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1. Access the Plain Language regulations and scroll down to Key to Terms Used in Tables evaluated by top federal regulatory experts.

   Select an example of any regulation from the Overall Organization table.

   Read the evaluation of your chosen regulation at the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations website.

   Select a regulation from any local government entity not listed in the Table of Plain Language Regulations for this assignment.

   Write a 700-word memorandum to the mayor. Select a position on the need for your chosen regulation to be revised or to remain in its current format. Include the following in your memorandum:

   • A brief description of the chosen regulation
   • The primary purpose and focus of the regulation
   • Words or phrases that identify the target audience of the regulation
   • Language that demonstrates diversity and cultural awareness of the stakeholders
   • Possible barriers in communicating with stakeholders
   • Recommendation as to how you could overcome any identifiable communication barriers
   • Recommendations for any other areas in need of improvement
   • Cite at least two sources other than the textbook.

     Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

     Submit your assignment

 

 

Part I

Consider the following scenario:

Amber, a 20-year-old college student is seeking mental health services for depression at the local community mental health center. During your meeting with Amber, she states that she has suicidal thoughts and has a bottle of Ambien in her apartment which she has considered taking to end her life. Because Amber is distraught and cannot commit to a safety plan you suggest that she be hospitalized psychiatrically for her safety. Amber states that she does not want to be hospitalized and has no intention of signing papers for voluntary hospitalization. She ultimately refuses and walks out of the agency’s front door.

In a two-page paper include the following.

You are the human service worker who completed Amber’s intake. You must now document the facts of your meeting with Amber. Write a case note addressing the following:

• Time and date of the event. (This can be fictional).
• Summary of the meeting.
• Discussion with the supervisor.
• Plan of action now that the client has walked out of the agency.

Part II

Explain your legal obligations in this scenario and any exceptions that might apply to client confidentiality.

Remember, writing in the third person means not using I, me or my in the case note. You can say things like, “The client reports that she…” “Supervisor was contacted and made aware of the situation.”

      

Online Exam 6

   

Question 1

All of the following managerial roles can be supported by information systems EXCEPT:

Question options:

  

figurehead.

 

entrepreneur.

 

spokesperson.

 

resource allocator.

 

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the term business intelligence?

Question options:

  

The infrastructure for collecting   and managing business data

 

The tools and techniques used to   analyze and understand business data

 

Software developed exclusively for   business management

 

Information systems involved in   business decision making

 

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between collaboration and knowledge management?

Question options:

  

Without knowledge, collaboration   is difficult.

 

Knowledge doesn’t exist without   collaboration.

 

Knowledge is useful only when   shared with others.

 

As knowledge increases, so does   collaboration.

 

Question 4

Most knowledge workers require specialized knowledge work systems, but they also rely on:

Question options:

  

office systems.

 

schools and universities.

 

imaging systems.

 

data transferring systems.

 

Question 5

In content management, once a taxonomy is developed, documents must then be __________ with the proper classification.

Question options:

  

tagged

 

linked

 

tupled

 

referenced

 

Question 6

Which of the following are most likely to rely primarily on the drill-down functionality of BI for their decision-making needs?

Question options:

  

IT developers

 

Middle managers

 

Operational employees

 

Business analysts

 

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the Simon’s four stages of decision-making?

Question options:

  

Implementation

 

Intelligence

 

Analysis

 

Choice

 

Question 8

To automate routine tasks to help firms search for and filter information for use in electronic commerce and supply chain management a firm would most likely use:

Question options:

  

CAD systems.

 

virtual reality systems.

 

fuzzy logic systems.

 

intelligent agents.

 

Question 9

GDSS:

Question options:

  

require a small number of   attendees in order to maintain high levels of productivity.

 

enable increasing a meeting size   without reducing productivity.

 

include specific procedures for   priority ranking the order in which participants can respond.

 

utilize shared desktop computers   to foster collaboration.

