--In the GSS, the original race variable was coded as: whites=1, blacks=2, others=3. Which of the following possibilities is the best way to recode this variable into a dichotomy with “white” as the reference category?

a.) whites=1, non-whites=2

b.) non-whites=1, whites=2

c.) whites=0, non-whites=1

d.) whites=-1, non-whites=+1

-- Another word for the reference group is:

a.) the omitted variable

b.) the omitted slope

c.) the omitted category

d.) the omitted constant

-- Here is a regression equation using GSS2008 data, people aged 21 to 29, where men were coded as 0, and women were coded as 1:

# OF TIMES GO TO BAR PER MONTH = 4.00 – 1.73 (SEX)

If women had been coded as 0, and men had been coded as 1, the regression equation would have been:

a.) # OF TIMES GO TO BAR PER MONTH = 4.00 – 1.73 (SEX)

b.) # OF TIMES GO TO BAR PER MONTH = 2.27 + 1.73 (SEX)

c.) # OF TIMES GO TO BAR PER MONTH = 5.73 – 1.73 (SEX)

d.) # OF TIMES GO TO BAR PER MONTH = 4.00 – 2.27 (SEX)

--If we wanted to use the GSS variable HEALTH (self-assessment of health: Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor) as an independent variable in a regression model using a dummy approach, how many independent variables would we have to create (not including the reference category)?

a.) None, this variable is perfectly fine as is to use in a regression equation.

b.) 2

c.) 3

d.) 4

--A researcher creates a set of four reference-group variables to include in a regression. What can you assume about the variable from which she built these variables?

a.) It likely had three categories

b.) It likely had four categories

c.) It likely had five categories

d.) It likely had six categories

--- With which of the following variables would you most likely not use the reference-grouping technique?

a.) a nominal-level variable

b.) an ordinal-level variable

c.) a ratio-level variable

d.) all are equally likely

Emilio (DSM-IV Casebook, p. 189-190)

Emilio is a 40-year-old man who looks 10 years younger. He is brought to the hospital, his twelfth hospitalisation, by his mother because she is afraid of him. He is dressed in a ragged overcoat, bedroom slippers, and a baseball cap, and wears several medals around his neck. His affect ranges from anger at his mother ("She feeds me sh*t . . . what comes out of other people's rectums") to a giggling, obsequious seductiveness toward the interviewer. His speech and manner have a childlike quality, and he walks with a mincing step and exaggerated hip movements. His mother reports that he stopped taking his medication about a month ago, and has since begun to hear voices and to look and act more bizarrely. When asked what he has been doing, he says "Eating wires and lighting fires." His spontaneous speech is often incoherent and marked by frequent rhyming and clang associations (speech in which sounds, rather than meaningful relationships, govern word choice).

Emilio's first hospitalisation occurred after he dropped out of school at age 16, and since that time he has never been able to attend school or hold a job. He has been treated with medication during his hospitalizations, but doesn't continue to take medication when he leaves, so he quickly becomes disorganised again. He lives with his elderly mother, but sometimes disappears for several months at a time, and is eventually picked up by the police as he wanders in the streets. There is no known history of drug or alcohol abuse.

QUESTION ON OFFER & ACCEPTANCE

Linda has decided to sell her car and parks it outside her house with a notice on the front windscreen stating: “For sale; pristine condition; one owner; £4,750 or near offer. Please call at 1 Farmers Road or Telephone 0201-123456. First person to agree on a price will get the car”.

On Monday at 9.00am, Eunice sees the car, but as she was running late for a dental appointment, she telephones Princess from work at 10.00am, and makes an offer of £4,500, which Linda says she would like to consider.

Eunice says that she will assume Linda has accepted her offer unless she hears from her by 9.00pm that evening, a proposal to which Linda agrees.

At 11.00am on Monday, Daniel calls at Linda’s house, but Esther, Linda’s daughter, was the only person at home. He therefore leaves a note reading; “Monday 11.00am. Please keep the car for me. Here is a cheque for £4,750, Daniel”. Maxwell leaves the cheque together with the note on a desk in Linda’s study.

At 12.15pm on that same Monday, Mark passes by the car and sees the notice, and within a few minutes, posts a first class letter of acceptance together with a cheque for £4,750, using the post box at the end of the street. Unfortunately, Mark misaddresses his letter, so it arrives on Friday.

At 3.00pm on Monday, Linda decides to accept Eunice’s offer and posts a letter of acceptance to Eunice’s business address, saying: “I agree to sell on your terms. Because of the lower price, can you pay in cash”?

At 9.30pm on Monday, Linda reads Daniel’ acceptance and immediately telephones Eunice’s business address, leaving a message on the telephone service answering machine: “Ignore the letter you will receive, deal off, Linda”. Eunice is away on business and only listens to the tape on Wednesday evening.

Please help me answer this question.   

CITING APPROPRIATE CASES & ESTABLISHED LEGAL PRINCIPLES, ADVISE THE PARTIES ON THEIR LEGAL POSITION. HAS A CONTRACT COME INTO BEING? IF YES, WITH WHO? IF NO, WHY IS THERE NO CONTRACT?

