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What is the Value of a College Education?

Word count: 1500+ (10% of grade)

 

Evaluation based on the following skills:

Using the Rogerian argument “format”

Making a central claim/argument

Supporting your claims with evidence from assigned texts

Using in-text documentation correctly with signal phrases, evidence, and page numbers

Using bits of quotes from at least 4 sources

Using indirect quotes from at least 2 sources

Paraphrasing when appropriate

Writing primarily in 3rd person (unless giving a personal example. Avoid the informal 2^nd person “you”).

Using active voice and writing focused sentences

Using subordinating clauses (although, even though, though, while, whereas,

because, since, if, unless, etc.) as transitions

                                                                                                  

Readings :

“Rogers” (from book chapter “A Psychologist’s View” from the 5^th edition of Critical Thinking, Reading and   Writing, edited by Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, published by Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, Boston, 2005)

 

“Rogerian Argument and Common Ground”

 

from Fields of Reading: “What Is College For?” p. 627

“On the Uses of a Liberal Education” p. 630

“Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off” p. 646

“Project Classroom Makeover”

“The Next Drive-Thru U” p. 660

“The Case against College” p. 671

“How to Write a Great College

Compare and contrast the management information systems (MIS) in place in 2 distinctly different organizations.

Complete the following for this assignment:

• Compare and contrast the management information systems (MIS) in place in 2 distinctly different organizations.
• Compare each organization’s use of information systems to help manage internal operations and to make decisions.
• Assess how these two organizations use information technology for competitive advantage.
• Appraise the individual and organizational consequences of the use of information technology, and recognize potential security breaches and computer crimes.

Present your findings in a Word document of 5–6 body pages formatted in APA style.

Please submit your assignment.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Abstract: 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 lowercase 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.

Normalization and integrity constraints exam

Exam 1: Normalization

 

Part 1

 

Use the following table to answer questions 1 and 2:

 

Table: BOOK-DETAIL

BookID**	GenreID	GenreDesc	Price
1	1	Gardening	25.99
2	2	Sports	12.99
3	1	Gardening	10.00
4	3	Travel	14.99
5	2	Sports	17.99

**Primary key

 

1. What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
2. None
3. First Normal Form
4. Second Normal Form
5. Third Normal Form

 

2. Display the modified table or tables that would correct the normalization error, if one is present. Be sure to indicate primary (**) and foreign (*) keys.

 

 

 

Use the following table to answer questions 3 and 4:

 

Table: BOOKS

Book-Code**	Title	Price	Pub-Code**	Publisher	City
0180	Shyness	7.65	BB	Bantam Books	Boston
0189	Kane and Able	5.55	PB	Pocket Books	New York
0200	The Stranger	8.75	BB	Bantam Books	Boston
0378	The Dunwich Horror	19.75	PB	Pocket Books	New York
079X	Smokescreen	4.55	PB	Pocket Books	New York

**Primary Key

 

 

3. What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
4. None
5. First Normal Form
6. Second Normal Form
7. Third Normal Form

 

4. Display the modified table or tables that would correct the normalization error, if one is present. Be sure to indicate primary (**) and foreign (*) keys.

 

 

 

Use the following table to answer questions 5 and 6:

 

Table: PRODUCT

ProductID**	Sizes Available	Price
1	Small, Medium	15.99
2	Small, Medium, Large	13.99
3	Small	22.99
4	Small	17.50
5	Large, Extra Large	19.99

**Primary key

 

5. What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
6. None
7. First Normal Form
8. Second Normal Form
9. Third Normal Form

 

6. Display the modified table or tables that would correct the normalization error, if one is present. Be sure to indicate primary (**) and foreign (*) keys.

 

 

 

 

Use the following table to answer questions 7 and 8:

 

Table: PURCHASE-DETAIL

CustomerID**	StoreID**	StoreLocation
1	1	Los Angeles
1	3	San Francisco
2	1	Los Angeles
3	2	New York
4	3	San Francisco

*Primary key

 

 

 

7. What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
8. None
9. First Normal Form
10. Second Normal Form
11. Third Normal Form

 

8. Display the modified table or tables that would correct the normalization error, if one is present. Be sure to indicate primary (**) and foreign (*) keys.

