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Residency: QUANTITATIVE Journal Article Review 

You will review both quantitative and qualitative research.  The topic is up to you as long as you choose a peer-reviewed, academic research piece.  I suggest choosing a topic that is at least in the same family as your expected dissertation topic so that you can start viewing what is out there.  There are no hard word counts or page requirements as long as you cover the basic guidelines.  You must submit original work, however,  and a paper that returns as a large percentage of copy/paste to other sources will not be accepted.  (Safe Assign will be used to track/monitor your submission for plagiarism. Submissions with a Safe Assign match of more than 25% will not be accepted.) Please use APA formatting and include the following information:

• Introduction/Background:  Provide context for the research article.  What led the author(s) to write the piece? What key concepts were explored? Were there weaknesses in prior research that led the author to the current hypothesis or research question?
• Methodology:  Describe how the data was gathered and analyzed.  What research questions or hypotheses were the researcher trying to explore? What statistical analysis was used?
• Study Findings and Results:  What were the major findings from the study? Were there any limitations?
• Conclusions:  Evaluate the article in terms of significance, research methods, readability and the implications of the results.  Does the piece lead into further study? Are there different methods you would have chosen based on what you read? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article in terms of statistical analysis and application? (This is where a large part of the rubric is covered.) 
• References  

Residency: QUALITATIVE Journal Article Reviews

You will review both quantitative and qualitative research.  The topic is up to you as long as you choose a peer-reviewed, academic research piece.  I suggest choosing a topic that is at least in the same family as your expected dissertation topic so that you can start viewing what is out there.  There are no hard word counts or page requirements as long as you cover the basic guidelines.  You must submit original work, however,  and a paper that returns as a large percentage of copy/paste to other sources will not be accepted.  (Safe Assign will be used to track/monitor your submission for plagiarism. Submissions with a Safe Assign match of more than 25% will not be accepted.) Please use APA formatting and include the following information:

• Introduction/Background:  Provide context for the research article.  What led the author(s) to write the piece? What key concepts were explored? Were there weaknesses in prior research that led the author to the current hypothesis or research question?
• Methodology:  Describe how the data was gathered and analyzed.  What research questions or hypotheses were the researcher trying to explore? What statistical analysis was used?
• Study Findings and Results:  What were the major findings from the study? Were there any limitations?
• Conclusions:  Evaluate the article in terms of significance, research methods, readability and the implications of the results.  Does the piece lead into further study? Are there different methods you would have chosen based on what you read? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article in terms of statistical analysis and application? (This is where a large part of the rubric is covered.) 
• References  

A Usability Evaluation examines the way users interact with products and services in order to achieve a goal. Often times, there are measures that are tied to those goals that are quantified. Academic literature has a robust catalog of research on studies that examine various perspectives that explore user attitudes and experiences. Such attitudes and experiences include:

Learnability

Findability 

Satisfaction 

Efficiency 

Memorability 

Effectiveness 

Ease of Use

Error Handling

Remember, usability is not one-dimensional. It is a complex system of properties. That integrates many factors. It is subjective from user to user.

For this assignment, you are asked to explore one of these topics. You are to conduct an analytical research review of the assigned usability category/dimension above.

You should evaluate a single variable in the context of the usability evaluation study cycle. Your paper will include the following:

1. Abstract

2. Title Page

3. Introduction

4. What is a Usability Study

5. How does a usability study include the term you’ve selected (e.g. satisfaction)

6. Literature Review of Term (e.g. detailed review of satisfaction and the various measures)

7. Future Research Topics To Consider

8. Conclusion

Considerations: 

• Must provide a minimum of seven scholarly sources that analyze the term and its meaning
• The paper should be a minimum of 10 pages. This does not include the cover page, abstract, or citations. You must use APA format throughout the entire paper.

