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 hare a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course. Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment. 

You should NOT provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect on how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace.  DO NOT REUSE A PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED ASSIGNMENT, THIS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO. 

Guided Project: E-Commerce Business Plan (Part 1)

*********Startup Idea is “Local Dog Treats Delivery Service”******

• Access and use the following article How to Make a Winning Ecommerce Business Plan for your Startup by clicking the following embedded link or the link below.  

Link: https://www.ecommerceceo.com/ecommerce-business-plan/

• Select a startup (“Local Dog Treats Delivery Service”). You must decide if you are marketing/selling a product(s)/services(s).
• Develop and submit a 1-1.5 page draft  business plan document addressing the topic “Your Value Proposition” for your startup. 
• Your document should be written such that anyone reading your business plan is able to  understand how you considered/evaluated/addressed and accounted for and incorporated this weeks element. Your submission  must address the element identified above and only that element.  

Your word document should have the following;

• Title page, with your name, class, date, and assignment identifier
• Body of the paper, draft submission (1-1.5 pages) double spaced, 12 point font, New Times Roman, 1 inch margins all sides.
• References, if used,  should be identified/listed on a separate page (last page of submission). All references must follow APA format.

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Guided Project: E-Commerce Business Plan (Part 2)

*********Startup Idea is “Local Dog Treats Delivery Service”******

• Access and use the following article…
•  Link: https://www.ecommerceceo.com/ecommerce-business-plan/
• Develop and submit a 1-1.5 page draft business plan document addressing the topic “Planning Your Business Model” for your startup that you identified in Week 1. 
• Your document should be written such that anyone reading your business plan is able to  understand how you considered/evaluated/addressed and accounted for and incorporated this weeks element. Your submission  must address the element identified above and only that element.  

Your word document should have the following;

• Title page, with your name, class, date, and assignment identifier
• Body of the paper, draft submission (1-1.5 pages) double spaced, 12 point font, New Times Roman, 1 inch margins all sides.
• References, if used,  should be identified/listed on a separate page (last page of submission). All references must follow APA format.

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Final Project Requirement Overview

• Develop and submit a 8 -12 page business plan for your startup (Local Dog Treats Delivery Service). Page count does not include title page, table of contents and References page. Your final submission will also include your input for addressing the final topic of “Financial Management” for your business plan.
• The final business plan submission must account for each of the elements listed below
  • Week 1: Your Value Proposition
  • Week 2: Planning Your Business Model
  • Week 3: Market Analysis
  • Week 4: Marketing and Sales
  • Week 5: Choosing the Right Technology
  • Week 6: Products and Services
  • Week 7: Financial Management 

Instructions

• Review, Edit and Proof read your draft submissions for each element in building your business plan and finalize them
• Put your previous business submissions in order
• Generate a References page “as required,” and place at the end of your document 
• Generate a title page ensuring you include all the elements identified below.
• Generate a table of contents for your document
• Proof read your paper ensuring it meets the formatting guidelines listed below and is free from spelling and grammatical errors. Ensure all references used in your paper are properly cited per APA guidelines.
• To verify you have addressed all elements and have them in the proper order access and use the following article How to Make a Winning Ecommerce Business Plan for your Startup (Links to an external site.)   by clicking the embedded link or the link below.

Link: https://www.ecommerceceo.com/ecommerce-business-plan/

Read and use this article to help you develop your business plan by considering the following elements:

• Your Value Proposition
• Planning Your Business Model 
• Market Analysis 
• Marketing and Sales 
• Choosing the Right Technology 
• Products and Services 
• Financial Management 

Your Business Plan (in final form) will be a word document and should meet the following criteria;

• Double spaced, 12 point font, New Times Roman, 1 inch margins all sides
• Title page, with your name, class, date, and assignment identifier
• A table of contents
• Body of the paper  ( 8-12 pages) 
• References  should be identified/listed on a separate page (last page of submission). All references must follow APA format.