 

 

 

Use the following table to answer questions 9 and 10:

 

Table: BOOK-LOCATION

BookID**	BranchID**	Quantity-on-Hand
1	5W	4
1	3E	6
2	5W	3
3	5W	5
3	2S	4

**Primary key

 

9. What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
10. None
11. First Normal Form
12. Second Normal Form
13. Third Normal Form

 

1. Display the modified table or tables that would correct the normalization error, if one is present. Be sure to indicate primary (**) and foreign (*) keys.

 

 

Part 2

 

Use the following table to answer questions 11 through 16.

 

Order ID	Order Date	Customer ID	Customer Name	Product ID	Product Desc.	Product Price	Quantity Ordered
1006	10/24/10	2	Value Furniture	7   5   4	Dining Table Writers Desk Entertain Center	800.00   325.00   650.00	2   2   1
1007	10/25/10	6	Furniture Gallery	11   4	4 Drawer Dresser Entertain Center	500.00   650.00	4   3

 

Business rules:

1. The OrderID is a unique number given to each order
2. OrderIDs are not reused.
3. The CustomerID is a unique number given to each customer
4. CustomerIDs stay with the customer forever
5. CustomerIDs are not reused
6. ProductID is a unique number given to each product the company sells.
7. ProductIDs stay with the product for as long as the product is sold by the company
8. ProductIDs are not reused.

 

The questions:

1. What errors prevent the table displayed above from being first normal form compliant? Be specific, identifying all columns that create the normalization error by name.
2. Bring the table into first normal form compliance without loss of any data. Identify primary and foreign keys (when present) for all tables. Give each table its own name.
3. What error(s), if any, prevent the now first normal form compliant table or tables from being second normal form compliant? Be specific, identifying all columns and tables that create the normalization error by name.
4. Bring the table(s) into second normal form compliance without loss of any data. Identify primary and foreign keys. Be sure to present all tables, not just those changed in this step of the normalization process. Give each table a its own name.
5. What error(s), if any, prevent the now second normal form compliant table or tables from being third normal form compliant? Be specific, identifying all columns and tables that create the normalization error by name.

 

6. Bring the table(s) into third normal form compliance without loss of any data. Identify primary and foreign keys. Be sure to present all tables, not just those changed in this step of the normalization process. Give each table its own name.

Qualitative Research Designs and Methods

For this Discussion, be sure to review the qualitative article by Sarvestani et al. (2015)You will need to prepare and post a 250- to 300-word response that addresses the following:

Qualitative research often is viewed as not having the same rigor and adherence to objective standards as quantitative studies. Using the references provided to assist you, prepare an argument to either support or refute this claim and post it to the Discussion. In your response, explain if qualitative research does or does not have the controls needed to generate the results that contribute to the nursing knowledge base.Then, explain if qualitative research could be used to investigate the patient safety problem you identified in Week 1.

Different elements of the research method

This assignment involves identifying and describing different elements of the research method used in the Walsh et al. (2015) article. Use the Journal Club Template for Qualitative Research located in this week’s resources. The template includes an area for each element discussed in the study. Be brief, paraphrase and summarize each of the elements clearly on the form.

ECON 101 – which will show how the economic theory

ECON 101 – which will show how the economic theory
Introduction and Alignment??Students will investigate an economic problem of their choosing, which will show how the economic theory is used in a business
situation.??Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:??Identify the economic problem and relate it to the concept of opportunity cost.?Interpret the
production possibilities curve and calculate economic trade offs along the curve.?Explain the difference between, and the importance of, absolute and comparative
advantage.?Demonstrate knowledge of how comparative advantage explains international trade patterns.?Resources?

