Task 1: HIGH PRIORITY – Research paper.

The portfolio project is a three- part activity.

You will respond to three separate prompts but prepare your paper as one research paper. Be sure to include at least one UC library source per prompt, in addition to your textbook (which means you’ll have at least 4 sources cited).

Start your paper with an introductory paragraph.

Prompt 1 “Blockchain” (2-3 pages): Explain the major components of blockchain. Be sure to include how blockchain is affecting a global economy and how you see it growing in the future.

Prompt 2 “Big Data” (1-2 pages): Describe your understanding of big data and give an example of how you’ve seen big data used either personally or professionally. In your view, what demands is big data placing on organizations and data management technology?  How does big data affect a global economy.

Prompt 3 “Government and Policies” (1-2 pages):  Discuss the role government plays in a global economy.  Also, look at what policies are currently in place and then discussion what policies should be put in place..Conclude your paper with a detailed conclusion section.

The paper needs to be approximately six to eight pages long, including both a title page and a references page (for a total of eight to ten pages). Be sure to use proper APA formatting and citations to avoid plagiarism. Your paper should meet these requirements:

TASK 2:

 

Use the internet to research and find one example of a data visualization each for categorical data, time-series data, and spatial data. Discuss the data set and the following topics.

How effective is the visualization? Why?

What elements would you modify?

Does the example reveal the tool used ( PowerBI, R, Tableau, Qlikview….?What problem is the visualization addressing?

Your research paper should be at least 3 pages (800 words), double-spaced, have at least 4 APA references, and typed in an easy-to-read font in MS Word (other word processors are fine to use but save it in MS Word format). Your cover page should contain the following: Title, Student’s name, University’s name, Course name, Course number, Professor’s name, and Date. Please see the grading rubrics for the assessment and the scores you received.

TASK 3:

There is a relationship between policy evaluation and production identification, policy evaluation and policy implement, and policy evaluation and policy formulation.  Can you explain this relationship and why they are important?