Contracting & Service Level Agreements

 

Discuss in 400 words or more the top 5 details that should be included in your cloud SLA.

Use at least three sources.  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.

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

bharg research paper

 

Find a peer-reviewed scholarly journal article discussing electronic innovation and the government. Complete a review of the article by writing a 2-3 page overview of the article. This will be a detailed summary of the journal article, including concepts discussed and findings. Additionally, find one other source (it does not have to be a peer-reviewed journal article) that substantiates the findings in the article you are reviewing. 

You should use the r Google Scholar to find these types of articles (https://scholar.google.com/ )

Once you find the article, you will read it and write a review of it.  This is considered a research article review.

Your paper should meet these requirements: 

  • Be approximately three to four 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. 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.

Discussion 1

Resistance to change is a normal everyday aspect in the workplace.  Note what happens to the organizational climate when this resistance occurs and any tactics to reduce negative connotations when dealing with change.

Note: The first post should be made by Wednesday 11:59 p.m., EST. 

Need it in APA Format 

NO Plagiarism 

1 Page, Remember the APA cover page and the references 

The Internet

 

Select a controversial topic regarding regulation and the internet (in either the US, another country, or on an international level) and provide a high-level summary of the issue, citing at least one recent (within the past 6 months) reliable source that is not provided in this prompt. Please avoid personal anecdotes or opinions, and simply present a (cited) overview of the topic.

Some potential topics include:

This assignment uses TurnItIn to check for originality (to ensure it is not plagiarized).

security and data loss prevention

  1. Discuss the challenges of private security in terms of licensing, regulating, hiring, and training. 
  2. Identify and discuss the four basic steps in a risk management program.  What is risk analysis or risk assessment? Provide examples in your discussion. 
  3. Name and explain three issues that corporations may be held civilly liable for regarding security matters. 
  4. Identify and discuss some of the changes in security brought about as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States. 
  5. Describe how cruise ships have responded to security-related issues since 9/11. 
  • Turn in the Paper to SMARTHINKING.com before submitting your final paper.
  • Turn in a final paper and the paper with the SMARTHINKING.com tutor comments.
  • Complete the project in APA format
  • Paper should include at least 3 references
  • Paper should be a minimum of 4 pages in length

Team managment dis 5

 

Discussion Conflict with Teams and Individual Creativity

Part One: Conflict

List and briefly define the three types of team conflict discussed in the textbook. Chapter 8 in my text. 

Describe a conflict from your work team (What type was it?  What was it about?  How was it resolved?) 

Part Two: Creativity

List and define the three creativity measurements from the textbook. 

How can team conflict lead to team creativity?  

Need 350 word content along with references.

COMPANY ANALYSIS

     

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UMGC > CMST 301 > DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY

PROJECT 1: COMPANY ANALYSIS
Objective
The purpose of this project is to   demonstrate your understanding of the following course concepts:

 

1. How companies use digital and social media to   effectively communicate ideas, information, arguments, and messages to   achieve a specific goal.
  2. How digital media has transformed the communication of an idea,   information, and arguments in society.

Project   Description
The use of digital media has   transformed how companies communicate with their customers. The use of the   websites, YouTube, e-books, e-mail and various forms of social media such as   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat, Instagram, and blogs has shaped   current day communication strategies.

Project 1 Consists of:

1. Project Requirements (topics and content to cover)
  2. Paper Requirements (content organization)
  3. Submission Requirements (how to submit your assignment)
  4. APA Resources (how to cite and select sources)
  5. Due Date Information and Late Policy

Project Requirements
Select a company that utilizes   digital or social media to communicate with customers to complete Section 1.
 

NOTE 1: You   are required to complete ALL THREE SECTIONS of this project (Sections 1, 2,   and 3).

