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Create your own matrix to assess which technological development investments are likely to yield the biggest bang for the buck in case of ‘biometric security devices’. Explain your findings.

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Demonstrate the ability to collect and synthesize data, facts and figures

QUESTIONS:

Q1– Based on your textbook, explain the 5 steps that can help to obtain the ‘big picture’ of technology evolution in an area and to prioritize innovation investments. Give at least one example to support your answer. (5 Marks, Min words 400-500)

 

Q2– Judging by the current trends of the technological innovations in the market, select a company of your choice which has repeatedly weighted the ‘importance to customer’ as its primary objective while choosing their innovation projects. Explain at least two instances in depth supporting your answer. (2.5 Marks, Min words 200-250)

 

Q3– Judging by the current trends of the technological innovations in the market, select a company of your choice which has repeatedly weighted the ‘ease of development’ as its primary objective while choosing their innovation projects. Explain at least two instances in depth supporting your answer. (2.5 Marks, Min words 200-250)

 

Q4– Write about minimum two companies or industries that are currently investing in technology dimensions where the utility payoff of improving the technology has flattened.  (2 Marks, Min words 200)

 

Q5– Create your own matrix to assess which technological development investments are likely to yield the biggest bang for the buck in case of ‘biometric security devices’. Explain your findings. (3 Marks, Min words 300)

 

Develop and design a functional E-Business application using PHP, HTML and CSS and should be supported with SQL database as a backend.

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Develop a dynamic website / E-Business application.

PROJECT GOAL
The goal of the project is to develop a dynamic website / E–Business application based on the skills gained in the course. The application should be based on a selected e–business scenario and it should support multiple user services.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• Develop and design a functional E–Business application using PHP, HTML and CSS and should be supported with SQL database as a backend.
• The web application should be user friendly and has a consistent design
• The application should support multiple database transactions: Insert, Update, Delete, and View.
• The application should be secured using the proper PHP coding techniques.

WRITE A REPORT IN WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION PLAN TO ALERT STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT YOUR FINDINGS, AND DEVELOP A SUITABLE INTERVENTION PLAN.

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ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION PLAN

The purpose is to apply skills through conducting an environmental health assessment and developing an intervention plan.

Climate change is associated with substantial adverse effects on cities around the world.
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group have published a risk assessment template to assess climate change risk to cities. It seeks to understand the likelihood of future climate hazards and the potential impacts of these hazards on cities and their inhabitants.

This assignment involves students using this C40 risk assessment template to conduct an environmental health risk assessment involving the quantification of climate hazards on a CITY OF YOUR CHOICE.

The C40 Cities Climate change risk assessment template and instructions can be found here:

https://cdn.locomotive.works/sites/5ab410c8a2f42204838f797e/content_entry5ab410fb74c4833febe6c81a/5b17dd2614ad660612c5dc54/files/C40_Cities_Climate_Change_Risk_Assessment_Guidance.pdf?1541689629

QUESTION

WRITE A REPORT IN WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION PLAN TO ALERT STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT YOUR FINDINGS, AND DEVELOP A SUITABLE INTERVENTION PLAN.

 

Length: 2000 words MAX no ± 10% (including in-text references but excluding the end reference list) Referencing style: APA 7, a citation should be provided upon every mention of an idea, statistic, concept, argument, etc. that has come from someone other than yourself.

Formatting: 

  • Microsoft Word document (not PDF)
  • Report
  • 1.5/2.0 line spacing
  • Normal margins

Create a basic machine learning modeling experiment in Azure ML Studio to predict one of the labels.

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Azure ML studio and tableau

For the first one download the below Tableau workbook file and complete the instructions within using the embedded data (no dataset upload required). Send completed Tableau workbook.

For the second assignment create a basic machine learning modeling experiment in Azure ML Studio to predict one of the labels

  • Potential features:
      • Gender: of the person who posted the Tweet
      • Country or State: of the location where the Tweet originated from
      • Weekday, Day, Hour: of the date it was tweeted
      • Klout: a score representing how “popular” or “important” the person is who posted the tweet
      • Sentiment: a score representing the tone of the tweet text
      • Reach: how many people had viewed the tweet at the time the data was collected
      • IsReshare: whether or not the tweet was a reshared of another tweet
      • RetweetCount: the number of “Retweets” other users had given the tweet
      • Likes: the number of “Likes” other users had given the tweet
      • Lang: the language that the tweet was written in
  • Candidate labels: Each of these features might represent the popularity or impact of a tweet. However, you can only use one. Your goal is to select a label that is 1) as meaningful as possible, and 2) as easy to predict with strong accuracy and fit metrics as possible. However, you’ll find that those objects can conflict with each other at times: more of one may mean less of the other. Choose carefully.
    • Reach
    • IsReshare
    • RetweetCount
    • Likes

