Software Metrics Questions SHORT Question Short1 Compare and contrast the ideas of semantic complexity and structural complexity of a computer program. Consider both the conceptual differences in measuring these and the operational differences. Question Short 2 Consider a user interface designer who is designing the front end of a database system. (This is a business application, not a game or a work of art.) What is your operational definition of creativity for this person’s work? What surplus meaning does this definition miss? Question Short 3 What is Campbell’s Law? What is Measurement By Objectives?

Software Metrics Questions SHORT Question Short1 Compare and contrast the ideas of semantic complexity and structural complexity of a computer program. Consider both the conceptual differences in measuring these and the operational differences. Question Short 2 Consider a user interface designer who is designing the front end of a database system. (This is a business application, not a game or a work of art.) What is your operational definition of creativity for this person’s work? What surplus meaning does this definition miss? Question Short 3 What is Campbell’s Law? What is Measurement By Objectives? Why would someone cite Campbell’s Law as a criticism of Management By Objectives? Question Short 4 Why is it appropriate to use some surrogate measures as part of a Goal/Question/Metrics measurement program? Give and defend at least two reasons. Question Short 5 Why do people call a model like the CHAT model an interpretive framework? (Briefly describe the CHAT model as part of your answer.) Question Short 6 Describe three factors people will use to assess the credibility of a qualitative measurement? Question Short 7 Imagine a project dashboard that describes the status of a software development project. Suppose that it represents each dimension or aspect of status as a picture, a green smiley-face, a yellow neutral-face, or a red grumpy-face. Are these qualitative or quantitative measures of status? Why? LONG Question Long 1 In her paper, “Developing an Effective Metrics Program,” Rosenberg described a group of “sample goals, questions and metrics. The goals are general and could be adapted with minor modifications to any project development. Questions are derived to quantify the goals. The metrics needed to provide the answers to the questions are then chosen and shown in italics.” Here is a goal from her paper, with associated questions and metrics: GOAL: To predict the schedule in order to manage it QUESTION: What is the actual vs….

As your organization grows, the possibility of having child-care and elder-care issues grow. You have been tasked to head up a small committee to assess the possibility of including these benefits into the current compensation package. Identify at least six (6) questions the committee will have to answer in order to develop a strategy to include these benefits.  

HRM 533 Total Rewards
Week 10 Discussion 1: “Future Benefits”
1.) It is the year 2020. Speculate wht work-life benefits are mmost prominent among the top employers in that year and why you selected them.
 
Week 10 Discussion 2: “Work Cultures”
1.) As your organization grows, the possibility of having child-care and elder-care issues grow. You have been tasked to head up a small committee to assess the possibility of including these benefits into the current compensation package. Identify at least six (6) questions the committee will have to answer in order to develop a strategy to include these benefits.
 
Please note these are discussion questions not an assignment. Also add The WorldatWork Handbook of Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards (2007) as a reference  for  full 10 points credit.

These forums will relate to weekly lecture topics, including but not limited to:- analysis of a character from the assigned primary source readings: the analysis should provide a clear breakdown of his/her representation in the primary source;- analysis of a person or event from the assigned secondary source readings: the analysis should provide a clear breakdown of the modern importance of the person or event;- analysis of an ancient and contemporary (historical, political, social) event: the analysis should provide a clear connection between the events and their significance.Listen to the podcast “Thucydides, Part 1: The First Journalist” from CBC Radio Ideas (June 2011/ 2020) and read the article attached. Summarize the content and context of the podcast Outline 3-5 key points discussed in the podcast.What did you find most interesting about Thucydides based on the information provided in the podcast?

These forums will relate to weekly lecture topics, including but not limited to:- analysis of a character from the assigned primary source readings: the analysis should provide a clear breakdown of his/her representation in the primary source;- analysis of a person or event from the assigned secondary source readings: the analysis should provide a clear breakdown of the modern importance of the person or event;- analysis of an ancient and contemporary (historical, political, social) event: the analysis should provide a clear connection between the events and their significance.Listen to the podcast “Thucydides, Part 1: The First Journalist” from CBC Radio Ideas (June 2011/ 2020) and read the article attached. Summarize the content and context of the podcast Outline 3-5 key points discussed in the podcast.What did you find most interesting about Thucydides based on the information provided in the podcast?

