Day: August 19, 2019

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:

 

1. Describe the three (3) principles of direct manipulation and give examples as to how they are used in video game controls.
2. Analyze video game-type interfaces and discuss three (3) reasons why video game-type interfaces would not be effective for real-world applications.
3. Describe at least three (3) advantages of direct manipulation versus command line interfaces.
4. Evaluate direct manipulation and describe three (3) problems with it.
5. 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. 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Describe direct manipulation and virtual environments.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in human-computer interaction.
• Write clearly and concisely about HCI topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

 Please respond to the following:

 

• Describe the most effective advanced filtering and search interface. Argue why the interface you chose is more effective than others, and describe who benefits most from the interface you are describing.
• From the e-Activity, Google has been the dominant market leader for search engines for the past several years, despite a fairly basic interface and competition from competitors like Microsoft and Yahoo. Discuss reasons why Google has been able to maintain such a high market share. Also, suggest some ideas for a search engine that would be able to take market share away from Google.

The quality of the user experience is very important to the success of an application. In the early days of computing, users often experienced long delays since computing power was poor and networks had comparatively slow throughput. Modern systems have largely eliminated these delays due to increased network and computing power, yet users still report a high level of frustration. Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

 

1. Describe three (3) reasons users are still frustrated with modern applications.
2. Suggest one (1) method for reducing the frustrations for each of the reasons you supplied in Question one (1).
3. Describe methods for determining if user frustration is caused by poor system design or from the natural frustration associated with learning a new software product.
4. Suggest at least three (3) methods to reduce the frustrations among the disabled population and how this population can be better served.
5. 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. 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Describe the inherent design issues across HCI environments.
• Explain the use of interaction devices.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in human-computer interaction.
• Write clearly and concisely about HCI topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Accounting is the language of business, and it is not a dead language! The FASB is responsible for ensuring that all relevant and material financial information is properly codified in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

 

The use of off balance sheet leases to distort the real liabilities of companies is a topic of long-lived concern. ASU 2016-02, Leases, is the most recent action of FASB to address this issue.

 

For this assignment you will select a company of your choice or use one (1) of the companies you researched in your weekly discussions to write a six to eight (6-8) page report in which you:

 

1. Summarize the impact of ASU 2016-02, Leases on the recording of leases.
2. Discuss at least three (3) elements featured in the current information reported by your chosen company for its leases.
3. Analyze the impact of the new standard on the reporting of your chosen company’s leases.
4. Compare and contrast the impact that ASU 2016-02, Leases will have on the financial ratios of your chosen company.
5. Determine the impact of the changes to accounting for leases on the recommendations of stock analysts for your chosen company.
6. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic 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.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Examine accounting principles and concepts used in businesses.
• Prepare and record financial transactions in the accounting cycle according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) accounting methodology.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow according to GAAP and IFRS.
• Examine inventory costing and valuation according to GAAP and IFRS.
• Analyze how GAAP is applied to asset valuation and liabilities.
• Determine how to value investments and how to report them based on that valuation.
• Analyze the accounting for corporation requirements related to stock valuation, dividends, and retained earnings.
• Calculate financial ratios, interpret results, and draw conclusions.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial accounting.
• Write clearly and concisely about financial accounting using proper writing mechanics.

 

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“Building and Using Models” Note: Online students, please select one of the two subjects to discuss.

 

• Imagine that you are a business manager for a mid-sized company. Propose one (1) overall strategy to build an effective business model in order to both monitor / control changes in business process and predict future business performance for your company. Provide a rationale (e.g., verification process) for your response.
• Per the textbook, in order to understand the causal relationship in business process, manager often asks “whys” to drill down the root cause of failures. Select one (1) project from your working or educational environment and propose at least three (3) “why” questions that you would ask in order to identify root cause of problem. Justify your responses.

Comparing Movements and Works of Art

 

Select two works of art, each from a different movement. Select movements that you have not previously addressed in your discussions.

 

In your paper,

 

• Describe these two works of art by applying at least three questions art historians ask and four words art historians use.
• Explain how iconographic, historical, political, philosophical, religious, and social factors of the movements are reflected in each work of art.
• Include images of both works of art in an appendix at the end of your paper.

 

Your paper must be three pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages and images.

 

The ProQuest and JSTOR databases in the Ashford University Library are helpful sources of information, as are the museum resources provided in Week 1. To locate ProQuest and JSTOR, visit the Ashford University Library through the tab on the left navigation toolbar in your online course. From the library home page, select Find Articles and More and then select Databases A – Z. From the list of letters, you will choose the “J” link for JSTOR or “P” for ProQuest. Then, scroll down to JSTOR or ProQuest.

 

Watch these tutorials on using the scholarly database JSTOR and ProQuest to help you find scholarly articles to use for your project.

For this discussion, visit the websites of three publicly traded companies of your choice (via web search or www.sec.gov). Then, address the following:

 

• Identify and provide a high-level summary of three quantitative and three qualitative managerial decisions that each of the company’s senior executive made to provide cutting-edge or innovative solutions to business problems within their respective companies.
• Discuss evidence from your research to support the existence of the problems as well as the cutting-edge solutions.

 

 

 

Be sure to support your statement or analyses with logic and data, using a minimum of four peer-reviewed articles, company websites, and appropriate citations. Use your online library or other online resources to retrieve your scholarly or peer-reviewed article.

“Technology Security” Please respond to the following:

 

• Do you think that there is a need for classifying individual parts of a network? What is its importance in real-based applications? How can information asset security be enhanced by control techniques?
• How are the exposure and issues of logical access control explored with the help of access control software? 

This week, use quantitative and qualitative elements to determine why businesses should outsource certain operations to enable them to focus on their core competencies. Outsourcing has become a method for companies to quickly change their cost structures. Even fixed costs can become variable. Depending on the types of relevant costs, a firm must decide between outsourcing and “do it yourself.”

 

Read the following Harvard Business case study and pay attention to the qualitative and quantitative elements discussed in the case. Use these elements to determine why a business should outsource operations. Consider relevant current events in your analysis. Then address reasons why this company might not want to outsource.

 

• Baxendale, S.J. (2004). Outsourcing opportunities for small businesses: A quantitative analysis. Harvard Business Case Study. Retrieved from https://hbsp.harvard.edu/tu/73e990e8

 

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

 

• Be four to six pages in length.
• Be formatted to APA 
• Include at least four to six scholarly or peer-reviewed articles. 
• Include a title page, section headers, introduction, conclusion, and references page.