For the Usability Journal assignment, you are to write three (3) journal entries.

• Each entry shall be approximately 300-400 words each.
• Each entry shall focus on an object that contains a bad usability design.
• Explain why the object being described does not maintain good usability practices.
• The deliverable shall include citable examples of best practices from academic literature explaining why the product/object does not follow best practices.

Example:

• A remote control.
  • What about the remote control makes the device both a good and bad example for the usability perspective?
  • Each deliverable will contain:
  • Three entries with 300-400 words for EACH entry
  • APA citation with examples from scholars explaining best practices that should be followed
  • An example image of the bad design practice followed
  • An example of good potential practices to follow

For this Assignment you will write a 2–3 page essay addressing the topic of decision-making and the heuristics that can influence decision-making. Your essay should be well organized, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. You should incorporate information from your course textbook and one other credible academic source to support your essay.

In this unit you learned that decisions can be influenced by heuristics, in particular the representative heuristic, the availability heuristic and the anchoring and adjustment heuristic. In this Assignment you are going to create three different case studies illustrating situations where a client has used each of these heuristics to make a decision. You will describe the clients’ thought processes involved in using each heuristic to make a decision. For each case study, you will discuss whether the heuristic led the client to a good or bad decision. Finally, you should discuss how you would demonstrate professionalism as a psychologist working with a client who has made a bad decision due to a decision-making heuristic. In particular, you should explain how you would convey characteristics such as reliability, accountability and timeliness to your client.

Requirements for this Assignment:

The guidelines for your paper are as follows:

• A title page, introduction with thesis statement and conclusion. Below is a link to help you with your introduction and conclusion: https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/TheWritingProcess/IntroductionsAndConclusions.aspx
• Write a case study describing a client who has used the representative heuristic to make a decision, explaining the thought processes involved in making the decision. Discuss whether the representative heuristic led the client to a good or bad decision. You must demonstrate an accurate understanding of the representative heuristic and clearly link the case study to this decision-making heuristic. The discussion should be supported by information from the textbook or credible academic resource.
• Write a case study describing a client who has used the availability heuristic to make a decision, explaining the thought processes involved in making the decision. Discuss whether the availability heuristic led the client to a good or bad decision. You must demonstrate an accurate understanding of the availability heuristic and clearly link the case study to this decision-making heuristic. The discussion should be supported by information from the textbook or credible academic resource.
• Write a case study describing a client who has used the anchoring and adjustment heuristic to make a decision, explaining the thought processes involved in making the decision. Discuss whether the anchoring and adjustment heuristic led the client to a good or bad decision. You must demonstrate an accurate understanding of the anchoring and adjustment heuristic and clearly link the case study to this decision-making heuristic. The discussion should be supported by information from the textbook or credible academic resource.
• Discuss how you would demonstrate professionalism as a psychologist working with a client who has made a bad decision due to a decision-making heuristic, explaining how you would convey characteristics such as reliability, accountability and timeliness. In particular, you should discuss the following issues: (1) Reliability – How would you ensure you are up to date with information in your field so that you can provide clients with reliable information and answer questions accurately? (2) Accountability – What would you do if you realized that you had provided a client with incorrect information? (3) Timeliness – How would you make sure you are providing clients with correct information in a timely manner, whilst ensuring the accuracy of the information you are providing?
• Your paper should be 2–3 pages, not including the title page or reference page.
• Your paper should include a reference to the textbook and at least one additional credible academic resource. Below is a link to help you with your citations: https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/BasicCitationGuidelines.aspx
• Your paper must be APA formatted, including references, title page, 1” margins on all sides, 12 point font size, and double spacing. Information regarding APA formatting and citation can be found in the Writing Center and should be reviewed thoroughly. Below is a link to the document: https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/CommonCitationsInAPAformat.aspx
• Your paper should use Standard American English including correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and complete sentences and paragraphs. Your paper should be free of typographical errors.
• Your paper should include a highly developed viewpoint and purpose.
• Your paper should demonstrate superior organization. Communication should be highly ordered, logical, and unified

While components such as plot, staging, theme, and setting are valuable, the characters offer a unique opportunity for expression and creativity. For this assignment, you will create a character. You will need to loosely select a time period and location setting in order to best develop a realistic character, but your focus should be on the character and not necessarily a full plot or story line. For example, you may appreciate medieval times and thus choose to create a female peasant character from that era, or perhaps you wish to create a super hero or creature from another planet. Think entirely outside of the box and have fun with this! But you should include details such as: A brief biography of the background/life of the character, where they live, when they live, their gender, appearance, social status, level of education or type of training, personality traits, ambitions in life, health status, the tone of their voice and communication strengths or weaknesses, profession, family, and hobbies. Discussion what motivates them, what hurts them, and ultimately, how you relate to them.

Social Support and Health

Describe how you would integrate your knowledge of social support to develop an intervention for alcoholics to maintain sobriety. What type of intervention might you recommend? Include a discussion of perceived and received social support (i.e., emotional, tangible, instrumental, and belonging support), relationship quality, and the role of technology. 

Your initial post should use APA formatted in-text citations when you are paraphrasing or directly quoting information from outside sources (including the textbook).  You should also include APA formatting reference(s) at the end of your post.  It is suggested that these posts be at least 150 words.

The Airline Research Paper is an individual student effort but with roots in the group collaboration. Students will choose an airline (passenger or cargo) associated with their group’s region and individually write a critical analysis of the airline’s operation. The paper will cover the listed topics (as a minimum) in a paper of 8 to 12 pages (not including title and reference pages) in current APA format. Note: A paper of this length does not require an abstract or table of contents. 

Topics will include:

1. Introduction and brief history of the chosen airline
2. Fleet analysis including issues associated with fleet composition
3. Route structure analysis (hub and spoke, point to point, or linear)
   For example, does the route structure fit the regional needs?
4. Cost control analysis
   For example, how effective is the airline at controlling their costs, and what techniques (like fuel hedging) do they use? 
5. Profitability
   Historic, recent, and your future profit projections
6. Recommendations for improvement

Use Qatar airlines