Create a 3 – paragraph essay consisting of 300 words about research using the characteristics below and its description.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Directions: Create a 3 – paragraph essay consisting of 300 words about research using the characteristics below and its description.

1. Empirical. Research is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher.

2. Logical. Research is based on valid procedures and principles.

3. Cyclical. Research is a cyclical process because it starts with a problem and ends with a problem.

4. Analytical. The research utilizes proven analytical procedures in gathering the data, whether historical, descriptive, experimental, or case study.

5. Critical. Research exhibits careful and precise judgment.

6. Methodical. Research is conducted methodically without bias using systematic methods and procedures.

7. Replicability. The research design and procedures are replicated or repeated to enable the researcher to arrive at valid and conclusive results.

What process is used to allocate support department costs? How is the direct method used to allocate support costs to operating departments?

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Measuring and Assigning Support Department Costs

What are support departments, and why are their costs allocated to other departments?

  • Q2: What process is used to allocate support department costs?
  • Q3: How is the direct method used to allocate support costs to operating departments?
  • Q4: How is the step-down method used to allocate support costs to operating departments?
  • Q5: How is the reciprocal method used to allocate support costs to operating departments?
  • Q6: What is the difference between single- and dual-rate allocations?
  • Q7: How do support cost allocations affect decisions and managerial incentives?

 

Describe how you plan to pursue your academic interests and why you want to explore them at USC specifically.

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USC transfer last question

The question
Describe how you plan to pursue your academic interests and why you want to explore them at USC specifically.  Feel free to address your first- and second-choice major selections. (Approximately 250 words)

Provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve.

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

Provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve. (Approximately 650 words)

Describe the six clauses in the syntax of an SQL retrieval query. Show what type of constructs can be specified in each of the six clauses. Which of the six clauses are required and which are optional?

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Complex Queries,Triggers, Views, and Schema Modification

7.1. Describe the six clauses in the syntax of an SQL retrieval query. Show what type of constructs can be specified in each of the six clauses. Which of the six clauses are required and which are optional?

7.2. Describe conceptually how an SQL retrieval query will be executed by specifying the conceptual order of executing each of the six clauses.

7.3. Discuss how NULLs are treated in comparison operators in SQL. How are NULLs treated when aggregate functions are applied in an SQL query? How are NULLs treated if they exist in grouping attributes?

7.4. Discuss how each of the following constructs is used in SQL, and discuss the various options for each construct. Specify what each construct is useful for.

  1. Nested queries
  2. Joined tables and outer joins
  3. Aggregate functions and grouping
  4. Triggers
  5. Assertions and how they differ from triggers
  6. The SQL WITH clause
  7. SQL CASE construct
  8. Views and their up datability
  9. Schema change commands

 

Identify the work of art and include the hyperlink to the work you are evaluating. Clearly indicate the type of art you selected, its title, the artist, and the year the art was created.

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The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Instructions:
For this Personal Critical Response, view and evaluate one work of art from the required online exploration area in this module. Note: You are only permitted to write about a poem or short story from the Module 2 Online Exploration list. Be sure to cite your sources.

1. After reading the required textbook pages and exploring the material in the Module 2 Online Exploration area in this module, write a new thread of at least 200 words containing the following information:

a. Identify the work of art and include the hyperlink to the work you are evaluating. That is, clearly CITE your source.

b. Clearly indicate the type of art you selected, its title, the artist, and the year the art was created. Additional research on the artist and the work is required; be sure to cite all sources, including the textbook and at least ONE additional source.

c. Identify the culture this work seems to represent or by which it is influenced by noting WESTERN or EASTERN and why. (Some Western examples are European, American, Canadian etc. Some Eastern examples are Asian, Native American, Indigenous, etc.)

d. Identify whether the work’s approach is mainly “Apollonian” or “Dionysian.”

e. Identify whether your response to the work is mainly “Apollonian” or “Dionysian.”

f. Evaluate the work’s “craft.” Is this a good example of this type of art? Is it well presented? What are its points of value? What is its message if there is one?

g. Would you recommend this work of art to others? Why or why not?

