For your second submission, you will need to submit a draft of your Research Paper with several components to ensure you are on the right track.  An outline of your research and the intended direction of your argument or research question. Be sure the focus is your original argument or research question that you hope this paper will answer or a specific point that you will make.  At least five scholarly resources you have found that contribute to your topic.  A brief Annotated Bibliography of two scholarly resources.  An abstract outlining your topic and your subsequent findings. This research draft should be double spaced with Times New Roman 12 pt. font, and use appropriate APA style writing. The minimum requirement for your draft is two pages. You should be thorough in your research so your professor (or a colleague) could adequately determine your intended research and the direction you are going with your paper. 

Description
Students are required produce a comprehensive report on any latest technology in IT. Your topic should relate to components of system board (i.e motherboard, memory, hard disk, etc.) or latest computing technologies (i.e. virtual reality, surface computing, etc.). To get a good mark, find the latest topic and issue in the computing community. Students are strictly prohibited from plagiarism. In case of plagiarism, your group project will not be accepted and will be given zero marks.
Format for Report
Produce a brief report of your solution based on the following format:
1. Cover page (no need)
2. Abstract
3. Table of Content (no need)
4. Introduction
5. History of the product
6. Usability/ Features
7. Market potential
8. Comparison with other product
9. Conclusion
10. References (APA format)

TEXT:
Principles of Social Psychology, v. 1.0​:  Introducing Social Psychology

Ch 9,10.

Forum Assignment for the Week: 300 Words minimum For this week's Forum, respond to the following:   For our final discussion, share three course learning take aways that added to your understanding of social psychology and that you believe will serve you well in the future in both your personal and professional lives and explain why. NOTE: Here you are sharing learning that was and that you believe will remain of value to you, not a critique of the course or summaries of reading material information. Be thorough, thoughtful and focused, thinking about what stood out to you and why it did during the 8 weeks.

Remember that all posts are graded for substance and thoughtful consideration of the forum topic. 

General Instructions Applicable to All Forums:

 Forums are scholarly dialogs, so while sharing what you think and not just what published authors wrote is encouraged, only stating opinion isn't acceptable. Instead, thoughtfully integrate relevant theory and research you read about this week and strive to make connections between that academic content and your own observations and experiences.

Source citation are required if used. Copying of published material, which is plagiarism, is prohibited and any instances of it, including forum posts, will result in a zero score without an option for re-submission to recoup lost points and a report sent to the Registrar's Office per University policy.

Discussion forum posts will be graded on verbal expression, critical thinking, making an effort to not just participate in but contribute to the dialog with initial and reply posts of a substantive nature commensurate with graduate level studies. Posts must have correct grammatical construction, spelling, and punctuation with no texting or other casual style language.

M2: NASA Spinoff Essay Directions
Two Two: NASA Spinoff Essay Directions
Step One: After reading the linked material regarding the many spinoffs attributed to NASA, choose one of the spinoffs as the topic for your essay.
Step Two: On your own, find out as much as you can about the spinoff you have chosen. You can use NASA.gov, the HCCS library database; and/or Google.
Step Three: Create an outline for your essay so you can plan what you want to tell the reader about the spinoff you have chosen. You will need to have three important details about the spinoff to make the body of your essay. See the example below:
1.    Introductory paragraph: In this paragraph, you will introduce the topic of your essay to the reader and it will include your thesis statement.
2.    First body paragraph: In this paragraph, you will discuss one of the details about your topic.
3.    Second body paragraph: In this paragraph, you will discuss one of the details about your topic.
4.    Third body paragraph: In this paragraph, you will discuss one of the details about your topic.
5.    Conclusion: In this paragraph, you will add a final thought to your essay about the topic you chose.
Step Four: Type your essay, using MLA style
1.    12 point type
2.    Times New Roman typeface
3.    Double-spaced
4.    Cite your source or sources for your information.
Step Five: Submit your saved essay in Word to Askonline for a tutor to provide you feedback on your work.
Step Six: Retrieve your essay and the tutor's comments from Askonline.
Step Seven: Revise your essay using the tutor's comments
Step Eight: Submit your revised (polished) version of your essay to EO2, using the Turnitin link.

