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List and explain four challenges commonly encountered by businesses when trying to use big data and analytic to add value to their operations.

Explain == explain in your own words. No copying from book or internet

1. List and explain four challenges commonly encountered by businesses when trying to use big data and analytics to add value to their operations.

2. Consider a business that generates big data from one or more sources.
a. Pick two sources, and describe the data using terms that you have learned in this class (e.g. source, volume, variety, velocity)
b. List appropriate dimensions of data quality that are relevant for this business / data.
c. Formulate a question / insight that you could gain from analyzing this set.
d. Present two cases for a proof of concept to validate the previous analysis: One from the point of view of a business evangelist, and the other from the point of view of a technical evangelist.
e. Elaborate what type of transformations or augmentation you would need to do to the data in order to obtain results for point c).

3. Explain the difference between Mean, Median and Mode. For each, come up with an example where you would use it over the others, and explain why.

4. Explain two key differences between traditional RDBMs and NoSQL / other novel data stores. Describe a business problem / application that would fit each of the two data stores better. Explain why.

5. Explain the difference between serial and parallelizable algorithms. Pick an algorithm, and show how you it could be implemented each way.
Comments from Support Team:

 

Discuss Faier, Lieba. Intimate Encounters: Filipino Women and the Remarking of Rural Japan.

I want a reading response which basically is a (précis) (analytical summary and reading response) on the readings i have below please do your best. In-addition offer one or two brief questions for discussion. Please i don’t want plagiarism and this is a 400 level class so please do your best in illustrating the understanding of these readings below. For the sources please use the sources from the readings below please. Reading:

Faier, Lieba. Intimate Encounters: Filipina Women and the Remarking of Rural Japan. Introduction and Chapters 1, 2, 3 (start to page 131)

Discuss what you deem the TEN most important developments, events and/or episodes discussed in the chapter.

i have to answer the following
Question #1:

1. Discuss what you deem the TEN most important developments, events and/or episodes discussed in the chapter. You must explain why each of the TEN merits your consideration.

Question #2:

1. What information in the chapter interested you most; interested you least? Explain your response.

Question #3:

1. Was the American Revolutionary War justified from the standpoint of the colonists?

Question #4:

1. Should Africans, enslaved or free, had fought in the American Revolutionary War?

Question #5:

1. The vast majority of Africans fighting in the Revolutionary War sided with the British, yet textbooks seldom note this. Instead, textbook authors, African and white alike, tend to give readers the impression that most Africans fought for the colonists. What do you feel explains this?
Comments from Support Team: book needed: THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM. volume 1 to 1877. second edition
the paper should have an introduction and conclusion

Discuss how the media influences this part of adolescent development.

read, Chapters 10 and 11 (Arnett)

and answer these following, (engage with reading, you must cite)
Please remember that you MUST label the parts of your postings (e.g., 1., 2., etc) otherwise your posting will not be graded.

Media application: Write a description of how the material that you have read fits in with the media. You could find an application of the material to something that you have seen or read in the media or you could discuss how the media influences this part of adolescent development. This section needs to be one paragraph in length (note that there is a minimum of three sentences in a paragraph). Label this section as “point 1” or as the “media app” section.
Personal application: Describe a personal application to the material that you have read. You can discuss a personal example that illustrates a concept or you can discuss how reading the material made you think about issues of your own development or the development of those around you differently. This section needs to be one paragraph in length. Label this section as the “point 2” or “personal app” section.
Critical thinking question: Pose a critical thinking question to the class. This question should be one that has the potential to provoke a discussion among your classmates. It may or may not be related to the previous two sections. This section needs to be a minimum of one sentence and it does NOT need to be related to the material that you have read for the week. Label this section as the “point 3” or “critical thinking question” section.

for second page, read ch.2, 3
and answer these following engaging with the reading. (must cite, must use)

Please remember that you MUST label the parts of your postings (e.g., 1., 2., etc) otherwise your posting will not be graded.

Media application: Write a description of how the material that you have read fits in with the media. You could find an application of the material to something that you have seen or read in the media or you could discuss how the media influences this part of adolescent development. This section needs to be one paragraph in length (note that there is a minimum of three sentences in a paragraph). Label this section as “point 1” or as the “media app” section.
Personal application: Describe a personal application to the material that you have read. You can discuss a personal example that illustrates a concept or you can discuss how reading the material made you think about issues of your own development or the development of those around you differently. This section needs to be one paragraph in length. Label this section as the “point 2” or “personal app” section.
Critical thinking question: Pose a critical thinking question to the class. This question should be one that has the potential to provoke a discussion among your classmates. It may or may not be related to the previous two sections. This section needs to be a minimum of one sentence and it does NOT need to be related to the material that you have read for the week. Label this section as the “point 3” or “critical thinking question” section.
Comments from Support Team: Arnett, J. J. (2013). Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood (5th Ed.). Boston: Pearson.

