The dissertation must provide a clear link to important and interesting business, strategic, managerial and economic applications. A range of approaches may be adopted, including the original analysis of existing secondary data but it is likely that most students will use a combination of published literature and primary research.  The dissertation should be bound using comb binding and a dark blue cover. 

ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

Each of the assessment categories is elaborated below in the form of a checklist of questions. Please study the checklist of questions as you prepare relevant sections of your dissertation, and especially when you are editing the penultimate and final drafts of your dissertation.

INTRODUCTION, CONTEXT, RESEARCH OBJECTIVES (10%)
Is the research topic or problem clearly stated and shown to be worth investigating?
Has appropriate background information been provided with special terms and concepts defined?
Are the research objectives (research questions or hypotheses) clear, relevant, coherent and achievable?
Do objectives etc. go beyond mere description ie. Do they involve explanation, comparison, criticism or evaluation?

LITERATURE REVIEW (25%)
Has a comprehensive range of RELEVANT literature been used to discuss relevant concepts, models and theories?
Are the sources used up to date, and of sufficient academic weight?
Does the dissertation give evidence of a critical attitude towards source material?
Are the key themes and issues surrounding the research questions clearly drawn from the literature?
Have sources been acknowledged and cited fairly and properly, in accordance with the Harvard format?  Is the References listing at the end of the dissertation complete and in the Harvard format?

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY (15%)
Is there a clear rationale for the research design and methodology adopted? 
Are the research methods fully described and the advantages and disadvantages of chosen methods discussed?
Are any constraints or limitations identified? 
Are the relevant research instruments (e.g. blank questionnaire, interview questions etc) included in the appendices?  Are the research instruments well designed with all questions etc. relevant to research objectives?
Are sampling methods described in detail? i.e. who the respondents are, how many there are and how they were selected?
Are data analysis methods discussed?
Is there evidence of care and accuracy in the data collection process? Are reliability and validity issues addressed? 
Has the methodology been critically evaluated in retrospect?

RESULTS, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF FINDINGS (30%)
Is all data presented relevant to aims and objectives?
Is the analysis thorough and appropriate to the data collected? eg.

FOR QUESTIONNAIRES
Do the appendices contain a data matrix, and details of statistical analysis undertaken? Is statistical analysis correctly performed and interpreted?
FOR INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS etc
Do the appendices contain data collected and analysed such as interview transcripts? Has qualitative data been systematically analysed?
FOR DOCUMENT, ARCHIVE AND OTHER SECONDARY DATA
Has the validity and reliability of the sources been addressed? Has quantitative or qualitative data been systematically analysed?

Are the findings presented clearly and interestingly for the reader, with useful tables and charts embedded in the text and with the appendices being used appropriately for bulky and/or less interesting/essential data?
Have the findings been discussed and evaluated?
Have the finding of the primary research been compared and contrasted with findings, theories, models and concepts derived from the literature review?

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (10%)
Have the research objectives (research questions) been reviewed and addressed?
Do the conclusions and recommendations follow on from the findings?  Are they well grounded in the evidence and arguments presented?
Has the relevance of the conclusions for management been discussed?
Are the conclusions and recommendations discussed in context and are they more widely applicable?
Is the overall style and presentation of the dissertation in accordance with that specified in the Module Handbook i.e. Cover pages, title page, word count, spacing, chapter and section headings, pagination, appropriate font, font size and font style (bold, italics, etc)
Is the title concise and appropriate?
Is the abstract a concise (1 page) summary of the main aims, methodology, findings and conclusions?
Are acknowledgements made as appropriate?
Is the contents page clear, concise and logically numbered?  Are appendices, tables and figures numbered and listed in the contents page?
Are all appendices referred to in the text?
Is the writing clear and in an appropriate academic style?
Is the standard of written English acceptable? Has the dissertation been spelling and grammar checked?

Distinction – Superlative analysis, synthesis and evaluation of material.
Imaginative and original approach to study.
Complete understanding of all material dealt with.
As good a piece of work as could be expected at this stage of development of a near publishable quality.

Digitised Text

Students will be expected to refer to all available secondary sources, online databases, electronic journals and subject resources available in the Library and Learning services as a source of ideas for exercises and projects

Subsequent pages should include the following sections, each of which must start on a new page: (sections in brackets relate to the alternative sections for a secondary source dissertation)

The Abstract
This should be a summary of the content of the thesis and should not be longer than 300 words.
Contents page
This should be a listing of the contents of the thesis, giving page numbers for each section and chapter, and is best presented in tabulated form.
Acknowledgements 
This is where you have the opportunity to thank the people and organisations who have assisted in your work;
Chapter 1
Introduction, organisational context and research objectives;
Chapter 2
Literature review;
Chapter 3
Research Methodology  (account of sources, methods of analysis, theory to be applied);
Chapter 4
Findings, analysis and evaluation
Chapter 5
Conclusion and, if appropriate, recommendations.
References
Appendices

Week 9 Activity – Project Performance Measurement & Closure

Overview

With the communication issues stabilized, the focus turns to project performance measurement and closure. Chapter 13 presents a  discussion on metrics used to assess project performance. Three commonly used metrics are schedule variance (SV), cost variance (CV), and cost performance index (CPI). The sponsor is not familiar with how these metrics work and has asked for a demonstration of how they are used. The sponsor has presented a scenario and is requesting you to conduct a  demonstration using fictitious data to access the results given the following situation.

