Day: April 24, 2018

Managerial Decision Making Research and Analysis
Focus of the Final Paper

Research a specific company of your choice and identify some of the managerial decisions that were made over time and in response to changes in its market or competitive environment. Use the Ashford University Library and web-based sources for your research. At least three external scholarly sources must be used in addition to the textbook.

Address all of the following areas:
Describe the company and provide a BRIEF history of its operations. Find or use graphs to illustrate its financial performance over the years.
Describe any sources of risk or uncertainty in its operations. Do the financial reports indicate risky or uncertain activities or changes to the economic environment that ultimately appear to have affected the company?s financial outcomes? Be specific.
Are there any government regulations that have affected this company?s operations domestically or abroad? Explain.
Describe the inputs that are used in this company?s production function and identify any challenges to securing these inputs.
Determine if the company has introduced new products in existing markets or created new markets over time. What is the impact on its finances?
Determine if the price of its products increased or declined over time and analyze the reasons for price fluctuations. Study the demand elasticity for its products and discuss the availability of close substitutes for its products. How does that affect pricing decisions?
Analyze the company?s profitability. Identify the economy or industry influences on its costs, operations, and profitability.
Describe the competitive environment in which the firm operates, the distribution of market power, and the strategic behavior of the firm and its competitors. Apply your knowledge of the theory of this company?s market structure. How does the company make pricing and production decisions? Is your observation supported by the theoretical models? Refer to the financial reports for illustration.

Describe any non-price competitive strategies that the company might be engaging in. Provide specific examples.
Evaluate if the company made any mistakes in its decisions over time, and recommend any changes or improvements for future operations. Refer to the financial reports when making specific observations or recommendations..
Use economic language and demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and theories of this course.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:
Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (excluding including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student?s name
Course name and number
Instructor?s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement which identifies the focus of the paper.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the text.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style

FizzBuzz Program Parts 1,2, and 3 (C++; Microsoft Express Platform)

Write a console-based C++ program that requests the user to input a single positive integer as input and waits until the student presses the Enter key:
Please enter number, then press Enter key: 8
The program will then write the following output according to the following rules:
1. If the number is divisible by 3. The program will give the output “Number: # – Fizz”
Please enter a number, then press Enter key: 6
Output: Number: 6 – Fizz
2. If the number is divisible by 5. The program will give the output “Number: # – Buzz”
Please enter a number, then press Enter key: 10
Output: Number: 10 – Buzz
3. If the number is both divisible by 3 and 5. The program will give the output “Number: # – FizzBuzz”
Note. If the number is NOT divisible by either 3 or 5, the program will give the output “Please enter another number.”
Please enter a number, then press the Enter Key: 30
Output: Number: 30 – FizzBuzz
Expand the application to accept a comma separated list of numbers and print the output of each number according to the rules above.
Example: Please enter an array of number(s): 3,10,30
Output: Number: 3 – Fizz, Number: 10 – Buzz, Number: 30 – FizzBuzz
Note. Utilize pointers where appropriate.

Modify the FizzBuzz program developed in Week Two to record the user input using an array. The function must have the prototype int FizzBuzz(int, int), where the function takes the row number input from user as the first parameter and the column input amount by the user as secondparameter. Create the function to output the number of guesses user takes until they get a FizzBuzz output.
Replace this code in the body of your program with a switch statement. When the user successfully enters a number that gets desired FizzBuzz ouput, prompt to ask if the user wants to play again.
Include the proper header and make sure you properly comment your program. Also, make sure you use proper coding conventions.

Modify the FizzBuzz program further by designinga class CFizzbuzz with two private data members that store a name up to 14 characters long and an integer item number. Define a getFizzbuzz() function member of the CFizzbuzz class that will set values for the data members by reading input from the keyboard and a putFizzbuzz() function member that outputs the values of the data members. Implement the getRecord() function so that a calling program can detect when a zero item number is entered. Test your CFizzbuzz class with a main() function that reads and outputs CFizzbuzz objects until a zero item number is entered.
Include the proper header and make sure you properly comment your program. Also, make sure you use proper coding conventions.
Zip all your Microsoft? Visual Studio? Express source code files in the consoleapplication folder into a .zip file.

