Joseph Ackerson

Every year the assignment for Systems Modelling and Simulation module has a different theme. For example, in the previous years the assignments had healthcare, banking services, manufacturing, and logistics themes. This year our assignment isabout airport operations management. All this variation allows you to appreciate howthis fundamental subject can be applied to different problems which fundamentally have similar performance indicators. Enjoy this year’s assignment! Aircrafts arrive...

Question: Instructions Read the case study  carefully. Then, answer three of the following five questions. Question 1 (Developing an Ethical Culture) Drawing on the assigned reading (Nicholson et al., 2017) and the course content for Week 5, develop an argument against the Palmer Project mine that draws on an indigenous perspective on the relationship between people and the natural world. Your answer should refer to facts and examples from the Case Study. Question...

Question: Vicki Arroyo (Georgetown Climate Center) uses environmental law and her background in biology and ecology to help prepare for global climate change. Vicki Arroyo Questions: Define mitigation, adaptation, and risk. How do we apply these terms to climate change? Here in central Maryland, what do you think is in store in terms of a “new climate”? Use what you know about the world’s climate and our own local climate, and the things that you’ve experienced growing...

Task: The assessment item requires you to take on the role of a business development consultant and produce key insights/actionable information to guide the global expansion strategy of a New Zealand business. It assesses your understanding of the global business environment and your ability to use these insights to shape the expansion strategy of a New Zealand business going international. The assessment allows you to demonstrate progress towards the following course learning objectives (CL...

Specifications of the Synchronous Dynamic RAM ControllerDesign a simplified and shared dynamic RAM controller circuit which has the following specifications: (Use two different coding styles)Design a simplified synchronous dynamic RAM controller which provides to a host a bus like interface. The figure below illustrates a typical block diagram connection. The SDRAM controller generates a busy output which the host can use as handshake control. This avoids the need of fixed wait states. The SDRA...

Task Identify an applied sustainability opportunity and get involved. Consider how you can build community resilience by protecting the things about your community that you value most. How can you turn this into a project? The project that you pursue can be a personal project, a project at work, or better yet, a project that involves collaboration with people or organizations that are important to you. Examples of organizations that you can get involved with include volunteering with a local or...

The Grandmother's objections to going to FloridaThe grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida. She wanted to visit some of her connections in east Tennessee and she was seizing at every chance to change Bailey’s mind. Bailey was the son she lived with, her only boy. He was sitting on the edge of his chair at the table, bent over the orange sports section of the Journal. “Now look here, Bailey,” she said, “see here, read this,” and she stood with one hand on he...

Questions: How do those who argue that corporations have a moral obligation to intentionally pursue a socially responsible path respond to the argument that law is an adequate control on corporate behavior? In the West v. Multibanco Comermexcase, a U.S. investor in Mexico lost a substantial portion of his investment when the Mexican government instituted a program of exchange control regulations that included nationalization of the entire private banking system. West, the investor cl...

Exploratory Structure/Outline:Use this outline when writing your exploratory essay. In fact, an exploratory essay is likely different from any other essay you have written. Instead of writing to convince an audience of the validity of a thesis, you will be writing to find out about a problem and perhaps to form some preliminary conclusions about how you might position yourself concerning the issue. You will already have a topic/issue/problem in mind, as you will have completed your topic pr...

Overview of the Essay AssignmentThe ability to understand and examine cause-and-effect is a beneficial skill that you will take forward with you into your career. This cause-and-effect essay is a personal response and can include your own personal opinions, reactions, examples, and observations. You may use personal pronouns in your essay, but do not rely heavily on them (avoid ‘I think that’ or ‘I believe that’ etc.). Remember to avoid using unclear pronouns (e....