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Bullied Youth: The Impact of Bullying Through Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Name Calling

By Caroline B. R. Evans and Mimi V. Chapman

CIS-555 week2 assignment1

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CIS-555 Assignment 1: The University of Wonderland Library Management

Due Week 2 

Consider the Library Management case study covered in Chapter 1 of the textbook where the fictitious University of Wonderland (UWON) wants to convert its library system into a new system to ensure more effective access to state-of-the-art books, periodicals and proceedings while reducing operational costs. The current system consists of multiple unconnected library subsystems, one for each UWON department. Each department subsystem is responsible for its own library according to department-specific procedures for book acquisition, user registration, loan management, bibliographical search and access to library resources. Such services are essentially manual in most UWON libraries.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine the following from the case study descriptions of the library:
  • five (5) strategic objectives
  • five (5) functional services
  • five (5) environmental assumptions
  1. Generate five (5) descriptive statements from the case study descriptions of the library.
  2. Generate five (5) prescriptive statements from the case study descriptions of the library.
  3. Create one (1) weighted matrix, using Microsoft Word, for evaluating an alternative to keeping the current journal subscription system where journals relevant to one department are subscribed to on the department’s budget and journal issues are mailed to the department. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
  4. Identify five (5) requirements that might need to be prioritized in view of resource limitations. Perform a cost-value prioritization of the requirements using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) process.
  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:

  • Analyze the challenges that requirements engineers face in the elicitation of requirements.
  • Describe the techniques and develop a requirements specification document that solves a proposed business problem.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in requirements engineering.
  • Write clearly and concisely about topics related to Requirements Engineering using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Smithers Business – CO

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Read the following situation then answer the questions as part of well written essay (250-500 words). Include sources and citations a reference list at the end of your essay and adhere to APA 6th ed. formatting. 

 

John Smithers learned all about leadership in the military, and he is hoping to apply those skills to running John’s Deals to Go, his small automobile-leasing company. One interesting feature of life in the armed services is that considerable responsibilities are delegated to young men and women who have very little work experience. Smithers was only 27 when he was assigned duties as a purchasing manager at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, in 2003. As a young Marine, he was directly responsible for nearly $50 million in purchasing contracts, which forced him to grow up—and really fast!

 

To parallel his military experience, Smithers and his small management team have decided to use various methods to delegate decision making to employees at the operating level in his company. New employees are trained thoroughly after they are first hired, but supervisors will not monitor their work closely once they have learned their duties. Management is willing to jump in and help if truly needed, but they purposely leave workers alone when they take on their assigned duties. Managers will not look over employees’ shoulders to be sure that they are doing their jobs as assigned, and they certainly do not monitor the work just to try to catch someone making a mistake. Smithers’s managerial philosophy is that people work best when they sense that their superiors trust their abilities and their business integrity.

Smithers and his team sometimes leave for day-long meetings and allow the employees to run the business by themselves. Job assignments are defined rather loosely, but management expects employees to assume responsibility and to take necessary action whenever they see that something needs to be done. To reinforce the message of trust, employees who ask for direction are sometimes simply told to solve the problem in whatever way they think best.

 

  • Is such a loosely organized firm likely to be as effective as a firm that defines jobs more precisely and monitors performance more closely? 
  • What are the advantages and the limitations of the managerial style described above?
  • How might such managerial methods affect morale?
  • Would you like to work for this company? Why or why not?

dr rocal 4150

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Chapter 4 Discussion Questions 1, 2 & 3

 

  An employer must file an information return under all of the following conditions except:

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An employer must file an information return under all of the following conditions except:

Discussion Post: The Buy Versus Rent Decision

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Discussion Post:

Read the HBR case study Time Value of Money: The Buy Versus Rent Decision and calculate the best route for the graduate’s housing situation, developing your understanding of time value of money (TVM) concepts and calculations. Describe your assumptions, methodology, and results in your discussion narrative, and attach a simple spreadsheet supporting your analysis.

 

Reply to these two statments:

Statement One:

Making the decision to rent or buy is a tough one, but one that many of us will face in our lifetime.  There are pros and cons to each, and it is important that, when making the decision, one considers every penny that may be involved.  In Rebecca’s case, she would be financing the home at $480,000 ($600,000, less 20% down).  With a 25 year mortgage, Rebecca would be making payments for 300 months.  To calculate her monthly payment, I took the $480,000 and divided it by 300 months to get a total of $1,600.  I then added the $1,055 monthly condo fees, and $300 monthly taxes to get a total monthly payment of $2,955 before interest.

 

Rebecca has other factors to consider, as well.  For instance, her annual interest payment would be $19,200.  In 10 years, that is a total of $192,000.  However, if Rebecca pays more than the minimum monthly payment, and applies the excess to the principal of the loan, her overall interest paid would be less.  From my standpoint, homes typically hold their value, or can build equity.  Therefore, her payments would be going toward ownership, and the chance of reselling and making a return would be possible – unlike renting.  In my opinion, the best decision Rebecca can make is to buy.’

 

Cleary, S., & Foerster, S. (2015, June 5). Time Value Of Money: The Buy Versus Rent Decision. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from Harvard Business Publishing: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/context/coursepacks/56980459

 

 

Statement Two:

When it comes to trying to figure out if its best to buy or rent, I believe is a struggle that everyone goes through. In Rebecca Young’s situation, looking at paying $3000 a month in rent, or purchasing a home in the amount of $600,000 with a 20 percent down payment. I would really look at the long term aspects of things. You will gain equity in the home, which is what/or how much of the home you own. So in the1st year $151,451 (down payment), 2nd year 181,914 5th year $279,732, and the 10th year $466,563, so Rebecca will not just being paying rent for something she will never own. With Rebecca placing a large down payment on the home she is not only reducing the amount of payment, but she is also reducing the amount of debt (loan amount). With all is said in done, Rebecca will be paying less on a monthly Mortgage then should would if she was renting a condo by almost 500 a month.