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If you have you been involved with a company doing a redesign of business processes, discuss what went right during the redesign and what went wrong from your perspective. Additionally, provide a discussion on what could have been done better to minimize the risk of failure. If you have not yet been involved with a business process redesign, research a company that has recently completed one and discuss what went wrong, what went right, and how the company could have done a better job minimizing the risk of failure.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately 4-6 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.

• Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.

• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook.

• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

1. Open the EmergencyProcedures-02.docx start file. If the document opens in Protected View, click the Enable Editing button so you can modify it.
2. The file will be renamed automatically to include your name. Change the project file name if directed to do so by your instructor, and save it.
3. Change the theme to Integral and the theme color to Red.
4. Change the top, bottom, left, and right margins to 0.75″.
5. Select the entire document and change the font size to 12 pt.
6. Format the title of the document.
   1. Select the title of the document and apply Heading 1 style.
   2. Open the Font dialog box, apply All caps effect, and change the font size to 16 pt.
   3. Change the Before paragraph spacing to 0 pt.
   4. Add a bottom border to the title using the Borders drop-down list.
7. Apply and modify the Heading 2 style and delete blank lines.
   1. Apply the Heading 2 style to each of the bold section headings.
   2. Select the first section heading (“Emergency Telephones [Blue Phones]”).
   3. Change Before paragraph spacing to 12 pt. and After paragraph spacing to 3 pt.
   4. Apply small caps effect.
   5. Update Heading 2 style to match selection. All the section headings are updated.
   6. Turn on Show/Hide and delete all the blank lines in the document.
8. Select the bulleted list in the first section and change it to a numbered list.
9. Apply numbering format and formatting changes, and use the Format Painter.
   1. Apply numbering to the text below the section headings in the following sections: “Assaults, Fights, or Emotional Disturbances”; “Power Failure”; “Fire”; “Earthquake”; and “Bomb Threat.”
   2. Select the numbered list in the “Bomb Threat” section.
   3. Open the Paragraph dialog box, set Before and After paragraph spacing to 2 pt., deselect the Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style check box, and click OK to close the dialog box.
   4. Use the Format Painter to copy this numbering format to each of the other numbered lists.
   5. Reset each numbered list so it begins with 1 (right-click the first item in each numbered list and select Restart at 1 from the context menu).
10. Customize a bulleted list and use the Format Painter.
    1. Select the text in the “Accident or Medical Emergency” section.
    2. Create a custom bulleted list and use a double right-pointing triangle symbol (Webdings, Character code 56).
    3. Open the Paragraph dialog box and confirm the left indent is 0.25″ and hanging indent is 0.25″. If not, change the settings.
    4. Set Before and After paragraph spacing to 2 pt. and deselect the Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style check box.
    5. Use the Format Painter to apply this bulleted list format to the following text in the following sections: “Tips to Professors and Staff” and “Response to Students.”
11. Change indent and paragraph spacing and apply a style.
    1. Select the text below the “Emergency Telephone Locations” heading.
    2. Set a 0.25″ left indent.
    3. Set Before and After paragraph spacing to 2 pt.
    4. Confirm the Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style box is unchecked (Paragraph dialog box).
    5. Apply Book Title style to each of the telephone locations in the “Emergency Telephone Locations” section. Select only the location, not the text in parentheses or following text.
12. Change left indent and paragraph spacing and set a tab stop with a dot leader.
    1. Select the text below the “Emergency Phone Numbers” heading.
    2. Open the Paragraph dialog box and set a 0.25″ left indent for this text.
    3. Set Before and After paragraph spacing to 2 pt. and confirm the Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style box is unchecked.
    4. Open the Tabs dialog box, set a right tab stop at 7″, and use a dot leader (2).
    5. Press Tab before the phone number (after the space) on each of these lines. The phone numbers align at the right margin with a dot leader between the text and phone number.
13. Apply the Intense Reference style to the paragraph headings in the “Accident or Medical Emergency” section (“Life-Threating Emergencies” and “Minor Emergencies”). Include the colon when selecting the paragraph headings.
14. Use the Replace feature to replace all instances of “Phone 911” with “CALL 911” with bold font style. Note: If previous Find or Replace criteria displays in the Replace dialog box, remove this content before performing this instruction.
15. Insert a footer with document property fields and the current date that appears on every page.
    1. Edit the footer on the first page and use the ruler to move the center tab stop to 3.5″ and the right tab stop to 7″.
    2. Insert the Title document property field on the left. Use the right arrow key to deselect the document property field.
    3. Tab to the center tab stop and insert the Company document property field at center. Use the right arrow key to deselect the document property field.
    4. Tab to the right tab stop, insert (not type) the date (use January 1, 2020 format), and set it to update automatically.
    5. Change the font size of all the text in the footer to 10 pt.
    6. Add a top border to the text in the footer using the Borders drop-down list and close the footer.
16. Use the Borders and Shading dialog box to insert a page border on the entire document.
    1. Use Shadow setting and solid line style.
    2. Select the fifth color in the first row of the Theme Colors (Dark Red, Accent 1) and 1 pt. line width.
17. Center the entire document vertically (Hint: use the Page Setup dialog box).
18. View the document in Side to Side page movement view [View tab, Page Movement group] and then return to Vertical page movement view.
19. Save and close the document (Figure 2-119).
20. Upload and save your project file.
21. Submit project for grading.

Project Description:

Currently, the world is going through a crazy epidemic (COVID-19). I hope all is well and are being safe. There are numerous data available online about COVID-19, such as COVID new cases per state, fatalities per country. As a data scientist, you are in charge of building an interactive chart that depicts numerous angles (at least three).  

