Monthly Archives: June 2023

part 1:

Question 1:

Select any ONE of the topics you would like to write about from the list below.

a. Algorithms in Social Media
b. Non-Fungible Tokens 
c. Biases in Artificial Intelligence
d. 3D Printing 

Question 2:

Write in point form – what you would like to cover for the topic you have chosen.
Provide a balanced view.

Question 3:

Review what you have written in question 1, and narrow down your title. This could include a statement of a problem or opportunity within the topic.

Question 4:

Research three journal articles in the Charles Sturt University Library Database related to your topic. Three journal articles must not be older than three years old.
Enter the references of these three journal articles here, in APA 7th edition format. This is the standard format for most Charles Sturt University subjects. You will use the contents of these journals to write your structured report.

Question 5:

Research three (or more) other articles (magazines, newspaper, reports, etc) related to your topic. You may find them in the Charles Sturt University Database or Google. Articles may be older than three years old. Enter the references of these three other articles here, in APA 7th edition format. You will use the contents of these articles to write your structured report.

Question 6:

After completing the first five questions, comment briefly on what you have discovered (through the research process) about the topic you have selected. This reflection should be no more than 200 words.

part 2:

Task

Write a report based on the preparation done in Assessment 2. Use the guidelines below to structure your report

Report SectionChecklistTitleThe title must be narrow and focused.
You might want to review this title after you have finished the entire report.
The title should give the reader a good idea of what to expect in your report.
Do not format it as a question.

IntroductionAbout 170-200 words.
Clear introduction of the topic through background, statement of report’s purpose/argument, and a preview of main points and recommendations.
Correct use of third-person writing.
No references or quotes.

Body of Report

About 700-800 words.
Statements made must be backed up by literature.
Paraphrase or quote correctly to style.
Do not write in dot (or numbered) points.
Subheadings are optional.
Use third-person writing.
Arguments ‘for’ and ‘against’ are to be included to give a balanced outlook of the topic.
Use of at least 3 journal papers plus other sources.

RecommendationsAbout 350-400 words.
At least three evidence-based recommendations are informed by literature.
Ensure recommendations are logically supported in the body.
Clear and concise.
Do not introduce new topics/issues.
Do not write in dot (or numbered) points.
Correct use of third-person writing.

ConclusionAbout 170-200 words.
Concluding the entire report only.
No new material (or thoughts) is to be introduced here.
No quotes or references.
Correct use of third-person writing.

Reference ListConform to APA 7th edition style.
Check for punctuation, capitals, etc. in your reference list.
Due to the Interact2 Journal interface, the lecturer understands the difficulty in trying to
use indentation in the Reference List. Not inserting indentation will not cause you to lose
marks. 

GO19_AC_CH02_GRADER_2A_HW – Instructors and Courses 1.1

Start   Access. Open the file Student_Access_2A_Instructors_Courses.accdb   downloaded with this project. Then, in your textbook, turn to Project 2A and   complete all of the steps in Activities 2.01-2.16.

Complete   Activity 2.01 Opening an Existing Database and Viewing Tables.

Complete   Activity 2.02 Selecting the Tables and Common Field to Establish the Table   Relationship.

Complete   Activity 2.03 Setting Relationship Options.

Complete   Activity 2.04 Saving a Relationship Report. Save the report as Relationships for 2A_Instructors_Courses.

Complete   Activity 2.05 Displaying Subdatasheet Records.

Complete   Activity 2.06 Testing Cascade Options.

Complete   Activity 2.07 Sorting Records in a Table in Ascending or Descending Order.

Complete   Activity 2.08 Sorting Records in a Table on Multiple Fields.

Complete   Activity 2.09 Creating a New Select Query in Design View.

Complete   Activity 2.10 Running, Saving, Printing, and Closing a Query.

Complete   Activity 2.11 Copying an Existing Query.

Complete   Activity 2.12 Modifying the Design of a Query.

Complete   Activity 2.13 Sorting Query Results.

Complete   Activity 2.14 Specifying Text Criteria in a Query.

Complete   Activity 2.15 Specifying Criteria and Hiding the Field in the Query Results.

Complete   Activity 2.16 Using Is Null Criteria to Find Empty Fields.

Save   and close the database, and then submit for grading.

1.Navigate to https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/ and read about the PCI Council.

