According to recent surveys, China, India, and the Philippines are the three most popular countries for IT outsourcing. Write a short paper explaining what the appeal would be for US companies to outsource IT functions to these countries. You may discuss cost, labor pool, language, or possibly government support as your reasons. There are many other reasons you may choose to highlight in your paper.
Achieving competitive success through people involves fundamentally altering how we think about the workforce and the employment relationship. It means achieving success by working with people not by replacing them or limiting the scope of their activities. It entails seeing the workforce as a source of strategic advantage, not just as a cost to be minimized or avoided.” Do you agree or disagree with these statements by Jeffrey Pfeffer? Can a sustainable competitive advantage be produced through the effective management of people?
Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum.
This week’s material discusses some of the rights and duties of landlords and tenants.
Distinguish between the Frye and the Daubert doctrines as tests of the admissibility in court of scientific evidence. Which test would a defense lawyer want the trial court to use, and why? Would the answer be the same for the prosecutor? Explain.
Data Mining Clustering Analysis: “Basic Concepts and Algorithms” and “Additional Issues and Algorithms” Assignment
1) Explain the following types of Clusters:
· Well-separated clusters
· Center-based clusters
· Contiguous clusters
· Density-based clusters
· Property or Conceptual
2) Define the strengths of Hierarchical Clustering and then explain the two main types of Hierarchical Clustering.
3) DBSCAN is a dentisy-based algorithm. Explain the characteristics of DBSCAN.
4) For sparse data, discuss why considering only the presence of non-zero values might give a more accurate view of the objects than considering the actual magnitudes of values. When would such an approach not be desirable?
5) Describe the change in the time complexity of K-means as the number of clusters to be found increases.
6) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of treating clustering as an optimization problem. Among other factors, consider efficiency, non-determinism, and whether an optimization-based approach captures all types of clusterings that are of interest.
Q1. Why do new technologies require regulation, What factors do they have in common that drive government regulator’s motivations? (try to provide 3 reasons, base them in literature as much as possible. This point should apply to all new emerging technologies)
Q2. What do you think is a new technology that presents a significant regulatory challenge, and what do you think should be done?
Disscuss how can the idea of geological time become an argument against taking expensive steps to protect the natural world?
What is an example of a company doing good by doing well—that is, making profits—and for that reason improving the general welfare? How can the example be converted into an argument against the theory of the corporation as having social responsibilities?
1. From the Quilts of Gee’s Bend Slideshow, which are your favorite quilts and why?
2. Do your own research on modern art. What are the hallmarks of modern art? Who are some of its major artists? What works of modern art remind you of the quilts of Gee’s Bend?
3. Do your own research on modern art. Post a link to an article that you found informative.
· A) What makes this article informative/interesting?
· B) How would you cite it?
4. Here’s a quote from “The Alabama Women Who Made Their Quilts a Part of Modern Art”:
“As with some other arts, however, quilt-making has traditionally struggled for recognition as a fine art. Like weaving and embroidery, quilting is often seen as merely a craft, or ‘women’s work (Links to an external site.),’ as opposed to painting and sculpting, which were traditionally considered more manly, high-art forms. In terms of art world acceptance, the women of Gee’s Bend had an added disadvantage: their blackness.”
Using one or more of the Gee’s Bend quilts as an example, make a case for the Gee’s Bend quilts to be universally accepted as fine art. (Write at least 250 words.)
5. In the new era of COVID-19, the concept of sustainability is moving from lip service to necessity. Americans are faced with having to live in a more sustainable fashion, throwing away less and reusing more. Consider the following:
· A) How are the quilts of Gee’s Bend models of sustainability?
· B) Referring back to Desmond’s article, in what ways can reusing clothing, sheets, and other fabrics be considered anti-capitalist?
· C) Which of the Gee’s Bend quilters best displays sustainable habits? How so?
(Write at least 250 words total for A, B, and C.)
6. Provide a direct quote from one of the quilters in The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend documentary. Explain what this quote means and why it is significant to you.
No need for cover page Q1. Project Planning” Please respond to the following: A. A project requires ample coordination of schedule, costs, and scope. Describe a project that you have worked on from beginning to end. Determine the various processes that were required during the planning phase of the project. B. Describe the challenges that were present throughout the execution of the project identified in Part 1 of this discussion. Suggest improvements that could have been performed during the planning phase to minimize the number of challenges experienced in the latter phases of the project. Q2. Organization Structure and Planning” Please respond to the following: A. The structure of an organization has a direct relationship with the planning and management efforts of a project. Describe how a project manager’s authority and management style are influenced by the organization’s structure. B. Evaluate how the attributes of an organization’s structure influence the planning efforts and success factors of a project. Include at least two examples to support your response.
The influence of leadership can be far-reaching in practice and improving patient outcomes even when not in a formal role. Describe advocacy strategies that you can use as a leader to create positive change in your current workplace. In response to peers, describe a time when you provided leadership and the outcome. Was there anything that you would do differently?
