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Suppose that you are the database developer for a local college. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) has asked you to provide a summary of normalizing database tables that the IT staff will use in the upcoming training session.

Write a three (3) page paper in which you:

1.Describe the steps that you would use in order to convert database tables to the First Normal Form, the Second Normal Form, and the Third Normal Form.
2.Provide one (1) example that is relevant to a college environment that illustrates reasons for converting database tables to the First, Second, and Third Normal Forms.
3.Explain typical situations when denormalizing a table is acceptable. Provide one (1) example of denormalizing a database table to justify your response.
4.Explain the significant manner in which business rules impact both database normalization and the decision to denormalize database tables.
5.Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

You are a project manager for a medium-sized manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers. The engines in motorcycle cruisers, like the ones you manufacture, are usually categorized by size rather than the number of cylinders. In the past, your company has successfully manufactured and marketed the best-selling of these fuel-efficient cruisers that occupy the middleweight class. The rather nebulous middleweight class comprises motorcycles broadly ranging in engine size from 500 cubic centimeters, or cc, to 1000 cc.

Executives at your company are now interested in motorcycles with larger motors and would eventually like to produce motorcycles in the touring class, specifically designed to excel at covering long distances with motors larger than 1100 cc. The proposed target market for these larger motorcycles consists of males between the ages of 35 and 60 in global markets. Price points for the larger motorcycles cover income ranges from $55,000 to $100,000. Management has decided that your company will meet the objectives stated herein within the next five (5) years. During the proposed changeover, the company will continue to manufacture the middleweight cruisers to serve its existing clientele.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1.Select one (1) of the types of project organization that would suit the development of the larger touring class motorcycles. Outline the process steps that your company would take in order to develop the motorcycle. Provide a rationale for the response.
2.Recommend one (1) strategy to the senior executives that the organization might use to balance short- and long-term needs. Specify the crucial resources that you would need as a project manager to run the existing business interests at the same time that the business changes to the production of touring class motorcycles.
3.Suggest the project management leadership style that is most conducive to overseeing the operation of the business growth plan.
4.Recommend at least three (3) risk mitigation strategies to address project plan details that might be forgotten or overlooked. Justify the selection.
5.Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Module 1 – Case
Accounting Cost Systems and Cost Behavior
Case Assignment

Preparation of an Income Statement for The Serious Reader Company

The first case of this course provides an opportunity to prepare a segmented variable costing (contribution margin, behavioral) income statement and analyze the information. This is a very small company and the information may seem simplistic at first glance. Don’t forget that numbers and hands-on practice best illustrate many basic accounting concepts.

The Serious Reader Company is a small online retailer operating out of a garage apartment. The owner buys books at garage sales, thrift shops, library sales, and whenever an opportunity arises. The company classifies all books into five categories based on cost of acquisition and estimated sales price. See below for details about books purchased and sold during the last year (201X).

Spirituality and Social Work Practice
Paper details

*Writer: please adhere to APA format using running head, title page, headings to each section, conclusion and reference page
Background info: Being culturally sensitive by respecting your clients’ spirituality and religious traditions, in general, is an important professional competence (Furness & Gilligan, 2010). Applying your spiritual awareness to a specific client case, however, may require even greater skill. In this assignment, you consider how you might address a client’s crisis that includes a spiritual or religious component.
**To prepare for this Assignment, review the case study about Eboni Logan’s visit with her school social worker (MS Word document is attached)
*2- to 4-page paper that answers the following questions:
-As Eboni’s social worker, would you include spirituality and religion in your initial assessment? Why or why not?
-What strategies can you use to ensure that your personal values will not influence your practice with Eboni?
-How would you address the crisis that Eboni is experiencing?
*I’ve attached three journals for you to use in addition can you also use two more references? You can also look up information from “Fowler’s Theory of Faith Development,” to incorporate into the paper

Accounting Cost Systems and Cost Behavior

You are applying for a managerial position at an innovative and rapidly growing company. This is a dynamic company that wants an individual who adds value to the organization. Managers at this company wear many hats, so the position requires managing products, people, and financial aspects of running the company.

As part of the interview process, you are required to make a presentation covering four different topics, one per module for this course.

You choose the company and the new product that you want to showcase in your presentation. It can be real or fictitious (based on an industry). This is for background purposes only. The presentation is to showcase your abilities and what you can contribute to the organization.

IBIS World and BizStats have estimates of cost of good sold and some other categories of operating expenses. Information about contribution margins are not available, but adding new products typically mean incurring both fixed and variable costs. Consequently, cost of good sold is a reasonable estimate. Net operating income as a percentage of sales or some variation thereof may also be relevant if the new product is expected to contribute significantly to the bottom line. As a candidate for a position you would not have internal information available, but being resourceful and being a skilled researcher are desired traits for the position. IBIS World also have a wealth of other market statistics that may be helpful. Use listed background material and other resources as needed.

