Each student is expected to spend a total of 24 hours at the site of his/her choice (with the approval of professor). Suggestions for volunteer experience will be made available. A six to ten page paper describing the experience is the final assignment for this course. A letter signed by the volunteer supervisor on the agency’s letterhead indicating the number of hours completed must be attached to the assignment.

1. Based on your volunteer experience, compose a five-minute presentation to be delivered to the entire class. Prezzi/Powerpoint, videos presentations are acceptable. Your final product should be posted in the appropriate Blackboard space.

(Write for me that I volunteered for Organic Chemistry tutoring. an online tutoring for 24 hours)

Reflection Paper:

1. The final paper, which represents 25% of the grade and should be six to ten pages, should include the following:
   • ✓ An introduction which describes the setting or agency
   • ✓ A brief history of the agency or setting. Why it created and what needs was it designed to serve?
   • ✓ Describe the encounter with the first person you helped. What activities did you perform? Whatproblems or difficulties did you encounter? What were your feelings about the role of volunteer?
   • ✓ How different would things be if you were employed at the site? What qualifications would you needfor the position you would like? What would you change if you were the administrator?
   • ✓ Which client was the most memorable and why?
   • ✓ What does the scholarly literature say about the intervention or the target population? Is yourexperience consistent with the literature?
   • ✓ How does the information you learned in SW101 help you understand the clients?
   • ✓ A reference page for the scholarly literature you cite

Final Project – IT System Recommendation

For the Final Project, you are asked to write an eight-to ten-page research report (typed, double-spaced) in which you describe a company of your choice, the nature of its business, a specific product or service, and how that product or service is produced and distributed by the company and then recommend the information technology system you think should be in place and why. Address the following questions in narrative form (according to APA style). Be sure to provide examples and supporting rationale throughout the paper.

Company Background and Information Systems

• What is the name, nature of business, and specific products or services of your chosen organization?
• How are the products or services produced and distributed by the company?
• Why are information systems essential in managing the organization’s business?
• Describe the existing information systems supporting the major business functions of the organization (e.g., sales and marketing, manufacturing and production, accounting, human resources, etc.)

Information Technology Recommendation

• What is your recommendation for the information technology systems you think should be in place and why? Your recommendation should include the following:
  • Information needs:
    • What types of decisions do users need to make by accessing the information systems?
    • What are the different levels of information groups?
  • Need for system automation
  • Benefits of the proposed system (savings, quality improvements, faster processing, etc.)
  • Types of database data elements (data, images, photographs, sound, video, etc.)
  • Networking and interactive processing
  • Centralization versus decentralization
  • End-user computing needs
  • Your recommendation to develop or acquire the system software

Potential Security Threats

• Describe the various threats and security threats to the proposed information system. What security controls are required to address the threats?

Social, Political, and Diversity Impacts

• Summarize the social and political issues raised by the proposed information system.
• Discuss the impact of diversity to the development and management of the proposed information system.

Conclusion

Assignment Workload:

• This Assignment comprises of a short Case.
• Assignments are to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment one students will be able to understand the following

• LO1: To understand the role of human resources within the organization.
• LO2: To differentiate between the major functions of Human Resources and their interdependency.

Read the case given below and answer the questions:

Meltos Co.is one of the world’s largest bakery businesses with a significant market share in many of the world’s biggest bakery markets, including many emerging markets. It has a long and proud tradition, stretching back more than 150 years, including a long history of developing its employees, which has remained part of its ethos during its progress to becoming a global company.

Despite very positive sales figures over the last 12months, Meltos Co. has prioritized streamlining the business to make it more competitive and has placed a strong emphasis on reducing costs over the next 18 months. Despite being keen to preserve its longstanding reputation as a firm that is committed to developing all its employees, in respect of learning and development, this ‘streamlining’ activity has focused on:

• ensuring a clear return on investment in training activities

• changing the way that learning programs are delivered and being more creative in developing approaches to learning.
• connecting training activities to the strategic needs of the firm.

