To prepare:

• Consider the value of knowing a second or other language.
• Think about possible strategies to counteract those who may perceive second language learners (or non-English speakers in the United States) to be deficient.
• As you review the Learning Resources, think about how diversity of language is as asset.
• Think also about assumptions made about multilingual children/adolescents

Post by Day 3:

Describe at least one advantage and one challenge for child and adolescent development in a multilingual environment. Provide one recommendation to help ameliorate the challenge you identified.

After reading "Identifying People to Provide References" (p. 149) of P.O.W.E.R. Learning and Your Life, identify how you will go about finding references you may need for job seeking? How does developing a network help you maintain contact with these people?

What other possibilities are there for locating a Business Analytics Competency Center in an organization? When might one of these other options be appropriate?

List the strengths and weaknesses of face-to-face and computer mediated (interpersonal) communication in the teaching-learning set-up. Make sure to come up with at least 3 answers/bullets for each cell. Afterwards, write a synthesis (by comparing) the information you provided.

Allen wants to open a savings account. He will transfer $40,000 from another account to the savings account today. After that, he will deposit $1,000 every month to the savings account. If the annual interest rate is 3.2%, what will be the account balance in his savings account after 5 years?

how would this be solved using finance functions in excel?

How was the governance of the Federal Reserve constructed in order to avoid potential abuse of power and balanced representation? In what ways has the Federal Reserve system worked? In what ways has the Federal Reserve system not worked?

Parker & Stone, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in South Park to produce garden tools. The company bought some land six years ago for $3.6 million in anticipation of using it as a warehouse and distribution site, but the company has since decided to rent these facilities from a competitor instead. If the land were sold today, the company would net $4.1 million. The company wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant will cost $18.1 million to build, and the site requires $950,000 worth of grading before it is suitable for construction. What is the proper cash flow amount to use as the initial investment in fixed assets when evaluating this project?

2. (a) Explain about heterojunction and draw different types of heterojunction band-diagram?

(c) Using semiconductors in (b), explain the structure of thin-film heterojunction solar cell which is capable of separating the photoexcited electrons and holes efficiently, and show the direction of incoming solar light in order to achieve the optimized energy conversion efficiency.

What are the differences among information strategy, information architecture, and information technology? How do these interact in a business?

In some organizations, business analytics is considered part of IT, and the Business Analytics Competency Center reports to the IT department. What might the advantages and disadvantages of this arrangement? In what kinds of organizations would this be the best choice?

Scenario 1: Using IT to Gain a Competitive Edge

Judiciously leveraging advances in IT is a fundamental enabler of SHR’s business strategy. In fact, SHR is recognized within the industry as a leader in the use of IT to gain operational efficiencies. For example, SHR implemented electronic data interchange (EDI) with its primary vendors several years ago to streamline its purchasing process and to maintain an uninterrupted ow of incoming inventory to its distribution centers and retail stores. The company places special emphasis on IT controls.

Illustrative business objectives and associated risks pertinent to SHR’s heavy reliance on IT are expressed as follows:

Business Objective 1: Align the company’s IT strategies with its business strategies. Judiciously leverage advances in IT to streamline the company’s business processes and information systems, gain operational efficiencies, and increase shareholder value.

Business Risk 1a: Insufficient, irrelevant, unreliable, inaccurate, and/or untimely information may cause management to make poor IT investment decisions.

Business Risk 1b: Failure to effectively and efficiently integrate acquired IT resources into business processes may adversely affect operational performance and cause unacceptable returns on IT investments. Business

Objective 2: Safeguard the company’s resources against misuse and loss.

Business Risk 2: Unauthorized company personnel and/or outside parties may access the company’s information systems and misuse or misappropriate proprietary information and other assets.

Business Objective 3: Accurately record all valid, and only valid, purchase transactions on a timely basis.

Business Risk 3a: Failure to record a valid purchase transaction may cause inventory and accounts payable to be understated.

Business Risk 3b: Recording an invalid purchase transaction may cause inventory and accounts payable to be overstated.

Business Risk 3c: Recording a valid purchase transaction in the wrong accounting period may cause inventory and accounts payable to be understated or overstated. Auditing Entity-Level Controls

Business Objective 4: Process purchase transactions efficiently, that is, with a minimum of time, effort, expense, and waste.

