1. What is enterprise architecture, and what is its most important characteristic? How does one achieve quality in enterprise architecture? 2. What are the internal drivers that influences enterprise architecture? Provide a description of each one and discuss how they relate to one another. 3. What are the different types of UML diagrams? Provide four examples, outlining what they are and when or why you would utilize them. 4. Provide three examples of conversation techniques and describe the best context in which to utilize each one 5. How would you perform a portfolio analysis for an airline company wishing to branch into other countries? 6. In knowledge management, what is the difference between explicit and tacit knowledge? How does this apply to the systems we build, and how do we define the dimensions of expressing this knowledge? 7. What are the primary activities involved in modeling a system? What should be captured? 8. What are the external drivers that influence enterprise architecture? Provide a description of each one and discuss how they relate to one another. 9. Provide examples of three different viewpoints and explain how they help the stakeholders they are directed at 10. Compare and contrast two infrastructure patterns. Identify the goals and processes involved in each one. 11. How does ArchiMate combine with other modeling standards and languages? Provide examples of how to integrate ArchiMate with three different approaches. 12. Compare and contrast the ArchiMate modeling language with BPMN. What are the three dimensions of modeling in ArchiMate? 13. When communicating architecture through an artifact, what distinctions should be made in its design? What is the importance of its historical perspective? 14. What is the role of patterns in enterprise architecture? What questions should you ask before utilizing a pattern? 15. What Gestalt principles are involved in visual modelling? Provide a best practices overview of how to apply Gestalt principles to useful models. Name: Persuasive Essay: Thesis Statement and Gathering Resources Worksheet Part 1: Thesis Statement Assignment Directions: Review “Thesis Statements” in the “Drafting the College Essay” section of “The Writing Process” media piece. Here is an example of a persuasive thesis statement from our essay. Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef because it has higher nutritional value, can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids, and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid. Stance: Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef. Subtopic 1: it has higher nutritional value. Subtopic 2: it can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids. Subtopic 3: and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid. Create a thesis statement for your persuasive essay. Your thesis statement should be one sentence that includes three subtopics. Write your thesis statement ...

1. 1. What is enterprise architecture, and what is its most
important characteristic? How does one achieve quality in
enterprise architecture?
2. What are the internal drivers that influences enterprise
architecture? Provide a description of each one and discuss how
they relate to one another.
3. What are the different types of UML diagrams? Provide four
examples, outlining what they are and when or why you would
utilize them.
4. Provide three examples of conversation techniques and
describe the best context in which to utilize each one
5. How would you perform a portfolio analysis for an airline
company wishing to branch into other countries?
6. In knowledge management, what is the difference between
explicit and tacit knowledge? How does this apply to the
systems we build, and how do we define the dimensions of
expressing this knowledge?
7. What are the primary activities involved in modeling a
system? What should be captured?
8. What are the external drivers that influence enterprise
architecture? Provide a description of each one and discuss how
they relate to one another.
9. Provide examples of three different viewpoints and explain
how they help the stakeholders they are directed at
10. Compare and contrast two infrastructure patterns. Identify

2. the goals and processes involved in each one.
11. How does ArchiMate combine with other modeling
standards and languages? Provide examples of how to integrate
ArchiMate with three different approaches.
12. Compare and contrast the ArchiMate modeling language
with BPMN. What are the three dimensions of modeling in
ArchiMate?
13. When communicating architecture through an artifact,
what distinctions should be made in its design? What is the
importance of its historical perspective?
14. What is the role of patterns in enterprise architecture?
What questions should you ask before utilizing a pattern?
15. What Gestalt principles are involved in visual modelling?
Provide a best practices overview of how to apply Gestalt
principles to useful models.
Name:
Persuasive Essay: Thesis Statement and Gathering Resources
Worksheet
Part 1: Thesis Statement
Assignment Directions:
Review “Thesis Statements” in the “Drafting the College Essay”
section of “The Writing Process” media piece.

3. Here is an example of a persuasive thesis statement from our
essay.
Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef
because it has higher nutritional value, can provide the body
with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids, and has the health
benefits of conjugated linoleic acid.
Stance: Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed
beef.
Subtopic 1: it has higher nutritional value.
Subtopic 2: it can provide the body with much needed Omega 3
fatty acids.
Subtopic 3: and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic
acid.
Create a thesis statement for your persuasive essay. Your thesis
statement should be one sentence that includes three subtopics.
Write your thesis statement in the box below:
Topic:
Stance:
Subtopic 1:
Subtopic 2:
Subtopic 3:
Once you have identified all parts of your thesis, work to create
the one sentence thesis statement below.
Thesis Statement:

4. Thesis Statement Self-Evaluation:
Consider the following questions when developing the thesis
statement for your essay. The answer to each of the four
questions below should be yes if you have drafted a quality
thesis statement.
1) Is your topic stated in the thesis?
2) Does your thesis include your position/stance?
3) Is the thesis statement specific?
4) Does the thesis include three subtopics?
Part 2: Gathering Resources
Assignment Directions:
Review “Research and Sources” in the media piece “The
Writing Process.”
Use the GCU Library to find three Peer Reviewed sources to use
in your persuasive essay. Each source must be current
(published within the last 10 years). Fill out the requested
information in the table below about your sources.
Thesis subtopic
Title and Author(s)
Write a 50-word response to the following question:
How is this source relevant to your subtopic?

5. APA References
Permalink (GCU Library permanent link)
Article supporting your Subtopic 1
Article supporting your Subtopic 2
Article supporting your Subtopic 3
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Fallacy Study Guide (Flash Cards)
Using the Logical Fallacies Media piece (located in “Topic 3
Study Materials” tab) create flash cards to help you study for
the fallacy quiz in Topic 4. To do so, fill in a definition and an
example on each fallacy card below. After you have submitted
this completed document to your instructor for a grade, you can
print it out, cut out each fallacy card, and fold them in half to
study with.
Reference for Logical Fallacies Media Piece: Grand Canyon
University (2012). Logical Fallacies. Retrieved from:
https://lc.gcumedia.com/phi105/fallacies-website/fallacies-
website-v1.1.html

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