Develop a response to the questions below, which will address the basic concepts of programming. Remember to use your textbook and other academic resources to justify your responses. Plausible responses to the questions below will also be discussed in class.

1. Functions are the initial steps in modularizing your code to make it easier to manage and reuse. When you create a function, several procedural aspects change from writing the code in line with the rest of the code. The function must be defined, the function must be called, parameters may need to be passed in, and values may need to be returned. Describe a program of your choosing and the parts of the program that would be modularized in functions, what would need to be passed into the function when it is called, and what would be passed out of the function when it completes is anything.
2. Not all functions are written by you; in fact, the vast majority of the functions you call will be built into the language or imported in a module. What are some built in functions you feel you will use regularly what are some libraries you think will be useful and for what?
3. Built in functions and modules that come with languages are attractive to programmers. Identify a library that makes Python stand out in one particular area of programming that may make it the language of choice for that area of development.

Regular expressions are used in Python for describing and identifying specific patterns. In Python, we use “re” or “Regex” to denote regular expressions.

1. Write the Python Code to return matching analytics word in the following given text.
2. Write the Python Code to return how many times analytics word is provided in this text.

Definitions are useful to the extent they serve a purpose. So, is defining analytics important?

Yes and no. It’s not likely that we’ll ever arrive at a conclusive definition of analytics, but discussing what is and isn’t within its realm provides cohesive boundaries; boundaries that can help analytics emerge as an academic discipline, a field of business or a career. We cogently talk about mathematics even though it covers many varied topics. Analytics hasn’t quite reached that point. Understanding its boundaries can help people considering analytics appreciate what they’re getting into. In particular, it can help companies wanting to pursue analytics understand what will work best in their business. This is especially important given that the growth of analytics is leading consultants and software vendors, many of whom don’t fully grasp what analytics can offer, to jump into the fray.

Source: http://analytics-magazine.org/profit-center-what-is-analytics/

1. Starlight Corporation issued a 8% $1,000,000 bond on January 1, 2014. The bond matures on January 1, 2019. Interest on the bond is payable semi-annually on July 1 and January 1 of each year. From the sale of the bond, the company received proceeds of $922,779. The required effective interest rate on the bond was 10%.

Instructions

(a) Calculate the discount on the bond.

(b) Prepare a bond amortization schedule for the 5 years. Be sure to clearly show the semiannual interest payments.

(c) Prepare the necessary journal entries to show:

   i. The issuance of the bond on January 1, 2014 ACCT 2015 – INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 11– Course Information. Academic Year 2017/2018, Semester 2 Page 24 of 41

ii. Interest payments on July 1, 2014

   iii. Interest payments on December 31, 2014

(d) Recently, the FASB and the IASB allowed companies the option of recognizing in their financial statements the fair values of their long-term debt. However, some users of the financial statements have become critical of the fair value option for financial liabilities. Describe the controversy of applying the fair value option to financial liabilities and discuss any implications it may have to the ‘faithful representation’ of financial information.

PSY-520 Graduate Statistics

Topic 5 – Benchmark – Correlation and Regression Project

Directions: Use the following information to complete the questions below. While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

1. Select at least three variables that you believe have a linear relationship.
   1. Specify how you will measure each of these variables (i.e., what instrument will you use and provide an APA reference for the instrument)
2. Collect the data for these variables and describe the data collection technique and why it was appropriate as well as why the sample size was best.
   1. Submit the data collected by submitting the SPSS data file with your submission.
3. Find the Correlation coefficient for each of the possible pairings of variables and describe the relationship in terms of strength and direction.
4. Find a linear model of the relationship between the three (or more) variables of interest. Identify the predictor variables and the criterion variable.
5. Provide the output of the SPSS results and interpret the results using correct APA style.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 3.1: Interpret psychological phenomena using scientific reasoning

Your consulting services have been requested by the CEO of a large international corporation. The CEO is concerned about ethical issues surrounding corporate governance from a global perspective. A common example may be where a corporate board of directors breached one or more duties, such as the duty of loyalty, to its shareholders—although there are many other areas where business ethics are at the center of a case that originated at the governance level of an organization. You are asked to conduct research and analyze a case involving ethical issues surrounding corporate governance from a global position.

Briefly describe the facts of the case, the legal issue, and the decision of the court. In addition, discuss the effect of the case from a global business perspective, on society in general, and how the corporation could prevent such issues in the future. Incorporate the legal terminology from your textbook where appropriate, in both your original post and in your responses to your classmates. Use academic or legitimate news sources such as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, and/or Fox News, for example. Please include the link or links used for your research in your post for your fellow classmates to review and to comment on

During the last couple of decades, colleges and universities have tried to increase their number of minority students by various forms of affirmative action. At Campus X, this has led to no small amount of dissension. Some students complain that the policy of accepting students with lower SAT and other scores just because of their race or minority status is unfair. Others believe that the diversity that results from such policies is good for everyone because we should learn to live together and a university campus should be a place to do this. Still, there is some question, even among members of this group, as to how well the integration is working. Furthermore, a different type of problem has recently surfaced. Because Asian Americans were represented in numbers grater than their percentage of the population, some universities were restricting the percentage of the population they would accept even when their scores were higher than others they did accept. Also, in some cases where affirmative action has been eliminated, the number of minority members accepted into certain medical and law schools has plummeted, and many people find this alarming.

Do you think that diversity ought to be a goal of campus admissions?

Or do you believe that only academic qualifications ought to count? Why?

Internet Programming

Project #4:  XML, Schema and XSLT

1.   Write a complete XML file named textbooks.xml, in which you describe at least a partial list of the textbooks you are using this semester. You should include at least two distinct textbooks. If you are using only one text this semester, expand your list to cover the current academic year.

