I need to make a strategic IT plan for Emirates Airline so I need the organization background answering the following points:

• Date that the company was founded.
• Outline, in point form, a brief history of your company.
• Outline any acquisitions or changes in ownership.
• Are any changes of ownership anticipated?
• What are the major challenges the company has overcome to date? In the last 5 years? In the last year?
• How would you describe your company in one sentence?
• Do you see any changes in the business markets in the future?
• What are the implications, if any, of this information with respect to IT?

Write an executive summary with 200-250 words about the Benoni Mining Incident for the passage below:

Mining and South Africa’s Economic History

Mining is an industry that is closely linked to South Africa’s history and economic development. In fact, South Africa’s very first commercial mining company was established as early as 1846 to exploit the newly discovered copper reserves in an area near Cape Town. Not long thereafter, the discovery of diamonds and gold in the late 1800s (near Johannesburg) created a “gold rush” that resulted in an influx of foreigners who arrived in South Africa in search of new found riches. South Africa would forever be transformed. New immigrants arrived from all over Africa, Europe, Australia and New Zealand in search of gold. Temporary housing (tents) for the new arrivals became permanent housing and towns sprouted up where none had existed just a short time before. The discovery of diamonds and gold and the annexation of lands that contained these rich deposits by the British led to the Boer Wars of the late 1800s.

The mining industry continued to thrive throughout the 1900s, fueling the country’s economic growth. Revenue from gold exports was a source of capital used to purchase machinery and oil, needed to support the country’s expanding manufacturing base. During much of the 20^th Century, mining techniques improved. Advances were made in poisonous gas detection methods, more efficient mining methods – including even some chemical extraction methods of minerals from low-grade ore, and better ventilation systems. Gold mining peaked in 1970 when South Africa accounted for 68% of global production ²⁾. Since then, South Africa’s share of global gold production has declined precipitously. In 2012 South Africa accounted for only 6% of global gold production. It was the country’s worst year in gold production since 1905, according to Gold Investing News. South Africa currently ranks as the 5^th largest gold producer in the world, and has been overtaken by China, Australia, the United States, and Russia (ranked 1-4, respectively in global gold production) ³⁾. As a result of the increased global competition, South Africa has had to close older, marginal and less profitable mines. When several gold mines closed in the 1990s, thousands of mine workers lost their jobs. Some of the mines still in operation are deeper and more challenging to access, and likely less profitable. The economic factors pose a serious threat to the workers, but there is another threat that has resulted from South Africa’s declining world position in gold production: a significant increase in the number of abandoned mine shafts. South Africa’s Council for Geoscience estimates that there are some 4,400 abandoned mines in the country, almost four times the number of operational mines!

Despite the decline in gold, mining continues to be a vital sector of South Africa’s economy. Today, South Africa is the world’s largest producer of chrome, manganese, platinum, vanadium and other minerals, and the world’s second largest producer of ilmenite, palladium, rutile and zirconium ⁴⁾. In addition, it contains significant reserves of iron ore, chromium, copper, uranium, silver, beryllium, and titanium ⁵⁾. In 2013, the nation’s GDP totaled $350.6 billion, and mining accounted for $17.5 billion, or 5% of GDP ⁶⁾. Other estimates that consider the direct and indirect impacts of the mining sector on the nation’s GDP state that mining gives rise to a “real” contribution to South Africa’s GDP of between 15-20% ⁷⁾. An estimated 500,000 workers are directly employed in the South African mining sector, while other estimates that take into account the positive economic ripple effects created from direct and indirect employment in the sector attribute 1,365,000+ employments to mining. Given the scale and scope of South Africa’s mineral resources, mining will likely continue to be an integral part of the nation’s economic, social and political landscape.

5. Penn State University wants to determine if students are satisfied with the dorm conditions. A researchers takes random samples of 25 students from each year and the students are asked whether or not they are satisfied with the dorm conditions. The results of the study are given below:

Is there sufficient evidence of a difference in dorm room satisfaction among the various year levels?