Word Limit: 2,500

Edsger Dijkstra, an early contributor to the development of software engineering, stated that Testing can only show the presence of errors, not their........

Select one:

a. absence

b. None of the other options.

c. causes

d. presence

The following is an example of errors originated in the requirements analysis phase:

Select one:

a.

Defects in the used algorithms.

b. Misunderstanding of the client’s instructions.

c.

User interface and procedure errors.

d. Algorithmic and processing defects.

Fill out the missing word:

Software testing is a .............. process carried out by a specialized testing team.

Select one:

a. necesssary

b. random

c. formal

d. sufficient

In software testing, a software unit, several integrated software units or an entire software package are examined by ..................... the programs on a computer.

Select one:

a. writing

b. running

c. simulating

d. proving

There is no single testing technique that is guaranteed to find all defects in all programs.

Select one:

True

False

An exhaustive testing method is an effective testing strategy since it is guaranteed to find all possible defects.

Select one:

True

False

The main difference between debugging and testing is:

Select one:

a. Debugging use tools while testing does not.

b. Testing aims to locate source of the defect and to fix it while debugging aims to discover defects.

c. Debugging aims to locate the source of the defect and to fix it while testing aims to discover defects.

d. Debugging is a static V&V method while testing is a dynamic one.

A programmer forgets to add two numbers in the code. This is an example of a:

Select one:

a. A software failure.

b. A software error.

c. A software defect.

d. None of the other choices.

A tester finds out in a test case that the actual result differs from the expected result. This is an example of:

Select one:

a. A software defect.

b. A software failure.

c. None of the other choices.

d. A software error.

An example of a white-box testing technique is:

Select one:

a. Review.

b. Code coverage.

c. Equivalence class partitioning.

d. Inspection.

• Below is a list of topics for you to select from for your Management project:

• Organizations as Open Systems
• Measuring Job Satisfaction
• Techniques for Changing Employee Attitudes
• The Role of Non-work Activities in Work Behavior
• Implications of Selective Perception for the Communication Model
• Pay Secrecy and Employee Motivation
• Choosing Between Individual and Group Decision Making: A Manager's Guide
• Defense Mechanisms and Employee Behavior
• The Contribution of the Hawthorne Studies to the Study of Management
• Strengths and Weaknesses of Committee Decision Making
• Methods for Overcoming resistance to Change
• the Impact of Automation and Repetitive Tasks on Workers
• Defining and Understanding Conflict, Cooperation, and Competition
• Differences Between Male and Female Leadership Styles
• "Discipline": A Dirty Word in the 2000s?
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Organizations
• Managing Interdepartmental Conflicts
• Is There a Decline in the Motivation to Manage?
• The Changing Work Force: Implications for Management
• Employee Assistance Programs
• The Changing Work Force: Impact on Human resource Management
• The Application of Quantitative Management Theories
• The Role of Labor Unions in the 2000s
• Business Ethics: "Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them do Unto You" verses "Do it Before Someone Else Does"
• Organizational Behavior Modification
• Designing Effective Work Teams
• Managing Resistance to Organizational Change
• Ethical and Legal Obligations of Members of Boards of Directors
• Ways of Determining Effective Spans of Control
• Total Quality Management: Is it working?
• A Study of Employee Relations in a U.S. Based Japanese-Owned Factory
• A Review of the Japanese Concept of Lifetime Employment and the Employment of Women in Japanese Organizations

• Management Project: Students will submit a written analysis of a selected topic. The paper will be typed, double spaced and the content of the paper will be between 3 - 5 pages in length. The title page, abstract and work cited pages do not contribute to the length. The paper must be submitted in MLA or APA format . The paper should be grammatically correct and free from typographical and spelling errors. There will be at a minimum of three (3) different references, (wikipedia and is not an acceptable reference).Footnotes and bibliography, where required must be presented in acceptable format.

Linux Fundamentals part 3

Below are questions related to the command line use of Linux.  You can use the videos, man pages, and notes to answer these questions. 

Remember that Linux is CASE SENSITIVE.  Rm and rm are NOT the same command.  I will count off totally for a question if you do not take this into account.

For each command give me the ENTIRE COMMAND SEQUENCE.  If I ask you  'What command would I use to move the file one.txt to the parent directory and rename it to two.txt?", the answer is NOT 'mv'. That is only part of the command. I want the entire command sequence.

10. Find all files under the current directory with an accessed time was more than 2 days ago.

11. I have a file called 'BackupLogs.tar.bz2' in my home directory (because you made it from Questions 4 and 8, right? Right!). I want to uncompress and unarchive the files in it. What single command would I use?

12. I have a file called BackupLogs.tar.bz2 and I want to uncompress and ONLY uncompress the file (NOT uncompress and unarchive). What command would I use?

13. I want to search for all files in the directory ~/Documents which contain the keyword "add", case sensitive, and as the whole word only. Words like addendum, addition, etc, should not be found in the results; just 'add'. Additionally, I only want to see the name(s) of the file(s) that have matches as a result of running the command. This means your result should show not the keyword hit AND surrounding text, but rather suppress that output and instead display just the file name. What command would I use? This may sound complicated, but break down each step and use the man page.