The most important driver of the assessment of its training provision at Meltos Co.is change. Whilst performing well in the marketplace, senior management continue to express discontent with levels of productivity and employee performance. Moreover, senior management has determined that the company needs to become more flexible and adaptable to respond to change in its market context, for example by an ability to adapt organizational structures to meet new business needs or through the introduction of technological innovation. Therefore, Meltos Co. wants to move towards a system of continuous improvement by creating a culture whereby workers are empowered to implement small incremental changes, rather than have substantial change imposed on them from time to time.

Traditionally, training needs analysis at Meltos Co. has been ‘gap-led’. In other words, training tends to be focused where Meltos Co. identifies a gap in capability – for example, where the introduction of new technology requires worker skill to be updated, company policy is changed or a key worker leaves the firm, requiring training to be provided to their replacement. Typically, this gap-led identification of need is conducted at a local level, with little reference made to the wider national or international workforce.

Currently, the company runs several large training events each year designed to update manufacturing staff on everything from health and safety changes, business strategy and company performance to the adoption of new production technology. This is sometimes coupled with skills training for these workers as and when appropriate.

The head of learning and development, (L&D)responding to a call to cut costs from the HR director, is now of the opinion, however, that such long training programs, often of up to three or four days, are no longer the most cost-effective and efficient means by which to develop the staff. Such training has the dual problem of requiring regular investment and repeat sessions to cover workers on different shifts or at different plants, as well as leading to undesirable downtime of certain aspects of production. In particular, the head of T&D is keen to reduce the reliance on external training providers to design and deliver interventions to different workforce groups, from senior management to shop-floor workers.

Nabeel , the head of learning and development at Meltos Co. recently attended a seminar at a local university on ‘the changing nature of workplace HRM’. He was slightly alarmed to find out that much of the company’s practice was seen as outdated. In particular, he was interested in examining how some more contemporary approaches and techniques in HRM could help the company both reduce costs and better performance through continuous improvement.

Questions

• What changes would you recommend that Meltos Co. make to their current learning and development provision to reduce costs and improve performance?(4 Marks)
• Discuss how e-learning, competency frameworks and improved knowledge-sharing at Meltos Co. might help to cut costs and make the HRM at Meltos Co. more strategic.(4 Marks)
• How might the firm seek to ensure a return on investment for its learning and development activity?(4Marks)
• How effective is training in the organization you work for and mention a few methods being used for effective development?(3 Marks)

Assignment Question(s): (Marks 15)

Question 1: (5 Marks)

Sarah owns a boutique that sells women’s clothing and accessories. She keeps track of her business transactions using a journal.

1. On March 1, Sarah invested SAR 10,000 cash in her business to start operations. Prepare the journal entry.

2. On March 5, Sarah purchased inventory for SAR 5,000 on credit from a supplier. Prepare the journal entry.

3. On March 10, Sarah sold SAR 3,000 worth of inventory for cash. Prepare the journal entry.

4. On March 15, Sarah paid SAR 1,000 cash for rent for the month. Prepare the journal entry.

5. On March 20, Sarah purchased office supplies for SAR 200 cash. Prepare the journal entry.

6. On March 25, Sarah received a bill for SAR 800 for advertising expenses incurred during the month. Prepare the journal entry.

7. On March 31, Sarah paid SAR 4,000 cash to the supplier for the inventory purchased on credit earlier in the month. Prepare the journal entry.

Instructions: Prepare the journal entry in SAR currency for each of the above transactions.

Question 2: (5 Marks)

Omar owns a catering service company that provides food and beverage services for events such as weddings and corporate events. He uses the accrual basis of accounting to record his company’s financial transactions. Here are some of the transactions that occurred during the year:

1. On January 1, Omar signs a contract with a client to provide catering services for their wedding on July 1. The total contract amount is SAR 25,000. When should Omar recognize the revenue for this transaction under the accrual basis?

