Full Topic:

Searle makes the following claim: “As long as the program is defined in terms of computational operations on purely formally defined elements, what the [Chinese Room] suggests is that these by themselves have no interesting connection with understanding. They are certainly not sufficient conditions, and not the slightest reason has been given to suppose that they are necessary conditions or even that they make a significant contribution to understanding” (418). Searle is claiming that there is no reason to accept that understanding arises from a computational system: a computational system is not sufficient for understanding and it may not even be necessary.

Dennett makes the following claim:“…for each predictively attributable belief, there will be a functionally salient internal state of the machinery, decomposable into functional parts in just about the same way the sentence expressing the belief is decomposable into parts— that is, words or terms. The inferences we attribute to rational creatures will be mirrored by physical, causal processes in the hardware…” (76). Dennett is claiming that the reason that the intentional strategy works is because the mind is computational. We are able to ascribe intentionality to other systems because minds are computational. This takes computational structure to at least be sufficient for intentionality. Present and explain Searle’s Chinese Room argument. Then, present and explain Dennett’s intentional strategy. Characterize the point of contention between the two views. Finally, pick a side: is Searle or Dennett right?

Defend your position being sure to consider at least one objection to your defense.

Two papers are attached.

The requirement must follow the writing style down here:

*Introduction*:

1. Identify the articles

2. describe the view

3. State your position

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*Summary*: (1.5-2 pages)

1. summarize only relevant parts of the paper

2. searle

3. dennett

4. disagreemennt

(Logically organized, not chronologically)

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*Critique / Argument*: Two ways chose one (*longer than summary*)

1. Define in terms of what’s problematic

* the reasons are false

* reasons are mistaken

* other things the author fail to note

2. Define what you agree with

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*Counter example / Objection*:

1. How would someone challenge your argument

2. Be reasonable

3. provide reasons

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*Conclusion*:

* Brief Summary

* *no new information, claims, or criticisms**

University Library Case Study

The
University bookstore hired your Learning Team to design a new textbook
inventory system, including the following major processes:

• Ordering textbooks
• Receiving textbooks
• Determining retail price and pricing used textbooks
• Determining quantity on hand
• Recording textbook sales and textbook returns

Create a 2-page document that summarizes the abstract data type algorithm headers for your textbook inventory system.

Write
the abstract data type algorithm headers for the inventory system
above. Each header should include name, parameters, purpose,
preconditions, post conditions, and return value types. You may add
additional algorithms as required by your analysis.

Include the following:

• a pseudocode definition for a textbook data structure
• a pseudocode definition for a student data structure

Having a thorough project schedule, which is continually monitored and updated, is critical for a project to be successful. This assignment will build off the Unit 2 WBS and personnel chart that you created in Microsoft Project. Please open that file and proceed with the below tasks. Note you may want to review and incorporate feedback from your instructor from Unit 2 prior to completing this assignment. There are also instructions in the Unit 2 Project that tell you how you can download and install MS Project at no charge.

Prior to starting the assignment please watch the following videos:

1. How to add in predecessors to your project (Links to an external site.)
2. Critical Path (Links to an external site.)
3. Project Resource Leveling (Links to an external site.)

Now that you have watched the videos, complete the following:

1. Project Schedule
   • Set the beginning date to your project to the current date and then add in the predecessors to each of the tasks. Note you do not need to put predecessors on the heading or groupings – just the tasks where work is performed. You will see the dates will automatically update based on the durations that you populated from Unit 2.
   • The goal here is to allow project to automatically compute the project timeline and end date for you.
2. Critical Path
   • Now show the critical tasks in Microsoft Project.
   • In the Gantt chart view, set to show the Critical Path.
   • Summarize in a Word document what tasks are part of the critical path.
3. Resource Constraints/Leveling
   • Your project may or may not have resource constraints. A resource constraint would be called out by the red icon to the left of the task. This will commonly happen if you have multiple tasks occurring in the same timeframe, yet the assigned resources do not have enough time within that timeframe to complete the work.
   • Take a moment to write down the project end date and total duration.
   • Complete resource leveling by choosing “Level all” under the Resource tab
   • Did your project end date change? By how much? Offer a couple sentences within a Word document as to why the project end date did or did not change.

Ensure to submit your Project file and your Word file for grading.

Use a 5 second video clip (with consistent perspective and track points, you need to place it on the surface of the place you want to record, its a square shape with 9 h). You must record it yourself you can use your phone and record a video from a place (example: you kitchen counter top, your office desk, etc.. )

Make sure you use media encoder to change your video’s format to AVI.

¤Create a 3-D Composite using a 3-D model (animated or not) that complements your scene

Use the following website to find free 3d models to use, for example a blender, pot, any item that you can place on the surface of the video content you recorded.

turbosquid.com

Then place the item (3d model) inside your video (Example: place a blender on the kitchen counter top)

¤Execute the project using CG compositing processes (camera tracking)
¤It’s important for the CG lighting and shadow casting to closely match the video.

Upload: 3 files
Final 3DS Max project file.
Final After Effects project file.
Final composite video render (mp4 video file).

see attached video, its an example of the outcome of this assignemnt. The balcony was recorded and the 3D Grill model was placed there using 3dmax)