subjects brought into the laboratory and in order to pay them you need their name and address. You tell the subjects that you plan not to reveal their answers to your questions. What type of technique are you using? 35. Crime surveys where respondents are asked about their experiences as victims of crime have the potential to cause 36. With regard to drug formulation research, which of the following is a consequence of not publishing unsuccessful research findings? a. 37. The promise of anonymity in a mailed survey would be especially important if the subject of that survey was 38. Attempts to guard against harm to the participants in the simulated prison were accomplished by all of the following except 39. Haney, Banks and Zimbardo designed a simulated prison to measure 40. A promise of anonymity is unlikely to be extended in which of the following techniques? Unit 4
Statstics question Statstics question Question A recent study by Allstate Insurance Co. finds that 82% of teenagers have used cell phones while driving (The Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2010). In October 2010, Massachusetts enacted a law that forbids cell phone use by drivers under the age of 18. A policy analyst would like to determine whether the law has decreased the proportion of drivers under the age of 18 who use a cell phone. Use Table 1 and Table 2.a. Select the null and the alternative hypotheses to test the policy analyst’s objective.H0: p = 0.82; HA: p ? 0.82H0: p ? 0.82; HA: p < 0.82H0: p ? 0.82; HA: p > 0.82b. Suppose a sample of 200 drivers under the age of 18 results in 150 who still use a cell phone while driving. What is the value of the test statistic? What is the p-value? (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "test statistic" to 2 decimal places and "p-value" to 4 decimal places.)Test statistic p-value c. At ? = 0.05 has the law been effective?YesNoTest using the critical value approach with ? = 0.05.d-1.Calculate the critical value. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)Critical value d-2. Interpret the results.Reject H0Do not reject H0
maths assignments maths assignments Question 14. Digital Controls, Inc. (DCI), manufactures two models of a radar gun used by police to monitor the speed of automobiles. Model A has an accuracy of plus or minus 1 mile per hour, whereas the smaller model B has an accuracy of plus or minus 3 miles per hour. For the next week, the company has orders for 100 units of model A and 150 units of model B. Although DCI purchases all the electronic components used in both models, the plastic cases for both models are manufactured at a DCI plant in Newark, New Jersey. Each model A case requires 4 minutes of injection-molding time and 6 minutes of assembly time. Each model B case requires 3 minutes of injection-molding time and 8 minutes of assembly time. Each model B case requires 3 minutes of injection-molding time and 8 minutes of assembly time. For next week, the Newark plant has 600 minutes of injection-molding time available and 1080 minutes of assembly time available. The manufacturing cost is $10 per case for model A and $6 per case for model B. Depending upon demand and the time available at the Newark plant, DCI occasionally purchases cases for one or both models from an outside supplier in order to fill customer orders that could not be filled otherwise. The purchase cost is $14 for each model A case and $9 for each model B case. Management wants to develop a minimum cost plan that will determine how many cases of each model should be produced at the Newark plant and how many cases of each model should be purchased. The following decision variables were used to formulate a linear programming model for this problem: AM=number of cases of model A manufactured BM=number of cases of model B manufactured AP=number of cases of model A purchased BP=number of cases of model B purchased The linear programming model that can be used to solve this problem is as follows: 10 + 6 + 14 + 9 . . 1 + + 1 + = 100 1 + 1 = 150 4 + 3 ? 600 6 + 8 ? 1080 , , , ? 0 Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions The computer solution is shown in Figure 3.18. a. What is the optimal solution and what is the optimal value of the objective function? b. Which constraints are binding? c. What are the dual values? Interpret each. d. If you could change the right-hand side of one constraint by one unit, which one would you choose? Why? Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions 15. Refer to the computer solution to Problem 14 in Figure 3.18. a. Interpret the ranges of optimality for the objective function coefficients. b. Suppose that the manufacturing cost increases to $11.20 per case for model A. What is the new optimal solution? c. Suppose that the manufacturing cost increases to $11.20 per case for model A and the manufacturing cost for model B decreases to $5 per unit. Would the optimal solution change? Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions 16. Tucker Inc. produces high-quality suits and sport coats for men. Each suit requires 1.2 hours of cutting time and 0.7 hours of sewing time, uses 6 yards of material, and provides a profit contribution of $190. Each sport coat requires 0.8 hours of cutting time and 0.6 hours of sewing time, uses 4 yards of material, and provides a profit contribution of $150. For the coming week, 200 hours of cutting time, 18- hours of sewing time, and 1200 yards of fabric are available. Additional cutting and sewing time can be obtained by scheduling overtime for these operations. Each hour of overtime for the cutting operation increase the hourly cost by $15, and each hour of overtime for the sewing operation increase the hourly cost by $10. A maximum of 100 hours of overtime can be scheduled. Marketing requirements specify a minimum production of 100 suits and 75 sport coats. Let S=number of suits produced SC=number of sport oats produced D1=hours of overtime for the cutting operation D2=hours of overtime for the sewing operation The computer solution is shown in Figure 3.19. a. What is the optimal solution, and what is the total profit? What is the plan for the use of overtime? b. A price increase fir suits is being considered that would result in a profit contribution of $210 per suit. If this price increase is undertaken, how will the optimal solution change? c. Discuss the need for additional material during the coming week. If a rush order for material can be placed at the usual price plus an extra $8 per yard for handling, would you recommend the company consider placing a rush order for material? What is the maximum price Tucker would be willing to pay for an additional yard of material? How many additional yards of material should Tucker consider ordering? d. Suppose the minimum production requirement for suits is lowered to 75. Would this change help or hurt profit? Explain. Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions 17. The Porsche Club of America sponsors driver education events that provide high-performance driving instruction on actual race tracks. Because safety is a primary consideration at such events, many owners elect to install roll bars in their cars. Deegan Industries manufactures two types of roll bars for Porsches. Model DRB is bolted to the car using existing holes in the car’s frame. Model DRW is a heavier roll bar that must be welded to the car’s frame. Model DRB requires 20 pounds of a special high alloy steel, 40 minutes of manufacturing time, and 60 minutes of assembly time. Model DRW requires 25 pounds of the special high alloy steel, 100 minutes of manufacturing time, and 40 minutes of assembly time. Deegan’s steel supplier indicated that at most 40,000 pounds of the high- alloy steel will be available next quarter. In addition, Deegan estimates that 20000 hours of manufacturing time and 1600 hours of assembly time will be available next quarter. The profit contributions are $200 per unit for model DRB and $280 per unit for model DRB. The linear programming model for this problem is as follows: 200+ . . 20+ 25? 40,000 40+ 100? 120,000 60+ 40? 96,000 ,? 0 The computer solution is shown in Figure 3.20. a. What are the optimal solution and the total profit contribution/ b. Another supplier offered to provide Deegan Industries with an additional 500 pounds of the steel alloy at $2 per pound. Should Deegan purchase the additional pounds of the steel alloy? Explain. c. Deegan is considering using overtime to increase the available assembly time. What would you advise Deegan to do regarding this option? Explain. d. Because of increased competition, Deegan is considering reducing the price of model DRB such that the new contribution to profit is $175 per unit. How would this change in price affect the optimal solution? Explain. e. If the available manufacturing time is increased by 500 hours, will the dual value for the manufacturing time constraint change? Explain. Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions 18. Davison Electronics manufactures two LCD television monitors, identified as model A and model B. Each model has its lowest possible production cost when produced on Davison’s new production line. However, the new production line does not have the capacity to handle the total production of both models. As a result, as least some of the production must be routed to a higher-cost, old production line. The following table shows the minimum production requirements for next month, the production line table shows the minimum production requirements for next month, the production line capacities in units per month, and the production cost per unit for each production line: Production Cost per Unit Model New Line Old Line Minimum Production Requirements A $30 $50 50,000 B $25 $40 70,000 Production Line 80,000 60,000 Capacity Let: AN= Units of model A produced on the new production line AO= Units of model A produced on the old production line BN = Units of model B produced on the new production line BO= Units of model B produced on the old production line Davison’s objective is to determine the minimum cost production plan. The computer solution is shown below. a. Formulate the linear programming model for this problem using the following four constraints: i. Constraint 