Category: Essays

You are preparing to meet with your end users to discuss possible strategies for converting their old ERP system to a new one. Propose two (2) or three (3) alternative strategies, and explore related examples of situations for which each approach would be preferred and required.
B) Outline the most common assumptions that developers usually make while documenting the initial use case realization. Determine whether or not there are negative consequences from such assumptions. Provide a rationale for your response.

2) “Operating Systems” Please respond to the following:

A) From the first e-Activity (research the major reasons why some users avoid implementing and using Windows 8. Additionally, research whether or not Microsoft has taken any steps to alleviate any of these concerns), examine two (2) of the most common reasons that some users are avoiding Windows 8. Determine whether Microsoft has taken any steps to address these user concerns and, provide at least one (1) example if they have taken action. If Microsoft has not taken any steps to address these user concerns, recommend at least (1) course of action they could take in order to address the concerns. Justify your response.
B From the second e-Activity (research three (3) types of user interfaces available today. Be prepared to discuss the various interfaces, the advantages and disadvantages of each to an end user as well as a systems developer, and which one (1) you would prefer), examine the ease of use and the pros and cons of three (3) types of user interfaces available to the user today. Determine the user interface which is the most efficient and user friendly. Provide a rationale for your response

Compare the object-oriented approach to design to the traditional approach. Give your opinion on whether or not you believe there are certain projects where one design approach might be better that the other. If so, provide an example of one (1) such project. If not, explain why not.
B) Give your opinion on which approach discussed in Part 1 of this discussion you believe is easier for you to understand, and explain why.

1) “The Internet” Please respond to the following:

A) IPv6 is an updated version of IPv4 that has been around for a number of years. From the first e-Activity (research IPv6, its characteristics, and when it may be fully adopted), examine the major difficulties that users have encountered throughout IPv6’s widespread acceptance and implementation. Recommend two (2) possible solutions for the difficulties that users have encountered in IPv6’s widespread implementation. Justify your response.
B) From the second e-Activity (research DSL and cable Internet connections and discuss the availability, speed, customer satisfaction, and price of both Internet connections), examine the major pros and cons of a DSL and a cable Internet connection. Compare DSL and cable Internet connections based on availability, consistent high speed, reliability, security, and price. Determine the Internet connection you prefer. Provide a rationale for your response.

Write a paper that discusses whether or not a US created marketing campaign for a line of health and wellness products would or would not be successful in China. What cultural concerns might need to be addressed, or would an entirely new campaign need to be created? Defend your response.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word.
Attempt APA style, see example below.
Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
Include cover page and reference page.
At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link)

The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. In addition to this discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.

The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.

In the book Pour Your Heart Into It, Schulz relied on several people for advice when he was following his dreams. Think about a time when you have given or received advice. Was it helpful? Was it not so good advice? Additionally, list two or more traits you would like to see in a mentor. Why are these traits important to you?

Question 2. How does globalization of domestic brands present unique culture problems abroad? How could these issues be avoided? How does an understanding of your culture allow you to better understand the culture of others?

Question 3. Why would a multicultural household be an attractive target for marketers? Explain your answer and provide a few examples of how a marketer might attempt to capture those consumers

Carefully describe the degree to which you use each of your Learning Patterns.

(Refer to the Personal Learning Profile you developed for your Week Two assignment and any feedback provided by your instructor to determine if you need to refine your responses as you complete this section.)

Sequence:

Precision:

Technical Reasoning:

Confluence:

C. Identify all verbs and specific terms from the assignment instructions and describe how each Learning Pattern will be used to effectively complete the Week 5 assignment.

(Critically review the Final Reflection assignment in Week Five and decode it.)

Sequence:

Precision:

Technical Reasoning:

Confluence:

D. Explain how you will Forge, Intensify, or Tether (FIT) your Learning Patterns to implement personal strategies so you can complete the Week Five assignment efficiently and effectively.

(If you do not need to FIT a Pattern, include a description of the strategies you naturally use which help you to be successful on these types of tasks.)

