Discuss the interdependence that exists between Database System Development Life Cycle stages.

Stock A and Stock B prices and dividends, along with the Market Index, are shown below. Stock prices are reported for December 31 of each year, and dividends reflect those paid during the year. The market data are adjusted to include dividends.

1. Use the data given to calculate annual returns for Stock A, Stock B, and the Market Index, and then calculate average annual returns for the two stocks and the index. (Hint: Remember, returns are calculated by subtracting the beginning price from the ending price to get the capital gain or loss, adding the dividend to the capital gain or loss, and then dividing the result by the beginning price. Assume that dividends are already included in the index. Also, you cannot calculate the rate of return for 2011 because you do not have 2010 data.)
2. What dividends do you expect for Stock A over the next three years if you expect the dividend to grow at the rate of 3% per year for the next three years? In other words, calculate D1, D2, and D3. Note that D0 = $1.50.
3. Assume that Stock A has a required return of 13%. You will use this required return rate to discount the dividends calculated earlier. If you plan to buy the stock, hold it for three years, and then sell it for $27.05, what is the most you should pay for it?

Q1(a) A class named “Employee” holds information like employee code, name,gender, year of joining. Write a program in C++ to create three objects of employee and enter some data into it through setters. Make getters and setters for all employee information. Then ask the user to enter current year. Display the names of those employees whose tenure is 2 or more than 2 years according to the given current year only using getters

(b)A class named “Employee” holds information like employee code, name,gender, year of joining. Write a program to create five hundred objects (Array of employee objects )of employee and enter some data into it through setters. Make getters and setters for all employee information. Then ask the user to enter current year. Display the names of those employees whose tenure is 5 or more than 5 years according to the given current year only using getters.
Note: employee code is automatically assigned to newly created object by calling default constructor

(b) Define a class StudentReport with the following specification:
Private members :
adno 4 digit admission number
name 20 characters
marks an array of 5 floating point values
average average marks obtained
GETAVG() a function to compute the average obtained in five subject
Public members:
READINFO() function to accept values for adno, name, marks. Invoke the function   
GETAVG()

DISPLAYINFO() function to display all data members of StudentReport on the screen.
You should give function definitions outside the class using scope resolution operator.

Use C++ to answer

Describe the experimental method, state its advantages and disadvantages, and distinguish between independent and dependent variables.

Key Terms

experimental method

causal hypothesis

independent variable

dependent variable

experimental group

control group

random assignment

Exercises

1. What is the primary advantage of the experimental method?

2. Read the scenario and answer the questions that follow it.

In a laboratory study of sleep deprivation, researchers employed a variety of techniques to keep volunteers awake for variable amounts of time.   One group of participants was kept awake for 24 hours, and the other was kept awake for 48 hours. During periods of forced wakefulness, participants were required to engage verbal learning tasks such as memorizing the definitions of obscure English words. At the conclusion of the period of forced wakefulness, participants were allowed to sleep for as long as they wanted to. When participants awakened, researchers tested them on the learning tasks they completed during the periods of forced wakefulness. The researchers discovered that participants who were deprived of sleep for 48 hours recalled less than those who had been forced to remain awake for 24 hours.

1a. What is the independent variable?_____________________________________________

1b. What is the dependent variable?_______________________________________________

1c. What is the control group?____________________________________________________

1d. What is/are the experimental group(s)?__________________________________________

3. Why is random assignment critical to the experimental method?

PERCEPTION AND SENSATION

-Debate why many focus on perception as a tool for action and survival instead of focusing only on perception as a tool for developing mental representations.

-Discuss the ways in which ability and expectations can affect perception.

-Discuss the major functions of motion perception and the ways in which we can perceive motion.

-Describe real and apparent motion, what the aperture problem is, and how the visual system “solves” this problem.

-Detail how lesioning, transcranial magnetic stimulation and microstimulation have been used to study how neurons signal motion.

-State the major principles of the corollary discharge theory of motion perception, and summarize the behavioral and physiological support for the theory.

-Discuss behavioral and physiological research on implied motion, and relate this to the concept of representational momentum.

-Discuss developmental research on motion preference in newborn babies.

the process used to attack networks and the devices on networks. APA FORMAT

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The following data pertain to Lawn Master Corporation’s top-of-the-line lawn mower.

To achieve a target price of $541 per lawn mower, the markup percentage is 12.7 percent on total unit cost.

Required:

1. What is the fixed selling and administrative cost allocated to each unit of Lawn Master’s top-of-the-line mower? (Do not round your intermediate computations. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)
2. For each of the following cost bases, develop a cost-plus pricing formula that will result in a target price of $541 per mower: (Round your percentage answers to 2 decimal places (i.e., .1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

Suppose you receive an order for 150 pieces in period 4 that has to be delivered in period 5 and when you check your MPS you discover that in that period you only have 60 units available to promise and your next batch (300 units) it's scheduled to arrive in Period 6 and preparation time is 3 weeks. What actions can you take to resolve this situation? What are the limitations of the requirements that must be considered? What should be the criteria that must be considered to evaluate and select the best alternative?

