Research Paper

 

This paper must directly address the applications and implications of a law or regulation discussed in this course to the conduct of your duties as an Information Technology professional and contain all of the following elements;

  • a title page.
  • an introduction of the content of the paper.
  • a brief review of the recent literature related to your selected law or regulation.
  • a brief analysis of the applications of that law or regulation.
  • a conclusion that summarizes the content of your paper and discusses future research opportunities related to your topic.
  • a reference page(s).

To complete this assignment, upload a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) that contains your complete paper. Remember that your paper, including your list of sources, must be in APA format, and you MUST cite your references in the body of the paper using APA in-text citation format. A source is any paper or article that you will reference in your paper. If you need more information on APA format (for references list AND in-text citations), visit this reference: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

This assignment must be YOUR OWN WORK!  This is an individual assignment. Plagiarism detected in your work will be addressed as discussed in the plagiarism section of the syllabus. 

Here are a few details about the overall research paper Please look at the attached rubric for details on how the paper will be graded. 

  • Your paper must include both a Title page and a Reference page.
  • Your paper should NOT include an abstract.
  • Your paper must include a minimum of 7 peer-reviewed resources (articles or papers)
    • Cited sources must directly support your paper (i.e. not incidental references)
  • Your paper must be at least 1000 words in length (but NOT longer than 1200 words; Scholarly writing should be efficient and precise. Be clear in the information that you are conveying and with the evidence used to support it. Here is a good resource to help with writing concisely:https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/writingconcisely)
    • Title and reference pages are NOT included in calculating the paper length.

Discrete structures

 

Chapter 1

1.1 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)

1.2 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

1.3 (1, 2, 3, 13, 14)

Chapter 2

2.1 (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25, 26)

2.2 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)

2.3 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12)

 

Chapter 4

4.1 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,15,16,18,24)

4.2 (1,2,4,12)

4.3 (1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,15)

4.4 (1,2,3,4,5,6,12,13)

4.5 (1,2,3,4,7,8,11)

Chapter 5

5.1 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,18,29,33,34,37,40,43,59,62,71,72)

5.2 (1,2,6,20,21,22,23,26,27)

5.3 (3,4,5)

5.4 (1,2)

5.5 (1,2,3,4)

5.6 (1,2,3,4,22)

 

Chapter 6

6.1 (1ab, 14, 17, 34)

6.2 (1)

6.3 (1)

Chapter 7

7.1 (1, 17, 18)

7.2 (9, 15)

Chapter 8

8.1 (7, 11, 13, 14)

8.2 (1, 2)

8.3 (2, 5)

8.4 (1)

Project 2: Cloud Vendor Presentation

In this project, you will develop a detailed comparative analysis of cloud vendors and their services. A comparative analysis provides an item-by-item comparison of two or more alternatives, processes, products, or systems. In this case, you will compare the pros/cons of the cloud service providers in terms of security, ease of use, service models, services/tools they provide, pricing, technical support, cloud service providers’ infrastructure, and architecture model.

You will present your findings to the owner of the company in a narrated PowerPoint presentation with 10 to 20 slides. Use the Cloud Presentation Template.

This resource can help you prepare and record your presentation: Presentation Resources.

Presentation Guidelines

Your presentation should be comprised of the following:

  • One to two slides on the company profile.
  • One to two slides on what the company is struggling with.
  • One to two slides on current infrastructure.
  • Three to six slides on the top three cloud services providers. Include their service models (i.e., SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), services/tools/solutions (i.e., compute, storage, database, developer tools, analytics tools, networking and content delivery, customer engagement), pricing, accessibility, technical support for companies, global infrastructure.
  • One to two slides on a recommended cloud service provider based on the comparative analysis and the cloud vendor’s abilities to meet the service needs of the company.
  • One slide on the conclusion.
  • All slides must be narrated by you, the student.

How Will My Work Be Evaluated?

As a professional, you will likely make presentations to customers, client audiences, and management. By summarizing your results and recommendations in an effective presentation, you are demonstrating how you use your technical knowledge to convey your ideas to others in a professional setting. Your ability to express recommendations to decision makers with the right mix of technical detail in an accepted format is an important workplace and career skill.

The following evaluation criteria aligned to the competencies will be used to grade your assignment:

  • 1.1.1: Articulate the main idea and purpose of a communication.
  • 1.1.2: Support the main idea and purpose of a communication.
  • 2.1.1: Identify the issue or problem under consideration.
  • 2.2.2: Evaluate sources of information on a topic for relevance and credibility.
  • 2.3.1: State conclusions or solutions clearly and precisely.
  • 10.1.1: Identify the problem to be solved.
  • 10.1.2: Gather project requirements to meet stakeholder needs.
  • 10.1.3: Define the specifications of required technologies.
  • 13.1.1: Create documentation appropriate to the stakeholder.
  • 13.2.1: Evaluate vendor recommendations in the context of organization requirements.

