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Discussion 1

Extraneous variables are anything in a psychology experiment other than the independent and dependent variables. The variables can present challenges and introduce errors, so it is important for experiments to control these extraneous factors. To control an extraneous variable the researcher needs to begin by identifying those variables that are most likely to influence the dependent variable. This is done based on simple logical reasoning and past experience. For instance, it is common knowledge that noise can be a barrier due to the distractions it can cause hence making data collection to be hard. In that case, one must resort to use a room that is far from a noisy place when doing an interview.

One of the ways through which they can be controlled is by ensuring that they are kept constant across all conditions of the experiment. They can as well be controlled by matching values across treatment conditions. The extraneous variables can be held constant by creating a standardized environment and procedure so that all variables are the same in each condition and therefore cannot be confounding. By matching the values across treatment conditions you are ensuring that the variable does not vary across the treatment conditions, for example participants are assigned so that the average age is the same for all different treatment conditions.

References

Psychology World (n.d.). Extraneous and Confounding Variables and Systematic vs Non-Systematic Error. Retrieved from https://web.mst.edu/~psyworld/extraneous.htm

Discussion 2

Extraneous Variables

Extraneous variables exist in all studies and can affect the

measurement of study variables and the relationships among these variables.
Extraneous variables are of primary concern in quantitative studies because
they can interfere with obtaining a clear understanding of the relational or
causal dynamics within these studies. These variables are classified as
recognized or unrecognized and controlled or uncontrolled. Some extraneous
variables are not recognized until the study is in progress or has been
completed, but their presence influences the study outcome.

The extraneous variables that are not recognized until the

study is in process, or are recognized before the study is initiated but cannot
be controlled, are referred to as confounding variables. Sometimes extraneous
variables can be measured during the study and controlled statistically during
analysis. However, extraneous variables that cannot be controlled or measured
are a design weakness and can hinder the interpretation of findings (see
Chapter 8). As control in correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental
studies decreases, the potential influence of confounding variables increases.

Extraneous variables are any variables that you are not

intentionally studying in your experiment or test. When you run an experiment,
you’re looking to see if one variable (the independent variable) has an effect
on another variable (the dependent variable). In an ideal world you’d run the
experiment, check the results, and voila! Unfortunately…like many things in
life…it’s a little more complicated that than. Other variables, perhaps ones
that never crossed your mind, might influence the outcome of an experiment.
These undesirable variables are called extraneous variables.

A simple example: you want to know if online learning

increases student understanding of statistics. One group uses an online
knowledge base to study, the other group uses a traditional text. Extraneous
variables could include prior knowledge of statistics; you would have to make
sure that group A roughly matched group B with prior knowledge before starting
the study. Other extraneous variables could include amount of support in the
home, socio-economic income, or temperature of the testing room.

Types of Extraneous Variables

Demand characteristics: environmental clues which tell the

participant how to behave, like features in the surrounding or researcher’s
non-verbal behavior.

Experimenter / Investigator Effects: where the researcher

unintentionally affects the outcome by giving clues to the participants about
how they should behave.

Participant variables, like prior knowledge, health status

or any other individual characteristic that could affect the outcome.

Situational variables, like noise, lighting or temperature

in the environment.

One type of extraneous variable is called a confounding

variable. Confounding variables directly affect how the independent variable
acts on the dependent variable. It can muddle your results, leading you to
think that there is cause and effect when in fact there is not. In the above
example, a confounding variable could be introduced if the researcher gave the
text book to students in a low income school, and assigned online learning to
students in a higher income school. As students in higher income schools
typically take more challenging coursework than students in lower income
schools, pre-knowledge becomes a confounding extraneous variable.

Extraneous variables should be controlled if possible. One

way to control extraneous variables is with random sampling. Random sampling
does not eliminate any extraneous variable, it only ensures it is equal between
all groups. If random sampling isn’t used, the effect that an extraneous
variable can have on the study results become a lot more of a concern.

