Author: chris

Despite being a fairly old technology, menu-driven interfaces are very common in user interface design.  Menu-driven interfaces consist of a series of screens which are navigated by choosing options from lists.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Evaluate the user dialog strategies used by a menu-driven interface.
2. Determine why menu-driven interfaces continue to be popular in the modern computing age.
3. Suggest at least three (3) strategies for making menu-driven interfaces visually appealing in the modern computing environment.

1. Suggest alternatives for menu-driven interface design and explain how these alternatives can be designed to eventually replace all menu-driven interfaces.

5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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. 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 quality of the user experience is very important to the success of an application. In the early days of computing, users often experienced long delays since computing power was poor and networks had comparatively slow throughput. Modern systems have largely eliminated these delays due to increased network and computing power, yet users still report a high level of frustration.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe three (3) reasons users are still frustrated with modern applications.

2. Suggest one (1) method for reducing the frustrations for each of the reasons you supplied in Question one (1).
3. Describe methods for determining if user frustration is caused by poor system design or from the natural frustration associated with learning a new software product.
4. Suggest at least three (3) methods to reduce the frustrations among the disabled population and how this population can be better served.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your consulting services have been requested by the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.  The CEO is concerned about the use of the internet at work and employs your consulting services to discuss her concerns. Primarily, she is concerned that employees might be abusing the internet and is wondering what repercussions the company might face in a variety of legal areas, specifically with respect to the legal environment of business, ethics, and human resources issues. She is also concerned with preventing abuse of the internet at all levels, from low-level employees to the Board of Directors.

She requests a memo from you regarding:

1. Possible torts that could be committed by employees who use the internet at work
2. Possible crimes that could be committed by employees who use the internet at work (and indicate whether the crimes are white collar or blue collar)
3. Liability of the corporation versus liability of the individual employee through commission of torts or crimes using the internet at work
4. Whether violations of the duty of care or duty of loyalty could exist through use of social media sites at work
5. Employee privacy rights or concerns that exist regarding use of the internet at work
6. Employment laws that protect the employee or the employer with respect to use of the internet at work.

Identify two policies that this CEO could put in place to curb the potential for abuse of the internet at work, with one policy that addresses low-level employees and one policy that is targeted for the board of directors. Keep in mind the business judgment rule with respect to the latter policy and discuss whether it might ever be invoked to enforce or ignore such a policy. Articulate your ideas on how to remedy the issue of corporate malfeasance that occurs through abuse of the internet at work.  Proffer some clear recommendations to the CEO about how to improve overall corporate governance by reducing the potential for abuse of the internet at work.

You must also clearly address ethical issues that arise regarding your policies; note that ethical issues might exist on behalf of the employee if your policies are not utilized, but ethical issues might exist on behalf of the employer if the polices are implemented.

The CEO intends to pass along this memo to other employees in the company who might not have a strong understanding of these concepts. Thus, you are also requested to clearly explain and define the legal concepts you raise. She also is concerned about offending employees with policy suggestions and requests you keep this in mind with your suggested policies.

This issue exists in many companies and corporations, so you are encouraged to research outside sources for data supporting policies to reduce abuse of the internet at work. Demonstrate critical thinking by analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting appropriate policies to provide an original perspective to enhance corporate legal and ethical environs as they relate to use of the internet at work.

You are expected to convey complex ideas in a clear, concise and organized fashion, using the required and recommended readings from the course for analytical support.  You are required to cite a minimum of four scholarly sources.

Your well-written paper should be 8-10 pages in length, not including the title or references pages.

Begin to conduct research relevant to your course project. For example, you will need to research the industry and the product(s) or service(s) that are currently being offered outside the U.S. by the company you have chosen; and the major competitors that your company will face when it enters the U.S. market.

Prepare a report which identifies the company you have chosen for your course project, and the product(s) or service(s) the company is planning to introduce to the U.S. Describe at least four categories of information you have researched, how you looked for information, and some specific sources of information that you found. Be sure to address ALL of the grading criteria items.

The information you research will form the basis for deciding whether—and to what extent—to adapt your company’s marketing strategy (including the product itself) for the U.S. market.

By Wednesday, October 28, 2015, submit your responses to the appropriate M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Format:

Present your responses in Microsoft Word document format.

Use the following file naming convention:

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper about one true cybercrime or hacking case. Include the following:

• Explain the differences between cybercrime and traditional crime.
• Explain the purposes of most hackers.
• Identify the case.
• Describe the crime and how the suspects were caught.
• Describe the punishments in the case.
• Explain the effects on society.

Use the Internet to find the cases.

Include at least two academic resources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

How is My Research Relevant? A Work in Progress

Recall, action research focuses on enabling teachers, researchers and leaders to be continuous learners (Mills, 2014). By this, action research is considered a “work in progress” (Brydon-Miller, Greenwood, & Maguire, 2003, p. 10) and is considered a “common formative assessment” (Buczynski & Hansen, 2014, p. 352). The process of deliberate and repeated fine-tuning to the design is critical to successful implementation of action research. Therefore, part of the purpose of this assignment is to ensure relevancy of your research and to deepen the research endeavor. Your final project in this course involves preparing a comprehensive presentation of your findings. This assignment is the first step in putting your final project together. Through the collaborative conversations that occur during this week’s discussions, you will gain helpful information from classmates that may prompt a need for refining your research design as it evolves.

Remember, it is important that the data collection is aligned with the research question(s), which was required in the matrix from EDU671. Therefore, another purpose for this assignment is for you to use this assignment as an opportunity to revise and adjust the data collection portion of your study. Effective action research practice includes ongoing and deliberate thought in order to positively inform your study. Revisions are required as part of this action research process. Consequently, incorporating this information is essential to a comprehensive data collection process and presentation of findings that is due in Week Six. For this assignment, you summarize the necessary modifications you made to your action research between the proposal process from EDU671 to this second week as you begin implementation of your study. Please address each of the components listed below in the content expectations and write your paper to meet the written communication expectations below. If modifications were not needed to a particular component, share what was in place originally and label it with the words NO CHANGE.

Content Expectations

• Research Focus: Describe the current area of focus for the research including required revisions thus far.
• Literature : Synthesize the literature you have found in addition to your matrix developed in EDU 671 that supports your proposal.
• Defining Variables : Describe your defining variables in specific and operational terms.
• Research Questions : State your research question(s) in a list format making sure that there is a clear relationship through clear and concise wording to the action research project.
• Intervention/Innovation: Analyze the intervention/innovation as it pertains to the connection of the action research project to the field of education, the specific community, non-educational, or individual personal issue in which you are studying.
• Data Collection : Describe the type of data collection tools to be used in the study.

Written Communication Expectations

• Page Requirement: Two-to-three pages, not including title and references pages.
• APA Formatting : Use APA formatting consistently throughout the assignment.
• Syntax and Mechanics : Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, su
• : Include a minimum of two scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the references page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

1. (TCO J) Utilizing the “Auditing Through the Computer Approach” explain what types of procedures you would perform as an auditor in evaluating an online order processing system. Name a control that could compensate for inadequate segregation of duties in a computer system. (Points : 30)
2. TCO K) When considering the use of Management’s written representations as audit evidence about the completeness of an assertion, an auditor should understand that such representations – select one of the answers that best completes this sentence and explain your response:

   (a)  Constitute sufficient evidence to support the assertion when considered in combination with a sufficiently low assessed level of control risk.

   (b) Complement, but do not replace, substantive tests designed to support the assertion.

   (c)  Are not part of the evidence considered to support the assertion.

   (d)  Replace a low assessed level of control risk as evidence to support the assertion.

This 1st assignment needs to be at least 1 ½ pages in length (do not do it by word count) and please no headlines. Will be checked using turnitin for plagiarism.

The article “Race, Family Structure, and Delinquency: A Test of Differential Association and Social Control Theories”(preview & abstract can be found at the bootom of http://www.jstor.org/stable/2095837?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents) uses theoretical mechanisms to discuss “how broken homes may influence delinquency among blacks and nonblacks” (Matsueda & Heimer, 1987, p. 826). After reflecting on this article, discuss whether the factors present in 1987 are still currently present, and discuss whether the present factors can be addressed by social bonding theory. If you believe the factors cannot be addressed by social bonding theory, evaluate the theoretical study of crime and crime causation, and discuss how the factors can be addressed.

The 2nd assignment is 3 ½ pages in a word document, do not base it off of word count. Please do not include any headers and should be left aligned. No plagiarized information, IT WILL BE CHECKED USING TURNITIN!!!

Travis Hirshi’s social bonding theory is a form of social control. While other criminological theories attempt to explain why crime occurs, social bonding theory explains why people conform to the norms of society and away from deviant and antisocial behaviors. Many argue the threat of punishment as being a deterrent. However, Travis Hirshi, in his contentions, believes there are other factors beyond punishment that are responsible for conformity. Watch The Social Bond Theory video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs9AaITvt3I), which provides examples of the four elements of the theory.

In your paper,

• Explain Travis Hirschi’s social bonding theory.
• Describe the four elements of social bonding theory.
• Discuss how the social bonding theory affects conformity in America.
• Discuss the relationship between social bonding theory and the various sociological schools of crime causation.

Your paper must

• Be 3 1/2  double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style
• Use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text and the article being evaluated.