• Identify the job title of the manager you interviewed, the type of health care organization for which he or she works, and (briefly) the scope of his/her involvement in this project. (For the sake of confidentiality, do not provide details that would identify the actual individual or organization.)
• Summarize the information you gained through this interview, including the followin
• • Describe one management information system this manager helped to introduce, the challenges the organization encountered along the way, and the benefits that have resulted or are expected.
  • Identify whether this system is part of a monolithic system or a best-in-breed, and indicate any significant pros and cons arising from this choice.
  • How does management in this organization determine whether to invest its resources in management information systems or in another area in the organization?
• What further insights did you gain from this interview that will help you in the future when managing projects involving the introduction of new IT?

Airlines offer a variety of products ranging from the no-frills air transportation to international first class featuring amenity-filled cubicles with fully reclining seat/beds and attentive in-flight service. This assignment is intended to illustrate the variety of airline product offerings available and stimulate thinking about how best to serve the diverse wants and needs of passengers.
Europe’s Ryanair is well known for its cheap fares and bare-bones service. Europe’s old line network carriers including British Airways, Air France/KLM and Lufthansa, on the other hand, offer more choices and features within Europe and to major destinations worldwide. In Asia, low-cost-airlines are rapidly expanding in the marketplace. Air Asia and Jetstar are two of the larger LCCs (along with their various subsidiaries). Asia also is home to many full-service airlines such as Japan Airlines, Air China, Cathay Pacific, Singapore, and Korean Air.
In a short research paper, compare and contrast a chosen LCC with a full-service airline using Doganis’ 5 key product features as a framework (price, schedule, comfort, convenience, and image). Choose one or two city-pairs served by both carriers on which to base the comparison. Summarize your findings and emphasize critical differences. Extensive data, such as the ancillary fee structure, may be best presented in a table. Discuss the passenger segment(s) targeted by each airline. Next, compare the airlines’ profit history using a common metric such as margin on total revenue. Conclude with an evaluation of each carrier’s overarching business strategy. Explain your assessment of the most profitable strategy.
Upon reading the paper, a potential passenger should have the information needed to choose between the two airlines on the selected city-pair(s). Note:  Before beginning your research, ensure that the needed data are available from the airlines’ websites and other online sources.
Use APA style including a title page, table(s) or charts as appropriate, citations, reference list, running head, page numbers, and section headings. Of course, an introduction and conclusion are always appropriate. There is no page number requirement, but about six pages, not including title page, reference list, and appendices, should be sufficient.

Write a 500-600 word paper on Criminal Justice Training & Development Opportunities.

• Think about and explore the career path you want to take in criminal justice.
• Starting with the date of graduation until 15 years in the future where do you see yourself in your career?
• What training & development opportunities will you look for once you have graduated and obtained a degree in criminal justice in order to meet your career path goals.
• Do you believe that your employer should pay for training & development classes or do you think this is your responsibility to continue in your development?
• Support your argument with outside references.
• Be sure to cite your resource(s).
• Only the body of the paper will count toward the word requirement.

ESSAY: Discuss opera houses in Venice during Monteverdi’s time, their mechanical abilities, performance practices and their audience, and how this has shaped the modern Broadway musical.

1. A personal summaryof your essay, in a narrative form, in your own words, is to be presented at the top of your essay,making it the first paragraph that I read. This can be very short, but must summarize your entire essay. Consider it a condensed version of your essay.

 

2. Your essay must: (a)  list the question and (b) present your research, as well as your conclusions. These essays are not opinion works, so, if necessary, you may cut and paste materials from the web to substantiate and detail your research. Be sure to include sources either with the materials, or at the end of the paper.

HIstory

Length: An introduction, 2-3 paragraphs for the body of the essay, and a conclusion. Please double-space.

Objectives: This paper is intended to be an analytical essay that draws on what we have discussed in the class. It is not intended to be a research paper. You are free, however, to delve into other reading whether in the textbook, online, or in the Library. If you incorporate additional information into your essay from these sources, please provide a brief citation in parentheses following the information that lets me know where you got it (e.g., Hunt, p. 107, or the URL for a website such as http://www.britannica.com/bps/Mesopotamia).

I am most interested in the argument (i.e., thesis) you present which should be fresh, convincing, and deepen our understanding of the topic. Make certain that your argument is nuanced, balanced, and supported by evidence.  Also, decide what is most important to address in terms of your thesis. It is okay to be selective—in fact, you should be. The questions I provided for each topic are only meant to stimulate your thinking. Determine which these are relevant to your focus and what evidence is necessary to convince your reader of the thesis you are arguing.

Style: The essay is expected to be well structured, with an introduction and conclusion. Each paragraph in the body of the paper should begin with a clear topic sentence. Do not write in the first person (e.g., I think that . . .).