( ISBN-10: 0205892493)

this is the textbook info. YOU MUST USE THIS BOOk, and engage with your answers.

Distinguish the type of contract (e.g bilateral, unilateral) and include the six elements of contract formation.

Original work only, due to plagiarism software being used by the teacher.

Apa format

Times Roman

12 Font double space

article attached below.

 

After reading the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) article, “How to Create a Legally Binding Contract”

https://www.sba.gov/blogs/contract-law-how-create-legally-binding-contract

and visiting the Student Career Center’s “On the Job Success – Be a Lifelong Learner” section, you will create a professional contract. Your contract will be written for your family-owned, small business. The agreement will be for employees to sign who wish to further their education while working for your company. Be creative, yet professional. The following components must be present in your contract. For each element you must demonstrate   your ability to write clearly, concisely, and with advanced communication skills.

 

  1. Distinguish the type of contract (e.g. bilateral, unilateral) and include the six elements of contract formation.
  2. Develop the factors of time, tasks, goals, potential clauses, assignments, and restrictions into the contract.
  3. Use and define legal concepts by incorporating the legal terminology from your textbook where appropriate and relevant.
  4. Use academic or legitimate news sources, such as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc.
  5. Identify any ethical issues that exist in this alleged contract and result.

Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length, not including the title or references pages. Include at least two academic or legitimate sources to support your findings.

Justify which type of justice is most useful based on the psychological theories.

 

Society’s response to crime has changed over the past century. The approach of rehabilitation in the 1960s has gradually been replaced with a “get tough on crime” approach, bringing in mandatory sentencing laws and long prison sentences. Regardless of the approach, crime continues to be a problem, and recidivism for some crimes and some offenders remains high. In this assignment, you will explore society’s response to crime and different concepts of justice.

Read the following article from the Argosy University online library:

Research the ideas of justice using the textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet.

Based on your research and the discussions so far, analyze the usefulness of the ideas of justice in lowering recidivism. Address the following:

  • Is restorative justice useful in lowering the rate of recidivism? For which types of crimes and offenders is it most useful? Make sure to include any demographic information that may be useful in defending this type of “justice.”
  • Is procedural or moral justice more applicable for this aim? For which types of crimes and offenders is it most useful? Make sure to include any demographic information that may defend one or the other.
  • Which type of justice is most useful based on the psychological theories of crime? For which types of crimes and offenders is it most useful?

Make sure your essay includes the following:

  • A title page with a running head
  • Headings
  • A reference page

Write a 5–7-page essay in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Explain restorative justice impact on lowering the rate of recidivism.
76
Evaluate procedural or moral justice.
80
Justify which type of justice is most useful based on the psychological theories.
80
Written Components:

Organization (16)

Usage and mechanics (16)

APA elements (24)

Style (8)

Discuss two different strategies are detailed to describe how to best motivate two different types of employees.

 

Imagine that you are coaching a manager on how to best manage two different types of ?star? employees. Both employees are individuals whom the company hopes to develop and encourage to grow with the organization. In a 4-6 page report (not including title page or References section), provide two different strategies to best motivate the following two team members:

a. A twenty-something with a sharp mind, advanced degrees, and minimal work experience.
b. An older, tenured individual with an exceptional track record for successful projects

Make sure that your strategies include an actionable set of items with information on monitoring and follow-up requirements. Also, be sure to incorporate information on the type of company, the prevalent reward system, and the current performance emphasis when drafting your report. Detail any potential barriers that might affect management’s ability to fully motivate these star employees. Incorporate information from two peer reviewed articles, in addition to the required article by Harbour (2009) to support your suggestions.

Grading Criteria

Content Criteria Total: 4

Report clearly meets content requirements.

Two different strategies are detailed to describe how to best motivate two different types of employees.

Strategies include an actionable set of items with information on monitoring and follow-up requirements.

The type of company, the prevalent reward system, and the current performance emphasis are included here.

Any potential barriers that might affect management?s ability to fully motivate these star employees are detailed.

At least two peer reviewed articles are used to support suggestions, in addition to required readings.

Writing and Organization CriteriaTotal: 2

Writing style is clear and concise.

Tone is academic and appropriate for the content and assignment.

Thesis statement is clearly articulated.

Structure is logical, including an introduction, body, and conclusion.

Flow is maintained by effective transitions.

Rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling are followed.

Adherence to APA formatting requirements is evident.

Research Criteria Total: 2

Sources are credible (preferably peer-reviewed), varied, relevant, and current (published within past five years); use of seminal work (e.g. Freud) is encouraged.

Sources inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving and decision-making.

