Author: chris

Early computer systems relied on command line interfaces to perform all actions. Today, the majority of systems use direct manipulation rather than a command line interface. The goal of designing a direct manipulation interface is to make use of the system intuitive to the end user. One industry that has been extremely successful designing intuitive direct manipulation inputs is the video game industry. Most game players are able to learn controls as they play a game and then apply the same controls to similar games.  Rarely do they need to read a user manual. Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:Describe the three (3) principles of direct manipulation and give examples as to how they are used in video game controls.Analyze video game-type interfaces and discuss three (3) reasons why video game-type interfaces would not be effective for real-world applications.Describe at least three (3) advantages of direct manipulation versus command line interfaces.Evaluate direct manipulation and describe three (3) problems with it.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

This week’s required and recommended materials will cover topics on neurotransmitters, receptors, neurotransmitter systems, and their role in cognition and behavior (both normal and abnormal).  After reading Chapters 3 and 4 in your course text and viewing , ,  and complete one of the following options for your discussion: Evaluate one of the neurotransmitters covered in this week’s readings. Explain the role it plays in modulating responses to a drug of abuse. For example, you could choose the acetylcholine receptor system and discuss the role this neurotransmitter plays in addiction to nicotine. In addition to your evaluation of the specific neurotransmitter and its associated receptor system, provide correlation to the involved neuroanatomical structures, the contribution of genetics and environment to the development of dependence, tolerance, and addiction to this substance, as well as clinical treatment interventions.   You must use a minimum of one peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years, documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Your post should be a minimum of 250 words. You may cite and reference your textbook, required reading and/or multimedia, but these will not fulfill the source requirement.  :  Evaluate one of the neurotransmitters covered in this week’s readings. Explain the role it plays in a neurological or psychological disorder of your choice. For example, you could choose the dopaminergic system and discuss the role this neurotransmitter has in the development of schizophrenia.  In addition to your evaluation of the specific neurotransmitter and its associated receptor system, provide a correlation to the involved neuroanatomical structures, as well as the contribution of genetics and environment to the development and clinical management of this disorder. 

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a written project plan, and a project plan that is created through the use of MS Project. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Imagine that you have been hired as a project manager assisting in the development of a mobile application and cloud-based solution which is designed to streamline your organization’s delivery operation. As project manager, you are to manage the development and release of the mobile client platform in the cloud-based infrastructure that will use GPS tracking to track the shipment and delivery of goods in trucks across the United States.The mobile client will have three (3) modules consisting of a search customer screen, search address screen, and confirm delivery screen. Programmers have reviewed the requirements and estimate that each module will take 200 hours to complete by one (1) programmer.In addition to delivering the mobile-based application, your project will require upgrading the internal network and application infrastructure to a cloud-based model to support the new mobile platform. This effort will require your team to procure network appliances to optimize the security factors of the cloud-based platform. One last component of the project scope is to provide training to operation support staff and fifty (50) truck drivers staffed across four (4) regions of the U.S. Your project team consists of two (2) programmers, a technical writer, four (4) technical trainers, two (2) network engineers, and one (1) system administrator. Section 1: Written Project Plan Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:Determine the factors that must be considered and observed throughout the WBS development process and explain why.Create a WBS for the scope of the project. Note: The WBS must be in indented format as shown in Figure 5.5B in Chapter 5 of the text.Analyze the various activities required for this project and provide an estimate of duration for each activity based on the number of resources available for the project. Include assumptions and basis for each estimate. Recommend the estimation technique that should be used for each activity (i.e., PERT, Delphi, Analogy, Expert Judgment, or Rule of Thumb).Determine the major milestones that the project will encounter. Describe the logical sequence of planned activities required to achieve the project and analyze how monitoring durations on the critical path influence the success of the project.Section 1 of your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.Section 2: Project Plan Use Microsoft Project to:Document all resources that would be required for this project within the Resource Sheet form within the software.List all the activities required for the project. Break down the activities by the major milestones.Enter the estimate of required durations, dependencies, and assign resources for each activity.Generate a Gantt chart that shows all of the project deliverables, from beginning to end.

