I have provided criminal code sentences in which this assignment will be based on. You must compare and contrast 3 sentences that are imposed by the criminal code, as mentioned in the outline. I have provided you with 4. Manslaughter must be 1, and you need to choose 2 other sentences that has been attached that you’d like to compare and contrast from. keep in mind all 3 sentences must be campared to one another and must constrast one another as well.
Introduction
/ Rationale
An excellent way to evaluate the usability of a draft of a
technical document is to conduct a user test in which you give your draft to
members of your target audience, asking them to use it in the same way that
your target readers will use the final draft.
In the workplace, user test reports are often presented in memo
form.
Assignment
Prompt
You will conduct a user test of a nearly finished draft of
your set of technical instructions. Please rely on the Usability.gov: Improving the
User Experience website as a reference for this assignment, starting with the
description of Usability Testing. Then, compose a
corresponding 3-4 page user test report memo. The audience for your memo is the
class instructor.
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User
Test. Conducting a
user test is a form of primary research. Conduct a test of 2-3 users, ideally one each of novice,
intermediate, and expert skill levels. If
you can, arrange for a performance test where readers will actually perform the
process in your set of instructions by designing a method by which users will execute your
instructions in an observable environment.
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User
Test Memo. Your memo should then take the form
of an empirical report. Each section should be organized to move from general
statements to specific descriptions and details; this maintains a descending
order of priority throughout. Compose an empirical report using the following sections.
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Introduction: Remind readers
of topic and target instruction audience
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Objectives: Identify the
objectives of your user test.
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Method: Thoroughly, accurately, and
persuasively describe test procedure and instruments, and user selection
process. Describe your test readers and why you chose them. Describe the type
of user test you designed as well as your procedure and instrument for
gathering information from your readers. Remember that the purpose of the
method section is to persuade your readers that you have carefully and
effectively tested your set of instructions; therefore, the more thorough and
detailed your method section, the more persuasive it will be.
○
Results / Discussion: This will be the most lengthy and
detailed section of the memo/report. Specifically, and in great detail, report
test results. Include descriptions of tester difficulties and questions.
○
Conclusion: Describe test results and their
consequences and indicate the specific revisions you will make as a result of
what you learned.
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Appendix.
Include raw test data / data collection
instruments from user tests.
Supporting Texts:
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Usability.gov
Minimum Requirements
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User Test – Analyze 3 users and
record results using data collection artifacts / instruments.
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User Test Memo – 2-3 pages, discusses
tester results.
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User Test Memo Appendix – 1 page per
user, raw test data / data collection instrument.
Learning
Objectives
You will be able to conduct effective usability testing, and
to record the results in a usable manner. You will also be able to report test
findings in professional memo format.
After watching the video discuss with your classmates the situated culture of the ALKQN.
How is this gang organized?
Describe the ALKQN empowerment model.
Part 2 answer questions
1.Explain Thomas and Znaniecki’s early work on acculturation and describe Thrasher’s research and attention it pays to the meaning of gangs.?
2.How do Pfohl and Snodgrass explain the Chicago School theories and does funding affect these theories?
3.Explain Robert Merton’s theories of adaptive subcultures (strain theory)? and Described the findings of William F. Whyte’s study on “street corner society”
4.Explain how Richard Clowar and Lloyd Ohlin link gangs to the opportunity structure in a given neighborhood. How does David Matza explain deviance from a naturalist perspective?
5.How does academic anti-humanistic attitudes towards gangs occur?
6.Describe the Chicago School’s focus on social control and explain Toby’s argument for strong containment theory; Hirschi, Yablonsky, Moore and Miller’s theories.
7.Explain the deviant deficit model. Why is there an absence of contradiction when studying gangs?
8.Should the finds of gang behavior in America prevail in other countries? Why is there a presumed need for generalization?
9.How does Jankowski view the underclass-gang relationship? How are gangs quasi-institution?
10.Explain the definition of street organization. How does it differ from orthodox criminology?
11.What is situated resistance?
12.What are situated spaces?
13.How does situated politics work in Chicano youths and black gangs in Chicago?
14.Explain situated crime and violence of gangs. How do short term and long term studies differ?
15.How do government administrations react concerning gangs? Local, national and international perspectives.
Imagine that while you have been enrolled in this course, you have realized there are no sustainability initiatives at the company you work for. You mentioned your interest in implementing a sustainability initiative for the company that demonstrates environmentally supportive practices that also make financial sense to the business. The chief executive officer likes your idea, and she said that before creating a sustainability program at your company, it is important to understand the laws and regulations that will influence your company’s sustainable practices. In order to do this, you are tasked with learning about various environmental laws and regulations and how they might be relevant to the company.
Research the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and 1 other environmental law or regulation of your choice. The law or regulation you choose may be a local or state regulation, or another federal law or regulation.
