...by Douglas J. Lockett and Christopher D. Roblee ********* Senior Capstone Design Project Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Union College Steinmetz Hall Schenectady, New York 12308 U.S.A. Submitted May 30, 2003 Final Project Report Senior Capstone Design Project, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Union College, 2003. © 2003 Douglas Lockett, Christopher Roblee Lockett, Roblee Page 2 of 48 6/3/2003 Table of Contents: Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….3 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..4 2. Theory of Multiplierless Arithmetic………………………………………………...5 3. Image Filters 3.1. Motivations for IIR vs. FIR……………………………………………………....7 3.2. Edge Detection …………………………………………………………………..8 3.3. Canny Edge Detection……………………………………………………………9 4. Genetic Algorithms 4.1. Motivations……………………………………………………………………...10 4.2. Basic Theory…………………………………………………………………….10 4.3. Description of the Designed Genetic Algorithm………………………………..13 4.3.1. Fitness Function Definition and Crossover Selection…………………...17 4.3.2. Magnitude Response and Relative Error………………………………...19 4.3.3. GA Parameters…………………………………………………………...19 5. Results 5.1. Magnitude Frequency Analysis ……………………………………………...…21 5.2. Spatial Analysis…………………………………………………………………24 5.3. Sample Filter Output…………………………………………………………….25 6. Comparative Analysis of Computational Complexity Between Multiplierless and Conventional...
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...University – Bustos Campus are currently having a system study on Record Keeping and Payment as part of the requirement in our major subject System Analysis and Design (SAD). The aim of this is to develop and increase our knowledge in the field of information technology. In connection with this, may we request that your Photoshop be our partner for the said study? We believe that your Photoshop will be of great help in the accomplishment of our activity. Any help you will be extending for the success of our study is highly appreciated. We hope that this request be given favorable response. Thank you very much and may God richly bless us all. Sincerely, BSIT III-B Group 4 Princess Faith Cunanan Maylyn Romano Jessa Miranda Noted by: Mrs. Lyn Dalisaymo SAD Adviser Accepted by: MARK ANTHONY VALDEZ Owner/Cinematographer BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY Bustos Campus Poblacion, Bustos, Bulacan November 26, 2012 AL EPIFANIO CAO Computer Instructor College of Information Technology and Engineering Bulacan State University Dear Sir: Greetings of Peace! We, the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) senior students from Bulacan State University – Bustos Campus are currently having a system study on Enrollment System of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel College as part of the requirement in our Capstone Thesis. The aim of this is to develop and increase our knowledge in the field of information technology. In connection to this, may we request...
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...Capstone Case Analysis – Identifying the Problem or Issue ACCT 480 Sue Miller In publicly traded companies, stockholders and investors rely on accurate financial statements and on an outside auditor’s statement to determine if they have a good company to invest in. There were several merger and take overs in the telecommunication community by WorldCom. When mergers occur there many factors that affect the work of both employees and major management. This case analysis will point out problems and issues that were involved in the failure of WorldCom. It will describe how the mergers put stress on the company to show positive financial statements. (The WorldCom Accounting Scandal) How the company manipulated the statements to their advantage, and legal issues that occurred in this case. There was the misconduct by Arthur Anderson which helped in the demise of this case with WorldCom. This analysis will pinpoint as many problems and issues of WorldCom while they were alive. Capstone Case Analysis – Identifying the Problem or Issue The history of WorldCom is the company was created in 1983 was created by two business men named Murray Waldron and William Rector. They created this company as a long distance discount service (LLS) after the breakup of AT & T . (Reuters and Washington post, March 2005) The company problems started with hiring Bernie Ebbers who was an investor but had no experience at all in management. I consider him a “jack of all trades”...
