Case Study Application Paper

Choose 1 of the following Case Studies:

• Food Webs
• Coding Theory

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you complete one of the following options:

Option 1: Food Webs Case Study

Explain the theory in your own words based on the case study and suggested readings.

Include the following ideas in your explanation:

• Competition
• Food Webs
• Boxicity
• Trophic Status 

Provide a few examples of how Food Web theory can be used in applications.

Format citations in your paper according to APA guidelines. All work must be properly cited and referenced.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

Option 2: Coding Theory Case Study

Explain the theory in your own words based on the case study and suggested readings.

Include the following in your explanation:

• Error-Detecting Codes
• Error-Correcting Codes
• Hamming Distance and its use in decoding.

Choose 1 or 2 additional examples of error detecting and error correcting codes, and describeother methods that can be used for encoding messages or for detecting and correcting errors. You may consider including perfect codes, generator matrices, parity check matrices, hamming codes, etc. Please make sure you provide a detailed explanation of how your examples are used in coding theory. Be sure to explain how each method you chose works to receive full credit.

Provide a few examples of how Coding Theory is used in applications.

Format citations in your paper according to APA guidelines. All work must be properly cited and referenced.