1: Minimum production for model A ii. Constraint 2: Minimum production for model B iii. Constraint 3: Capacity of the new production line iv. Constraint 4: Capacity of the old production line b. Using computer solution in Figure 3.21, what is the optimal solution, and what is the total production cost associated with this solution? c. Which constraints are binding? Explain. d. The production manager noted that the only constraint with a positive dual values is the constraint on the capacity of the new production line. The manager’s interpretation of the dual value was that a one-unit increase in the right-hand side of this constraint would actually increase the total production cost by $15 per unit. Do you agree with this interpretation? Would an increase in capacity for the new production line be desirable? Explain. e. Would you recommend increasing the capacity of the old production line? Explain. Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Homework 3 Questions f. The production cost for model A on the old production line is $50 per unit. How much would this cost have to change to make it worthwhile to produce model A on the old production line? Explain. g. Suppose that the minimum production requirement for model B is reduced from 70,000 units to 60,000 units. What effect would this change have on the total production cost? Explain. Optimal Objective Value = 3850000.00000 Variable Value Reduced Cost AN 50000.00000 0.00000 AO 0.0000 5.00000 BN 30000.00000 0.00000 BO 40000.00000 0.00000 Constraint Slack/Surplus Dual Value 1 0.00000 45.00000 2 0.00000 40.00000 3 0.00000 -15.00000 4 20000.00000 0.00000 OBJECTIVE COEFFICIENT RANGES Variable Objective Coefficient Allowable Increase Allowable Decrease AN 30.00000 5.00000 Infinite AO 50.00000 Infinite 5.00000 BN 25.00000 15.00000 5.00000 BO 40.00000 5.00000 15.00000 RIGHT HAND SIDE RANGES Constraint RHS Value Allowable Increase Allowable Decrease 1 50000.00000 20000.00000 40000.00000 2 70000.00000 20000.00000 40000.00000 3 80000.00000 40000.00000 20000.00000 4 60000.00000 Infinite 20000.00000 , Attachments (298.09 KB)
The Black and Brew Café Case Study Analysis The Black and Brew Café Case Study Analysis Question The Black and Brew Café All three stages Case Study Analysis Introduction The Black and Brew Café was established by your grandfather in 1962 on East Main Street in Lakeland, Florida. The Café offers many different kinds of specialized coffees, teas, a full service bakery, homemade soups, sandwiches, and salads. The Café has been a local hotspot for many years and has served as a community gathering place. Your grandfather recently retired from the business and has asked you and your brother to take over the Café. You are very excited about this opportunity! Unfortunately, business has been steadily declining over the last five years. Although your grandfather was an expert at running the Café, everything is outdated. There are no computers in the shop and all ordering takes place manually. Your grandfather had a terrific memory and knew all of his customers by name, but unfortunately, none of this information is located anywhere in the store. The family recipes for the baked goods and soups are also stored in your grandfather’s memory. Inventory is tracked in a note pad, along with employee payroll, and marketing coupons. The Café does not have a Web site, uses very little marketing except word-of-mouth, and essentially still operates the same as in 1962. Throughout this course students will own and operate the Black and Brew Café, taking advantage of business practices discussed in the class, the Course Modules, and the textbook to increase profits, keep the business running, and bring the Café into the 21st century. Note: As students approach these assignments, thinking about your own experiences with a local Café or sandwich shop will be helpful. Making a trip to a local café may help identify some of the processes, challenges, and opportunities facing small coffee shops in the US. Upon completion of these assignments, students will have performed an array of activities to demonstrate their ability to apply the course content to a real world situation in the following stages: Analyze the business environment and identify strategic areas for improvement. (Stage 1) Design a process model of the current IT environment for analysis and recommended improvements. (Stage 1) Propose an appropriate technology solution to improve a selected business process. (Stage 2) Evaluate various IT considerations of the proposed technology solution. (Stage 3) Identify and explain the next steps in implementing the solution. (Stage 3) The case study and assignments address the Course Outcomes to enable students to: analyze business strategy to recognize how technology solutions enable strategic outcomes analyze internal and external business processes to identify information systems requirements identify and plan IT solutions that meet business objectives. Staged Assignments The staged assignments are designed to follow the relevant course modules and chapters of the textbook in the class schedule, and are due on