  

SECTION 1: COMPANY INFORMATION
Provide the following information   about the company you select:
Item 1: What is the name of the   company?
Item 2: What year was the company established?
Item 3: What is the company’s goal or mission?
Item 4: What products and services does the company offer   or provide?
Item 5: Provide the company website address (URL).
Item 6: How many   employees does the company employ?
Item 7: Where is the   company’s headquarters located?
Item 8: What are the   company’s most recent earnings?
 

Section 1 Source: Include at least one source for   Section 1. Include this source as an in-paper citation and on your Reference   page.
Section 1 Example: The   Henkel Company
To help you with   completing Section 1, an example is provided below:
“…Henkel was founded   in 1876. People around the world trust Henkel’s innovations, brands, and   technologies. In the fiscal year 2016, the company reported sales of approx.   18.7 billion euros and an operating profit of around 3.2 billion euros   (adjusted for one-time gains/charges and restructuring charges). The DAX-30   company has its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. Henkel employs more than   50,000 people worldwide, over 80 percent of whom work outside of Germany.   Henkel is thus one of the most international German companies…”

Henkel. (2019). Company Profile. In Company   Profile. Retrieved 1/15/19, from https://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/facts-and-figures/company-profile

NOTE 2: You cannot use the Henkel Company in your project.

  

SECTION 2: DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA USE
How does the company use Digital   and Social Media to communicate with their customers?

Item 1: List   all of the digital and social media platforms the company uses to communicate   with customers (including websites, YouTube, e-books, e-mail and various   forms of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat, Instagram,   and blogs).
Item 2: Describe how the company uses EACH digital   and social media listed in Item 1 above to achieve its goals or mission.
 

Section 2 Source: Include   at least one source for Section 2. Include this   source as an in-paper citation and on your References page.

  

SECTION 3: ANALYSIS
Provide an example of how the   company uses digital and/or social media to accomplish an objective (e.g. to address a serious public relations   issue, promote a cause, market a product, achieve a strategic advantage by   using Big Data, or promote an event).

Item 1:    Describe the situation or example in detail.
Item 2:  How successful was the company in accomplishing the   objective? Support your answer with reference (s).
Item 3:  List one thing the company could have done better   to accomplish their objective. Be sure to focus on the use of digital or   social media here.
Item 4: If you decide to discuss the company’s use of Big Data to   achieve a strategic advantage, does their use of Big Data concern you as a   potential customer? Why or why not?

  To help you with completing Section 3, we have provided two sample   topics below:
 

  Section 3 Example 1: Target’s Data Breach
Target’s December 2013   data breach was a public relations nightmare, but the company responded   swiftly over social media, posting safety guidelines on Twitter and keeping   an open dialog with its aggrieved customers.

Section 3 Example 2: Target’s Use of Big Data
Target is renowned in the industry   for its data collection practices. Target maintains a customer relationship   management database which includes information from in-store purchases (they   link all of your purchases to a unique customer identifier) and data they   collect externally (e.g. data from Facebook and other sources).  Combine   the two data streams and Target can predict, with a high degree of certainty,   what your gender is, where you live, how far you travel to work, your   relationship status, and they can even tell if you are pregnant and if so   when you are due. The amount of money spent each year on pregnancy-related   purchases is tremendous. In efforts to win the market share in this profit   area, Target has hired a team of statisticians to perform predictive   analysis. The goal, in this particular situation, is to predict which women   are expecting (or soon to be), without asking them directly, by analyzing   their purchasing behavior (e.g. cribs, baby clothes, prenatal vitamins,   etc.). This way Target can “target” this particular demographic   (with coupons, discounts, and other offers) very early, thus getting a jump   on the competition.

Section 3 Sources: Include   at least two sources for Section 3. Include the two   sources as in-paper citations and on your References page. At least one source should be professional or scholarly.

NOTE 3: You   cannot use Target in your project or any company we discussed in class (e.g.   Google).

