Investment Performance and Decisions
Objectives
1. To learn how to design and implement functions for program development
2. To reinforce how to use pass by value and pass by reference variables
3. To learn how to use structures
Problem: Dragon Collecting (dragondex.c)
Movies about dragons and dragon training were very popular this summer. Your friend has not stopped talking about how awesome dragons are and how cool it would be to train them. After completing your dragon training simulator, your friend is ready to graduate to having a team of dragons.
You are now building a program that will store a collection of dragons for your friend’s team. Your friend will need to be able to do the following:
1) Add a dragon to his team
2) Remove a dragon from his team
3) Search for a particular dragon
4) List all of the dragons of a particular color on the team
To make the testing of the program easier, your program will read in all of its input from a file called “dragon.txt”. Your friend’s team of dragon cannot exceed 1000 dragons.
Header Specification
To facilitate grading, include in your header comment which portions of the assignment you have completed. You must complete all options in order to earn full credit. Your choices are as follows:
(1) Adding dragons only
(2) Adding and removing dragons only
(3) Adding, removing, and searching dragons only
(4) All options implemented: adding, removing, searching, and listing dragons
If your comment is accurate, meaning that you pass the appropriate tests cases corresponding to your choice, you’ll earn 10 points. If your comment is roughly accurate, meaning that you sincerely attempted the items you listed, and most of them work minus a tiny bug, then you’ll get 5 of these points. If your comment isn’t accurate to a reasonable degree, you’ll get 0 of these points.
The reason this is here is because it’s very important to communicate to others accurately what you’ve accomplished and what is left to accomplish. This sort of honesty and ability to appraise your own work is a critical skill in a job.
Input Specification (dragon.txt)
The first line of the file will contain a single positive integer representing the number of updates to the dragon team. (Note: We assume that at the beginning of the program, the team has no dragons on it.) Each following line will have directions for a single update to the dragon team. The formats for these lines are as follows:
The very first value on each of these lines will be a string from the following subset: {ADD, REMOVE, SEARCH, LIST}. This string indicates which operation (corresponding to the list in the problem statement) is being designated.
If the operation is to add a dragon (ADD), then the line will contain the following information after ADD, separated by spaces:
NAME COLOR
The name and color of the dragon will be strings that contain only alphabetic letters and underscores. None of these strings will exceed 39 characters. No dragon will share a name with another dragon, though there may be multiple dragons of the same color.
If the operation is to remove a dragon (REMOVE), then the line will only contain the exact name of the dragon after REMOVE.
If the operation is to search for a dragon (SEARCH), then the line will only contain the exact name of the dragon that is being searched for.
If the operation is to list all of the dragons by a particular color (LIST), then the line will only contain the desired color after LIST.
Output Specification
All output should go to the screen. Separate the output for each command with one blank line. Here is the format for output for each command:
For adding a dragon, simply write out a statement of the form:
X the Y dragon has been added to the team.
For removing a dragon, simply write out a statement of the form:
X the Y dragon has been removed from the team.
For both of these, X represents the name of the dragon and Y represents the dragon’s color. You may assume that remove operations in the input file will always be valid. Thus, if a remove is ever requested, the dragon in question is guaranteed to be on the team.
For searching for a dragon, output one of two statements, depending on whether or not the designated dragon was found on the team:
X the dragon is currently on the team.
X the dragon is NOT currently on the team.
For searching for all the dragons of a particular color, output a single line of the form:
Y dragons:
Y represents the color requested. Each following line should list the name of one dragon of that color on the team. List each dragon exactly once.
Implementation Restrictions
You must use the following constants:
#define MAX_LENGTH 40
#define MAX_TEAM 1000
You must use the following structures to store information:
struct dragon {
char name[MAX_LENGTH];
char color[MAX_LENGTH];
};
struct collection {
struct dragon team[MAX_TEAM];
int num_dragons;
};
It is not sufficient to simply have the structures in your program, you must use them store information and process operations for the dragon team.
Though function prototypes will not be provided, it is expected that you follow good programming design and create several functions with well-specified tasks related to the solution of this problem. Make sure to pay very careful attention to parameter passing.