Kant sees reason as the only basis for any universal ethics. This gives little room for human emotions such as sympathy, empathy, happiness, etc. It also means that Kant does not count results or consequences as being ethically relevant. Please address the following: What are the strengths of basing an ethic entirely on human reason? What are the flaws of such an ethic?

Kant sees reason as the only basis for any universal ethics. This gives little room for human emotions such as sympathy, empathy, happiness, etc. It also means that Kant does not count results or consequences as being ethically relevant. Please address the following:

What are the strengths of basing an ethic entirely on human reason?
What are the flaws of such an ethic?
Develop an example of a universal maxim that we as citizens in a democratic republic ought to see realized in our own country. Choose something that is not already established in the Constitution such as free speech, freedom to worship, or freedom from unwarranted search and seizure.
What role does human reason play in the development and maintenance of this maxim?

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write in which you use logic to conclude something based on your own experience. Focus on what you learned about deductive arguments to construct a valid, sound modus ponens or modus tollens argument. First, briefly tell me what validity is and how your argument follows the structure of either modus ponens or modus tollens. Next, defend the truth of your two premises. Focus on defending your first premise (the conditional relationship between the antecedent and the consequent). Creative editing gets extra marks, especially if it helps to confirm the truth of your premises! 

write in which you use logic to conclude something based on your own experience. Focus on what you learned about deductive arguments to construct a valid, sound modus ponens or modus tollens argument. First, briefly tell me what validity is and how your argument follows the structure of either modus ponens or modus tollens. Next, defend the truth of your two premises. Focus on defending your first premise (the conditional relationship between the antecedent and the consequent). Creative editing gets extra marks, especially if it helps to confirm the truth of your premises! 

Your brother wants to borrow $10,000 from you. He has offered to pay you back $12,000 in a year. If the cost of capital of this investment opportunity is 10%, what is its NPV? Should you undertake the investment opportunity? Calculate the IRR and use it to determine the maximum deviation allowable in the cost of capital estimate to leave the decision unchanged.

Week 3 Problem Set
Answer the following questions and solve the following problems in the space provided. When you are done, save the file in the format flastname_Week_3_Problem_Set.docx, where flastname is your first initial and you last name, and submit it to the appropriate dropbox.
Chapter 7 (pages 225–228):
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Your brother wants to borrow $10,000 from you. He has offered to pay you back $12,000 in a year. If the cost of capital of this investment opportunity is 10%, what is its NPV? Should you undertake the investment opportunity? Calculate the IRR and use it to determine the maximum deviation allowable in the cost of capital estimate to leave the decision unchanged.
 
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You are considering an investment in a clothes distributor. The company needs $100,000 today and expects to repay you $120,000 in a year from now. What is the IRR of this investment opportunity? Given the riskiness of the investment opportunity, your cost of capital is 20%. What does the IRR rule say about whether you should invest?
 
19.
You are a real estate agent thinking of placing a sign advertising your services at a local bus stop. The sign will cost $5,000 and will be posted for one year. You expect that it will generate additional revenue of $500 per month. What is the payback period?
 
21.
You are deciding between two mutually exclusive investment opportunities. Both require the same initial investment of $10 million. Investment A will generate $2 million per year (starting at the end of the first year) in perpetuity. Investment B will generate $1.5 million at the end of the first year and its revenues will grow at 2% per year for every year after that.

a. Which investment has the higher IRR?
b. Which investment has the higher NPV when the cost of capital is 7%?
c. In this case, for what values of the cost of capital does picking the higher IRR give the correct answer as to which investment is the best opportunity?

 
 
 
Chapter 8 (260–262)
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Pisa Pizza, a seller of frozen pizza, is considering introducing a healthier version of its pizza that will be low in cholesterol and contain no trans fats. The firm expects that sales of the new pizza will be $20 million per year. While many of these sales will be to new customers, Pisa Pizza estimates that 40% will come from customers who switch to the new, healthier pizza instead of buying the original version.
a. Assume customers will spend the same amount on either version. What level of incremental sales is associated with introducing the new pizza?
b. Suppose that 50% of the customers who will switch from Pisa Pizza’s original pizza to its healthier pizza will switch to another brand if Pisa Pizza does not introduce a healthier pizza. What level of incremental sales is associated with introducing the new pizza in this case?
 
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Cellular Access, Inc. is a cellular telephone service provider that reported net income of $250 million for the most recent fiscal year. The firm had depreciation expenses of $100 million, capital expenditures of $200 million, and no interest expenses. Working capital increased by $10 million. Calculate the free cash flow for Cellular Access for the most recent fiscal year.
 
