Describe the steps that will be undertaken during the development of the system using a waterfall model. Define each step, and describe what activities will be completed to develop the specific system.

New Content for Section 4: System Development
This week, you will submit a draft of your Key Assignment template. Be sure to add the new material to this document in Section 4, and remember to incorporate any previous feedback into the appropriate sections. Your submission should contain the following information:

Part 1: Key Assignment Draft

For this week’s Individual Project, you will submit a first draft of your Key Assignment from Weeks 1–4.

Part 2: New Material for System Development Section

The organization has asked for a new Web-based customer tracking system to be developed. Take this opportunity to describe the differences between a waterfall model and a prototype.
Describe the steps that will be undertaken during the development of the system using a waterfall model.
Define each step, and describe what activities will be completed to develop the specific system.
This information should be 2–3 pages of details.
Finally, by this week, everything through Week 4 should be complete and ready to hand in as a draft of the Key Assignment

Write a paper in which you evaluate the application of instrumental conditioning to your selected learning situation. As a part of your evaluation, you must address the following items: ·         Describe your selected learning situation. ·         Compare and contrast the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement as they relate to your selected situation. ·         Explain the role of reward and punishment in your selected learning situation.

Select a learning situation, such as learning how to ride a bike, or learning how to cook scrambled eggs. Toilet training is a common selection; however, see if you can come up with something other than this one as it is the most commonly used.  I will accept any learning situation you select, my comment is only to see if can stretch your thoughts beyond the obvious or common situations and to encourage your creativity, as well as your research.
 Write a paper in which you evaluate the application of instrumental conditioning to your selected learning situation. As a part of your evaluation, you must address the following items:
·         Describe your selected learning situation.
·         Compare and contrast the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement as they relate to your selected situation.
·         Explain the role of reward and punishment in your selected learning situation.
·         Explain which form of instrumental conditioning would be most effective in your selected situation.
 
 

Please review the assigned excerpts (attached file) from An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps by Terrence Des Pres. Kindly respond to this question: “Does Terrence Des Pres think the human moral sense is an idealistic illusion or an evolutionary survival strategy?

Please review the assigned excerpts (attached file) from An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps by Terrence Des Pres. Kindly respond to this question:
“Does Terrence Des Pres think the human moral sense is an idealistic illusion or an evolutionary survival strategy?”
Please explain your answer, agreeing or disagreeing with Des Pres’ analysis. Cite at least one of the numbered paragraphs for support.

 Examine the business opportunity by looking at four broad external environmental factors: socio-cultural, political-legal, technological, economic (PEST analysis) How does the “nature of commercial recreation” fit into this case? What are the main threats to Elephant Walk? How do unstable political environments affect new business?

Questions to be addressed in the analysis:

 Examine the business opportunity by looking at four broad external environmental factors: socio-cultural, political-legal, technological, economic (PEST analysis)
How does the “nature of commercial recreation” fit into this case?
What are the main threats to Elephant Walk?
How do unstable political environments affect new business?
What role does conservation play in burins growth and balancing stakeholder interests with business goals? 

How does Elberses theory on blockbuster media reflect the idea of cultural imperialism? B. What implications do trends in the way media companies promote and distribute products have for global media?

Blockbuster and Cultura Imperialism
  
 Please read the following article. 
Why blockbusters are taking over the arts The Boston Globe October 13, 2013.
 See attached article for readings 
Please answer the following:

A. How does Elberse’s theory on blockbuster media reflect the idea of cultural imperialism?
B. What implications do trends in the way media companies promote and distribute products have for global media?
s excluding references, APA sty;e format and a minimum of 3 reference 

what is the difference between indeterminate sentencing and determinate sentencing? Explain thoroughly. •Why do you think disparate, or dissimilar, sentencing occurs? Expla

American Corrections 
Write words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.  Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
Outside of the federal system, there is no single, standard approach for sentencing. Many states have replaced indeterminate sentencing with structured sentencing guidelines.   
•In your own words, what is the difference between indeterminate sentencing and determinate sentencing? Explain thoroughly.
•Why do you think disparate, or dissimilar, sentencing occurs? Explain.
?Why would a court issue a harsher sentence for using crack cocaine instead of powder cocaine or vice versa? Explain.
?Is this ethical? Why or why not?
?How would you address the issue of disparate sentencing? Why? Explain.
•What role do you think sentencing guidelines should play in court procedures and corrections? Why? Explain.
Must have at least 2 reliable references with websites listed in APA format.
 