the dates shown in the Syllabus. Stage 1 Project: Business Environment Analysis and Process Model (Word document with analysis and graphic process model) Stage 2 Project: Technology-Supported Solution Proposal (Word document with proposed solution) Stage 3 Project: Outline of Next Steps and Template for IT Considerations (Word document outline with next steps and completed document table) Each stage of the case analysis is 20 percent of the course grade, as stated in the Course Syllabus. The due dates are shown in the Course Schedule. Because these assignments require students to use Microsoft Word and a graphic design application, such as PowerPoint (as indicated in the instructions), some students may need to "brush up" on their familiarity with these applications or use functions that are somewhat new. Therefore, do not wait until the last minute to begin each stage of the project. Students should read through all the assignments in advance to ensure that they (1) understand what is expected, and (2) allow enough time to effectively create the information being requested. Assignments for each stage requires external research, outside of the textbook. A grading rubric is provided with each assignment. These assignments are designed to help students identify how to effectively analyze and interpret information to improve a business. This is an opportunity to apply critical thinking skills and think like a business professional. When students are writing a paper or developing a presentation, prepare the documents as if you would be going to a boss that you are wanting to impress with your overall knowledge and abilities. Please do not go through the mechanics of pulling together information -- think about the processes, why the processes are necessary, whether the processes make sense, whether the information being provided seems realistic, and what the results show. Support all recommendations with research. One of the prerequisites for this course is to have a fundamental working knowledge of word processing and business presentation software (as provided in IFSM 201). Detailed instructions for each stage of the case analysis project are posted separately in the WebTycho Course Content area or on the professor's companion Web site. Students must prepare each assignment in the indicated format (i.e., memo, report, graphic model or other specified format) and submit the required documents as an attachment to the respective assignment in the WebTycho Assignments Folder with the appropriate filename. No credit will be given for assignments submitted in file formats other than those stated in the assignment instructions or not submitted to the appropriate WebTycho classroom assignment.STAGE 1The Black and Brew Café Case Analysis - Stage 1 Due: 10 November 2013 24:00 (EST) Introduction Students will work on this cohesion case during the class session to help them tie all of the IT concepts together. The premise is that each student recently has inherited their grandfather’s coffee shop, started in 1962 and operates as if the year is 1962. Students will need to bring the Black and Brew Café into the 21st century. A coffee shop was chosen because coffee shops are instantaneously identifiable for students. This case will give students a true business approach to IT and allow them to work hands-on with many of the intangible concepts taught in the text (such as SCM, ERP, and Wireless Networks). The case also will help students tie all of the IT concepts together to see how the differing parts work together to help a business operate (even with non-IT businesses, such as a coffee shop). The flexibility of the case allows students to cover any number of topics, in any order, at any time during the session. Purpose This assignment gives students the opportunity to apply the concepts of the Porter Five Forces model to a specific business, develop a strategic direction for this business, and to apply analytical skills to model a business process on an individual basis. Modeling the current business process, although not a requirement in this assignment, will aid in the analysis, design, development and implementation of the technology solution. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to: analyze business strategy to recognize how technology solutions enable strategic outcomes; and analyze internal and external business processes to identify information systems requirements. Background The Black and Brew Café has been in business since 1962 and has never had a single competitor in the downtown area. One of your employees has heard a rumor that a Starbucks might be opening a store a few blocks away. Your staff is worried and is looking to you to provide reassurance that the competition will not affect your business. In addition, you have decided that this is a good time to develop your strategic direction for bringing the Café into the 21st century. Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model is a useful tool for analyzing a business and helping to develop a company’s strategic direction. The Five Forces Model also is used to aid organizations facing the challenging decision of entering a new industry or industry segment or developing a strategy for dealing with new competition. The Five Forces Model helps determine the relative forces impacting the future success of a business and includes: Buyer Power Supplier power Threat of substitute products or services Threat of new entrants Rivalry among existing competitors The Five Forces are fully described and discussed in the textbook, and competitive advantage is covered in Module 1. In order to analyze the impact of a potential new competitor and develop a strategic direction, use the Five Forces Model to analyze your Black and Brew Café business. Once completed, create a model of the main process identified in the analysis. Therefore, once students have (1) identified a strategic area for improvement in the Black and Brew Café, namely inventory control and financial transactions, and (2) identified a process that could be improved with the use of technology, namely a point-of-sale system, students will create a model of that process that will further define the steps in the process and aid in further analysis of the issues and the proposed actions. In order to apply technology to a process, the process must be thoroughly understood and models are used for this purpose. The model also supports business process analysis and redesign if the process is deemed to be inefficient or ineffective. Models are also used to design the "to-be" process that describes the desired end state after the technology solution is developed. Assignment Using the textbook and external resources, write a short paper, 3 to 4 pages in length, including a title page and references page (not counted in the paper length), responding to the bulleted items below, focused upon the inventory control and financial transactions strategic area for improvement. Remember to correctly cite and reference your sources with APA format. Save the file with the following format: student name and assignment number "1" (i.e., wissel-1). Create a document that includes the following: Perform a detailed Porter's Five Forces analysis for the Black and Brew Café, addressing each force in one or two sentences and defining the force, the force’s impact on the Café and your strategy or strategies for addressing the force. Determine which of Porter's Three Generic strategies (see textbook) you will use to rebuild the Black and Brew Café for the 21st century and explain why this strategy was selected. Based upon your analysis, identify a strategic area for improving the business (inventory control and financial transactions) and briefly explain this choice. Within the selected strategic area, identify a process (point-of-sale system) that could be improved with the use of technology. Additionally, students will model the process identified for improvement in this first part of this assignment, namely the point-of-sale system process. Students may use a model similar to or develop one of their own, to (1) analyze the process identified for improvement, (2) break down the processes into sequential steps, and (3) modeling the process. Students may use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or clearly hand-draw your model (scan into an electronic file format for submission). Save the file with the following format: student’s last name and assignment number "1a" (i.e., wissel-1a). The results of this assignment should be uploaded to the Stage 1 Assignment in the WebTycho classroom, the analysis paper as MS-Word file attachment, and the model either as a MS-Word document, a MS-PowerPoint presentation, or a scanned pdf file. Analyses submitted in other formats will not be accepted for grading. In determining which process to select for improvement, inventory control and financial transactions and the point-of-sale system were identified to best assist students in successfully completing the remaining projects within this Case Study. Review Stages 2 - 5 to have a better understanding of the future projects that will build upon this initial stage. Understanding the future requirements also assists in selecting a process (and later proposing a technology solution) that can support the requirements of the follow-on assignments. The "right" and "wrong" answers have to do with whether or not students correctly incorporated the course concepts from the textbook and addressed all parts of the assignment. Students need to conduct some external research for the case analysis, incorporate the results of the research, and cite (reference) the sources in APA format in the written portion of the assignment. The exact strategy selected is not as important as (1) how the strategy makes sense in light of the course content and the Case Study and (2) is well supported through the application of course concepts and external research.The Black and Brew Café Case Analysis - Stage 2 Due: 24 November 2013 24:00 (EST) Introduction Students will work on this cohesion case during the class session to help them tie all of the IT concepts together. The premise is that each student recently has inherited their grandfather’s coffee shop, started