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There are two essays that need to be answered in length. Use citiations from the textbook chapters attached. No plargism.

 

1. For this essay question, read the information in your Saylor

textbook in the chapter on Growing and Developing,Sect 4 (What makes a good parent?).For additional information so that you can adequately answer this question, you will need to go to:http://psychology.about.com/od/developmentalpsychology/a/parenting-

style.htm (You may need to cut and copy this link outside the classroom.)

 

1. How should we raise our children? Discuss each parenting style

noting the advantages and disadvantages of each. Which style (or combination of

styles) would you prefer? Why? What might be a problem with the research on parenting styles?(Chapter 6) attached.

 

2. On your way to work, you hear someone on a talk radio program arguing that the government is wasting money on educational programs because intelligence is inherited and some groups are born smarter than others. What are some possible weaknesses of the caller’s argument?

Note: In addition to discussing the importance of early educational programs on dev

Assignment 2: Operations Decision

Due Week 6 and worth 300 points

 

Using the regression results and the other computations from Assignment 1, determine the market structure in which the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company operates.

 

Use the Internet to research two (2) of the leading competitors in the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food industry, and take note of their pricing strategies, profitability, and their relationships within the industry (worldwide).

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

1. Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations. Note: In Assignment 1, the assumption was that the market structure [or selling environment] was perfectly competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. You are now aware of recent changes in the selling environment that suggest an imperfectly competitive market where your firm now has substantial market power in setting its own “optimal” price.
2. Given that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment.
3. Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this information in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run.

 

TC = 160,000,000 + 100Q + 0.0063212Q2

VC = 100Q + 0.0063212Q2

MC= 100 + 0.0126424Q

 

4. Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a rationale for your response. (Hint: Your firm’s price must cover average variable costs in the short run and average total costs in the long run to continue operations.)
5. Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.

 

(Hints:

 

• In Assignment 1, you determined your firm’s market demand equation. Now you need to find the inverse demand equation. Having found that, find the Total Revenue function for your firm (TR is P x Q). From your firm’s Total Revenue function, then find your Marginal Revenue (MR) function.
• Use the profit maximization rule MR = MC to determine your optimal price and optimal output level now that you have market power. Compare these values with the values you generated in Assignment 1. Determine whether your price higher is or lower.)

 

6. Outline a plan, based on the information provided in the scenario, which the company could use in order to evaluate its financial performance. Consider all the key drivers of performance, such as company profit or loss for both the short term and long term, and the fundamental manner in which each factor influences managerial decisions.

 

(Hints:

 

• Calculate profit in the short run by using the price and output levels you generated in part 5. Optional: You may want to compare this to what profit would have been in Assignment 1 using the cost function provided here.
• Calculate profit in the long run by using the output level you generated in part 5 and cost data in part 3 and assuming that the selling environment will likely be very competitive. Determine why this would be a valid assumption.)

 

7. Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to improve its profitability and deliver more value to its stakeholders. Outline, in brief, a plan to implement your recommendations.
8. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

• 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

All 12 questions should be a min of 200 words each question.  references cited and noted apa guidelines apply.

 

 

Unit 2

1.  Country of origin can strongly influence a firm’s approach to organization structure. As MNEs from China and India internationalize, to what extent are they likely to differ from Japanese, European, and U.S MNEs?

2.  How can social relationships be considered a control?

3.  What are issues of standardization and localization in general for MNEs and how do they particularly manifest themselves in the IHRM activities

4.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of the global matrix structure

Unit 3

1.  Why would a company enter into an international joint venture?

2.  What is the difference between merger and acquisition?

3.  What are the two-equity based forms of cross-border alliances?  Describe each function.

4.  What are the four phases of M&A, and what happens at each phase?

Unit 4

1.  Discuss the six roles of an expatriate

2.  What are the most common reasons for rejecting an international assignment?  Do different countries have different reasons for assignment rejection?

3.  What are the four terms to describe MNE approaches to managing and staffing subsidiaries?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each.

4.  Discuss the externally and internally established barriers to females taking international assignments

Part I
Using Visuals to Communicate

Regardless of where you work or what your career is, learning how to communicate effectively and professionally is important if you want to succeed. Further, learning how to successfully utilize visualmedia in your communication can dramatically enhance the effectiveness of your message.

As you will learn, preparing and packaging visual communication is critical to the success of the message being delivered! Take a moment to read the instructions for your final project in Week 5. Throughout the next five weeks, you will work on preparing a message of your choice, through the use of effective visual strategies.