2. On July 1, Omar provides catering services to the client from the January 1 contract. The client pays the full amount of SAR 25,000 on the day of the event. When should Omar recognize the revenue for this transaction under the accrual basis?

3. On October 1, Omar provides catering services to a corporate client and invoices them for SAR 12,000. The payment is not received until November 15. When should Omar recognize the revenue for this transaction under the accrual basis?

Question 3: (5 Marks)

ABC Consulting is a company that provides consulting services to clients in various industries. The company also rents out a portion of its office space to other businesses. As the accountant for ABC Consulting, you are tasked with preparing the company’s income statement for the year 2022 based on the following information taken from the trial balance:

• Consulting revenue: SAR70,000
• Rental revenue: SAR30,000
• Supplies expense: SAR5,000
• Rent expense: SAR20,000
• Wages expense: SAR30,000

Your task is to prepare the income statement for ABC Consulting in 2022 based on the information provided above

MODELER LAB ON SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES (SVM)
Input Data: WineTrainValidate.xlsx
SETUP
Open the file WineTrainValidate.xlsx and examine the fields. These are numeric measurements taken on variables early
in the winemaking process and will eventually lead to a classification of the wine as types A, B, or C.
There are two sets, Train and Validate, and a worksheet with descriptive data. Make sure to close Excel before the nest
step.
PART 1
Set up your standard trio of nodes: Excel (Sources) – Type (Field Ops) – Table (Output). Attach the
WineTrainValidate.xlsx file to the Excel node and set it to read the Train dataset.
Right–click on this node and choose Copy Node to make a copy of this node. Set it to read the Validation dataset. Name
each node after its data set (under Annotations).
Note that the Excel node named Validation will not be connected to any other node.
Instantiate the data. Open the Type node and set Type as the Target and all other fields as Input.

PART 2
Attach three SVM nodes to the Type node. A support vector machine model is built on a specific type of underlying
function, and each type of function (called the kernel) gives a different kind of separation of the target data. Sometimes,
a kernel will just not work on a specific data set. If you notice that your model has been running for a while and is not
finishing, it may be that the kernel type cannot separate the data set. Here, we will try each of the three kernel types.
On the Expert tab, click the Expert mode, then set one to use an RBF kernel, one to Sigmoid, and the third to Polynomial
of degree 3. On the Analyze tab, check the box to show the variable importance in each one. On the Annotations tab,
name each model after the type of function it is using so that each one has a different name. We are going to run the
training data through each type of kernel to see which one does best on our dataset.
Now run each SVM model to get a generated SVM model for each kernel type.
If we Browse the generated models on the right, we can see how they view the importance of the inputs. Here we have
the RBF, followed by the Sigmoid, then the Polynomial.

The three variables with the greatest Predictor
Importance values here are Proline, OD280_OD315, and
Alcohol.
The three variables with the greatest Predictor
Importance values here are Proline, OD280_OD315,
and Flavanoids.
The three variables with the greatest Predictor
Importance values here are Alcohol, Color_intensity,
and Ash.
Note that these models do not have the same Predictor Importance rankings for the variables.
In order to see how well each model has done, we will attach matrix nodes to each generated model in the stream and
set them to show Type vs. $S–Type. Also attach a Plot node to each and set it to graph Type vs $S–Type (predicted type).
Choose a color overlay of the most important predictor variable for that model. Here is how the stream should look
now.

Next, we want to run each matrix node and observe the results.
Left to right, we have RBF, Polynomial, then Sigmoid. We see that the RBF and Polynomial functions divided the data set
perfectly while the Sigmoid did not.
Now, let’s run the Plot nodes attached to these generated models.
Here is the Plot node for the model using the Sigmoid function.
Notice that the highest values for Alcohol seem to be in Types
A and C, while Type B has lower to moderate. We also see
that there are fewer incorrect predictions for C than for A and
B.
Here is the Plot node for the model using the Polynomial
function.

