Create a simple Hair Salon business plan using these topics:
Overview
*Ownership and structure
*Company and History
Team
*Management team
* Advisors
Operations
*Location & Facilities
*Technology
*Equipment & Tools
Milestones & Metrics
*Milestones Table
* Key Metrics
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Question 2. A sustainable economic and fiscal (taxation) framework is a key part of the engineering procurement process. Propose, and justify, key sustainability criteria for inclusion in any fiscal (taxation) framework relating to the procurement of engineering products or information technology services.
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Using the Accra Institute Technology Wifi for Students as an example, explain the challenge(s) you face while accessing it, explain why the challenge(s) exist(s) and explain what you think could be done to fix the challenge(s).
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Discuss how the OSI model has been able to allow different technologies to communicate over the years. Mention at least two specific networking technology that did not exist 40 years ago that is currently used today, such as e-mail.
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CSCE 1030: Lab 7 General Guidelines: (for ALL of your programming assignments and labs) Use meaningful variable names. Use appropriate indentation. Use comments, especially for the header, variables, and blocks of code. Please make sure that your submitted code has comments as points may be deducted for a lack of comments. Example Header: /* Author: Jane Doe ([email protected]) Date: Instructor: Description: A small description in your own words that describe what the program does. Any additional flags needed to allow the program to compile should also be placed here. */ Example Function Header: /* Function: Deposit Parameters: a double representing account balance and a double representing the deposit amount Return: a double representing account balance after the deposit Description: This function computes the account balance after a deposit. */ A. Working with Functions Declare and define a function that computes bonus for an employee depending on the base salary and the number of years of experience of the employee. Inside the function, check the number of experience. If the number of experience is greater than 15 years, the bonus is 5% of the base salary, otherwise it is 2.5% of the base salary. You will need to call this function from your main function and pass the base salary and the number of years as parameters/arguments. Start with the following template to write you program. 2 Now, modify the above program, referring to the comments included in the code. Complete the requested changes, and then save the file as Lab7A.cpp, making sure it compiles and works as expected. Note that you will submit this file to Canvas. B. Function calling another function You have already seen a function that has called another function, but you may not have paid close attention to it. In order to call a programmer-defined function inside another programmer-defined function, you need to have the declaration of the function that is being called before the declaration of the calling function. In this program you will write a function of void return type named compare that accepts an integer parameter named guess. This function will compare the value of guess with a seeded randomly generated integer between 1 to 100, inclusive, and let the user know what the random number was as well as whether the guess was larger than, smaller than or equal to the random number. NOTE THAT: You will NOT generate a random number inside the compare function. Rather, you will write another function named getRandom of int return type to do it. You will need to call getRandom from compare, no parameters are necessary. Inside your main function, get the guess from user and pass it to the compare function. 3 Start with the following template to write your code. Complete the requested changes, and then save the file as Lab7B.cpp, making sure it compiles and works as expected. Note that you will submit this file to Canvas. C. A function with Boolean return type Write a programmer defined function that compares the ASCII sum of two strings. To compute the ASCII sum, you need to compute the ASCII value of each character of the string and sum them up in a loop of your choice by processing one character at time. You will thus need to calculate two sums, one for each string. Then, return true if the first string has a larger ASCII sum compared to the second string, otherwise return false. In your main function, prompt the user to enter two strings with a suitable message and provide the strings to the function during function call. The user may enter multiple words for either string. Then, use the Boolean data returned by the function to inform which string has the higher ASCII sum. Use the following template to write your code. 4 Complete the requested changes, and then save the file as Lab7C.cpp, making sure it compiles and works as expected. Note that you will submit this file to Canvas. Now that you have completed this lab, it’s time to turn in your results. Once you've moved the files to your windows machine (using winscp), you may use the browser to submit them to Canvas for the Lab7 dropbox. You should submit the following files: Lab7A.cpp Lab7B.cpp Lab7C.cpp Ask your TA to check your results before submission. The above three files MUST be submitted to Canvas by the end of your lab section. Now that you've finished the lab, use any additional time to practice writing simple programs out of the textbook, lectures, or even ones you come up with on your own to gain some more experience.
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There is a design methodology called rapid prototyping, which has been used successfully in software engineering. Given similarities between software design and instructional design, we argue that rapid prototyping is a viable method for instructional design, especially for computer-based instruction. References: |
Tripp and Bichelmeyer (1990) suggested that rapid prototyping could be an advantageous methodology for developing innovative computer-based instruction. They noted that this approach has been used successfully in software engineering; hence, rapid prototyping could also be a viable method for instructional design due to many parallels between software design and instructional design.