For this discussion, identify at least one specific message that you might communicate in the workplace – one that could benefit from the use of visuals. (Note: This can be in either a past, current, or potential future workplace.) For instance, maybe the message involves typing up job-aids and sending them out to your colleagues. Or perhaps it involves delivering a presentation to your boss on your department’s achievements for the previous quarter. Or, maybe it’s related to designing an advertisement for your own business.

Whatever you choose to communicate, address the following items in your post:
• Describe your message in as much detail as possible, being sure to explain what your desired results for the message are.
• Describe the intended audience for your message.
• Explain how you think the use of visuals could help you effectively deliver this message to your audience.
Using Visuals to Communicate
I am still unsure what topic my final project will focus on, but for this discussion I would like to focus on process improvement within an organization. Within my current place of employment, we have seen a rapid increase in personnel and with the growth has come a desire for those more tenured employees to move on throughout the organizations to bigger and better opportunities. However not many of the lower level employees have a clear understanding as to what other opportunities there are within the company and the exact level of skill and education they need to possess to move forward. This leave many feeling dismayed and pessimistic about their future with the company. While it is understandably important for a business to continue to grow, that growth could potentially be in vain in the employees are not performing a peak levels and if they feel underappreciated and over worked. My specific message that I would communicate in the workplace would be that of “Process Improvement and career pathing”, with a targeted audience of Managers, Supervisors, Employees, as well as HR and Corporate. This message would provide a better understanding of the companies’ organizational layout detailing the various positions from top to bottom as well as a breakdown of: job description, desired skills and education. Creating a visualization of the company and the numerous career path will allow a clearer understanding of what one would have to do to move forward with the company or how they could even stay in their current position and potentially increase their income. The presentation would be a quick reference tool used to determine if ones’ choice in education and training will set them up to fall in place where they want to be within the company and hopefully lay the foundation for engaging in a conversation with their managers about how they can get to where they aspire to be within a certain amount of time.

Part II: Final Project- Step Two

For this assignment, you will clarify your message and expand upon it, filling in any gaps that either you or your classmates identified in the discussion forum over the past week. Be sure to incorporate the feedback you received from your classmates and the instructor.

Your paper should be at least two pages and include the following elements:
• A description of your message and discussion of the desired results
• A description of the intended audience for your message. Be specific and include the appropriate demographic information for your target audience.
• A description of the typography you plan to use in your message (e.g., this might include the font or typeface you plan to use or the tone you want the type to achieve). Include an explanation for why the typography you chose is appropriate.
• An explanation of how you plan to utilize visuals to support your message. To provide support for your explanation, be sure to discuss one of the alternatives you considered before settling on your approach.
• Identify the platform/medium you plan to use to communicate your message (e.g., Word document, PowerPoint presentation, web application).
• An explanation for the platform or medium you selected.

Submit your two-page paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide, and must cite at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

Kennedy and book’s definition of visual literacy
Brian Kennedy gives the definition of visual literacy as being the ability to come up with a meaning from an image. He goes on to say that people see image and create meaning from it, and they can tell others what the image they have seen is all about. According to the text book, visual literacy is the competent creation together with consumption of visual message. The activities related to visual literacy as per the text book needs not only physical ability of sight, but also the cognitive ability of critical thinking, perception, evaluation, synthesis, and attention incorporated with other experiences and sensory information.
Answer:Accurate definition
Brian Kennedy’s definition of visual literacy is a bit accurate compared to that of the text book. His definition is very straight forward and simple, that is, it only calls for one to construct a meaning from an image. There are very few things involved with regards to Kennedy’s definition, that is, the ability or being able to pay a crucial role when it comes to construction meaning (Lopez, 2015). The text book’s definition is a bit complex. Creation and consumption together with ability to evaluate, define, and feel what an image is about is required when it comes to visual literacy of the text book. What makes the text book’s definition not to be accurate is that people do not require cognitive ability to when and even evaluate an image. All these are not required so as to be able to interpret and tell what an image is all about. The way we define and interpret what we see is simple and does not require what the text book states.
Visual literacy being a universal language
People have now started using images to communicate. Visual literacy is a universal language since has no borders. Having no border means that there is no specific limit when it comes to interpreting an image. One can interpret meaning of an image until a certain extent he or she feels is enough. The other thing that makes visual language to be a universal language is that it openly describes truth together with stories that each and every person can recognize (Jian & Shuyu, 2013). What one person interprets from an image will be same as what other people construct meaning from it. Meaning constructed from an image will always be similar for a number of people. This is why is being stated that it openly describes meaning.
How visual literacy impact communication and global understanding
Visual literacy has made it possible to develop a group of visual competent individuals with the same ability to see at the same time and incorporate other sensory experiences. Creation of these competencies has been very important, especially to normal human learning (Messaris, 1994). Visual literacy also makes it easy for a visually literate individual to discriminate and interpret the visible symbols, objects, or actions, which he or she came across in his or her environment. With the appreciative use of visual competencies, one is easily able to enjoy and comprehend the masterwork related to visual communication. Visual literacy makes it easy to apply the five steps of visual communication. Some of the steps of visual communication are seeing, learning, interpretation, communication, and comprehension. One who is visually literate can effective communicates with others through the use of these five visual communication steps.