Reference the “Professional Email Etiquette” video for tips on composing emails.
Write a 1- to 2-page email to the director of human resources in which you detail your chosen initiative and the environmental regulations that support your initiative as a good idea for the company to pursue. In the email:
Introduce yourself and the purpose of this specific email.
Describe the new initiative you suggest and why it’s important to the company and community.
Describe how the 3 laws or regulations your researched support your initiative. For each law or regulation, include the title, a description of the law or regulation, and how environmental science influenced its development.
Example: The EPA examined the environmental impacts of six main types of pollutants in stormwater runoff, including floatable debris that commonly includes plastic, as part of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System to permit requirements and stormwater control strategies.
Close the email with the next steps and any follow-up items.
Sign your name.
Format any references according to APA guidelines.
Buddhism as a Spiritual Way
Stephen Batchelor’s book, Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening is an attempt to correct some fundamental misunderstandings about the nature of Buddhism. Using your copy of this book, write a 4 to 6 page paper in which you explore one of the most central claims of the work: Buddhism is not a religion, but a way of practice designed to heal one’s life of anguish.
Your paper should be organized into the following sections:
Introduction (write this after you work on the other sections so that you can describe what you are going to do and what your main arguments will be)
In the first content section, take up Batchelor’s comments about the Buddha (e.g., p. 5-6) and Buddhism as a religion (e.g., p. 7, 12, 14-20)
In the second content section, choose one of the book’s expositions of fundamental Buddhist practice by describing and interpreting the content of either the chapter on “Awareness,” “Emptiness,” or “Compassion.”
In the third content section, discuss the author’s views on Freedom and Awakening in the chapter entitled “Freedom.”
Conclusion (reflect on the various sections of the paper and describe in what ways the book and the paper you have written informed you about Buddhism and/or changed your understandings and interpretations of it).
Format: Make the margins on your paper 1 inch on all sides, type in Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double space the entire paper. Put page numbers in the upper right corner header, including the first page as page 1. Use this assignment block on the first page on the left margin.
[Your name]
“Buddhism as a Spiritual Way”
HUM 1500. The World of Asian Humanities
Spring 2021
Dr. Ronnie Littlejohn, prof
Read Steward Chapter 30: The Art of Listening, and comment as to what this devotion says to you about the importance of listening skills when dealing with people.
By the due date assigned, write a (2-3 pages) paper addressing the sections below of the research proposal.
This week you will submit the Literature Review section of your proposal. Each week you have been adding to your growing body of evidence to support your problem and proposed innovation to address the problem. The review of literature is a critical, analytical summary and synthesis of the current knowledge of your research topic. Thus it should compare and relate different theories, findings, etc., rather than just summarize them individually.
The following resources will help guide you (in addition to our course textbooks):
THE WRITER’S HANDBOOK
Guidelines for writing a literature review
The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill
Writing the Literature Review: Step-by-Step Tutorial for Graduate Students
Writing the Literature Review (Part Two): Step-by-Step Tutorial for Graduate Students
CIS111 Database Development Project 1
For this project you will be creating a database for a construction/retail Company. The company wants to automate some services, so you are tasked to architect the database.
1. How to submit your assignment:
a. This individual assignment will be submitted in report format.
b. The submission must have the following:
i. A cover sheet with your name, and your database name.
ii. The project requirements below.
c. The assignment is due no later than the date identified in the Moodle announcement. You cannot start on project 2 until this project has been completed. A minimum sore of a 60 is required on this project before you can start project 2.
2. The project requirements:
a. Determine the entities (tables) that will be needed. You can use the sheet similar to the sheet we used in class. A blank sheet is available on Moodle. You will need around 7 – 10 tables to properly complete this project.
b. For each table, list all of the data elements that will be needed. Make sure all data elements are broken down to its smallest component, but not more, or less, than 3rd normal form. . Having one or two attributes for a table will not work. You must have enough attributes to adequately describe the entity.
c. The data dictionary that outlines ALL of your data elements. A blank excel spreadsheet is available on Moodle.
d. Create an entity relationship diagram for your database. No hand drawn diagrams will be accepted. There are several software programs that can assist. You can use Microsoft Visio, Oracle Data Modeler, or Erwin Data Modeler. DO NOT use Microsoft SQL server for project 1, as your project will not be accepted.
e. Identify primary/foreign keys for the tables.
3. Company Information:
a. The company has the following characteristics:
i. Two retail stores sell to the general public
ii. The construction side of the company has the following
1. Three crews. Each crew has the following personnel
a. 1 electrician b. 1 plumber c. 1. HVAC
2. Two inspectors
3. One director
4. Two schedulers
iii. The company has 2 locations, and a warehouse that serves all sites and construction crews.
