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Week 3 discussion – Diversity and Commonality

Attacks on our national infrastructure are already happening. And the expectation is that they will continue to increase at an accelerated rate. For this week’s discussion, we’ll cover threats to our nation’s pipelines. To get started, read this article:

https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060054924

After reading the article, start a discussion thread and discuss how the types of threats discussed in the article could impact our economy, and how implementing Diversity and Commonality (as discussed in chapters 4 and 5) could help mitigate these threats.

You must do this following:

1) Create a new thread. As indicated above, discuss how the types of threats discussed in the article referenced above could impact our economy, and how implementing Diversity and Commonality (as discussed in chapters 4 and 5) could help mitigate these threats.

2) Select AT LEAST 3 other students’ threads and post substantive comments on those threads. Your comments should extend the conversation started with the thread.

ALL original posts and comments must be substantive. (I’m looking for about a paragraph – not just “I agree.”)

Term Paper: Website Migration Project
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points Tony’s Chips has recently been sold to a new independent company. The new company has hired you to manage a project that will move the old Website from an externally hosted solution to an internal one. The company’s leadership is very concerned about redundancy for their site, insisting that a back-up site be available as a failover in case the main site goes down. In addition, they want the site redesigned to allow customers to order products online.
As part of your job, you must complete a 10-to-15 page paper that follows this project through the system development life cycle (SDLC). This assignment will require you to do the following:

· Discuss what it will take to build a Web architecture, move an existing Website with minimal downtime, and provide a disaster recovery solution to ensure the site is always available.

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o The Web architecture should describe and justify operating system choices (i.e., Linux, Apache, MYSQL, PHP, Windows, IIS, SQL, etc.).

Evaluate alternatives to the company self-hosting the site.

Build a Gantt chart using Microsoft Project or equivalent software, showing all tasks associated with implementing the Website.

The chart should include a minimum of five (5) tasks, each with three (3) sub-tasks.

Explain and justify the system architecture you have selected.

Illustrate the system architecture using Visio or equivalent software.

Create a use case that documents the event of a customer ordering a bag of chips from the new Website.

The use case should include a graphical representation using Visio or equivalent software and a text description of the events.

Discuss the support operations that the internally hosted Website will require after implementation.

Explain how you will evaluate the performance of the new site and the success of your project.

The specific Course Learning Outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Design high-level logical system characteristics (user interface design, design of data, and information requirements).

· Use contemporary CASE tools in process and data modeling.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in systems analysis and development.

· Write clearly and concisely about Systems Analysis and Development topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

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

Read each question and select the correct answer.

1. Susie has never felt comfortable with her therapist. While she has no reason for her feelings, she is easily angered by his questions and feels as though he is judging her. Susie has often thought that the therapist reminds her of her father. This is a case of

a. An ego defense mechanism

b. Countertransference

c. Transference

d. Insight

2. Choose the correct development process for Freud’s mental structures.

a. Id, superego, ego

b. Ego, superego, id

c. Ego, id, superego

d. Id, ego, superego

3. Choose the example of operant conditioning.

a. Anxiety when an abusive person walks into the room

b. Hesitance to touch a light switch because of previous shocks

c. Children rising from their seats to go outside when a bell rings

d. Improvement in writing skills from praise and positive coaching

4. Choose the example of classical conditioning.

a. Continuing to play the slot machine after hitting a small jackpot

b. Staying on a diet

c. Walking out of an elevator when the door opens, regardless of the floor

d. Driving the speed limit after getting a ticket

5. An effective interviewing behavior during an assessment includes the following.

a. Paraphrasing

b. Confirming

c. Probing

d. Silence

6. Which of the following is a multicultural issue for any of the psychological instruments customarily used in the United States?

a. Level of acculturation

b. Preconceived notions

c. Theoretical orientation

d. Distortion of information

7. One of the common concerns associated with IQ testing is that

a. a wide variety of human behaviors is being measured

b. a person’s performance is compared against others’ performances

c. testing is used to learn about cognitive strengths and weaknesses

d. there is a possibility of racial bias

8. Larry is a single, 40-year-old male who runs his own business. Lately, he feels tired all the time, lacks motivation and appetite, and is not enthusiastic about anything. Based on his symptoms, which type of interview is most appropriate to use?