Here is the Plot node for the model using the RBF function.
We see that the Plot nodes for the RBF and Polynomial are identical since they both gave perfect predictions, and both
used the same variable as most important. In these graphs, we have the A cluster with the highest values of Proline.
You can try other variables to see how their values are spread across the wine types.
PART 3
Next let’s see how the kernels do on the validation set.
Change the data set being read to the Validation set by disconnecting the Excel Train node from the Type node and
connection the Excel Validate node to the Type node.
Let’s rename the three Matrix nodes and the three Plot nodes using the kernel function type of their corresponding
model (RBF, Polynomial, Sigmoid).
Next, run the three matrix nodes. (Be sure you do not re–train the model. Do not run the model nodes. Only run the
Matrix nodes after the generated model.)
Here are the matrix node outputs.

The RBF model has every prediction correct on the validation set. The polynomial model missed 1. The sigmoid model
has 9 incorrect.
Let’s also look at the Plot nodes on the validation data. First, the RBF graph. We see the greatest amount of Proline in
A, the lightest in B, and moderate in C.

Now the Polynomial graph. We see a similar spread of Proline values, with the incorrect value having a Proline amount
of 550 (hover your mouse pointer over the spot).
For the Sigmoid plot, we see the lightest amounts of Alcohol occur in the B type, but the predictions for B have the
greatest amount of errors.
Given the results on the validation set, if we had to pick only one, the RBF would be the winner.
Disconnect the validation set and reconnect the training set.
DELIVERABLE
Save your stream and attach it to this Sakai assignment. Your stream should include the following:
The Excel–Type–Table nodes with the file WineTrainValidate attached and set to the Train data.
An Excel node with the Validation set data.
The Type node settings as specified.
Three SVM models, one with an RBF kernel, one with a Sigmoid kernel, and the last with a Polynomial kernel.
Generated models for each of the SVM models.
Matrix and Plot nodes attached to each generated model with appropriate settings.

Give your paper a cover page (with title, your name, course title and number, etc.), and use headings and subheadings to organize your paper. Write an introduction (1-2 paragraphs), and discuss the situation and what you think negotiation will do for you.

2. Discuss negotiation in general (1-2 pages), including a definition and discussion of distributive and integrative negotiation. Use at least two sources in your discussion, not including the reading material in D2L or in the textbook.

3. Fill out four negotiation forms: (a) Identifying Your BATNA, (b) Setting Your Reservation Price, (c) Authority – Theirs and Yours, and (d) Preparing for a Negotiation. All four are located in Module 4 Assignments.

4. Then in your paper, discuss each form separately (1-2 pages) and what you learned by filling each out. Tell how prepared you feel for the actual negotiation experience.

5. After the negotiation experience (it may take several sessions), discuss the experience (1-2 pages) and what you learned. How helpful were the four forms that you filled out? Were your BATNA and reservation price realistic? How large was the ZOPA? What did you do to improve your BATNA? What was the outcome of your negotiation?

6. Discuss two other forms of conflict resolution or third-party intervention (1/2 page), mediation and arbitration, and predict (speculate) how they might have been useful in this situation or in a similar situation. Defend your choice of the best process (negotiation, mediation, arbitration) to use in this situation.

7. End with a summary and concluding remarks (up to 1/2 page, list your sources on a separate page, and also upload the four negotiation forms that you filled out.

Assignment Question(s): (Marks 15)

Question 1: The correct and complete sequence of steps in conducting research is as follows:

1.Identify broad area,

2.Select topic,

3.Decide approach,

4.Formulate plan,

5.Collect information,

6.Analyze data,

7.Present findings.

