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This week you will submit Phase 5, the final phase, of your course project. For Phase 5 of your course project, you will want to review your instructor’s feedback from your Phase 4 submission and make any necessary corrections. Remember if you have questions about the feedback to ask your instructor for assistance.

Once you have made your corrections, you will make your final submission for the course project. Below is a summary of the expectations for Phase 5 of the course project:

1. Introduce your scenario and data set.

• Provide a brief overview of the scenario you are given above and the data set that you will be analyzing.
• Classify the variables in your data set.
  • Which variables are quantitative/qualitative?
  • Which variables are discrete/continuous?
  • Describe the level of measurement for each variable included in your data set.

2. Discuss the importance of the Measures of Center and the Measures of Variation.

• What are the measures of center and why are they important?
• What are the measures of variation and why are they important?

3. Calculate the measures of center and measures of variation. Interpret your results in context of the selected topic.

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Midrange
• Range
• Variance
• Standard Deviation

4. Discuss the importance of constructing confidence intervals for the population mean.

• What are confidence intervals?
• What is a point estimate?
• What is the best point estimate for the population mean? Explain.
• Why do we need confidence intervals?

5. Based on your selected topic, evaluate the following:

• Find the best point estimate of the population mean.
• Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume that your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.
  • Please show your work for the construction of this confidence interval and be sure to use the Equation Editor to format your equations.
• Write a statement that correctly interprets the confidence interval in context of your selected topic.

6. Based on your selected topic, evaluate the following:

• Find the best point estimate of the population mean.
• Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume that your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.
  • Please show your work for the construction of this confidence interval and be sure to use the Equation Editor to format your equations.
• Write a statement that correctly interprets the confidence interval in context of your selected topic.

• Compare and contrast your findings for the 95% and 99% confidence interval.
  • Did you notice any changes in your interval estimate? Explain.
  • What conclusion(s) can be drawn about your interval estimates when the confidence level is increased? Explain.

8. Discuss the process for hypothesis testing.

• Discuss the 8 steps of hypothesis testing?
• When performing the 8 steps for hypothesis testing, which method do you prefer; P-Value method or Critical Value method? Why?

9. Perform the hypothesis test.

• If you selected Option 1:
  • Original Claim: The average salary for all jobs in Minnesota is less than $65,000.
  • Test the claim using α = 0.05 and assume your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.

• If you selected Option 2:
  • Original Claim: The average age of all patients admitted to the hospital with infectious diseases is less than 65 years of age.
  • Test the claim using α = 0.05 and assume your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.

• Based on your selected topic, answer the following:

1. Write the null and alternative hypothesis symbolically and identify which hypothesis is the claim.
2. Is the test two-tailed, left-tailed, or right-tailed? Explain.
3. Which test statistic will you use for your hypothesis test; z-test or t-test? Explain.
4. What is the value of the test-statistic? What is the P-value?

   What is the critical value?

5. What is your decision; reject the null or do not reject the null?
   1. Explain why you made your decision including the results for your p-value and the critical value.
6. State the final conclusion in non-technical terms.

10. Conclusion

• Recap your ideas by summarizing the information presented in context of your chosen scenario.

Please be sure to show all of your work and use the Equation Editor to format your equations.

This assignment should be formatted using APA guidelines and a minimum of 2

The local domestic violence shelter has noticed an increase in the number of families affected by substance abuse. They have contacted your agency about providing information on how to serve the needs of this growing population. In your communication, you are to discuss the following:

• Discuss interventions for substance abuse situations.
• Describe how to help system (family) members to identify and interrupt harmful interaction patterns and practice healthy interaction patterns.

dentify and describe the components of a person analysis. Include the steps as well as a pertinent example.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

 

Identify and describe the components of a strategic/organizational analysis, including the methods and advantages.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

This week you read and learned about Titchener’s structuralism. As an approach, structuralism attempted to break down consciousness into elements of consciousness for study. It assumed that studying these parts of consciousness would lead to an understanding of the whole.

• Analyze the limitations and strengths of the method of studying consciousness in parts.
• Identify and discuss one of the main criticisms of structuralism.
• Briefly compare and contrast structuralism and behavioralism. How did structuralism influence the creation of behaviorism?
• How has structuralism impacted psychology today? As you consider this question, keep in mind the history and culture of the period in which Titchener practiced compared to your understanding of psychology today.

Write an essay that is 3-5 pages in length. Remember to support your arguments with information drawn from the online content, the textbook, and other credible, scholarly sources to substantiate the points you are making.  Apply APA standards for writing and citations to your work.

**Hint: a useful article for comparing and contrasting structuralism with behavioralism is found in the AUO library and referenced in your textbook:

Rilling, M. (2000). How the challenge of explaining learning influenced the origins and development of John B. Watson’s behaviors. The American Journal of Psychology, 113 (2), 275-301. Retrieved fromhttp://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/224842367/fulltext/12E26E325F56462A087/8?accountid=34899

The paper should be double-spaced 12-point typescript, Times Roman font, with 1-inch margins all around, and free from grammatical errors. Your paper needs to include a cover page, abstract, and reference list in APA format.