 For this assignment, you are expected to have a formal outline of the project handed in for this assignment. The outline should show how all the elements of your Semester Project are sequenced, and what points you’ll make in each section. In the interests of giving you the greatest amount of flexibility, there is no formal structure that you have to follow, unless clearly specified by your instructor. Even so, you might have guessed by now that there are certain expected elements in any security policy, so don’t be too creative. 

Assignment 1:

Research a scholarly paper or professional video on “Change Management” and reflect on only one (1) of the following topics:

• “Impact”: How is the impact of change management on projects? 
• “CCB”: Who are the member of a change control board?
• “Management vs Control”: What is the difference between change management and change control?

NOTE: 
This paper must be between 250-300 words on what caught your eye and reflect on what you read. 
Do not add extraneous text that does not address the question – do not add an introduction or conclusion.
Do not copy and paste text from the referenced resource.You must provide at least one APA reference for your resource and corresponding in-text citations..
You must provide the referenced resource URL/DOI in the APA reference.
Do not use the Textbook as a referenced resource. 

Assignment 2:

 Research a scholarly paper or professional video on “Data Flow Diagrams and Data Dictionaries” and reflect on only one (1) of the following topics:

• “Useful DFD”: When would a Data Flow Diagram be the most useful? 
• “DFD Processes”: What processes are most likely to use DFDs? 
• “Dictionaries”: Who is the audience for Data Dictionaries and how important is it for end-users to understand their data?

NOTE: 
This paper must be between 250-300 words on what caught your eye and reflect on what you read. 
Do not add extraneous text that does not address the question – do not add an introduction or conclusion.
Do not copy and paste text from the referenced resource.You must provide at least one APA reference for your resource and corresponding in-text citations..
You must provide the referenced resource URL/DOI in the APA reference.
Do not use the Textbook as a referenced resource. 

This project provides you with the opportunity to increase and demonstrate your understanding of cyberlaw theory and practice. You will need to choose a law(s) that you are interested in researching. The paper must be 4-6 pages in length detailing the below questions. Before completing the below steps, please make sure that the topic is approved.

1. Thesis: What law are you researching (You are to choose a specific law. Please do not choose a topic)? What position do you want to take in regard to your chosen law? You will need to decide if you agree or disagree with the current way the law is written. You can choose to like certain aspects of the law and not others.

2. Background: What is the existing point you want to challenge or support, and how did the law get to be that way (This is where you would need to find cases, background information, etc.)?

3. Inadequacies: What are the deficiencies in the present way of doing things, or what are the weaknesses in the argument you are attacking?

4. Adequacies: Discuss the positive aspects of the law?

5. Proposed Changes: How will we have a better situation, mode of understanding or clarity with what you are advocating? In short, how can the law be improved (or not diminished)? (This is where you have the chance to change the law with your own ideas of how it should be written).

6). Conclusion: Why should and how can your proposal be adopted?

A detailed implementation plan is NOT expected, but you should provide enough specifics for practical follow-up. In making recommendations, you are expected to draw on theories, concepts and reading.

The Term Paper is due at the end of Week 8. In addition to the 4-6 pages of the paper itself, you must include a title page and a reference page. You are to follow APA Guidelines for citing and referencing sources. Your paper must be in your own words, representing original work. Paraphrases of others’ work must include attributions to the authors. Limit quotations to an average of no more than 3-5 lines, and use quotations sparingly. It is always better to write the information in your own words than to directly quote.

When writing the term paper you must have a minimum of 3-5 outside sources cited and referenced in the paper following APA guidelines.

1. When submitting the paper, it will automatically run through Turnitin for review. PAPERS WITH AN ORIGINALITY REPORT FROM TURNITIN OVER 15% OR OVER 2% FROM A SINGLE SOURCE WILL RESULT IN A ZERO GRADE.
2. PER THE STUDENT HANDBOOK, YOU CANNOT SUBMIT A PAPER THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED IN ANOTHER COURSE.

