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.

Central University of Illinois has a newly appointed president, Catherine Husker. This has been a challenging budget year due to the difficulties of getting a state budget passed in the State Legislature. It appears from all reports that the budget that may get passed will be only 90% of last year’s state appropriations for the University. This means the University will have to cut their own operating budget for next year because of the State’s expected reduction in appropriations to higher education.

Husker just had a meeting with the athletic director of the university, Gareth Connor, to discuss the budget for the athletic department. Central University has been a men’s football and basketball powerhouse for the last several decades. However, the women’s athletic program has had less success. Last year, though, the women’s basketball team was one of the team’s selected to participate in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Competition through an “at-large bid” due to their outstanding season.

Connor and Husker discussed the 2018 Athletic Department budget, which Connor believed was the final draft. The meeting did not go well. In fact, it went terribly.   Husker discussed four grave concerns she had about the Athletic Department budget and requested Connor to review and revise the budget in light of her concerns below. Draft II of the budget is due in two weeks time.

Concern 1: The Athletic Department is budgeting a loss of over $3 million. Given the tight fiscal position of the university, this outcome is unacceptable to Husker. A budgeted loss of $1 million is the most she will tolerate for 2018. By 2019 the Athletic Department has to operate with a balanced budget. She tells Connor this is nonnegotiable.

Concern 2: The low allocation of money to the women’s athletic program. Fox Valley News, a tabloid television show, recently ran a program titled “It’s a Man’s World at Central University Athletics’ Program.” Husker said Connor is treating woman athletes as “third-class citizens.”

Concern 3: The low academic performance of the men’s football athletes, many of whom have full scholarships. She notes that the local TV news recently ran an interview with three football-team students, only one of which “exemplified the high academic credentials she wants Central to showcase to the world.” As for the other two students, she calls one student “incoherent” and another “incapable of stringing sentences together.”

Concern 4: The outrageous salary paid to “Bull” Mason, the football coach. She notes it is twice that of the highest paid academic person on campus, a Nobel Prize winner. Moreover, Mason receives other payments from his “Football the Central Way” summer program for high school students.

Below is Draft I of the Athletic Department budget:

Central University 2017 Athletic Department Budget ($ millions)

Revenues:

            Men’s athletic programs                              $10.350

            Women’s athletic programs                            0.780

            Other (endowment income, gifts)     3.400          $14.530

Costs:

         Men’s athletic programs                              $11.040

            Women’s athletic programs                            2.800

            Other (non-assigned to programs)*              3.700          17.540

Operating Income                                                                            $( 3.010)

*Other non-assigned programs include rugby, soccer and volleyball

Men’s Athletic Programs:

                                    Football          Basketball         Swimming     Other       Total

Revenues                  $8.600           $1.500               $0.100        $0.150   $10.350

Costs                          7.400                2.700                  0.300           0.640     11.040

Full Scholarships            37                    21            6                      4          68

Women’s Athletic Programs:

                                                            Basketball         Swimming     Other       Total

Revenues                                          $0.600               $0.080        $0.100   $ 0.780

Costs                                                    1.800                  0.200           0.800       2.800

Full Scholarships                                     11            4                      2          17

REQUIRED:

Connor will be holding a half-day meeting with key officials of the Athletic Department (of which your team are some of these key officials) to discuss the university president’s concerns. In order for your team of officials to be prepared to discuss the concerns of the president at this meeting, please answer the following questions prior to the meeting.

Questions:

Who are the stakeholders? (Worth 4 pts.)

The Athletic Department is operating at a loss. What are some of the ways the Department can increase revenues? Are there any potential pitfalls or problems with any of your ideas? (Worth 6 pts.)

Central University of Illinois has a newly appointed president, Catherine Husker. This has been a challenging budget year due to the difficulties of getting a state budget passed in the State Legislature. It appears from all reports that the budget that may get passed will be only 90% of last year’s state appropriations for the University. This means the University will have to cut their own operating budget for next year because of the State’s expected reduction in appropriations to higher education.

Husker just had a meeting with the athletic director of the university, Gareth Connor, to discuss the budget for the athletic department. Central University has been a men’s football and basketball powerhouse for the last several decades. However, the women’s athletic program has had less success. Last year, though, the women’s basketball team was one of the team’s selected to participate in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Competition through an “at-large bid” due to their outstanding season.

Connor and Husker discussed the 2020 Athletic Department budget, which Connor believed was the final draft. The meeting did not go well. In fact, it went terribly.   Husker discussed four grave concerns she had about the Athletic Department budget and requested Connor to review and revise the budget in light of her concerns below. Draft II of the budget is due in two weeks time.

Concern 1: The Athletic Department is budgeting a loss of over $3 million. Given the tight fiscal position of the university, this outcome is unacceptable to Husker. A budgeted loss of $1 million is the most she will tolerate for 2020. By 2021 the Athletic Department has to operate with a balanced budget. She tells Connor this is nonnegotiable.

Concern 2: The low allocation of money to the women’s athletic program. Fox Valley News, a tabloid television show, recently ran a program titled “It’s a Man’s World at Central University Athletics’ Program.” Husker said Connor is treating woman athletes as “third-class citizens.”

Concern 3: The low academic performance of the men’s football athletes, many of whom have full scholarships. She notes that the local TV news recently ran an interview with three football-team students, only one of which “exemplified the high academic credentials she wants Central to showcase to the world.” As for the other two students, she calls one student “incoherent” and another “incapable of stringing sentences together.”

Concern 4: The outrageous salary paid to “Bull” Mason, the football coach. She notes it is twice that of the highest paid academic person on campus, a Nobel Prize winner. Moreover, Mason receives other payments from his “Football the Central Way” summer program for high school students.

Below is Draft I of the Athletic Department Budget:

Central University 2020 Athletic Department Budget ($ millions)

Revenues:

          Men’s athletic programs                      $10.350

          Women’s athletic programs                     0.780

          Other (endowment income, gifts)            3.400       $14.530

Costs:

         Men’s athletic programs                      $11.040

          Women’s athletic programs                     2.800

          Other (non-assigned to programs)*         3.700       17.540

Operating Income                                                              $( 3.010)

*Other non-assigned programs include rugby, soccer and volleyball

Men’s Athletic Programs:

                              Football       Basketball       Swimming              Other       Total

Revenues               $8.600         $1.500             $0.100      $0.150   $10.350

Costs                      7.400             2.700               0.300        0.640     11.040

Full Scholarships         37                 21                   6                  4        68

Women’s Athletic Programs:

                                                  Basketball       Swimming              Other      Total

Revenues                                   $0.600             $0.080      $0.100   $ 0.780

Costs                                            1.800               0.200        0.800       2.800

Full Scholarships                              11                   4                  2        17

REQUIRED:

Connor will be holding a half-day meeting with key officials of the Athletic Department (of which your team are some of these key officials) to discuss the university president’s concerns. In order for your team of officials to be prepared to discuss the concerns of the president at this meeting, please answer the following questions prior to the meeting.

Questions:

1. Who are the stakeholders? (Worth 5 pts.)

2. The Athletic Department is operating at a loss. What are some of the ways the Department can increase revenues? Are there any potential pitfalls or problems with any of your ideas? (Worth 10 pts.)

3. Are there any ways that the Athletic Department can decrease costs? Are there any potential pitfalls or problems with any of these suggestions? (Worth 10 pts.)

4. What are some of the gender issues that Husker raised and how would you attempt to address them? (Worth 5 pts.)