Reference:

Grove, S., Gray, J., Burns, N. (2015). Understanding Nursing

Research, 6th Edition. [Pageburstl]. Retrieved from https://pageburstls.elsevier.com/#/books/978145577…


Extraneous Variable Simple Definition. (n.d.). Retrieved

April 16, 2018, from http://www.statisticshowto.com/extraneous-variable…

Discussion 3

Extraneous variable is basically an extra variable. Not knowing or having that extra variable could counteract the result. By controlling one must be aware these exist or it could influence the outcome of the experiment. Extraneous variables are usually something the researcher doesn’t have control over such as external sounds and characteristics of individualsWhen running an experiment, one looks to see if one variable (independent variable) has an effect on another variable (dependent variables). They have the ability to affect the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The undesirable variables are known as extraneous variables and add errors to an experiment. “They are found in all studies, however, with unequal degrees of desire. If a researcher is able to recognize the presence of such prior to initiating the study, they may be able to design the study that any effects on the outcome are mitigated. If not recognized or controlled, they are considered weaknesses and degrade the internal validity of the study.” Grove, Gray & Burns, (2015).

There are four types:

1. Demand characteristics: Environmental clues which tell the participate how to behave, like features in the surrounding or researcher’s non-verbal behavior

2. Experimenter/Investigator Effects: Where the researcher unintentionally affects the outcome by giving clues to the participates about how they should behave

3. Participate variables: Health status or any other individual characteristic that could affect the outcome.

4. Situational variables: External noise, temperature and weather in an environment.

In order to control the extraneous variable the researcher must recognize those variables that could affect the dependent variable. Here’s an example. My concentration level is little to none when the TV is now. The TV is my extraneous variable which when removed or turned off I lose this variable thus improving my focus at hand Daily yogi has been proven to decrease anxiety. However, what is my sample? Ages difference, gender type, stress level, type of diet or death of a family member are all factors of my sample study/experiment..

References:

Grove S. K., Gray, J. R., & Burns, N., (2015). Understanding nursing research (6thed.) St Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Nwachukwu, C. P., (2017). Extraneous Variable Simple Definition.Statistics How To. www.statisticshowto.com/extraneous-variable/

Discussion 4

Extraneous variables are any variables that you are not intentionally studying in your experiment or test. A type of variable to be aware of when reading or designing studies (Kleinbaum et al., 1982; 1998; Polit et al., 2001). So it is vital for researchers to identify any potential extraneous variables and try to control them because they can influence the relationship between the variables that an experimenter is examining, or indicate there is a causal relationship between them when none exists, and also affect the result of the research. There are different types of extraneous variables and they are called undesirable variables. How could a researcher attempt to control these variables?. Researchers try to control for extraneous variables in their experiments by controlling the conditions of the experimental environment to keep variables as constant as possible (Polit et al., 2001). If experimental control is not possible, the researcher has three options for dealing with extraneous variables (Polit et al., 2001):

1- One way is to try to match the study participants on the possible confounds, such as matching experimental and control subjects, or cases and noncases, by age, gender, and other key possible confounding Variables .

2- . Another way is to incorporate an extraneous variable as an independent variable in the study design. If age, for example, might have an effect on the relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable, the researcher can group participants into subgroups of different ages. This method is called ‘‘stratification,’’ and the ‘‘effects’’ of stratified variables are usually included in the statistical analyses (Mausner & Kramer, 1985).

3- The third way is to use the person’s age as an independent variable in the statistical analyses. It is a common practice to measure an extraneous variable and include the measure of it only in the statistical analysis as a way to control for variation in the levels of the variable among the study’s participants. This practice is particularly common in survey studies.

Regardless of the approach used to control extraneous variables, it is always important to see if the participants vary in ways that could affect the dependent variable.

