Compare/Contrast Essay- Apple Ipad vs. Microsoft Surface: Write an essay comparing or contrasting the two topics using EITHER the point-by-point OR the subject-by-subject method to organize the details and specific examples.

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Compare/Contrast Essay- Apple Ipad vs. Microsoft Surface
You will use at least two credible sources to support your claims, and remember, you must include your sources throughout the body paragraphs of your essay in a mix of cited quotes, paraphrases, and summaries. Both the support and research portions of the rubric will be negatively affected if you do not integrate your researched data.

Write an essay comparing or contrasting the two topics using EITHER the point-by-point OR the subject-by-subject method to organize the details and specific examples. Consider focusing on three to five subtopics. Develop a strong thesis statement for your essay that includes your two topics; your three to five subtopics; and a claim about how they are similar, different, or both.
Sample Thesis Statements:
If you will argue that your two topics are mostly different:
While Topic A and Topic B have (Additional supporting point) in common, they are mostly quite different; in fact, they differ in characteristics such as (Supporting point 1), (Supporting point 2), and (Supporting point 3).
OR
If you will argue that your two topics have many important/interesting similarities and differences:
Analyzing Topic A and Topic B reveals many fascinating similarities as well as differences; for instance, they share (Supporting point 1) and (Supporting point 1), but are vastly different when it comes to (Supporting point 3) and (Supporting point 4).

Tips
Be sure to avoid beginning your comparisons or contrasts in the introduction. Your thesis is the only place in the introduction where you will include this information.
Then, in the body paragraphs remember to support your claim(s) outlined in the thesis.

Point-by-Point
I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. Additional information to introduce your topic and gain the reader’s attention
II. Supporting point 1
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2
III. Supporting point 2
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2
IV. Supporting point 3
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2
V. Supporting point 4 or Additional point
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2
VI. Conclusion
A. Reiterate your thesis (but do not simply restate it from the introduction)
B. Give your overall assessment—the “so what” factor—about your topic. For instance, is one topic better than the other for some reason? Is one topic misunderstood?

Subject-by-Subject
I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. Additional information to introduce your topic and gain the reader’s attention
II. Topic 1
A. Supporting point 1
B. Supporting point 2
C. Supporting point 3
D. Supporting point 4 or Additional point
III. Topic 2
A. Supporting point 1
B. Supporting point 2
C. Supporting point 3
D. Supporting point 4 or Additional point
V. Conclusion
A. Reiterate your thesis (but do not simply restate it from the introduction)
B. Give your overall assessment—the “so what” factor—about your topic. For instance, is one topic better than the other for some reason? Is one topic misunderstood?

Format Requirements:
Remember to apply the concepts you’re learning in the course, including elements of grammar, punctuation, thesis development, and other skills.
Sources: You need a bare minimum of two credible sources for this assignment.
Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:
• Your first and last name
• Course Title (Composition I)
• Assignment name (Comparison and Contrast)
• Current Date
Page Layout:
• MLA style documentation (please see the tutorial in the course topic)
• Last name and page number in upper-right corner of each page
• Double-spacing throughout
• Title, centered after heading
• Standard font (Times New Roman or Calibri)
• 1″ margins on all sides
• Save the file as .docx or .doc format
Underline your thesis statement.

Discuss the tension between Gilgamesh and Enkidu (as representing two opposites) to reach a kind of balance or “new self.”

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1. Discuss the character of either Gilgamesh or Enkidu in terms of one of Ovid’s stories that we have read. For best results, you will want to focus on one aspect of a story from Ovid that you have chosen, and use that aspect as a lens to evaluate either Gilgamesh or Enkidu.

2. Discuss the tension between Gilgamesh and Enkidu (as representing two opposites) to reach a kind of balance or “new self.” Contrarily, perhaps no balance is reached? Whatever your stance, remember to narrow your topic, as you need to have a single focus.

3. Think carefully about a recurring image (including the images various characters, themselves, represent) in The Epic of Gilgamesh and evaluate how that image represents and/or guides a major theme in the story. In your evaluation of the image, think about how this image “evolves,” and remember to consider the ending of the epic.

You will be graded on the following:
A clear, focused thesis which examines how a social issue is presented in a text or texts.
A logical ordering of ideas.
smooth transitions between ideas.
Nicely organized paragraphs (assertion; introduction of support; detailed support; explanatory sentence or sentences connecting your support to your thesis)
Thorough development.
Correct grammar.
Diction (appropriate/correct word choice; interesting, varied vocabulary)

Create a data set in R from the csv input file provided in the lab and show the data rows for the State of Iowa.