Discuss the importance of networking and coordinating with a broad range of agencies, organizations, and community stakeholders and how these can be beneficial prior to, during, and after a disaster or emergency.

AppendixI_CoreCompetencies.docx

Appendix I: Identification of Program Competencies Demonstrated
(REQUIRED of all students)

Each student should have demonstrated
some of the following. For each one that was demonstrated, explain.

Program Competency

How It Was Demonstrated

Communicate disaster and emergency management information and issues effectively to professionals within the field, and the public, through diverse communication channels.

Critically review and apply evaluation of published literature in the field of disaster and emergency management and literature specifically related to their area of specialization.

Demonstrate, management, administrative, and organizational skills and principles to the area of disaster and emergency management.

Discuss the roles of various government agencies, how to access them, and potential resources for all phases of the disaster cycle.

Discuss and explain the theory, principles, and fundamentals of hazards and disasters.

Identify and discuss strategies for incorporating and reaching out to special needs and hard-to-reach populations as it relates to disaster and emergency management.

Discuss ethical choices, values and professional practices implicit in disaster and emergency management decisions.

Demonstrate understanding of the disaster cycle and how to apply these to their particular field experience and area of specialization.

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Incident Command System and how it applies to a variety of disasters and emergencies

Discuss the importance of networking and coordinating with a broad range of agencies, organizations, and community stakeholders and how these can be beneficial prior to, during, and after a disaster or emergency.

Explain the difference between predictor (x) and response (y) variables in a linear regression to justify the selection of variables.     

Competencies
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

Apply statistical techniques to address research problems
Perform regression analysis to address an authentic problem

Overview
The purpose of this project is to have you complete all of the steps of a real-world linear regression research project starting with developing a research question, then completing a comprehensive statistical analysis, and ending with summarizing your research conclusions.
Scenario
You have been hired by the D. M. Pan National Real Estate Company to develop a model to predict housing prices for homes sold in 2019. The CEO of D. M. Pan wants to use this information to help their real estate agents better determine the use of square footage as a benchmark for listing prices on homes. Your task is to provide a report predicting the housing prices based square footage. To complete this task, use the provided real estate data set for all U.S. home sales as well as national descriptive statistics and graphs provided.
Directions
Using the Project One Template located in the What to Submit section, generate a report including your tables and graphs to determine if the square footage of a house is a good indicator for what the listing price should be. Reference the National Statistics and Graphs document for national comparisons and the Real Estate Data Spreadsheet spreadsheet (both found in the Supporting Materials section) for your statistical analysis.
Note: Present your data in a clearly labeled table and using clearly labeled graphs.
Specifically, include the following in your report:
Introduction

Describe the report: Give a brief description of the purpose of your report.

Define the question your report is trying to answer.
Explain when using linear regression is most appropriate.

When using linear regression, what would you expect the scatterplot to look like?

Explain the difference between predictor (x) and response (y) variables in a linear regression to justify the selection of variables.     

Data Collection

Sampling the data: Select a random sample of 50 houses. Describe how you obtained your sample data (provide Excel formulas as appropriate).

Identify your predictor and response variables.

Scatterplot: Create a scatterplot of your predictor and response variables to ensure they are appropriate for developing a linear model.

Data Analysis

Histogram: Create a histogram for each of the two variables.
Summary statistics: For your two variables, create a table to show the mean, median, and standard deviation.
Interpret the graphs and statistics:

Based on your graphs and sample statistics, interpret the center, spread, shape, and any unusual characteristic (outliers, gaps, etc.) for house sales and square footage. 
Compare and contrast the center, shape, spread, and any unusual characteristic for your sample of house sales with the national population (under Supporting Materials, see the National Summary Statistics and Graphs House Listing Price by Region PDF). Determine whether your sample is representative of national housing market sales.

