In this day and age, the development of online learning has created an accessible way for adults to participate in college classes and earn a degree. As a stay at home mom of five adding classes to an already busy schedule presented a problem. Wanting to excel and complete a degree the idea of online learning presented a good fit but could I be successful? Fortunately, a study completed by Erman Yujsekturk and Ercan Top for the British Journal of Educational Technology titled; “Exploring the…
Step 9 monitors the database application systems and improves performance by making amendments to the design as appropriate. 16.2 What factors can be used to measure efficiency? There are a number of factors that we may use to measure efficiency: • Transaction throughput: this is the number of transactions processed in a given time interval. In some…
functions inside software can make the work more precise by the scale plate, more delicate by the different typefaces, and more professional with the various digital tools. In addition, in Phillips and Lupton’s book, also contains a few images of design that only possible done by the digital software, and people cannot think about the ways to use the handcraft for reducing the use of technology. These examples clearly demonstrate that the digital technology makes the Designers’ life easier, and…
Introduction From my experiences, Biblical worldview is simply viewing the aspects of the world from a biblical standpoint. When talking with people that has accepted Christ as their Savior, it is apparent that their perspective of the world automatically changes. The acceptance of Christ as a Savior is the first step, but one must gain an understanding of their salvation and receive guidance through God 's Word . The Lord gave His Word to equip us with the much needed instructions for…
If game developers are able to characterize and add design considerations that facilitate these engaged states they end up creating more enjoyable and better selling games. Applications of psychology in game design and development is constantly growing at major developers. To many, the idea of people making games often conjures up images of tech and coding, but it’s easy to forget how intertwined psychology is in every facet of a game’s design. In the early days of gaming the psychological role…
Monkey See, Monkey Do When you try new things it’s because something or someone somewhere brought the idea to your mind, or else how would you know it was new if they hadn’t? Our everyday lives are influenced by new ideas and concepts. If it wasn’t for advertising we would be able to speak or walk. Since our adolescences, previous generations have been advertising these new concepts to us and we bought into it. We see everyone else has it or doing it and we just got to try it for ourselves.…
In the landmark decision of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Judge John E. Jones soundly argues that intelligent design (ID) does not represent a scientific theory, but rather a religious argument whose teaching in public schools violates the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This argument exhibits both logical validity and true premises in its categorization of the theory as non-scientific, thus being truly sound. In essence, the decision states that…
Dog food advertisers often use personification and factual claims to support their positions. The most common arguments include that their brand is healthier for your dog and will allow them to live longer. Pedigree took a different approach with a recent ad and presented the importance of relationships between a dog and their owner. The ad displays a lonely man on the beach in one image, and the same image on the right side but with the inclusion of a dog. This Pedigree ad uses the man and the…
Chapter11: Nonexperimental Designs Activity 1 1. Survey is a type of design is known more for the breadth of data collected than for the depth of its data. 2. Longitudinal is a major disadvantage of this design is the length of time needed for data collection. 3. Correlational is the main question is whether or not variables co-vary. 4. Ex- post facto words mean “after the fact”. 5. Cross -sectional eliminates the confounding variable of maturation. 6. Correlational quantifies the magnitude and…
contest the fine tuned explanation. However, scientific progress still offers a counter argument, by returning to the fine tuning argument. Before the fine tuning argument had to contend with natural selection, David Hume still was still critical of the design argument, and his criticism was eventually proven to be mostly on point. Because of this, the argument can be made that the fine tuning argument is making assumptions before science can come to a satisfactory conclusion. The watchmaker…