Assignment 1: Applications of the
Scientific Method

The scientific method is useful in problem solving and
decision-making in a wide variety of fields. In this assignment, is to
demonstrate how to use the scientific method to make decisions and solve
problems in the field of study or everyday life.

Identify a specific problem often faced in the field of study or
everyday life. Research the problem and assess the data / research. Examples of
such

Everyday
Life:

Determining
the most cost-efficient transportation / route for the commute.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which the items below
are covered:

1. Explain
   the Scientific Method and describe the overall manner in which to apply the
   Method in the field of study or everyday life.
2. Propose
   one (1) testable hypothesis to explain / solve the problem selected. State
   the expected outcomes of the actions and include criteria for determining
   whether or not these actions would succeed. Note: The hypothesis
   should be stated very precisely.
3. Describe
   the main actions that is intended to be put into place to test the
   hypothesis proposed in Question 2. Describe the way in which the success
   of the program would be evaluated. Include the results that would be deemed
   as a success and the results that would be considered a failure.
4. Discuss
   the wisdom behind the strategy used to test the hypothesis from Question
   3, and describe the additional steps to be taken, depending on the results
   of your test. Note: These additional steps might be to revise the
   original hypothesis (if the results were unsatisfactory) or to propose new
   hypotheses. The goal is to continuously improve the understanding of the
   factors influencing the outcomes, to be able to achieve greater results
   over time.
5. Use at
   least two (2) quality resources / references in this assignment. Note:
   Wikipedia and personal blogs do not qualify as quality resources.

The assignment report must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Arial font
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA format. Check with the professor or LRC manager for any additional
instructions on APA format.

Include a cover page containing the title of
the assignment, the assignment number, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, Strayer University, Online Campus, Course number (SCI 110.021VA016-1178-001),
the course title, and the date of submitted. The page header is to have the
ASG#1, Scientific Method or paper title and the student’s initials (YOI) on the
left side of the page and the page number of the number of pages on the right
side of the page. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment paper length of 3 to 5 pages.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:

Apply concepts in physical sciences to
evaluate current trends and issues in the modern world.

Use technology and information resources to
research issues in physical sciences.

Write clearly and concisely about physical
sciences using proper English and writing mechanics.

Pronouns are not to be used in the
composition of these written assignments. Pronoun usage is subject to a ten
point grade reduction for each use. Pronouns – I, me, we, us, you, she, her,
he, him, it, they, them, my, mine, their, our, your, myself, yourself,

their self, etc.

Substitution of a phrase in place of a pronoun, i.e., the student’s name, the writer,

the author, etc. is not acceptable

Key Assignment Draft: Include session changes

The first two Individual Projects used linked lists for stacks, queues, and hashing implementations. With this task, searching performance with linked lists will be addressed.

Part 1: Your tasks for this assignment are the following:

1. Discuss the use of a binary tree when searching for keys in an array.
2. Discuss the use of a binary tree when searching for keys in a linked list.

Part 2: Complete the following program:

1. Describe a linked list structure to support binary searching.
2. Create pseudo code to describe a binary search with this linked list variation.

Week 4 Deliverables:

• Summary of binary search with an array.
• Summary of binary search with a linked list.
• 1 fully documented pseudo code implementation of a linked list useful for binary searches.

Part 3: Key Assignment Draft:

Once you have completed this section, submit the pseudocode and summary of binary searches from all of the following in your Key Assignment template:

• Section 1: Lists, Stacks, and Queues
• Section 2: Heaps and Trees
• Section 3: Sorting Algorithms
• Section 4: Searching

The LA times offered an article recently describing Iran’s method for supplying the kidneys required for transplants. Iran’s approach is quite different than the approach in the U.S. where it is illegal to buy or sell human organs. See pages 147 and 148 of our textbook for more on this topic.

For this discussion topic, first read the linked article above and pages 147-148 of the book and respond to the following questions:

1. Which scenario (either creating a market in which kidneys can be bought/sold vs. the status quo where kidneys can only be donated for altruistic reasons) do you expect will result in more lives saved? Why?

2. What sort of unexpected consequences would you predict if the U.S. allowed human organs to be bought/sold as in Iran?

3. Which scenario do you prefer? Explain.

NO PLAIGARISM answer the questions like an average college student would

Students are required to post one original response for each discussion question, as well as a response to one classmate. Original responses should not be a word for word rehashing of what is stated in the readings, but rather an integration of the concepts and additional insights, either from real world experience or additional sources.

It should be a 350-word response to my question.

1. Your boss mentions that recently a number of employees have received calls from individuals who didn’t identify themselves and asked a lot of questions about the company and its computer infrastructure. At first, he thought this was just a computer vendor who was trying to sell your company some new product, but no vendor has approached the company. He also says several strange e-mails requesting personal information have been sent to employees, and quite a few people have been seen searching your company’s trash dumpsters for recyclable containers. Your boss asks what you think about all of these strange incidents. Respond and be sure to provide a recommendation on what should be done about the various incidents.

2. Why are businesses experiencing a digital transformation?

3. Why are enterprises adopting cloud computing?

4. What is the value of M2M technology? Give two examples.