14. I have a large file named walloftext.txt and I want to view only the first 5 lines of the file. What command would I use?

15. Same as file as Question 14, but I want to view only the last 7 lines.

On a trip home during the summer break, you pay your Uncle Dave a visit at his record store. When you walk in, you notice there is not one single customer. “I have run this store since the 1980s,” Uncle Dave says with a sigh. “We were the first store in this whole town to sell compact discs! But now, it feels like we’re at least a decade or two behind the times. No one buys records anymore—or even CDs! I have thought about just closing down the store and retiring a little early. But I can’t stand the thought of doing that just yet. I wish there was some sort of new direction I could take things in.”

You explain to Uncle Dave that the best idea would be retooling his marketing plan. “Now, you know I don’t know anything about doing that,” he replies. “My business had always sold itself until just a few years ago. I had no need for marketing.” Suddenly, a light bulb goes off in your head. Since you’re studying business in school, why not put the skills you have learned to work by helping out Uncle Dave?

Before leaving, you tell Uncle Dave you will be working on a marketing plan for him. Write a professional 1-page (300-500 word) plan that addresses all four elements of the marketing mix:

• Product: What new products and/or services might Uncle Dave start to offer at his store, since—in his own words—no one buys records or CDs anymore?
• Price: Would lowering his prices help Uncle Dave? Or, for that matter, would raising them give him a slight boost?
• Place: Should he start using other channels for distribution, or positioning his products differently?
• Promotion: Are there any new IMS techniques that Uncle Dave might not be using, but should use? What target audiences may be unaware of his store and its offerings?

Detailed Instructions:
In a business setting, we are often asked to write a memo to communicate with internal and external professionals. Therefore, I felt it especially beneficial for you to practice writing a memo dealing with our managerial accounting concepts.

Background:

Currently, you work at Technology on Demand (TOD), which manufactures mobile technology such as flip phones, smartphones, notebooks, and smartwatches. The company slogan is Connection, Communication, and Coordination...access when and where you need it! You are a senior accountant in the accounting department and have been with the company for five years. Since the company's inception eight years ago, TOD has operated under a traditional costing system based on machine hours. Company growth has really taken off in the last three years. Michelle Dodd, the controller hired last year, is always open to new ideas. In fact, she welcomes communications to discuss how the company is doing and what, if anything, the company could or should be doing differently. This is your chance to make a good impression on the controller and management! It is your understanding that Brad Jones, the company CFO, has submitted paperwork for retirement. Therefore, there will be opportunities for people to move up or change positions within the company. You would have an interest in the controller position. You want to propose to the current controller the idea of evaluating TOD's costing system. Perhaps, it is time for a change. You briefly mention your idea to the controller. Michelle is excited about your initial comments and asks that you send her something in writing. The controller asks that you put your ideas in a memo to her only. In turn, she will consider and include you on more research/analysis for the two of you to present to the senior management of the company.

In consideration of the background, prepare a memo in a Word document to submit to the controller. Compare a traditional costing system with an Activity-Based Costing (ABC) system. Include the similarities, differences, advantages, disadvantages of the two costing systems. Why are you suggesting the costing system be evaluated now? What do you feel this could mean for the company?

Say It Ain't So! Is this the real thing?

David Ortega is the lead researcher for an upscale restaurant group hoping to add another chain that would compete directly with the upscale Smith and Wollensky restaurants (http://www.smithandwollensky.com). Smith and Wollensky is also considering opening a lesser priced “Grill.” David wants to learn what people are willing to pay for and what sacrifice can be made to deliver a satisfying if not luxurious experiences, and how can he create a unique experience at a lower price?

David decides a qualitative research approach will be useful. He wants to understand how the fine dining experience offers value and what intangibles create value for consumers. He uses a phenomenological approach, and the primary tool of investigation is conversational interviewing. He enters into casual conversations with businesspeople in the lounge of the Ritz Carlton by commenting on the wine he is sipping by saying, “It ain’t bad, but it’s hard to believe they get $14 for a glass of this stuff.”

Comments of the five consumers he conversed with are given verbatim (the comments are not given/included), and he decides to use a word count to try to identify the main themes. He hopes this will clarify the business problem and provide a better understanding of the total value proposition offered by restaurants, wines, hotels, and other products.

In no less than 5 sentences a paragraph, answer the following questions related to the problem.

Questions:

1. Comment on the research approach. Do you feel it was an appropriate choice?

2. [Ethics Question] David did not inform these respondents that he was doing marketing research during these conversations. Why do you think he withheld this information and was it appropriate to do so?

3. [Internet Question] Using the Internet, try to identify at least three restaurants that Smith and Wollensky competes with and three with whom the new S&W grill may compete.

4. Try to interpret the discussions above. You may use one of the approaches discussed in the text. What themes should be coded? What themes occur most frequently? Can the different themes be linked together to form a unit of meaning?

5. What is the result of this research? What should David report back to the restaurant group?