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...organizational structure, resources & capabilities, and the strategic positioning of the organization to create, capture, and sustain competitive advantage. In addition to economic value creation, management also must make decisions concerning the distribution of this economic value across stakeholders. In BADM 449, you will develop your skills at: • Understanding how firms create, capture, and sustain competitive advantage; • Analyzing strategic business situations and formulating strategy; and • Implementing strategy and organizing the firm for strategic success. Success ultimately depends not only on the soundness of the formulated strategy, but also on effective implementation through appropriate organizational choices. This capstone business course focuses on strategic decisions, and with both the content of those decisions and the processes by which general managers position the businesses and allocate scarce resources (including time and attention) under conditions of uncertainty and competition. This course utilizes various tools, concepts, and analytical frameworks that enhance our ability to define and analyze strategic problems and to...
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...Rhetoric & Writing Principles of Chemistry I Data Analysis for Health Science UGS 302 or UGS 303 (First-Year Signature Courses) Visual – Performing Arts | Freshman 2nd Semester (15 hrs) | Introductory Biology I Fundamentals of Nutrition Introduction to Psychology Global Health Masterworks of Literature or E316L, E316M, E316N or E316P | Sophomore 1st Semester (16-17 hrs | Human Microscopy & Gross Anatomy Intro to Medical Microbiology or American History Core Course Communication in Health Care Settings | Sophomore 2nd Semester (16 hrs) | Intro to Patient-Centered Nursing Care Health Assessment Skills Clinical Nursing Skills I Practicum Ethics of Health Care Vertebrate Physiology II Systems Physiology Lab II GOV312L, 312P, 312R (US) | Junior 1st Semester (13 hrs) | Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Problems in Mental Health Nursing Adult Health Nursing I Adult Health Nursing I Practicum Nursing Research | Junior 2nd Semester (15 hrs) | Nursing Care of Childbearing Families Nursing Care of Childbearing Families Practicum Adult Health Nursing II Clinical Nursing Skills II Practicum Genetics in Health Care Contemporary Nursing Pharmacology | Senior 1st Semester (15 hrs)(Continued…) | Nursing Care of Child & Families Nursing Care of Child & Families Practicum Adult Health Nursing II Adult Health II Practicum Spanish for Health Care Professionals Interprofessional Collaborative Practice | Senior 2nd Semester (14 hrs) | Public Health Nursing Public...
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...Senior Health Plus Case Study 25 Selena D. Fleming University of Maryland HCAD670- Dr. Capstone Senior Health Plus Case Study History Senior Health Plus is a Medicare HMO Services Organization which has been in existence for 20 years in Newport Beach, Santa Ana, California. It is known as a grassroots organization which focuses on maintaining the independence of senior citizens. The CEO had a history of facilitating creative approaches to overcome medical and social challenges. It had become quite impressive as well as a progressive healthcare system for the elderly to partake in. Jamie Richards become the new VP of Human Resource for Senior Health Plus after leaving a previously challenging job working with HMO patients. She had been hired at a highly anticipated time when the organization was rapidly quickly and the moral of the employees was at a high. Internal Strengths & Weakness Strengths Good financial management. Due to the growth of membership over the years, the Senior Health Plus has had a good financial position. They were up to seven offices in their base location of southern California. They expanded graphically to meet the needs of their current customers and to encourage new prospective customers. Knowledgeable Staff. While the Senior Health Plus staff is knowledgeable; she would have to keep the workforce progressing with positive moral. The values of the corporation were passion, integrity, respect, and responsibility...
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...Capstone Project Cover Sheet Capstone Proposal Project Name: Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is important for Security Student Name: Matthew Phelps Degree Program: Security Emphasis Mentor Name: Julianne Evans Table of Contents Capstone Proposal Summary 3 Review of Other Work 7 Project Rationale 10 Systems Analysis and Methodology 10 Goals and Objectives 14 Project Deliverables 21 Project Plan and Timelines 24 Project Development 25 Conclusion 29 References 31 Competency Matrix 32 Project Timeline 34 Additional Deliverables 35 Capstone Report Summary The entire world is becoming increasingly more reliant on data determined technology. Industries cannot ignore the inevitability of a reliable Information Technology network to be successful and to remain competitive with other corporations. Most companies obviously tend to ignore the necessity of maintaining efficient Operating Systems in their networks; the consequences can lead to amplified employee hindrance, diminished customer contentment and eventually reduced revenue. This capstone project emphasis is on a company facing those very problems. Providence Health Services is a large company that operates multiple hospitals across five states, with its headquarters located in Renton, Washington. The health system includes 27 hospitals, more than 35 non-acute facilities...