 

Question 10

An essential component in the ability of GDSS to contribute to a collaborative environment is:

Question options:

  

allowing users to contribute   simultaneously.

 

using structured methods for   evaluating ideas.

 

identifying users informally.

 

the guarantee of user anonymity.

 

Question 11

The __________ phase of decision-making finds or recognizes a problem, need, or opportunity.

Question options:

  

choice

 

design

 

implementation

 

intelligence

 

Question 12

Which of the following does NOT describe the dimensions of knowledge in a firm?

Question options:

  

It is contextual and applicable   only in relevant situations.

 

It is intangible.

 

It is subject to the laws of   diminishing returns.

 

It is a cognitive event involving   mental models.

 

Question 13

An information system for a building company that tracks construction costs for various projects across the United States would be categorized as a type of:

Question options:

  

DSS.

 

MIS.

 

GIS.

 

GDSS.

 

Question 14

Your company wants to develop intelligent techniques to create a “smart” oven that can perfectly cook basic foodstuffs, such as roasts and bread, using sensors and minimal input from the user. The system would know the difference between rare, medium rare, medium, and well-done roasts. The category of intelligent technique that would describe this system is:

Question options:

  

expert system.

 

neural network.

 

case-based reasoning.

 

fuzzy logic.

 

Question 15

When managers represent their company in the outside world and perform symbolic duties, they are acting in their __________ role.

Question options:

  

decisional

 

managerial

 

informational

 

interpersonal

 

Question 16

A well-designed ESS will allow management to:

Question options:

  

create routine production reports   as well as view overall business performance.

 

facilitate group decision-making.

 

create pivot charts.

 

track the activities of   competitors.

 

Question 17

Which of the following are most likely to rely primarily on production reports for their decision-making needs?

Question options:

  

Operational supervisors

 

Senior managers

 

Analytic modelers

 

Business analysts

 

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT an accurate description of the importance of knowledge to a firm?

Question options:

  

Knowledge experiences network   effects as more people share it.

 

Knowledge should be seen as an   intangible key asset.

 

Knowledge enables firms to become   more efficient in their use of scarce resources.

 

Knowledge is unconditional.

 

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the six main analytic functionalities of BI systems for helping decision makers understand information and take action?

Question options:

  

Production reports

 

Parameterized reports

 

Business case archives

 

Forecasts, scenarios, and models

 

Question 20

Which of the following systems digitizes, indexes, and tags documents according to a coherent framework?

Question options:

  

Wikis

 

Document management

 

CAD

 

LMS

 

Online Exam 7

   

Question 21

End user development:

Question options:

  

allows end users to create complex   information systems.

 

increases the time and steps   required to produce a finished application when compared to professional   development.

 

allows ends users to easily access   data, create reports, and develop simple applications.

 

requires more time to develop   systems.

 

Question 22

Which type of planning tool shows each task as a horizontal bar whose length is proportional to the time required to complete it?

Question options:

  

PERT chart

 

Gantt chart

 

Organizational chart

 

Accounting chart

 

Question 23

To show each level of a system’s design, its relationship to other levels, and its place in the overall design structure, structured methodologies use:

Question options:

  

structure charts.

 

Gantt and PERT charts.

 

process specifications.

 

data flow diagrams.

 

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a tangible benefit of information systems?

Question options:

  

Reduced rate of growth in expenses

 

Lower computer expenses

 

Improved resource control

 

Increased productivity

 

Question 25

To best evaluate, from a financial standpoint, an IT investment whose benefits cannot be firmly established in advance, you would use:

Question options:

  

capital budgeting.

 

the real option pricing model.

 

a scoring model.

 

the net present value.

 

Question 26

You have been hired to implement an enterprise system that will automate much of the billing and accounting work for a statewide HVAC services company. Which of the following would you prepare to describe how the new system will affect a firm’s structure and operations?

Question options:

  

Information systems plan

 

Internal integration report

 

Sociotechnical design report

 

Organizational impact analysis

 

Question 27

Transferring data from a legacy system to the new system would be defined by which category of system design specifications?

Question options:

  

Input

 

Database

 

Manual procedures

 

Conversion

 

Question 28

The __________ is directly responsible for the individual systems project.

Question options:

  

project management group

 

project team

 

IS steering committee

 

corporate strategic planning   committee

 

Question 29

What is the greatest barrier to successful business process change?

Question options:

  

Ineffective project management

 

Usability of implemented solution

 

Selecting the correct process to   change

 

Organizational culture

 

Question 30

Users prefer systems that:

Question options:

  

are oriented to facilitating   organizational tasks and solving business problems.

 

work with existing DBMS.

 

are able to provide optimum   hardware and software efficiency.

 

are capable of storing much more   data than they need.

 

Question 31

Compared to the use of proprietary components, Web services promise to be less expensive and less difficult to implement because of:

Question options:

  

their ability to integrate   seamlessly with legacy systems.

 

their ability to enable   communication among different systems using universal standards.

 

the ubiquity of the Internet.

 

the ability to reuse Web services   components.

 

Question 32

The criteria used for evaluation in a scoring model are usually determined by:

Question options:

  

lengthy discussions among the   decision-making group.

 

portfolio analysis.

 

the IS steering committee.

 

systems analysts.

 

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT one of the five main variables affecting project success?

Question options:

  

Risk

 

Vendors

 

Time

 

Quality

 

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a top priority in mobile application development?

Question options:

  

Designing for multitouch

 

Saving resources

 

Limiting the use of keyboards

 

Designing for keyboard data entry

 

Question 35

You are an IT project manager for an advertising firm. The firm wishes to create an online tool that will be used to survey focus group reactions to products in development. The most important consideration for the firm is being able to offer the tool as soon as possible as a new corporate service. However, you know that many of the senior managers that are business owners of this project have difficulty in understanding technical or software development issues and are likely to change their requirements during the course of development. What development method would be most successful for this project?

Question options:

  

RAD

 

JAD

 

End-user development

 

Prototyping

 

Question 36

Which of the following project management variables indicates how well the project satisfies management objectives?

Question options:

  

Goals

 

Risk

 

Quality

 

Scope

 

Question 37

All of the following are indications of a failed information systems project EXCEPT:

Question options:

  

employees are refusing to switch   to the new system.

 

employees have created a   spreadsheet solution to manipulate the data generated by the system.

 

a redesigned Web site has fewer   visits to the customer support pages.

 

employees require training to   properly use the system.

 

Question 38

Which method is used to assign weights to various features of a system?

Question options:

  

Information systems plan

 

Scoring model

 

Portfolio analysis

 

TCO

 

Question 39

In an object-oriented development framework for a university, how would the classes Degree, Mathematics, and Physics be related?

Question options:

  

Degree would be a sister class to   Mathematics and Physics.

 

Degree is a superclass to   Mathematics and Physics.

 

Mathematics and Physics would be   ancestors to Degree.

 

Degree would be a subclass to   Mathematics and Physics.

 

Question 40

Organizational software packages often include __________ features that allow the software to be modified to meet organizational requirements.

Question options:

  

automation

 

object oriented

 

programming

 

customization

 This week you have learned about the importance of workplace training. This week’s learning has introduced you to both the benefits and downfalls of a training session. With your current workplace in mind, analyze the current training setting. Your response should include what works and what does not in the current setting. In addition, expand on the suggestions you might offer to create the perfect training setting that would help to improve the workplace. Explain the challenges that you might face in implementing this training into the workplace.  The work place is a prison

Option #1: Procurement Control

1. Describe and compare procurement control and methods of purchase and contract control.
2. Give examples of at least two purchase and contract control methods in use on a project with which you are familiar, or on one that you identify through research.
3. Make sure your text includes:
   1.  A clear, researched, paraphrased definition of procurement control;
   2.  Techniques for purchase and contract control; and
   3. Two examples of those control methods in use on projects.
4. Conclude with an example of a project not currently addressing purchase and contract control, but which could benefit from using such controls.