  

Paper   Requirements
1. Your paper must   follow APA format guidelines throughout.
(A sample APA template for you to use is attached   to the bottom of this page). Be sure to use the the sample template.

a. Double-spaced
  b. 1-inch Margins
  c. 12-point size professional font (e.g. Times New Roman)
  d. Header
  e. Automatic Page numbers
  f. Title page
  g. Reference page

2. Length: Minimum of 1,500; Maximum of 2,000   words.
(Title page, Reference page, and   direct quotes do not count toward the total word count). 

NOTE 4: Going over 1,500 words is fine, but if you are   under 1,500 you will be penalized based on the following scale: One letter grade (10%) for every 500 words you are under the word count minimum.

3. Include one Image.
Include at least one table, graph,   or image of an appropriate size that is relevant and supports the information   provided in your paper. Feel free to create the image if you like.
 

Image Example: The   Henkel Company Infographic
  To help you with completing your project, we have included a sample image. This is a great infographic that provides data on   the Henkel Company. This infographic would work well in Section 1.
 

henkel company infographic

Henkel Company Infographic [Digital image].   (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2019, from here.

4. Title Page
Your title page must be APA   formatted and include the following:

a. Project Name
  b. Your Name
  c. Instructor’s Name
  d. Course name and section number
  e. Title of Company Analysis

5. References Page
Your References page must be APA   formatted.

6. Sources: Include at least Four (4) Sources   (Total)
a. Include at least One (1) Source   for Section 1.
  b. Include at least One (1) Source for Section 2.
  c. Include at least Two (2) Sources for Section 3. At least one of the two   sources must be a Professional or Scholarly Source.

Clarification: Please do not   use unprofessional sources such as Wikipedia, About.com, Answers.com,   Dictionary.com, How.com, or anything remotely similar.  Examples   of scholarly sources include textbooks, articles,   academic journals, and conference proceedings. Scholarly resources are   written by experts in their fields, grounded in research, and often refereed   (reviewed and edited by researchers in the field). Examples of professional   sources include trade journals or magazines. Professional   sources are written for a specific audience that works in a certain field.   They are not research-based. You can also use our course content (e.g. Read   & Watch resources) as a source as well. UMGC has a top-notch, extensive   online library. You can find many scholarly and professional sources there.
 

NOTE 5: You can also use social media (e.g.   Twitter posts, blogs, YouTube) sources as well as this is a paper about the   use of digital and social media.
 

7. Setup & Organization
Your paper must include the   following pages and Level 1 Headings:

a. Cover Page
  b. Company Profile (Section 1)
  c. Digital and Social Media Use (Section 2)
  d. Analysis (Section 3)
  e. Reference Page

APA Resources
UMGC’s Effective Writing Center   offers several resources for APA formatting and citation style.

1. APA 6th Manuscript Formatting
http://polaris.umuc.edu/ewc/apa6th/apa6th.html

2. All About APA – Complete Guide
http://polaris.umuc.edu/ewc/web/all_about_apa.html

3. CiteFast Citation Maker for APA
http://www.citefast.com/?s=APA

  

Submission   Requirements
Please submit your completed   paper to your Assignments   Folder in our CMST 301 LEO   Classroom before the due date.

Due   Date

Five (5) Day Late Period: The Assignments Folder will remain open 5 days after the   due date for late submissions. There will be a 10% (or 2 point) reduction   each day (24-hour period) the assignment is late.  After 5 days, late   assignments will not be accepted or graded. The Assignments Folder   will be closed at this point as well and you will not be able to physically   submit the assignment.
 

Exceptions may be allowed, on a   case-by-case basis, for life situations (military deployment, medical   illness, death in the family, etc). In all cases, timely notification of a   “life situation” is critical to the approval of any extensions. All   exceptions must be accompanied by official documentation, which is subject to   inspection and approval. Workload, course load, vacations, or bad memory are   not acceptable excuses.
 