6. When analyzing survey results from a two way table, the main distinction between a test of independence and a test for homogeneity is:

7. A controversial issue in the sport of professional soccer is the use of instant replay for making difficult goal line devisions. Each person in a representative sample of 102 players, fans, coaches, and officials was asked his or her opinion about the use of instant replay for goal line decisions. The data are summarized in the two way frequency table below.

In testing to see whether opinion with respect to the use of instant replay is independent of the category of the person interviewed, a chi square test statistic of 27.99 and a p value less than 0.001 were calculated which of the following statements is correct?

8.

A controversial issue in the sport of professional soccer is the use of instant replay for making difficult goal line devisions. Each person in a representative sample of 102 players, fans, coaches, and officials was asked his or her opinion about the use of instant replay for goal line decisions. The data are summarized in the two way frequency table below.

In testing to see whether opinion with respect to the use of instant replay is independent of the category of the person interviewed, a table of respective frequencies is found. In this table the expected number of professional baseball players opposing the use of instant replay is equal to:

9. A study was performed to examine personal goals of children in grades 4, 5, and 6. A random sample of students was selected in Virginia. The students received a personal questionaire regarding achieveing personal goals. They were asked what they most like to do at school: make good grades, be good at sports, or be popular. The results are presented in the table below by sex of the child.

What type of test is appropriate for this situation?

10.

Recent revenue shortfalls in a midwestern state led to a reduction in the state budget for higher education. To offset the reduction, the largest state university proposed a 25% tuition increase. It was determined that such an increase was needed simply to compenstate for the lost support from the state. Separate random samples of 50 freshmen, 50 sophomores, 50 juniors, and 50 seniors from the university were asked whether they were strongly opposed to the increase, given that it was the minimum increase necessary to maintain the university's budget at current levels. Here are the results.  

Which hypothesis would be appropriate for performing a chi square test?

The Cooke article notes that since Flexner's report the environment has changed dramatically as:

a. As teaching had become subordinate to research

b. As medical school curricula have become identical

c. As the difficulty for getting into medical school has increased

d. All of the above

A university investigation was conducted to determine whether women and men complete medical school in significantly different amounts of time, on the average. Two independent random samples were selected and the following summary information concerning times to completion of medical school computed. Perform the appropriate test of hypothesis, at level 0.05 to determine whether there is a significant difference in time to completion of medical school between women and men.

Suppose that the age of students at George Washington Elementary school is uniformly distributed between 5 and 11 years old. 48 randomly selected children from the school are asked their age. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible.

What is the distribution of X ? X ~ U( 5 Correct, 11 Correct)

Suppose that 48 children from the school are surveyed.

Then the sampling distribution is What is the distribution of ¯ x ? ¯ x ~ N( Incorrect, Incorrect)

What is the probability that the average of 48 children will be between 8 and 8.4 years old?

Critical Thinking Assignment #2

1. When is prayer in public school constitutional and when is it not? Why do you think the Supreme Court has been so strict when it comes to public school prayer while allowing other forms of government endorsement of religion, such as city-sponsored nativity scenes and school vouchers? Can private schools use free public schools textbooks and transportation (buses)? What else can private schools use from the public schools and can’t they use?

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Suppose that you are working as part of a team designing a network for XYZ high school. Consider that the school has six departments, Admin, Academic, Human Resource (HR), Finance, IT support and Sports.

1. Analyse the project hardware requirements along with the number of devices and cost. [3 Marks]

2. Justify the approach you would be taking to design the network for the school. [3 Marks]

3. Using the network simulator (such as packet tracer) design the network. [4 Marks]

4. Illustrate the network configuration you have used. [5 Marks]

Karen Cole, 56 year old female, Karen Cole, a school principal at White House High School. Admitted directly from the Dr.’s office to the IMCU after initial complaint for tightness in her chest, denies pain, and slight shortness of breath. Vital signs are BP: 168/92, P: 90, R: 24, T: 98.6. Her husband insisted that she come. She is insisting that she will only stay 12 hours, because she has to be back to school in the morning.

Write a SBAR report.