Required:

Include the following items in your presentation.

Present an idea for a new product.
Describe the product.
Show some cost estimates and pricing suggestion for this product based on research.
What approach would you use to determine selling price (for example cost plus or target costing)? It is important when choosing a design.
Explain your rationale for the pricing approach.
Show expectations of growth and potential profit.

Assignment 3:

Plan, prepare, and present a training module on the topic:

“How to install an internal or external CD or DVD drive in a pc”

It should include the following:

Planning

Analyze job skills required

Analyze the trainees

Assess the needs of the trainees

Set training objectives

Preparation:

Select and organize training content

Sleect training methods, techniques, and aids

Prepare training module

Decide how to evaluate training

Presentation:

Present training module

Evaluate the training

Progess

Renew and revise training materuals and methods as necessary

Your research has identified the following problems:

Role conflicts within groups
Communication problems among group members
Lack of cohesiveness in groups with diverse members
Excessive intergroup conflict

In an eight to ten-page paper, include the following:

Introduction – clear explanation of the type of organization
Explanation of how each problem could impact a group’s productivity (use examples to illustrate points)
Recommendations to resolve each problem
Suggestions, based on your knowledge of group dynamics, for a company-wide training program on best practices for group productivity
Conclusion/Summary

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM; PRINCIPLES AND FEATURES PART I; MITIGATION AND RISK REDUCTION
In the Module 2 SLP you identified specific emergencies and disasters which could impact your community. You also conducted a Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis for the greatest threat to your selected community or organization. In this SLP for Module 3 you will identify the following:
1. Who will be responsible for the direction and control of the disaster operations?
2. What are the criteria you would establish for determining the lead position during an emergency?
3. How much authority would this person have during an emergency?
4. What methods of communication would you recommend to maintain control during an emergency?
5. How many persons or what type of personnel would you allow to make independent decisions in the field?
6. In your opinion is it necessary or prudent to allow for input into the disaster management process during an emergency?
Be sure that your response is related to or applies to the types of disasters identified in the Module 1 SLP.
Note to the student: It is impractical to require that you prepare an entire Emergency Management Plan for your community as a SLP for this course. Therefore, you should respond to the above questions in a general manner. For instance, under direction and control of the operations you should indicate who is in charge of the overall disaster and how you anticipate controlling the response to the disaster. What are your plans for life safety related to the ability of your community to respond to various levels of a disaster? The planned response is always a function of the severity of the disaster. If you need help with any aspect of this SLP, send the instructor an e-mail and you will receive a response as soon as possible. The main point is not to panic over the assignment and “calmly” think through its basic issues. Think of this as “performing under stress” as you may need to do under emergency conditions.
Papers should be no longer than three pages.

Course Title: Independent Scholarly Activity (7EL996)
Project Title: A review of the prevalence of suicide in the United Kingdom from 2010 – 2013, and the relevant interventions to mitigate its effects.
Brief introduction
Suicide, the act of intentionally causing one’s own death, has always been an issue of global concern. It is estimated that about 800,000 to a million suicides happens every year, making it the 10th leading cause of mortality globally. Far more prevalent is the rate of Non-fatal suicide attempts, which is estimated to be between 10 million to 20 million every year. According to statistics and epidemiological data, Suicide trends vary between genders, as well as between countries. United Kingdom is ranked the 38th countries with highest suicide rate worldwide, with a prevalence rate of approximately 12 per 100,000 people per year. This makes it a significant public health issue in the country, and hence the need for this study, as it looks to explore the trends and prevalence of suicide in the United Kingdom, and interventions to mitigate it.
Statement of aim/objectives for the study
This study aims to critically review the prevalence of suicide in United Kingdom from 2010 to 2013, and the relevant interventions to mitigate the rates of suicide in United Kingdom. This study aims to achieve this through the following objectives:
• Critically reviewing the prevalence of suicide in United Kingdom between 2010 – 2013
• Critically reviewing the trends – reasons, causes, etc. – of suicide in United Kingdom
• Critically reviewing the relevant interventions to reduce suicide in United Kingdom.
Brief outline/statement of the proposed methodology
This study will carried out through a critical review of the evidence from relevant literatures about suicide in United Kingdom. The literatures to be reviewed will include journals, articles and other papers that have passed credibility assessment. Data about the prevalence of suicide in United Kingdom from 2010 – 2013 will be gotten from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Morgan (2006) queries. ” How can one design complex systems that are capable of learning in a brainlike way?’ (p.81). Research Fortune 500 companies and locate a company practicing organization learning. Evaluate how organization learning principles have influenced the culture of this organization. In your Analysis by examining the strengths and limitations of the brain metaphor across functional boundaries.. Morgan, G. (2006) . Images of Organization. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications