Strategic IT: Best Practices for Executives

 

Read the Case Study: (this case study is located in the EBSCO Host of the University of the Potomac Library) K. M. Eisenhardt, and L. J. Bourgeois, ”Politics of Strategic Decision Making in High-Velocity Environments: Toward a Midrange Theory,” Academy of Management Journal 31
(1988): 737–770.

Answer this question: How do politics affect the strategic decision processes of top executives in the high-velocity microcomputer industry?

Writing Requirements

       3-4pages in length  (excluding cover page, abstract, and reference list)

  • At least two peer-reviewed sources that are properly cited and referenced
  • APA format, Use the APA template located in the Student Resource Center to complete the assignment.
  • Please use the Case Study Guide as a reference point for writing your case study.

Lab exercise

   

Payroll Lab

You will be taking in a file (payroll.txt) which details a number of departments (at least 1) and in each department are a set of employees (each department will have at least 1 employee or it would not appear on the payroll sheet). Your job is to read the file in separate out each employee and calculate the total values (hours, salary, number of employees) for each department and in each category (F1, F2, F3, F4). In your final submission please include the .cpp file which should work for any kind of payroll file I supply (which will naturally match the format of the examples below). Be sure to indicate in your submission text if you have attempted any of the bonus points .

   

An example file:

The IT Department
Bill 8 7 8 9 7 F1
Bob 205103 0.08 F3
Betty 8 8 7 8 8 F2
Brandon 10 10 9 6 9 F2
Brad 9 8 10 9 9 4 1 F4

The Sales Department
Kyle 88840 0.105 F3
Tyler 105203 0.085 F3
Konner 8 6 7 6 9 F2
Sam 309011 0.045 F3
Kent 9 8 9 9 9 0 0 F4
EOF

An additional example file:

The Sales Department
Mike 5 6 1 3 5 F1
Mark 98103 0.115 F3
Jill 8 8 8 8 8 F2

Frank 106101 0.095 F3

Mark 76881 0.091 F3

Department of Records
Konner 8 6 7 6 9 F2
Tammy 7 3 7 2 8 F1

Anika 8 8 8 8 8 F2

Marta 1 0 0 5 2 F1
Kent 9 8 9 9 9 0 0 F4
EOF

   

Last in the row after the hours comes the pay grade (F1, F2, F3, F4). The number of hours recorded is based on the pay grade of the employee. F1 and F2s will have 5 numbers for their hours. F3s are commission based where a sales amount and a commission percentage is given. F3s are also assumed to work 30 hours if their commission is 10% or below and 40 hours if their commission is above 10%. F4s will have 7 numbers (as they are on-call during the weekend). Each of the pay grades will also have different pay calculations which are as follows:

F1 = The total number of hours * 11.25
F2 = (The total number of hours – 35) * 18.95 + 400
F3 = The total sales amount * the commission rate
F4 = The first 5 hourly totals * 22.55 + Any weekend hourly totals (the last 2) * 48.75

Your output to the screen should start with the department name, followed by the total pay for all of the employees, then the total number of hours, and the total number of employees. After that you should have a breakdown of each category of employee: F1 total pay and total hours, F2 total pay and total hours…

Each department will have at least 1 employee and each department will contain the word “Department.”

The IT Department
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##
Roster: Bill, Bob, Betty, Brandon, Brad 

   

F1:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

F2:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

F3:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

F4:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

   

The Sales Department
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##
Roster: Kyle, Tyler, Konner, Sam, Kent

   

F1:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

F2:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

F3:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

F4:
Total Salary: $##.##
Total Hours: ###
Total Number of Employees: ##

   

Before coding your solution, take the time to design the program. What are the possible things that the file can have that you need to anticipate? What are the actions that you need to take (read the file, add up hours…)? Are those actions things that could be placed in separate functions? What about the function – can you guess some of the things that will happen? Such as, using substring to pull out part of a line in the file maybe using stoi to convert a string to an integer to add it to the total or creating variables to hold the employee type you find before passing it to another function. Finally, how are these functions called, what is the order and what information is passed to and from? 

Scoring Breakdown

25% program compiles and runs
30% program reads in and calculates the figures for output
10% the program is appropriately commented
35% outputs the correct information in a clear format 

5% bonus to those who can output the F# responses in a columned output like that shown above.

5% order the employees in the roster according to their F status, F1’s first, then F2’s and so on.
5% bonus to those who do a chart comparing the data at the end to show the relation between the pay grades and the amount of salary spent in each (they style of chart is up to you and more points may be given for more difficult charts (like a line chart):

   

B Department
F1 – 00000000
F2 – 000000
F3 – 00000
F4 – 000000000000 

K Department
F1 – 0
F2 – 0000
F3 – 0000000000
F4 – 0000000 

  

Or event something like this instead:

0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
F1 F2 F3 F4

Final Project

Project Title: Network Safety and Technology 

Your written project contains Abstract, Introduction, Explanation, Advantages, Disadvantages and Conclusion in your own words(500-700 words), double spaced paper and should include a reference citation for your source of information(APA format).

 

Operational Excellence W8

 

Week 8 Assignment

Information Technology and Organizational Learning Assignment:

Review the section on the definitions of maturity stages and dimension variables in the CEO Technology Best Practices Arc.  Define each of the maturity stages and performance dimensions.  What are the key concepts from each section? 

The above submission should be one -page in length and adhere to APA formatting standards.**Remember the APA cover page and the references (if required) do not count towards the page length** 

Perform the following

  

1. a) Perform the following binary subtractions of unsigned binary numbers. Convert your answer to decimal.

2

b) Repeat above but for when the binary numbers are in two’s complement form. Comment on the results. 

2. Add the following additions of unsigned hexadecimal numbers.

Indicate whether or not the sum overflows an 8-bit result.

3. Shown below are the contents of a 16-bit resister. Determine the decimal value represented by the binary number if:

a) the binary number is unsigned

b) the binary number is in two’s complement form. 

4. FIGURE 1 shows how a 3 to 8 line decoder (74138) can be used in conjunction with NAND gate (74133) to connect a set of switches to the data bus of a microprocessor system via buffers

(74367). Answer the following questions relating to the diagram:

a) What address, in HEX, is required on the address bus in order to read the switches? 

b) RD and MEMRQ are control lines from the CPU. What must their logic state be in order to read the switches? 

5. This question refers to the C68MX11 CPU, details of which accompany this assignment.

a) With reference to the block diagram of the CPU, what is the purpose of the CCR? 

b) Again with reference to the block diagram, outline how the processor would add two numbers held in ACC.A and ACC.B the result being stored in memory. Identify the addressing modes that would be employed in this addition. 

c) Give the address range in hex that the PC could access. 

6. Three widely used but quite different processors are Intel & ARM and Atmel’s AVR. 

Briefly contrast the architecture of these processors and how this relates to their application niche. 

1. a) Perform the following binary subtractions of unsigned binary numbers. Convert

your answer to decimal. 

i) 100110012 – 010001002 

ii) 110100102 – 101101102 

b) Repeat above but for when the binary numbers are in two’s complement form.

Comment on the results. 

c). Add the following additions of unsigned hexadecimal numbers. Indicate whether or not the sum overflows an 8-bit result. 

a) 0716 + 0916 

b) 1316 + 2816 

c) AB16 + 3E16 

d) 8F16 + AD16 

d). Shown below are the contents of a 16-bit resister. Determine the decimal value represented by the binary number if: 

i) the binary number is unsigned 

ii) the binary number is in two’s complement form. 

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .

PowerPoint_3G_Remodels

 

PowerPoint_3G_Remodels

 

PowerPoint_3G_Remodels

#PowerPoint 3G Remodels

Project Description:

In the following project, you will format a presentation that describes backyard remodels.

Open   the file named Student_PowerPoint_3G_Remodels.pptx. downloaded with this project.

Change the Colors for the   presentation to Paper.

On Slide 1, format the   background with the Stationery texture, and then change the Transparency to   30%.

Select Slides 2 through 4, and   then apply a Solid fill to the  background of the selected slides-in the fifth   column, the third  color.

On Slide 2, hide the background   graphics.

On Slide 2, insert a Table with   2 columns and 4 rows. Apply table  style Medium Style 3-Accent 1, and then   type the information below in  the inserted table.
 

  Row 1, Col 1: Improvement Type; Col 2: Components
   Row 2, Col 1: Outdoor Kitchen; Col2: Barbecue, sink, bar, covered patio
   Row 3, Col 1: Swimming Pool; Col 2: Jacuzzi, pool, waterfall
   Row 4, Col 1: Fire Pit; Col 2: Fire pit, seating area, gas lines

Change the Font Size of all of   the table text to 28. Resize the  table height to 5.8″, and then   distribute the table rows. Align   the  table text so that it is centered horizontally and vertically within the    cells.

In the table, change the Font   Size of the first row of text to 32.  Apply a Round style Cell Bevel to the   first row. Note, depending on  your version of PowerPoint, this may be called   Circle.

On Slide 3, animate the picture   using the Wipe entrance animation  starting After Previous. Change the   Duration to 01.00. Apply the Split  entrance animation to the bulleted list   placeholder, and then change  the Effect Options to Vertical Out.

On Slide 4, insert a Clustered   Column chart. In the worksheet, beginning in cell B1, type the following   data.
 

  In row 1, beginning in cell B1: Owner Installed, Contractor, Owner as Contractor
   In row 2, beginning in cell A2: Patio, 8000, 12000, 9500
   In row 3, beginning in cell A3: Bar, 3500, 5200, 4600
   In row 4, beginning in cell A4: Infrastructure, 5000, 9750, 8100
   In row 5, beginning in cell A5: Appliances, 3000, 4200, 3850

Apply Chart Style 8 to the   chart, and then remove the Chart Title  element. Apply the Wipe entrance   animation to the chart and change the  Effect Options to By Series.

On Slide 5, format the   background using solid fill color Dark  Green, Background 2 and hide the   background graphics. (depending upon  your version of Office, the color may be   named Dark Green, Text 2).  From your downloaded project files, insert the   video p03G_Video1.mp4.

Change the Video Height to 5 and use the Align Center and   Align Middle options to position the video. Apply the Simple Frame, Black   video style.

On the Playback tab, change the   Video Options to Start the video  Automatically. Trim the video so that the   End Time is 00:07 and then  compress the media to Low Quality. (Mac users, the   Compress Media  feature is not available on a Mac).

On Slide 6, hide the background   graphics, and then format the slide  background by inserting a picture from   your downloaded grader files-p03G_Backyard.jpg.   Set the Transparency to 0%

Insert a Header & Footer on   the Notes and Handouts. Include the  Date and time updated automatically, the   Page number, and a Footer  with the text 3G_Remodels
   Display the document properties. As the Tags, type backyard   remodels