This will be a two part assessment
PART ONE:
When we examine the relationships between variables where two or more variables are characterized by nominal or categorical groups, we may use a chi-square test of significance. The chi-square test examines the statistical significance of the differences between observed and expected frequency count in each cell of the table. The chi-square test tells you only whether a statistical significance of difference exists between groups on some other categorical variable (neither strength nor direction).
Resources
Required Resources
The following resource is required to complete the assessment.
Resources
Click the links provided to view the following resources:
assessment5a.sav.
assessment5b.sav.
assessment5c.sav.
assessment5d.sav.
SPSS Software
You are required to have the following software to complete your assessments throughout the course:
? SPSS Statistics Premium Campus Edition, Base GradPack?or?Standard GradPack (version 22 for Windows or Mac).
Note: Versioning: This software is routinely updated. While version 22 of the IBM SPSS Statistics is recommended, older versions may be used if you already own or have access to them for the duration of this course. Arrange the required statistical software for your operating system (PC or Macintosh).
If you have access to statistical software such as SAS or Excel with the appropriate add-in such as XLSTAT, you may use these as long as they meet the requirements of this course.
? Assessment Instructions
Answer the questions below, following the Submission Requirements as specified at the end of the assessment.
Assessment Concepts
Question Concept
Question 1 SPSS: One-Variable Chi Square
Question 2 SPSS: One-Variable Chi Square
Question 3 Chi-Square as a Test of Independence
Question 4 SPSS: Two-Variable Chi-Square
Question 5 Measures of Effect Size
Question 6 Power and the Factors Affecting It
Question 7 Power and the Factors Affecting It
Question 8 Correlational Studies
Question 9 Correlation: Relationship Direction
Question 10 SPSS: Scatterplot
Question 11 SPSS: Pearson?r
Question 12 SPSS: Pearson?r
Question 1
Complete the following steps:
0. Open the SPSS file?assessment5a.sav?linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading.
1. At the top of the screen, click on?Data, then select?Weight Cases.
2. Click on?Weight Cases By,?click on?Count, then click on the?arrow?next to?Frequency Variable?to send it over to the Test Variable box.
3. On the toolbar, click?Analyze, then?Nonparametric Tests, then?Legacy Dialogs, the?Chi Square.
4. Click on?Favorite Color, then click on the?arrow?to send to the?Test Variable List?window.
5. Under?Expected Values, select?Value, then enter the following four values in order:?43, 58, 253, 414.
6. Click?OK?and copy and paste the output to your Word document.
Question 2
There are 218 first graders in an elementary school. Of these first graders, 86 are boys, and 132 are girls. School-wide, there are 753 boys and 1063 girls. The principal would like to know if the gender ratio in first grade reflects the gender ratio across the school.
Complete the following:
0. Identify the null hypothesis.
1. What are the degrees of freedom (df)?
2. Complete the table (complete in SPSS and paste the output into your Word document):
Question 2
Men Women
Number Observed Number Expected Number Observed Number Expected
? ? ? ?
0. Calculate ?? in SPSS and paste the output into your Word document.
1. Can you reject the null hypothesis at a = .05?
Question 3
You recently read a magazine article stating that professionals who attended college online tend to earn higher salaries than professionals who attended brick-and-mortar universities. Identify this study’s two variables.
Question 4
Complete the following steps:
0. Open the SPSS file?assessment5b.sav?linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading.
1. At the top of the screen, click on?Data, then select?Weight Cases.
2. Click on?Weight Cases By, click on?Count, then click on the arrow next to?Frequency Variable?to send it over to the Test Variable box.
3. On the toolbar, click?Analyze, then?Descriptive Statistics, then?Crosstabs.
4. Click on?Team Placement, then click on the?arrow?to send to the?Rows?window.
5. Click on?Gender, then click on the?arrow?to send to the?Columns?window.
6. Click on the?Statistics?button, then check the box for Chi-Square. Click?Continue.
7. Click on the?Cells?button, then check the box for?Expected. Click?Continue.
8. Click?OK, and copy and paste the output to your Word document.
9. Highlight the chi-square and significance values in the output. Write the chi-square results as you might see them in a journal.
Question 5
Group A (n = 12) has a mean score of 7.42. Group B (n = 12) has a mean score of 6.00. Standard deviation for scores across all participants is 1.369. Group A’s mean is significantly higher than Group B’s mean (?t?= 2.84, a < .01).