Requirements:

  • Build an experiment in Azure ML Studio to predict one of the candidate labels listed above or some derived version of those labels.
  • Follow the pattern and techniques learned in this module to select columns, split the data into a training and testing set, and then train, score, and evaluate the model
    • You should select/include any feature that you think should logically explain or predict your label.
  • Use linear regression to train the model.
    • However, you will learn later that there are other algorithms available that are better suited to count-based data like RetweetCount, Likes, and Reach. But don’t worry about that for now.
  • Complete any relevant data preparation tasks demonstrated in the textbook chapters and in class (minimum 3 types).

Write up a BRIEF (1 paragraph) discussion about your VALS types. Do you think the primary and secondary VALS types are accurate descriptors of you at this point in your life?

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IA3 consumer behavior

Go to the link below to complete the VALS survey:

http://www.strategicbusinessinsights.com/vals/presurvey.shtml

Links to an external site.

Click on the link at the bottom of the page that says “Take the Survey” to start the survey. The site will provide you with a primary and secondary VALS type.

Your assignment is to discuss your results. You must do the following for full credit:

  • Include the results screen showing your primary and secondary VALS type. It will say, “Your primary VALS type is [one of the VALS types], and your secondary type is [one of the VALS types].”
  • Click on the name of both your primary and secondary VALS types. This will take you to a description of both types, which you will also need to include.

You can take a screen shot and paste your VALS types and descriptions into a word document or type them up yourselves.

Write up a BRIEF (1 paragraph) discussion about your VALS types. Do you think the primary and secondary VALS types are accurate descriptors of you at this point in your life? Are there other VALS types that you feel better represent you (you may want to read the descriptions of some of the other types to answer this)? Do you think your VALS types are stable or will they change as you get older?

Why is social media an important advertising strategy? How do advertisers target young people with ads for dangerous things and show perfect people with unrealistic lifestyles?

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Communications Question

You have used at least SIX sources in the essay.

Your essay is 8-10 pages long (you should have about 15 body paragraphs plus an intro and conclusion).

Use these links, https://business.adobe.com/blog/basics/smm-benefits https://digital.gov/2022/10/18/6-important-factors-to-consider-for-digital-advertising-in-government/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/393820 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02650487.2017.1411056 https://edubirdie.com/examples/does-advertising-and-media-impact-self-image-self-worth-or-self-esteem-of-the-women/ https://sundial.csun.edu/11348/archive/effectsofadvertisingonselfesteem/ https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Metas_new_rules_restrict_advertisers_access_to_teenagers_data_on_social/206059Links to an external site https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/10/facebook-and-instagram-to-tighten-restrictions-around-teenagers-data https://blog.gitnux.com/social-media-self-esteem-statistics/

Answer those questions with the links provided. and use the paragraph as the thesis

Provide works cited page in MLA format

Can use more links if needed but try and use what I provided.

Although advertising on social media is an important strategy for today’s companies, by targeting young people with ads for dangerous things and showing perfect people with unrealistic lifestyles, advertisements on social media are causing teenagers to suffer from low self-esteem and unhappiness. Therefore, social media should play a role in addressing this problem, with platforms restricting ads based on the user’s age and popular content creators partnering up with companies to promote self-care to their followers.

    1. Why is social media an important advertising strategy?
    2. How do advertisers target young people with ads for dangerous things and show perfect people with unrealistic lifestyles?
    3. How are these ads causing teenagers to suffer from low self-esteem and unhappiness?
    4. How should social media platforms restrict ads based on the user’s age?
    5. How should popular content creators partner with companies to promote self-care to their follower?

Describe the relationship of iRobot with its primary stakeholders. Describe the core competency and the outsourcing strategy of iRobot. What kind of strategic alliance is used by iRobot? Why does iRobot choose it?

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iRobot: Finding the Right Market Mix

Assignment Question(s):

Read carefully case No 8 from your textbook (entitled ‘iRobot: Finding the Right Market Mix?) and answer the following questions: (1 mark each question)

  • Draw the SWOT matrix of the iRobot company.
  • What is the competitive strategy used by iRobot company?
  • Use the five forces of the M. Porter matrix to describe the robot-based product industry.
  • Describe the different functional strategies of the iRobot company.
  • Describe the relationship of iRobot with its primary stakeholders.
  • Describe the core competency and the outsourcing strategy of iRobot.
  • What kind of strategic alliance is used by iRobot? Why does iRobot choose it?
  • What are the main challenges that iRobot faces?
  • Assess the competitive advantage of iRobot in its market.
  • Recommend solutions for iRobot to improve its competitive advantage.