References:

Kleinbaum, D. G., Kupper, L. L., & Morgenstern, H. (1982). Epidemiologic research:

Principles and quantitative methods. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Retrieved

from http://www.worldcat.org/title/epidemiologic-research-principles-and-quantitative-

methods /oclc/13518922, April 16,2018.

Laura T. Flannelly, Kevin J. Flannelly & Katherine R. B. Jankowski (2014) Independent,

Dependent, and Other Variables in Healthcare and Chaplaincy Research, Journal of Health

Care Chaplaincy, 20:4, 161-170, DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2014.959374. Retrieved from

https://www-tandfonline-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org, April 16,2018.

.Mausner, J., & Kramer, S. (1985). Epidemiology: An introductory text (2nd ed.). Philadelphia,

PA: W.P. Saunders .Retrieved from http://www.epidemiolog.net/resources/textbooks.htm

April 16, 2018.

Polit, D. F., Beck, C. T., & Hungler, B. P. (2001). Essentials of nursing research: Methods,

appraisal, and utilization (5th ed.). New York, NY: Lippincott. DOI:. 10.7748/nr.13.4.91.s11.

Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27702222 April 16,2018.

Discussion 5

When performing research, the researcher analyzes data on independent variables and their effects on the dependent variable. But sometimes, undesirable variables occur. These variables are referred to as extraneous variables. According to Wienclaw extraneous variables are (2013), variables that affect the outcome of the experiment (i.e., whether or not the people questioned like the new interface) that have nothing to do with the independent variable itself. There are four types of extraneous variables. They include; demand, researcher effect, participant variables and situation variables. Demand refers to clues that are either environmental or non-verbal researcher clue of behavior. Researcher effect is an unintentional behavior clue from the researcher. Participant variables include prior knowledge of experiment health status or other characteristics that could skew data collection. Environmental variables are related to room temperature, lighting or noise to name a few. These variables can lead to errors with research and need to be controlled. It can be difficult to control all various, but good research controls as many extraneous variables as it can. One way researchers can attempt to limit these errors is using random sampling. By using random sampling, this will ensure the groups are equal. Weinclaw’s article discusses control of the data (2013), although is impossible to control for every possible extraneous variable, the more of these that are accounted for and controlled in the experimental design, the more meaningful the results will be.

Stephanie (2017). What are extraneous variables. Statistics how to. Retrieved from http://www.statisticsshow.com.

Weinclaw, R. (2013). Statistical principles for problem solving. Research starters: business. (online edition). Retrieved from EBSCO.

Discussion 6

Researchers use many ways to true to valid experiments and to control extraneous variables. One way that researchers can be in control is by planning out what they want the outcome to be in the research. They can do this by keeping the experiments or subjects the same. He could have all one age or all female or male to limit different outcomes. Complete control cannot be guaranteed but with careful planning it can be close. Most experiments conducted by educational researchers are quasi experiments (Borg and Gall, 1989). With this type of research the subjects are randomly assigned to groups and gives the researcher a greater chance to control the variables. It is unlikely to achieve this type of control in a classroom setting as you would in the laboratory. According to (Kennedy and Bush, 2001) they say that if the researcher have confident that the results are the effect of the treatment and not an extraneous agent than control is gained but only if they are confident that the results were from treatment. When the experiment cannot be controlled it is said that the researcher cannot be confident in the results and control is not gained.

References

Borg, W. R. and Gall, M.D. (2001). Educational Research: An Introduction, Fifth Edition Retrieved from

http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/eds/…

Kennedy, T. J. and Bush, A.J. (n.d). An Introduction to Experiment and Behavioral Research. Retrieved from

http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/eds/…


Write an essay portfolio by reading the questions below.

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1. Is Social Media a good forum for elected leaders? How should they best communicate with the public? You’ll evaluate the President and Vice President on their use of Twitter and Facebook to implement their agendas. 1. Read the Pew Charitable Trust article (http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2014/10/17/officials-urged-take-care-with-social-media) and develop a list of best practices for elected leaders’ use of social media.

