discuss what relevant sources you have identified and the process for accessing those sources.
For your initial post, organize your revised research questions, current thesis statement, and an outline checklist of your plan for conducting further research on your topic into a new discussion post. In a few paragraphs, discuss what relevant sources you have identified and the process for accessing those sources. I am conducting my research on the U.S. Constitution
Do you feel this is a reasonable estimate for what must be purchased? Explain.
Your friend Amandas home flooded recently, and all her furniture was ruined. You and several of her closest friends have joined together to raise money to buy her a new set of living room furniture. You have been tasked with estimating how much money should be raised.Explore living room furniture purchase options online. Choose at least six pieces of furniture. In your post, you will list each item, include the item URL, and include the approximate cost of the item rounded to the nearest $100. Calculate the estimated total of your purchase.Do you feel this is a reasonable estimate for what must be purchased? Explain.Unit two: Budgeting is a tool that helps you plan where your money gets spent. It is a process that allows you to determine whether or not you will have the funds to do the things you want to do. You can use this tool to focus your spending on the things that are most important to you.Initial Response Post:Do an internet search and find the starting salary for the job you hope to get with your degree. In your post describe your profession and what starting salary you found and include the internet link. Deduct 25% from your starting salary for taxes/insurance/etc. Take what is left and divide by 12 to get your monthly take-home pay.Next, create a budget. Estimate what percentages you will need to spend on the following categories: Housing, Insurance, Food, Utilities, Transportation, Giving/Saving, and Personal. Your percentages must add up to 100% and you must have at least 5% for each listed category.Apply your estimated percentages to your monthly take-home pay to determine the dollar amount you can spend in each category.Did your results surprise you in any way? Explain.Unit 3Linear Equations:Linear equations allow you to use math to model the real world. Linear equations can be used to determine the sale price of a hoodie on clearance, the cost of a taxi ride, or how many plants to buy to border a walkway. In the Unit 3 Discussion Board, you will use what you know about linear equations to negotiate a salary.Initial Response Post:You are the owner of a business and you must hire a new salesperson. You need to advertise the salary you will offer for the position. To determine the pay package, use the equation P = a + rs where P is the pay, a is the annual salary, r is the commission rate (written as a decimal) earned on sales, and s is sales for the year.Choose an annual salary, a, between $40,000 and $70,000.Choose a commission rate, r, between 2% and 10%.Choose annual sales, s, between $100,000 and $1,000,000.Calculate the pay package making sure to show the original equation and all steps to solve the equation. Write a few sentences advertising the sales position at your company.Unit 4 DiscussionLinear Equations and Inequalities:Linear equations are a great way to determine the pace at which something is changing. The rate of change, or slope, can determine how quickly something is increasing or decreasing.Initial Response Post:You are on the local zoning council in your city. The council needs to determine how rapidly the population in your city is increasing or decreasing. This will allow the council to determine the future needs of the city. You are going to determine the rate of change in population of your city. Include the name of your city and state in your post.Do an internet search to find the population of your city in 2015. Write this as an ordered pair (2015, population).Find the current population of your city. Write this as an ordered pair (current year, current population).Use the slope formula to determine the rate of increase/decrease, or slope, of a line drawn between the points that represent the population of 2015 and the current population. Round your answer to two decimal places. Show all the steps you used to arrive at this answer.Is the population of your city increasing or decreasing? Does the rate of increase or decrease seem high, low, or somewhere in between? Use the rate of increase or decrease to make a recommendation to the council of your city on what the future needs of your city might be.Unit 5 DiscussionConsumer Math:Being involved in your local community is important for a variety of reasons. It affords you the opportunity to connect with, help, and strengthen the lives of others. It can give you a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment as you form bonds with your neighbors. If you find a need in your community, it is a good idea to collect data regarding that need. The data may reinforce your idea that there is a need or it may even point you in a different direction of need. Using a data-driven approach to solve a community problem will help you be successful.Initial Response Post:For the Unit 5 Discussion Board, you will write and post an essay about civic participation. Propose a community program that you would like to kick start. Choose something you are passionate about: health care, sports, politics, education, community outreach, crime prevention, beautification, animals, etc. It can be something you do once or something you do on an ongoing basis.Your 250 word minimum essay should include:A brief overview of the community program you would like to kick start.Proposed budget percentages for your program to help prepare for fundraising (administrative costs, supplies, rent, advertising, etc.).Proposed number of volunteers needed for your program. Also calculate the percentage of volunteers based on total number of people in the community (number of volunteers ÷ population of community).Estimated percentage of people (or animals) in the community that would benefit from the program.Every piece of writing