PLEASE BE SUPER SPECIFIC IN YOUR ANSWER. FOR SOME CONTEXT THIS IS A QUESTION FOR A PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY DESIGN AND ANALYSIS CLASS.

I will make sure to rate your answer. THANK YOU.

This is an analytical problem. Whats expected its to provide alternatives to the dilema presented in the production system and analyze the possible consequences of them.

Implement synchronous send and receive of one word messages (also known as Ada-style rendezvous), using condition variables (don't use semaphores!). Implement the Communicator class with operations, void speak(int word) and int listen().

speak() atomically waits until listen() is called on the same Communicator object, and then transfers the word over to listen(). Once the transfer is made, both can return. Similarly, listen() waits until speak() is called, at which point the transfer is made, and both can return (listen() returns the word). Your solution should work even if there are multiple speakers and listeners for the same Communicator (note: this is equivalent to a zero-length bounded buffer; since the buffer has no room, the producer and consumer must interact directly, requiring that they wait for one another). Each communicator should only use exactly one lock. If you're using more than one lock, you're making things too complicated.

WRITE A SUMMARY IN 150 WORDS OR LESS FOR THE INFORMATION BELOW

Synchronous learning is the kind of learning that happens in real time. This means that you, your classmates, and your instructor interact in a specific virtual place, through a specific online medium, at a specific time. In other words, it’s not exactly anywhere, anyhow, anytime. Methods of synchronous online learning include video conferencing, teleconferencing, live chatting, and live-streaming lectures.

What are the advantages of synchronous learning

• Classroom Engagement

If you’re the kind of learner that likes active discussion, immediate feedback, and a personal familiarity that you can only get through real-time interaction, you’re probably a candidate for a synchronous learning experience. This is an especially important distinction if you’re just making the transition from the traditional classroom to an online setting. The personal contact that you get through live videoconferencing, lecture broadcasts or messenger chatting can make it a lot easier to make the transition. Essentially, you can have all the personal engagement of a classroom without getting all sketched out about germs during cold and flu season.

• Dynamic Learning

This experience comes with more than just engagement though. There’s a case to be made that synchronous online learning is simply a superior way to learn, that it allows for a more dynamic exploration of topics, ideas and concepts than is possible in a medium with time lag. Videoconferencing, for instance, makes it possible to ask questions and receive answers mid-lesson; to discourse and debate with classmates at a brisk and exciting pace; to collectively drive a conversation into unexpected new directions. There is a speed and immediacy to synchronous online learning that, at its best, evokes the same level of accountability and engagement as classroom attendance. If you thrive at a swift pace, surrounded by competing and complementary ideas, this is as close as you’ll come to the real thing.

• Instructional Depth

With synchronous online learning, you’ll interact regularly and frequently with your professors. You’ll actually get to know your instructors. This is not just a good way to confirm your instructor’s credibility. It also provides regular opportunity for face-to-face discussion, individual guidance, and perhaps even the chance to establish a mentorship. If you’re the type of student that does your best work with the help of accessible and supportive instruction, you’re probably a synchronous learner.

What are the disadvantages of synchronous learning?

• Rigid Schedule

If you’ve chosen online learning because of your hectic and unpredictable work schedule, synchronous learning may present you with some challenges. The defining characteristic of this learning experience is its adherence to a set schedule. Lectures and class discussions will take place at established meeting times. If your job as a registered nurse keeps you on call at strange hours, or your parenting responsibilities render you fully occupied during the day time, or your hobby as an amateur storm-chaser means that you have to be ready to roll at a moment’s notice, you may have a hard time satisfying your course requirements. If flexibility is the number one reason that you’ve decided to go the online route, make sure you can manage your synchronous learning responsibility around your schedule.

• Technical Difficulties

The above concern is especially pressing if you’re a person on the go. If your work or life requires extensive travel, or at least the kind of mobility that forces you to complete coursework in weird places like coffee shops, airport terminals, and hotel lobbies, you’re probably always carrying a laptop and always searching for a wireless signal. That search could be pretty stressful if you’re desperately trying to log in for a videoconference, lecture, or heaven forbid, an exam. As a synchronous learner, technical difficulties like spotty internet, crashing hard drives, and dying batteries can become anything from an inconvenience to a disaster. Instead of logging in and sitting for your exam, you’re sweating profusely and sputtering profanities at your computer. Who has the time for that?

Synchronous learning is the kind of learning that happens in real time. This means that you, your classmates, and your instructor interact in a specific virtual place, through a specific online medium, at a specific time. In other words, it’s not exactly anywhere, anyhow, anytime. Methods of synchronous online learning include video conferencing, teleconferencing, live chatting, and live-streaming lectures.