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In examining the history of the visionary companies, we were struck by how often they made some of their best moves not by detailed strategic planning, but rather by experimentation, trial and error, opportunism, and--quite literally--accident. What looks in hindsight like a brilliant strategy was often the residual result of opportunistic experimentation and "purposeful accidents." References: |
When I look back on the decisions I've made, it's clear that I made some of my best choices not through a thorough analytical investigation of my options, but instead by trial and error and, often, simply by accident. The somewhat random aspect of my success or failure is, at the same time, both encouraging and scary. |
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Major changes within organizations are usually initiated by those who are in power. Such decision-makers sponsor the change and then appoint someone else - perhaps the director of training - to be responsible for implementing and managing change. Whether the appointed change agent is in training development or not, there is often the implicit assumption that training will "solve the problem." And, indeed, training may solve part of the problem.... The result is that potentially effective innovations suffer misuse, or even no use, in the hands of uncommitted users. References: |
When major changes are initiated in organizations, "... there is often the implicit assumption that training will 'solve the problem.' And, indeed, training may solve part of the problem." (Dormant, 1986, p. 238).
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Merck, in fact, epitomizes the ideological nature--the pragmatic idealism--of highly visionary companies. Our research showed that a fundamental element in the "ticking clock" of a visionary company is a core ideology--core values and a sense of purpose beyond just making money--that guides and inspires people throughout the organization and remains relatively fixed for long periods of time. References: |
While some have identified Merck as a visionary company dedicated to a "core values and a sense of purpose beyond just making money" (Collins & Porras, 2002, p. 48), others point out corporate misdeeds perpetrated by Merck (e.g., its role in establishing a dubious medical journal that republished articles favorable to Merck products) as contradictory evidence. References: |
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The philosophical position known as constructivismviews knowledge as a human construction. The various perspectives within constructivism are based on the premise that knowledge is not part of an objective, external reality that is separate from the individual. Instead, human knowledge, whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner, is a human construction. References: |
Does knowledge exist outside of, or separate from, the individual who knows? Constructivists argue that "... human knowledge, whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner, is a human construction." References: |
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When instructors are creating discussion board activities for online courses, at least two questions must be answered. First, what is the objective of the discussions? Different objectives might be to create a "social presence" among students so that they do not feel isolated, to ask questions regarding assignments or topics, or to determine if students understand a topic by having them analyze and evaluate contextual situations. Based on the response to this question, different rules might be implemented to focus on the quality of the interaction more so than the quantity. The second question is, how important is online discussions in comparison to the other activities that students will perform? This question alludes to the amount of participation that instructors expect from students in online discussions along with the other required activities for the course. If a small percentage of student effort is designated for class participation, our results show that it can affect the quality and quantity of interactions. References: |
According to Moore and Marra's (2005) case study, which observed two online courses, students in the first course implemented a constructive argumentation approach while students in second course had less structure for their postings. As they stated, when instructors create online discussion board activities, they must answer at least two questions. These questions are: "What is the objective of the discussions?" And "How important are online discussions in comparison to the other activities that students will perform?" According to their findings, the discussion activities that were designed based on the answers to these questions can influence the quality and quantity of interactions (Moore & Marra, 2005). References: |
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The philosophical position known as constructivismviews knowledge as a human construction. The various perspectives within constructivism are based on the premise that knowledge is not part of an objective, external reality that is separate from the individual. Instead, human knowledge, whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner; is a human construction. References: |
Constructivist philosophers assert that knowledge is made by humans themselves. Knowledge is not "out there" in some external reality separate from us. It is we humans who create the content in disciplines such as math and biology. That knowledge would not exist without people making it. References: |
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But what are reasonable outcomes of the influence of global processes on education?While the question of how global processes influence all aspects of education (and who controls these forces) is multidimensional and not completely testable, there appear to be some theories of globalization as it relates to education that can be empirically examined. References: |
Rutkowski and Rutkowski (2009) ask "what are reasonable outcomes of the influence of global processes on education?" (p. 138). This question is not entirely testable and has multiple dimensions but theories of globalization's impact on education exist and provide means of empirical analysis. References: |
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In a complex task such as creating a website for learning, instructors may want to support the generation of multiple solutions in learners' peer feedback. Anonymity may create a social context where learners feel freer to express varied ideas, and make the task of giving feedback less inhibited. However, teachers need to know just how anonymity impacts the learning dynamic in order to make informed choices about when anonymous configurations are appropriate in peer feedback. References: |
According to Howard, Barrett, and Frick (2010), in order to make appropriate choices educators must understand the ways in which hiding or showing the identity of participants can impact the interaction that takes place in peer feedback activities. Obscuring the identity of participants in peer feedback "may create a social context where learners feel freer to express varied ideas, and make the task of giving feedback less inhibited" (p. 90). References: |
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While solitary negative reactions or unjustified suggestions for change have the potential to dissipate discourse rather than build it, the pattern analysis shows that the anonymous condition seemed to provide a safe explorative space for learners to try out more reasons for their multiple solutions. Teachers will rarely give anonymous feedback, but the experience of giving anonymous feedback may open a social space where learners can try out the reasons for their suggestions. References: |
In their study of anonymity in an online peer feedback activity, the authors found that, under conditions of anonymity, learners seemed more inclined to provide reasons to back up their suggestions (Howard, Barrett, & Frick, 2010). Getting both suggestions and the reasons for the suggestions would be welcome in feedback I receive from peers or my instructors. Seeing the reasons would help me know that the suggestions have been thought through (even if I don't always agree with them). References: |
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Please elaborate more and use simple english words. Also, must be in paragraph form.
