Category: Data Analysis

A kiss is just a kiss, a bribe is just a bribe

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Case Study
A kiss is just a kiss, a bribe is just a bribe…
You are visiting a culture in which the law enforcement officials (that is, the police) and other civic officials do not receive substantial pay. The country is also highly “bureaucratic” (a lot of “red tape” to get any legal paperwork processed, and so on). As a result of this, it is a general cultural expectation, though officially illegal, to give officials in businesses or on the police force a little “palm greasing”—a little money “under the table” either to have a job expedited at a civic office or to have an officer overlook a misdemeanor. You are out on a date with your girl/boyfriend and decide to engage in a passionate kiss.* The public kiss in this very conservative culture is illegal and you can face time in jail for a misdemeanor, though it is something that is frequently overlooked. An officer sees you, deduces from your dress and mannerisms that you are a “foreigner”, and is starting to ticket you. You strongly suspect that it is culturally acceptable at this time to give a little money to get out of the ticket—but you also know that this is officially illegal in this country and highly unethical in your own culture. What will you do? What ethical choices guide your decision?

*This portion of scenario is based on a real incident involving Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty, in India.

Case Study questions
· Summarize the different possible perspectives to the issue.

· What are the benefits and disadvantages of a cultural relativism approach to the case?

· What response would more recent efforts at defining intercultural ethics—such as the peace/humanistic ethic or the dialogic ethic—propose in such a case?

· What cultural values might be associated with the different ethical stances?

 

Physical assessment of a child to that of an adult

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Compare the physical assessment of a child to that of an adult. In addition to describing the similar/different aspects of the physical assessment, explain how the nurse would offer instruction during the assessment, how communication would be adapted to offer explanations, and what strategies the nurse would use to encourage engagement.

 

Licenses and permits you must obtain for your business to be legal.

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For your venture, determine the licenses and permits you must obtain for your business to be legal. Provide the following information for each legislative branch – federal, state, local:

License and permit that applies to you (NOTE: you most likely have more than 1 to consider)
Explain why the license and permit applies to your venture
Taxes you need to pay at the federal, state and local level
Types of insurance you are required to have
Privacy laws regarding any information you collect about your customers that you must satisfy

Recent protest or social activism example

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Find a news story about a recent protest or social activism example. Briefly discuss what is happening and then discuss how the events played out. Then using this example please discuss what worked and what did not work Most respected websites like the Washington Post, the New York Times, NBC news, CBS News, ABC News, BBC and NPR are all examples of places that you can find a high quality journalism. You can use a written piece of journalism, a video, or a podcast but please provide a copy or a link to the story. Please restrict your paper to no more than two, type pages (total) ..

“Databases, Warehouses and Advanced Data Management Systems”

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Research a scholarly paper on “Databases, Warehouses and Advanced Data Management Systems” and reflect on only one (1) of the following topics:

“DM Types”: What determines which type of Data Management System is being used?
“Importance”: How important is the Data Management system in conducting SAD?
“SA”: What is the role of the Systems Analyst to propose new Data Management solutions?
NOTE:

Government projects often provide rich data due to the need for transparency in reporting.

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Select a project where you feel you may have enough information to talk about. The project may be in the public, private or third sector; small or large; completed, failed, or ongoing. The project could be one you were personally involved in; or one that you have observed in the media etc. This is not a typical ‘research project’, so sources may be from your selected organization’s website, your knowledge of the project, government and consultancy reports as well as academic journal articles. However, the project should be one that is either on-going or which has been completed recently. Thus looking at historic projects, whilst interesting, is disallowed for this assignment meaning that projects such as The Channel Tunnel, Burj Khalifa, Suez Canal, etc. are not suitable. Government projects often provide rich data due to the need for transparency in reporting.

When analysing your chosen project, it typically makes sense to focus on at least 2 topic areas to allow you to get into a good level of depth. The focus should be on identifying lessons learned that are transferable to other projects.

Project Overview / Introduction

This should be a short introduction that explains the nature of the project, the outcome, and a taste of the analysis undertaken.
Analysis of Issues

Identify at least 2 issues from the project as discussion points. Be sure to differentiate between ‘symptoms’ – what you read about the project – and ‘causes’ – which explains and analyses why these issues occurred.
For each of these issues you should explain:
The nature of issue and then a deep dive into the cause
The impact on the project: what was the result of the issue you identify?
Analysis: use a framework (a theory or idea from the course) to situate your understanding of the issue and to allow you to analyse the fundamentals of what happened
Make improvement recommendations based on this analysis you undertook.
Some tips:

Think about the complexity of your selected project. Why do you think it is (was) complex?
Did the project management tools and concepts deal with these complexities?
At what point where the tools and frameworks not enough to deal with the issues?
What other tools would you suggest (research and explain them clearly – go beyond mentioning them and discuss the actual implementation)?

A short summary that explains how the recommendations that you make could be implemented. What barriers might there be to implementation, and how might they be overcome?

 

Government projects often provide rich data due to the need for transparency in reporting.

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Select a project where you feel you may have enough information to talk about. The project may be in the public, private or third sector; small or large; completed, failed, or ongoing. The project could be one you were personally involved in; or one that you have observed in the media etc. This is not a typical ‘research project’, so sources may be from your selected organization’s website, your knowledge of the project, government and consultancy reports as well as academic journal articles. However, the project should be one that is either on-going or which has been completed recently. Thus looking at historic projects, whilst interesting, is disallowed for this assignment meaning that projects such as The Channel Tunnel, Burj Khalifa, Suez Canal, etc. are not suitable. Government projects often provide rich data due to the need for transparency in reporting.

When analysing your chosen project, it typically makes sense to focus on at least 2 topic areas to allow you to get into a good level of depth. The focus should be on identifying lessons learned that are transferable to other projects.

Project Overview / Introduction

This should be a short introduction that explains the nature of the project, the outcome, and a taste of the analysis undertaken.
Analysis of Issues

Identify at least 2 issues from the project as discussion points. Be sure to differentiate between ‘symptoms’ – what you read about the project – and ‘causes’ – which explains and analyses why these issues occurred.
For each of these issues you should explain:
The nature of issue and then a deep dive into the cause
The impact on the project: what was the result of the issue you identify?
Analysis: use a framework (a theory or idea from the course) to situate your understanding of the issue and to allow you to analyse the fundamentals of what happened
Make improvement recommendations based on this analysis you undertook.
Some tips:

Think about the complexity of your selected project. Why do you think it is (was) complex?
Did the project management tools and concepts deal with these complexities?
At what point where the tools and frameworks not enough to deal with the issues?
What other tools would you suggest (research and explain them clearly – go beyond mentioning them and discuss the actual implementation)?

A short summary that explains how the recommendations that you make could be implemented. What barriers might there be to implementation, and how might they be overcome?