This discussion topic is to be reflective of the course material.  Therefore, use your own words to respond to the following questions:

1. What other topics would you have liked to have covered in this course?
2. What reading did you find most interesting and why?
3. How has this course changed your perspective or outlook moving forward?
4. Any other topic of interest that you would like to add.

1. Compare the use of simple selects versus regression analysis for choosing the customers on the house file most likely to respond in a certain way to an offer. 

2. What is the basic mathematical concept behind simple linear regression? 

3. What is extrapolation and why should it be used with caution? 

4. Give an example of a potential linear relationship that a direct marketer may examine and attempt to estimate. 

5. What is the coefficient of determination and how is it used in model building? 

6. Describe the scatter plots for a low R2 and a high R2 relationship 

 Please read chapter 9 and submit end of chapter 9 questions

Difference between software and program?

Assigned Readings:Chapter 9. Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical PathInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Consider a project such as moving to a new neighborhood, completing a long-term school assignment, or even cleaning your bedroom.  Develop a set of activities necessary to accomplish that project, and then order them in a precedence manner to create sequential logic.  Explain and defend the number of steps you identified and the order in which you placed those steps for best completion of the project.

Text

Title: Project Management 

ISBN: 9780134730332 

Authors: Pinto 

Publisher: Pearson 

Edition: 5TH 19

 A very long charged conducting wire, of radius a = 12.0 cm, is enclosed by a concentric, conducting neutral hollow cylinder, as shown in the diagram above. The electric field is E⃗ 1�→1 = 1.60×104 N/C at b = 18.0 cm from the center of the wire and in the direction shown. What is the magnitude of the electric field at point P, a distance of c= 42.0 cm from the center of the wire? 

200 word+

Discuss the CIA  (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) in detail and provide a real word example for each.

In your opinion does the CIA triad provides adequate security for your system and data resources? Please justify your answer.

Every developer is focused on transmitting data securely. Hashing and hash functions are essential for securing business information and data. While the term cryptographic hash function may sound intimidating, it’s much simpler than it sounds. For this assignment, expand on the information provided in the course and fully address the items below.

Write a 2- to 3-page paper in which you: 

• Define cryptographic hash function (CHF).
• Elaborate on the main properties and definitions of an ideal cryptographic hash function.
• Propose 2 business applications or uses for a cryptographic hash function (e.g., password verification) and include a description of how it is used.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Extra Credit Assignment Test #2 Bonus Points- The Coming Software Apocalypse 

Assignment Description

1. Read the following article – https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/saving-the-world-from-code/540393/ 
   1. Or listen to the audio version https://soundcloud.com/user-154380542/the-coming-software-apocalypse-the-atlantic-james-somers 
2. Summarize the article as a whole in one paragraph (1 paragraph)
3. Pick 3 key points from the article that resonated with you the most. Paraphrase those points, and explain why they resonated with you. (1 paragraph for each point). 

• No more than 2 pages allowed. 
• Default (reasonable) margins and font. 1.15 spacing

Rubric

• 1 points for summary paragraph
• 3 point – 1 points for each key point paragraph.  
• 1 Points awarded for general impression of quality, comprehension demonstration, and effort.  And, of course, following my (customer) requirements outlined above. 

Need help with Microsoft Access

For the Week 3 Microsoft Access Module 1 Lab Assignment, you will develop a database for the gift shop at your local science museum. Use skills/techniques/concepts learned in the Microsoft Access Module 1. HINT: The finished Lab Assignment should include: 2 tables, 1 query, 1 form, and 1 report.

Problem: The Milledgeville, Georgia, science museum operates a gift shop that sells science-related products. The gift shop purchases the products from vendors that deal in science-related games, toys, and other merchandise. Currently, the information about the items and the vendors is stored in two tables. You are to create a database that will store the item and vendor information.

Perform the following tasks:

1. Create a new blank database in which to store all data for the gift shop and save the database as LastnameFirstnameAccessLab1.accdb
2. Import the Vendor table AND the Item table from the database (Module 1 Lab Assignment.accdb) into the new blank database you created in Step 1.
3. Open the Vendor table.
   • Change the field size for the Vendor Code field to 2
   • Change the field size for the Vendor Name field to 25
   • Change the field size for the Telephone Number field to 12
   • Assign the caption VC to the Vendor Code field
   • Resize the columns to best fit the data
   • Save the changes to the table and close the table
4. Open the Item table.
   • Change the field size for the Vendor Code field to 2
   • Change the field size for the Item Number field to 4
   • Change the field size for the Description field to 28
   • Add the caption Wholesale for the Wholesale Cost field, the caption Retail for the Retail Price field, and the caption VC for the vendor code
   • The On Hand field should be an Integer field
   • Resize the columns to best fit the data
   • Save the changes to the table and close the table
5. Create a query for the Item table. Include the Item Number, Description, Wholesale Cost,
   Retail Price, and Vendor Code. Save the query as Item Query.
6. Create a form for the Item table. Save the form as Item.
7. Create a report for the Item table. Include the Item Number, Description, On Hand, and Wholesale Price. Save the report as Item Status Report.
8. Change the telephone number for Asherton Wholesalers to 999-999-9999.
9. Update the author (use your name) and title (use ‘Week 3 Microsoft Access Module 1 Lab Assignment’) in the document properties.

1. How do you describe the importance of data in analytics?

Can we think of analytics without data? Explain.

2. Considering the new and broad definition of business

analytics, what are the main inputs and outputs to the

analytics continuum?

3. Where do the data for business analytics come from?

What are the sources and the nature of those incoming

data?

4. What are the most common metrics that make for

analytics-ready data?

5. Go to data.gov—a U.S. government–sponsored data portal that has a very large number of data sets on a wide variety of topics ranging from healthcare to education, climate to public safety. Pick a topic that you are most passionate about. Go through the topic- specific information and explanation provided on the site. Explore the possibilities of downloading the data, and use your favorite data visualization tool to create your own meaningful information and visualizations.

Below link is for Textbook

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EKt8c8XhBJaedxzTkaFyihSTTcubTEQI/view?usp=sharing