2. Spend two weeks (select a 14-day period, and be sure to state the dates in your paper) with the President and Vice President as they utilize social media:

Donald Trump: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump https://www.facebook.com/POTUS/

Mike Pence: https://twitter.com/mike_pence https://www.facebook.com/VicePresidentPence/

Note: Mike Pence does not always have twitter messages. What does this say about him in comparison to Donald Trump?

3. What message or agenda are each conveying to “followers?” Discuss three (3) themes for each official. (for example: economy, environment, guns)

4. Are they consistent with what’s on their “official” government pages? https://www.whitehouse.gov

(*to follow up on more specific information associated with each individual, place your browser arrow over ‘The Administration’ tab and you should have the separate offices drop down*)

5. Do these elected leaders have any more personal or social responsibility to the citizens and residents of the USA than the average Facebook or Twitter user? Why?

6. If you were the social media advisor to each man, what would suggest for each? Based upon your “best practices,” are they doing it right? What can each do to try to reach out beyond their base of supporters/followers?

7. How would you distinguish between what is truth v what are lies?

Remember to follow the essay guidelines with three references, three pages and 12 point type.

Discuss the creative background of the ancient Greeks and Romans and their impact upon Western Civilization.

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Prompt:

  • Discuss the creative background of the ancient Greeks and Romans and their impact upon Western Civilization.
  • Be sure to include Greek and Roman examples of their contributions to philosophy, literature, theater, architecture, and sculpture, and how those contributions to art have had lasting effects on the Western world.

Writing guidelines:

PURPOSE: Your critical response involves analysis, evaluation, and critical thinking. A Response is not just an “opinion paper.” You need to make claims about Greek, Roman, and modern western culture and most importantly, you need to give examples from course reading, videos, and/or outside sources. Don’t just discuss the production – use your critical thinking to support your claims with evidence!

FORMAT: paper should be 5 pages in length, and double-spaced with one-inch margins. (Don’t worry, if you discuss all aspects of the prompt, you should have no trouble getting to 5 double-spaced pages)

PLAGIARISM: To write with originality and depth, you must use your own voice and resist the urge to plagiarize. This assignment requires little to no outside research, and is meant to be pure analysis of the information by you alone. Feel free to quote from your text, course readings, course videos etc. Just be sure to cite properly. Copying from sparknotes.com or any of the college essay sites is easily detectable and takes away your chance to trust yourself and make observations about your analysis of the information.

STRUCTURE: Make sure you include the basic information early in the opening of your paper: cultures you will be discussing; types of art you will discuss; tie that info to the overall Western world. The body of your paper must include specific examples from Greek and Roman Arts (philosophy, theatre, sculpture and architecture), a discussion of the style and themes, the context (historical background info) in which they were created and your evaluation of their impact on the Western world at large. Then Conclude.

The following questions may help you to analyze the course information. Your paper should address all of these questions.

  • Explain the context (historical background) of the ancient Greeks and Romans. What kind of lives did they lead socially, economically, politically? How do you think these aspects of their lives affected the way they approached and produced art (philosophy, literature, theater, sculpture, and architecture)? Does social, political and economic status affect the way we approach and produce those same types of art today? How so?
  • Compare and contrast the philosophical thought of the Greeks and Romans. What kinds of questions did they ask? What were they interested in explaining about human life? How did they view the world overall? What do those views say about their culture? How have their contributions to philosophy lasted into the modern Western world?
  • Discuss how the Romans both copied and transformed Greek theater. How do you think theater of the modern Western world compares? We have obviously made changes to theater since then, but what similarities are still present to this day?
  • Describe the style of Greek sculpture and of Roman sculpture. What were common subjects of their respective sculptures? What was the purpose of their respective sculptures? Did the Greek model of the ideal man/woman affect the way the Western world views beauty? If so, in what way? For how long? What kinds of sculptures does the Western world erect today? What do all of these examples say about our cultures?
  • Describe the style of Greek and Roman architecture. Who did these cultures build for? What advances were made? Are modern buildings influenced by Greek or Roman styles?