While assuming the role of a mitigation consultant you will add your research in collaborative fashion to your group.  The group will then produce the rough draft of the Variant After Action Review. 

write a one page essay describing the issue , presenting possible solutions or courses of action and your conclusion. Spelling grammar, punctation are all good things.

Craig Thorne works in a public accounting firm and hopes to eventually be a partner. The management of Allnet Company invites Thorne to prepare a bid to audit financial statements. In discussing the audit fee. Allnet\’s management suggests a fee range in which the amount depends on the reported profit of Allnet. The higher its the profit,the higher will be the audit fee paid to Thorne\’s firm.
Required
1. Identify the parties potentially affected by this audit and the fee plan proposed.
2. What are the ethical factors in this situation? Explain.
3.would you recommend that Thorne accept this audit fee arrangement? Why or why not?
4. Describe some ethical considerations guiding your recommendation.

While assuming the role of a mitigation consultant you will add your research in collaborative fashion to your group.  The group will then produce the rough draft of the Variant After Action Review. 

You Decide: Chocoberry—Part 2: Distribution PlanScenario/Summary Chocoberry evaluated all the ideas and decided to proceed with a new retail chocolate product. The product development team at Chocoberry has the responsibility of drafting a business plan for the option of marketing chocolate products with basic health claims for the United States’ retail consumer market. These products are being developed by the technical departments as bar goods, such as one ounce or larger molded slabs of chocolate in dark, milk, inclusion-containing (nuts, fruit, etc.) products. Decisions must be made relative to retail outlet types; numbers to be serviced; intermediary channels (including the possibility of refrigerate distribution to retain healthful qualities); sales methods, such as brokers or the use of other candy companies to complement their lines; warehouse locations and control; units of delivery, shelf units; where in the retail outlet does it belong: health food department, check out area, candy shelf; costs of distribution; and so forth. Your Role/Assignment You are a consultant who has been engaged by CB to create and evaluate their alternatives and provide a report. The following are some areas your report should address. You should detail at least three possible distribution options for Chocoberry’s new venture. Describe and provide flow diagrams for the alternative patterns. This includes the advantages and disadvantages for Chocoberry for the first year of the new chocolate product mix to reach the target markets identified to date. Select and justify the best for Chocoberry at this time using known data.

Exponential and Logarithmic Equations Project

Exponential and logarithmic functions and equations have myriad applications in the social and physical sciences. This individual project gives you the opportunity to investigate the mathematics and implications of one such application in a much deeper way than we have time in class.

Task:
Work as individuals or groups of two

Write a math paper to present, about an application of exponential or logarithmic functions of your choice from the list given below.

Resources: be sure to keep citation information for materials

Requirements:

Your own essential question regarding the application

Background information about the context

Clear explanation of how and why exponential / logarithmic functions are used in the application

Solutions to at least two example problems

Analysis of the implications of the mathematics work in the context being explored

Written exploration of the essential question reflecting independent, critical thinking

Analysis of multiple perspectives, disciplines, points of view

Additional questions for the audience to consider

Possible topics:
Exponential Growth and Decay
Compound interest estate taxes, etc.
Interest on loans IMF, World Bank & international debt relief
Human population growth impact of health care, immigration, war, etc.
Animal population growth rabbits in Australia, other non-native populations, etc.
Disease and epidemics AIDS, sexually-transmitted diseases, etc.
Bacterial growth food borne pathogens, etc.
Radioactive decay radioactive waste, Hanford, Chernobyl, etc.
Logarithmic Scales
Decibels noise pollution, hearing loss, etc.
pH acid rain, pollution, etc.
Richter scale earthquakes
Magnitude of stars
Relative pitch musical notes
Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale asteroids, etc.
Krumbein scale particle size in geology
Absorbance of light spectroscopy