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Assignment 1: Inventory Management Systems

Your sister owns a small clothing store. During a conversation at a family dinner, she mentions her frustration with having to manually track and reorder high demand items. She would like an automated system but has a very small budget.

Write a 4-5 page paper in which you create a plan for a low-cost automated inventory system in which you:

• Describe all the necessary equipment.
• Explain the costs involved in the creation of the system.
• Describe the ongoing maintenance that will be required.
• Provide a workflow diagram in Visio or equivalent software to illustrate how the system will work.

Your assignment must:

• 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.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams/charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific Course Learning Outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the types of business needs that can be addressed using information technology-based solutions.
• Create requirements for a system through a formal technique that enables a productive change in a way the business is conducted.
• 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 a

In this assignment, you will write an essay about the research methods and ethical implications of a social psychology study. You will get information about the study from one of the entries in the SPARQ “Solutions Catalog”, which is a web site maintained by Stanford University at https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions?&&. SPARQ is an acronym for “Social Psychological Answers to Real-world Questions.” Each entry in the Solutions Catalog names a problem, and then offers a solution to that problem, based on a research study in social psychology.

To keep this assignment short and manageable, your only sources for this assignment should be from the SPARQ site and your course materials, such as your textbook. There is no need for you to cite any of the course materials. Therefore, no additional citations or references are needed, beyond those from the SPARQ site.

In this exercise, you will choose one of the entries in the SPARC site, and then write a two to three (2-3) page paper that meets the following requirements.

1. Begin your paper with a short introductory statement that clearly identifies the article from the SPARQ site that you are using, as well as the corresponding research article.  Model your statement after the following example:

The article I selected from the SPARQ website is entitled “Boost Grades by Reframing Failures” (Wilson, n.d.), which summarizes a research article (Wilson & Linville, 1982) on the topic.

• • • Please note that there are two APA “in-text citations” in this example. The first citation “(Wilson, n.d.)” is an in-text citation for the SPARQ article. The SPARQ articles are undated, which means that there is no date of publication reported. The “n.d.” designation is an abbreviation for “no date”.

• • • The second citation “(Wilson & Linville, 1982)”, is an in-text citation to the original research article. We are asking you to cite this paper for practice in using APA, but are not requiring you to read the original paper. Normally, you should cite only those articles that you actually read and used, but we’re making an exception here for the purposes of practice.

2. Briefly summarize the main details of your chosen social psychology research study. Identify the main research method(s) used in the study (e.g., case study, experiment, observation, etc.).
3. Explain whether or not you believe the research methodology that the researchers used in the study was the most appropriate for the study. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Discuss whether or not you believe the research methodology used in the study is the one (1) method that provides researchers with the most information in general. Explain the main reasons why or why not.
5. Explain the major ethical implications of the selected study (e.g., informed consent, debriefing, etc.). Describe the main reasons why you believe the study was or was not ethical. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. The final section of your paper will be a reference section that contains a corresponding reference for both of the in-text citations in your introductory statement (see point #1, above). In APA-style citations, in-text citations must match up with a reference in the reference section. You can model your reference section after the following:

Wilson, T. D. (n.d.). Boost grades by reframing failures.  Retrieved from https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions/boost-grades-reframing-failures Wilson, T. D. & Linville, P.W. (1982).  Improving the academic performance of college freshmen:  attribution therapy revisited.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 42(2), 367-376.

• • • These examples follow the APA conventions for an Internet article, and a professional journal article, respectively.

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. 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:

• Describe research methods that are used for studying social psychology.
• Develop an increased understanding of the dynamic between society and individuals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in social psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about social psychology using proper grammar and mechanics.

 

 

Assignment 3: Mystical Experiences

 

Without exception, all religions revere mystics and teachers who have had personal experiences of God beyond the ordinary, everyday reality. Such personal experience of God is called the mystical experience. The word mystical is derived from the Greek muo, meaning to conceal. In a sense, the real manifestation of God is concealed from all but the mystics.

 

Every religion acknowledges mystics who have reported such direct experience of an indescribable, overpowering reality of God, which cannot be named or spoken of in ordinary terms. Other religions refer to wise men that are adept at detaching themselves from the real world, called sages (Hindu and Buddhism).

 

The fact that these experiences, as reported, share a certain similarity across cultural and religious boundaries has led some philosophers of religion to speculate whether they may be, in fact, the same experience. Perhaps all religions share a common mystical core at their center. The difference between viewpoints has to do with whether a relationship with a personal god exists.

 

As used in this course, the term mystic means a person claiming direct experience with God (monotheism) or the Ultimate Reality (Hinduism). Mysticism, in this sense, has nothing to do with crystal balls, tarot cards, Ouija boards, magic, or superstition of any kind. Rather, it is the hidden heart of a major religious tradition.

 

Please complete an essay of approximately 500 words in length addressing the following questions. Please be sure to include at least one reference with your assignment and use correct APA format for your citations and paper layout.

 

1. Define and describe a mystical experience as understood within philosophy or one of the five religions we study in this course.
2. Mystical experiences are usually life changing to those who experience them. Describe the positive and/or negative experiences of a mystic from the religion you chose in the first question.
3. What sort of life style is conducive to mystical experiences? Is this kind of life style common in the United States of America? Does the relationship between life style and mystical experiences strengthen or weaken claims of mystical experience?
4. Are mystical experiences real encounters with the divine, or is something else going on? If real, how so? If something else, what else?