References
Jian, W., & Shuyu, Z. (2013). Research on Training Strategy of Visual Literacy of Digital Media
Professional Students in Higher Vocational Colleges. China Educational Technology & Equipment, 12, 030.
Lopez, A. (2015). Book Review:(Re) Thinking Orientalism: Using Graphic Narratives to Teach
Critical Visual Literacy. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 7(1), 77-79.
Messaris, Paul. (1994). Visual” literacy”: Image, mind, and reality. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Teachers Feedback:

This is a good start, but I think you aren’t totally understanding what is needed here. While the subject matter is understood, I’m not sure you understand that you have to actually choose a message. Make sure you define the message…it isn’t the subject of career pathing, for example. It could be that you could do a powerpoint indicating that the company promotes it. Do you see the difference? Also, your definition of the target audience will need to be more specific. Who are the management members, for example, in terms of gender, age, etc? Also, you will need more elements. Typography is one if used carefully, and graphics is another–but at least one more element will need to be added, such as photographs, etc.

Additionally, you have many mechanic mistakes (grammar, sentence structure, etc) that detract from what you’re trying to say. Be sure to proofread your work before you submit it, and that should assist. Check inside your paper for additional feedback.
Let me know if you have any questions.
( 0.76 / 1.00) Describes the Message and Discusses the Desired Results
Basic – Partially describes the message and briefly discusses the desired results of the message. Provides general examples of the desired results and relevant details are missing.
( 0.76 / 1.00) Describes the Intended Audience for the Message and Includes Demographic Information
Basic – Partially describes the intended audience and includes somewhat relevant demographic information. The description is underdeveloped.
Comments:
Your description has some good information about the target audience of your message and supplies important details about the demographics of your audience. However, you may want to reconsider your target audience as the demographics you identify are either very narrow or too broad. Your target audience would likely find your message to be relevant to them.
( 0.76 / 1.00) Describes the Typography and Explains Why This Choice is Appropriate for the Message
Basic – Partially describes the typography and somewhat explains why the choice is appropriate for the message. Includes limited examples for support.
( 0.88 / 1.00) Explains How the Visuals Will Support the Message and Discusses an Alternative Approach
Proficient – Explains how the visuals will support the message and includes a discussion of an alternative approach to the same message. Minor details are missing.
( 0.88 / 1.00) Identifies the Platform or Medium and Explains the Selection
Proficient – Identifies the platform or medium and explains why the choice is appropriate for the message. May include examples for support.
( 0.38 / 0.50) Critical Thinking: Explanation of Issues
Basic – Briefly recognizes the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.
( 0.38 / 0.50) Critical Thinking: Student’s Position
Basic – Specific position is adequate, considering the intricate ideas of an issue. Limits of position are recognized but are not synthesized within position.
( 0.76 / 1.00) Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Basic – Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors, which may slightly distract the reader.
( 0.44 / 0.50) APA Formatting
Proficient – Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.
( 0.25 / 0.25) Page Requirement
Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
( 0.25 / 0.25) Resource Requirement
Distinguished – Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Overall Score: 6.50 / 8.00
Overall Grade: 6.5

The current assignment That needs to be adjusted based on the instructors FeedBack:

Assignment
To complete the following assignment, go to this week’s Assignment link in the left navigation.

Final Project- Step Three

You should now have a strong foundation for the message you plan to communicate in your Final Project as well as a good idea of how you want to incorporate visuals. This week, you are required to locate or create at least five possible visuals that you might utilize for your Final Project (e.g., photographs, drawings, video clips, screenshots).

