Information Systems Business and Beyond

Complete the following assignment in the Information Technology and Organizational Learning textbook:

  • Chapter 9 – Review the section on Establishing a Security Culture.  Review the methods to reduce the chances of a cyber threat noted in the textbook.  Research other peer-reviewed source and note additional methods to reduce cyber-attacks within an organization.
  • Chapter 10 – Review the section on the IT leader in the digital transformation era.  Note how IT professionals and especially leaders must transform their thinking to adapt to the constantly changing organizational climate.  What are some methods or resources leaders can utilize to enhance their change attitude?

Complete the assignment using narrative paragraphs and explain your thoughts and findings in detail. Adhere to APA format requirements and do not use lists or bullets. Identify your answers by its chapter # to help the reader find your answers to specific items. Use Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced. Include a coversheet with your name, class ID and the title of the assignment. Your submission needs to be at least two pages in length (one page per chapter). The coversheet, figures, tables, and reference list doesn’t count toward the page count. Post the assignment as one MS Word document by the due date in the syllabus. Do not submit any other format such as PDF. Please provide and cite two references IAW APA.

Disaster recovery plan assignment

Students will create a Disaster Recovery Plan for either the organization they work for or one they wish to work for in the future.  The plan will follow the template/example provided.

 Student should request prior authorization of company to be addressed to ensure that all students are working on unique companies.

**Even though this is a technical document, for academic purposes, all sources should be cited and referenced.

Business Intelligence and Analytics

  

  

1. What is an artificial neural network and for what types of problems can it be used?

2. Compare artificial and biological neural networks. What aspects of biological networks are not mimicked by artificial ones? What aspects are similar?

3. What are the most common ANN architectures? For  what types of problems can they be used?

4. ANN can be used for both supervised and unsupervised learning. Explain how they learn in a supervised mode and in an unsupervised mode.

Title: Business Intelligence and Analytics

ISBN: 9780135192016

Authors: Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen, Efraim Turban

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2019-01-04

Edition: 11th ED.

From above textbook chapter 5 need to complete these discussions.

Database IT244

1Draw the corresponding ERD for the following Employee Database

2Normalize the following Schema with the given functional dependencies into BCNF
3Explain in your own words why the Student-Dept relation is not in 4NF. Then, convert the Student-Dept relation in 4NF. Also, provide the justification for each step you perform during normalization (4NF). Note: The SportActivity here means any sport a student is participating in. For example, a student with ID = 123 can participate in soccer and badminton
4In your own word, explain why do designers use Denormalization? What is the limitation of using Denormalization? Name and explain a better alternative approach than Denormalization.

Decision Support system

 

1. Find examples of  an applications for each of the following: decision support systems (DSS), business intelligence (BI), and analytics. Summarize the applications in 300 words. Include a list of resources you used. (10 points) 

2. Identify the future of analytics in healthcare? What will it be used for and what are some expected outcomes. (300 words)

3. What role does and should IBM Watson play in healthcare? Are there significant findings that Watson assisted in obtaining?  (300 words)

 

How will artificial intelligence (AI) improve your business? What advise would you give managers and executives about using AI?  (300 words)

2. What are the major drivers of AI? Are there any impediments your organization needs to be aware of? Are there any reasons organizations should avoid using AI? (300 words)

3. Identify a voice recognition software and explain some of the applications. What type of processing is used for voice recognition? What are some of the issues still with voice recognition? (800 words).

The above assignments should be submitted in one-word document. Include an APA cover page and a reference page.

When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations) to support the work this week.

CULTURAL ACTIVITY REPORT

 

Option 2: Create and Curate Your Own Art Museum

This is an alternative option to visiting a museum or art gallery. For this option, select and curate 5–10 works of art to include in your own art museum. Use your textbook and online sources to help you find these works of art. A good resource for this assignment is the Google Arts and Culture website from the Google Cultural Institute. Here you can immerse yourself in cultural experiences across art, history and wonders of the world—from more than a thousand museums across 70 countries.

Write a 2–3 page report of 500–750 words that describes your experience.

  • Select a minimum of 5–10 works of art by 5–10 different artists from different time periods discussed in the text, from the 18th century to modern times.
  • Clearly identify the location of the museum and your initial reaction when exploring the artwork in the online museum or gallery.
  • Provide a description and summary of at least 5–10 works of art by 5–10 different artists.
  • Include a screenshot of each piece.
  • Explain your initial reaction to the artwork you selected and explain why you chose each piece.
  • Describe the role of museum founder and curator.
  • Use the class text as a reference (additional sources are fine but not necessary unless required by your content). Your report should include connections you make between things observed in your activity and things learned in the course and text.

3 page APA compliant paper with NO PLAGIARISM on Operational Excellence

3 page APA compliant paper with NO PLAGIARISM with a minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.

Answer the following questions:

1. Introduction on empowering leadership and effective collaboration in geographically dispersed teams

2. How do geographically dispersed teams collaborate effectively?

3. Please find at least three tools on the market that teams can use to collaborate on a geographically dispersed team.  Please note the pros and cons of each tool. 

4. Based on the research above, note which tool you would select if you were managing the geographically dispersed team and why.

5. Conclusion

The paper should meet the following requirements:

  • 3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references)
  • APA guidelines must be followed.  The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
  • A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.

week-12-ft

Penetration testing is a simulated cyberattack against a computer or network that checks for exploitable vulnerabilities. Pen tests can involve attempting to breach application systems, APIs, servers, inputs, and code injection attacks to reveal vulnerabilities. In a well-written, highly-detailed research paper, discuss the following:

  • What is penetration testing
  • Testing Stages
  • Testing Methods
  • Testing, web applications and firewalls

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
  • Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
  • Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. 
  • Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.