should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. A good way to plan this particular reflective essay is to write an introduction to the essay. Next, write at least three body paragraphs. Finish with your conclusion paragraph.Your essay and outside sources for this essay need to be cited in proper APA format. You can find numerous APA resources in the Academic Success Center Reference Library on the Research, Citation, and Plagiarism page. https://campus2.purdueglobal.edu/page/using-sourcesYour essay should include a highly developed purpose and viewpoint; it should also be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics. There should be no evidence of plagiarism. If you are unsure about what constitutes plagiarism, please review the plagiarism policy.Unit 6 DiscussionConsumer MathWhen you start saving for retirement can have a huge impact on your lifestyle once you retire.Initial Response Post:Open the Investment Calculator.Enter an amount between $100 and $500 that you think you can afford to save each month for retirement into the spreadsheet.Calculate how many years it will be until you reach age 67. Enter this amount into the spreadsheet.Choose an interest rate between 1% and 7% and enter it into the spreadsheet.Add 10 years to your previous age calculation to determine how much more you could have accumulated if you started 10 years ago.The investment calculator will show you how much you can save if you invest today and how much you could have accumulated if you had started your investing 10 years ago. In your post, list the amounts you chose and calculated. Also state the results of your two investments.How much more would you have for your retirement if you had started saving 10 years ago? Did the results surprise you in any way? Explain. Do you think the amounts you have calculated will be enough to retire on?Unit 7 DiscussionThe Metric SystemWhen you plan for a long trip, one thing to consider is your gas budget. You can use the measuring techniques from this unit to determine how much you will spend on gas for a trip.Initial Response Post:Congratulations! You are graduating from Purdue Global and plan to participate in the graduation ceremony in Indianapolis. The United States has just converted to the metric system and you need to plan your trip.State your current city.Determine the number of kilometers between your current city and Indianapolis, Indiana for a round trip. (Change the settings on your favorite online mapping service from miles to kilometers).A popular mid-size SUV has a fuel efficiency of 11.7 L of gas per 100 km driven. Multiply the number of kilometers you have to drive by 11.7 / 100 to determine the number of liters of gas you will need to purchase for your trip.Convert your result from #2 above from km to m. Convert your result from #3 above from L to hL.Discuss what you think would be the hardest to get used to when planning trips if the United States would convert to the metric system.Unit 9 DiscussionProbabilityProbability originated from the study of games of chance. Games of chance can involve coins, dice, playing cards, a game spinner, etc. For this discussion, you will conduct an experiment using a coin, and then use the results of the experiment to learn more about probability and odds.Initial Response PostYour friend Jacob goes by the mantra tails never fails. You are going to use this Discussion to test this theory.Name your favorite musician, actor, author or artist and do an internet search to find his or her age. Flip a coin one time for each year the person is old. If s/he is 43, flip the coin 43 times. Record the number of tails you obtain.Use your results to state the empirical probability that the coin will land on tails expressed as a fraction, a decimal, and a percentage. Round your answers to two decimal places, if necessary.Based on your experiment, did you find that tails never fails? Explain the difference between theoretical and empirical probability to your friend Jacob. In your explanation, state the theoretical probability of getting a tail when flipping a coin and compare it to the empirical results you got from your experiment.Review an example of an initial response for this Discussion.Unit 10 DiscussionStatisticsIn todays world you are inundated with statistics. Being able to understand the terminology and sort through the data in a way that gives you an accurate picture of the results is an important skill to have.Initial Response PostYou are searching for a home in your area. A realtor has given you the median home price for the area. You would like to determine whether the mean, median, or mode home price best represents home prices in your area.Find a website that will allow you to search home prices in your area using specific criteria. Choose at least three criteria (number of bedrooms, square footage, lot size, garage size etc.) to narrow your search and find the prices of at least 10 homes. Do not use price as one of the criteria as you need a variety of prices to come to a conclusion about housing prices in the area.List the criteria you chose.List the prices of the homes that you found (include the URL in your post).Calculate the mean, median, and mode of your home prices showing all steps used.Explain which of the three measurements you feel best represents the home prices in your area and why.
Write a 500-750-word analysis of the significance of the three Matrices regarding their relevance for strategic planning.
Use the work you completed for Parts, I, II, and III with your CLC group to inform your analysis for this assignment.Write a 500-750-word analysis of the significance of the three Matrices regarding their relevance for strategic planning. Describe the key information for each of the three matrices and how information from each will influence recommendations for strategic plans to improve the position of the company.Without prematurely determining and formalizing strategic goals and objectives, begin thinking about possible strategies to capitalize and add value to the organization based on the analysis of this information.Be sure to cite three to five relevant and credible sources in support of your content.