Instructions

1. On day 51, a project has an earned value of $600, an actual cost of $650, and a planned cost of $540. Compute the SV, CV, and CPI  for the project. Present your results and explain them.
2. Next, the project sponsor wants to be assured that the project will be closed in accordance with best practices. Research what the says about closing projects and briefly discuss it.

Due By 6/5/2022 Before Midnight

You were asked to create a data model for a company dinner club…the final database design must enable the manager to mail invitations to the clubs members, plan the meals, and keep track of who attends the dinners…you were also given the following business rules…

• Each dinner serves many members, and each member may attend many dinners…
• A member receives many invitations, and each invitation is mailed to many members…
• A dinner is based on a single entre…but an entre may be used as the basis for many dinners…for example, a dinner may be composed of a fish entre, rice, and corn…or the dinner may be composed of a fish entre, a baked potato, and string beans…

The chart below was created by the manager of the company who is NOT a database expert…

Based on the business rules and diagram above, you need to do the following:

1. Develop a CROW’S FOOT DIAGRAM of the database for EACH NORMAL FORM…I want to see your progression from 1NF to 2NF to 3NF (yes, you need to turn in THREE diagrams)…MAKE SURE YOU USE PROPER NAMEING CONVENTIONS (i.e., XXX_XXX_XXX)…
2. For EACH Normal Form, explain how you arrived at that diagram…
3. Explain how you decided on the final Primary and Foreign Keys…
4. Identify any additional business rules that you may need…

 This assignment builds on the Wellness Assignment. Now that you have assessed yourself and how the different categories have influenced you, for this assignment, you will assess each category by identifying a client who may be very different from you. Write a paragraph (100 words or more) under each category of your Wellness Assignment discussing a difference that could possibly trigger you or make that client difficult to work with. Propose a solution. 

200 words

 include an in-text citation and reference from attached

Think about someone you have worked with in the past or present who you admire for their professionalism.

• What behaviors do they portray?
• How do they communicate with colleagues, clients, parents, supervisors, supervisees, etc.?

1. How would others describe your professionalism?
2. Discuss how to maintain respectful, productive relationships with colleagues and clients.

200 words

  include an in-text citation and reference from attached

1. What is the ETHIC model?
2. Think of an ethical issue you have faced at home or at work. Use the ETHIC model of decision making to:
   • assess the issue.
   • explain and evaluate the issue using each letter of the model. Be clear and thorough.

Everyone serving in a public health professional capacity needs to  become proficient in making public presentations, using Microsoft  PowerPoint or similar media presentation software.

This assignment provides an opportunity for you to present a  compelling case for an evidence-based intervention to address a specific  public health problem in your community.

 You have concluded your investigation of successful evidence-based  interventions and decided on an adaptation of one approach to the public  health problem being addressed. Your next step is to present your  recommended intervention to the committee. Committee members have asked  that you record the audio portion of your presentation to accompany the  slides for those who may not be able to attend a live meeting. 

 Present a recommended evidence-based intervention to address a public health problem in your community.

 Your slide deck should consist of 1015 slides, not including  the title and references slide. Use the speaker’s notes section of each  slide to develop your talking points and cite your sources, as  appropriate. 

You are the executive director of a small publicly funded behavioral health agency that serves indigent clients. After 10 years of being able to serve all clients seeking help, your agency has just received a 20% budget cut and must prioritize which services to discontinue and which clients to turn away. The community has many suggestions: stop serving undocumented immigrants and their children; stop serving substance abuse clients, limit all clients to six sessions, discontinue providing expensive services like psychiatry, lay off professional counselors and hire non-licensed paraprofessionals, stop providing counseling and instead simply offer peer self-help groups and parenting classes, serve only the most seriously ill (or the least seriously ill), and serve only children.

How would you approach the difficult task of cutting services by 20% in a manner that reflects your ethical obligations as a community counselor? Would your plan differ if you were in a private sector? If yes, how? What criteria would you consider? What theoretical or standard of care practice will you follow to make a final decision about what to cut from your program? Reference the NAADAC Code of Ethics and the AACC Codes to support your answer.

 Your project sponsor is not familiar with earned value management (EVM).  You have been asked to provide him with a quick overview of EVM. Using the information covered in the readings, suggest the top three EVM  performance measures (some may also be indexes) on which you would educate your project sponsor. Explain what each measure tells the project manager. Also, identify other performance factors beyond EVM  that you would communicate to your sponsor. Provide a rationale for your selection of topics. 

In 250 words or more answer the following.

During a web application security review, Alice discovered that one of her organizations applications is vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. Where would be the best place for Alice to address the root cause issue?