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For the Final Project, you will use the R and RStudio tools you have worked with throughout this course to create the visualizations for the elements described below.

Create a data set in R from the csv input file provided in the lab and show the data rows for the State of Iowa.
Display the head and tail for the Iowa data set.
Create a bar chart in R that displays the following attributes in a useful manner. Include appropriate labeling for the elements:
Driver ID
City
State
Avg velocity
Totmiles
Riskfactor
Create a pie chart in R that shows the ratio of “risky drivers” compared to drivers who are not. Include appropriate labels that indicate the elements in the visualization. NOTE: In the state of Iowa, any driver who has a riskfactor greater than or equal to seven is considered a risky driver.
Create a U.S. state map of Iowa using the map package and library information you loaded to your R environment in Week 5, and display the following:
The state information from “states:” list and create a subset variable.
Plot the state by using the ggplot() function with coord_fixed(1.3).
Display the boundaries of the state’s counties in the map of the state.
For each completed element, create a screen capture of your product and include it in a Word document. Clearly label each screen capture with the assignment element it represents. Be sure that your screen captures are large enough that they are clear and easily readable. You should have a minimum of five screen captures in your document. Submit your document to Waypoint for grading.

The Visualizations in R Project

Must include a minimum of five clearly labeled screen captures.

What is the psychological impact on these needs on the target population in the short term and long term?

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Introduction: (Approx. 100 words)
Inform the reader of the purpose of this report in relation to the learning outcomes for the module; chosen population; chosen area of need; community approach and initiative to improve the health of your population.

STEP 1: Geographical Profile: ( approx.. 1000 words) (LO2; LO3)
Summarize the data and information you have found in your geographical profile. Explore the following:
– Population characteristics
– The health status of the population
– Local factors affecting the health of the population
– local and national priorities.

STEP 2: Identify and justify choice of your target population based upon a life Stage of Human Development: (Approx. 500 words) (L01).
To support your work in this section consider the following questions:
1- What target population have you chosen?
2- What are the numbers of this population ?
3- Why is this target population important? Consider the life course approach to public health.
4- What national and local evidence supports your choice of target population?
5- What factors contribute to the health needs of this target population ?
6- What are the suspected health outcomes for this target population?

STEP 3: Within your Target population Identity and Justify three health Needs (Approx. 1000 words) (LO2, LO3.)
To support your work in this section consider the following:
1 Identify your THREE health needs and for each need consider the following questions:
– What is the type of need (Bradshaw)
– Do these areas of need link into any National drivers?
– Do these areas of need link into any Local drivers
– Why are these needs important? What evidence/ research justify your choice of need?
– What does research say about the outcomes both long and short term
if these needs are not addressed?
– How many people are affected ? (Statistics both national and local) make comparisons (are the local higher than the national average)
– What is the physical impact of these needs on the target population in the short term and long term?
– What is the psychological impact on these needs on the target population in the short term and long term?
– What is the social impact of these needs on the target population in the short term and long term?
– What is the cost of the NHS or Society?
Prioritise ONE of the THREE needs for this target population and justify your choice
(justify how you have prioritised this One need. To support your work in this section consider the following questions:
1 Which area of need has the most compelling evidence and why?
2. Which best fit local and national priorities?
3. Which is likely to have the greatest impact ?
4. What existing services are already in place ?
5. What does the local population wants?
6. Which will be most cost effective?

STEP 4. Identify and justify a health promotion initiative using a community-centered approach to improve the health of your chosen population and address your prioritized health need (Approx. 800 words) (LO4) .
To support your work in this section consider the following questions:
1. What are you trying to promote?
2. What is the level of health promotion and what is the health promotion approach?
3 What community centred approach are you using to implement this health promotion initiative?
4. What evidence and theory supports the use of this approach?
5. What is the aim or purpose of this initiative ?
6. How will this initiative improve the health of your population?
7. Who would be the key stakeholders and why? How would these be prioritized?
8. Identify one challenge to implementing this idea and how would you overcome this ?

CONCLUSION (Approx. 100 words)
Provide a summary of key points made in this Report.

What are the factors that had the most positive influence on the entrepreneur’s/owner manager’s activities? Critically evaluate the traits of the entrepreneur’s or owner-manager.

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Answer to those 2 questions , with a basic English ( not difficult )

Q1. What are the factors that had the most positive influence on the entrepreneur’s/owner manager’s activities? Critically evaluate the traits of the entrepreneur’s or owner-manager.