Instructions – Economic Topic, Wage Determination in Competitive Labour Markets. How supply and demand effects competitive labour markets.
?You will submit a research paper relating to an economic topic or current economic event in either microeconomics or macroeconomics. Your initial draft of sections 1
-4 will be due in Workshop Three. The research paper will be due by Workshop Five.?The research paper should encourage you to employ economic concepts (scarcity,
opportunity cost, comparative advantage, supply and demand, price signals, diminishing returns, marginal utility, competition, monopoly, labor markets, income
distribution, externalities, public goods, and many others) in a practical way to a business or social issue, bridging the gap between theory and practice. The
research paper should clearly incorporate the economic analysis and topics of discussion covered in both the textbook and the workshops (as they pertain to the topic
of research), and students should attempt to see business and social issues through the “lens” of economic logic. The conclusions arrived at by the project team should
reflect a deeper “economic way of thinking.”?Divide your paper into six specific sections as follows:?Introduction: topic, statement of problem to be discussed?
Objectives: thesis statement, what is the goal of the essay??Method: the research method used: case study, books and newspaper/magazine articles, personal statistical
research, or previously conducted statistical surveys?Findings and Observations: data, facts ascertained, what did you discover??Conclusions: interpretation, analysis
of findings, arguments, personal comments and group opinions, consensus?Documentation: works cited, reference page?Your essay should be between 6-8 pages in length
(excluding any cover pages, bibliography, works cited, or endnotes pages), typewritten, double-spaced, and in APA format.?Sections 1, 2, and 3 (Introduction,
Objectives, and Method) should not consume more than about 1-2 pages of the final draft. The bulk of the research and writing should be concentrated in the 4th and 5th
sections where discussion should occur, evaluation of theories should be conducted, and conclusions may be drawn.

International Business – Country Analysis

Instructions:

BA 433 – International Business – Country Analysis – Template

1. Executive Summary: (One Page)
2. Introduction: (No more than one page)
3. Body of Work
   1. Demographics
   2. Culture
   3. Political System
   4. Legal System
   5. Economic System – GDP, GDP Growth Rate, GDP per Capita, Currency, Exchange Rate (IMF.org)
   6. Economic Development – Economic Development Index (Indicators)
   7. Social Development – Social Development Index (Indicators)
   8. Ease of Doing Business – (Worldbank.org/ http://globalEDGE.msu.edu)
   9. Investment Opportunities
   10. Benefits
   11. Costs
   12. Risks
4. Strategies for Doing Business
5. Recommendations
6. Conclusions
7. Citations (APA Format)
8. References: 1-2 pages (APA Format)

Length of Paper: 10 pages

Spacing: Single-Spaced

Font Size: 12 and plain

Write an essay describing how a leader might utilize the Kelley model of followership to assess follower effectiveness, and discuss how this leader might develop this individual into a more effective follower.

Unit IV Essay

Research the Kelley model of followership. Write an essay describing how a leader might utilize the Kelley model of followership to assess follower effectiveness, and discuss how this leader might develop this individual into a more effective follower.

Be sure to include the following in your paper:

ï‚· Describe the importance of organizational climate and motivation. ï‚·

Describe Kelley’s model of effective followership (moving between roles). ï‚·

Explain how knowledge of effective followership can help one’s leadership perspective.

Be sure to follow the guidelines below:

ï‚· Writing should include proper grammar, sentence structure, and writing mechanics.

ï‚· Organization should be logical, clear, and appropriate. ï‚·

Provide strong evidence of critical thinking. ï‚·

Make use of logical transitions. ï‚·

Paragraphs should contain strong topic sentences. ï‚·

Your paper should be at least two pages in length. ï‚·

All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have     accompanying citations in APA format.

Concerns of salvation religion

What does the textbook author, Kevin Reilly, mean by “salvation religion?”

How is it different from other kinds of religions, especially regarding age and the family?

How does Buddhist art and architecture reflect the concerns of salvation religion?

Does the change in inventory turnover and the number of days’ sales in inventory from 2015 to 2016 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable trend?

 

Inventory Turnover and Number of Days’ Sales in Inventory The following financial statement data for years ending December 31 for Gillispie Company are shown below. 2016 2015 Cost of merchandise sold $776,720 $498,225 Inventories: Beginning of year $167,900 $116,800 End of year 240,900 167,900 a. Determine the inventory turnover for 2016 and 2015. Round to one decimal place. Inventory Turnover 2016 2015 b. Determine the number of days’ sales in inventory for 2016 and 2015. Assume 365 days a year. Round interim calculations and final answers to one decimal place. Number of Days’ Sales in Inventory 2016 days 2015 days c. Does the change in inventory turnover and the number of days’ sales in inventory from 2015 to 2016 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable trend?