Day: May 10, 2022

 QUESTION: Do you agree that MIS is essential for businesses operating in the information age? Why or why not? 

 – The initial post must include at least one (1) scholarly source for support. You can use your textbook or current research articles (published within the past 5 years).  Cite and reference in APA.  (at least 250 words)

–  Reply to one of your classmates  at least 125 words. Add to the discussion. Do not just say, good job, way to go, etc.  Your discussion question responses should reflect an understanding of the situation and the reading materials.  

* Choose one item that addresses a current issue and makes connections to class concepts. The item may be print or videofor example, an article from the current edition of a newspaper or magazine, a segment from news or talk show, a YouTube video, a vlog, or any program that features current affairs.

Answer each of these questions below: 

 1) Clearly identify the argument. Present the premises and conclusion in your chosen article or video clip and explain their importance. Did the speakers/writers use deductive or inductive reasoning?

2) In your article or video clip, identify and explain three of the following: vague/ambiguous language; credibility; cognitive bias; rhetoric; logical fallacies; generalizations; arguments from analogy; cause and effect reasoning; and value judgments about morality, law, or aesthetics.

3) Explain why you think the argument fits this concept. Also, identify if this was purposeful and why, and how this affects the strength of the argument.

4) Provide a conclusion. Was the argument convincing? What is your position?

I have already chosen the current affairs. Use the video link and the posts below to complete the assignment.

Cost-volume-profit analysis is used to make many decisions, including product pricing and controlling costs. What assumptions are used in cost-volume-profit analysis? Are these assumptions always valid? Why do managers put such a great amount of emphasis on controlling fixed costs in their organizations? What is meant by the statement, my company has good operating leverage? How does good operating leverage magnify earnings results with modest revenue increase? What are the limitations of using operating leverage to predict profitability?  

 This is a required assignment worth 16 points (16-points/1000-points). Assignment must be submitted by the due date. No late assignments are allowed. Please discuss the following topics and provide substantive comments to at least two other posts. Select from the following list four (4) topics and discuss. Use only 50-words max per topic to discuss and present your answer.  The discussion questions this week are from Chapter 2  (Jamsa, 2013).Chapter 2 topics:

• Define and describe SaaS.
• Discuss a SaaS provider for each of the following:
  • Sales and customer relationship management
  • Accounting
  • Income tax filing
  • Web-Based Meetings
  • Human Resources
  • Payroll Processing
  • Backup Automation
  • Office Document Creation
  • Social Networking
• Define and describe mashups.
• List the advantages and disadvantages of SaaS solutions.
• Describe the role of OpenSaaS.
• Compare and contrast a web service and a SaaS solution.
• Define and describe SOA.

Note: You are required to use at least two-peer reviewed sources (besides your textbook) to answer the above questions.  The initial post is due by Wednesday at 11:59pm ET.  You must engage on at least three separate days (by Wednesday for the first post and two additional days of peer engagement).  Do not wait until Sunday to engage with peers, this should be an active conversation with your peers.  When replying to peers be sure to engage with substantial posts that add to the conversation. 

 

• After completing the reading this week, we reflect on a few key concepts this week:
  1. Organizational performance is the fifth aspect of the model, reflect on the question, do certain leadership behaviors improve and sustain performance at the individual, group, and organizational level?  Please explain your response.
  2. There were two types of innovation addressed this week (product and process innovation), please note your own personal definition of these concepts and offer an example of both.
  3. Please be sure to answer all of the questions above in the initial post.Please ensure the initial post and two response posts are substantive.  Substantive posts will do at least TWO of the following:
  • Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
  • Expand on the topic, by adding additional thoughtful information
  • Answer a question posted by another student in detail
  • Share an applicable personal experience
  • Provide an outside source
  • Make an argument
  • At least one scholarly (peer-reviewed) resource should be used in the initial discussion thread.  Please ensure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library.  Use APA references and in-text citations.Please be sure to engage by Wednesday at 11:59pm ET and then engage on two more days throughout the week (for a total of three days of engagement, before Sunday at 11:59pm, ET.  
• This weeks journal article was focused on how information and communication innovation drives change in educational settings. The key focus of the article was how technology-based leadership has driven the digital age.  Also, that the role of technology leadership incorporates with the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).In this paper, address the following key concepts:
  1. Define TAM and the components.
  2. Note how TAM is impacting educational settings.
  3. Give an overview of the case study presented and the findings.
  4. Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research.  Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.The paper should meet the following requirements:
  • 3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references)
  • APA guidelines must be followed.  The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
  • A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.
  • The writing should be clear and concise.  Headings should be used to transition thoughts.  Dont forget that the grade also includes the quality of writing.

 

1.  Read the attached piece titled, ‘6 Key Takeaways Every Student Should Receive from Econ 101″. After reading this, choose 1 of the 6 key takeaways to research further.    

2. Locate two JOURNAL articles which discuss this topic further. You need to focus on the Abstract, Introduction, Results, and Conclusion. For our purposes, you are not expected to fully understand the Data and Methodology.  

3. Summarize these journal articles. Please use your own words. No copy-and-paste. Cite your sources.

300 Words minimum

APA format

 Its a book review on The Tennis Partner by Abraham Vergehese APA Format

Introduction

All good pieces of scholarly writing should have an introduction, and book reviews are no exception. Open with a general description of the topic and/or problem addressed by the work in question. Think, if possible, of a hook to draw your readers in. that hook should be about the book (and not anything else).