Tasks

 

There are TWO tasks that you would need to do( they are separate): 

Task 1 (Minimum 300 words): 

– As an IT manager, discuss how your company will use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to integrate the various functions of an entity. 

– What are the advantages of using ERP? 

– In your discussion, please be sure to provide a substantive explanation of what ERP is and give an example(s) of ERP. Use APA throughout.

TASK 2:

Write a reply to the two responses in the attached document ( Response 1 and Response 2) with 150 words for each. 

There should be no plagiarism. Attach a plagiarism report with 0 % similarity index.

qualitative v quantitative risk assessment.

 

Compare and evaluate in 500 words or more qualitative v quantitative risk assessment.  

Use at least three sources. Use the Research Databases available from the Danforth Library not Google. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list.  Example: “words you copied” (citation) These quotes should be one full sentence not altered or paraphrased. Cite your sources using APA format. Use the quotes in your paragaphs.   Stand alone quotes will not count toward the 3 required quotes.Copying without attribution or the use of spinbot or other word substitution software will result in a grade of 0. 

Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format. 

Do not use attachments as a submission. 

Reply to two classmates’ posting in a paragraph of at least five sentences by asking questions, reflecting on your own experience, challenging assumptions, pointing out something new you learned, offering suggestions. These peer responses are not ‘attaboys’.   You should make your initial post by Thursday evening so your classmates have an opportunity to respond before Sunday.at midnight when all three posts are due. 

It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your post and that you reply to two classmates in a substantive way (not ‘nice post’ or the like).  Your goal is to help your colleagues write better. Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. It usually results in nonsense and is not a good way to learn anything. . I will not spend a lot of my time trying to decipher nonsense. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about.  Please do not submit attachments unless requested.

Computer Forensics-SP21

You are a digital forensics intern at Azorian Computer Forensics, a privately owned forensics investigations and data recovery firm in the Denver, Colorado area.

Your company creates a quarterly newsletter for its clients, many of which are law enforcement agencies, law firms, corporations, and insurance companies. It’s a Tuesday morning and you are sitting in a meeting with the team that produces the newsletter. While everyone is discussing which new section could be added to the newsletter, the senior editor turns to you and asks for your opinion. This is your chance to come up with a brilliant idea! You suggest that the company includes an insert containing contact information for and brief descriptions of government agencies to which computer crimes should be reported. The information would be very helpful to clients and could increase readership. She likes your idea and asks you to create the document. The document should include contact information for:

The local police department

The county sheriff’s office

The state police agency

Because the upcoming newsletter issue has several articles on cybercrime in particular, your document should also include the federal investigative law enforcement agencies that handle the following types of Internet-based crime:

Internet fraud and spam

Internet harassment

Create the document, presenting the local, county, and state contact information in one table and the Internet-based crime federal agency information in a second table.

Information Systems for Business and Beyond Questions

Information Systems for Business and Beyond Questions:

  • Chapter 5 – study questions 1-9, Exercise 1 & 3

Information Technology and Organizational Learning Assignment:

  • Chapter 5 – Review the Roles of Line Management and Social Network and Information Technology sections.  Note the various roles in the organization and note the similarities and differences within each role.  Also, note how innovation technology management shapes how we communicate amongst coworkers within an organization. 

The above submission should be one-page in length and adhere to APA formatting standards.

**Remember the APA cover page and the references (if required) do not count towards the page length**

Note the first assignment should be in one section and the second section should have the information from the Information Technology and Organizational Learning assignment.  The paper requirements for the two-pages applies to the second part of the assignment directly related to the  Information Technology and Organizational Learning assignment.

Discuss in 500 words, how much redaction is necessary to anonymize an electronic health record. Is it enough to redact the name? The name and address? Is a medical record like a finger print?

 

Discuss in 500 words, how much redaction is necessary to anonymize an electronic health record. Is it enough to redact the name? The name and address? Is a medical record like a finger print?

Use at least three sources. Use the Research Databases available from the Danforth Library, not Google.   Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list.  Example: “words you copied” (citation) These quotes should be one full sentence not altered or paraphrased. Cite your sources using APA format. Use the quotes in your paragaphs.

Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format. 

Reply to two classmates’ posting in a paragraph of at least five sentences by asking questions, reflecting on your own experience, challenging assumptions, pointing out something new you learned, offering suggestions. These peer responses are not ‘attaboys’.  Make your initial post by Thursday 11:59 pm EST. Respond to two of your classmates by Sunday 11:59 pm EST.  

It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your post and that you reply to two classmates in a substantive way (not ‘nice post’ or the like).  Your goal is to help your colleagues write better. Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. It usually results in nonsense and is not a good way to learn anything. I will not spend a lot of my time trying to decipher nonsense. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about. Please do not submit attachments unless requested.