  • https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/16/protest-songs-billie-holiday-strange-fruit
  • https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/margolick-fruit.html?TB_iframe=true&height=921.6&width=921.6

How do the relations (tables) in SQL differ from the relations defined formally in Chapter 3? Discuss the other differences in terminology. Why does SQL allow duplicate tuples in a table or in a query result?

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Basic SQL

6.1. How do the relations (tables) in SQL differ from the relations defined formally in Chapter 3? Discuss the other differences in terminology. Why does SQL allow duplicate tuples in a table or in a query result?

6.2. List the data types that are allowed for SQL attributes.

6.3. How does SQL allow implementation of the entity integrity and referential integrity constraints described in Chapter 3? What about referential triggered actions?

6.4. Describe the four clauses in the syntax of a simple SQL retrieval query. Show what type of constructs can be specified in each of the clauses. Which are required and which are optional?

 

Discuss the mechanism of attribute/relationship inheritance. Why is it useful? Discuss user-defined and predicate-defined subclasses, and identify the differences between the two.

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The Enhanced Entity–Relationship (EER) Model

4.1. What is a subclass? When is a subclass needed in data modeling?

4.2. Define the following terms: superclass of a subclass, superclass/subclass relationship, IS-A relationship, specialization, generalization, category, specific (local) attributes, and specific relationships.

4.3. Discuss the mechanism of attribute/relationship inheritance. Why is it useful?

4.4. Discuss user-defined and predicate-defined subclasses, and identify the differences between the two.

4.5. Discuss user-defined and attribute-defined specializations, and identify the differences between the two.

4.6. Discuss the two main types of constraints on specializations and generalizations.

4.7. What is the difference between a specialization hierarchy and a specialization lattice?

4.8. What is the difference between specialization and generalization? Why do we not display this difference in schema diagrams?

4.9. How does a category differ from a regular shared subclass? What is a category used for? Illustrate your answer with examples.

4.10. For each of the following UML terms (see Sections 3.8 and 4.6), discuss the corresponding term in the EER model, if any: object, class, association, aggregation, generalization, multiplicity, attributes, discriminator, link, link attribute, reflexive association, and qualified association.

4.11. Discuss the main differences between the notation for EER schema diagrams and UML class diagrams by comparing how common concepts are represented in each.

4.12. List the various data abstraction concepts and the corresponding modeling concepts in the EER model.

4.13. What aggregation feature is missing from the EER model? How can the EER model be further enhanced to support it?

4.14. What are the main similarities and differences between conceptual database modeling techniques and knowledge representation techniques?

4.15. Discuss the similarities and differences between an ontology and a database schema

 

Describe a time when you were moved to change your perspective in life or adjust your value system? What were factors that precipitated the change? What ideological changes did you make?

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Life Perspective/value change

Describe a time when you were moved to change your perspective in life or adjust your value system?
What were factors that precipitated the change?
What ideological changes did you make?
Would you do things differently now?

Discuss the main categories of data models. What are the basic differences among the relational model, the object model, and the XML model?

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Database System Concepts and Architecture

2.1 Define the following terms: data model, database schema, database state, internal schema, conceptual schema, external schema, data independence, DDL, DML, SDL, VDL, query language, host language, data sub language, database utility, catalog, client/server architecture, three-tier architecture, and n-tier architecture.

2.2. Discuss the main categories of data models. What are the basic differences among the relational model, the object model, and the XML model?

2.3. What is the difference between a database schema and a database state?

2.4. Describe the three-schema architecture. Why do we need mappings among schema levels? How do different schema definition languages support this architecture?

2.5. What is the difference between logical data independence and physical data independence? Which one is harder to achieve? Why?

2.6. What is the difference between procedural and nonprocedural DMLs?

2.7. Discuss the different types of user-friendly interfaces and the types of users who typically use each.

2.8. With what other computer system software does a DBMS interact?

2.9. What is the difference between the two-tier and three-tier client/server architectures?

2.10. Discuss some types of database utilities and tools and their functions.

2.11. What is the additional functionality incorporated in n-tier architecture