Again these questions are not meant for short answers in order. You must organize your answers, critique, and analysis in an essay.

  1. GRADING STANDARDS FOR WRITING

Grades for writing in this course (Outlines, Production Responses, and Exam Essays) are determined by your adherence to guidelines, deadlines, and thoroughness of analysis, writing ability, mechanics, and clarity of logic. For all written assignments, the student should accomplish each of the following goals:

A: Well organized (use of introduction, conclusion, paragraphs with a single main point, evidence from analysis, and transitions); sentences smooth and carefully crafted; virtually no errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar; words chosen with precision; language fresh, vivid, and concise; addresses all the specifics of the prompt.

B: Well-organized, but paragraph structure sometimes disjointed; a few awkward passages and errors in mechanics; language sometimes general, may lack freshness or precision; no errors glaring or highly distracting; addresses most of the specifics of the prompt.

C: Organized, but paragraphs often disunited or misplaced; shows logical plan but writing is wordy, general, imprecise, or trite; sentences awkward but meaning is clear; articulation fair, and volume just loud enough; errors in mechanics but not highly distracting; addresses some of the specifics of the prompt.

NC: meaning not clear in many sentences due to poor construction; language muddled and unclear; errors in mechanics are distracting; does not address the specifics of the prompt.

Macbeth essay, Chactacter Analysis, Textual Background, Sources used.

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THIS PAPER IS DUE AT MIDNIGHT. IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE TIME I NEED.

Write and submit a paper of 3,000-4,500 words about the play for which the Annotated Bibliography was completed. The paper will be a critical study of a theme, character, or development of the play, and will include a discussion of the play’s textual background and source material.

Textual Background: Using Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition and other sources (if necessary), summarize in your own words where we got the modern text of the play you are writing about. Pay special attention to any differences between different original versions from which we get our modern text. Be sure to cite whatever sources you summarize.

Sources: Shakespeare got parts of most of his plays from other people’s writings. What are the main outside sources he used to write this play? (Start from the information in the Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition, and examine the sources yourself, if you can). Summarize the information about where the play came from, unless you have a chance to examine some of the sources in detail. If you examine a source in detail, talk about your own conclusions.

Analysis: Develop an argument you will present about a particular interpretation of the play by analyzing a theme, a character, a plot development, etc. Make certain that your analysis is focused on one aspect of the play, craft an argument that you will then prove with your writing by drawing on primary and secondary texts, and avoid unnecessary summary.

Works Cited: Works cited should be annotated, but should not be included in the final word count. The final works cited should include at least 10 secondary sources that deal with aspects of the play.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the MLA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

ATTACHED IS THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY THAT NEEDS TO BE USED.

70% OF THIS PAPERS GRADE IS BASED ON TEXTUAL EVIDENCE AND STRUCTURE.

MLA FORMAT IS NEEDED

150-200-words-summary

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you will submit a 150-200-word summary [not a copy] of a news story from any reputable state or national news source in print, on radio, on TV, or online. Use Times New Roman, 12-pt. type, double-spaced. The story will be about the intersection of media and the First Amendment in the United States—no stories from foreign countries. Not part of the 150-200 words will be a description of where you found this news item (N.Y. Times, CNN on TV, etc.), the title of the story, the date, and URL, if applicable. The story must appear in the news media during the week you will be submitting it. In addition to the summary of the story, I’m looking for any insights you might have on why this is an important case or issue and any implications for journalists, organizations, the media in general, corporations, etc.

Example of a Good Summary: This could have been improved by mentioning that this is an invasion of privacy as well and by indicating other repercussions besides suicide, such as job losses, divorces, etc.