CIS111 Database Development Project 3
iv. The retail stores have one owner, 2 branch managers, 4 cashiers, 2 Chefs, 4 Stock personnel, and 2 administrative assistants (one per location). The employees are distributed equally between the two locations. The owner sits at the main branch.
1. NOTE. The Owner and branch managers have a yearly salary. $100K each, paid on a monthly schedule, all have no overtime available.
2. All others are paid hourly, $15 per hour, all are full time, with Overtime available.
v. They receive products from 6 different suppliers and sell to retail customers, along with supplying the work crews.
4. Automation:
a. The company wants to automate the following functions:
i. The incoming supplies
ii. The construction invoices (please review the customer sales invoice)
iii. Retail sales invoice (please review the supplier invoice)
iv. Employee information including payroll
v. Customer information
The project contents, drawing and documentation are due per Moodle announcement. You cannot start project 2 without submitting project 1 and received a grade over 60%. You can submit earlier for review, but keep in mind the review submissions need to be soon enough s back so you not change the required due date. This is an individual project. Similar submission will receive a zero.
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Suppose the US economy is in a recessionary gap. What monetary policies might be used to close the gap? Using the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, illustrate the effect of these policies in a graph.
No APA, no references.
No need for introduction, conclusion, etc… Just answer the question as briefly as possible and illustrate the explanation in a graph.
The food supply chain: stage: DISTRIBUTION
Food Product: SHRIMP
Possible ideas: transportation, contamination, cooling issues.
writing a report about one food system issue related to their food item. Write a 1500-word report that outlines and analyzes one of the issues from your proposal. This is to be completed independently. Each paper topic should be unique. It is not sufficient to simply describe the stage of the food system or food chain. For example, it is not sufficient to simply describe how coffee is produced or processed. You will find that each stage of the food system/food supply chain will have any number of sub-issues. Think about the social implications of each topic. Think about: Who are the winners and losers during the production of the food item? Who holds the power in the processing of your item? What knowledges are considered most important and valuable during the promotion or marketing of your food item? As in the proposal, each group member is to select one stage of the food system/food supply chain and write an analytical paper about it, on their own. Try to minimize overlap between group members. Each group member should have a different topic. This way, each student can contribute new and unique knowledge to the group presentation. The goal is for each of you to contribute to an overall “big picture” of the food system for the food item you are researching. Content and style requirements: The writing of an assignment from a sociological perspective requires the primary use of scholarly sources, such as scholarly journals, or books. The report should be approximately 1,500 words (+/-) 50 words. The abstract is included in this word count. This word count does NOT include the title page or bibliography. Use Times New Roman, 12- point font size, and double line spacing. You are required to include a full reference list of all materials used in the paper. • Sources of Evidence: At least four scholarly sources (peer-reviewed) journals, book chapters or books,.There is a list of suitable sources in Chapter 1 of the text on page 13. The list on page 13 includes examples of suitable sources. Feel free to use other scholarly and peer reviewed sources. Currency and quality: Sources are carefully selected, with attention to timeliness and relevance. • Application and Relevance: Research is appropriate and relevant for the assignment topic and sufficiently integrated into the analysis. • Non-scholarly Sources: In addition to scholarly sources, you may include other relevant sources from media or web sources to highlight current discourse on the topic. Analysis provides context for why these sources are relevant, and how they relate to the research presented. See note below
What makes a strong thesis? Your thesis statements are the backbone of your papers. A strong thesis will make a strong paper. This assignment requires for you to develop an argumentative thesis. An argumentative thesis requires the writer to take a stance on a specific topic. Questions, broad and vague statements do not assert one’s viewpoint.
Abstract
The abstract provides a 150-word synopsis of your paper and has the following elements: • 1–2 sentences on the central issue and context • The abstract is on the main points of the analysis • 1–2 sentences on key conclusions 2 marks
Introduction/ Conclusion
The essay introduction provides brief context for your topic. It should include your thesis statement and an overview of the essay’s structure. Your conclusion should clearly link to the opening remarks from your introduction. It should provide a brief summary and highlight significant points from your analysis. It is not a section of the paper to introduce new evidence and analysis. 2 marks
Content and Analysis
Your analysis and evidence should focus on how or why the issue is important. Please ensure that your analysis incorporates scholarly sociological (and/or food studies) literature. Your writing should clearly incorporate several key themes or concepts from the course in a way that demonstrates a solid understanding. You will be required to think critically and assess how this content reinforced or changed your opinion about the topic as a whole.
• Use a critical approach. Critical analysis focuses on the source nature and consequences of power relationships. Critical sociologists who study food raise questions such as how differential access to land, resources, and healthy food affects human health and how the environment is affected. They also emphasize how social institutions and popular beliefs can resist or reinforce the existing distribution of power and of resources. 12 marks