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...LAS 432 is a capstone course that allows students to show the relationship between society and technology through reading, research, and a course project report. This report included a historical timeline and predecessor assessment section, analysis of impact section, and an ethical considerations section. Discussion and oral and written reports draw together students’ prior learning in specialty and general education courses. The course also included an approximately five-minute presentation on my chosen technology of 3D printing. My career goals now that I completed my program of study have not changed a lot, I am still wanting to work with either a large video game company like Blizzard, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, or an independent company creating new and exciting games. Where I can work on the levels and in-game interactions in the games, working on a small to medium sized team. Starting as either an Intern or basic level designer then work my way up to Game Director or Senior Game Designer. With a clearly defined career gaols I will be able to not only get myself motivated to achieve my dreams, but I will also greatly increase my likelihood of achieving positive job-interviews....
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...McPhee May 5,2012 Decisions in Paradise – Part II Most business decisions are taken by senior executives based on assessments that will determine in advance what will happen if the business takes the expected direction. Financial tools (i.e. cost benefit analysis) are truly helpful during the decision-making process; however, they should never be confused with the decision as the outcome of the decision-making process (Langdon, 2001). In “Decision in Paradise – Part 2”, Joey will utilize a decision-making technique that is suitable for this scenario as well provide a step-by-step analysis while utilizing the technique. Finally, he will discuss the decision-making model he selected and how the model selected influences his proposed solutions. Cost Benefit Analysis The decision-making technique that Joey selected for his business study at Kabo is the cost benefit analysis. The cost benefit analysis is completed in order to determine how well or poor a plan will turn out. Cost benefit analysis is also known as “running the numbers” as it relies on adding positive factors and subtracting the negative ones in order to determine a net result. The difference that is found between benefits and costs will advise if the plan is feasible. The cost benefit analysis must include all the costs, all the benefits and properly quantify them in order to get accurate analysis. Although the cost benefit analysis can be used for almost everything, it is commonly done to determine financial questions...
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...Medical Error’s TUI University BHS-499 Senior Capstone Project Module 5 SLP Professor: Medical Error’s I. Introduction: Background and Context of Medical Error’s. Preventable medical errors kill more Americans than diabetes, influenza and Alzheimer’s; and if tracked separately, would be the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. The National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM) has estimated that 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical errors. Medical Error’s II. Importance, Relevance/Extent of Medical Error’s. There are many types of medical error and they can be classified from minor to major depending on the result of the error. According to the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in November of 1999 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report estimating that as many as 48,000-98,000 patients died as a direct result of medical error in the hospital each year. Patients are always at risk and medical errors may result in: (AHRQ) • A patient inadvertently given the wrong medicine. • A clinician misreading the results of a test. • An elderly woman with ambiguous symptoms (shortness of breath, abdominal pain, and dizziness) whose heart attack is not diagnosed by emergency room staff. Medical Error’s III. Cause of Medical Error’s. Some or most of the hospitals around the world are under-funded and using limited funding efficiently could be very difficult task. Limited funding...
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...BUS 499 – Business Administration Capstone (Prerequisite: To be taken as last or next to last course) COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is the capstone course for the Bachelor of Business Administration program. It examines the processes by which organizations formulate strategy, implement policy, and evaluate outcomes in the highly competitive and dynamic global environment. The ethical implications of strategic choices are a central concern of this course. Analytic, integrative, and decision-making skills will be exercised through the use of case analysis and decision making. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Hitt, M. A., Ireland, R. D., & Hoskisson, R. E. (2011). Strategic management: Competitiveness and globalization, concepts and cases: 2011 custom edition (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. Supplemental Resources Angwin, D., Paroutis, S., & Mitson, S. (2009). Connecting up strategy: Are senior strategy directors a missing link? California Management Review, 51(3), 74-94. Derfus, P. J., Maggitti, P. G., Grimm, C. M., & Smith, K. G. (2008). The red queen effect: Competitive actions and firm performance. Academy of Management Journal, 51(1), 61-80. Franken, A., Ewards, C., & Lambert, R. (2009). Executing strategic change: Understanding the critical management elements that lead to success. California Management Review, 51(3), 49-73. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Identify the vision, mission, and stakeholders...