Your response should be at least two pages long. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

 

QUESTIONS:

1. At what point in the story do you find Montresor most disturbing? Explain.

2. How does Montresor describe Fortunato’s strengths and weaknesses early in the story? Which character traits make Fortunato easy prey for Montresor?

3. What specific steps does Montresor take to ensure that his plan works? Why does Montresor keep urging Fortunato to turn back?

4. Why does Montresor hate Fortunato? Why does Montresor feel he has the right to punish Fortunato? Does Montresor express any regret or ever question whether this punishment is just or rational?

5. Montresor acts as both judge and executioner in this story. Explain whether you think individuals are ever justified in taking justice into their own hands.

Literary Analysis

6. Using a chart like the one shown, identify two key events in the rising action, one event in the falling action, and the event that marks the climax. Then,trade charts with a partner and discuss the reasons why you chose the events that you did. Finally, explain to your partner how your understanding of the story has or has not changed as a result of the discussion.

7. Identify a statement or an event that foreshadows Fortunato’s fate. How does foreshadowing add to the suspense ? Explain.

Watch one of the following movies:

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Peaceful Warrior (2006)

Rain Man (1988)

Girl Interrupted

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

If you would like to use a different movie, you MUST get permission from your instructor first.

Using the main characters in the movie you chose, answer the following questions:

Compare and contrast the various issues of building security into a system from the initial implementation versus adding security to an existing system. Discuss the problems and issues of one approach versus the other. Consider the functionality provided by the reference monitor in a TCB. Discuss the problems and issues to retrofit a reference monitor to an existing implementation versus implementing the reference monitor from the initial implementation.  Good answers will address each of the previous stated points and will also provide specific examples with explanations.(25 points)

 

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2. Provide examples in your home or work computing environment that support the following principles. Relate it to your computing environment, be specific. Hint: The examples could range from internal workings of various mechanisms; to policies; to processes you have used in implementation; to functionality provided by an application visible to the user. Provide examples and discuss to show your understanding of each concept.(25 points)

 

Least Privilege:

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Process Isolation:

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Granularity of Access:

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Abstraction:

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3. Requirements question. (25 points)

 

Describe what a functional requirement is.

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Describe what an assurance requirement is.

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Provide an example of each by writing an actual functional requirement and the corresponding assurance requirement using some aspect of a system for your example.  For example you could write a requirement based on user interface behavior, file access, audit logging or various other areas of functionality. It does not have to be long but it needs to demonstrate your understanding of these concepts.

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4. Different formal security models describe different access models. Formal security models are useful reference models for evaluating the attributes of various implementations. The following phrases are used to describe some specific access models. Identify the security model each phrase is associated with and provide what the phrases mean in the context of the respective security model.

As the British philosopher Edmund Burke once observed, “All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.”

For the final project in this course, you will write a grant-proposal paper to secure funding for your proposed service project that seeks to serve a community. In M1: Assignment 2, you defined the scope of the project and created a preliminary assessment of the project’s needs.

In this assignment, you will identify and analyze the component parts of the community you have chosen to work in. Pay specific attention to how the parts compromise with, interact with, and relate to one another as well as how they act as potential avenues of support for your own project.

You will create a detailed concept map of the community you are researching.

 Address the following:

• Identify a community that will be a basis for your service project.
• Identify all the major forces at work in the community while focusing on the key players.
• Identify the goals, needs, and possible relationships of these key players to one another.
• Provide a short analysis of these relationships. How will they influence the planning, design, and implementation of the proposed service project?

Write a 4–5 page paper in Word format.

Assignment 3: Select a Specific Criminal Behavior

The goal of this course is to create a prevention plan for a specific criminal behavior. Throughout the course, you will complete interrelated assignments in each module that build toward the LASA assignment, a prevention plan.

The first step toward this end is to identify a specific criminal behavior for which you will develop a prevention program. The first chapter of the textbook describes a variety of criminal behavior problems, such as status crimes, juvenile offenders, and drug abuse.

Once you select the criminal behavior, you should do a preliminary literature search to ensure that you will have ready access to scholarly resources.

Create a 2- to 3-page paper describing your selected criminal behavior. You must consider the following when creating your paper:

• Describe the criminal behavior in detail, including any research you have found on the origins or development of this behavior (in approximately 1 page).
• Discuss the specific target area you want to address in the problem (in approximately 1 paragraph).
• Describe the specific group you want to focus on from among those affected by the criminal problem, i.e., juveniles, women, etc.
• Describe the possible prevention and intervention ideas (in approximately 1 page).
• Discuss research support for the effectiveness of your proposed prevention or intervention ideas (in approximately 2–3 paragraphs).

For example, suppose you pick juvenile sex offenders and want to develop a prevention program for adolescent sex offenders. Specifically, you want to target risk factors associated with that population.

Support your assumptions by citing reputable source material used for this assignment in APA format. Peer reviwed article or ,edu.

Process of Identification Definition

Review the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of health in Chapter 7 of your textbook. Then, write a research paper fulfilling the following requirements.

• Why is the definition of health important to health policy?
• Define the term “target population” as it relates to health policy.
• How do societal influences impact the identification and definition process of policy?
• Research a healthcare organization and highlight how their policies align or misalign with the WHO’s definition of health.

The paper

• Must be 4 to 6 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Communication and Collaboration Essay