Business Risk 4: Disruption or corruption of electronic transmissions between the company and its EDI vendors may cause delays in processing purchase transactions, which in turn will cause inventory shortages at the distribution centers and retail stores.

Use the business objectives and risks stated above as the basis for answering the following questions. As he or she deems necessary, your instructor will facilitate the formulation of collective answers to certain questions that will serve as uniform starting points for answering subsequent questions. Students may want to refer to chapter 7, “Information Technology Risks and Controls,” as they complete the Scenario 2 Activities.

Scenario 1 Activities to Answer Questions 1-4 including parts A & B on 2 &4.

1. SHR’s senior management team understands the importance of aligning the company’s IT strategies with its business strategies. Identify two types of IT strategic decisions senior management already has made or is likely to make in the foreseeable future. Clearly explain the linkage between these IT strategic decisions and SHR’s business strategies.

2. Sound decision-making requires high-quality information.

a. What information does senior management need to make informed IT strategic decisions?

b. Identify the entity-level controls you would expect to be in place to ensure that senior management has high-quality information upon which to base its IT strategic decisions.

3. Explain what role, if any, internal audit should have in the IT strategic decision-making process.

4. One of SHR’s business strategies is to selectively acquire companies that complement its core competencies.

a. Explain the effects a business acquisition could have on the inherent risk of failure to effectively and efficiently integrate acquired IT resources into its business processes.

b. Describe the entity-level controls SHR should have in place to mitigate these effects.

Mathlab

Q1. Instruction Text

% For loop code:

vec = [45, -1, 7, 0, -37, 4, -3];

newvec = zeros(1,numel(vec)); % pre-allocate newvec with zeros

for idx = 1:numel(vec)

if vec(idx) > 1 & vec(idx) < 0

numerator = 3*vec(idx)^3;

denominator = 9*vec(idx)^2 + 3;

else

numerator = 2*vec(idx)^3 - 2*vec(idx);

denominator = 2*vec(idx)^2 - 2/vec(idx);

end

newvec(idx) = numerator/denominator;

end

Microsoft:

1. In the lab, you set auditing for logon for success and failure, in your own words, why is it important to capture both types of events?

2. What did you learn about Installing and configuring the LAPS tool?

Explain what the indirect method of reporting cash flow is. Provide an example.

PHP Programming

What is an array?

Select one:

a. a variable that stores multiple values

b. a constant that stores a list of items

c. a list that is stored in multiple variables

d. an index of values

Which of the following is the correct syntax for creating an array?

Select one:

a.

$basket = array(“Watermelon”, “Orange”, “Grape”)

b.

$basket = array(Watermelon, Orange, Grape);

c.

$basket = array($“Watermelon”, $“Orange”, $“Grape”);

d.

$basket = array(“Watermelon”, “Orange”, “Grape”);

What types of items can be stored in arrays?

Select one:

a. integers

b. strings

c. boolean (true/false)

d. all the above

Which of the following accesses the array item by offset?

$myFriends =array("Adam", "Theo", "Adrian");

Select one:

a.

$myFriends[2};

b.

$myFriends[2]

c.

$myFriends{2};

d.

$myFriends{2}

Which of the following outputs the second item in the array $designs?

Select one:

a.

echo $designs[1];

b.

echo $designs{“2”};

c.

echo $designs[2];

d.

echo $designs{2};

From the following php scripting block, what will be displayed in the browser:

<?php
$array[0] = “mall”;
$array[1] = “Kate”;
$array[2] = 9;
$array[3] = “brother”;
$array[4] = “cup cakes”;
$array[5] = “store”;
$array[6] = “Linda”;

echo “$array[1] went to the $array[0] to buy $array[2] $array[4] for her $array[3].”;
?>

Select one:

a. Linda went to the mall to buy 9 cup cakes for her brother.

b. Kate went to the store to buy 9 cup cakes for her brother.

c. Linda went to the store to buy 9 cup cakes for her brother.

d. Kate went to the mall to buy 9 cup cakes for her brother.

The join() function is synonymous with the implode() function.

Select one:

True

False

The list() function only works on arrays numerically indexed starting at 0.

Select one:

True

False

In the following example the numeric index is automatically assigned?

<?php
$toys = array(“Truck”,”Boat”,”Doll”);
?>

Select one:

True

False

Using the print_r() or var_dump() function, you can view an entire multidimensional array.

Select one:

True

False