1. DBM380

   Individual Assignment: ERD      Creation Project

The following assignment refers to material found in the Virtual Organizations.

Create a detailed ERD using the Entities and Attributes for Driver’s Log document found on the Huffman Trucking Intranet site.

Use Microsoft® Access® to create the preliminary (no keys and no relationships) database tables for the Huffman Trucking Driver Log.

Skills

S1 Select and apply key analytical techniques (e.g. traditional and intelligent analytics) in order to be able to conduct a big data analysis across the whole data science lifecycle on modern data science platforms and with data science programming languages

S2 Conduct pre-processing, data fusion and data analysis on a wide variety of data sets and to report the results.

S3 Visualise, present and organise data in a variety of formats.

Part 1: Report 

You are required to produce up to 2,000 word report (max) on the subject of anomaly detection. Choose an anomaly detection algorithm that you find interesting and how this particular approach has been successfully deployed in data mining. You are free to choose any application area such as finance, health, fraud, stock market, military, engineering, social media, prediction, telecoms, planning etc. etc.  The report should discuss your data analysis, use R outputs, R code snippets and diagrams to assist your explanations.

Part 2: Practical Implementation 

Based on the machine learning method selected, implement a data mining analysis using this method on your selected data set.

Place the word count on 1st page –

State where you obtained or simulated your data, the R packages you have used, any source code you have used from others. Also, place a full R source listing at back of report, these should be screenshots of the code from the RStudio script editor – it will not add to word count.

You can refer to any of your course handouts, any other books, journals, online resources etc. 

Fintech company that collaborates with law firms and financial institutions to offer investigative solutions. Currently, the company has solutions and applications installed on servers that are located on-premises. Delays occur when new clients or customers need to be onboarded because of on-premises infrastructure. The ability to discover the employees needed to support infrastructure setup is necessary, including software licensing and hardware configuration, which both require several permissions from the information security team. We have opted to migrate to the cloud to cut down on turnaround times for projects and increase productivity. We have found that using cloud solutions enhances the effectiveness of resource deployment and use. Also, the cloud infrastructure makes it simple to integrate analytical solutions on databases.

How does migration to On-Cloud will impact the Fintech firm? Address the potential business or system operations that will be improved following the implementation. Address how this will help operational excellence. Also include a conclusion. I need 2 full pages of content without any extra spacing. 

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

• Write programs by applying concepts and principles of object-oriented programming

Scenario

You work for Global Rain, a software engineering company that specializes in custom software design and development. As a junior software developer, you are part of a software development team that collaborates to create solutions for entrepreneurs, businesses, and government agencies around the world.

As part of a development team at Global Rain, you will be designing and developing custom software for a local pet boarding and grooming business, Pet Boarding and Grooming (Pet BAG). Pet BAG is seeking a way to modernize its operations by introducing custom software that will help replace inefficient paper-based processes. Your Global Rain team will collaborate to develop an app that will have the following initial functional areas: pet check in and pet check out.

As part of this team, you have been tasked with completing some preliminary work that consists of writing a Java class, writing pseudocode, and creating a flowchart. You will provide these deliverables to your supervisor.

Directions

Your supervisor has given you a specification document which details Pet BAG’s software needs and includes a UML Class diagram. Using these documents, you will create both a Java class and a summary report. Your summary report will include pseudocode and a flowchart for one method (pet check in or pet check out), and an explanation of how your work meets object-oriented principles.