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A bicycle manufacturer currently produces 300,000 units a year and expects output levels to remain steady in the future. It buys chains from an outside supplier at a price of $2 a chain. The plant manager believes that it would be cheaper to make these chains rather than buy them. Direct in-house production costs are estimated to be only $1.50 per chain. The necessary machinery would cost $250,000 and would be obsolete after 10 years. This investment could be depreciated to zero for tax purposes using a 10-year straight-line depreciation schedule. The plant manager estimates that the operation would require $50,000 of inventory and other working capital upfront (year 0), but argues that this sum can be ignored because it is recoverable at the end of the 10 years. Expected proceeds from scrapping the machinery after 10 years are $20,000.
If the company pays tax at a rate of 35% and the opportunity cost of capital is 15%, what is the net present value of the decision to produce the chains in-house instead of purchasing them from the supplier?
 
 
 

Explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic plan, considering stakeholder needs.  Explain how your ethical perspective has evolved throughout the program.

Take the Ethics Awareness Inventory and Ethical Choices in the Workplace assessments to assess your values.
 

Explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic plan, considering stakeholder needs. 

Explain how your ethical perspective has evolved throughout the program.

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Facebook, email, electronic commerce, and collaborative sites for both work and leisure are a normal part of our everyday computing activities. Personal information entered on these websites become partially owned by the sites themselves.  Deleting items never really gets rid of them. After reading this week’s course materials, describe what Internet users should know about one of the following topics: What should you know about website privacy? How do you know when an online transaction is secure? Why is Anti-spyware software important to my online security?  

 
Facebook, email, electronic commerce, and collaborative sites for both work and leisure are a normal part of our everyday computing activities. Personal information entered on these websites become partially owned by the sites themselves.  Deleting items never really gets rid of them.
After reading this week’s course materials, describe what Internet users should know about one of the following topics:

What should you know about website privacy?
How do you know when an online transaction is secure?
Why is Anti-spyware software important to my online security?

From the various cases, many recommendations on processes and structures have come to light. Using the three collaborations you located, analyze best practices and practices to avoid in these collaborative efforts. Evaluate what has worked well in these cases, and what you would have done differently. Assess what this means for the future of these projects

Identifying Best Practices
From the various cases, many recommendations on processes and structures have come to light. Using the three collaborations you located, analyze best practices and practices to avoid in these collaborative efforts. Evaluate what has worked well in these cases, and what you would have done differently. Assess what this means for the future of these projects

The Writing Commons discusses the role of revision in writing. After reading the Writing Commons “Writers on Revision,” what tools and advice do you think you can use in your writing, both collaborative and individual? Make sure to view the videos as well! If the link does not open, copy and paste this URL into your browser:http://writingcommons.org/open-text/writing-processes/revise/108-writers-on-revising

Revision and Collaboration
This week’s discussion thread focuses on two topics, revision and collaborative writing. Although the topics seem very different, they are actually closely related in professional writing. For example, in a collaborative writing project, peer revision is frequently continuous.
The essence of writing a business proposal is to secure approval for the project or action. Besides providing the supporting evidence and facts, it is important to revise the report; however, there is little time, and people sometimes consider that their first efforts are the best. Nevertheless, revision is critical in order to produce a successful piece of writing.
1. The Writing Commons discusses the role of revision in writing.

After reading the Writing Commons “Writers on Revision,” what tools and advice do you think you can use in your writing, both collaborative and individual? Make sure to view the videos as well! If the link does not open, copy and paste this URL into your browser:http://writingcommons.org/open-text/writing-processes/revise/108-writers-on-revising

2. In addition, at the bottom of the page is a “Next” key; follow it to the page on“Revising a Paper to Deliver,” a useful site for your PowerPoint presentation. If the link does not open, copy and paste the URL into your browser:http://writingcommons.org/open-text/writing-processes/revise/785-revising-a-paper-to-deliver

How can it help you develop your PowerPoint from the justification report?

3. In practice, writing business reports is usually a collaborative effort.

Read the article, “Building a Collaborative Writing”    (if it does not open, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.infomanagementcenter.com/publications/best-practices-newsletter/2011-best-practices-newsletter/building-a-collaborative-writing-strategy/
Based on the article and your textbook, what are the advantages and disadvantages to collaborative writing? Which do you prefer under what circumstances?