Submission:

• Support your paper with a minimum of two current (no older than five years) scholarly sources from the CSU-Global Library, in addition to the textbook (which you must use as a source) and any course lecture material. You may always exceed the minimum number of sources.
• Format your paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).
• Your paper should be 4 pages long, not including the required title and references pages and any appendix you wish to include.

you will define the research objectives and develop the research questions and hypotheses to set the stage for the Sun Coast Remediation research project. The research objectives should relate to the problems that have been identified in the ”statement of the problem” section. See attachment and look at statement of the problem section. 

You will utilize this unit II template to complete the Unit II assignment.

Be sure to include the following sections in your submission, and remember to use APA-formatted section headings and subheadings.

• Introduction
• Research problems
• Research objectives: Refer to the Introduction and Statement of Problems sections provided in the Unit II Assignment Template to make explicit statements as to the objectives of this study. For example, “One objective of this research study is to determine the direction (either positive or negative) and the strength of relationships between ABC Company’s various consumer promotions and sales revenue. This objective is intended to determine which promotions may be more effective and strategically important.” Research objectives should be discussed for each problem identified.
• Research questions and hypotheses: Provide research questions and null and alternative hypotheses that align with the research objectives and problems. For example:
  • RQ1: What is the relationship between Promotion 1 and sales revenue?
    • Ho1 (null hypothesis): There is no statistically significant correlation between Promotion 1 (independent variable) and sales revenue (dependent variable).
    • Ha1 (alternative hypothesis): There is a statistically significant correlation between Promotion 1 and sales revenue.
  • RQ2: What is the relationship between Promotion 2 and sales revenue?
    • Ho2: There is no statistically significant correlation between Promotion 2 and sales revenue.
    • Ha2: There is a statistically significant correlation between Promotion 2 and sales revenue.
  • RQ3: Are there differences in return on investment (ROI) between the various promotions?
    • Ho3: There are no statistically significant differences in ROI between Promotion 1 and Promotion 2.
    • Ha3: There are statistically significant differences in ROI between Promotion 1 and Promotion 2.

The title and reference pages do not count toward the page requirement for this assignment. This assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, follow APA-style formatting and guidelines, and use references and citations as necessary.

Privacy in the Twenty-First Century

For this discussion, consider that privacy is an increasingly sensitive workplace issue, due to recent advances in technology. Answer the following questions in your discussion post, making reference to the articles and ideas that you have read about this week where appropriate.

• How can we use technology and legislation to prevent workplace discrimination?
• How should the HR professional approach privacy issues in the workplace?
• Why are clear expectations important?
• What added considerations might HR have in the health care field?

 

The last assignment gives you a chance to reflect on the material that we’ve covered in this semester regarding public finance. You may choose to review some of the lectures or reading assignments if you have forgotten what we have discussed 🙂 . Once you have had a chance to reflect, address the following, and feel free to elaborate to whatever extent you would like:

1. What did you learn about public finance and budgeting that you did not know, or did not understand?

2. How do you feel about your local community’s public financing models and budgeting abilities after digesting this material? Do you feel your community compares well with others? Is it stable? Unstable?

3. How transparent is your community regarding revenue models and expenditure choices within the context of good budgeting practices?

4. How has taking this course changed or affected your opinion about local government financing in general?

Don’t forget to adhere to all writing guidelines (refer back to the syllabus if you need more information) and to turn in your assignment on time!

 

Write a paper analyzing any anti-discrimination law which is now a state law. Select an anti-discrimination law that applies to the private sector, not the public sector – government. Analyze the way that this legislation impacts the way that business is done and the way the business must deal with employees and employee issues. Evaluate whether these laws are still necessary and why you do or do not think they are still necessary. Include in your analysis current publications that support or add to your analysis and evaluation. Find three current references from research articles or publications. You can select your state or a state of your choosing.

Support your paper with a minimum of five (5) external resources In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.