Describe how project files, such as Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, MS Project, and MS Visio, will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice.

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In this assignment, you will create a presentation for your organization to explain how successful collaboration can improve success and provide competitive advantages.

Scenario: Your organization has used a variety of collaboration systems developed by some project managers. Some of these systems were successful while others were not. Your organization has one unique challenge—many of your employees are staffed at other locations or work from home (telework). You would like to standardize the collaboration process to improve team communication for all company projects. In your presentation, you should include the elements listed below.
◾Explain why collaboration information systems (IS) are important from the organization’s perspective.
◾Discuss how collaboration tools can improve team communication.
◾Identify three tools that will be used for synchronous communications and three tools that will be used for asynchronous communications. Be sure to explain why you made these choices.
◾Describe how project files, such as Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, MS Project, and MS Visio, will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice.
◾Explain how the task list for managing tasks will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice.
◾Discuss how this new collaboration IS could provide competitive advantages for your organization.

Use of images, graphics, and diagrams is encouraged.

You can use an industry of your choosing or examples from your personal or professional experiences in developing this assignment.

Be sure to follow the 7×7 rule (i.e., there should be no more than 7 words per line and no more than 7 lines per slide). You are required to use speaker notes to discuss the bullet points on your slides.

You must use at least two academic resources to support your presentation, and you must cite (in APA format) any information on your slides or in your speaker notes that came from these sources.

How does this item relate to the real world, either business-wise, or personally? If it doesn’t, state why.

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CIS436 – Week 3 Summary and Analysis: Non – Academic

Summary and Analysis: Non-Academic

Choose one item, related to both information technology ethics and the themes of Weeks 3 and 4 from any worthy (see above for the definition of worthy) edited/QAed online source, such as MIT Technology Review, Wired, Ars Technica, TechDirt, Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor Passcode, CNET, CIO, Information Week (that is not an exhaustive list), a TED Talk (http://www.ted.com/ – you can also find TED Talks on YouTube) by anyone (e.g. Megan Smith on the lost history of technical women https://vimeo.com/121500228), or some of the films from the library’s extensive film collections, Films on Demand, Alexander Street, and Kanopy. Look for their Computer Science & IT collections.

Once you have pinned down your non-academic item, write a short paper (with an overall introduction, an overall conclusion, and a developed body that flows well – generally at least a few paragraphs – at least 250 words, not including the question text itself), using your own words. Please include all of these seven points in your paper:

  1. An APA/MLA/Chicago/etc. reference for the item – basically, let your pretend manager know how to find it if they want to read/watch it.
  2. TL;DR
  3. Why you chose this item.
  4. A brief summary of the main points that the author made in the item.
  5. An analysis of the item. Points to address (all 7 of them):
    1. Did the author have a clear purpose for the item? What makes you believe so?
    2. Was this purpose accomplished? How?
    3. Did the author present compelling evidence to support main points?
    4. Does the item have gaps? What sort?
    5. Did the author present the information in a way that readers would find appealing? In what way?
    6. Is the world a better place for this item being written/given? How?
    7. How does this item relate to the real world, either business-wise, or personally? If it doesn’t, state why.

You don’t have to write in a boring and stilted academic style in your summary and analysis – it’s all right (and encouraged!) to write in an engaging style! It’s recommended that you do make a clear distinction between the summary and analysis sections of the paper, if only to remember to address all 7 points of the analysis assignment.

Requirements:

  • Format: Microsoft Word APA STYLE
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12-point, Double-spaced
  • Citation Style: APA
  • Length: 1 page (275 words)

 

Compare and contrast the characteristics of network topologies, types and technologies. 

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NRP Topic Details

Details on each topic area are provided below to provide further understanding of expectations for the Network Research Project (NRP).  You will select one topic area to conduct the NRP.  At a minimum, you should address the details provided for each topic area.  However, you are not limited by these additional details.  You are encouraged to research and discuss additional aspects under any of these approved topic areas.