Q2. What were the key challenges and lessons learnt by the entrepreneur and/or owner-manager in taking the business from the start-up phase to the launch phase?

Critically analyze how 2-4 different documents frame this ‘reality of crime’, and how these approaches may be improved.

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The Assignment Brief

Critical Report, 2000 words, 50%

The purpose of this task is for students to provide an in-depth report on a topic from the course covered in weeks 2-12, but NOT addressed by the student in Assessment 1A or 1B.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Critically analyse how 2-4 different documents frame this ‘reality of crime’, and how these approaches may be improved. These sources should engage with different kinds of research methods/focuses. Documents must be publicly available, and address more than one of these types of publications:
  • Journal articles, book chapters, produced by academics
  • Government or non-government research reports
  • News media articles on research
  1. Write a report analysing the topic. In your report, you should address the following:
    • How do these different documents ‘frame’ the issue?
      • Where are they sourcing their information?
      • Is it qualitative/quantitative, local/international, rigorous/opinion?
    • What are they advocating through their findings?
      • How do they frame a solution?
    • What impacts does this framing have on responses to the issue?
      • How might it shape policy, or public opinion?
      • How might this have a positive/negative impact?
    • How might these research methods and reports be improved?
      • Based on your course to date, what would you recommend to improve/enhance/change research focus?

Assessment Criteria

This assessment covers CLO 3, 4. You will be assessed on the following:

  • Has the student demonstrated research and analytical skills?
  • Has the student demonstrated the benefits and limitations of research approaches?
  • Has the student conceptualised how research may be changed in order to address key issues?

Students will be assessed according to the following rubric, and it is strongly encouraged that students consult it throughout the assessment process: Contemporary Criminology Assignment 2 Marking Criteria.docx

Week 7 Overview & Readings

Key Concepts

Homelessness; Urban Space; Public Space; Criminalisation; Hostile Architecture

Required Readings

These four readings should be completed before the lectorial

Young, A., & Petty, J. (2017) Visible Homelessness: A Study in the Melbourne CBD and City of Yarra A Report Prepared for Justice Connect Melbourne Australia: University of Melbourne. Available here as a PDF: Visible Homelessness Justice Connect Report 2017.pdf

Young, A., & Petty, J. (2018). On visible homelessness and the micro-aesthetics of public space. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology. Available here as a PDF: Young & Petty On Visible Homelessness.pdf

Kawash, S. (1998) The Homeless Body. Public Culture 10.2: 319-339. Available here as a PDF: Homeless Body Kawash 1998.pdf

Petty, J. (2017) Ban On Sleeping Rough Does Nothing To Fix The Problems of Homelessness The Conversation. Available here

Readings Questions

Young, A., & Petty, J. (2017) Visible Homelessness: A Study in the Melbourne CBD and City of Yarra A Report Prepared for Justice Connect Melbourne Australia: University of Melbourne.

  1. What is ‘visible homelessness’ and how does it differ from other definitions of ‘homelessness’?
  2. What did the report find is the impact of homelessness on business?

Young, A., & Petty, J. (2018). On visible homelessness and the micro-aesthetics of public space. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

  1. What do Young and Petty mean by ‘indirect criminalisation’? How does it apply to homelessness?
  2. What is ‘welfarist prohibitionism’? How does it apply to homelessness?

Kawash, S. (1998) “The Homeless Body.” Public Culture 10.2: 319-339.

  1. Kawash (1998: 32) argues that “the ‘homeless problem’ as it appears today in the dominant discourse of media and politics is not seen as a problem of the economy or the society that produces homelessness; instead, it is viewed as the problem that the homeless create for the economy and the society in which they live”.  What does she mean by this? (try putting it into your own words)
  1. Do you agree with her description above of how homelessness is viewed/framed? Why/why not?

Petty, J. (2017) Ban On Sleeping Rough Does Nothing To Fix The Problems of Homelessness The Conversation. 

  1. What was the proposed ‘ban’?
  2. Why does Petty argue that it is problematic?
  3. Why wouldn’t the ban ‘fix’ homelessness?

Week 10 Overview & Reading Materials

Online Image-Based Abuse

Content Note:

This weeks materials include discussion of sexual abuse, similar to that experienced by many of the people you may end up encountering if you have a career in criminal justice. If you have concerns and/or feel unable to engage with this material, please don’t hesitate to contact me (Bec) and I can confidentially assist you.