Develop Your Regression Model

Scatterplot: Provide a scatterplot of the variables with a line of best fit and regression equation.

Based on your scatterplot, explain if a regression model is appropriate.

Discuss associations: Based on the scatterplot, discuss the association (direction, strength, form) in the context of your model.

Identify any possible outliers or influential points and discuss their effect on the correlation.
Discuss keeping or removing outlier data points and what impact your decision would have on your model.

Calculate r: Calculate the correlation coefficient (r).

Explain how the r value you calculated supports what you noticed in your scatterplot.

Determine the Line of Best Fit. Clearly define your variables. Find and interpret the regression equation. Assess the strength of the model.

Regression equation: Write the regression equation (i.e., line of best fit) and clearly define your variables.
Interpret regression equation: Interpret the slope and intercept in context. For example, answer the questions: what does the slope represent in this situation? What does the intercept represent? Revisit the Scenario above.
Strength of the equation: Provide and interpret R-squared.

Determine the strength of the linear regression equation you developed.

Use regression equation to make predictions: Use your regression equation to predict how much you should list your home for based on the assumed square footage of your home at 1500 square feet.

Conclusions

Summarize findings: In one paragraph, summarize your findings in clear and concise plain language for the CEO to understand. Summarize your results.

Did you see the results you expected, or was anything different from your expectations or experiences?
What changes could support different results, or help to solve a different problem?
Provide at least one question that would be interesting for follow-up research.

You can use the following tutorial that is specifically about this assignment. Make sure to check the assignment prompt for specific numbers used for national statistics. The videos may use different national statistics. You should use the national statistics posted with this assignment.

What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Project One Template Word Document (ATTCH1) : Use this template to structure your report, and submit the finished version as a Word document.
Supporting Materials
The following resources may help support your work on the project:
Document: National Summary Statistics and Graphs Real Estate Data PDF Use this data for input in your project report.
https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1261476-MAT-240-J4761-OL-TRAD-UG.23EW4/course_documents/National%20Summary%20Statistics%20and%20Graphs%20Real%20Estate%20Data.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=eVEAb6ZbGVumhw71U8gqkHM0k&ou=1261476
Spreadsheet: Real Estate Data Spreadsheet (ATTCH3)Use this data for input in your project report.
Tutorial: Downloading Office 365 Programs PDFUse this tutorial for support with Office 365 programs.
Use these tutorials for support with the Excel functions you will use in the project:
https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1261476-MAT-240-J4761-OL-TRAD-UG.23EW4/course_documents/MAT%20240%20Random%20Sampling%20in%20Excel%20Tutorial.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=eVEAb6ZbGVumhw71U8gqkHM0k&ou=1261476
https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1261476-MAT-240-J4761-OL-TRAD-UG.23EW4/course_documents/MAT%20240%20Scatterplots%20in%20Excel%20Tutorial.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=eVEAb6ZbGVumhw71U8gqkHM0k&ou=1261476
https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1261476-MAT-240-J4761-OL-TRAD-UG.23EW4/course_documents/MAT%20240%20Descriptive%20Statistics%20in%20Excel%20Tutorial.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=eVEAb6ZbGVumhw71U8gqkHM0k&ou=1261476
https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1261476-MAT-240J4761OLTRADUG.23EW4/course_documents/MAT%20240%20Creating%20Histograms%20in%20Excel.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=eVEAb6ZbGVumhw71U8gqkHM0k&ou=1261476

Describe the looming shortages of critical supply areas (nursing shortages, primary care physician shortages, etc.); Explain the impact of the growing baby boom population on the system and how their complex needs may affect the cost, access, and quality of care;

CompetencyDesign value-driven operational processes aligned with creating an effective balance among costs, quality, and access to care.
Student Success CriteriaView the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.
ScenarioAssume the role of the chief operations strategist for a multi-specialty health care organization. You have determined that the organization could benefit from creating a workforce management strategy for the purpose of optimizing staffing levels. With worsening staffing shortages in critical areas such as nursing and primary care physicians, there is a concern that staffing shortages will result in higher labor costs across the healthcare spectrum. This could pose a significant challenge to the goal of balancing costs, quality and access to care.
InstructionsDraft a memo to the CEO outlining a plan to develop a strategy for optimizing your organization’s workforce management strategy. Your memo should:

