This week we will again examine a real-life situation.  The event under examination will be the engineering failures related to the Boeing 737MAX airframe.Our examination will have three steps as follows:

1. We will review the report provided in pdf format immediately below.
2. We will undertake to discern the relevant stakeholders, relevant issues, and salient facts.
3. We will use our knowledge to identify where leadership failed and suggest methodologies for avoiding a repetition of events and results.

The below report provides both technical and non-technical data outlining the causes of the 737MAX design failure.  You may conduct research so as to have a better understanding of this case.  Your presentation, however, may only use that information presented in the report.  Based on this report alone, your assignment is to create a PowerPoint presentation as follows:

1. Slide 1 – create an opening PowerPoint slide which presents your name, the date and a title for your presentation. The format of this slide is at your discretion. 
2. Slide 2 – identify the individual or organization that you believe was most at fault for this design failure.  The format of this slide is at your discretion.
3. Slide 3 & 4 – focusing solely on the individual or organization you identified in Step 2 (immediately  above), identify the primary cause which contributed to their defective design decisions.  This is your identified issue vis-a-vis the party identified in Step 1 (immediately above).  Frame this identified causality in the form of both a question (slide 3) and as a sentence (slide 4).  On each slide report if this causality is acute or chronic, an issue or a dilemma.  The format of the slide is at your discretion.
4. Slide 5 – identify the facts which are relevant to the causality your identified in Step 2 (immediately above).  You are limited to four (4) “simple sentences” or bullets.  Investigate the meaning of “simple sentence” before undertaking this part of the exercise.  Please present these facts on a PowerPoint slide in the format you select.
5. Slide 6 – recommend what punitive/corrective measures, if any, should be undertaken with regard to the individual or organizations you identified as most culpable for this defective design.  One item on the slide should be the recommendation.  One item must identify why you believe this action should be taken.  One item must rebut what you believe will the strongest argument against your proposed recommendation.
6. Slide 7 – recommend what structure(s) should be put in place to avoid repetition of this deign failure.  At your discretion, your presentation on this slide can be in sentence or bullet format.
7. Slide 8 – create a PowerPoint slide which solicits questions and input – the scope of your solicitation is up to you.
8. Slide 9 – create a PowerPoint slide which lists references utilized – the case study is your only reference.

  

Assignment Overview

This Second Assignment asks you to gather appropriate information from at least three (3) reputable sources and write a cohesive short report on your choice of a living, non-human primate species. Your detailed and original report will demonstrate your understanding of the physical and social adaptations of your chosen species. 

1. Your first paragraph must identify your chosen      non-human primate by its scientific name (genus and species), its common      name and the location of primary wild population(s) in the world. Explain briefly why you chose this      particular species. Your first paragraph      must end with a thesis statement that encapsulates your plan to provide      information about this species. 
2. IMPORTANT: This      assignment is about a specific species of living, non-human primate. 
   1. DO NOT write about a       general group term like lemur, monkey or ape. 
   2. Make sure that the species you chose to write about       is a non-human PRIMATE.
3. Present and analyze the current scientific      research regarding this topic. 
4. Your paper must end with a clear and concise      conclusion that recaps your presentation and restates your thesis.

So … how do I do this?

1. Identify your chosen non-human primate species by its scientific name (genus and species) and its common name in English. Where (in the world) do they live? What do they look like? Is there sexual dimorphism in this species? What is the size of the average group? Are they diurnal or are they nocturnal?

2. Discuss the ecology of your chosen non-human primate. This section should be the largest section in your report. 

a. What is the environment in which these creatures live in the wild? What do they eat? How do they get their food? How active are these primates in relation to the types of food that they eat? What is the average size of the group? What dangers do they face (predators, for example, each other, maybe?). 

b. What are the behavioral relationships between each other in this particular species (social strategies)? What is their primary social group structure?  Who “leads” the group? Are their dominance hierarchies in this primate species? How many offspring do the females generally have at one time? How long to offspring stay with their birth group? Is the group female philopatric or is it male philopatric, or do all offspring leave their birth group at or around sexual maturity?

3. Finish your report with a brief discussion about the current prospects for continuity of this species in its natural habitat (endangered status).

4. Submit your completed assignment by clicking on the Turn-It-In link at the bottom of the Assignment page on the course website.

IMPORTANT: Canvas does not accept work submitted in .pages or as Google Docs, Google Drive shared documents or as ZIP files. Submit your paper as a Word doc or .docx or as .rtf or .pdf file. I cannot grade your paper if I cannot open it!

REQUIREMENTS for this assignment:

1. Type your name, the topic (Second Assignment) and      the due date in the top left corner of your paper. DO NOT put anything else at the top of      the page. DO NOT use a cover page,      DO NOT include an abstract for this paper.
2. Minimum at least two full pages of text. 2 to 3 pages is an appropriate length      for this assignment. Double-spaced,      one-inch margins (check your left and right margins), typed in English,      12-point font.
3. Include a full source page at the end of your      report (three sources minimum, more is better). List complete source citations in APA      format. Include as much of the      following information as possible: author(s) family name followed by first initial, year of      publication, title of article or book, name of journal, magazine or book      including volume/issue and page numbers of publication, website where the      article was published, date of website information retrieval. 

Website APA citation format examples:

The Writing Center. (2019). Plagiarism. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 4, 2019, from https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/plagiarism/

1. Use in-text citations to identify the source(s)      of quoted and/or technical and/or highly specialized information included      in your paper. In-text citations      look like this: (family name of      author, first initials of author, year of publication). For example: (Smithson, J. 2019). DO NOT use footnotes. DO NOT include the entire source      citation as an in-text citation.

IMPORTANT: Do not plagiarize information presented in your paper. Do not copy from any source, including the article(s) you use as references. Do not copy and paste or change a few words in someone else’s sentence structure and call if your own.  

For this discussion, choose a research area you would like to learn more about. Design a study using one of the survey approaches introduced in Chapter 4 of your course textbook.   Include the following in your post:

• Briefly describe the main points of your study.
• Apply aspects of the scientific method to your study by including the type of sampling you will use in your research design and why you chose the approach that you did to study this topic.
• Include two sample questions that will be a part of your study.  Explain why each of these would be good questions based on the principles presented this week.
• Analyze the ethical principles which may affect your study. What are the specific ethical concerns associated with your research question or approach?
• Finally, suggest ways to improve the response rate or participation levels in your study.

Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. Utilize a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last 10 years and are documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 

Add the Data Warehouse Design and discussion about the ETL process to  the project template section titled “Web and Data Warehousing and  Mining in the Business World.”

Submit your Word document and make sure that it contains:

• A Screenshot of the ERD, logical data model from previous assignments.
• The DDL to create the tables, including the table definition and the primary and foreign key definitions
• 1–2  pages describing the solution
• Star Schema
• DDL for a Star schema
• 2-3 paragraphs about the ETL process