In a one- to two-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), explain the following:
• Why you selected the visuals.
• How they support your intended message.
• What reaction or results you hope to gain from the use of these visuals.
As part of your explanation, be sure to include examples to support each required point. Include your visuals in the paper (be sure to reference any visuals that you did not create in proper APA format). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Scholar-Practitioner Project (15 pages, excluding title page and references):

• Introduction: Summarize the community and the health issue as identified . If you did not create one, you may write your own summary based on an assessment posted by the New York State Department of Health a.
  • Describe the primary health issue in the community and the type of evidence-based solution or intervention needed in that community.
  • Synthesize the data that support the need for intervention.

• State concisely one or more possible theories that might guide the intervention, and explain why you chose that theory(ies).
• State the key objectives of the intervention and how they link to the theory(ies) or parts of the theory(ies).
• Explain how the theories could drive the intervention. Which elements of the theories work well and which do not apply to your intervention?
• Compare the chosen theory(ies) with two other theories, and explain why certain elements or entire theories were rejected.
• Describe strengths and weaknesses of the theory(ies) you chose.
• Describe how you might apply the theory(ies) using other theory-based examples from the literature of interventions for this public health issue.
• If appropriate, could your study use a conceptual framework? If so, briefly explain how this conceptual framework could fit with your intervention.
• Provide a brief summary of your Scholar-Practitioner Project.
• 15 pages and  8 refeences within past five years.

The marketing plan is a tool used to develop and present a company’s marketing strategy. At minimum, the plan should contain descriptive information on the company, its products or services, target customer, marketing research, advertisement, promotions, and a list of actions items that is supported with a strategy plan for execution.
Directions: Create a fictional start-up company that serves the U.S. market with a product or service.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Owner(s):
Company Name:
Product Name:
Location:
History (yrs.):
PART A/SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Provide a detailed description of your company. The description should include, at a minimum, the company’s name, its history, founders, business purpose, and mission. This could be written using multiple sentences, but no longer than a single paragraph.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Describe, in detail, the product or service the company produces or services. Include trademark, color, shape, packaging, labeling, and any characteristics that you deem relevant.
You can also include a picture of the product in this section for visual aid.

{This section does not require any references or citations}

PART B/ SECTION 2: TARGETING CUSTOMERS
Consider who your customers are and identify your market segment. Analyze the business customers / clients you wish to target. Your analysis should include, but not be limited to, their demographic profile (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, etc.), psychographic profile (e.g., interests, routine, habits, etc.), profession (e.g., income, occupation, education), geographic location (e.g., country, region, city, rural, urban, climate) and their precise wants and needs as they relate to the products and / or services you offer.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
[Describe your demographic profile.]
PSYCHOGRAPHIC PROFILE
[Describe your psychographic profile.]
PROFESSION
[Describe your profession.]
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
[Describe your geographic location.]
WANTS AND NEEDS
[Describe precise wants and needs as they relate to the products and / or services you offer.]

Use at least two (2) quality references cited in APA format to support this section. Consider how you came up with this demographic and why this target population would be interested in purchasing your product.
Example of citing research to support your customer: According to a report conducted by the SBA (2014), 90% of millennials prefer technology products that are compatible with social media.
PART C-SECTION 3: UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION
Consider what distinguishes your company from competitors, their products and / or the price of their products and services.
UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION (USP)
Describe your unique selling proposition (USP). Next, explain the key aspects of your business, products, or services that make them unique when compared to your competition. (e.g., Southwest Airlines’ USP is providing customers with low airfare without compromising service and comfort.)
MARKETING OBJECTIVES
Describe the marketing objectives of your company. Your marketing objectives should, at a minimum, address potential customer profile and market segmentation. Explain the manner in which you conducted your secondary market research.

Use at least two (2) quality references cited in APA format to support this section. Use your references to define your understanding of USP and depict the importance of describing your marketing objectives.

PART D/ SECTION 4: PRICING AND DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
You will now consider your company’s strengths and weakness, along with your product or service price.

STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNTIES AND THREATS (SWOT)
Determine the key strengths and weaknesses of your company, as well as the opportunities and threats it faces within its industry.
The SWOT Analysis is a very useful technique for in business. Go to Mind Tools’ Website and read “SWOT Analysis” for a better understanding of the topic, located at http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_05.htm .
SUPPLY-CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
Discuss your critical steps within your supply-chain and operational system. Explain the key aspects of your strategies for producing and distributing your products and services to both your stores and customers. Determine whether you will use an outside vendor or do everything in-house.
PRICING STRATEGY
Analyze the company’s pricing strategy relative to its pricing objective. Examine major internal and major external factors that could potentially affect the pricing of the company’s products or services.

Use at least two (2) quality references cited in APA format to support this section. Use your references to define your understanding of SWOT and depict the importance of describing your supply-chain and pricing strategy.
PART E- SECTION 5: DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND PROMOTIONS STRATEGY
You will consider mechanisms by which your customers will purchase your products and / or services (e.g., online, storefront, direct sells) and the primary manner in which you intend to reach new customers (e.g., TV, radio, social media, special events).
Consider the marketing materials that you intend to use. According to the textbook, marketing materials are collateral used to promote your business or products. Promotional strategy may include free trial offers, money-back guarantees, and buy two (2) for the price of one (1) type of deals.
DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
Determine the distribution strategy in terms of your target market, location, and selection of distribution channels. Indicate whether or not you will leverage the following strategies: use stores located in different regions, sell online, and / or hire a sales team to sell directly to suppliers and door to door. Recommend three (3) strategy options to get your product or services out to your customer base.
1. Insert strategy option to get your product or services out to your customer base
2. Insert strategy option to get your product or services out to your customer base
3. Insert strategy option to get your product or services out to your customer base
MARKETING GOALS
Outline your main marketing goals for promotions, offers, and giveaways. Discuss the key types of marketing materials that you intend to develop and share.
Use at least two (2) quality references and cited in APA format to support this section. Also consider including charts, graphs, tables, and pictures to support your marketing goals as it relates to promotions, offers, and giveaways.
ACTION STEPS (CONCLUSION)
Propose at least three (3) action steps that you can use to move your plan forward. Consider how, when, and who will be involved in the execution of this plan. Formally wrap up your marketing plan.
A conclusion is not traditionally included in a marketing plan, but a list of action steps are often included within the plan. The conclusion provides you with an opportunity to reflect on your plan and support academic level writing.
REFERENCE LIST (APA FORMAT)

Watch the “Cozy Killer: The History of Cigarettes” video.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper covering the following:
• Summarize the goals of the tobacco industry’s research.
• Discuss the advantages and limitations of replication in the tobacco industry’s use of research.
• Discuss the ethical considerations in this line of research.
• Explain how you would apply the findings from this research to resolve a problem in your community.
Submit your individual paper to the assignment tab.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment
Films Media Group (2006). Cozy Killer: The History of Cigarettes (30:00) From Title: Cozy Killer: The History of Cigarettes
ASSIGNMENT 2

Submit a 350- to 700-word summary on your article.
Include the following:
• Article title and abstract
• Purpose of the study
• Methodology
• Sample
• Results and discussion
• How the results might affect future research

1. a) Create a set of 5 points that are very close together and record the standard deviation. Next, add a sixth point that is far away from the original 5 and record the new standard deviation.
What is the impact of the new point on the standard deviation? Do not just give a numerical value for the change. Explain what happened to the standard deviation in words. (4 points)
b) Create a data set with 8 points in it that has a mean of approximately 10 and a standard deviation of approximately 1. Use the second chart to create a second data set with 8 points that has a mean of approximately 10 and a standard deviation of approximately 4. What did you do differently to create the data set with the larger standard deviation? (4 points)

2. Go back to the spreadsheet and clear the data values from question 1 from the data column and then put values matching the following data set into the data column for the first graph. (8 points)
50, 50, 50, 50, 50.
Notice that the standard deviation is 0. Explain why the standard deviation for this one is zero. Do not show the calculation. Explain in words why the standard deviation is zero when all of the points are the same. If you don’t know why, try doing the calculation by hand to see what is happening. If that does not make it clear, try doing a little research on standard deviation and see what it is measuring and then look again at the data set for this question.