The “About Us” and “Getting Started” portions of the website are very helpful for understanding why the PCI Council needed to be created.

2.Identify the types of data that the PCI Council seeks to protect. (Hint: if you have a credit card, what data is on it that would be attractive to data thieves?

3.Identify the consequences of cardholder data breaches that the PCI Council seeks to avoid.

4. Identify three to five PCI DSS requirements that Wyndham is alleged to have violated.

5. Identify three to five mitigations that Wyndham could have implemented to prevent the same losses from occurring again

6. Discuss whether the FTC would have pursued a case against Wyndham if it had been compliant with the PCI DSS regulations. Why or why not?

500 words.

 Determine CPTED strategies

 Research how Tacoma, WA used the concepts of CPTED to build a sense of community using lighting, natural access control, and natural surveillance. Determine if the strategies used could work in your area.

Basic CPTED strategies for building a safer Tacoma

– 2 References 

– 350 words in length

– APA 7 format

– No plagiarism 

1. Discuss and identify leader traits and attributes that are most beneficial in implementing the best decisions in an organization. 
2. Explain the differences in charismatic and transformational leadership and how both leadership styles impact organizational effectiveness.  Please note how these leadership styles affect implementing new innovative technologies.
3. Review table 8.1 in the reading this week, note the work characteristics and the traditional versus high-performance focus, note which focus is best for strategic decisions and which is best for operational decisions.  Please explain.

Please be sure to answer all the questions above in the  post.

see attached

Assignment Instructions

Week 3 Assignment:

In order to complete assignment #3 you will need to answer the below questions. Please complete the

questions in a Word document and then upload the assignment for grading. When assigning a name to

your document please use the following format (last name_Assignment #3). Use examples from the

readings, lecture notes and outside research to support your answers. The assignment must be a

minimum of 1-full page in length with a minimum of 2 – outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA

guidelines for citing and referencing source. Assignments are due by 11:55 pm Eastern time on

Sunday.

Read this article: Importance of Understanding Logs from an Information Security Standpoint

https://www.sans.org/white-papers/200/

1) Discuss the purpose of logging, the importance of logging from an Information Security standpoint and how logging can help organizations perform audits their IT environment (think accountability).

Grading Criteria

1. Content 50%

2. Writing Conventions (Grammar and Mechanics)10%

3. Organization of Ideas/Format 300 Words 30%

4. Source (APA Format) 10%

1. This homework tests your knowledge of File Handling and use of Lists data type.
2. Adhere to the naming conventions discussed in class for variable names, program name and function names
3. Use meaningful names for variables, functions etc
4. If there are two words in the variable use first word lowercase and first letter of second word upper case i.e., firstName or underscore between 2 words i.e first_name
5. Include appropriate comments in the code
6. Output should be displayed similar to as mentioned against each problem
7. Indent the lines of code appropriately

1. Write and read file

a ) write_num.py (30 points)

Create a num_list file to write a range of numbers from 1 through 101.

Hints:

   Define main ():

   Open a file named as num_list in write mode.

   Use for loop to write a range of numbers from 1 through 101 into the file.

   Close file

b)read_num.py (40 points)

Use num_list file which got created in number 1.a. Write a program that will prompt the user to enter the name of the file (i.e. num_list.text), and display the first 10 lines of the file’s content. Use try/except construct to capture any file opening related errors such as invalid file name etc.

Hints:

                   Define main ():

                   Declare variables: line and counter, and initialize them

                   Prompt for file name: use input function

                   Open the file in read mode.

                   Read the lines in the file with readline function: ‘inline.readline()’ and initialize counter to 1

                   Use a while loop to read and display the first 10 lines

                                   Use rstrip method to remove n characters at the end of the line

                                   Print the line

                                   Update the counter when the line is read

                    Close file

Expected output:

Enter the name of the file: filename.txt

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

2. numanalysis.py (30 points)

Write a program that asks user to enter a series of 10 numbers. The program should store the numbers in a list then display the following data.

1. The list contents

2. The lowest number in the list

3.  The highest number in the list

4. The total of the number in the list

5. The average of the number in the list

Hints:

Define main ():

                       Declare variables and initialize them

                       Create an empty list 

                       Use the for loop with the range function to loop through 10 numbers. 

                       Prompt the User to enter the numbers from 1- 10. 