Pet.java Class File

1. Before you begin, it is important to understand what your client needs the software to do, and what work has already been done by your team. Review the Pet BAG Specification Document, located in the Supporting Materials section, which includes a UML Class diagram. Pay close attention to the class hierarchy, attributes, and behaviors.
2. To begin, open the Virtual Lab by clicking on the link in the Virtual Lab Access module. Then open your integrated development environment (IDE) and create the Pet class based on the specifications in the UML Class diagram. The Pet class must include the following:

• All attributes with appropriate data structures. Note that the types are not specified in this UML class diagram. You will need to think about what the most appropriate data type is for each attribute.
• At least one constructor method. You may use a default constructor. To score “exemplary” on this criterion, your constructor must initialize values for the petType, petName, petAge, and daysStay attributes.
• Accessors and mutators for all attributes
• Note: You are only being asked to create one class. Though the UML diagram shows the Pet class as part of a larger application, for this project, you are not required to connect it to other classes or to try and run it as a program. Instead, you are practicing the skill of creating a class from a UML Class diagram.

Global Rain Summary Report

1. When you are done implementing the Pet class, refer back to the Pet BAG Specification Document and select either the pet check in or check out method. These methods are detailed in the Functionality section of the specification document.
2. Open the summary report template, located in the What to Submit section. In the template, write pseudocode that lays out a plan for the method you chose. Ensure that you organize each step in a logical manner and that your method meets the specifications in the document for either the check in or check out process. Your pseudocode must not exceed one page.

Note: Remember, you will not be creating the actual code for the method, and you do not have to write pseudocode for both methods.

1. Based on the pseudocode you wrote, create a flowchart using a tool of your choice for the method you selected. Your flowchart will help your team communicate how you are planning to develop the software for your client. Your flowchart must be confined to one page. In your flowchart, be sure to do the following:
   • Include start and end points.
   • Include appropriate decision branching.
   • Align the flowchart to the check in or check out process.
   • Note: You may draw your flowchart by hand and take a clear picture of it, or you may use a flowcharting tool. Refer to the Supporting Materials section to help you insert your flowchart into your summary report.
2. Based on your software design and development experience, your supervisor has asked you to articulate your programming approach. This will help ensure clarity, consistency, and efficiency among all developers working on this app. Specifically, you have been asked to briefly explain how you applied object-oriented programming principles and concepts (such as encapsulation, inheritance, and so on) in your software development work thus far. Your explanation should be one paragraph, or four to six sentences.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Pet.java Class File
As part of your tasks for the software development team, create the Pet class in your integrated development environment (IDE). To submit this deliverable, save the Pet class file as Pet.java. Use the Downloading Files From Eclipse Tutorial if you need help with this task.

Global Rain Summary Report
As a junior software developer, you will use the Global Rain Summary Report Template to complete the report. Your report must contain your pseudocode, flowchart, and explanation of the object-oriented programming principles you applied.

Supporting Materials

The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:

Reading: Pet BAG Specification Document
Review this specification document provided by your supervisor to understand Pet BAG’s software requirements. You will use the UML Class diagram portion to implement the Pet class. You will use the requirements in the Functionality section to create your flowchart and write your pseudocode.

1 Show the employee ID number and name for only the first three employees (the ones with the three lowest ID numbers).
Hint: use TOP while sorting by ID number. Format all columns using CAST, CONVERT, and/or STRING, and rename the
columns using AS.’
 

2 For each row in the REPAIR_LINE_ITEM table, show the repair number, line number, and values of ExtendedPrice
and “Labor Charge” added together (rename this value to TotalCharge). Sort results in descending order by TotalCharge.
 

3 Show the name, street address, and city/state/ZIP code for all customers who live in Oregon. Combine
city, state, and ZIP code into a single line in this format:
 

“Portland, OR 97201”
 

…and rename this column City/State/ZIP (exactly this name! there is a way to do it).
 

4 For all STOVE_REPAIR records, show the repair number, stove number, repair description, and repair date.
Order the data chronologically by repair date (most recent first), and display the date in this
format: MM/DD/YYYY. Format the output to be readable (i.e. to fit neatly into a page)
 

5 For all INVOICE rows which have a TotalPrice value between $100 and $200 (inclusive), show the invoice number,
total price, and employee number. Order the output by invoice number. Format all three columns using STR;
display the cost as money (i.e. use two decimal places for cents, and put a dollar sign before it; e.g. $12.54).’