in 1962 and operates as if the year is 1962. Students will need to bring the Black and Brew Café into the 21st century. A coffee shop was chosen because coffee shops are instantaneously identifiable for students. This case will give students a true business approach to IT and allow them to work hands-on with many of the intangible concepts taught in the text (such as SCM, ERP, and Wireless Networks). The case also will help students tie all of the IT concepts together to see how the differing parts work together to help a business operate (even with non-IT businesses, such as a coffee shop). The flexibility of the case allows students to cover any number of topics, in any order, at any time during the session. Purpose This assignment gives students the opportunity to apply knowledge of technology solutions to improve a business process. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to: analyze internal and external business processes to identify information systems requirements; and identify and plan IT solutions that meet business objectives. Background The Black and Brew Café has been in business since 1962 and has never had a single competitor in the downtown area. One of your employees has heard a rumor that a Starbucks might be opening a store a few blocks away. Your staff is worried and is looking to you to provide reassurance that the competition will not affect your business. In addition, you have decided that this is a good time to develop your strategic direction for bringing the Café into the 21st century. In the first stage of this case analysis, Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model was used to conduct an analysis of the Black and Brew Café and a process was identified at the Café which could benefit from the use of technology. Additionally, a model of that process was created and graphically demonstrated the major steps of the original process. The next step is to identify an alternative technology, practice, and procedure that would improve the initial process. The proposed alternative (1) should address the business process, (2) should be appropriate to the Black and Brew Café, (3) should be described concisely with major components listed, and (4) an explanation should be given for why and how this proposed alternative will improve the business process. Assignment Using the textbook and external resources, write a short paper, 3 to 4 pages in length, including a title page and references page (not counted in the paper length), responding to the bulleted items below. Remember to correctly cite and reference your sources with APA format. Save the file with the following format: student name and assignment number "2" (i.e., wissel-2). Create a document that includes the following: Briefly explain the business process identified in Stage 1 and why this process would benefit from alternative technology. Propose a specific alternative technology, describing the process in a few sentences. List the major hardware, software and communications components that will be needed. How many items or devices listed is dependent upon the alternative proposed. Ensure to include all the important components needed to implement this proposed technology. This listing of hardware, software, and communication components should be applicable to the proposed technology and should be appropriate for the Black and Brew Café. Explain how the proposed alternative technology will improve the process. Explain how the proposed alternative technology will support at least one strategic objective identified through the Porters Five Forces Analysis conducted in Stage 1. The results of this assignment should be uploaded to the Stage 2 Assignment in the WebTycho classroom as MS-Word file attachment. Analyses submitted in other formats will not be accepted for grading. Review the instructions for the remaining project in this Case Study, Stage 3, to have a better understanding of the future projects that will build upon the proposed alternative technology. Understanding the future requirements also will assist in deciding upon the technology. Students should propose an alternative that can be used in the assignments that follow this one, so be selective and choose an appropriate alternative. The "right" and "wrong" answers have to do with whether or not students correctly incorporated the course concepts from the textbook and addressed all parts of the assignment. Students need to conduct some external research for the case analysis, incorporate the results of the research, and cite (reference) the sources in APA format in the written portion of the assignment. The exact alternative technology proposed is not as important as (1) whether the technology proposed is applicable to the Black and Brew Café, (2) could actually improve the process identified, (3) is fully thought-out, and (4) is well supported through the application of course concepts and external research.The Black and Brew Café Case Analysis - Stage 3 Due: 8 December 2013 24:00 (EST) Introduction Students will work on this cohesion case during the class session to help them tie all of the IT