Ashley Madison is a Canadian-based website catering to people who are married and looking to have affairs. The site was recently hacked, leading to the exposure of detailed

information belonging to all of Ashley Madison’s clients. Clients’ information was released worldwide by the hackers, deeming the situation one of the most successful attempts of data breaches worldwide. The company responsible for Ashley Madison was broken into last month and this hack follows. Those caught up in the scandal include United States government employees who have jobs in law enforcement and national security. Those employees are said to have used their work networks to access the website. Ashley Madison’s parent company will pay 500,000 Canadian dollars for any information that could lead to the arrest of the hackers. The FBI has been asked to assist with the investigation of the hack. Two suicides have been linked to the case since the incident surfaced, but they have not been verified as a result of the breach.

http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/ap/business/police…

Example of a Fair-to-Poor Summary: This would have been improved by mentioning how this pertains to the First Amendment. For example, what are the “fundamental rights” she was referring to, and how do they have an effect on this Supreme Court decision? In addition, the link to the original article is not given. It is also almost twice as long as instructed.

Kentucky Clerk Defies Court on Same Sex Marriages

Kim Davis, the county clerk at Rowan County Court house, dramatically brought all activities in the courthouse to a standstill. This is because she defiantly refused to issue couples of the same sex, a marriage certificate despite a clear law from the Supreme Court approving such unions. The courts house was jammed by angry gay and lesbian couples who felt Ms. Davis was infringing into their fundamental rights. Despite this pressure from the many couples, Ms. Davis did not budge or relent; in fact she told the journalist present that she was following a directive from God. Having taken office in January, from her mother who had served in a similar

capacity for 37 years, Ms. Davis reiterated that same sex marriages opposed her religious views and she would never sanction them as long as she was the clerk (Blinder & Pérez-Peña, 2015).

Early in the week, Ms. Davis had gone to court to object on the issuance of marriage certificates to gay, lesbian and even straight couples, arguing it was against religious backgrounds. The case was heard by the Supreme Court, but it was not obliged. The same Supreme Court in June, 2015 following a case of Obergefell vs. Hodges, established a law to be followed nationwide where it makes same sex marriages a constitutional right. This directive has been met by heavy opposition, especially by the religious faithful, Ms. Davis acting as an example. Other states like Alabama have experienced over 11 counties where the administration refused to issue same sex marriage licenses. Legal experts have termed what Ms. Davis and other administrations are doing as illegal and actually denying Americans their constitutional rights. Ms. Davis and similar minded people could be held in contempt of court and risk being jailed or fined. The advice from the experts is that the times are changing and we should not be held back by religious connotations.

Example of a Poor Summary: This could have been improved by mentioning how this pertains to the First Amendment. For example, does the First Amendment protect the press from criticism by Trump? What does the First Amendment say about the press? Twenty-five percent of this was plagiarized from the original source. The typeface is not Times New Roman, 12 pt., and it is single-spaced. Also, the grammar and punctuation are poor, and the plural of “journalist” is “journalists.” DO NOT FORGET THIS. Legal cases are always italicized.

Kareem Abdul-­‐Jabbar wrote an article for the Washington Post comparing Presidential Candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The portion of the article that discussed Donald Trump interested me the most. Kareem Abdul-­‐Jabbar reported this week that Donald Trump, US Presidential candidate, consistently attacks the First Amendment’s protection of a freedom of press. Donald Trump menaces journalist who attend his campaign in hopes to stifle other journalist who might want to ask tough but reasonable questions towards the candidate. In the most recent event, Fox correspondent, Megyn Kelly, went on planned vacation after Trump threatening her, “I’ve been very nice to you, although I could probably maybe not be, based on the way you have treated me. But I wouldn’t do that.” He also stated that she had an attitude during the GOP debate on Fox. This was not the first time Trump had conflict with the press. Trump refused to give Des Moines Register’s reporters credentials to attend his campaign even in Iowa in July after the paper suggested Trump should withdraw from the campaign. Donald Trump has also referred to journalist as “losers” or “unintelligent” because he felt they treated him harshly since their views did not agree with his.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2…

Cloud Application Security

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Using the scenario from the Week One assignment, write a 2- to 3-page business memo to the CIO of your organization detailing security recommendations. Include a Visio® diagram illustrating your security model and any areas of concern. Be sure to follow APA standards for a business memo.