Using our Saudi Digital library (SDL) you should find two papers in accounting field and determine for each paper the steps described above. [4 marks]

Question 2: Write a description of the research problem you propose to investigate and explain why you chose this topic. [2 marks]

Question 3: What should be considered in developing a good research idea? [2 marks]

Question 4: What are the five categories of research methods?[2mark]

Question 5: Differentiate between Quantitative vs. Qualitative research. [2.5 mark]

Question 6: Define ANOVA and Regression Analysis [2.5 mark]

• In 3 or 4 sentences, explain the appropriate drug therapy for a patient who presents with MDD and a history of alcohol abuse. Which drugs are contraindicated, if any, and why? Be specific. What is the timeframe that the patient should see resolution of depressive symptoms?
• List 4 predictors of late onset generalized anxiety disorder.
• List 4 potential neurobiology causes of psychotic major depression.
• An episode of major depression is defined as a period of time lasting at least 2 weeks. List at least 5 symptoms required for the episode to occur. Be specific.
• List 3 classes of drugs, with a corresponding example for each class, that precipitate insomnia. Be specific.

Critically analyse what is meant by the term ‘entrepreneurial architecture’ and how it might be shaped through leadership, culture, structure and strategies so as to make an organisation more innovative and entrepreneurial.

2. Critically evaluate the role of corporate entrepreneurship as organisations respond to environmental change.

3. Research and critically evaluate the architecture of an organisation using entrepreneurial/innovation audits.

4. Propose and critically appraise a number of strategic options/areas to improve its entrepreneurial orientation.

You are asked to adopt the role of a consultant and have been asked to review the entrepreneurial capabilities of an organisation (Provided in the attachment) The CEO has completed an audit, which has ‘scored’ the organisation on the four pillars of organisational architecture and commercial environment, and has given you the results. Your task is to critically review the audit results and make appropriate recommendations to the organisation, based on the audit results as well as other academic/industry sources to offer critical evaluation of the audit results.

1. Critically analyse what is meant by the term ‘entrepreneurial architecture’ and how it might be shaped through leadership, culture, structure and strategies so as to make an organisation more innovative and entrepreneurial.

2. Critically evaluate the role of corporate entrepreneurship as organisations respond to environmental change.

3. Research and critically evaluate the architecture of an organisation using entrepreneurial/innovation audits.

4. Propose and critically appraise a number of strategic options/areas to improve its entrepreneurial orientation.

2500 words

Watch the YouTube video and read the two articles provided to answer the questions listed below. Ensure your answers are drawn primarily from the video and articles.

Next, download and open the Assignment 11 Hands-On directions and data file.

Questions

1. In the YouTube video “K-Means Clustering in Python,” what was the name of the data set used in the example? Why do you think this data set is not a good example for k-means?
2. In the YouTube video ” K-Means Clustering in Python,” what were the x and y coordinates for the scatterplot created by the Mazen?
3. In the YouTube video ” K-Means Clustering in Python,” which method did Mazen recommend using when you do not know how many clusters are present in the data?
4. According to the article, “Why real-time cost anomaly detection for your cloud is non-negotiable,” what percent did senior IT leaders spend over budget for cloud costs? What did senior IT leaders say they worry about when it comes to running big data cloud technologies and applications?

1. According to the article, “Why real-time cost anomaly detection for your cloud is non-negotiable,” how can enterprises protect themselves from spending way too much on cloud costs? Describe the platform that can help protect enterprises and list one of AWS products.

1. In the article, “Anomaly detection for insider threats using unsupervised ensembles,” what were the four unsupervised machine learning algorithms used by the authors?

1. In the article, “Anomaly detection for insider threats using unsupervised ensembles,” how was the performance of the authors’ threat detection measured. Which algorithm performed the best under normal conditions? Poisoning conditions? Severe poisoning conditions?

Hands-On

Use Jupyter Notebook to complete the Python exercises.

1. Download the directions for K-Means and DBSCAN You will need the Mall_Customers.csv
   Download Mall_Customers.csvdata file for these experiments. Complete the exercises and save your work. Ensure you include Pseudocode for Steps 1-7. Upload your ipynb and pdf files.