3. Go back to the spreadsheet one last time and put each of the following three data sets into one of the graphs. Record what the standard deviation is for each data set and answer the questions below.
Data set 1: 0, 0, 0, 100, 100, 100
Data set 2: 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100
Data set 3: 0, 40, 45, 55, 60, 100

Note that all three data sets have a median of 50. Notice how spread out the points are in each data set and compare this to the standard deviations for the data sets. Describe the relationship you see between the amount of spread and the size of the standard deviation and explain why this connection exists. Do not give your calculations in your answer—explain in words. (8 points)
For the last 2 questions, use the Project 1 Data set that is found in Course Content >> Course Guides and Assignment Instructions >> Assignment Instructions in Blackboard.
4. Explain what an outlier is. Then, if there are any outliers in the Project 1 Data Set, what are they? If there are no outliers, say no outliers. (4 points)
5. Which 4 temperatures in the data set look to be the most questionable or the most unrealistic to you? Explain why you selected these 4 points. (4 points)

Replies:
After you have made your post, you will be able to see your classmates’ posts. Find 2 classmates who disagreed with at least some part of at least 1 of your answers to questions 4 and 5 and explain why your answers are correct. If after reading some of your classmates’ posts, you change your mind about the right answers for questions 4 and 5, explain what you were thinking originally as well as what you think now and why.
(8 points)

Submit your answers to these questions by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Saturday of Module/Week 3. Submit your 2 replies of at least 50 words each by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 3.

Due on Thursday 2/4/16 at noon

• Compare and contrast J. Alfred Prufrock and Nick. How are these men alike, different, and representative of the “Modern” man? Here is the link to the poem.
• http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/173476

• Write a 750-950-word essay. The word count does not include the Works Cited page or formatting. Your essay should be formatted in MLA style, including double spacing throughout.
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• Aim for a 5-paragraph essay structure (introduction with thesis, three or more body paragraphs, and a conclusion).
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• All sources should be properly cited both in the text and on a works cited page. As with most academic writing, this essay should be written in third person.
• You will need a debatable thesis.

• The reader already knows the story; you are to offer him a new perspective based on your observations. Rather than tell him what happened, tell him what specific portions of the story support your thesis.

• Be careful that you don’t create a “cut and paste” paper of information from your various sources. Your ideas are to be new and freshly constructed.

• Also, take great care not to plagiarize. Turnitin will be used to check for originality

Now that your ordering system is constructed in a truly object-oriented manner, you can take advantage of this organization. Consider another product that is similar to your existing product but that has one property or attribute that is somewhat different. As a concrete example, assume that your product has a size property and that the valid values for size are large, medium, and small. A slightly different product might use size values 10”, 15”, 20”, and 25”. These two products would have names: a string. However, the value in the name field would be different for these two different kinds of products. In particular, one is an int and the other is a string.

Complete the following:

• Create a base class (also called a superclass) that contains all of the properties that are common to both of these products. Create 2 derived classes (also called subclasses) that contain different kinds of sizes. If your product does not already have a name property, you will need to add one along with appropriate get- and set-methods.
• Modify your program so that at an appropriate point in the ordering process, the program requests the name or kind of product. At that point, the correct kind of product class needs to be instantiated. Polymorphism should ensure that the correct kind of size information or method is used.
• Modify your program so that it requests 3 products. Create an array of products and save all of the product instances in this array. You might want to think about how an indefinite number of product orders might be handled. However, do not implement this extension for this course.
• You will need to change how you handle file output or input. Instead of creating or writing a new file for each product, you need to create an empty file when the program starts. Each new product should then be added to the file. You no longer need to create the confirmation dialog based on data that are read back in after each individual product is ordered. Instead, you will confirm the entire 3-product order after all 3 product orders have been completed. This can be done by reading the order file and displaying or confirming the product orders one after another.
• You must revisit your UML diagrams one last time and revise them to represent the final online ordering system in structural diagrams (the class diagrams) and in a behavioral diagram (the use case diagram).

New Content for Week 5

The Phase 5 Individual Project deliverables are as follows:

• Save the final program code that you just developed and ran successfully in a .zip file that includes all of your Java project files.
• Update the Key Assignment design document title page with a new date and project name.
• Update your previously completed work based on your instructor’s feedback.
• Perform a screen capture of each of the ordering system dialogs that are displayed during execution just after you have entered the requested information. Place these screen captures in Week 5: Inheritance and Polymorphism.
• Review and revise your class diagrams and use case diagrams where appropriate to include the new program organization and structure.
• Be sure to update your table of contents before submission.
• Name your revised document “yourname_IT110_IP5.doc.”
• Create a .zip file containing your final Key Assignment document (including screen captures) and your Java source file(s) or Eclipse project. Name your .zip file “yourname_IT110_IP5.zip.