QA: 

Carefully review and read both end of chapter application cases from chapters 13 and 14 from the following required book for this class.

After reading and analyzing both case studies, address all case study questions found within the case studies in scholarly detail.  In addition to answering all case study questions, put yourself in these situational cases and what ideas would you have to make any operational processes or process flows better where associated in the decision-making process?

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1. Graded Assignment:  Knowledge and Skills Paper
   Paper Section 1: Reflection and Literature Review
   Using Microsoft Word and Professional APA format, prepare a professional written paper supported with three sources of research that details what you have learned from chapters 13 and 14.  This section of the paper should be a minimum of two pages. 
   Paper Section 2:  Applied Learning Exercises
   In this section of the professional paper, apply what you have learned from chapters 13 and 14 to descriptively address and answer the problems below.  Important Note:  Dot not type the actual written problems within the paper itself.
   
   1. Go to cloudera.com, MapR.com, hortonworks.com, or marklogic.com or in combination to find at least three customer case studies on Hadoop implementation, and then discuss the commonalities and differences of these cases.
   2. Search the job search sites like monster.com, careerbuilder.com, and so forth. Find at least five job postings for data scientist. Identify the key characteristics and skills expected from the applicants and based on what you are learned in this class, how high is your motivation now to seek these types of career choices?
   3. Important Note:  With limited time for a college class, perfection is not expected but effort to be exposed to various tools with attempts to learn about them is critical when considering a career in information technology associated disciplines.
   4. Important Note:  There is no specific page requirement for this section of the paper but make sure any content provided fully addresses each problem.
      Paper Section 3:  Conclusions (Part 1)
      After addressing the problems, conclude your paper with details on how you will use this knowledge and skills to support your professional and or academic goals. This section of the paper should be around one page including a custom and original process flow or flow diagram to visually represent how you will apply this knowledge going forward.  This customized and original flow process flow or flow diagram can be created using the “Smart Art” tools in Microsoft Word.
      Paper Section 4:  Overall Course Conclusions and Reflection (Part 2)
      After the primary conclusion of this paper, extend this conclusion into an overall class conclusion and reflection providing at least 500 additional words of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current or future work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.
      Paper Section 5:  APA Reference Page
      The three or more sources of research used to support this overall paper should be included in proper APA format in the final section of the paper.
      Paper Review and Preparation to submit for Grading
      Please make sure to proof read your post prior to submission. This professional paper should be well written and free of grammatical or typographical errors. Also remember not to plagiarize!!!!!!!!!!!!
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   9. mportant Reminder:  Assessment of discussion boards and other writing assignments account for 75% of overall grading and below are how grades will be assessed for this assignment:
      Assessment CriteriaPossible PointsPoints EarnedStudent included a minimum of “2” body pages of written content supported with “3” academic sources of research offering a detailed reflection and literature review of learning from chapters 13 and 14.12.5 Student in scholarly detail addressed and answered all exercises or problems demonstrating application of knowledge and skills learned from chapters 13 and 14.9.375 Student in scholarly detail offered conclusions detailing how knowledge and skills learned from chapters 13 and 14 will support continued professional and academic growth.  Student also prepared process flow or flow diagrams to visualize these conclusions.9.375 Student extended the conclusions of this paper into an Executive Program Practical Connection of all knowledge and skills gain from this class.12.5 Student included a paper professionally formatted using APA and free of grammar and spelling issues6.25 Student successfully completed and successfully submitted this paper by the Sunday due date.12.5 Total Earned points62.5 Comments: 
       
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