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...ways in which investigating the organization and its industry would help determine the value Bre-X’s gold prospect as well as the ways in which investigating the financial results and operating characteristics would help in the determination of the of the company’s value. Lastly this paper covered some of the perpetrators motivations to commit fraud. Fraudulent Activities of Bre-X Minerals Company “Financial statements fraud involves the intentional publishing of false information in any portion of a financial statement (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners).” The Bre-X Minerals Case, provided false information that became detrimental to investors. The false information that harmed investors led to the analysis of how investigating management and directors would help in the determination of the company’s value of gold prospect’s. This also led to the ways in which investigating the company’s relationship with other entities, the organization and its industry and the ways the financial results and operating characteristics help determine the value of Bre-X gold prospect. In addition an examination of the perpetrators motivations to commit fraud was evaluated. Management plays a vital and important role in a business. However, if management is involved in fraudulent activities management can cause more harm than good. In the Bre-X Minerals Case, investigating...
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...familiarize themselves with the Participant’s Guide to the GLO-BUS On-Line Business Simulation immediately since approximately 25% of your final grade will be dependent on the grade earned for this team-based project. 2 Students will be required to keep in touch with current events via the business sections of major newspapers, journals, periodicals and the Internet. Your class participation will be measured largely through your ability to apply the theories and models of strategic management to current events found throughout these sources. Course Objectives: BPL 5100 is an interdisciplinary capstone seminar concentrating on the problems that confront the chief administrative officers of an enterprise. The course stresses the overall company point of view in dealing with the myriad problems faced by the firm’s top management team. The purposes of this capstone course include the following: (1) providing an understanding of the strategic...
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...strategy audit. In this module, you will outline and draft a preliminary framework for your final product. This provides you with the opportunity to get feedback before a final submission. In Module 1, you reviewed the instructions for the capstone strategy audit assignment and grading rubric due in Module 5. By now, you have completed the following steps: • Identified the organization for your report • Interviewed at least one key mid-level or senior-level manager • Created a market position analysis • Conducted an external environmental scan in preparation of your final report and presentation In this assignment, you will generate a preliminary strategy audit in preparation for your final course project. Prepare a report that includes the following: • In preparation for your course project, prepare the preliminary strategy audit using the tools and framework you have focused on so far including the following: o Analysis of the company value proposition, market position, and competitive advantage o External environmental scan/five forces analysis • Identify the most important (5-7) strategic issues facing the organization or business unit. o You may modify the strategic issues in your final report based on the additional analysis you will conduct in the next module as well as the feedback you receive on this paper from your instructor. o Keep in mind that it is important to look at the strategic issue(s) from more than just one perspective in the business unit or company—speak...
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...Program Guidebook Master of Science, Information Security and Assurance The Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance is a competency-based degree program that encompasses the main security domains of knowledge developed following strict guidelines for information security and assurance education prescribed by the National Security Agency. Understanding the Competency-Based Approach Practically speaking, what does it mean when we say that WGU’s programs are competency-based? Unlike traditional universities, WGU does not award degrees based on credit hours or on a certain set of required courses. Instead, you will earn your degree by demonstrating your skills, knowledge, and understanding of important concepts through a series of carefully designed courses. Progress through your degree program is governed not by classes but by satisfactory completion of the required courses that demonstrate your mastery of the competencies. Of course, you will need to engage in learning experiences as you brush up on competencies or develop knowledge and skills in areas in which you may be weak. For this learning and development, WGU has a rich array of learning resources in which you may engage under the direction of your student mentor. You will work closely with your mentor to schedule your program for completing the courses. You will also work closely with additional faculty members as you proceed through courses of study that are designed to lead you through...
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