If you would like to get assistance, talk to someone, or report something either anonymously or to the Police here are some links that may be of use: 

Key Concepts

Image-Based Abuse; ‘Revenge Porn’; Sexual Abuse; Gender and violence; Online Crime; Victims; Offenders; Research; Policy; Law Reform

Required Readings

These two readings should be completed before the lectorial:

McGlynn, C., Rackley, E., & Houghton, R. (2017). Beyond ‘Revenge Porn’: The Continuum of Image-Based Sexual Abuse. Feminist Legal Studies, 25(1), 25-46 PDF available here: McGlynn Rackley Houghton.pdf

Henry, N., Powell, A., & Flynn, A. (2018) AI can now create fake porn, making revenge porn even more complicated The Conversation Available here.

Discuss whether there is any clear relationship between average station to station speeds and elements’ curvatures.

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5.0 Task B Guideway Horizontal Alignment Assessment is the ONLY PART REQUIRED for me too complete;
5.4 “Your Task” is the part I have been assigned, covering QI. – V. (1-5)
All reference information is provided in the brief and other pdf; questions are in the brief or as follows;
To make it more clear, here are the exact questions, I need answered.
Your client wishes you to assess the relationship between curvature along the guideway and both posted speed limit and average speed between stations, all as shown in Figure 5-1.
Please respond to the following:
I. In Table A.1 your client has qualified each horizontal alignment element in terms of its
curvature, according to the following categories:
o straight at 𝐾𝐾ℎ𝑐𝑐 = 0 deg/m
o slightly curved at 0 < 𝐾𝐾ℎ𝑐𝑐 ≤ 0.10 deg/m
o gently curved at 0.10 < 𝐾𝐾ℎ𝑐𝑐 ≤ 0.15 deg/m
o moderately curved at 0.15 < 𝐾𝐾ℎ𝑐𝑐 ≤ 0.24 deg/m
o tightly curved at 0.24 < 𝐾𝐾ℎ𝑐𝑐 ≤ 0.45 deg/m
o sharply curved at 0.45 < 𝐾𝐾ℎ𝑐𝑐 ≤ 1.15 deg/m
o very sharply curved up to at 1.15 < 𝐾𝐾ℎ𝑐𝑐 ≤ 3.50 deg/m.
Based on the theory discussed above, for each of these categories calculate the minimum curve radius, 𝑅𝑅ℎ𝑐𝑐 (m/rad) and the minimum speed, 𝑉𝑉 = 3.6 𝑣𝑣 (km/h). For each category, with the aid of an actual example on the guide-way, discuss your impression of these limits.
II. Discuss whether there is any clear relationship between posted speed limit and elements’ curvatures. If so, does the relationship appear to be similar in form to the theory between centripetal acceleration, speed, curvature as discussed above? What other factors could any variation in the relationship between posted speed limit and elements’ curvature be attributed to?
III. Discuss whether there is any clear relationship between average station to station speeds and elements’ curvatures. If so, does the relationship appear to be similar in form to the theory between centripetal acceleration, speed, and curvature as discussed above? What other factors could any variation in the relationship between station to station speeds and elements’ curvature be attributed to?
IV. Identify four locations that have high curvatures. For each, use the information from
Table A.1 to calculate the limiting curve speed corresponding to centripetal acceleration,
𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡,ℎ𝑐𝑐 = 1.18 m/s2
. For each, compare your limiting curve speed with the posted speed limit, and with the station to station average speed, at that location. Do you notice any consistent trends across the four locations?
V. Discuss the way the curvature profile changes along the guide way as chain-age increases, in the context of the following aspects identified in Table A.1: adjacent development and facilities, infrastructure elements, junctions/ intersections, and stations/ layovers.
Identify four examples of features that have heavily influenced the curvature profile.

Prepare a case write-up to apply concepts and frameworks to a designated case study and to generate recommendations.

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INDIVIDUAL WRITE-UP ASSIGNMENT (Strategic Management)

This assignment requires each student to prepare a case write-up to apply concepts and frameworks to a designated case study and to generate recommendations.

Case
To be announced

Report format
• Each case write-up should range between 2,000 to 3,000 words (single space, 12 point font, with 1 inch margins all around). If you choose to include exhibits and appendices, please include them in the main text, make sure they are relevant to your analysis, and discuss them in the main text. Words contained in exhibits and appendices will not count toward the word limit.
• Please keep your write-up concise and focused on your analysis and recommendations. No need to repeat lengthy facts and descriptions provided in the case.