Referencing your prior week’s infrastructure (specific) choices, use the “Understanding Cloud Security” guidance in Ch. 12 of the Cloud Computing Bible to think about one or two additional recommendations that you would make to improve security.

Incorporate into your memo the inherent security concerns for each area:

  • Service: What service to use (SaaS, PaaS, etc)? This is based on your Week One decision.
  • Design principles: To what standards do you need to adhere? (use Ch. 14, Amazon Web Services for Dummies, as a reference) This is based on your Week Two decision.
  • Security concerns: What virtualization security concerns do you have? This is based on your Week Three decision.

If you don’t have access to information about your organization’s network, try meeting with the network manager to come up with some ideas. If this is not possible, use the following scenario:

You are the IT Manager of a mid-size wholesale distribution business of 500 employees. The following are a few systems that are used within your business:

  • Internal Exchange 2003 server – this is a physical server
  • Internal CRM system – this is a virtual machine
  • Internal ERP system using SAP ERP 6.0 – this is a physical server
  • Internal File server using 1.2 TB of data – this is a virtual machine
  • (2) Internal SQL Servers used for business intelligence – (1) server is virtual and (1) server is physical

The network has the following characteristics:

  • A WAN with (4) connected sites – (3) distribution centers, and a corporate office.
  • Each site is connected via a 100 Mbps MPLS WAN and has a single T-1 for a failover connection.
  • The datacenter is centralized at one of the distribution centers.
  • There are (2) internet connections a 100 Mbps primary connection and a 10 Mbps backup.
  • The network has redundant firewalls that also provide VPN access for any remote access that is needed.
  • Each site has a LAN that is 1 Gbps Ethernet.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

ACS-assignment-Ethics-Professionalism-and-Governance

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Things to Consider in Your Assignment:  You should list at least 3 values from the ACS Code of Ethics and up to 5 clauses from the ACS Code of Professional Conduct, you think are specifically relevant in deciding how to resolve the situation. Make sure that you refer to the most up to date ACS Codes which are available on the ACS website – www.acs.org.au.  You should also list any relevant Australian legislation that you think applies to this scenario.  Your analysis, discussion and recommendations should use the framework you selected in Week 3 – Solving an Ethical Dilemma. Your assignment should be 400 -500 words in length (excluding your code lists, legislation list and references).

Excel Problems

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This assignment is to be done using Excel. You must use Excel for the calculations (either using a formula which references other cells or an Excel function if appropriate). Do not just type the answer into Excel.

See the attached Excel file for an example.

1) Liz spends 21 hours on a project and estimates that she has completed 3/4 of the project. How many hours does she expect the project to take?

2) Lisa Harris is a buyer for ACME. She can purchase 150 pounds of chemicals for $97. At this same rate, how much would 3,000 pounds of the chemical cost?

3) Last year Diane Johnson had net sales of $582,496. This year her sales decreased by 12%. What were her net sales this year?

4) A department store had 15% turnover in personnel last year. If the store employs 600 people, how many employees were replaced last year?

Preparedness Planning Memo

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Preparedness Planning

Competencies Addressed in This Assignment

  • Competency 1: Apply emergency planning procedures to critical incidents.
  • Competency 2: Explain the role of emergency planning within the emergency management field.
  • Competency 4: Correlate appropriate emergency management response to hazards and threats.
  • Competency 5: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.