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In spite of inflation increasing most prices, the price of solar power declining. Also in contrast to fossil fuels, the cost of generating electricity from solar energy is driven by the infrastructure costs instead of the cost of the natural resource. Therefore the costs and prices are more stable, particularly for large-scale electricity generation.
Historically, solar technologies have had high upfront infrastructure costs but low operating costs. The SunShot program launched in 2011 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to make solar energy economically competitive by 2020. To achieve this goal, the cost of solar power will have to be reduced by roughly 75% relative to 2010 prices. The U.S. DOE has reported that cumulative adoption of solar technologies has increased over tenfold since 2008. It is expected that achieving the price reduction set by the SunShot initiative could lead to solar representing 14% of the electricity demand in the U.S. by 2030 and 27% by 2050.
According to a study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, reported prices of both residential and commercial photovoltaic systems decreased on average from 6% to 12% annually between 1998 and 2014. At the end of 2014, photovoltaic prices ranged from $4.27/W for residential systems with a median installed capacity of 6kW to $2.08/W for utility-scale systems. Costs for utility scale systems are projected to fall $1.00/W to $1.75/W by 2020. It is expected that within the next two decades, the cost of solar technologies will be lower than the costs of conventional fossil fuel electricity technologies. These lower electricity prices can decrease inflation and contribute to increased economic activity and growth.
Interestingly, the deployment of solar technologies continues to increase despite the 2015 plunge in oil prices. Solar was the third most added electricity-generation capacity in 2015, after wind and natural gas. However, the share of solar compared to the total U.S. electricity capacity in 2015 was 2%, while its generation share was only 0.9%. So it remains to be seen if the goal of the SunShot initiative will be met.
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In spite of inflation increasing most prices, the price of solar power declining. Also in contrast to fossil fuels, the cost of generating electricity from solar energy is driven by the infrastructure costs instead of the cost of the natural resource. Therefore the costs and prices are more stable, particularly for large-scale electricity generation.
Historically, solar technologies have had high upfront infrastructure costs but low operating costs. The SunShot program launched in 2011 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to make solar energy economically competitive by 2020. To achieve this goal, the cost of solar power will have to be reduced by roughly 75% relative to 2010 prices. The U.S. DOE has reported that cumulative adoption of solar technologies has increased over tenfold since 2008. It is expected that achieving the price reduction set by the SunShot initiative could lead to solar representing 14% of the electricity demand in the U.S. by 2030 and 27% by 2050.
According to a study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, reported prices of both residential and commercial photovoltaic systems decreased on average from 6% to 12% annually between 1998 and 2014. At the end of 2014, photovoltaic prices ranged from $4.27/W for residential systems with a median installed capacity of 6kW to $2.08/W for utility-scale systems. Costs for utility scale systems are projected to fall $1.00/W to $1.75/W by 2020. It is expected that within the next two decades, the cost of solar technologies will be lower than the costs of conventional fossil fuel electricity technologies. These lower electricity prices can decrease inflation and contribute to increased economic activity and growth.
Interestingly, the deployment of solar technologies continues to increase despite the 2015 plunge in oil prices. Solar was the third most added electricity-generation capacity in 2015, after wind and natural gas. However, the share of solar compared to the total U.S. electricity capacity in 2015 was 2%, while its generation share was only 0.9%. So it remains to be seen if the goal of the SunShot initiative will be met.
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