Essays Tagged: "BCS"

Professional Issues in Computing: Assessment 1 - Computing & its Professional Institutions

ations and institutions. Some of the more popular institutions are: -The British Computing Society (BCS)The Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS)The Institute of Electrical/Electr ... which is licensed by the Engineering Council.With members in more than 100 countries worldwide, the BCS is the leading professional institution in the computing industry. Some of the things the BCS do ...

(3 pages) 62 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

Professional Issues In Computing: Professional Codes of Conduct & Practice

in some way or other. Most of the big computing institutions such as the British Computing Society (BCS) or the Institution of Electrical Engineers set industry standards for most computing sectors in ...

(4 pages) 98 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

Critically examine the use of social survey as a research method for sociologists.

al research as a research method, they collect standardised data about large numbers of people. The BCS (British Crime Survey) is a type of social survey involving 14,500 people aged 16 and over. The ... and the most practical way of collecting such data is through the use of questionnaires such as the BCS. Stephen Ackroyd and John Hughes distinguished three main types of surveys. These are factual su ...

(5 pages) 116 1 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Should There be a Playoff in College Football ?

the eight teams (including Ohio State and Florida) who would play in a NCAA playoff instead of the BCS. Playoff games are the procedure that Division II and III teams follow to determine the best tea ... based on their statistics only throughout the season. The controversy arises every year because the BCS is belleved not to be a fair way in determining the number one team at the end of the football s ...

(6 pages) 20 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

College football-bcs

season. This new system setup by ABC Sports and the NCAA is called the Bowl Championship Series or BCS for short.The Bowl Championship Series is a point system that selects what college football team ... that selects what college football teams will play in one of the four major bowls. The bowls in the BCS include: the Rose Bowl, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Nokia Sugar Bowl, and the FedEx Orange Bow ...

(4 pages) 9 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Abolish the Bowl Championship Series

yoff system to determine its national champion. Instead, they utilize the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to pair the top two teams in one national championship game, with the winner crowned the nation ... top two teams in one national championship game, with the winner crowned the national champion. The BCS has been widely debated since its inception and continues to be the topic of heated arguments ev ...

(8 pages) 1662 0 0.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Compare and Contrast: The BCS vs. A Playoff System

33; PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �1� James Anderson Jr.Dr. BrooksENC1101-67581March 9, 2010The BCS vs. A PlayoffAs long as the Bowl Championship Series has existed; its methods, match-ups, and mo ... onship Series has existed; its methods, match-ups, and motives have been shroud in controversy. The BCS has many advantages for schools; however, fans and teams are often left speculating what may hav ...

(4 pages) 32 0 0.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

College Football

Running head: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS VS BCS: THE BCS MUST GO 1 College Football Playoffs vs BCS: The BCS Must GoColorado Technical Universit ... ffs vs BCS: The BCS Must GoColorado Technical University Online�College Football Playoffs vs BCS: The BCS Must GoPlayoffs are a time where excitement is in the air among fans in almost any spor ... al Championship game or let alone a bowl game. The Bowl Championship Series, popularly known as the BCS, has been used since 1998 in college football when it comes to determining a national champion ( ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Jul/2014

Subjects: History Term Papers