  • Compare and contrast the characteristics of network topologies, types and technologies.
    • Wired Topologies (logical vs physical, star, ring, mesh, and bus)
    • Wireless Topologies (mesh, ad hoc, other infrastructure)
    • Types (LAN, WLAN, MAN, WAN, CAN, SAN, and PAN)
    • Technologies that facilitate the Internet of Things (Z-Wave, Ant+ Bluetooth, NFC, IR, RFID, and 802.11)
  • Summarize cloud concepts and their purposes.
    • Types of services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
    • Cloud delivery models (Private, Public, and Hybrid)
    • Connectivity methods
    • Security implications / considerations
    • Relationships between local and cloud resources
  • Explain devices, applications, protocols and services at their appropriate OSI layers.
    • Layer 1 (Physical)
    • Layer 2 (Data Link)
    • Layer 3 (Network)
    • Layer 4 (Transport)
    • Layer 5 (Session)
    • Layer 6 (Presentation)
    • Layer 7 (Application)
  • Explain the functions of network services.
    • DNS service (record types, internal vs external DNS, third-party/cloud hosted DNS, hierarchy, forward vs reverse zone)
    • DHCP service (MAC reservations, pools, IP exclusions, scope options, lease time, TTL, DHCP relay)
    • NTP
    • IPAM
    • VoIP
    • Simple Network Management Protocol
    • File sharing
    • WWW
    • Printing
  • Explain the purposes of virtualization and network storage technologies.
    • Virtual Networking Component (Virtual switch, firewall, NIC, router, hypervisor)
    • Network storage types (NAS, SAN)
    • Connection Type (FCoE, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, InfiniBand)
    • Jumbo Frame
    • Compare and contrast business continuity and disaster recovery concepts.
    • Availability Concepts (Fault tolerance, high availability, load balancing, NIC teaming, port aggregation, clustering)
    • Power Management (Battery backups/UPS, power generators, dual power supplies, redundant circuits)
    • Recovery (Cold sites, warm sites, hot sites)
    • Backups (Full, differential, incremental, snapshots)
    • MTTR
    • MTBF
    • SLA requirements
  • Explain common scanning, monitoring and patching processes and summarize their expected outputs.
    • Process (log reviewing, port scanning, vulnerability scanning, patch management, reviewing baselines, packet/traffic analysis)
    • Event management (notifications, alerts, SIEM)
    • SNMP monitors (MIB)
    • Metrics (Error rate, utilization, packet drops, bandwidth/throughput)
  • Explain authentication and access controls.
    • Authorization, authentication, and accounting (RADIUS, TACACS+, Kerberos, Single sign-on, Local authentication, LDAP, Certificates, Auditing and logging)
    • Multi-factor authentication (something you know, have, are, do, or somewhere you are)
    • Access Control (802.1x, NAC, port security, MAC filtering, captive portal, access control lists)
  • Summarize common networking attacks.
    • DoS (Reflective, amplified, distributed)
    • Social engineering
    • Insider threat
    • Logic bomb
    • Rogue access point
    • Evil twin
    • War-driving
    • Phishing
    • Ransomware
    • DNS poisoning
    • Brute force
    • Exploits vs. Vulnerabilities
  • Compare and Contrast network policies and best practices.
    • Privileged user agreement
    • Password policy
    • On-boarding/off-boarding procedures
    • Licensing restrictions
    • International export controls
    • Data loss prevention
    • Remote access policies
    • Incident response policies
    • BYOD
    • AUP
    • NDA
    • System life cycle (asset disposal)
    • Safety procedures and policies

 

In 500-750 words, describe the components necessary to create an effective professional identity and explain why professional networks are essential for professional development.

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In 500-750 words, describe the components necessary to create an effective professional identity and explain why professional networks are essential for professional development.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to the beginning of the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Is it really a problem if the film industry is still thriving or is digital piracy acting as a barrier to it reaching its full potential? Are there more effective methods to stop digital piracy altogether?

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Title – An investigation into the ethical implications and consumer behaviour related to digital piracy and the effects it has on the film industry within the UK.

Background to the main issue/problem – the main problem with digital piracy is the fact it is clearly illegal to download copyrighted films in the UK yet individuals are still motivated to do so and share with others, what factors contribute towards this motivation? How many people actually do it and will openly admit to doing it? How are they doing it? How aware are these individuals on the laws against digital piracy? Is it really a problem if the film industry is still thriving or is digital piracy acting as a barrier to it reaching its full potential? Are there more effective methods to stop digital piracy altogether?

Research Question(s) and Objectives –

1. What influences individuals towards digital piracy and how is it achieved?

2. Should laws against digital piracy be stricter?

3. Is there a relationship between the level of promotion on a film and the efforts to digitally pirating that film?

How did the modernization of parks affect parks in the middle of the 20th century? Explain the role of town commons and village greens in colonial American cities.

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Use any reputable sources necessary, but your essays need to cite all sources and have a bibliography at the end of each essay.

Your essay answers will be evaluated based upon:
a. the clarity of your argument;
b. the clarity of concept definitions/explanations;
c. the use of supporting materials (i.e., examples from the readings, films, city plans, etc.). Do not cite power point lectures. If there are ideas in those lectures that appeal to you, find academic or reputable sources to cite instead.
d. Use every day common language we use.
e. Make sure the answer is correct when writing the essay to the questions.
f. There are grading rubric to follow I how to have good grade essay.

Answer two of the following (15 points each)

1. In writing about the creation of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, geographer Terry Young argues that park supporters thought parks would improve society through, what he called, the four virtues: public health, prosperity, democratic equality and social cohesion. Explain what Young meant by these four qualities and the ways in which urban public parks could help achieve them.
2. Olmsted argued that parks should be spaces for democratic equality where all people from varied backgrounds could come together. Did his rhetoric about the democratic ideals of urban parks live up to reality? Why or why not?
3. How did the modernization of parks affect parks in the middle of the 20th century?
Answer two of the following (7.5 points each)

4. Define and explain the pastoral and the picturesque in park design.
5. Define the term “boosterism”. Explain the role boosterism played in the creation of urban parks in American cities.
6. The creation of urban public parks dates back to the plan for Central Park in 1857. But public space played important roles in American cities going back to the 1600s. Explain the role of town commons and village greens in colonial American cities.