Activities:

1. Data Acquisition, Examination, and Transformation.

a. Collect the dataset you are planning to use within your project.

b. Data Examination 

i. Examine the dataset to determine how you want to create an interactivity design and briefly explain your Solution.

c. If needed, perform Data Transformation

i. Perform data transformation techniques such as data cleansing, conversion, creation, and consolidation on the dataset.

ii. Record the transformation activities you performed on your dataset.

2. Data Exploration

a. Decide how you want to present the data.  

b. Decide the tool you would like to create the interactive Solution. The tool could be a developer’s tool or non-developer’s tool.

c. If you are not familiar with the tool, complete a tutorial. The reference below includes links to different types of interactive tools and tutorials.

3. Interactive Solution

a. Design and develop an interactive solution.

b. Explain the challenge you encounter.

c. Explain how to avoid such occurrence when and if you decide to go live/production.

4. Proposed Dynamic Solution

a. Explain how you would modify your solutions that allow the data to change (dynamic) with a database continually. 

What does a peer review process look like? When does an assessment require peer review? Who should perform the peer review?

 his assignment should be in APA format and have to include at least two references. 

 Requirement Analysis and Use Case Diagram 

Suppose that one of the customers wants your company to develop an LMS ( Learning Management System) software like Moodle. 

If your company delegates you as software architecture and wants you to analyze requirements and create a model. So

1. List 20 requirements. (include functional and non-functional requirements) 

2. Create use case diagrams for subsystems.

Deadline: 1/14

Pages: 4-6

This week’s reading centered around how Big Data analytics can be used with Smart Cities. This is exciting and can provide many benefits to individuals as well as organizations. For this week’s research assignment, you are to search the Internet for other uses of Big Data in RADICAL platforms. Please pick an organization or two and discuss the usage of big data in RADICAL platforms including how big data analytics is used in those situations as well as with Smart Cities. Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is the 2nd best option to use for research.Your paper should meet these requirements:

• Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

To prepare a term paper based on given below guidelines 

Practical Connection

Find a peer reviewed article pertaining to blockchain and finance that is not one of the required readings for this course. Write a critical review of the article that is at least 3 pages long (content). Be sure to provide in-text citations when you paraphrase or directly quote from the article. Also include a reference page with an APA style citation of the article. Follow the writing requirements for this course when preparing the paper. Use the following format for the paper:

1.  Introduction, including the purpose of your paper and a preview of your paper. Be sure to also provide the article’s title and author(s)’ name(s) in the introduction of your paper. 

2. Discuss the purpose and problem the article is addressing.

3. Elaborate on the content of the article.

4. Discuss the findings and conclusion(s) drawn by the article’s author.

5. Discuss the author’s point of view and assumptions. Indicate whether unsubstantiated assumptions were made and whether there is bias that exists in the article.

6. Discuss the significance of the article. Why it is important? On what do you base your assertions?

7. Conclude your paper. Summarize the important aspects of the review.

8. References

Your paper should include 8 centered and bolded headings that correspond to each of the required sections (Introduction, Article’s Purpose and Problem, Content, Article’s Findings and Conclusions, Point of View and Assumptions, Significance, Conclusion, References).

You will also prepare a presentation of this Critical Review during the residency. The presentation should last about 10 minutes and Power Point is required. The presentation rubric provided under the Content Tab in the Getting Started folder will be used to grade the presentation. Follow the same format as the paper for the presentation. Power point is required and the presentation should last 10 minutes. The presentation is worth 50 points and the paper is worth 100 points.

Writing Requirements for all Written Work:

• References must be cited within your paper in APA format. Your reference page and in-text citations must match 100%. Papers without in-text citations will earn failing grades.
• Always include a cover page and reference page with all submissions (even initial discussion posts) 
• Provide the exact web link on the reference page citations for all online sources – do not provide just the home page, but the exact link – I check all sources
• No abbreviations, no contractions – write formally
• Write in the third person formal voice (no first or second person pronouns)
• Write more than the minimum requirement of the word count assigned
• As always, the word count is only for the body of the paper – the cover page, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included) do not count towards the word count for the paper 
• Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces
• Refer to the example APA paper in the getting started folder under the content tab if you need an example. Also, a Power Point is provided under the information tab that addresses APA format.
• Use double-spacing / zero point line spacing, a running header, page numbers, and left justify the margins.

 Scenario 5: Sprint Retrospective

Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “XYZ Corporation Case”. 

No comparison of the videos is required. Per Ms. Cortez, your task assignment is to execute the following steps and to develop and submit the cited summary/analysis deliverables. 

1. View Video 1 several times.

2. Summarize the key content of Video 1 and state its provided definition of Agile retrospectives. Also, include a reminder about any related content important to XYZ Corporation that is not included in the video.

3. View Video 2 several times.

4. Summarize the key content of Video 2 and state each of the wrong ways dramatized in the video. For each wrong way included in the video, state the corresponding right way, and provide a brief description of the right way in the XYZ Agile environment. 

5. View Video 3 several times.

6. List each mistake and tip included in the Video 3, and elaborate on each mistake and tip in 1-2 sentences. Cite which tips you think are most important for XYZ Corporation. Cite which tips you think are least important for XYZ Corporation. Also cite one additional tip not included in the video that we want to nonetheless emphasize at XYZ Corporation.

7. Watch Video 4 several times.

8. Summarize the key content of Video 4. Be sure to address: 1) what to keep as is (“like”); and 2) what to improve (“don’t like”) for the next Sprint, as well Mr. Southerland’s concept of “the one thing” to emphasize. After your initial summary, include 3 representative examples of items that may come up in a retrospective in the category of what to keep as is and the category of what to improve.