Hints
Use pass by reference parameters for your functions. This will ensure that any change made to the dragon team in the function is reflected in main. Inside the function, remember to access the components using the -> syntax for structures.
Use the prewritten string functions when dealing with strings:
• use strcpy whenever you want to copy the contents of one string into another, instead of the equals sign.
• use strcmp to determine which operation is being requested.
Whenever you add a dragon to the team, make sure you add it to the first open slot on the team.
Whenever you remove a dragon from the team, make sure you copy the dragon in the last spot on the team into the vacated spot. For example, if the dragon to be removed is in index 3 and the number of dragons on the team before removal is 7, then the dragon in index 6 (the last filled index) should be copied into the dragon spot in index 3. Subsequently, the number of dragons on the team should be updated to 6.
Sample Input File (library.txt)
12
ADD TOOTHFUL BLACK
ADD SPITFIRE RED
SEARCH FURY
ADD FURY RED
ADD ICICLE BLUE
ADD NIGHTWING BLACK
LIST BLACK
REMOVE SPITFIRE
ADD STARFALL BLUE
LIST RED
LIST GREEN
LIST BLUE
Sample Output (corresponding to input file)
TOOTHFUL the BLACK dragon has been added to the team.
SPITFIRE the RED dragon has been added to the team.
FURY the dragon is NOT currently on the team.
FURY the RED dragon has been added to the team.
ICICLE the BLUE dragon has been added to the team.
NIGHTWING the BLACK dragon has been added to the team.
BLACK dragons:
TOOTHFUL
NIGHTWING
SPITFIRE the RED dragon has been removed from the team.
STARFALL the BLUE dragon has been added to the team.
RED dragons:
FURY
GREEN dragons:
BLUE dragons:
ICICLE
STARFALL
Deliverables
One source file: dragondex.c for your solution to the given problem submitted over WebCourses.
Restrictions
Although you may use other compilers, your program must compile and run using Code::Blocks. Your program should include a header comment with the following information: your name, course number, section number, assignment title, and date. Also, make sure you include comments throughout your code describing the major steps in solving the problem.
Grading Details
Your programs will be graded upon the following criteria:
1) Your correctness
2) Your programming style and use of white space. Even if you have a plan and your program works perfectly, if your programming style is poor or your use of white space is poor, you could get 10% or 15% deducted from your grade.
3) Compatibility – You must submit C source files that can be compiled and executed in a standard C Development Environment. If your program does not compile, you will get a sizable deduction from your grade.
Communication in the Planning Process
Explore the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization. Consider the topics discussed thus far and clearly integrate at least five key concepts related to an effective and efficient strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination. Identify three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination and recommend communication strategies to ameliorate these challenges. Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a biopsychological condition associated with very stressful or life-threatening events such as abuse, rape, violence, military combat, severe accidents, and natural disasters. Symptoms include having intrusive thoughts about or reliving the event(s), withdrawing from others, and experiencing anxiety or hyperarousal for weeks or months following the event(s). People with PTSD may turn to drugs or alcohol to help them cope, they may exhibit signs of depression, their relationships may deteriorate, and they may manifest physical symptoms.
PTSD has been studied intensively among veterans and active military personnel since at least World War II. In recent times, media coverage of PTSD is extensive, in part because of the incidence among military personnel who served in Iraq (according to the video “The Soldier’s Heart,” the rate is 1 in 6). With such a large segment of the population experiencing or at risk for PTSD, it is important to raise awareness about the symptoms, consequences, and treatment.
To prepare for this assignment:
• Review emotions, stress, and health in the textbook, paying special attention to the brain areas involved in negative emotions (e.g., anger, sadness, and fear) and how the brain changes in response to extreme stressors.
• Review the following Web site to learn more about PTSD: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
The assignment: (1–3 pages)
• What is the biological basis of PTSD? What occurs in the brain and nervous system that apparently gives rise to PTSD symptoms?
• How did the soldiers depicted in the video exhibit PTSD? What were their symptoms? How long did they last?