Your description of each book must include the title, author(s), publisher, year of publication, and the ISBN. For each author, specify the first and last name as distinct values. Include both a name and website for the publisher. Optionally, try also to include any book-specific website (especially if it is distinct from the main publisher site, and if its URL is not ridiculously long). Finally, specify the edition and cover type (paperback or hardcover) of each book you are using. Make sure your final XML document is well-formed.

2.  Write an XML Schema that can be used to validate textbooks.xml and name it textbook.xsd . Finally, remember to modify your new XML document so that it references your schema.

3. Develop an XSL Stylesheet for easy viewing of your textbook list and name it textbook.xsl

What is a software process model? Explain. Describe completely any two generic software process models with relevant diagrams using any two different examples of software applications (one for each model).

2. Draw a state-machine model (diagram) for the control software for the camera on your mobile phone. You can ignore the flash component.

3. Draw a sequence diagram for a student to register for a course for the Spring 2021 semester. Check academic and financial holds, pre-requisites and ensure that the catalog of courses is available for the student to check the CRN and name of the course and section.

4. Which software attributes are most critical for the following systems? Explain your reasoning for each attribute in detail. a. Software used to control a robotic arm to fill in prescriptions at a large pharmacy. b. Application similar to Mercy Connect, which you can use to register for courses, apply for and check financial aid, review transcripts, etc.

5. Create a complete list of software requirements (user, system, functional, non-functional) for a typical Metro North or Amtrak Ticket Machine system. If you are not familiar with Metro North or Amtrak, pick any train station Ticket Machine in your city.

Mathews Company manufactures only one product. For the year ended December 31, the contribution margin increased by $16,224 from the planned level of $545,376. The president of Mathews Company has expressed some concern about this increase and has requested a follow-up report.

The following data have been gathered from the accounting records for the year ended December 31:

Required:

1. Prepare a contribution margin analysis report for the year ended December 31.

2. At a meeting of the board of directors on January 30, the president, after reviewing the contribution margin analysis report, made the following comment:

It looks as if the price increase of $14 was a favorable tradeoff for decreased sales volume, yet variable cost of goods sold was less than planned and variable selling and administrative expenses were out of control and needed to be investigated. He went on to say that since the favorable tradeoff between higher price and lower sales volume was so successful, the company should consider increasing the sales price to $130.

Do you agree or disagree with the president's proposal and which reason would best explain your decision about the data?

Disagree with the president because the majority of the decrease in the variable cost of goods sold was due to the variable cost quantity factor and the increased variable selling and administrative expenses are probably a result of additional selling efforts needed to be competitive at higher prices.

Agree with the president because the unit cost factor for the variable selling and administrative cost is greater than the unit cost factor for the variable cost of goods sold, making an investigation necessary.

Agree with the president because the total effect of change in sales is greater than the total effect of changes in variable cost of goods sold, making an additional price raise attractive for more profits.

Disagree with the president because the contribution margin as a percentage of sales is greater for the planned sales level than the actual sales level, making his concern about variable selling and administrative expenses unwarranted.

Agree with the president because the majority of the decrease in the variable cost of goods sold was due to the sales price factor, as well as an increase in the variable selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales, making an additional price raise attractive for more profits.

The correct answer is:

CASE STUDY - Western Power

In response to the steady growth in southern California, Western Power decided to build an innovative $ 1 billion power plant near San Diego, as this new plant will not only generate high levels of clean electrical energy using new technology, but rather the energy generated by some cities will suffice. Nearby, enough energy could also be generated to sell to other utility companies in the rest of southern California and parts of neighboring states.

Therefore, the executive management of Western Power was keen to complete the project as soon as possible due to the large returns expected from these additional sales.

Nevertheless, as soon as news of the proposed power plant construction began to spread, the company found great opposition, especially from residents near the construction site of that station. Once construction began, many proceeded to institute several lawsuits in an attempt to halt construction, and the "Western Power" was only adopting an intensive campaign to build public relations through which the local population could be persuaded of the benefits of this project.

After several months of delay, work on the project continued and the marketing department of the company began contacting other public utility companies so that contracts could be signed to sell energy to them. Then it became clear that the returns resulting from electricity sales would not be as large as expected, and therefore the administration asked Rob Hedge, the project manager, to find ways to reduce the construction budget so that the expected level of profitability from that new plant could be maintained.

Unfortunately, Rob was unable to find different ways in which to reduce construction costs due to the presence of strict regulations from environmental protection organizations and many other government agencies regarding the foundations of building power plants, so he was only asked by architects and designers to suggest some changes in designs Through which construction costs can be reduced, the designers made a number of suggestions that would reduce costs significantly, but unfortunately construction engineers were unable to make the proposed changes due to the advanced technology used to generate power at that plant. In spite of this, they finally agreed to make some changes, which were implemented immediately. Rob called on architects and construction engineers to be present on the construction site permanently so that other ways to adjust design can be sought to reduce costs.

After one year of a five-year project, the head of the construction company requested an urgent meeting with the head of the "Western Power" company, where he complained about the numerous design changes that caused severe confusion to the workers as well as overtime. He explained that the building engineers make changes during construction on the site without informing the design engineers so that they can update the plans. Also, construction managers are often unaware of these changes, which means that some tasks were sometimes done in error. In addition, design engineers have made some inappropriate design changes without consulting construction engineers, causing them to be re-worked more than once.

Also, after extensive investigations, the Western Power administration received notifications from government oversight agencies that two essential parts of the first phase of the project did not meet government standards and had to be rebuilt. When the administration also learned that the project was six months behind schedule, and there was an additional 10% cost to the budget, it fired the project manager.

If you are appointed as a new project manager. What actions will you take to better address problems and control this project?