Discuss US traffic issues in general.

The Toulmin essay will help you practice what you have learned so far in this course. First, you will choose a topic of interest. Make sure that you choose a topic with two opposing sides. Then, you need to research that topic in order to specify the topic’s scope, so it can be easily discussed in 1000 word essay. For example, you may be interested in learning more about traffic issues in the United States. However, that topic is too large to cover in a 1000 word essay. After researching peer reviewed articles that discuss US traffic issues in general, you may discover that the metro system in the District of Columbia is underfunded and underutilized.  Through your research, you found that you could make a claim that more funds should be made available in order to upgrade the metro system, which would improve traffic issues in the District of Columbia. This would make for a stronger, specific argument.

The following overused topics may not be used in your essay:

gun control,

abortion,

capital punishment,

gay marriage,

gays in the military,

mandatory drug testing,

euthanasia,

childhood obesity,

women in the military,

diets (including the Paleo diet),

workout regimens (including CrossFit),

underage drinking,

dangers of smoking (including e-cigarettes and synthetic marijuana)
salaries for college athletes

and the legalization of marijuana.

This essay must include a minimum of five sources.  Three should be peer-reviewed sources, preferably from the APUS databases. From the library welcome page, click on Advanced Search at the bottom of the page and then check the “peer reviewed” sources box filter.

This video will hopefully clarify the term, “peer-reviewed”: http://youtu.be/rOCQZ7QnoN0.  You may use eBooks; however, as discussed in your textbook, books generally are not as current as peer-reviewed articles.  You may also use primary sources (interviews, statistics, etc); however, these primary sources should be obtained from experts within that field.  If you cannot find strong sources for your chosen topic, then change your topic. If you have a question about the validity of a source, please email me, or post your question to the open forum.
Note: Consider your audience as laymen in the field with only general knowledge of your topic.

Make sure to include the following sections in your essay:

an introduction and claim,

background,

body,

and a conclusion.

Within the body of your essay, make sure to include the following in any order:

support for your claim,

opposing or alternate views,

the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents’ claims,

and your rebuttals of their claims.

After you have written your essay, please make sure to revise the content of your essay. Lastly, be sure to edit your essay by checking grammar, format, and smaller technical details. Please make sure your essay is written in third person.

The Annotated Bibliography

An annotated Bibliography (AB) is due with your Toulmin essay. Using the MLA guide, list each source as it will appear on the Works Cited page of your essay. Summarize each source in two or three grammatically-correct  sentences. These short summaries are the “annotations.”

The following is a sample of an “annotated bibliography.”

Annotated Bibliography (Centered)

Clark, Irene L. The Genre of Argument. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, 1998. Print.

Clark’s textbook identifies the major steps to developing a well-researched and well-written argumentative essay. Professional essays are included in the text as models.

Ward, Russ. Logical Argument in the Research Paper. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, 1997. Print.

Augmenting the steps to writing an argumentative research paper is information about proper documentation. The Toulmin System, an important aspect of a well-planned paper, should be studied carefully.

Discuss at least three forensic examination/analysis tools that could be used by you or Makestuff Company’s other digital forensic analysts to process/analyze the thumb drive you received (be specific), ensuring you include the manufacturer of each tool and each tool’s capabilities.

For the purpose of the first part of this Project, you are still the InfoSec Specialist for the Makestuff Company. Consider this project a continuation of the work you performed in Projects 1 and 2.

After seeing you search Mr. Yourprop’s work area and take several pieces of evidence, Ms. Maria Friend, who works in the office across the hall, comes forward with an odd story.  Ms. Friend states that she is Mr. Yourprop’s fiancé, but lately things in their relationship had begun to sour.  She produces a thumb drive she says Mr. Yourprop gave her earlier that day.  She tells you Mr. Yourprop told her to “keep it safe” and asked her to bring it home with her at the end of the day.  Ms. Friend tells you she really likes her job and has no interest in being wrapped up in whatever Mr. Yourprop has done to invite negative attention.

1.      How would you package the thumb drive for shipment to the lab? Be specific as to what materials you would use, and why?

2.      What would you ask the lab to look for on the submitted thumb drive, and why?

3.      Are there any locations outside of Mr. Yourprop’s immediate workspace where pertinent digital evidence might be found to help with your intellectual property theft case? Explain thoroughly.

Now, please assume a different character for the purpose of this next segment of the assessment…You are a forensic examiner at the above mentioned Makestuff Company lab.  After receiving the package from the InfoSec Specialist in the field, you sign the chain of custody form and get set to begin your examination.

4.      How would you protect this thumb drive prior to creating a forensic image for examination?  Why is this protection important to your overall case? Explain thoroughly.