Introduction

When you are working as professional emergency management official, you will be tasked with creating plans for dealing with a future possible occurrence of an emergency in your region. In all the assignments in this course you will be addressing how to plan for one of the specific phases of emergency management: preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Types of emergencies generally fall into three areas:

  • Natural disasters: hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires.
  • Man-made accidents: transportation disasters, such as train wrecks, or bridges collapsing.
  • Man-made incidents: terrorist attacks such as physical attacks or electronic (hacking).

You will be using the Riverbend City train derailment scenario as a foundation for the assignments in this course. For this first assignment on preparedness planning view the Preparation, Planning, and Preparedness media piece, which uses a man-made accident as the type of emergency.

Common practices for preparedness planning are:

  • Identification of local resources.
  • Establishment of a continuity of operations plan for the community.
  • Creation of a team.
  • Setting outcome-based goals and tracking progress to those goals.
  • Creating a plan for communicating the preparedness plan to the community through the media.

Instructions

You work for Jenny Cunningham, Riverbend City Emergency Manager. You are the supervisor who will be responsible for training representatives for the following groups in how to create a sample plan for preparedness:

  • Emergency and government managers.
  • First responders.
  • Business leaders.
  • Heads of families or households.
  • Personnel in charge of or dealing with special needs groups such as the elderly, non-English speaking people, children, et cetera.

Jenny has asked you to send her a memo with the five top points you would present in a training for these groups. Your purpose for this eventual training is to introduce the target audience to what goes into a well-rounded preparedness plan. Use your personal and professional experiences, your readings, as well as examples of preparedness you have seen in the media scenario to support your ideas. Be sure to cite your resources.

In a memo to Jenny Cunningham explain how you would address the following with your group of training representatives. The memo should be short and concise. Use 1–2 paragraphs to succinctly deliver each main point.

  1. Prepare a statement of why an emergency preparedness plan is important to establish, with emphasis on evacuation or sheltering in place.
  2. Identify stakeholders who will be able to assist in the preparedness phase for government entities, businesses, and citizens.
  3. Establish suggested necessary team members for your chosen incident (including governmental and non-governmental bodies).
  4. Outline a continuity of operations plan that will help stakeholders be prepared to return to normalcy following a disaster.
  5. Create a sample message to the community (one that would be delivered through the media) that provides a simple outline of steps families or special needs groups (such as the elderly, non-English speaking people, personnel in schools) can take to create their own preparedness plan.

Requirements

To achieve a successful assignment experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements for your memo:

  • Written communication: Must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
  • APA formatting for any citations and references used in the assignment.
  • A memo doesn’t require a title page, just who it is to, who it is from, and a subject line.
  • Should not exceed 250 words for each point.
  • You are required to submit your assignment to Turnitin. Once you review your results and make any needed changes, submit your paper for grading.

How to Submit Your Assignment

This is a two-step process.

Turnitin: All assignments must be submitted to Turnitin.

  1. Access Turnitin through the link in the courseroom.
  2. Submit your assignment using the draft folder.
  3. Review the returned report and make changes as needed. (You may ignore any template matches.)
  4. Resubmit your updated assignment using the appropriate folder.

Submit Your Assignment for Grading: See Submit an Assignment (linked in the Resources) for more information.

  1. Click on the linked assignment heading.
  2. Attach your file.
  3. Click submit.
  4. You will know your submission was successful by viewing the Submitted section of the My Grades area.

Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

Resources

Assignment-Choice-1-Why-We-Lost-in-Vietnam

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Why did the United States lose the Vietnam War? Prepare a presentation that explains at least three different reasons why the United States lost. Begin with an introductory slide with a thesis statement. Which interpretation is the most persuasive and what lessons are to be learned?

End your slide show with a final paragraph of conclusions that highlight the themes of your visual interpretation.

The presentation should contain 5- to 7-slides, not including title or reference slides, and should follow APA Requirements. Three sources (at least two peer-reviewed references in addition to the textbook) should be cited and referenced.