There are three basic propositions in standard Utilitarianism (Please be sure to listen to Mill's audio lecture before joining this threaded discussion):Actions are judged right and wrong solely on their consequences; that is, nothing else matters except the consequence, and right actions are simply those with the best consequences.

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There are three basic propositions in standard Utilitarianism (Please be sure to listen to Mill’s audio lecture before joining this threaded discussion):Actions are judged right and wrong solely on their consequences; that is, nothing else matters except the consequence, and right actions are simply those with the best consequences.

  1. To assess consequences, the only thing that matters is the amount of happiness and unhappiness caused;
    that is, there is only one criterion and everything else is irrelevant.
  2. In calculating happiness and unhappiness caused, nobody’s happiness counts any more than anybody else’s;
    that is, everybody’s welfare is equally important and the majority rules.

In specific cases where justice and utility are in conflict, it may seem expedient to serve the greater happiness through quick action that overrules consideration for justice. There is a side to happiness that can call for rushed decisions and actions that put decision-makers under the pressure of expediency.
Here is a dilemma for our class:
You are the elected district attorney. You receive a phone call from a nursing home administrator who was a good friend of yours in college. She has a waiting list of 3,000 people who will die if they don’t get into her nursing home facility within the next 3 weeks, and she currently has 400 patients who have asked (or their families have asked on their behalf) for the famous Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s (fictitious) sister, Dr. Jill Kevorkian, for assistance in helping them die. The 3,000 people on the waiting list want to live. She (the nursing home administrator) wants to know if you would agree to “look the other way” if she let in Dr. Jill to assist in the suicide of the 400 patients who have requested it, thus allowing at least 400 of the 3,000 on the waiting list in.

  1. How would we use Utilitarianism to “solve” this dilemma?
  2. What ethics did your friend, the nursing home administrator, use in deciding to call you?
  3. What ethics are you using if you just “look the other way” and let it happen?

 Review the 4 types of writing knowledge described by Spector and Damron. Considering their Audience and the Purpose of the pitch, what was the primary reason the Wizof.Biz team was unable to promote understanding?

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Review the 4 types of writing knowledge described by Spector and Damron. Considering their Audience
and the Purpose of the pitch, what was the primary reason the Wizof.Biz team was unable to promote
understanding? Compose a short argument that supports your claim (thesis) and explains how the team
failed to demonstrate subject matter knowledge. Using one of Sharples’ design principles as a frame of
reference, conclude your paper with a final recommendation to the team that will improve their ethos in
future pitches

 Benchmark- Philosophy of Special Education Essay In a 750-1,000-word paper, research, develop, and write your philosophy of special education that addresses your beliefs on the following topics:     •    Purpose of schooling

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Benchmark- Philosophy of Special Education Essay In a 750-1,000-word paper, research, develop, and write your philosophy of special education that addresses your beliefs on the following topics:     •    Purpose of schooling
•    Nature of learners
•    Curriculum
•    Instructional methods
•    Classroom management
•    Assessment practices
•    Professional relationships with family and community
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Consider the multidisciplinary interactions of biological and social sciences as presented in Chapter 2 of Global Public Health. With this in mind, perform an analysis of the information delivered in this episode about the connection between diabetes and suburban sprawl, as discussed in the text.

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Consider the multidisciplinary interactions of biological and social sciences as presented in Chapter 2 of Global Public Health. With this in mind, perform an analysis of the information delivered in this episode about the connection between diabetes and suburban sprawl, as discussed in the text.
Episode One – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttyE7ZnupY
Watch the video and look at the suggestions there for improving health in your own community. Once you are satisfied with your review of the episode, write an essay that addresses the following questions:

  1. Begin by summarizing the episode in 100 words or less.
  2. Relate the information from this episode to what you learned in Chapters 1 and 2 of your textbook, Global Public Health. What specific public health disciplines mentioned in Chapter 2 of your textbook are related to the information presented in the video and why?
  3. Critique the information. Do you feel that the information presented is valid and easy to understand?
  4. What information does the episode offer about public health problems? Consider, for example: whether it provides details on how public health can be characterized and measured; and whether it describes common hazards and afflictions affecting modern Americans and American communities.
  5. What information does the episode offer about the nature of communities? Consider whether it provides details on how communities may be altered to improve public health.
  6. What information was missing from the episode? How could the content be improved? What would you like to see in future episodes?

Apologetic Method Based on the various methods and strategies of apologetics described in the assigned reading, identify what you think is the best apologetic method and defend your view. Your thread must incorporate the following topics addressed from your assigned readings: 

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Apologetic Method Based on the various methods and strategies of apologetics described in the assigned reading, identify what you think is the best apologetic method and defend your view. Your thread must incorporate the following topics addressed from your assigned readings:
 

  • The relationship between faith and reason and
  • A comparison between the evidentialist, presuppositionalist, and experientialist strategies.

 
At the bottom of your thread, be sure to include a total word count.

If the solution values of a linear program are rounded in order to obtain an integer solution, the solution is: (Points : 5) always optimal and feasible. sometimes optimal and feasible. always feasible. never optimal and feasible.