 

Choose one (1) of the following topics:

 

1. Logos (reason) & Myth/Agriculture & Water: Karen Armstrong draws a distinction between reason and myth. Discuss these differences in the context of agriculture and water management during the Neolithic Period and in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. What is logos? How did it lead to the development of agriculture? How did the hydraulic civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt use this logical, pragmatic, and scientific mode of thought to gain control over the water resources and create a rich agricultural economy?

 

Yet logos can only go so far in helping people cope with and understand their world. What is myth? How did these people use myth to understand and explain the vital role agriculture and water played in their lives? Cite specific examples from some of the myths we discussed in class. Deepen our understanding of logos and myth.

 

2. Kingship: Discuss kingship in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt drawing on such evidence as the Epic of Gilgamesh, Standard of Ur, preamble and epilogue of Hammurabi’s Code, pyramids, statue of Queen Hatshepsut, and King Scorpion Macehead. Issues you may want to consider include sources of royal authority, origins and nature of kings, personal qualities of kings, kingly responsibilities, abuse of power, checks on abuses, how kings are depicted in art, and public manifestations of kingship. Deepen our understanding of kingship.

 

3. Material Culture: Humans are driven to create objects. Write an essay on how this need is an example of modern human behavior. Then discuss the usefulness of looking at objects as a way of understanding the people who created them. Use as examples any three objects that we discussed in class. Identify what each object is, where it was from and what culture created it, and what it reveals about the people who made it. Be certain to also include your thoughts about the usefulness and/or limitations of using material culture to analyze a people.

 

4. Hammurabi’s Code & Women’s Rights: What does the Code of Hammurabi reveal about the status of women and the extent of their rights in Babylon? What evidence do you see that women held rights under Hammurabi’s rule? Which laws provide evidence of these rights?  Is there also evidence that certain fundamental rights of women were denied? Which laws reveal this discrimination? What values underlay these laws?

 

You may want to look at such issues as divorce, a woman’s right to testify, her right to be convicted only on the basis of evidence, her right to engage in business, her right to be supported, her control of property as a widow, her role within the household, and her status under her husband’s authority. Use specific examples from the class exercise we did. When you cite a law, include in parentheses the number of the law from the class handout.

 

5. Death: Do you see any ways in which human concepts of death are similar to Karen Armstrong’s view of myth? How is this conceptualization a leap into an unknown realm? Is the way we view death an attempt to work out the meaning of our lives and social structures in this realm? In developing your answer, don’t forget to look back at the lecture on the Paleolithic Period and in addition to the lecture on Myth and Death.

 

 

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a project introduction and a project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

The use of specific software has been suggested however equivalents such as OpenOffice, Dia, and Open Project are also permitted. If equivalent tools are used, files must be saved for grading using extensions that are readable by their equivalent Microsoft Windows edition. Assignment submissions that fail to follow this request may result in a reduced grade.

You are a newly appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a $25 million dollar data collection and analysis company that has been operating less than two (2) years. It is expected to grow by 60% over the next eighteen (18) months. Your company currently collects data using Web analytics and combines it with operational systems data. Web analytics is an increasingly important part of most business marketing plans. Your company is looking for ways to leverage the collected data but wants to ensure that the information technology infrastructure will support the expected growth that the company is anticipating. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has given you sixty (60) days to deliver a comprehensive information systems project plan to address the organizational growth that the company is experiencing. The company will be expanding from one (1) floor to three (3) floors within six (6) months. Since this is a relatively new company, there is currently limited technology infrastructure to support the business. All information technology (hardware and software) must be redesigned to meet organizational needs. The solution should be implemented in either a hosted solution, on-site solution, or a hybrid model. The CEO is expecting you to integrate different technologies from different partners and incorporate industry best practices and cost-effective solutions in connection with the development of technological systems. In addition, the CEO is extremely interested in cloud computing technologies and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) but is leery of security issues that may be associated. However, he is sure that you will implement proper security protocols. The company currently consists of twenty (20) employees of which four (4), including yourself, are dedicated to the IT organization.

Section 1: Project Introduction

1. Write a four to six (4-6) page project introduction that documents the current state of the organization, expands upon the information given above, and includes the following:

a. Background information of the company.

b. Details regarding the type of business that the company is engaged in.

c. A description of current outsourcing and offshoring activities.

d. Identification of current skilled information systems personnel in position and responsibilities.

e. The specific types of data that the company collects.

f. A description of the information systems that the company currently has to support the business. The description at a minimum should include the following:

i. Operational Systems and Databases

ii. Analytics and Interfaces

iii. Infrastructure and Security

g. The use of at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

Section 1 of 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.

Section 2: Project Plan

Use Microsoft Project to:

2. Create a project plan (summary and detailed) using Microsoft Office Project. The project plan should:

a. Record all tasks, subtasks, resources, and time related to the project.

b. Outline the planning, analysis, design, and implementation phases.

c. Develop in accordance with the systems development life cycle (SDLC).

