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JHJ School of Business MIS 683-01 Topics in MIS Sample Questions for Test 1 1. Describe the characteristics of a Big Data set and what distinguishes it from an ordinary data set. How it is typically handled to derive benefits for the user? Give an example. 2. What are the benefits of Big Data processing? Give an example in use that shows how Big Data is used in a business setting. 3. Describe three Big Data tools and techniques and how they are used. 4. Data mining is an important concept that is used heavily in Big Data. Explain how data mining is used with Big Data. How do you prepare data for use in Big Data context? 5. How is predictive modeling used in Big Data? Explain. Give an example to illustrate your points. 6. Explain Big Data applications of Churn prediction and Fraud detection. 7. Explain Data Driven Decision-making. Give an example. 8. Describe the different types of probabilities that are needed in Big Data processing. 9. Describe the Big Data concepts of similarity, neighborhood and clustering. 10. How ethical issues arise in the handling of Big Data. Give examples of Big Data ethical issues. 11. Data reduction, causal modeling and co-occurrence are important Big Data concepts. Explain how these are used in Big Data. Give examples. 12. What is Data Science and what are the basic qualities that a data scientist must possess? Describe what roles some well-known Data Scientists play in US.

How valuable is sustainability in fashion industry?Explain.

Describe Forms of social inequality and privilege.

• Write a paper that identifies 3 major challenges for health care administrators working in a specified setting or location.
• Challenges could be related to the following:
  • Health care service delivery
  • Legal compliance, malpractice, or risk management
  • Financial management
  • Professional shortages, retention, or recruitment
  • Information technology
• The paper needs to include the following:
  • Explain the scope and impact of problems that include costs, quality, and access to services by stakeholder group (e.g., patient, provider, and third-party payer).
  • Discuss strategies to reduce the impact of those problems with justification and rationale.
  • Provide suggestions on how to evaluate the degree of success for each strategy.

Support your work with at least 3 academic or professional peer-reviewed sources published within the past 5 years.

 

3-5 pages, excluding cover page, abstract page, and reference page

Scenario

As the human resources (HR) manager for a public organization, you are conducting a New Hire Orientation session for all new employees. As research for your orientation, you are writing a report about the functions of the organization, its strengths and weaknesses, and its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.

Instructions

1.Choose a public organization, such as Target, McDonalds, Apple, etc., as the basis for this assignment. Be sure to choose an organization where the information needed to complete this assignment is publicly available and is easily accessible.

2.Using research from at least three sources, develop a report that accomplishes the following tasks: ?Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.

?Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.

?Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.

?Conduct an internal and external assessment of the organization: ?Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.

?Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.

?Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. Assess the organizational structure; the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; market competitors; as well as the industry, national, and macro environments.

 

Support your responses using scholarly research from the Argosy University online library resources.

Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Situation 1

You need to hire contractors for the electrical work. You also know that getting the permits is going to be very difficult and my delay your project. You have a friend in the electrical business who knows an inspector that can be bribed to move your inspections to the top of the list. If you hire your friend’s company, you know you will have your inspections completed on time.

Situation 2

You need to hire inexpensive labor to build your work benches for the production floor. You have a bunch of college friends who are in need of work and the pay is good for this work. You also feel you might have more control over the workers since they are your friends. You know that your company usually uses takes bids for this type of work

Choose one situation and determine what potential ethics are involved in that situation. Discuss what you would do in this situation. Explain your reasoning.

Resource: Correctional Counseling textbook

Select one of the following case studies located at the end of each chapter in Correctional Counseling:

• Nash. “The Case of Rick” – Ch. 3(p. 77)

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper based on your selected case study.

Include the following in your paper:

• A brief description of the selected case
• A description of the concept of helping clients during the case management process
• The best intervention practices when working with clients and how this can have a positive effect on a client’s behavioral patterns
• The concept of helping and intervention practices that should be used in this case

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Utilize in-text citations and references.

Discuss Respondeat Superior including the following components:

1. Introduction that includes the thesis statement (Content criteria #1)
2. Describe the meaning of the legal doctrine, Respondeat Superior. (Content criteria #2)
3. Provide at least two examples of cases where the doctrine was applied and analyze whether or not the doctrine was applied fairly to each of the examples. (content criteria #3)
4. Conclusion (included in #1)

Select and analyze an article on family-friendly workplace, either for child or elder care. Summarize the article and discuss the need for a family-friendly workplace. Discuss whether all employers should have flexible work schedules to accommodate employees who need to care for sick family members Why or why not?

If an employee needs to take a leave to care for a sick family member, should his or her employer offer partial pay, continue insurance benefits or grant the leave even if it places the employer in a difficult situation?