Includes required number of professional/scholarly sources.

Addresses ethical considerations in research when appropriate.

Discuss the differences in technology use between the Paleolithic and Mesolithic Periods.

Directions: Using at least two resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted), write a four page paper addressing the following prompts.  Your submission should comply with APA guidelines for formatting and citations.Be sure to list each resource used at the end of paper in the reference list section

Part I:

 

  1. Describe human successes in five technologies and human failures in five different technologies.

 

  1. Describe two cases mentioned in the lecture or the text that illustrate the impact of technology on society.

 

  1. Discuss the differences in technology use between the Paleolithic and Mesolithic Periods.

 

 

Part II:

 

Use the Internet to research one specific technology of your choice.  For example, car, TV, Internet, computers, sewing machines, etc.  Describe how this technology impacted society economically, environmentally, medically, and ethically.  This essay should be at least one page in length.

 

 

Part III:

 

 

Write a report about a site that would exemplify issues discussed in the readings from Module 1.  Examples may include nuclear plants, factories, waste disposal companies, or medical facilities.  Be sure to include sociological theory, terms and concepts from the required readings and outside sources. Be sure to cite your sources using APA style format.  This report should be at least one page in length.

By describing generally what is done on the job, and the name of the organization and its web address for the job.

Understanding what constitutes a well-done statement of TDRs(Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities) and KSAs(Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

When looking at many specific firms’ websites, you will almost surely run into many poorly done sets of TDRs and KSAs (Most often, the KSA description is lacking).  Be sure to know what constitutes Knowledge, what is a Skill, and what are underlying Abilities required perform the job. This will help you eliminate poor sources quickly.

Use the web to find a specific organization that has a good statement of TDRs and KSAs for an entry-level job in your occupation. You are looking for a very high quality job description (TDR) and job specification (KSA), and many organizations will not have done them very well. I suspect that on average, you might have to look at 10 to 20 (or more) organizations’ websites before you find a well-done (complete, unambiguous, understandable, detailed) job description and job specification. KEEP LOOKING UNTIL YOU FIND IT, although you may be able to supplement a specific firm’s description with the knowledge requirements you pick up from professional associations.

 

Things NOT TO DO

DO NOT use a generic job search site like Monster or HotJobs.

Do not use an internship that you have had.

Do not use an informal statement by an old or new boss, a family member or a friend in some existing organization.

You are looking for a high quality, professional job analysis, and nothing short of that will let you do well on this assignment.

 

You paper should consist of the following points in the following order (PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THIS ORDER):

 

  1. Job Title and a short paragraph describing generally what is done on the job, and the name of the organization and its web address for the job.
  2. A list of the TDRs required in this job. They should be through, complete and understandable by somebody outside of your field of expertise. Write this in list form. You may copy (cut and paste) a list from a well-done web site.
  3. A list of the KSAs required to perform the job. These should conform to the definition of KSAs given above, and correspond to the TDR list (These need not be in the same order as TDRs).
    1. If they are well done on the firm’s web site, you may cut and paste the list into your paper. Simply acknowledge the source (web address is fine).
    2.  If you say “Excellent communication skills” or “Excellent computer skills” are required, you are far too general and ambiguous, and you need to find a more specific statement of KSAs for the job.
    3. Saying something like: “Excellent communication skills” or “Excellent computer skills” without adequate explanation of the specific KSAs will result in lowering you grade by at least one letter.
    4. WHILE YOU MUST FIND A SPECIFIC FIRM’S WEBSITE, once you have one you can get help filling in specific KSAs from ONET (http://online.onetcenter.org/). Use our discussion of ONET in class as a guide, and keep in mind that ONET is much broader than a specific job. DO NOT START WITH ONET: Consult ONET after you have found a specific job at a specific firm. Note too that many professional associations have something that looks like certification criteria for entry level or early career positions. Check SHRM for HR; APICS for operations/logistics & IE; CPA exam for accounting; AMA for marketing; NASD for finance, etc. These will be a good deal broader than a specific entry level job, and you will more likely find they cover sets of related entry level/early career jobs in the occupation. This can help you with the KSAs for a specific job.
  4. Do a self-assessment of which KSAs you now have, and which you are lacking (to some degree).
  5. State how you plan to acquire the KSAs that you need but do not presently have. (E.g. take another course; do a special project with a firm,  etc.)
  6. Write a succinct paragraph (150 word maximum) that you will use to describe your KSAs to a prospective employer. What are the most important things you want to tell a prospective employer about yourself, and how will you communicate those points?
  7. MANY organizations say things like “we want self starters who are driven to success and can work well in a team…” Anticipating this, what will you tell them? Much BETTER how will you demonstrate this to them? (“Actions speak louder than words…” my Mom (and possibly yours) would so often say!)