Suppliers:

From real national/international market, select any type of strategic alliance between two firms and answer the following questions: (1 mark each question)

  • Briefly introduce your chosen firms, partners of the strategic alliance (industry, nationality, size, market position…). Max 150 words
  • What is the type of strategic alliance used by your chosen firms? Explain its different reasons.
  • What is the method used by the firms to manage their cultures after the alliance? underline the pros and cons of this method.
  • Is this strategic alliance successful? Justify.
  • What recommendations can you provide to the managers of these firms to improve their competitiveness?

Notes.

  • Use at least 4 references for your answers to section II.
  • All references used should be listed by the end of your analysis, using the APA style.

Write a disagreement with online learning because face to face learning is better. Use all the disadvantages of online learning to justify or persuade the reader that face to face learning is better.

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Business Question

Write a disagreement with online learning because face to face learning is better. Use all the disadvantages of online learning to justify or persuade the reader that face to face learning is better.

Essay requirements:

  • Your essay must be at least 1200 words and no more than 1,500 words. MLA FORMAT
  • The commentary essay must have a thesis statement.COVER PAGE AND REFERENCE PAGE DO NOT COUNT AS PAGE REQUIREMENT BUT MUST BE INCLUDED.

Research Requirements:

  • In-text citations and a Works Cited page are required for this assignment.
  • Synthesis and integration of direct quotes, paraphrases, and summarized material are required. Instead of a Frankenpaper of stitched together articles, your voice will remain front and center and in control of the research you use to develop the essay. Use the research to support your writing, not to replace your voice. Carefully thinking through the work you do on the annotated bibliography and research proposal will be invaluable for this.
  • You must integrate at least four outside sources into the essay. You cannot use more than 5 outside resources. (If you have questions about needing more than 5 resources, please reach out to me and we can discuss.)
  • Sources can include books, professional journal articles, pamphlets from organizations, internet sites, interviews.
  • Do NOT use general encyclopedias or dictionaries. Do NOT use Wikipedia.

Using the template provided determine how much does this lower the risk of the portfolio when Lu increase the number of assets in UMB total portfolio?

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Financial Modeling (Option Trading and Strategies)

Assignment 5-3

Betty Lu, an option analyst at UMB Student Managed Fund analyzing European call and put options on the S&P 500.

The S&P 500 index closes at 2000. European call and put options on the S&P 500 index with the exercise prices shown below trade for the following prices:

Exercise price 1,950 1,975 2,000 2,025 2,050
Call price $ 88 $ 66 $ 47 $ 33 $ 21
Put price $ 25 $ 26 $ 32 $ 44 $ 58

All options mature in 88 days. The S&P 500 portfolio pays a continuous dividend yield of 1.56% per year and the annual yield on a Treasury Bill which matures on the same day as the options is 4.63% per year.

For Standard Dev – Annual: B7 to K7 use the below value:

12.88% 11.25% 10.09% 9.66% 9.07% 13.22% 11.09% 10.01% 9.91% 9.69%

Instructions:

Using the template provided:

  • Using the Black Scholes Option Pricing model, determine what is the implied volatility of each of these calls and puts for column A19 and A 25, respectively.
  • What pattern do these implied volatilities follow across exercise prices and between calls vs. puts?

 

Assignment 5-4

Betty Lu, an option analyst at UMB Student Managed Fund working on portfolio Diversification

There are two countries and all risky assets in both countries have a standard deviation of 45%. All pairs of risky assets within the same country have a local correlation coefficient of 30%, but all pairs of risky assets between countries have an international correlation coefficient of 10%. Consider an international diversification strategy of investing half of your money in an equally-weighted portfolio in country 1 and the other half in an equally weighted portfolio in country 2. As you increase the number of assets in your total portfolio, how much does this lower the risk of your portfolio?

Instructions:

Using the template provided determine how much does this lower the risk of the portfolio when Lu increase the number of assets in UMB total portfolio?

Choose an AUDIO example (not video clip) from Unit 6: Sub-Saharan Africa and write a 150 word journal about it.

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Sub-Saharan Africa Listening Journal

Choose an AUDIO example (not video clip) from Unit 6: Sub-Saharan Africa and write a 150 word journal about it. Utilize the listening guides in your textbook for this assignment. Include information about the audio example including the genre or style, instruments and form. What culture creates this music? What behaviors or activities are associated with this music? Also include your personal thoughts or feelings about your chosen audio example. Do you like it/dislike it? Why did you choose this particular example?

Your Journal should be around 150 words (5 pts), cover all of the topic points (5 pts), and be submitted on time (5 pts). There are 15 points possible for this assignment.