Summary of argument

Your review should, as concisely as possible, summarize the books argument. Even edited collections and textbooks will have particular features intended to make them distinctive in the proverbial marketplace of ideas. What, ultimately, is this books reason for being? If there is an identifiable thesis statement, you may consider quoting it directly.

About the author(s)

Some basic biographical information about the author(s) or editor(s) of the book you are reviewing is necessary. Who are they? What are they known for? What particular sorts of qualifications and expertise do they bring to the subject? How might the work you are reviewing fit into a wider research or career trajectory?

Summary of contents.

A reasonably thorough indication of the research methods used (if applicable) and of the range of substantive material covered in the book should be included.

Strength

Identify one particular area in which you think the book does well. This should, ideally, be its single greatest strength as a scholarly work. Usually this would be about the new understanding(s) that the book advances. Every book is an achievement: what type of achievement is it?

Weakness

Identify one particular area in which you think the book could be improved. While this weakness might be related to something you actually believe to be incorrect, it is more likely to be something that the author omitted, or neglected to address in sufficient detail.

Conclusion.

End your review with a concluding statement summarizing the book’s significance. You should also explicitly identify a range of audiences whom you think would appreciate reading or otherwise benefit from the book.

DO NOT USE THE FIRST PERSON, IN ANY FORM

 You have a two step process for manufacturing tools. The first step is  fabrication operation which requires a set-up. The setup time is 15  minutes and the nominal processing time is 0.5 minutes per part. The  second process is a batch furnace. The nominal heat treatment time is 2  hours and the furnace can process a maximum of 100 parts per run.  However the furnace also breaks down with a mean time to fail of 4 hrs  and mean time to repair of 0.5 hrs. The repair time has an exponential  distribution. Assuming that the transfer lot size is same the process  batch size, and the required production rate is 30 parts per hour with  arrival SCV of 1 to the first step, determine the following: 

1. What is availability of each of the two processes?
2.  What is the SCV of process times for each of the two processes?
3. Assuming that we use the same batch size for both operations, what is the minimum batch size for stable system.
4. What  is the total average cycle time to manufacture a part for a batch size =  2 times the minimum batch size determined in part(a).?

1. A brief overview of the chapters along with the notes you took during the classes covering the chapters. Write, a detailed description of some aspects of the chapters and the experience that you felt was particularly meaningful for you. 3. A discussion of what you have personally learned, –your weaknesses and your strengths. Also, discuss your plans for improving your learning experience of some aspects in the chapters, how you are going to use the internet in particular to fill the gaps in your understanding.

• Don’t plagiarize
• Write a summary “or concept map” + reflection using your own words

Subject: ITS-836 – Data Science & Big Data Analytics

Reading Resources: 

Dash, Shakyawar, S. K., Sharma, M., & Kaushik, S. (2019). Big data in healthcare: management, analysis and future prospects. Journal of Big Data, 6(1), 125.

Nastaran Hajiheydari, Mohammad Soltani Delgosha, Yichuan Wang, & Hossein Olya. (2021). Exploring the paths to big data analytics implementation success in banking and financial service: an integrated approach. Industrial Management + Data Systems, 121(12), 24982529.

Dai, Wang, H., Xu, G., Wan, J., & Imran, M. (2019). Big Data Analytics for Manufacturing Internet of Things: Opportunities, Challenges and Enabling Technologies.

Ge, M., Bangui, H., & Buhnova, B. (2018). Big data for internet of things: a survey. Future generation computer systems, 87, 601-614.

Literature Review: 

Big Data in Smart Cities Literature Review

Conduct a literature review of big data handling approaches in smart cities including techniques, algorithms, and architectures. You are to review the literature on smart cities and Big Data Analytics and discuss problems and gaps that have been identified in the literature. You will expand on the issue and how researchers have attempted to examine that issue by collecting data you are NOT collecting data, just reporting on how researchers did their collection.

Paper Layout:

1. Title Page
2. Table of contents: Use a Microsoft Enabled Table of Contents feature.
3. Background: Describe the issue, discuss the problem, and elaborate on any previous attempts to examine that issue. Be sure to include techniques, algorithms, and architectures.
4. Research Questions: In the identified problem area that you are discussing, what were the research questions that were asked? Be sure to include main research questions from all the literature you are reviewing.
5. Methodology: What approach did the researcher use, qualitative, quantitative, survey, case study? Describe the population that was chosen. You will discuss the methodology for all the literature you are reviewing.
6. Data Analysis: What were some of the findings, for example, if there were any hypotheses asked, were they supported?
7. Conclusions: What was the conclusion of any data collections, e.g., were research questions answered, were hypotheses supported? Be sure to also include the similarities and differences between the literature.

Paper requirements:

• Be a minimum of 7 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference pages.
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Be sure to conduct research on formatting literature reviews.
• Your literature review should include a minimum of 8 scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Be clear and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

Note: plagiarism check required, APA7 format, include References, within 8hrs

 Deliverable Length:  57 slides (+ title and reference slides); Speaker notes of 150200 words per slide 

 Respond to the scenario below with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.

Eddison Electronic Company (EEC) provides electricity for several states in the United States. You have been employed as a cost accountant at this organization. You have been tasked as a team lead on a team that will construct a balanced scorecard presentation for the department. Please create a PowerPoint presentation of 57 slides that discusses the following:

• What are the key components of a balanced scorecard?
• In what ways can the balanced scorecard benefit the organization in the strategic decision-making process and influence ROI?
• What are the ethical issues that could be associated with the four key components of the balanced scorecard?