Final Paper

The final paper will demonstrate the students’ ability to assimilate, synthesize, and apply the concepts of management information systems; specifically systems analysis, system design, system development, and systems maintenance. The video case is a factual presentation of McGraw-Hill/Irwin’s PRIMIS Information System.

Focus of the Final Paper

You will need to review the case questions prior to watching McGraw-Hill MIS Video Case: Primis. You may need to install QuickTime or another media player to watch the videos.

You must use critical thinking skills to assimilate and synthesize course concepts that apply to the case questions below. Specific concepts and vocabulary from the course must be integrated into your responses, demonstrating a clear understanding of management information systems vernacular as it applies to each case question.

Final Paper Structure

Analysis

1. Describe the kinds of questions McGraw-Hill might have asked as part of determining the feasibility of the Primis idea. Be sure to address the needs of the organization, end users (sales representatives, faculty, and students), IT specialists, and the groups involved in producing the finished custom books.

2. Assess the likelihood of implementing the system given the information the team had at the time. Justify why, or why not.

Design

1. Process engineering is the design of business processes to achieve competitive advantage in cost, quality, speed, and service. Evaluate which advantages were driving the development of the Primis system for McGraw-Hill.

2. Business customers must perceive that products/services are solutions to their problems. Describe how the Primis system design kept this objective in mind.

System Development

1. Assess whether the prototyping would have helped the Primis team. Justify why or why not.

2. Conclude why it was important to consider the relationship of Primis to back-end systems at McGraw-Hill.

3. If you were the project manager for Primis, explain and defend what would you have done differently.

Maintenance

1. Part of system maintenance is managing the growing volume of content in the Primis database. Explain the criteria you might use for determining content to add to the database. Since many print textbooks are revised every few years, describe how this process would affect contents in the Primis database.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

Must be 10- to- 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a minimum of one from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the text. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

located within the Online Undergraduate Programs section of the Ashford University 2013-2014 Academic Catalog.

After  reviewing the information provided above, you will create a two- to  three-page case study focusing on professional and personal scenarios  (they can be real or hypothetical) in which you evaluate your learning  as it contributes to the overall attainment of Ashford University’s  institutional outcomes and the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program  outcomes.

In the body of your paper:

1. Discuss the Ashford University institutional outcomes and the  program outcomes by identifying their relevance to a profession in  psychology.
2. Create one personal life example and one career example in which you  (or a fictitious person) struggle with personal challenges and an  ethical dilemma (e.g., a client or research subject reveals compromising  information about a friend or family member who also happens to be  someone you know in a personal/social context).
3. After identifying the problem, include a section wherein you address  each of the following prior to making a decision about a course of  action:
   • From your point of view, what is the problem?
   • From the point of view of other individuals, what is the problem?
   • What are the options? What are potential consequences of the options?
   • What are the risks of each potential solution?
   • What are the risks of not resolving the challenges effectively?
   • What evidence/data do you have to assist you in decision making?
4. Apply the competencies gained at Ashford University (from the  institutional and program outcomes) to identify the preferred  resolutions to the situations you identified in #2 above. Select at  least three competencies that are most relevant to your scenarios. Be  specific in your discussion of the scenarios and provide details  demonstrating professional problem solving in your case study.
5. Conclude the case study with how you resolved the problem (the  outcome) and what you learned while at Ashford University that assisted  you in deciding on an effective resolution. You may also identify  additional competencies used to resolve the problem that are not  included in the institutional and program outcomes.
6. Utilize at least one scholarly source as a basis for the evidence  you will use to rationalize the decision-making process. All sources  must be documented in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing  Center.

Writing the Case Study
The Assignment:

1. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (excluding title  and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in  the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title
   page with the following:
   • Title of paper
   • Student’s name
   • Course name and number
   • Instructor’s name
   • Date submitted

A random selection of files from a student counseling center revealed the following reasons why college students seek services:

Mental health issues             25

Learning/school issues        15

Relationship issues                5

Other                                             5

1. What does it mean to say the files were randomly selected?
2. How would the researcher randomly select files? In other words, what does the process look like?
3. What is the probability that if we pulled another student file from the counseling center the student would fall in each of the following categories a) mental health issues, b) learning/school issues OR relationship issues, c) any category except other?
4. Would our probabilities and results be different if we used convenience sampling? Why or why not?

By the due date assigned, post your response to the discussion in the Discussion Area below.

located within the Online Undergraduate Programs section of the Ashford University 2013-2014 Academic Catalog.

After  reviewing the information provided above, you will create a two- to  three-page case study focusing on professional and personal scenarios  (they can be real or hypothetical) in which you evaluate your learning  as it contributes to the overall attainment of Ashford University’s  institutional outcomes and the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program  outcomes.

In the body of your paper:

1. Discuss the Ashford University institutional outcomes and the  program outcomes by identifying their relevance to a profession in  psychology.
2. Create one personal life example and one career example in which you  (or a fictitious person) struggle with personal challenges and an  ethical dilemma (e.g., a client or research subject reveals compromising  information about a friend or family member who also happens to be  someone you know in a personal/social context).
3. After identifying the problem, include a section wherein you address  each of the following prior to making a decision about a course of  action:
   • From your point of view, what is the problem?
   • From the point of view of other individuals, what is the problem?
   • What are the options? What are potential consequences of the options?
   • What are the risks of each potential solution?
   • What are the risks of not resolving the challenges effectively?
   • What evidence/data do you have to assist you in decision making?
4. Apply the competencies gained at Ashford University (from the  institutional and program outcomes) to identify the preferred  resolutions to the situations you identified in #2 above. Select at  least three competencies that are most relevant to your scenarios. Be  specific in your discussion of the scenarios and provide details  demonstrating professional problem solving in your case study.
5. Conclude the case study with how you resolved the problem (the  outcome) and what you learned while at Ashford University that assisted  you in deciding on an effective resolution. You may also identify  additional competencies used to resolve the problem that are not  included in the institutional and program outcomes.
6. Utilize at least one scholarly source as a basis for the evidence  you will use to rationalize the decision-making process. All sources  must be documented in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing  Center.

Writing the Case Study
The Assignment:

1. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (excluding title  and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in  the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title
   page with the following:
   • Title of paper
   • Student’s name
   • Course name and number
   • Instructor’s name
   • Date submitted

Then find a recent “news” story where the popular media likely misconstrued the hard science behind the article that it is claiming to be reporting on.  Then find the original research article itself, and share both of these with the class.  What fantastical claims are the media purporting?  In what ways do the media exaggerate the original article in order to make it more “glamorous” or sensational?

Post a response to the video you watched with the link above and addressing the questions above.

create a response to the following two discussion responses:

1. “New Scientific Study Suggests Humans Were Created By Aliens”

The fantastical claims the media are purporting in this particular news report, are human life on Earth is a direct result of alien intervention. This is due to scientists finding a particular signature of the number 37 in our genetic makeup. They suggest something was purposefully sent in a process called panspermia (a theory that life on earth originated from microorganisms or chemical substances of prior life forms in outer space, which then can initiate life when reached a suitable environment). So where does the number 37 come into play? The example the media gives, is the mass of all molecules core shared by 30 amino acids is 74.They figure this number 37 times 2 to equal 74. Therefore, since the number 37 appears in our genetic makeup, is proof enough to suggest human life were created by intelligent aliens from another planet. The original article simply claims to have discovered an “intelligent-like signal” with our genetic makeup. The study respectfully admitted the theory is far fetched. Not quite having solid evidence of what, if any planet released this “chemical life substance” that was transferrable to Earth. The media exaggerated the original article in portraying it to be a direct result of alien intervention, where as the article focused more on the molecular components within the human gene.

2. “No: Smelling fart does not prevent cancer “

This news article was truly absurd and the most twisted thing I had ever heard of. Indicating that smelling fart might prevent cancer. Scientists made no such claims to this statement. The original article from a University of Exeter press release was titled, “Rotten egg gas holds key to healthcare therapies.”

It was this one quote that reporters just took out of context. Although hydrogen sulfide is well known as an overpowering, foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs, it is naturally produced in the body and could in fact be a healthcare significance with implications for future therapies for a variety of diseases,” said Dr. Mark Wood of the biosciences department at the university, based in the United Kingdom.

The actual journal article in Medicinal Chemistry Communications that motivated the press release was not about smelling farts or preventing any disease. Instead, it discussed the development of a compound, that in laboratory experiments delivered very small amounts of hydrogen sulfide that is the heart of building cells