Submit your response to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Name your assignment as follows:

LastName_FirstInitial_PSY450_M3A2.doc

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Analyzed limitations and strengths of structuralism.	32
Identified and discussed one main criticism of structuralism.	32
Compared and contrasted structuralism with behavioralism.	32
Explained how structuralism influenced the development of behavioralism.	32
Described the impact of structuralism on psychology today, with consideration of the culture of the time period in which Titchener practiced.	28
Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure APA Elements (16 points): In text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style

One aspect of raising healthy children is understanding how to best provide correction when they make poor choices or behave in unacceptable ways. Over the years, there has been much debate over the most effective form of punishment for children. As part of this debate, you have to take into consideration operant conditioning as this is the basis for how effective correction works. Operant conditioning should be considered when choosing how to best administer corrective actions whether the parents choose to use corporal punishment, time outs, or loss of privileges.

• Discuss the differences between negative and positive punishment. What are the factors that make punishment effective?
• Discuss the effectiveness of corporal punishment and elaborate upon when you think it should be used.
• Discuss how culture affects the type of punishment used.
• Give reasons in support of your responses based on your readings and personal experiences.

Write your initial response in 2–3 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Saturday, December 12, 2015, post your response to the appropriateDiscussion Area. Through Wednesday, December 16, 2015, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. In your responses, consider the following:

• Have your peers accurately identified the differences between negative and positive punishment? Explain your answer.

Activity Completion Date: This is a group exercise that must be performed in 4 to 5 person teams. You all have been added to specific groups and an email was sent to your group. If you did not receive the group email – please let your professor know immediately.

Contact your team colleagues through email or create a group discussion under week three identified by your group number. You should complete the exercise by the 4th day of the week. If you have trouble finding partners to work with, please notify me ASAP. Do not wait until the assignment is due to notify me that you do not have partners for this exercise.

Findings Due Date: Results of the exercise must be documented in detail and sent to me by 11:59pm on the 6th day of the class. Everyone in class is responsible for turning in their own observations individually.

Assignment Details:

For each story (requirement), one individual will serve as the Product Owner. All others on the team will serve as Team Members for that same story. Rotate the Product Owner role for each story. All Product Owners should feel free to ad lib additional details in order to answer any clarification questions from their team members.
Note for two-person teams: For each story listed below, a team member must take on the role of Product Owner and Team Member simultaneously.
Describe the estimation process that you and your partners went through.
What were some of the challenges?
What were some of the assumptions you had for each story before playing poker? How did your assumptions differ from your partners?
Describe the process you went through to reach agreement on the final sizing of each work effort.
Assignment Ground Rules: Along with partners, play estimation poker for the following scenarios.

Discuss your assumptions and any clarifying questions you may have for each other prior to playing the first round of poker.
After each round of poker, discuss why you “voted” the way you did. Then play another round of poker after your discussion.
Play estimation poker for multiple rounds, but not more than 3 rounds, until you get agreement on the size of each work effort. If you and your partner’s estimates are relatively close, then agree on the final estimate after further discussion.
Estimate in terms of story points. Use the following site or a comparable one that creates online sprint planning poker cards to help you with the estimation effort. https://www.planningpoker.com/
Stories for Assignment:

As a responsible adult, I would like to tie my shoes, so that I don’t trip and fall.
As a consumer, I would like to drive to the neighborhood market, so that I can buy groceries.
As a local traveler, I would like to drive to Ogallala Nebraska, so that I can take a short vacation for 3 days.
As a world traveler, I would like to fly to Shanghai China, so that I can take an extended vacation for 3 weeks.