0. Calculate effect size using Cohen’s d and effect size?r.
1. Based on the effect size, it there a practical difference between Groups A and B?
Question 6
Assume Cohen’s?d?to be approximately .40. If conducting an independent samples?t?test (two-tail, a= .05), how many participants will you need in each group to achieve 90 percent (.90) power?
Question 7
Assume effect size ? to be approximately .29. If conducting a one-way ANOVA (three groups, a = .05), how many participants will you need in each group to achieve 80 percent (.80) power.
Question 8
Which of the following scenarios might be analyzed using a correlation?
? The effectiveness of training A versus training B in raising skill level.
? Minutes spent exercising per week and physical fitness level.
? Income level and the number of visits to a financial planner.
? Beer brand preference among college students.
Question 9
Indicate if you expect the relationship between the following variables to be negative (-), positive (+), or zero (0):
? Size of yard and size of landscaping bill.
? Years of education and income level.
? Hours of TV watched per week and physical fitness level.
? Number of siblings and number of pets.
? Hours spent studying and exam scores.
Question 10
Complete the following steps:
0. Open the SPSS file?assessment5c.sav?linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading.
1. At the top of the screen, click on?Graphs, then select?Legacy Dialogs, then?Scatter/Dot.
2. Click on?Simple Scatter,?and select?Define.
3. Click on?Exam 1 (X), then click on the?arrow?next to?X Axis?to send it over to the X Axis box.
4. Click on?Exam 2 (Y), then click on the?arrow?next to?Y Axis?to send it over to the Y Axis box.
5. Click?OK, then copy and paste the scatterplot output to your Word document.
Question 11
Complete the following:
0. Open the SPSS file?assessment5c.sav.
1. At the top of the screen, click on?Analyze, then select?Correlation, then?Bivariate.
2. Click on?Exam 1 (X), then click on the?arrow?to send it over to the Variables box.
3. Click on?Exam 2 (Y), then click on the?arrow?to send it over to the Variables box.
4. Click?OK,?then copy and paste the correlation output to your Word document.
Question 12
Complete the following steps after opening the SPSS file?assessment5d.sav?linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading:
0. Create a scatterplot. Copy and paste the scatterplot output to your Word document.
1. Based on the scatterplot, what is the expected strength and direction of the correlation?
2. Identify the null hypothesis.
3. Calculate Pearson r. Copy and paste the correlation output to your Word document.
4. Based on the correlation output (two-tailed test), can the null hypothesis be rejected? If the null can be rejected, how confident can you be that the results are not due to chance?
5. Report the results as you might see them in a journal.
Submission Requirements
? Submit all answers in one Word document (do not submit multiple files).
? Show your work for questions that require calculations.
? Ensure your answer to each problem is clearly visible (you may want to highlight your answer, or use a different font color, to set it apart).
PART TWO
Assessment Instructions
As a mental health professional, you are expected to remain current on field research and apply this new knowledge in your work.
Complete the following:
? Select an area of interest within psychology.
? Use the library to locate one peer-reviewed journal article that uses the interpretation of statistical analysis to resolve an issue in the field. Select an article that uses quantitative (not qualitative) analyses.
? Write a 2 page critically analyzing the article. Consider the interpretation and selection of the supporting statistical analyses. To do this, complete the following:
? Explain the analysis and describe the decision that was made. Was the null hypothesis rejected, or did the article fail to reject the null hypothesis? Provide examples of the statistical language used and translate the examples from statistical language to real-world language.
? Evaluate the research and discuss areas of strength and areas of weakness in the study design, research process, and interpretation and description of the results.
? Explain whether you think the conclusions accurately reflect the analysis. Use both statistical and real-world language to support your opinion.
Be sure to communicate in a manner that respects the dignity, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and individual uniqueness of others.
Additional Requirements
? Written communication:?Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
? APA formatting:?Format your paper according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
? Length:?Submit 2 typed and double-spaced pages.
? Font and font size:?Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.

Compose an essay of 500 ? 700 words where you identify the criminological theory that you believe best explains juvenile delinquency. Provide a brief explanation of the basic tenets of the theory you have selected and then explain why you believe it best describes a young persons decision to commit delinquent acts.

Compose an essay of 500 ? 700 words that describes how the current juvenile justice system has evolved over the past 200 years. As part of your essay, highlight key turning points that you believe were instrumental in forming the juvenile justice system we have today.

Directly quoted material may be used, but will not count towards the minimum word count. Be sure to support your response with cited scholarly resources as required by APA. A minimum of three (3) resources in addition to the course textbook must be used when composing your response.

Your loved one needs treatment for a medical condition. Are you more likely to utilize a medical protocol described in a leading medical journal, or a product from an infomercial? Even during the process of tracking down resources on a particular topic you may evaluate resources with varying levels of quality.
Once you find good resources, you also need to get to the point, by synthesizing information, extracting only the key points of each source without losing any of the key information. Tracking down information and summarizing it might be frustrating at first, but with practice it becomes easier and constitutes a valuable tool that can be used in virtually every aspect of the criminal justice system.

For this Assignment, consider resources used in criminal justice. In addition, focus on how to paraphrase from a resource without plagiarizing. Examine the different types of information sources in addition to summarization resources that are available when you begin to research a particular topic. Select 5 interrelated resources that pertain to your area of interest in the field of criminal justice.

The Assignment (2?3 pages)
Explain the area of criminal justice in which you are interested
Provide a synthesis of the 5 resources you selected
Be sure to use proper APA formatting
Explain how you might use your resource synthesis in the area of Criminal Justice in which you are interested

Write a 350- to 700-word paper on inmate or offender manipulation and games, including the following:

A scenario involving the use of contraband that includes the following:

An inmate or offender incarcerated for a high-profile murder

John Doe, a corrections officer

Jane Doe, a corrections officer charged with maintaining case logs for internal security directly related to the smuggling of contraband

In the scenario, the inmate or offender must manipulate John Doe and Jane Doe, as the officers responsible for the safety and security of the facility, and smuggle in a cell phone as contraband. Identify the steps taken for the inmate or offender to accomplish this task.

Answer the following questions about your scenario:

What negative effects does this have on security of the facility?

What other negative effects does the smuggling of contraband have in the correctional setting?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Discussion 1
Development of U.S. Health Care in Hospitals Based on the Foundation of U.S. Law” Please respond to the following:
Part 1

From the scenario, relate the basic steps in the development of U.S. health law, leading up to the present, to you or an employer?s need for health insurance coverage in light of the provisions that the Affordable Health Care Act sets forth. Rationalize the fundamental way in which these laws play a pivotal part in understanding the roles that today?s health care administrators play.

Part 2
Analyze the transition of health care from the 18th Century leading up to the 21st Century. Evaluate the degree and quality of care established within 18th Century U.S. hospitals, as compared to the level of care seen in today?s hospitals. Examine the primary roles of progressive health care law in shaping the current modern environments.

Discussion 2
Part 1
Application of Tort Law in Health Care Project Management Protocols” Please respond to the following:
From the scenario, analyze the development of health care project management predicated on tort law. Ascertain the major ways in which tort law provides solutions to health care concerns, in light of the complexities of 21st Century health care administration roles.