5.      Discuss at least three forensic examination/analysis tools that could be used by you or Makestuff Company’s other digital forensic analysts to process/analyze the thumb drive you received (be specific), ensuring you include the manufacturer of each tool and each tool’s capabilities.

Fortunately, the InfoSec Specialist was on his/her game, and ALSO sent you copies of several files, reported to be the source code of “Product X”.

6.      What is hashing, and how could you take advantage of it in this case to attempt to determine if Mr. Yourprop’s thumb drive contains copies of the source code? Explain thoroughly.

You complete your laboratory examination and return the evidence, with your report, back to the InfoSec Specialist at the field office.

Now, back at the field office, the InfoSec Specialist (a.k.a., you) receives the report from the Makestuff Lab, which shows that the complete “Product X” source code was found on Mr. Yourprop’s thumb drive.  In addition, while the evidence was at the lab for examination, you determined it is also likely that Mr. Yourprop emailed copies of the source code to his personal email address.

7.      Do you recommend reporting the crime to law enforcement? Why or why not? Are private companies required to report crimes to law enforcement?

The decision is ultimately made to report the theft to law enforcement and, using primarily the evidence you developed during your investigation, Mr. Yourprop is brought to trial for the crime.  You (as the forensic examiner from the Makestuff Lab) are qualified as an expert witness and called to testify.

8.      What is the significance of you being qualified as an expert witness? How is it different from being a simple fact witness? Explain thoroughly.

9.      While you are on the stand, the defense asks you the following question based on the fact that you write a personal blog about digital forensics in your off-time, from which it appears you are a staunch supporter of law enforcement. “How do we know you were not just a “police hack” in this case, choosing to report only what would help law enforcement and your company’s bottom-line in this case?”

Project Requirements:

  • Each questions should be answered with a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs, so do your research, be specific, be detailed, and demonstrate your knowledge;
  • Answers to the above questions should be submitted in a single document (.DOC/.DOCX, .RTF, or .PDF), with answers separated so as to make it clear which question is being answered;
  • The submission should have a cover page, including course number, course title, title of paper, student’s name, date of submission;
  • Format: 12-point font, double-space, one-inch margins;
  • It is mandatory that you do some research, and utilize outside resources!  References page: APA citation style (see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ for help).

Discuss the value of statistical significance vs. pragmatic usefulness.

I need a nonplagiarised paper and a form completed by 10/06/015 before 7:00pm.  I have attached the documents along the rubics that must be followed.

 

Coyne and Messina Articles, Part 2 Statistical Assessment

 

 

Details:

 

1) Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words regarding the statistical significance of outcomes as presented in Messina’s, et al. article “The Relationship between Patient Satisfaction and Inpatient Admissions Across Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals.”

 

2) Assess the appropriateness of the statistics used by referring to the chart presented in the Module 4 lecture and the resource “Statistical Assessment.”

 

3) Discuss the value of statistical significance vs. pragmatic usefulness.

 

4) Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

5) This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.I n

Write an analysis (2 pages double spaced) that explains some aspect of the novel “Night Circus”.

Write an analysis (2 pages double spaced) that explains some aspect of the novel. You may choose topics that we introduced and discussed (ambiguity, binary, feminism, Nietzsche, winning/values, etc) or you may choose your own. Be sure to avoid “to be” verbs and use active verbs in present tense. Use quotes from the text (with parenthetical citations) to provide evidence for your argument. One quote per paragraph is a general rule of thumb.

Presidential Speech: Explain how you would make this country better.

Write a presidential speech including 2 issues you think the united states government has. Each issue must be explained, including how that is a problem in the united states and how do you plan on changing it. Explain how you would make this country better 2 ISSUES: 1. minimum wage – raising minimum wage 2. taxes on middle class people – make a tax plan that would benefit everyone.

Assess the role of pressure groups and their political influence in relation to national and local issues in regards to hospitality industry

EXTERNAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TASK 2 Task 6: Discuss the structure, operations and influence of local government on a major UK hotel group. (AC2.1) Task 7: Evaluate the role and influence of the EU, and its impact on business and services industries (AC2.2; D2) Task 8: Assess the role of pressure groups and their political influence in relation to national and local issues in regards to hospitality industry (AC2.3) Task 9: Analyse the legal framework within the UK, identifying the main differences between the English and Scottish systems (AC2.4) Task 10: Evaluate the UK and EU legislative process as it affects a major UK hotel group’s business and services at both local and national level (AC2.5; D1) TASK 3 Task 11: Assess the different types and characteristics of business that operate within the business and services with a focus on the hospitality sector. (AC3.1) Task 12: Discuss the legal processes necessary for formation and dissolution of a registered company. (AC3.2) Task 13: Analyse the structure and processes which determine the responsibilities and control within a registered company.(AC3.3) Core textbook: Rutherford, D.G. and O’Fallon, M.J.- Hospitality and Operations Management ; fourth edition ; ISBN0-471-47065-1 Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH) manuals: •Global Hospitality Industry, available on-line at http://ncba.ie/student_and_teacher_resources_files/The_Global_Hospitality_Industry.pdf •Introduction to Business Operations, available on-line at http://ncba.ie/student_and_teacher_resources_files/Introduction_to_Business_Operations.pdf Magazines and Newspapers: 1. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management www.emeraldinsight.com/International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 2.International Journal for Hospitality Management – www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-hospitality-management 3.The Economist (The Economist Newspaper Ltd) has articles on External environment impacting different industries 4.The Times (Times Newspapers Ltd) has a specialist section on human resource related topics that it publishes once a week

