DQ (P) – Discussion Question 1 – (PDQ directed at upcoming PA) Graduate Level

Prior to reading this DQ, please read the PA1 assignment and understand what the assignment is asking you to complete. Once you have an understanding of the PA1 assignment, please continue to the paragraph below to complete DQ1.

Using the Library Information Resource Network (LIRN), JSTOR, or any other electronic journal database, research eight (8) peer-reviewed articles that can be used to answer your upcoming PA1 assignment. Your discussion should summarize the articles in such a way that it can justify any arguments you may present in your PA1 assignment and should be different from the abstract. In addition to your researched peer-reviewed article, you must include an example of the article researched as it is applied by industry (company, business entity, and so forth).

Please note: This article summary should not be the only article researched for your PA1 assignment. You may (and should) have several other articles researched to fully answer your PA1 assignment. The concept of this DQ is to allow students to be proactive in the research necessary to complete this assignment. You may use your article summary, partially or in its entirety in your PA1 assignment.

Important: Please ensure that your reference for the article is in correct APA format, as your reference in your discussion post. Depending on which electronic database you use, you should see a “Cite” selection for your article. In addition, there should be a variety of articles summarized and as such, students should have different articles summarized. Your summary MUST include ALL of the following in your DQ post (include every item in the bullet list below, or you will not receive full credit):

Do these in order:

• In correct APA format, write the Reference of the article.
• Clearly state what the article is about and its purpose.
• Describe how you will use it in your upcoming assignment.
• Repeat for a total of eight (8) peer-reviewed sources.

Professional Assignment 1 – CLO 1, CLO 2

PA1 requires to evaluate the Strategy, Business Models, and Competitive Advantage and the Performance Management and Business Strategy by responding to the following questions below. 

You must justify your thoughts by supporting your arguments by providing the peer-reviewed sources. 

• Discuss and describe the process of aligning organizational strategic objectives and individual performance.
• What are the benefits of alignment? 
• What are the potential dangers of not having alignment?
• Why are capabilities needed to build a sustainable competitive advantage so important to a winning business strategy?
• Cite one of the company examples in the textbook to illustrate your answer.

The Joint Commission’s Impact and the Importance of Long-Term Care

This is a two-part assignment:

Part One: In preparation for accreditation at its facilities, the administration would like the staff to understand the important benefits of accreditation and how undergoing the accreditation process can enhance quality. 

Go to The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Web site (http://www.jointcommission.org), and answer the following questions. Be sure to set a positive tone that will appeal to and win over staff, emphasizing the benefits accreditation can provide your organization. Format your answers in a memo format and address it to me.

· What exactly are accreditation and certification?

· What is the difference between accreditation and certification? 

· What are the benefits of accreditation?

· What are the benefits of Joint Commission certification?

· How can undergoing the accreditation process improve quality at a healthcare facility? 

For instructions on how to write a memo, please visit this link.  

Part Two:  In a one page, double spaced APA format, define what long term care is and why it has continued to increase in terms of importance amongst the healthcare landscape.  In your response be sure to use examples to augment your findings and include relevant citations. 

Data Base Security:

1) Write an essay discussing sqlmap, an automated tool for sql injection and database takeover in 500 words or more. Why do we need an automated tool for sql injection? 

2) Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing discussing IAM in a federated cloud application. 

3) Write an essay of at least five hundred words discussing the use of encryption to protect data at rest, in motion, and in use. 

4) Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing the reasons for the two new auditing roles in Oracle 12c. Why did Oracle consider them necessary? What problems do they solve? How do they benefit companies? 

5) Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing the Safe Harbor provisions under HIPAA.  

6) Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing how database auditing and monitoring fit within a SOX compliance framework. 

7) Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing discussing how a blockchain implementation would improve data security in a military, education, or other context. 

8)   Learning About Cookies as Spyware. Research what kind of information cookies store. You might find the following  websites helpful:

www.allaboutcookies.org/

www.howstuffworks.com/cookie1.htm

Using WORD, write an ORIGINAL brief essay of 300 words or more describing cookies and the way they can invade privacy.

Critical Essay 

In Hot dogs and hamburgers, it tells a warm story which builds up confidence and hope by learning to read. author Rob Shindler tells how he provides his time, energy and unconventional teaching skills to help a boy with serious learning differences and a low literate adult people. One father who wanted to help his son solve dyslexia, Rob found volunteer service to Chicago’s literacy center. There he learned first-hand how ridiculous it was of common misconceptions about learning disabilities and adult illiteracy. The group of students he teaches is who were eloquent, driven, clever, and so funny they made him laugh out loud. Here, Rob shares the pain and humiliation, frustration and hope of his students. Hot dogs and burgers show that literacy issues exist in all communities and that victims are dedicated to finding dignity and life by learning to read. Rob’s teaching experience is very inspiring and worth reading, and once you read his story, you are likely to start your journey as a reading and writing tutors.