Part 2
Analyze the development of tort law from the concept and degree of negligence to the application of the law to strict / product liability. Evaluate the success of tort law in providing solutions to 21st Century health care disputes. Rationalize your answer by using any applicable legal precedents.

Discussion 3
Part 1
“Contracts and Antitrust Protocols Based on the Criminal Aspects of Health Care” Please respond to the following:
From the scenario, differentiate between the concepts of criminal law, antitrust, and health care as they apply to U.S. health law in the 21st Century. Conceptualize the primary ways in which these laws apply to U.S. health care administrators.

Part 2
Analyze the general transition of U.S. health laws based on criminal misconduct in health care to the creation of contract laws, as predicated within the Sherman Antitrust Act. Evaluate the efficacy of the measures that the new contracts in question afford, and rationalize whether or not these improvements have provided optimal solutions to today?s complex concerns of integrity in health care performance.

Begin this assignment by selecting one type of criminal behavior that you have learned about in this course.
Thoroughly analyze the possible psychological causes of the crime. Include at least four sources of literature, including at least one peer-reviewed journal article as well as lecture notes and text to support your position. Research the Argosy University online library resources to identify peer-reviewed journal articles for this assignment.
Write a paper that includes the following:
Introduce the chosen crime:
Identify the statistics for incidence and rate of your selected crime in the U.S. Evaluate any issues you find with the statistics and state if these statistics are accurate. Why or why not?
Analyze the crime in terms of the differences in offenders and victims based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, religion, etc.
Apply three psychological theories that address the selected crime and explain the behavior of the criminal. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the chosen crime within the context of each of these theories. Take into account all of the statistics that you selected and ensure that the psychological theories chosen address these statistics and if they do not, explain why.
Synthesize the information and choose one theory that best describes and accounts for the criminal behavior that you have chosen. Explain how this theory can assist in predicting and even preventing crime. What are the concerns about applying this theory?
Be sure to include a title page and a page for references.
Write a 5?7-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Utilize the feedback from your Week Two and Three Assignments to create a more thorough outline to form your Final Research Paper. The paper must include five main sections:
Introductory paragraph that provides a brief background regarding the topic and introduces the main thesis.
In-depth discussion of the implications for federalism related to the topic.
Explain how and why federalism has a positive and negative impact on the selected topic.
Provide one real-world positive example.
Provide one real-world negative example.
Utilize the Constitution, established case law, and scholarly sources to support your explanation.
In-depth discussion of the implications for civil rights related to the topic.
Explain how and why civil rights are positively and negatively affected by the selected topic.
Provide one real-world positive example.
Provide one real-world negative example.
Utilize the Constitution, established case law, and scholarly sources to support your explanation.
In-depth discussion of the implications for civil liberties related to the topic.
Explain how and why civil liberties are positively and negatively affected by the selected topic.
Provide one real-world positive example.
Provide one real-world negative example.
Utilize the Constitution, established case law, and scholarly sources to support your explanation.
Concluding paragraph that summarizes the main findings and restates the thesis.
The paper must be 10 to 12 pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least six scholarly resources (at least five of which can be found in the Ashford University Library) other than the textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.

Although leaders and managers have similar traits, leadership and management is not the same thing. For this Assignment, you will draw from your own experiences or research a criminal justice organization to provide examples of how these two concepts differ.
Write a 700?1,050-word essay explaining the differences between leadership and management. In your paper:
Discuss your own personal experiences with leadership and management or your research of a criminal justice organization.
Explain the difference between leadership and management by citing at least four real-life examples from your experience or from your research of a criminal justice organization.
Compare and contrast the differences between leadership and management in relation to their importance and application within an organization.
Explain the inter-relationship of these concepts as they apply to the success or failure of organizations.
Include relevant examples and research to support the explanation.
Cite a minimum of two sources within the body of your paper using in-text citations where appropriate.
Include a title and reference page.