Define quality: identifying customer needs and providing systems to meet/exceed expectations, notion of self-assessment to establish the current position of an organization

Quality Management in Business NOTES: 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2. GOOD INTRODUCTION 3. EXCELLENT BODY REPORT WITH DIAGRAMS 4. GOOD CONCLUSION 5. REFERENCES ALSO NOTE THAT ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED AND EXPLAIN, DEFINE AND DISCUSS, ACCESS AND EVALUATE ALL QUESTIONS WHERE NECESSARY AND WITH DIAGRAMS WHERE NECESSARY. Task 1: Report Scenario The Rose and Crown is an independent, 3 star, 100 bedroom hotel located on the outskirts of a city in the Midlands, with close links to the motorway. It attracts a mixture of mainly corporate guests during the week and leisure guests at the weekend. In recent years, sales in both markets have been decreasing and customer complaints have been rising. Staff morale is low and staff turnover is high and the hotel is finding it more and more difficult to recruit suitable employees. Staff complain about poor internal communication between departments, lack of career development, lack of consultation and involvement in decision making and lack of recognition or rewards. You are the Front of House Manager and the Owner has asked you to come up with some ideas on how to improve the situation. Due to declining revenue, there are insufficient funds available for product development. You believe improving quality is the solution and can be achieved with limited resources. Submit a brief report to the owners which will address the following: A Clear definitions of quality in terms of business and services provision (1.1) (WRITER SHOULD TALK ABOUT == Define quality: identifying customer needs and providing systems to meet/exceed expectations, notion of self-assessment to establish the current position of an organization). B Illustrate the role of quality control and quality assurance in inspection and assurance processes in the organization’s quality management (1.2) (WRITER SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN == Inspection and assurance: mass production and mass inspection, the early years of quality control, quality systems and accreditation, the race for awards e g BS 5750, ISO 9002, EN 29000, EFQM, Qest, Charter mark, Citizen’s Charter, Investors in People, the middle years of quality assurance) C Discuss a range of approaches that can be taken to improve quality management (1.3). By identifying those approaches and applying them to find appropriate solutions, you will achieve M1. (WRITER SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN == Approaches: the works of e g Deming, Juran, Feigenbaum, Crosby, Ishikawa; Quality planning, quality control and continuous quality improvement through teams and facilitators, measurements as an aid to rational decision making, self-assessment, costs and benefits of quality, communication channels, macro issues of theory and prescription) D Explain the similarities and differences between the different methods (1.4) (WRITER SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN == Similarities and Differences: structures of schemes, applications, costs, implementation periods, use of documentation, application of standards, identification of actions required, assessment methodology, orientation towards customer/staff or organization, effectiveness as a means to improve service quality) Task 2: Information sheet for staff induction manual Scenario You have successfully prepared some training material for the operations of the front desk at your hotel and the Manager was pleased with the result. You have been requested by the management to prepare written information on customer service policy to be included in a staff induction training manual. Include details of the following in your information sheet. A A discussion of customer satisfaction (2.1) (WRITER SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN == Customer satisfaction: the voice of the customer, customer needs and expectations, understanding the customer, responding to customer demand, meeting or exceeding expectations, value for money, added value and repeat custom) B Explain the meaning of continuous improvement (2.2) (WRITER SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN == Continuous improvement: Seven process, from customer needs to customer needs and expectations, quality gaps, internal and external customers, moving quality into the service sector and its associated problems, the mature years of continuous quality improvement) C By using a process of continuous improvement, illustrate the type of added values to be gained (2.3) (WRITER SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN== Added values: lower costs, reduced waste, saving time, reducing need for support activities, customer loyalty) D Describe the types of information made available to customers and the importance given to effective marketing (2.4). Provide evidence of convergent/lateral/creative thinking to achieve D3. (WRITER SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN == improved customer information: opening times, location, price lists, promotional material, raising awareness, creating true image, targeting all groups, value for money)