1. ** RESEARCH PAPER **

This week’s reading centered around Bitcoin Economics.  For this week’s research paper, search the Internet and explain why some organizations are accepting and other organizations are rejecting the use of Bitcoins as a standard form of currency.  Your paper needs to identify two major companies that have adopted Bitcoin technology as well as one that has refused accepting Bitcoin as a form of currency. Be sure to discuss each organization, how they adopted (or why they won’t adopt) Bitcoin, and what recommendations you have for them to continue to support Bitcoin (or why they should support Bitcoin).

paper should meet these requirements:

Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.

Follow APA 7 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.

2. ** DISCUSSION POST **

This week’s discussion centers around the concept of Blockchain.  There is still much confusion regarding what Blockchain is and what it is not.  Please discuss your explanation of Blockchain to include why it has been gaining so much popularity.

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1.Assignment 

Create an alternative decision matrix for the case system. Using Excel or Word, develop a decision matrix to be used to evaluate three proposed design alternatives (alternatives A, B, and C). 

The idea is to create a worksheet that can be applied to any set of alternatives.

Criteria: Decision matrix has columns for criteria weights and points available, and columns that represent three proposals. Within each proposal include columns for points assigned and 

the product of points assigned times criteria weight. The bottom row of the matrix contains column totals.

Your essay should be 3 pages in content and fully explore all of the following items described above. Include at least 2 outside citations (not including your text) and use proper APA formatting.

Atleast 2 In-line citations and references required.

2. Weekly Memo – Memo should be related to the discussions , assignment and should be one page(citations,references, APA not required). 

Relate this weeks assignment and discussions to your work in office/organization.

3.Discussions

1) Describe the primary activities of the design phase of the SDLC.

2)Distinguish between the two-tier, three-tier, and n-tier client–server architectures.

Each discussion should have atleast 3 paragraphs, 2 inline citations, 2 references. Due by next tuesday evening.

Plagiarism should be very minimal. I may ask for changes if required.

This week’s journal article focuses on attribution theory and how it influences the implementation of innovation technologies.  Two types of employee attributions are noted in the article (intentionality and deceptive intentionality), please review these concepts and answer the following questions:

1. Provide a high-level overview/ summary of the case study
2. Note how constructive intentionality impacts innovation implementations
3. Find another article that adds to the overall findings of the case and note how attribution-based perspective enhances successful innovation implementations.  Please be explicit and detailed in answering this question.

Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research.  Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.

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.

The writing should be clear and concise.  Headings should be used to transition thoughts.  Don’t forget that the grade also includes the quality of writing.

Information-Gathering Techniques

Create a report for your Manager on Information-Gathering Techniques.

Gathering information for a new system is important and sets the tone of the development cycle. If not done thoroughly, the project could be a failure before it begins.

You are the Project Manager of XYZ Enterprises. Your manager gives you the task of researching the different techniques used to gather information as the company is going to replace their Case Management System. He would like a report of all the different type of information gathering listed below. For each technique, give reasons to use it and the best ways to accomplish using each information-gathering method.

• Interviewing users and stakeholders.
• Distributing and collecting questionnaires.
• Observing and documenting business procedures.
• Collecting active user comments and suggestions.
• Researching vendor solutions.

Briefly respond to all the following questions. Make sure to explain and backup your responses with facts and examples. This assignment should be in APA format and have to include at least two references.

Your work over the next 8 weeks will lead-up to your ability to represent an enterprise security architecture solution as a diagram or diagrams with annotations. The project involves depicting a Security Architecture for one of the following businesses: 

· Financial (Bank, brokerage, Insurer, etc.) 

· Hospital/Medical Services 

· Pharmaceutical/Chemical 

· Social Media Company 

· Energy Company (Electrical Utility, Oil Company, Solar, Wind, etc.) 

· Manufacturer (Automobile, Computer, Consumer Electronics, etc.) 

Respond to the following:

· Identify the business type you have selected for your paper.

· Provide a brief overview of the business

· Provide the goals and approach to the project

· Architectural diagrams and annotations 

Submission

Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. 

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. 

Include at least two APA most recent references.

 0 Choose one of the organizations described in the “Four Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility” article; analyze the information about the organization; and write a 4-page case study paper (2 pages of content). Include in-text citations from at least 2 peer reviewed sources. The case study paper should include the following sections: A. Introduction B. Description of the organization’s original corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and reporting C. Description of the conflicts D. Description of resultant changes in the CSR policies and reporting E. Conclusion  

Check ATTACHMENT!!!

• How do data transmission errors affect your perception of each? In other words, does the possibility of error influence your decision regarding which would be better?
• What other factors would affect a company’s choice?
  2000 words 

Industry experts believe blockchain is a technology that has the potential to affect the business of most IT professionals in the next five years. Pick an industry you feel will be most affected by blockchain and how blockchain may be used in that industry. As an IT manager, how would you embrace blockchain? For instance, how would training occur for your team, what strategies might you use, what security methods may you recommend be used?

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. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.

• 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.