• What can be done to help people cope with PTSD? Consider both biologically and psychologically based forms of treatment or intervention.
• What, according to the video, does the military seem to be doing about treating PTSD among its personnel? Do you think this approach is going to be effective? Why or why not?
Radiological Weapons
The purpose of this assignment is to write a 1-3 page paper, using APA format, answering the following questions:
1. What do you think is the possibility of a rogue state, terrorist, or individual acquiring radiological material to
produce a nuclear weapon?
2. How significant a threat do you consider terrorist organizations building nuclear weapons to be? Why do you feel
this way?
3. What organizations would have the capability to build a nuclear weapon? Why do they have the capability?
4. Describe what you feel is the most likely use of WMD: nuclear or RDD. In addition, why have you decided that a
terrorist organization would be more likely to use this type of device over the other device?
Your principal has tasked your first grade level with the development of a Parent Handbook that can be used during Back to School Night to promote an at-home/school partnership in literacy.
Create two activities that will contribute to the development of each of the following literacy areas in the home:
For each activity, include materials that would be easily accessible and inexpensive in the home and instructional tips to make the activity successful.
For each of the five literacy domains, research and list free community resources or government agencies that promote family literacy activities or provide free materials. Provide the name, contact information, and a brief description of the services provided by each.
Include a cover page and table of contents.
your section should be 200 – 300 words The use of clip art is also suggested
MUST BE ON APA FORMAT MINIMUM OF 3 PAGES
Provide reasoning and examples for how accounting software is useful in making sound business and financial decisions.
Instructions: Please utilize the information you have learned so far in this class and your prior accounting courses to complete this memo. You are to write a memo to a client who just recently started their business. They are interested in using accounting software to help improve their decision making. What options exist to help companies make better financial decisions? Does the size of the company impact the use of accounting software?
Provide examples and suggestions to your client of the various forms of accounting software or supporting software we have seen in this class, such as Excel, the Integrated Accounting ledger software, QuickBooks, or ADP. Feel free to provide examples of real companies in your explanation and how accounting systems might benefit their business decisions
Answer the following including in text APA citations and APA reference at the end. No minimum words required as long as everything is answered
Part 1
Perform an Internet search using the phrase “reducing overhead costs”. Select and read a case study or article from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor’s lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) Summarize the case study or article, and relate the ideas of the article to what you have learned this week in this course.
Part 2
There are several potential problems that can occur from the improper use of standard costs. Labor quantity standards and efficiency variances assume that production is labor-paced. However, output in many companies is determined by the processing speed of machines. Also, too much emphasis on meeting the standards may overshadow other important objectives. Discuss other potential problems that can occur from the improper use of standard costs.
Analyzing and Evaluating Introductions and Purpose Statements
“…there is a link between understanding the purpose of one’s research and selecting the appropriate methods to investigate the questions that are derived from that purpose.”
—Newman, Ridenour, Newman, & DeMarco, Jr. (p. 169)
This week, you will continue to analyze the interconnected elements of a research study, now turning to the introduction and purpose statement.
To prepare for this Discussion:
With these thoughts in mind:
Post a 3-paragraph analysis and evaluation of your assigned article’s introduction and purpose statement. Be sure to include which one (or more, if applicable) of the nine purposes for research from “A Typology of Research Purposes and Its Relationship to Mixed Methods” your assigned article represents. Then, in a final paragraph, ask any questions you may have about introductions and purpose statements.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format.
Alexander, J. & Nank, R. (2009). Public–Nonprofit partnership:
Realizing the new public service. Administration & Society (41)3, 364–386.
Available from the Walden Library databases. For direct access, see your Walden Library Course Guide link in the syllabus under Other Required Materials.
Stakeholders can have a powerful impact on organizational decision-making and strategic planning, making stakeholder engagement essential. As a leader and manager of an organization, you will not only be tasked with building relationships and engaging key stakeholders, but also identifying their role in the strategic planning process. In this Discussion, you examine stakeholder engagement and the role of stakeholders in strategic planning.
Post a response to one of the following three prompts: