Monthly Archives: January 2024

 Part 1: Financial Acumen

Keeping abreast of the financial measures and metrics employed by a company allows employees to better understand its health and position at any given time. Using Campbellsville University library link or other libraries and the Internet:

1. Review at least three (3) articles on financial acuity. Summarize the articles in 400 – 600 words. Use APA formatting throughout including in-text citations and references.

2. Discuss the benefits of establishing solid financial acumen in a company? Discuss your personal experiences in a situation where financial acumen was either not supported as an organizational hallmark or, conversely, was built into the company’s culture.

Part 2: Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

Write a 200-word commentary on Sarbanes Oxley and the importance this act has for American businesses today. Your commentary should include the following:

 A. Rationale for SOX
B. Provisions of SOX
C. Enforcement of SOX 

 What other areas of organizational behavior or design are impacted by information technology, and what are the implications for organizational change? 

Give an example of a case where you would assign higher cost to False Negative (FN) then False Positive (FP)

(it has to be an example other than the ones I mention in the presentation or video)

Submit your answer as an paragraph here. 

Dr. Oner

Write a 4-5 page paper (deliverable length does not include the title and reference pages)

• What key characteristics distinguish a professional from other kinds of workers, and is an IT worker considered a professional?
• What factors are transforming the professional services industry?
• What relationships must an IT worker manage, and what key ethical issues can arise in each?
• Be prepared to present this assignment at SyncSession 1.
  Sync Sessions are held four times per term. For the exact dates and times please check the course schedule under the Course Overview area.  To connect to a Sync Session, please click on the Sync Session Classroom area and select the appropriate session.
  Due: Assignment is due Wednesday of the second week in the module.

Reflection Paper:

For each assigned presentation,  you must write a “Reflection Paper”.  This paper is to be a write-up of your learning, observations and reactions to the presentation and must demonstrate both your reflections about and your understanding of the topic(s) presented by our guest speakers.  Your write-up must meet the following criteria:

• Content Demonstrates understanding of the topic(s) covered by speaker(s) and includes reflections upon these content areas:
  • Three new things that you learned from the speaker.
  • Two reasons why (each) functional role of IT presented is important to the business.
  • One question that you have regarding the area of IT that the speaker covered.
• Adherence to Excellent Writing StandardsAttendance Criteria Met
  • Between 300 – 400 words
  • 12 Point Times New Roman Font, 1.5 spacing, standard 1″ margins
  • No spelling or grammar errors
  • Well written – concise and coherent
• Well Formatted, easy to read and grade (meaning – easy to find your required content)
  • Visual cues that aid reading, such as: paragraphs, bullets, section headings, etc.
  • A readable reflection that presents organized thoughts and ideas

this is five hours assignment

 According to the authors, privacy and security go hand in hand; and hence, privacy cannot be protected without implementing proper security controls and technologies. Today, organizations must make not only reasonable efforts to offer protection of privacy of data, but also must go much further as privacy breaches are damaging to its customers, reputation, and potentially could put the company out of business.  As we continue learning from our various professional areas of practice, its no doubt that breaches have become an increasing concern to many businesses and their future operations.   

For this discussion, find an example of a security breach which compromised data records at a company in the same industry as you will be using in your final paper. Summarize the breach, discuss the data that was lost and identify security controls that you would recommend be in place (be certain to remember to cite sources) that could have prevented this breach from occurring. 

 At least one scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library

— 500 Words 

Essay on what non-executives need to know regarding technology.  Especially in regard to innovation technology.  Please note some key foundational factors that non-executives need to know and understand regarding technology.  Also, note how non-IT departments interact with IT and how the change in the market will change how business is performed. 

 Your response should be 250-300 words.  

Length: Minimum of 600 words Create a portfolio related to work experience in IT. Submit a file that outlines any projects you have worked on as a student or professional that may influence a hiring manager or company to hire you.

1.  250 words

Discuss the pros and cons of using a blog to present content on behalf of a company. Discuss the type of content for which a blog may be most appropriate.  Use at least one source to support your discussion.  Reference your source in APA.

2.  250 words

CASE 6-3 Dropbox Cloud-Based File Sharing and Synchronization (15 pts)

Most users today manage their content on a variety of devices. Dropbox is a cloud-based storage facility for photos, documents, and other digital content. Dropbox provides a convenient folder, as shown in Figure 6-7 of you Jamsa (2013) textbook. In one page, discuss the benefits of having web-based access to a cloud storage area.

The paper must adhere to APA guidelines including Title and Reference pages.  There should be at least one source listed on the reference page.  Each reference cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and each entry in the reference list must be cited in text. APA requirements for this class include:

• A title page
• 12-point Time New Roman font
• Your paper should be typed and double-spaced with 1″ margins on all sides
• The first sentence of each paragraph should be indented one tab space
• All papers should contain the page number, flush right, in the header of every page. Use the automatic page-numbering function of your word-processing program to insert page numbers in the top right corner; do not type page numbers manually.
• APA 7th edition in-text citations
• Reference page

The Title and Reference pages do not count towards the page count requirement. This paper should be written in third-person. The third-person point of view belongs to the person (or people) being talked about. The third-person pronouns include he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself, they, them, their, theirs, and themselves (Not I, we, us, our).