concepts together. The premise is that each student recently has inherited their grandfather’s coffee shop, started in 1962 and operates as if the year is 1962. Students will need to bring the Black and Brew Café into the 21st century. A coffee shop was chosen because coffee shops are instantaneously identifiable for students. This case will give students a true business approach to IT and allow them to work hands-on with many of the intangible concepts taught in the text (such as SCM, ERP, and Wireless Networks). The case also will help students tie all of the IT concepts together to see how the differing parts work together to help a business operate (even with non-IT businesses, such as a coffee shop). The flexibility of the case allows students to cover any number of topics, in any order, at any time during the session. Purpose This assignment gives students the opportunity to apply knowledge of the areas to be considered in planning and implementing a technology solution. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to: analyze internal and external business processes to identify information systems requirements; and identify and plan IT solutions that meet business objectives. Background The Black and Brew Café has been in business since 1962 and has never had a single competitor in the downtown area. One of your employees has heard a rumor that a Starbucks might be opening a store a few blocks away. Your staff is worried and is looking to you to provide reassurance that the competition will not affect your business. In addition, you have decided that this is a good time to develop your strategic direction for bringing the Café into the 21st century. The next step is to let Café managers and staff know what is coming. The Café is too small to have a CIO; however, you will fulfill this role. The "process owners" are the managers of the operations at the Café. For this assignment, students will develop an annotated outline that identifies the next steps to implement the solution described in Stage 2, addressing a number of areas such as, but not limited to, project management, system development life cycle, change management. In the second stage of this case analysis, alternative technology to improve a business process at the Black and Brew Café was proposed. Prior to initiating a strategic plan, there are several areas that need to be considered in regards to this technology. Assignment Using the textbook and external resources, (1) complete the , (2) provide a brief explanation of the proposed technology solution, and (3) develop an annotated outline 2-3 pages in length, responding to the bulleted items below. Remember to correctly cite and reference sources with APA format. Save the file with the following format: student name and assignment number "3" (i.e., wissel-3). The results of this assignment should be uploaded to the Stage 3 Assignment in the WebTycho classroom as MS-Word file attachments. Analyses submitted in other formats will not be accepted for grading. To complete the , open the attached table and complete the remaining two columns. For each area of consideration, rank the specific technology proposed as high, medium or low in importance or relevance for the Black and Brew Café. If an area of consideration is Not Applicable to the proposed technology, enter N/A. Afterwards, provide a brief explanation, a minimum of two sentences for each consideration, to justify that ranking. Explanations must provide enough information to convey the reasoning behind the ranking. Save the Table of IT Considerations file with the following format: student name and assignment number "3a" (i.e., wissel-3a). These considerations are listed in the table provided below. Table of IT Considerations Area High/Medium/Low Importance or Relevance or Not Applicable (N/A) Explanation for Ranking Accessibility Availability Maintainability Portability Reliability Scalability Usability Disaster Recovery Plan Authentication & Authorization Prevention & Resistance (Security) Detection & Response (Security) Grid Computing Cloud Computing Virtualized Computing Communications Architecture Database Architecture Decision Support Artificial Intelligence Business-to-Business eCommerce Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Depending on the specific technology proposed, some of these considerations will be more important than others, or may need specific consideration prior to implementation. The responses entered into the table for each consideration must be aligned to the specific technology proposed and appropriate to the Black and Brew Café. For example, if the alternative technology being proposed were to include a kiosk for customers to place their orders at the Café, then for the area of Accessibility, the following might be entered: Area High/Medium/Low Importance or Relevance or Not Applicable (N/A) Explanation for Ranking Accessibility Medium Since the customers will use the kiosk to enter their orders, the kiosk must be accessible to everyone, even those with disabilities. Customers may have a variety of issues using the kiosk, so this will not be the