The following is a suggested guideline for preparing your case write-up:
• Cover page (include case study title, course name, student name, student ID)
• Introduction (Current Situation Analysis and pertinent Background including a brief synopsis of the relevant information from the case analysis)
• Strategic analysis (Key issues/goals/problems, decision criteria, assumptions, data analysis, alternative solutions, justification and evaluations, final recommendations)
(note: This part is really important and the topics of lectures learnt in class were External/Internal environment analysis, Business level strategy, corporate strategy.)
• Conclusion
• References (make sure you support your ideas with facts and figures). Please use APA formatting throughout the paper and in your reference list. For details on APA style, please see the following link:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_overview_and_work shop.html
• Appendices (all tables, figures, charts, financials, visuals, and exhibits can be placed here and referenced in the report)

Grading criteria
Your report will be graded based on the following criteria:
• The comprehensiveness and quality of your analysis;
• The quantity and reliability of the evidences that you presented
• The clarity and quality of your analysis
• The quality of your writing

Conduct a general review of the primary research literature (with citations) but should not include very specific lengthy explanations that you will probably discuss in greater detail in the discussion section.

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Sections of the Term Paper
1. Title Page
2. Abstract
a. An abstract summarizes, usually in one paragraph, the major aspects of the entire paper
i. The question(s) you investigated (or purpose). State the purpose clearly in the first or second sentence.
ii. Briefly describe the topic (background) without going into excessive detail
iii. Report major findings
iv. A brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions
3. Introduction
a. Establish the context of the work being reported. Summarize the current understanding of the problem you are investigating
i. State the purpose of the work in the form of a thesis statement
ii. Briefly explain your rationale/approach and, where possible, the outcomes your study can reveal
4. Description of the Topic (Background) – literature review
a. Provide a brief and balanced review of the pertinent (important/relevant) published literature that is available on the subject
i. Summarize for the reader what is known about the specific problem before you did your current analysis
ii. Conduct a general review of the primary research literature (with citations) but should not include very specific lengthy explanations that you will probably discuss in greater detail in the discussion section
iii. You should introduce Diamond’s Theory of Societal Collapse in this section
5. Data
a. Provide 1-3 visuals (pictures, graphs, tables) with captions and citations. Be mindful that some visuals may require to be in color if the colors have specific value (ex. demographic data, elevation, etc.)
6. Analysis of Data/Results
a. Objectively present your key results without interpretation in an orderly and logical sequence of events using both text and the visuals from the previous section
i. The section should be crafted to follow a logical sequence and highlight the evidence needed to answer the question(s)/thesis
7. Implications/Discussion
a. The function of this section is to interpret your results in light of what was already known about the subject (as outlined in the Description of the Topic (Background)) and to explain the new understanding of the problem after taking your results into consideration.
i. This section will connect to the introduction but it doesn’t simply repeat
the introduction. Instead, it tells how you have progressed from the
introduction
ii. Take Diamond’s Theory of Societal Collapse and show how the points of
the theory add to the understanding of the problem. What is the new
understanding of the problem with Diamond’s theory in mind?
8. Conclusion
a. Provide a general summary. What are some gaps in the literature that still need to
be addressed by future studies? Most importantly, describe the lessons to be
learned by society today.
9. Works Cited
a. In APA format, list the sources cited for the paper.

Conduct research on various methodologies and solutions relating to the implementation of effective cybersecurity programs that may be utilized to thwart outside-agency attacks on an enterprise’s networks.

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Overview

One of the responsibilities placed on managers in today’s On-Demand Economy is that of ensuring that the business processes are held to a high degree of cybersecurity. Because the concept of data-on-demand is an operational necessity that places the enterprise’s and customers’ resources at risk to potential fraudulent hacks, all employees, including those that sit in the loftiest of office spaces, must be trained, made aware of the various methods and practices that can lead to vulnerabilities, and held to very high standards of compliance with standard cybersecurity practices.

The growth of mobile technologies and the IoT have played a significant role in the On-Demand Economy environment. A downside to the proliferation of such technologies is the cracks and doors into the corporate and agency networks that have been opened along the data path, allowing for an increased level of black hat intrusions and reconnaissance.

 

Case Study Assignment

Conduct research on various methodologies and solutions relating to the implementation of effective cybersecurity programs that may be utilized to thwart outside-agency attacks on an enterprise’s networks. Your approach here should be to seek out scholarly source data relating to examples of the various cybersecurity measures that top management and IT departments might provide for employees and contractors, including data access enforcement, network intrusion detection and prevention systems, and real-time responses to incidents and attacks. You could focus your research on any one of the various types of defenses such as anti-malware applications, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSs), biometric access, rogue app monitoring, mobile kill switch, or remote wipe capability technologies.

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