Hot Dogs and Hamburgers does relate to the author— Rob Shindler. Therefore, he wrote this book in first person. He was also the narrator in the story. The narrator is not simply an observer. It is obvious narrator knows more than can be physically observed. 

Chapter one is the beginning of his journey. The author set off his psychological activities many times. In other words, this is author’s psychological activities before his first time went to the literacy center as a tutor. Such as, “I wonder if this man is wondering why I hadn’t held the door for him.” The author describes everything in detailed. For instance, “I’m waiting for the elevator to arrive. Even though it’s the middle of the day, the lobby of this busy metropolitan building is completely empty. Finally, the bell dings, the doors open, and I step inside. After pressing number nine, I notice my shoelace is undone, so I kneel down to tie it.” This is a detailed description of movement. The author utilizes the description of movement in the beginning to exaggerates atmosphere. Elevator is a symbol in this chapter. Basically, this chapter pave the way for later Melvin comes out. This chapter is telling us: Don’t judging people solely by their appearance. In the chapter, when author met Melvin as a stranger in the elevator. The author compere Melvin to a grizzly bear (even bigger than a grizzly bear). And that an elevator is an enclosed space. The author judges his personalization by telling the businesses in the building to see where he goes to. But they ride together. During this elevator trip, the author kept repeating: “He can finish me just for lunch.” I can feel he is scared, because he just a man who is 45, but just reach the pocket of his jacket. And the author has mentioned: “I can’t stop looking at my traveling companion’s nails.” He recalled his memories which are in the elevator. All of those elevator memories were happy. No one like this time feel dangerous. I think he also feel nervous, because this is his first time being a tutor to teach. That is why he decide to go to restroom when he just open his tutor handbook. When Melvin smile to him and say hi. Then, he doesn’t feel dangerous anymore. When he looked to Melvin’s eyes, he just felt this “grizzly bear” just a guy who wants to learn how to read. In this book, the author used many adverbs to give readers more tableau sense. But I don’t think it was right grammar to use two prepositions together, like “she’s his”. 

Rob knew Oliver is “learning disability” from Jennifer. “it can be hard for parents to know whether things are normal or not.” What does learning disability mean?  “Learning disabilities are neurologically-based processing problems. These processing problems can interfere with learning basic skills such as reading, writing and/or math. They can also interfere with higher level skills such as organization, time planning, abstract reasoning, long or short term memory and attention. It is important to realize that learning disabilities can affect an individual’s life beyond academics and can impact relationships with family, friends and in the workplace.”  

Rob didn’t give up his son. He wants to help his son out by a professional way. Therefore, he went to Chicago Literacy Center. He decided to become a certified tutor. He took Oliver to the bookstore to pick up book. He encouraged Oliver to read the book by giving penny for every word Oliver read. Rob must had a tough time with teaching Oliver. It is hard to be patient. Rob tried to find out what does Oliver interested in and his strengths. Therefore, he can find an easier way for Oliver to study. In the book, once Rob and Oliver were tackle on alphabet, Oliver can’t concentrate on what was Rob teaching. The television attracted Oliver’s attention. That is not weird on a lazy boy, but Rob brought an apple to attract Oliver’s attention. However, Oliver only can make pronunciation like “aaa” and he knew the name of the fruit without spelling of this word. “One of the biggest confusions and challenges parents face is the large hiatus between what the children can do and what they cannot do” by Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and Related Disorders

Finally, Rob’s mom past away and Rob’s father did a surgery in a hospital, so his children had to help him to teach the adults in the Chicago Literacy Center. Oliver already solved his reading problem. These adults heard about Oliver from Rob, but they were never meet him before. But then they were finally met.

It is hard to be a grownup, difficult to be a parent, even more challenging to be a parent of a child with special needs when the parent must become the analyst, the interpreter, the problem solver, the cheerleader, the lawyer, the psychiatrist, the spiritual advisor, the organizer, the notetaker, the friend, companion, advocate, and disciplinarian. Most parents use every resource they have to help their child flourish, and yet, they worry they are not doing enough or a good enough job. Chances are parents are doing an incredibly fine job under difficult circumstances. Professionals need to realize and appreciate the heavy load carried by parents of children with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other related disorders.

As an intern software developer for a retail bank, you have been tasked with developing use cases to support the ATM service.

Prepare a 5-6 page paper in which you:

Describe (in a one to two (1-2) page narrative) a use case, complete with typical and alternate courses, that documents the event of a bank customer withdrawing money from an ATM. 

Illustrate the use case using Visio or a similar product.

Describe (in a one to two (1-2) page narrative) a use case dependency for making an account deposit. Illustrate this use case with Visio or a similar product.

Describe (in a one to two (1-2) page narrative) a use case dependency for making an account transfer. Illustrate this use case with Visio or a similar product.

Identify and explain at least one (1) ethical issue that the use case exposes in connection with the development or use of the ATM system.

Research and cite at least three (3) authoritative academic sources.

Your assignment must:

Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams/charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.