Now that we have covered some of the basic concepts in managerial accounting, we might want talk a little about the final project so you can keep the objectives of the project in mind as you work through the next few chapters. For your final project due in Week 8, you will create a new/enhanced program proposal.
You may complete this as an individual or team exercise. You may complete any of the following formats:
Submit a business proposal for a new business ( A new “start-up” venture that you or a group of people are contemplating)
Submit a new program/project proposal (Possibly one that you and/or your firm is working on now or recently completed)
Submit a proposal for capital equipment or a new position
Prepare a proposal using the requirements list below. The proposal can focus on cost savings and revenue-generating programs. I strongly suggest that you use a program that you have or plan to propose to the organization for which you work. It is much easier to work with actual figures than to make up a fictitious company and researching what the possible figures might be. The proposal should include (but is not limited to) the following information:
Briefly describe the program and its relationship to the organizational mission.
If this is a new business, what is the legal structure (Partnership, Corporation or S Corporation)?
What method of accounting (Cash method Vs Accrual method) will you use? Why?
How will you price your product and/or products? What is the mark up on the product? What pricing strategy, Target Price and/or Cost Plus Price? Use this in the Sales Budget.
You should explain if you are tracking cost using Job Order Cost system, Process Cost system, Operating Cost system, Activity Based cost system (for overhead) and/or a combination of the systems
Create a 1 year Master Budget (refers page 202 through 217 in the textbook) for the Business/program/project.
Prepare Cash budget (and/or Cash Flow statement) and provide a brief analysis of cash flows from Operation, Investing and Financing activities (Cash flow statement analysis)
Break Even Analysis, Target Profit and Margin of Safety in units and Sales Dollars for the Business/program/project
Discuss the Return on Investment and/or Economic Value Added for the business/program/project to measure its projected performance.
What is the Business/Project/Program’s Payback Period, Accounting rate of return and Net Present Value?
If capital equipment is involved, is there a lease or buy decision – (NPV analysis).
If new a Business or Program, Calculate and show the Present Value of the Business or Program using NPV analysis based on the expected future cash flows (possibly from Cash Budget or Cash flow statement).
Do you require new personnel, if so complete the appropriate form and submit a brief job description?
How will you fund this new program? Raising capital for the Business/project/program through funds internally (Retained Earning) to the company or externally via Bonds/Loans and/or Equity from investors.
Have a conclusion convincing financer to finance the project.
This document should be no more than 10 pages. The cover sheet should include the type of proposal you are submitting, the name of your team members (if applicable) and their role in the project. Second page should be an executive summary giving a brief description of the project and any information you find pertinent (maximum 250 words). Your write up should provide analysis and summary touching on the requirements of the project. You can have supporting documents in the appendix that will not be counted towards the 10 pages of write up.
Format is important, and you are expected to present the information in an attractive, professional manner. If your use references, please make sure they are cited either in the footnotes or at the end of the paper. A title page and a table of contents lends to the organization of the paper. The document must be double-spaced, and professionally prepared (i.e., using basic APA style and/or www.isiresearchsoft.com for bibliographic formatting resources) spell-checked, clearly organized, and clearly summarized, with accurate citations for all referenced work.
You may only use Microsoft Word or Excel to develop your paper; remember that you must show your calculations. Papers submitted in .pdf format are also acceptable.
If you include proprietary information from your organization, please mark your paper confidential to ensure that its contents will not be used as an example in future classes.
Lastly, please make sure that the project employs some form of financial statements, capital expenditure worksheets, and/or any other pertinent accounting support schedules that we will employ throughout this course. Every project that is submitted must have some numerical support and accounting schedules, not just a written analysis. We need to practice integrating both numbers in words in our analyses throughout the MBA program at BU.

In a two- to three-page paper (not including the title and reference pages):

 

• Discuss how virtual teams have changed project management.
• Identify the tools needed to effectively manage a virtual team.
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using virtual teams.
• Identify the skills you possess that would enhance a virtual team project.

Your paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide, and should cite at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

Outline your team’s Public Involvement strategy as well as the type of Genre as related to BULLYING. Complete the following in your outline:

Identify various techniques available to ensure public involvement, including external stakeholders.  Provide rationale for the chosen techniques.

·      Include possible challenges with public involvement in the decision-making process. Provide recommendations to overcome anticipated challenges.

·      Evaluate three communication genres based on how closely they align to stakeholder criterion.

he use of E-Books has increased in recent years, especially with the advent of mobile E-Readers.  A marketing research firm recently developed the following supply and demand schedules for E-books:

 

Price/E-Book

 

Quantity Demanded

 

Quantity Supplied

 

$18400010,0001650009500146000900012700085001080008000990007500810000700071100065006120006000513000550041400050002150004500

 

Assignment Guidelines:

 

Using Microsoft (MS) Excel, construct a graph showing supply and demand in the E-Book market based on the data above. (Save this file because you will re-work it later in the assignment.) When finished, copy and paste or import your graph into an MS Word document.

 

(Tutorials for working with MS Excel and MS Word can be found through the Tutoring Services and Tutorials link at the top of the page.)

 

In your MS Word document, below your imported graph, respond to the following:

 

Explain how the Laws of Supply and Demand are illustrated in this graph.Describe the equilibrium price and quantity in this market.Assume that the government imposes a price floor of $12 in the E-Book market. Explain what would happen in this market.Assume that the price floor is removed and a price ceiling is imposed at $6. Explain what would happen in this market.Now, assume that the price of E-Readers (used with E-Books) drops from $60 by fifty percent. How would this change impact the demand for E-Books? Explain your answer. Then, reconstruct your original graph to show this change and place it in your MS Word document below your explanation.

 

Remember, quotations, paraphrases, and ideas you get from books, articles, or other sources of information should be cited using APA style. Help with citing sources