Organization leader and decision making – Discussion

Note : Please answer below 3 questions and APA 7 format 

After completing the reading this week, we reflect on a few key concepts this week:

  1. Discuss what ethical leadership is and how it impacts the organizational culture.
  2. What are the various dimensions of ethical leadership?
  3. Note some failures in ethical leadership, please find an example, explain the failure and note possible solutions to fix the issue with leadership.

Please be sure to answer all the questions above in the initial post.Please ensure the initial post and two response posts are substantive.  Substantive posts will do at least TWO of the following:

  • Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
  • Expand on the topic, by adding additional thoughtful information
  • Answer a question posted by another student in detail
  • Share an applicable personal experience
  • Provide an outside source
  • Make an argument

At least one scholarly (peer-reviewed) resource should be used in the initial discussion thread.  Please ensure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library.  Use APA references and in-text citations. 

 Required Reading

Optional Resources:Chapter 5 Journal articles

Summary

 

Topic –

Do research on service-oriented architecture (SOA) and find three different images/diagram that represents its functions and features. In your opinion, what is the most important thing about SOA to a business? Which image you would use to best represent an SOA to non-technical managers and explain why? List URLs or embed referenced images. 

– The summary should be 300 words with a minimum of 3 references on the topic.

– There should be no plagiarism, attach a plagiarism report with 0% similarity index

college website

You are the web master of a college website. You share a server with other school departments such as accounting and HR.

Based on this chapter, create at least five security-related rules for staff members who are adding web pages being added to your site. Include a justification and explanation for each rule. Rules should relate to college, staff and student, and system information security.

Write your answer using a WORD document with 300 words

Cyberlaw

1.  On the discussion forum, describe an instance of plagiarism or other use of another’s intellectual property with which you are familiar. Please give one argument condemning this conduct and one argument defending it. On April 18, 2016, The United States Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari (refused to review the lower court’s ruling) in the case of Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 804 F. 3d 202 – Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 2015. Tell me what you would do if you were the Supreme Court. That case let stand the ruling of the Court of Appeals which can be found at the following website: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2220742578695593916&q=Authors+Guild+v.+Google+Inc&hl=en&as_sdt=4000006 

 February 9, 2019. Please write a 500-word summary of fair use as this court decision says it.

   2. Please run a Google search of the term, “United States Supreme Court Carpenter v. United States 2018.”  Please write an essay of not less than 500 words, summarizing the court’s decision. 

 3. Complete the following two steps:  Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and even Tiktok have become very powerful and influential. Please give your thoughts on whether governments should regulate the content of content on these media. Minimum 250 words.

Problem set(Mangerial Finance)

Jenny Cochran, a graduate of The University of Tennessee with 4 years of

experience as an equities analyst, was recently brought in as assistant to the

chairman of the board of Computron Industries, a manufacturer of computer

components.

During the previous year, Computron had doubled its plant capacity, opened new

sales offices outside its home territory, and launched an expensive advertising

campaign. Cochran was assigned to evaluate the impact of the changes. She began

by gathering financial statements and other data. (Data Attached)

a. What effect did the expansion have on sales and net income? What effect

did the expansion have on the asset side of the balance sheet?  What do you

conclude from the statement of cash flows?

b. What is Computron’s net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)? What are

operating current assets? What are operating current liabilities? How much

net operating working capital and total net operating capital does

Computron have?

c. What is Computron’s free cash flow (FCF)? What are Computron’s “net

uses” of its FCF?

d. Calculate Computron’s return on invested capital (ROIC). Computron has a

10% cost of capital (WACC). What caused the decline in the ROIC? Was it

due to operating profitability or capital utilization? Do you think

Computron’s growth added value?

e. What is Computron's EVA?  The cost of capital was 10% in both years.

f. Assume that a corporation has $200,000 of taxable income from operations.

What is the company's federal tax liability?

g. Assume that you are in the 25% marginal tax bracket and that you have

$50,000 to invest. You have narrowed your investment choices down to

municipal bonds yielding 7% or equally risky corporate bonds with a yield

of 10%. Which one should you choose and why? At what marginal tax rate

would you be indifferent?

Data Classification and Data Loss Prevention

 

Before you begin: review the information provided in this resource: https://www.pic.gov/sites/default/files/RACI%20Chart%20Overview%20v2.pdf

It takes a team of individuals throughout an organization who work together to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of data resources. But, how does an organization know that it has enough people in the right roles performing the right tasks to ensure that digital assets will be protected from loss or harm?

The RACI matrix is a tool that can be used to outline the various roles and responsibilities required to provide this protection. For this discussion, you will prepare a RACI matrix that outlines roles of key players in the organization who have data protection responsibilities (i.e. asset security and data protection). Your matrix should specifically address executives (C-level), managers, supervisors, employees. The tasks that you should address are: generating information, using information, classifying information, and managing / using / implementing data loss prevention technologies.

After you have completed your chart, write a brief discussion of responsibilities for each role listed in the rows of your chart. Each role should be addressed in a separate paragraph.

Combine your matrix and your narrative descriptions into a briefing paper for a working group that has been charged with reviewing and improving the company’s data classification business processes. Post your paper in the body of your reply to this topic.

Provide in-text citations and references for 3 or more authoritative sources. Put the reference list at the end of your posting. Use a consistent and professional style for your citations and reference list entries. (Hanging indent is NOT required.)

Practical Connection Assignment

 

This assignment is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own career (Software Engineer).

Assignment: Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study. 

Requirements:

Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.

Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.

Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.

Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment. 

You should NOT, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace. 

What are the factors that influence the selection of access control software and/or hardware? Discuss all aspects of access control systems.

What are the factors that influence the selection of access control software and/or hardware? Discuss all aspects of access control systems.

initial posting to be between 200-to-300 words. The replies to fellow students and to the professor should range between 100-to-150 words. All initial posts must contain a properly formatted in-text citation and scholarly reference.

The Meat Lady Dilemma

 Mrs Parker owns and operates a meat shop that processes and packages parcels of minced meat that is being sold to schools in the US. Her scales are all calibrated to perform measurement in pounds, however when the parcels are packaged, they need to be labelled in ounces. Mrs Parker has established that 1 pound is equivalent to 16 ounces. In each production cycle, 250 packs of meat are processed and the weight in pounds varies for each package. Mrs Parker is also interested in knowing the total costs, the total revenue and the total profit of each production run, given that the costs to produce and package an ounce of meat is US $0.25 and that the selling price of an ounce of meat is US $0.55. Because you are a budding Software Engineer, she has sought your assistance in creating a software solution that can be used within the business establishment. 

Required: A. Specifically identify the type of control structure which is needed to process the meat in each production run and provide a reason for your choice (4 marks) 

B. Your solution needs to represent the meat packages which are to be processed, how would you represent this appropriately in your program and what has guided your choice?  (4 marks) 

C. Construct a C# program that will solve Mrs Parker’s dilemma by making use of the choices made above. 

i. Implementation of the control structure to process the meat (2 marks) 

ii. Implementation of the meat packages to be processed (2 marks) 

iii. Calculation of costs, revenues, and profits (6 marks) 

iv. Appropriate program outputs displayed to the user