Running Close to the Deadline?: Please do not wait until the last minute to submit   your assignment. Give yourself at least a 5-hour window to account for any   technical difficulties that might arise. If   you experience technical difficulties beyond your control that do not allow   you to successfully complete the assignment, immediately follow the steps   below:
 

Step 1: Contact UMGC 360 Help and Support. Inform them of the problem you are having. Get a problem   ticket number from them to document the situation.
Step 2: E-mail me ASAP and include (a) your class and   section, (b) description of the problem you are having, (c) your problem   ticket number from 360 Help and Support, and (d) your name, so I can   investigate the situation.
Step 3: Attempt to attach your assignment to a message to me   inside of LEO.
Step 4: E-mail the assignment to me.

Grade   Value
This project is worth 100 points or 20% of   your total grade for the course.
 

Grade   Reductions
You will lose points   for issues such as: not following directions, not submitting your work on   time, and failure to include all required elements. Each omission will result   in a partial point deduction.
 

Submitting   Your Assignment
To complete this   project and receive full credit, you must submit your completed presentation   to your Assignments Folder unless you encounter problems–discussed   above).
 

CYA   (Copy Your Assignment)
Please make sure you   keep a copy of your project stored on your computer. Technical difficulties   do happen–you may need to resubmit your assignment for a number of reasons.   It is always a good policy to CYA!
 

Having   Problems?
Please contact me in   advance if you are having problems understanding what is required of you.
 

Do   Your Own Work
UMGC has strict   policies regarding turning in work that is not 100% your own creation. I will   enforce these policies.

Verify   Your Assignment Has Been Posted ( *** Very Important *** )
It is your   responsibility to make sure you have posted your assignment CORRECTLY! Once   you have posted your assignment, immediately attempt to view it, just to make   sure your post was accepted by LEO, that it is formatted correctly, and you   have posted the correct file.

NOTE 6: You will be held responsible for posting your assignments   correctly.

Project 1: Company Analysis

FTK Imager to create a triage, or “custom content,” image

 

Using a Virtual Machine as your suspect device, you will use FTK Imager to create a triage, or “custom content,” image. Remember, your instructor will provide links for any evidence that you might need.

This is done so that you can get a look at some important artifacts without having to image and process an entire drive. It is useful because it can allow you to focus on devices that will give you the most evidence up front and put aside devices that may not be relevant to the case.

Instructions:

Your deliverable for this assignment will be a screen capture of FTK running your custom content image and a short report. Save the custom content image for use later in the course. To create your screen capture, follow these steps:

  1. If you have not already done so, download the latest version of FTK Imager.
  2. Create a USB drive with FTK Imager installed. This is a simple process of downloading FTK Imager and installing it on a connected USB drive (SEE TRIAGE USB CREATION INSTRUCTIONS IN LESSON 2.1). Or use FTK Imager Lite, which does not require installation.
  3. You should be running the provided suspect disk image .vhd file, which you can download from the class resources folder.
  4. Connect your FTK USB drive to the VMWare machine. This will also be your destination drive for the image you will create, so make sure it is big enough (32 to 64 GB).
  5. The first step in creating a triage image is to capture RAM! Be sure to do that first. Save the memdump.mem file to your USB.
  6. Use the VMWare virtual disk as your target, and create a “custom content image” using FTK.

Please write a forensic report which describes the steps you took to complete this assignment. Include the screen capture you took as proof. This does not have to be a narrative report, just a screencap and brief description of the relevant activity to document what you did.    

Discussion

 

The vast majority of the population associates Blockchain with cryptocurrency Bitcoin; however, there are many other uses of blockchain; such as Litecoin, Ether, and other currencies. In this discussion, please describe at least two cryptocurrencies with applicable examples. Discuss some similarities and differences. Lastly, discuss if you have any experience using any cryptocurrencies.

Please make your initial post and two response posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least two of the following:

  • Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
  • Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
  • Provide extensive additional information on the topic
  • Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
  • Share an applicable personal experience
  • Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)
  • Make an argument concerning the topic.

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. Use proper citations and references in your post.