Sequence:

Precision:

Technical Reasoning:

Confluence

Describe the problem faced by Vlasic. Why were they unable to oppose the sales plan put forth by Wal-Mart? Ultimately, how did responding to Wal-Mart affect their business?
Was this an ethical supply chain decision on the part of Wal-Mart? Also, highlight any sustainable ethics that was involved here.
What does this case tell you about how much influence a business can have with regard to its suppliers’ decisions and behaviors? What does this say about the conventional notions of the responsibility of firms for the practices of their suppliers (both in terms of individual firms and collectively)? Is it reasonable for consumers (or even regulators) to hold firms accountable?

For additional details, please refer to the Short Paper/Case Study Rubric document in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course.

This week, answer all three of the questions below. You should reference your book as well as online materials for the answers to these questions (remember to cite outside resources). Your answers should be in essay format, be a minimum of three-five sentences each, and include at least three glossary terms per question.

Do you believe it was ethical for the United States to apply restrictions on servicemen and women under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? Based on this course’s discussion of military ethics and Just War theory, is it ethical for the U.S. military to ban certain Americans from military service? Now that the 1994 National Defense Authorization Act was repealed in September 2011, what are the military readiness and unit morale concerns with regards to allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military?

Question 2

In “’We aren’t here to do the decent thing;: Saving Private Ryan and the Morality of War,” William Prior discusses some of the major themes from the movie focusing on four perspectives in moral conflict and three approaches to resolving these moral conflicts.

Identify which approach you believe is the most morally correct for resolving the common conflicts about the morality of war. Why do you think this is the best approach? Support your answer with theory or evidence from this course as well as your personal beliefs

You are the director of Worldwide Security for a Fortune 500 credit agency, a certified fraud examiner (CFE), an active member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and you have in excess of twenty fraud investigators. You make presentations to universities throughout the country as well as at professional conferences about the dangers and true occurrences of fraud. You were just asked to review a case of identity theft of university professors, which started out as a couple professors receiving unexplained bills.Within a month, fifteen professors from all of the different departments started noticing unexplained charges and credit accounts on their credit reports.The new accounts took the form of credit cards, revolving credit accounts, car loans, school loans, and so forth. You were asked for your help because you are an expert in the field.

Please post an answer to 5 of the following 7 questions. Support your answers with academic or real life criminal justice examples to accentuate your point.

• In your opinion, what would be your plan to review the case of identity theft toward the university professors? Why?
• Do you think identity theft can be controlled? How would you propose to control it or at least slow it down?
• How would you protect the college professors from any fraudulent acts against them after the identity theft has been discovered?
• How would you identify all of the victims of identity theft? How would identifying all of the victims help you in your investigation?
• What are some of the investigative methods that you would use to identify the perpetrators of the identity theft crimes?
• If you were requested by the president of the college to create a loss prevention education workshop for the staff and professors, what would you include in the workshop? How would you evaluate the success of the lessons being presented in the workshop?
• What punishment do you think the perpetrator should receive for his or her crime?
• Paper length 3-5 pages

Liberty

In Lecture 1, we explored how “liberty” was interpreted by the Founders of the American Constitution. These Founding Fathers were influenced by political philosophers who argued that liberty is always at risk, and because of that risk, liberty must be protected, not just by the leaders of a nation, but also by the citizens.

While our founding fathers realized government was necessary to protect the citizens from criminals and outsiders (Lecture 2, comments about the King of England), they were concerned with amount of power the government should be given. To ensure that the people maintained power, the first Ten (10) Amendments (also called: The Bill of Rights) were added.

For this week’s assignment, write a 500-750 word essay addressing each of the following questions:

What is liberty? Provide a definition and at least one example.
Why does it matter? Explain what you think the citizens of a nation might gain or lose through their liberty.
What is your personal responsibility to protect it? Provide examples of what you can do, what you should do, and what you must do.
In modern times, do you think Americans have gained/maintained liberty in the way the Founding Fathers described it in the Constitution? Why or why not?

As in all your weekly written assignments, be sure to tie your writing to the readings for that week. You should strive to demonstrate to your instructor (and to the rest of the university) your full understanding of the course concepts being addressed. Don’t just answer the questions; really think them through. How will your ideas fit within Locke’s “social contract?”

Submit your work as an attached file. Double-space your paper and use 12 point Times NewRoman as your font.

Grading Criteria Assignments Maximum Points
Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria 40
Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts 20
Clearly present well-reasoned ideas and concepts 30
Mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling that affects clarity, and citation of sources as needed