Assuming that the amounts shown represent the total annual spend (Amount/Total Amount) calculate the percent of spend for each category.
Using Information to Support Sourcing DecisionsThe purchasing manager has provided the following information for your use: Spend CategoryAmount Thousands US$Number of Suppliers Production Machinery1702 Maintenance2010 Hardware310 Sheet Metal237 Electronic Components2885Assuming that the amounts shown represent the total annual spend (Amount/Total Amount) calculate the percent of spend for each category.Classify each spend category as either low or high complexity and summarize your reasoning.Create a 2×2 Risk/Value matrix showing each of the five spend categories placed in either High or Low Risk group. Explain why you placed each item in the selected category.Submit your assignment as an MS Word document.Your assignmentMust be 600-900 words (excluding title page and references page) in length, double-spaced and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Contextual (Level One) headings must be used to organize your paper and your thoughts. Must include a title page with the following:Title of paperStudents nameCourse name and numberInstructors nameDate submittedMust address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Must utilize a minimum of one scholarly and/or peer-reviewed source from the Ashford Library in addition to the textbook. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Describe how to investigate and process a drug-related crime scene.
This assignment will require you to conduct research. You can use the following resources, textbook, Internet or KU library database. You will need to find four quality references on the following topics: drug-related crimes and organized crimeWrite an APA four-page paper that addresses the following topics:Summarize your findings on drug-related crimes.Summarize your findings on organized crime.Explain the legal cases associated with drug-related crimes.Explain the legal cases associated with organized crime.Describe how to investigate and process a drug-related crime scene.Describe how to investigate and process an organized crime scene.Create at least three recommendations on how investigators can become more effective and efficient when investigating both drug-related crimes and organized crime.
write a paper (minimum 5 pages total with 3 pages for body of paper) in meticulous APA format, spelling and grammar describing the differences between community justice and criminal justice.
The purpose of this assignment is to understand the differences in Criminal Justice and community Justice. Community Justice is gaining popularity within the practitioner and policy maker communities and students should be able to articulate the differences between the two justice systems.Using the textbooks and a minimum three (3) peer-reviewed journal articles as references for information of paper, write a paper (minimum 5 pages total with 3 pages for body of paper) in meticulous APA format, spelling and grammar describing the differences between community justice and criminal justice.
Is GDP a good measure of economic well being?
This weeks discussion topic is about Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Per Capita GDP and Quality of Life. GDP is the market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a year. Per Capita GDP is GDP/Population and shows how much of total GDP is theoretically available to each individual in the society. Per Capita GDP is the normal measure of Standard of Living when comparing nations.Quality of Life has no standard definition. It is broader concept that attempts to embrace the multitude of variables that make people happy. There are many measures of it, but all include GDP and/or Per Capita GDP.The ultimate question for this week is: Is GDP a good measure of economic well being?Part of answering that question is a consideration of whether economic well being for the nation is the same as quality of life for the individual? If not, how would you measure quality of life for the individual?Review the concept and details of computing GDPRead the article in Chapter 23 in your textbook: Measuring Macroeconomic Well-Being (pages 488-489).Each post submitted should be between 150 and 250 words. Keep them short, specific, and clear.
suggest the most important lessons-learned using the high-quality after-action review method as an adopted business practice.
Please answer each question fully. References needed . Must be original and be 500-1000 words. Please view the video listed in the below question and answer the questions . Create a scenario or event in an organization (i.e., safety, training, or another issue) using a low-quality after-action review. Next, speculate on the major negative effects within the organization if the same scenario or event were to reoccur. Support your response with at least two (2) examples of the identified negative effects. Watch the video titled AAR (After Action Review) Definition & Explanation (2 min 43 s), located below. You may also view the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NI_P0JkC-8. Next, using the reoccurrence of the scenario or event from part one of the discussion, change the low-quality to a high-quality after-action review. Then, suggest the most important lessons-learned using the high-quality after-action review method as an adopted business practice.
Using only.gov Websites report the current GDP, the current Federal deficit, the current Federal debt, and the bottom line of the current (last) budget approved by Congress (surplus or shortage).
1. Using only.gov Websites report the current GDP, the current Federal deficit, the current Federal debt, and the bottom line of the current (last) budget approved by Congress (surplus or shortage). Note that the fiscal year for the federal government is October 1 September 31.2. What inference can you draw from the numbers collected?
Discuss the power of clustering and association models.
Discuss the power of clustering and association models. Give an example of a company that collects or uses data for various reasons. How can clustering or association models help the company complete the sentence You might also be interested in . . .?