                           Ex: Enter number 1 of 10: 

                        Use append function to populate the  list

                        Use min, max, sum, functions to find the low , high and total number of the list.

                              Ex:  low = min(number_list)

                         Print the list contents

                        Print Low, high , total and average numbers of the list.

Expected output :

List: [#, #, #, #, #, #, #, #, #, #]

Low: #.##
High: #.##
Total: #.##
Average: #.##

For this project, I have already done the project in the attached file of (My Spread Sheet folder ). However, I ended up failing this project. For that reason, I would like you to make corrections to my given attached spreadsheet through the given attached folder of (professor feedback) and ( professor instruction folder) give it back to me. you might have to redo the several steps completely as well. Like answering questions and essay. 

As a staff member at Blue Lake Sports Company, you are expected to prepare the monthly sales worksheet. You edit and format data, complete calculations, and prepare the workbook for distribution. You also copy the sheet for next month’s data.

[Student Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8]

File Needed: BlueLakeSports-01.xlsx (Available from the Start File link.)

Completed Project File Name: [your name]-BlueLakeSports-01.xlsx

Skills Covered in This Project

• Open and save a workbook.
• Choose a workbook theme.
• Edit and format data.
• Center labels across a selection.
• Use SUM and the Fill Handle.
• Adjust column width and row height.
• Insert a header and a footer.
• Adjust page layout options.
• Copy and rename a worksheet.

1. Open the start file BlueLakeSports-01.xlsx workbook. The start file will be renamed automatically to include your name. Change the file name if directed to do so by your instructor and save it.
2. If the document opens in Protected View, click the Enable Editing button in the Message Bar at the top of the document so you can modify it.
3. Apply the Slice theme to the worksheet.
4. Edit worksheet data.
   1. Edit the title in cell A2 to display Monthly Sales by Department.
   2. Edit cell D6 to 1950.
5. Select cells A1:F2 and click the Alignment launcher [Home tab]. Click the Horizontal arrow, choose Center Across Selection, and click OK.
6. Select and delete row 8.
7. Use the Fill Handle to complete a series.
   1. Select cell B3.
   2. Use the Fill Handle to complete the series to Week 4 in column E.
   3. AutoFit columns C:E to display the complete label.
8. Use SUM and the Fill Handle to calculate totals.
   1. Use the AutoSum button to build a SUM function in cell F4.
   2. Use the Fill Handle to copy the formula in cell F4 to cells F5:F16.
   3. Delete the contents of cell F17 if you copied the formula to that cell.
   4. Select cells B17:F17 and click the AutoSum button. The SUM formula is inserted, and a Quick Analysis options button appears (Figure 1-98).Figure 1-98 AutoSum complete with Quick Analysis button
   5. Press Esc to ignore the Quick Analysis options.
9. Format labels and values.
   1. Select cells A1:A2 and increase the font size to 18.
   2. Increase the row height of rows 1:2 to 24 (32 pixels).
   3. Format cells A3:F3 as Bold and increase the row height to 18 (24 pixels).
   4. Center the data in cells B3:F3.
   5. Format cells B4:F16 with Comma Style and decrease the decimal two times.
   6. Select cells B17:F17 and apply the Accounting Number Format with no decimal places.
   7. Apply the All Borders format to cells A3:F17.
   8. AutoFit columns B:F.
10. Finalize the worksheet.
    1. Click the Insert tab and click the Header & Footer button [Text group].
    2. In the right header section, insert the Sheet Name field.
    3. Go to the footer and click the right section.
    4. Type [your first and last name] (Figure 1-99).Figure 1-99 Add a footer in Page Layout view
    5. Click a cell in the worksheet and then return to Normal view.
    6. Center the worksheet horizontally on the page.
11. Copy and rename a worksheet.
    1. Right-click the January sheet tab and choose Move or Copy.
    2. Make a copy of the sheet at the end.
    3. Rename the copied sheet February.
    4. Format the February sheet tab color to Dark Blue, Accent 1 (fifth column).
    5. Delete the values in cells B4:E16 and press Ctrl+Home.
    6. Return to the January sheet and press Ctrl+Home.
12. Preview the January sheet.
13. Save and close the workbook (Figure 1-100).Figure 1-100 Excel 1-4 completed
14. Upload and save your project file.
15. Submit project for grading.