What are the advantages of synchronous learning

• Classroom Engagement

If you’re the kind of learner that likes active discussion, immediate feedback, and a personal familiarity that you can only get through real-time interaction, you’re probably a candidate for a synchronous learning experience. This is an especially important distinction if you’re just making the transition from the traditional classroom to an online setting. The personal contact that you get through live videoconferencing, lecture broadcasts or messenger chatting can make it a lot easier to make the transition. Essentially, you can have all the personal engagement of a classroom without getting all sketched out about germs during cold and flu season.

• Dynamic Learning

This experience comes with more than just engagement though. There’s a case to be made that synchronous online learning is simply a superior way to learn, that it allows for a more dynamic exploration of topics, ideas and concepts than is possible in a medium with time lag. Videoconferencing, for instance, makes it possible to ask questions and receive answers mid-lesson; to discourse and debate with classmates at a brisk and exciting pace; to collectively drive a conversation into unexpected new directions. There is a speed and immediacy to synchronous online learning that, at its best, evokes the same level of accountability and engagement as classroom attendance. If you thrive at a swift pace, surrounded by competing and complementary ideas, this is as close as you’ll come to the real thing.

• Instructional Depth

With synchronous online learning, you’ll interact regularly and frequently with your professors. You’ll actually get to know your instructors. This is not just a good way to confirm your instructor’s credibility. It also provides regular opportunity for face-to-face discussion, individual guidance, and perhaps even the chance to establish a mentorship. If you’re the type of student that does your best work with the help of accessible and supportive instruction, you’re probably a synchronous learner.

What are the disadvantages of synchronous learning?

• Rigid Schedule

If you’ve chosen online learning because of your hectic and unpredictable work schedule, synchronous learning may present you with some challenges. The defining characteristic of this learning experience is its adherence to a set schedule. Lectures and class discussions will take place at established meeting times. If your job as a registered nurse keeps you on call at strange hours, or your parenting responsibilities render you fully occupied during the day time, or your hobby as an amateur storm-chaser means that you have to be ready to roll at a moment’s notice, you may have a hard time satisfying your course requirements. If flexibility is the number one reason that you’ve decided to go the online route, make sure you can manage your synchronous learning responsibility around your schedule.

• Technical Difficulties

The above concern is especially pressing if you’re a person on the go. If your work or life requires extensive travel, or at least the kind of mobility that forces you to complete coursework in weird places like coffee shops, airport terminals, and hotel lobbies, you’re probably always carrying a laptop and always searching for a wireless signal. That search could be pretty stressful if you’re desperately trying to log in for a videoconference, lecture, or heaven forbid, an exam. As a synchronous learner, technical difficulties like spotty internet, crashing hard drives, and dying batteries can become anything from an inconvenience to a disaster. Instead of logging in and sitting for your exam, you’re sweating profusely and sputtering profanities at your computer. Who has the time for that?

Using Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards to Motivate Student Achievement

Objectives

• To identify extrinsic and intrinsic rewards that motivate student achievement.
• To generate suggestions for how instructors can use extrinsic and intrinsic rewards to motivate student achievement.

Introduction

The purpose of this exercise is to explore the use of rewards in motivating student achievement. There are two types of rewards—extrinsic and intrinsic—that can be used to fuel student motivation. Extrinsic motivation drives people’s behavior when they do things in order to attain a specific outcome. Extrinsic motivation is the payoff a person receives from others for performing a particular task. For students, these rewards include things like grades, getting better jobs, verbal recognition from peers and professors, academic scholarships, and admittance to honorary societies and associations. In contrast, intrinsic motivation is driven by positive feelings associated with doing well on a task or job. Intrinsic rewards are self-granted; the payoff comes from pleasing yourself.

Instructions

1. Individually brainstorm a list of extrinsic and intrinsic rewards that are associated with academic achievement.
2. As a group create a master list of all unique ideas generated through brainstorming. As a group, identify the top five extrinsic and intrinsic rewards from the list. The group can use a voting procedure to arrive at consensus.
3. Generate specific recommendations for how any college instructor might build these top five extrinsic and intrinsic rewards into a classroom environment.

Questions for Discussion

1. What did you learn about the use of rewards from this exercise?
2. How can instructors improve student achievement through the application of extrinsic and intrinsic rewards?
3. Can instructors really motivate students?

Given that you have two cards of the same rank in a five card hand, what is the probability that you have,

a) a three of a kind

b) four of a kind

Skip Company produces a product called Lem. The standard direct material cost to produce one unit of Lem is four quarts of raw material at $2.50 per quart. During May, 5,880 quarts of raw material were purchased at a cost of $14,112. All the purchased material was used to produce 1,400 units of Lem.

a. Compute the material price variance and material quantity variance for May.
Note: Do not use a negative sign with your answers.

b. Assume the same facts except that Skip Company purchased 8,400 quarts of material at the previously calculated cost per quart, but used only 5,880 quarts. Compute the material price variance and material quantity variance for May, assuming that Skip identifies variances at the earliest possible time.
Note: Do not use a negative sign with your answers.

c. Prepare the journal entries to record the material price and usage variances calculated in (b).
Note: List any multiple debits or any multiple credits in alphabetical order by account name.

Please answer all parts of the question.