 Instructions Part 1: User and Task Analysis (This task is worth 11 marks/50) a. Identify and describe One primary Persona for your application. Include all components of the persona description, as discussed in the lectures. Note: This application can serve a wide variety of users and as such, may have multiple primary personas. The persona you choose will guide your consideration for the subsequent steps in this exercise. (3 marks)) b. Identify and describe one primary and one secondary tasks/use cases in the system (primary tasks are important and frequently used functions by your primary persona, secondary tasks are desirable but are of less importance to your primary persona than primary ones). Provide a brief (text) description of the task/use case and the outline of the steps in the basic flow scenario and TWO alternative flow scenarios of the use case. (4 marks)  Note: Tasks such as Register/Login should not be used as an example of any use case. These supplementary functions are designed to allow a user to access the main functions of the system. c. Produce Two State Transition Networks (STNs) to describe the interaction flow in your use case scenarios (for both the basic and two alternative flows in each use case). Use an abstract depiction of the screens with no detail on design elements of the interface. Your STNs need only depict states and user actions between states in the use case scenarios. (4 marks) Note: Generally speaking, an interface state changes when an event occurs. For example, an entry of text in a text field, a click of a button, etc. Your STNs need to depict all possible states of interaction in the use case scenarios. Part 2: Interface Prototype (This task is worth 24 marks/50) Design and prototype a user interface for your application that demonstrates clearly the two use cases you defined. The interface should include enough user interaction to allow it to be demonstrated to a user. For each use case scenario, you need to produce the following. a) Detailed screen design(s) for every state in the STN. (Snapshots of the screens (or photos) from the interface you built for your prototype are sufficient). Indicate the mapping between the screens you include and states/actions on your STN – (ensure you have a complete set of screens for your STNs). b) For EVERY screen/state, i. Describe the interface elements chosen. ii. Justify the layout used, e.g. by an appropriate choice of design pattern, or to satisfy a specific usability principle. iii. Indicate which features you used to provide feedback. iv. Indicate how the design deals with user error. Axure and Balsamiq are the prototyping tools supported by our Teaching Associates. Interface designs produced using these tools are sufficient for this exercise. You are free to choose other toolkits or programming languages to develop the interface. However, no additional marks will be awarded for using more sophisticated tools or programming languages. (12 marks for every use case- a total of 24 marks) Part 3: Heuristic Evaluation (This task is worth 15 marks/50) For every use case, do a heuristic evaluation of the individual states of the interface, identifying all usability issues. Report on the usability issues in an objective manner and present the issues in a systematic and standard format using the templates (Excel spreadsheet) provided and discussed in the lectures. Your report should include, a) the usability problems you identified with some justification of the severity score assigned to the problems and your suggestions for addressing the issues you identified in subsequent revisions of the interface, and, (8 marks) b) the good design features that should be maintained in any subsequent revision of the application. (7 marks) 

News stories and public pressure drive government regulations. They also drive many industries to more self-regulation. The hope is to demonstrate to the government and the public that these industries are aware of the problem and are taking action. An industry prefers to self-regulate for two key reasons: Cost and flexibility. There’s a perception that regulations increase cost because they can be restrictive and require lots of compliance evidence to be collected. Additionally, regulations can require specific solutions to a problem. Retaining the flexibility to select from an array of solutions and apply new technology is one reason given to avoid regulations. The counterargument is that, without laws, industries won’t fully address problems.

Answer the following question(s):

1. In general, do you believe private industry should be more heavily regulated or less regulated? Provide rationale for your answer.

Address the same question in regard to consumer privacy on social media platforms such as Facebook.

Read and respond in at least 200 words to at least two of your classmates’ postings, as well as any follow-up instructor questions directed at you, by the end of the workshop. Include citations to at least one credible information source in your replies.

Attached are the posts, review and provide feedback/reply individually. 

 Research an article associated Information Security (e.g., breaches, scams, viruses, threats, etc.). Post a short summary of the article with a minimum of 5 complete sentences.  

Also, I need you to provide me the link from the article.

 Please use the Library resources or Google Scholar ( https://scholar.google.com) to search for a scholarly article concerning some malware incident or application, and the digital forensics solutions. In order to receive full credit for this assignment, you must summarize the article and state your opinion of what occurred and what could steps could had been done differently if any. Remember to cite your references using APA style. This assignment is to help you come attain the MSDF’s Program Learning Outcomes as stated on the syllabus at page one. Please, summarize the article and answer the following questions, or others, as applicable: 

• Do you agree with the article’s position, approaches, and authors? Why, or why not? 
• What could had been done if anything that could improve on the incident? 
• What should had been done?
• Was proper procedure used in your opinion?
• Could you include anything else concerning the article?

Please, include at least two other references to support your claims or views. The assignment must be in APA formatting. 

 
300 to 400 word 

assembly assignment

 In a few short paragraphs, explain which cloud services you use (Google, Amazon, iCloud, Verizon, Microsoft One, Dropbox, etc) and what type of information you store (docs, photos, music, other files?). How much space do you have and what does this cost per month? 

1. Read chapters XI, and XII, and XIII in the online textbook. Watch the videos and powerpoints that go with each chapter.
2. Examine the NCbirths database (attached here). Pick three of the following research questions:
   1. Is there a relationship between a mother’s age and the birth weight of her child?
   2. Is there a relationship between whether a mother smokes or not and the birth weight of her child?
   3. Is the birthweight of babies from white moms different than those from nonwhite moms?
   4. Is there a relationship between the mother’s weight gain during pregnancy and the birth weight of her child?
   5. Is there a relationship between the mother’s marital status and the birth weight of her child?
   6. Is there a relationship between the mother’s age and her marital status?
   7. Is there a relationship between the father’s age and the mother’s marital status?
3. Find two published articles dealing with each of your selected questions. Write a one-paragraph summary of what each article says about your research question.
4. Determine the mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance as applicable for the variables involved in your study. Provide a graphical analysis for the variables that cannot have numerical statistics calculated.
5. Determine the type of test you will use for each of your research questions and the null and alternative hypothesis for each question.
6. Conduct the appropriate statistical tests at the .05 significance level.
7. Write a short report ( 1 to 2 pages for each research question) that includes the results of your analysis. Present the results and discuss the implications of your findings. Include whatever graphs or statistical output you may have generated in answering these questions along with a short explanation of your analysis. Are your results consistent with the published research on the topic? Why or why not?

Textbook URL: http://www.oercommons.org/courses/online-statistics-an-interactive-multimedia-course-of-study/view