Business Intelligence Assignment

 Complete the following assignment in one MS word document:

Chapter 5 –discussion question #1-4 & exercise 6 & internet exercise #7
When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations) to support the work this week.
All work must be original (not copied from any source).

Discussion question #1-4

 What is an artificial neural network and for what types  of problems can it be used? 

2. Compare artificial and biological neural networks. What  aspects of biological networks are not mimicked by artificial ones? What aspects are similar? 

3. What are the most common ANN architectures? For  what types of problems can they be used? 

4. ANN can be used for both supervised and unsupervised  learning. Explain how they learn in a supervised mode  and in an unsupervised mode. 

 exercise 6: 

 Go to Google Scholar (scholar.google.com). Conduct  a search to find two papers written in the last five years  that compare and contrast multiple machine-learning  methods for a given problem domain. Observe commonalities and differences among their findings and  prepare a report to summarize your understanding. 

 internet exercise #7 

go to  neuroshell.com click on the examples and look at the current examples listed, the Gee Whiz example is no longer on the page. 

Intro Comp

Create a chart

  1. Select the data for which you want to create a chart.
  2. Click INSERT > Recommended Charts.
  3. On the Recommended Charts tab, scroll through the list of charts that Excel recommends for your data, and click any chart to see how your data will look.
    If you don’t see a chart you like, click All Charts to see all the available chart types.
  4. When you find the chart you like, click it > OK.
  5. Use the Chart Elements, Chart Styles, and Chart Filters buttons, next to the upper-right corner of the chart to add chart elements like axis titles or data labels, customize the look of your chart, or change the data that is shown in the chart.
  6. To access additional design and formatting features, click anywhere in the chart to add the CHART TOOLS to the ribbon, and then click the options you want on the DESIGN and FORMAT tabs.

Python

Please carefully read the attached pdf. There are some restrictions on python libraries(mentioned in the pdf). And provide all the asnwers.

Privacy Policies & Compliance Issues

 

Your internship assignment for this week is with the Office of the Corporate Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer.

Padgett-Beale’s Chief Privacy Officer has invited you to “shadow” the company’s internal investigators as they look into a privacy problem that was uncovered in the Resort Operations organization (see “Background Information” at the end of this message). Your recent experience working in that organization is viewed as a plus since you may have seen or heard something during your time in Resort Operations and Guest Relations.

The CPO has also asked you to assist with identifying a set of appropriate and relevant updates to the company’s internal training program for staff members with access to guest information. The goal of these updates should be to strengthen the training provided to staff so that they understand (a) the importance of maintaining guest privacy and (b) the consequences that may be imposed upon staff who are found to have violated company rules and policies regarding guest privacy.

To begin, read the Background Information section below. Then consult the course readings and do additional research into the privacy, data security, and liability issues surrounding the stated privacy problem.  Next, identify 3 to 5 specific recommendations for appropriate and relevant updates to the Guest Relations staff training program. Remember to focus your research and recommendations upon the hospitality industry (specifically hotels).

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Summarize your research and present your recommendations in a 3 to 5 paragraph briefing paper. Please remember to list and cite your sources (APA format preferred).

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Background Information

Special requests from guests are entered into the reservation database for use by front desk, concierge, housekeeping, and maintenance personnel. Food service personnel may also need to access this information in order to address special dietary needs. Guests may enter the information themselves using a web-based form or a call center operator may enter it on a guest’s behalf.

The Chief Privacy Officer recently became aware of a disturbing practice in which anonymous staffers have been posting “outrageous guest requests” under the “Humor” section of employee bulletin boards in the Resort Operations staff locker rooms. Some of these postings have included guest names and room numbers along with names and ages of children. This practice is a shocking violation of guests’ privacy and could seriously harm the company’s reputation if the practice were to continue. The bulletin boards have been moved to the semi-public hallway outside the locker rooms as a first step towards stopping this behavior.

A deeper investigation into the situation revealed that the recently revised guest relations privacy policy has strong protections in place that detail (a) who is allowed to access guest information and (b) the permitted uses of guest information. The consequences for violations, as listed in the policy, range from a two-week suspension without pay to termination of employment.

For examples of guest privacy policies, please see these resources:

1. https://www.lhw.com/Privacy-Policy

2. https://www.ihcltata.com/privacy-policy/

3. https://www.fourseasons.com/privacy/

Information System Ethics

The topic to discuss is an important aspect of information technology: ethics.  Please describe the term information system ethics and note some of the principles a company can establish to ensure they are acting ethically within their information systems.

Your response should be 250-300 words with references in APA format.