only method customers can place an order -- the counter personnel still will be available to take the orders. Accessibility is ranked "Medium" because of the importance of access to the kiosk in placing an order for some customers and for public relations. However, accessibility is not "High" since there are other methods of placing orders. An annotated outline provides the basic information in full sentences, but in outline form rather than in paragraph form. In this case, each aspect of the next steps to be taken to implement your proposed technology must be addressed. Provide all of the important facts, without the expanded discussions used in full-length papers. Each of the topics in the list below should be explained as they apply to the proposed technology and to the Café, using a few sentences for each topic and providing information specific to your proposal. When providing the brief explanation of the proposed alternative technology, identify the alternative technology, state what the technology is expected to do for the Café, and summarize the information provided in the Stage 2 assignment. The annotated outline should address the next steps in each of the following areas that the Black and Brew Café will take to implement your proposed alternative technology: VERY brief description of proposed technology (to set the stage for the rest of the outline) Project Management (schedule, resources, deliverables) System Development Life Cycle (all phases) Change Management Employee Training Leadership Expectations Defining Success Reference(s) The "right" and "wrong" answers have to do with whether or not students incorporated the course concepts from the textbook and addressed all areas of the assignment, correctly ranked each consideration as the consideration relates to the proposed technology, and have provided a well-supported explanation for the ranking assigned. Your "next steps" must be defined specifically for the Black and Brew Café, addressing (1) the business, (2) the environment, and (3) your alternative technology proposed. Also, external research on at least one aspect of the assignment, cited in APA format, must be incorporated in this annotated outline. For the Table of IT Considerations, the exact ranking proposed is not as important as (1) whether the technology ranking provided is applicable to the solution, (2) are ranked appropriately considering the explanation provided, and (3) are appropriate to the Black and Brew Café.
Conflicts during the Cold War Paper Conflicts during the Cold War Paper Question Submission task HISTORY 2a Conflicts during the Cold War You shall select one of the Cold Wars armed conflicts. You must either select one of the armed conflicts that are under the heading “option 1”. Or if you don’t want to analyze one of the conflicts that are under option 1, you then must instead select one of the conflicts that are under the “option 2” to analyze about. Option 1: Korea, Vietnam or Afghanistan War Option 2: • The Negev in 1948-49 • Huai-Hai 1948-49 • Java 1948 • Vitsi-Grammos in 1949 • Malaya 1950-54 • Incheon in 1950 • Chongchon-chosin 1950 • Dien Bien Phu 1954 • Budapest 1956 • Suez 1956 • Algae 1957 • Sierra Maestra 1958 • McMahonlinjen 1962 • Borneo in 1963-65 • North vietnam 1965-68 • Sinai 1967 • West Bank 1967 • Port Harcourt in 1967-68 • Hu? in 1968 • Dhaka 1971 • North vietnam in 1972 • The Suez Canal 1973 • Cyprus 1974 • Quifangondo-Ebo 1975 • Jijiga 1978 • Lang Son in 1979 • Managua 1979 • Kabul 1979 • San Carlos – Bay 1982 • Beirut-Bekaa in 1982 • Basra in 1982 • WadiDoum 1987 CuitoCuanavale in 1987-88 • • Majnoon 1988 • San Salvador in 1989 Historical analytical model In your analysis, you shall use the following historic conflict analytical model 1. Identify the conflictduring the cold war= 1-2 2. Identify the conflict causes Historical perspective 3. Identify the conflict consequences on the causes and the consequences) # ideologically # fight for land or natural resources # ethniccontradictions # religiouscontradictions # cultural contradictions, etc. Conclusion Limitations: Use font Times New Roman, 12 points, the spacing easy. Number of Pages: Introduction, problem area and Literature: up to 1.5 pages Analysis and conclusion, max 2.5 pages · Introduction · In this section you tellabout why the conflict that you chose is important and interesting from a historical perspective. · 2nd Problem area · In this section, you write about how you will analyze the theme i.e. if you want to treat all perspectives on the conflicts or just a few that you think are relevant. · 3rd Literature · In this section, you write about the literary resources you used to find information on the topic. Whether in your opinion all the literary resources ensures scientific facts. · Analysis of the theme · In this section you analyze the conflict from the historical conflict analysis model that you got above. · 5th conclusion · This section you present a brief summary of what you have written. You present the implications of the theme of today's society. You also have to write about what you think was most interesting about the work.