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the various functions and activities within the information systems area, including the role of IT management and the CIO, structuring of IS management within an organization, and managing IS professionals within the firm.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems.

• Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the information systems domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Assignment 2: Factors In Favor of and Against

Finding “factors for” and “factors against” a position is a versatile tool for critical thinkers. In this assignment, you will practice this technique more formally by examining one of several contemporary issues.

Using your readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research methods for creating arguments using factors for and factors against an issue.

Select a topic for use in this assignment. It is recommended that you choose a topic that is personally meaningful or interesting to you. Examples of topics can include, but are not limited to, the following: •Underage drinking: Lowering the legal drinking age in the United States. •Gun control: Increasing restrictions on the civilian possession of non-hunting guns. •Selective service: Enacting compulsory military service obligation for all US citizens. •Universal health care: Governmental provision of free health care for all citizens.

For the selected topic, complete the following: •Construct at least six reasons for and six reasons against the topic. Rank the reasons in terms of strength and effectiveness. •Explain why you identified each argument as either strong or weak in each category.

Include the following two parts in your completed assignment:

Part 1: Compile a matrix (using the template below) that lists and ranks six arguments for and six arguments against the issue you have selected. Rank the reasons for each side of the issue from strongest to weakest.

Part 2: After you have compiled your matrix, write a 500–700-word paper in Word format. This essay should explain and synthesize the information in your matrix. Defend why you have ranked each argument as either strong or weak. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

PART 1:
1. Pick a transmission medium/ type i.e. copper, fiber, wireless – what do you suppose is the biggest communication challenge is with that medium?
2. What do you suppose are the biggest communication challenges in these environments below? (Can be multiple “correct” answers.  Provide your best guess and also address why you picked that.)
A. Equipment Factory
B. School Building
C. Hospital
D. Outdoor wireless link
PART 2:
We are learning about error correction, cross talk, interference and noise. For each Media type below (twisted pair, fiber optic, wireless), you are going to be asked about what causes the errors/what types of errors are typically see, and then what you can do to attempt to correct those errors. Remember, errors in communication can include one or all of:
Impulse noise, Crosstalk, Echo, Jitter, Delay distortion, Attenuation
Twisted Pair:
1. What types of errors are most commonly found in twisted pair cable?
2. What can be done or is done regularly to combat those errors or eliminate them all together on a given segment?

Fiber Optic:
1. What types of errors are most commonly found in fiber optic cable?
2. What can be done or is done regularly to combat those errors or eliminate them all together on a given segment?

Wireless:
1. What types of errors are most commonly found in wireless communication?
2. What can be done or is done regularly to combat those errors or eliminate them all together on a given transmission?

English 214 – Introduction to Major Literary Genres: Drama
Dandies and Top Girls: Class, Gender, and Performance in British Drama and Popular Culture

John Osborne, Look Back in Anger
Discussion Questions

Instructions for discussion leaders:

Choose one topic from the prompts.
Each topic includes many questions. Focus on one or two questions within your topic.
Focus on one passage from the play.
Articulate your response to these questions as a short argument in which you analyze the passage in detail.
Take notes and open the conversation by offering your argument in 5 – 10 minutes.

Discussion Leaders II-B: Maddie Fairchild, Jacob Goodman, and Nick Hager – R 10/1

Topic 3. Language: Motif

Identify a motif or leitmotif in the play: a repeated phrase, an object, or a stock situation. What does this motif convey about important themes in the play, and/or about one of the characters? How is this motif depicted? How do characters relate to this object or how do they employ this phrase: in what contexts? Why is this an important motif in the play?
Topic 4. Language and Theme: Performance

How does Look Back in Anger thematize performance? What roles does Jimmy assume? What aspects about his personality is he performing through these roles and how? What do these roles allow him to express? What is the role of humor in Jimmy’s language? Is Jimmy a witty character: how so? Focus on his language and describe how he employs epigrams, metaphors, rhymes, or any other device. What is the effect of Jimmy’s language in the specific passage you are analyzing?

Economic justice, which touches the individual person as well as the social order, encompasses the moral principles which guide us in designing our economic institutions. These institutions determine how each person earns a living, enters into contracts, exchanges goods and services with others and otherwise produces an independent material foundation for his or her economic sustenance. The ultimate purpose of economic justice is to free each person to engage creatively in the unlimited work beyond economics, that of the mind and the spirit.

The Three Principles of Economic Justice

Like every system, economic justice involves input, output, and feedback for restoring harmony or balance between input and output. Within the system of economic justice as defined by Louis Kelso and Mortimer Adler, there are three essential and interdependent principles: Participative Justice (the input principle), Distributive Justice (the out-take principle), and Social Justice (the feedback principle). Like the legs of a three-legged stool, if any of these principles is weakened or missing, the system of economic justice will collapse.