What do you think of the interactions between men and women in Hurston’s novel (Their eyes were watching God) ?
Are relationships–romantic and otherwise–based on respect or power and abuse? Are multiple factors present?
Prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:
Identify at least two technology innovations to connect patients, providers, and insurers across the care continuum.
Describe how the technologies work to provide patients and providers with data necessary for health care decision making.
Discuss how the real-time data encourages outcome-focused planning.
Predict what impact the technology will have on future health care delivery. Provide rationale and examples.
Presentations must include speakers’ notes on each slide, as well as references for the presentation.
Prompt 1 “Data Warehouse Architecture” (2-3 pages): Explain the major components of a data warehouse architecture, including the various forms of data transformations needed to prepare data for a data warehouse. Also, describe in your own words current key trends in data warehousing.
Prompt 2 “Big Data” (2-3 pages): Describe your understanding of big data and give an example of how you’ve seen big data used either personally or professionally. In your view, what demands is big data placing on organizations and data management technology?
Prompt 3 “Green Computing” (2-3 pages): One of our topics in Chapter 13 surrounds IT Green Computing. The need for green computing is becoming more obvious considering the amount of power needed to drive our computers, servers, routers, switches, and data centers. Discuss ways in which organizations can make their data centers “green”. In your discussion, find an example of an organization that has already implemented IT green computing strategies successfully.
1. Does the OSI model conform to the TCP/IP protocols, or vice versa? Is there another model that works better in a corporate environment? In other environments? Explain your answers in detail and provide examples to support your perspective. (No Rubic is required).
2. Describe how OSI layers can affect a network’s design and network in general. Provide an example.
3. Using resources from this week’s readings and those available on the Internet, answer the following questions in a 500- to 1,000-word paper:
a) Describe how OSI model layers can effect a network’s design and networking in general.
b) There are two different types of switching technologies available in today’s market. One lives on one layer, while the other resides in a different layer of the OSI model. Locate these switching technologies, describe the differences in functionality, and relate those differences to the functions inherent within the OSI model. Your OSI model annotation document from Week 1 will be valuable.
c) How can the OSI model be useful during troubleshooting processes?
Note: You must use at least one credible reference in your paper.
Do you think it is easier for syndicated crime leaders, such as Semyon Mogilevich, or for respectable financial leaders, like Bernard Madoff, to become involved in financial fraud? Explain your reasoning.
Applying your knowledge of creative nonfiction from this week’s lecture, explain how the story of the Berlin Wall (Links to an external site.) by Marc Fisher represents this genre. What attributes make it a work of creative nonfiction instead of just a news article?
Choose one question from the list below and respond. Identify to which question you are responding. Submit your 2-3 page response to the Discussion Area. Remember to use supporting citations from the textbook and online lectures. By the end of the week, please comment substantively on two or more classmates’ assignments and to any questions left to you by the instructor in his or her feedback. Leave comments that raise salient points and stimulate discussion. Focus on the topic and its historical context. Be respectful, helpful, clear, and concise. Always utilize constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of further learning.
How did the growth of tobacco impact the land, culture, economy, politics, and social relations both in North America and throughout the Atlantic?
The absence of gold in Canada and North America influenced colonial behavior toward the land and the natives. Do you think that this statement is accurate or inaccurate? Why did the Spanish, French, and English come to the New World and how did their colonies develop differently from one another?
Read the “Case Study Analysis.”
Select one of the following theories that you feel best applies to treating the client in the case study:
Write an analysis of the case study using the theory you chose. Include the following in your analysis.
Acting as the human resource director for your university or workplace, design a new student or employee orientation program to offer information and socialization opportunities for incoming students or staff. Your design should be based on a blended learning approach and address the following elements.
Write a 6–8-page paper in which you do the following:
Focus on some additional terms for IT users and discuss what a community of practice is.Why are they important and how can they impact the culture within an organization?