Describe the looming shortages of critical supply areas (nursing shortages, primary care physician shortages, etc.);
Explain the impact of the growing baby boom population on the system and how their complex needs may affect the cost, access, and quality of care;
Assess the use of analytics in optimizing recruitment and retention efforts for healthcare workers in critical roles;
Advocate for value-based strategies such as virtual care (telehealth) and other patient-support roles such as health educators and community health workers.
Conclude your memo with a discussion on how workforce management strategies and value-based strategies may improve operational efficiency.

The Bullwhip effect is often used to describe the magnification of demand variability due to distorted information through the supply chain. A classic example of this was during the “dotcom” bust of 2000 when demand variability for broadband equipment was magnified several fold as information was transmitted through the supply chain. The end result was that several companies were planning for unrealistic demand, and many companies shut down when this demand failed to materialize. Using the University online library resources and valid Internet sites, research a company that is actively using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Materials Resource Planning (MRP) systems to manage its processes, resources, and operations. You can choose a technology company that has survived the dotcom era or any other company that has lived through a very rapid change in demand forecasting such as what occurred as a result of the fiscal meltdown and the liquidity crisis in 2008. Based on your research, respond to the following: Analyze some of the processes that the company has put in place to plan for sudden and drastic changes in demand. Evaluate the success of the initiatives and analyze the reason for the result. Based on the lessons learned, what else could the company do to plan for future disruptions?

Assignment 1: Discussion—Process Selection and Resource Planning
The Bullwhip effect is often used to describe the magnification of demand variability due to distorted information through the supply chain. A classic example of this was during the “dotcom” bust of 2000 when demand variability for broadband equipment was magnified several fold as information was transmitted through the supply chain. The end result was that several companies were planning for unrealistic demand, and many companies shut down when this demand failed to materialize.
Using the University online library resources and valid Internet sites, research a company that is actively using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Materials Resource Planning (MRP) systems to manage its processes, resources, and operations. You can choose a technology company that has survived the dotcom era or any other company that has lived through a very rapid change in demand forecasting such as what occurred as a result of the fiscal meltdown and the liquidity crisis in 2008.
Based on your research, respond to the following:

Analyze some of the processes that the company has put in place to plan for sudden and drastic changes in demand.
Evaluate the success of the initiatives and analyze the reason for the result.
Based on the lessons learned, what else could the company do to plan for future disruptions?

By Tuesday , November 18, 2014, post your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area
Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuationAssignment 2: Required Assignment 1—Literature Review
Be sure to visit the Overview of Required Assignments page to review the instructions for RA 2 due in Module 7 because this assignment provides the foundation for RA 2. For this assignment, you will complete an academic literature review of current operations management strategies with an emphasis on best practices for incorporating new and established technologies into business operations.
In completing this assignment, you will choose at least seven peer-reviewed articles from the Argosy University online library resources (beyond the required readings). You will review, analyze, and synthesize the selected materials. Later, you will use this information in RA 2 to develop a case study that details a business process reengineering (BPR) strategy for integrating IT with the goal of improving selected operational aspects of the business.
The purpose of this literature review is for you to practice the following:

Critically review the articles and understand how the concepts are related
Synthesize the various concepts and results of the review
Write a collective analysis of the articles

 
Complete the following:

Select at least seven peer-reviewed articles from the University online library resources (beyond the required readings) with an emphasis on the best practices for incorporating new and established technologies into business operations using BPR.
Then, write a literature review that includes the following:

Provide an introduction of the context of the articles. Describe the operations management strategies.
Identify key themes that emerge from the selected articles.
Analyze the patterns of similarities and differences in how each author has presented each theme.
Evaluate the implications of operations management strategies on the successful management and leadership of an enterprise.

Note: A literature review is not simply a summary of the articles, but is a synthesis of the many ideas and concepts presented in the various articles.
Write a 5–7-page paper in Word format. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.
 
By Friday, November 21, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.