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If the solution values of a linear program are rounded in order to obtain an integer solution, the solution is: (Points : 5)
always optimal and feasible.
sometimes optimal and feasible.
always feasible.
never optimal and feasible.
Question 2. 2. A PERT/CPM activity has an optimistic time estimate of 3 days, a most likely time estimate of 8 days, and a pessimistic time estimate of 10 days. The expected time (in days) of this activity is ____. (Points : 5)
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
Question 3. 3. The critical path is the ________ path through the network. (Points : 5)
longest
shortest
straightest
most expensive
Question 4. 4. For most graphs, the constraint equations which intersect to form a solution point must be solved simultaneously: (Points : 5)
because the solution coordinates from the graph cannot be visually read with high precision.
in order to confirm the mathematically determined coordinates.
in order to determine all of the optimal point solution.
because the slope b and the y-intercept a are not always integers.
Question 5. 5. Cully Turniture buys two products for resale: big shelves (B) and medium shelves (M). Each big shelf costs $500 and requires 100 cubic feet of storage space, and each medium shelf costs $300 and requires 90 cubic feet of storage space. The company has $75,000 to invest in shelves this week, and the warehouse has 18,000 cubic feet available for storage. Profit for each big shelf is $300 and for each medium shelf is $150. What is the storage space constraint? (Points : 5)
90 B + 100 M = 18000
90 B + 100 M = 18000
100 B + 90 M = 18000
500 B + 300 M = 18000
Question 6. 6. In a 0-1 integer programming model, if the constraint x1 – x2 = 0, it means when project 2 is selected, project 1 ________ be selected. (Points : 5)
must always
can sometimes
can never
is already
Question 7. 7. Which of the following is not an integer linear programming problem? (Points : 5)
Pure integer
Mixed integer
0-1 integer
Continuous
Question 8. 8. The $75 per credit hour course fee tacked on to all the MBA classes has generated a windfall of $56,250 in its first semester. “Now we just need to make sure we spend it all,” the Assistant Dean cackled. She charged the Graduate Curriculum Committee with generating a shopping list before their next meeting. Four months later, the chairman of the committee distributed the following. As the professor for the quantitative modeling course, he tended to think in terms of decision variables, so he added the left-most column for ease of use.
Decision
Variable Item Cost Note
A iPads for everybody $750/unit Must get a cover if these are purchased
B iPad covers with MBA logo $25/unit Not needed unless we buy iPads
C Speaker series $15,000 Can’t afford both this and the iPads
D Subscriptions to the Wall
Street Journal $10/unit Don’t need if we have the electronic version
E Subscriptions to the electronic
version of the Wall Street
Journal $5/unit Worthless without the iPads
Which constraint best describes the situation with decision variables A and B? (Points : 5)
B – A = 0
B + A = 0
B + A = 1
B – A = 1
Question 9. 9. Non-negativity constraints: (Points : 5)
require the use of greater-than-or-equal-to constraints.
restrict the decision variables to positive values.
restrict the decision variables to negative values.
do not restrict the sign of the decision variable.
Question 10. 10. Which of the following could be a linear programming objective function? (Points : 5)
Z = 1A + 2BC + 3D
Z = 1A + 2B + 3C + 4D
Z = 1A + 2B / C + 3D
Z = 1A + 2B2 + 3D
Question 11. 11. A graphical solution is limited to linear programming problems with: (Points : 5)
1 decision variable.
2 decision variables.
3 decision variables.
4 decision variables.
Question 12. 12. The term refers to testing how a problem solution reacts to changes in one or more of the model parameters. (Points : 5)
Priority recognition
Decision analysis
Analysis of variance
Sensitivity analysis
Question 13. 13. Which of the list of items below is not a component of a linear programming problem? (Points : 5)
Constraints
Objective function
Decision variables
Nonlinear residual
Question 14. 14. Types of integer programming models are ________. (Points : 5)
total
0-1
mixed
all of the above
Question 15. 15. If we are solving a 0-1 integer programming problem, the constraint x1 + x2 = 1 is a ________ constraint. (Points : 5)
multiple-choice
mutually exclusive
conditional
corequisite
Question 16. 16. The $75 per credit hour course fee tacked on to all the MBA classes has generated a windfall of $56,250 in its first semester.“Now we just need to make sure we spend it all,” the Assistant Dean cackled. She charged the Graduate Curriculum Committee with generating a shopping list before their next meeting. Four months later, the chairman of the committee distributed the following. As the professor for the quantitative modeling course, he tended to think in terms of decision variables, so he added the left-most column for ease of use.
Decision
Variable Item Cost Note
A iPads for everybody $750/unit Must get a cover if these are purchased
B iPad covers with MBA logo $25/unit Not needed unless we buy iPads
C Speaker series $15,000 Can’t afford both this and the iPads
D Subscriptions to the Wall
Street Journal $10/unit Don’t need if we have the electronic version
E Subscriptions to the electronic
version of the Wall Street
Journal $5/unit Worthless without the iPads
Which of the following constraints best describes the relationship between the electronic Wall Street Journal subscription and the iPads? (Points : 5)
E + A = 0
E + A = 1
E – A ≤ 0
E – A ≤ 1
Question 17. 17. A work breakdown structure breaks down a project into: (Points : 5)
weeks.
areas.
arcs.
modules.
Question 18. 18. Cully Furniture buys two products for resale: big shelves (B) and medium shelves (M). Each big shelf costs $500 and requires 100 cubic feet of storage space, and each medium shelf costs $300 and requires 90 cubic feet of storage space. The company has $75,000 to invest in shelves this week, and the warehouse has 18,000 cubic feet available for storage. Profit for each big shelf is $300 and for each medium shelf is $150. If the furniture company purchases no big shelves and 200 medium shelves, which of the two resources will be completely used (at capacity)? (Points : 5)
Investment money only
Storage space only
Investment money and storage space
Neither investment money nor storage space
Question 19. 19. A linear programming model consists of: (Points : 5)
decision variables.
an objective function.
constraints.
all of the above
Question 20. 20. If a maximization linear programming problem consists of all less-than-or-equal-to constraints with all positive coefficients and the objective function consists of all positive objective function coefficients, then rounding down the linear programming optimal solution values of the decision variables will ________ result in a(n) ________ solution to the integer linear programming problem. (Points : 5)
always; optimal
always; non-optimal
never; non-optimal
sometimes; optimal