Submit your Module Two Spin Off Essay using MLA style. Be sure to save your submission receipt for a 100; if you don't see a receipt,you have not submitted your essay; try again and use the Canvas Student Guide instructions to help you.
Include a works cited page to indicate your sources for the essay and cite those sources inside the essay as well.
Look at the sample essay to get a clear view of MLA style documentation of sources.
Submit your essay before the due date; late work is not graded. 
Module Two
A helpful link is at OWL Purdue: Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
How to successfully submit your essay:
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Also, give yourself time to use our online tutoring and specifically ask for their help with MLA style documentation. Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Unit 7 Discussion

Respond to your Discussion topic after you have completed your reading.

Strategic Positioning

Hilton Hotels and Resorts™ control several brands of properties that are strategically positioned for specific markets. These include the Waldorf Astoria, ™ Conrad, ™ Hilton, ™ DoubleTree,™ Embassy Suites,™ Hilton Garden Inn,™ Hampton,™ Homewood Suites,™ and Home2™. After reading pp. 335–338 in your text and visiting Hilton’s™ website discuss the concepts below.

Source: Hilton Worldwide. Retrieved from http://hiltonworldwide.com/portfolio/

Discuss the following:

1. Discuss one example of each Luxury, Full Service, and Focused Serviceproperty and give a brief description of what differentiates the property from other types of properties in the other categories represented here.

2. Discuss other businesses that you are familiar with that also use similar brand differentiation to position their products or services.

Be sure to address the Discussion topic(s) in an initial post of at least 100 words no later than Saturday night Eastern Time. Be sure to respond to at least two others (not including the professor) and participate in the Discussion by posting on three different days of the unit.