a. Termination

a. Crisis

b. Mental status

c. Diagnostic

9. Which of the following is a potential threat to effective interviewing?

a. Time of day

b. Interviewer bias

c. Structured interviews

d. Self-monitoring

10. Examples of objective personality tests include all but this test.

a. MMPI

b. Rorschach

c. MMPI- 2

d. Sixteen Personality Factors

Between 1700 and 1760, what was more influential in transforming colonial life and culture: Anglicization or Americanization?  And what elements within each proved the most influential or transformative for colonial life and culture?

textbook : https://clicktodownload.info/download/america-the-essential-learning-edition-vol-one-volume-second-edition-b07gzgxc1b/

Instructions: Complete each problem on a separate worksheet in a single Excel file. Rename the separate worksheets with the respective problem number. You may have to copy and paste the datasets into your homework file first. Name the file with your last name, first initial, and HW #10. Label each part of the question. When calculating statistics, label your outputs. Submit your completed file in Blackboard. If not significance level is specified, assume 5%.

1. The file 310homework10data.xlsx, problem #1 data contains midterm and final exam data for 96 students in a corporate finance course. Each row contains the two exam scores for a given student, so you might expect them to be positively correlated.

a. Create a scatterplot of the final exam score (y) versus the midterm score (x). Based on the visual evidence, would you say that the scores for the two exams are strongly related? Is the relationship a linear one?

b. Superimpose a trendline on the scatterplot and use the option to display the equation and the value. What does this equation indicate in terms of predicting a student’s final exam score from his/her midterm score? Be specific.

2. DataPro is a small, but rapidly growing firm that provides electronic data processing services to commercial firms, hospitals, and other organization. For each of the past several months, Data Pro has tracked the number of contracts sold, the average contract price, advertising expenditures, and personal selling expenditures. This data is in the file 310homework10data.xlsx in Problem #2. Using the number of contracts sold as the dependent variable, estimate a multiple regression equation with three explanatory variables. Interpret each of the estimated regression coefficients, the standard error estimate, and .

3. A regional express delivery service company recently conducted a study to investigate the relationship between the cost of shipping a package (y), the package weight (), and the distance shipped (). Several packages were randomly selected from among the large number received for shipment, and a detailed analysis of the shipping cost was conducted for each package. These are provided in the file 310homework10data.xlsx in Problem #3.

a. Estimate a simple linear regression equation involving shipping cost and package weight. Interpret the slope coefficient of the least squares line and the value.

b. Add another explanatory variable, distance shipped, to the regression model in a. Estimate and interpret the expanded model. How does the value for this multiple regression model compare to that of the simple regression equation in a? Explain any difference between the two values. Interpret the adjusted value for the revised equation.

Assignment: Applications of Graph Theory
In 1736, a famous Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707 – 1783) started the work in the area of Graph Theory through his successful attempt in solving the problem of “Seven Bridges of Konigsberg.” Graph Theory solved many problems in multiple fields (Chinese Postman Problem, DNA fragment assembly, and aircraft scheduling.) In Chemistry, Graph Theory is used in the study of molecules, construction of bonds in chemistry, and the study of atoms. In Biology, Graph Theory is used in the study of breeding patterns or tracking the spread of disease.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Choose two (2) applications for graph theory within your area of specialization (Networking, Security, Databases, Data Mining, Programming, etc.).
2. Examine how these applications are being used in your specialization.
3. Determine how graph theory has advanced the knowledge in your area of specialization.
4. Conclude how you will apply graph theory in your area of specialization.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. In-text citations must be used appropriately and have a corresponding reference entry. Each reference must have at least one in-text citation. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Model relationships with graphs, functions, and trees.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in discrete math.
• Write clearly and concisely about discrete math using proper writing mechanics.

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

How would you describe the concept of OB in today’s workplace to your parents or grandparents? Specifically, discuss the major benefits for managers and employees in using OB concepts? Finally, address some of the challenges in today’s world for managers using OB concepts?  Provide a minimum of 3 references. Your responses should be 3 pages.