CM1103 Coursework 2017
Module: CM1103 Problem Solving with Python
Lecturer: Prof S M Allen
Date set: 20th November 2017
Submission date: 9:30am on 15th December 2017
Submission arrangements: An electronic copy must be submitted (see Deliverables below)
via Learning Central before 9:30 am
Title: CM1103 coursework 2017
Indicative effort: Less than 15 hours
This coursework is worth 40% of the total marks available for this module. The penalty for late or nonsubmission
is an award of zero marks. You are reminded of the need to comply with Cardiff University’s
Student Guide to Academic Integrity. Your work should be submitted using the official Coursework Submission
Cover sheet.
Problem definition
A small, local branch of a bank employs a single teller. The manager is considering ways to improve customer
satisfaction by reducing queuing times. This coursework will use computer simulation to provide
the necessary evidence to support their decision.
Deliverables
You must submit:
1. A single source code file based on the template provided for Question 1. This file should also contain
your code to answer Question 2.
2. A pdf file with the figure to answer Question 2.
3. A Word file (based on the template provided) of no more than 2 pages that answers Question 3, and
any source code used (this can be combined with your answer to 1 if desired).
Description Type Name
Cover sheet One pdf file [Student number].pdf
Answer to Q2 One pdf file Figure_[Student number].pdf
Answer to Q3 One Word or pdf file Report_[Student number].pdf
Source code for Q1, 2 and 3 One or more Python files No restriction
(may be contained in a single zip file)
1
Simulating a single queue
1. The key parameters in this simulation are the rate at which customers arrive, and the length of time
each customer takes with the teller.
2. Let α be the mean gap between customers arriving.
3. Let β be the mean time that a teller will take to serve a customer.
4. A function nextTime is provided for you that will generate appropriate random times when passed
a desired mean.
5. The following algorithm can be used to simulate a single queue over a period of simTime minutes. It
uses variables:
• c to store the current time (measured in minutes) within the simulation
• ta to store the time to the next customer arrival
• ts to store the time until the current customer has finished being served
• Q to store the current length of the queue
• maxQ to store the size of the longest queue
The algorithm progresses by repeatedly incrementing the current time to the time of the next critical
event – either a customer arriving, or a customer leaving after their service has finished.
2
Initialise: ta, ts, c,
maxQ to 0; Q to 1
ta < ts ?
ts = ts – ta
c = c + ta
Q = Q + 1
ta = random arrival
time
ta = ta – ts
c = c + ts
Q = Q – 1
ts = random service
time
Q = 0 ?
YES NO
YES NO
Next event is an
arrival – joins queue
Next event is current
services finishing –
reduces queue
c <
simTime
?
Return NO
maxQ
YES
Update maxQ
3
Questions
1. Complete the Python source code template provided to answer the questions below. You will be
given a functionality mark for each question that will be largely based on how well your code satisfies
a range of doctests (some of these are provided for you – others may also be used).
There will be an additional mark covering the general quality and style of your code:
• Is the code readable and easy to follow?
• Is the code elegant and well-written?
• Is the code simplified by the use of built-in language features where appropriate?
[Code quality: 5 marks]
(a) Assume the time between customer arrivials is generated by the function nextTime with mean
α, and the time taken to serve a customer is generated by the function nextTime with mean
β. Mathematical theory then states that (over a suitably long period) the mean queue length is
equal to:
β
α
1 −
β
α
Complete the function theoreticalMeanQueueLength so that it calculates this value given parameters
α and β.
[Functionality: 3 marks]
(b) Complete the function checkMean so that it calls the function nextTime a specified number of
times for a desired mean, and calculates the actual mean of the random times returned.
[Functionality: 3 marks]
(c) Suppose you are required to perform simulations for a number of scenarios whose parameters
are given in a csv file with the format:
alpha (m), beta (m), simTime, time unit,
10, 2, 480,,
5, 3, 480,,
20, 15, 240,,
20, 2, 8, h,
15, 2.5, 360,,
where the first column specifies the mean customer arrival time; the second specifies the mean
service time; and column three specifies the simulation time in minutes unless there is a h in
column 4 – in this case the value in column 3 contains a number of hours.
Complete the function readcsv readExperimentParameters so that it reads in a csv file of this
format and returns a list of tuples with 3 elements containing the parameter sets with all times
given in minutes.
[Functionality: 3 marks]
(d) Complete the function simulate singleQueue so that it implements the queuing algorithm
above to simulate a queue with the specified parameters, and returns the maximum queue
length.
[Functionality: 6 marks]
4
2. Using matplotlib, plot a line graph that shows how the theoretical mean queue length varies as α
varies between 1.1 and 10 using steps of 0.1 while keeping β = 1//β
α
/////////varies/////////// between////1.1//////and///10////////using
//////steps////of////0.1 . Provide your source code and a pdf file containing the figure, remembering to label the
axes and provide a title.
[Functionality: 5 marks]
3. Produce a scientific report using the supplied template, that demonstrates compares the customer
service benefits that would arise from:
(a) Purchasing new equipment that reduces the mean service time per customer (your answer
should consider a range of different percentage reductions).
(b) Employing a second teller.
Your conclusions should be based on an appropriate number of simulations for an appropriate range
of experimental parameters, and consider average vs worst case customer experience.
If you modify the algorithm, you do not need to include the modified pseudocode in your report.
[Report: 6 marks; Acheivement: 4 marks; Code quality: 5 – see template for more detail]
Feedback
Feedback on your coursework will address the above criteria.
Individual feedback will be returned by the end of Week 12 (i.e. after 12 University working days).
Group feedback will be provided in the revision lecture in week 12 and via model solutions to question 1
directly after all student submissions have been made.

Please assume the perspective of Public Health Director at Local Health Department

· Discuss the relationships between the Gulf oil spill and the public health performance management system (Figure 7.6 in Turnock).

· Identify major obstacles, barriers, or challenges to mitigating public health risk from the perspective assigned to your team.

· Generating a consensus statement by the end of the unit in which your team:

· Negotiates the social, ethical, political, cultural, legal, and/or distributional factors related to the Gulf oil spill by providing recommendations that could better resolve similar challenges in the future. With your team, be sure to identify forms of cooperation, negotiation and/or compromise that would be necessary from your assigned perspective.

Case Study Preparation
Research and select the journal articles you will use as sources for  your Case Study. Prepare a two page paper in APA format, that summarizes  the articles and prepare an annotated bibliography.

Write a paper (1,250-1,750 words) describing the approach to care of cancer. In addition, include the following in your paper:

Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
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
Explanation of the Diagnosis and Staging of Cancers is Provided.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is not provided.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided but is missing relevant information.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided that meets the assignment criteria.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided that is offered in a detailed manner.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided that is offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating higher level or critical thinking.

20.0 %At Least Three Complications of Cancer are Identified With Comprehensive Discussion of Available Treatments.

Less than three complications of cancer are identified.

At least three complications of cancer are identified but lacking a comprehensive discussion of available treatments.

At least three complications of cancer are identified with a comprehensive discussion of available treatments.

More than three complications of cancer are identified with a comprehensive discussion of available treatments.

More than three complications of cancer are identified with a comprehensive discussion of available treatments, while demonstrating higher level or critical thinking.

30.0 %Provides Recommendations to Address Physiological and Psychological Side Effects of Care.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are lacking.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are missing relevant information.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care meet the assignment criteria.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are offered in a detailed manner.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating higher level or critical thinking.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.

Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

5.0 %Paragraph Development and Transitions

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2. DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS 

Sawicki Music Supply is a mail-order business that accepts merchandise orders by telephone and mail. All payments must be prepaid with a major credit card. Once an order is received, either the item is found in inventory and shipped immediately, the item is not found in inventory and is ordered from the manufacturer, or a notice is sent to the customer indicating that the item is no longer stocked. 

Required 

Prepare a context-, intermediate-, and elementary- level data flow diagram for Sawicki Music Supply. For the elementary-level diagram, explode the inventory function.

10. PERT AND GANTT CHARTS 

The lottery commission of a state with about $500 million a year in revenue has looked to modern technology for increasing lottery sales. The strategy is to place self-service sales machines around the state. Customers simply fill out the bubbles on the form and insert the form into the computer. If they wish, they may enter their numbers directly in the computer and skip the form altogether. The machine accepts cash and automatic teller machine cards. The lottery commission is very excited about this project because it thinks it could boost lottery ticket sales by as much as 30 percent. The systems department has finished the final feasibility report and has determined the following estimates for implementing the system. It plans on purchasing a larger, more powerful mainframe computer to handle the processing of the transactions. The manufacturer has promised a delivery date of three months from the time the order is placed. The lottery sales machines must be special ordered and require a lead time of five months. 

The plan is to initially order 15 machines and test them for 12 weeks. If all goes well, the lottery commission will order a total of 500 machines, with 20 delivered and installed each month. This order will not be placed until the results of the pilot test have been analyzed. The writing of the programs is expected to take six weeks. The testing of the programs on the main- frame is expected to take four weeks, with an additional three weeks once the sales machines have been received. The state gaming commission is expected to test for another two weeks. The design of the data- bases is expected to take only two weeks. Not much data transfer is expected to be necessary, so only three weeks is budgeted for this task. An estimated 20 employees need to be hired and trained to install and maintain these machines around the state. The hiring process is expected to take six weeks, and the training should take an additional six weeks. The documentation should take about three months and should be completed before the training of the new employees. As soon as the gaming commission signs off on the programs, the 15 machines are to be installed at test sites around the state. Four weeks are allotted for this installation procedure. A one-week testing period is planned, with commission employees going to the sites and using the machines. An additional week is planned to review the results of these tests. The pilot test then begins and runs for eight weeks. The data will be analyzed for four weeks after the pilot test. The final order for the additional machines will be placed after the data analysis is conducted, and the demand for the number of machines is more accurately determined. 

Required

a. Prepare a PERT chart for the process described. Identify the critical path. 

b. Prepare a Gantt chart for the process described.