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Complete the following assignment in the Information Technology and Organizational Learning textbook:

• Chapter 7 – Review the section on dealing with multiple locations and outsourcing.  Review figure 7.2 and note how virtual team communications further reiterates the importance of this model. 
• Chapter 8 – Review the Siemens AG case study.  Note the importance of understanding the interrelationships amongst all the senior leaders at every location.  Pay special attention to Figure 8.1 and Figure 8.2. Note how the corporate CIO should engage with each of the regional leaders.  Why is this important?

Complete the assignment using narrative paragraphs and explain your thoughts and findings in detail. Adhere to APA format requirements and do not use lists or bullets. Identify your answers by its chapter # to help the reader find your answers to specific items. Use Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced. Include a coversheet with your name, class ID and the title of the assignment. Your submission needs to be at least two pages in length (one page per chapter). The coversheet, figures, tables, and reference list doesn’t count toward the page count. Post the assignment as one MS Word document by the due date in the syllabus. Do not submit any other format such as PDF. Please provide and cite two references IAW APA.

 When are VPN’s used today? Do you use a corporate or individual VPN? If so what are the benefits? Be sure to find at least one article (academic or business) and cite and reference in APA format. 

Requirements:

• Allow users to login to the site
• Allow users to register to the site
• Users should be able to reserve rooms for a specified date and time range
• Validate user input
• Display error messages when appropriate.
• List conference room reservations sorted in date and start time order
• Allow two display options: 
  • All-display all conference room reservation schedules; past and future
  • Future-display conference room reservations that are scheduled in the future only

* Do not allow reservations outside of business hours or during the weekends

A copy of the DB is attached

Note: you can make any modifications to the DB you feel you need

Assignment: 
Provide a reflection of at least 550 words (or 2 pages) 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 550 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. 
• Any use of outside sources, including your own prior work, will result in a zero on the activity and a report being filed with Academic Affairs regarding plagiarism (even if self-plagiarism). 

 In this graded practice you will saving your router programming onto  permanent storage on your router as well as backup copies into a TFTP  and FTP server. 

Find a peer reviewed article pertaining to blockchain and finance that is not one of the required readings for this course. Write a critical review of the article that is at least 3 pages long (content). Be sure to provide in-text citations when you paraphrase or directly quote from the article. Also include a reference page with an APA style citation of the article. Follow the writing requirements for this course when preparing the paper. Use the following format for the paper:

1.  Introduction, including the purpose of your paper and a preview of your paper. Be sure to also provide the article’s title and author(s)’ name(s) in the introduction of your paper.

2. Discuss the purpose and problem the article is addressing.

3. Elaborate on the content of the article.

4. Discuss the findings and conclusion(s) drawn by the article’s author.

5. Discuss the author’s point of view and assumptions. Indicate whether unsubstantiated assumptions were made and whether there is bias that exists in the article.

6. Discuss the significance of the article. Why it is important? On what do you base your assertions?

7. Conclude your paper. Summarize the important aspects of the review.

8. References

Your paper should include 8 centered and bolded headings that correspond to each of the required sections (Introduction, Article’s Purpose and Problem, Content, Article’s Findings and Conclusions, Point of View and Assumptions, Significance, Conclusion, References).

Open a new Microsoft Word document, Microsoft Excel document, or use the provided template to complete the following tasks.

Tony Prince and his team are working on the Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project. They have been asked to refine the existing cost estimate for the project so they can evaluate supplier bids and have a solid cost baseline for evaluating project performance. Recall that your schedule and cost goals are to complete the project in 6 months for under $200,000.

Use the Cost Estimate template and Cost Baseline template to assist with this assignment.

Tasks

• Prepare and upload a 1-page cost model for this project using spreadsheet software. Use the following work breakdown structure (WBS), and document your assumptions in preparing the cost model. Assume a labor rate of $100 per hour for the project manager and $60 per hour for other project team members. Assume that none of the work is outsourced, labor costs for users are not included, and there are no additional hardware costs. The total estimate should be $200,000.

1. Project management
2. Requirements definition
3. Website design
4. Registration for recreational programs
5. Registration for classes and programs
6. Tracking system
7. Incentive system
8. Website development
9. Registration for recreational programs
10. Registration for classes and programs
11. Tracking system
12. Incentive system
13. Testing
14. Training, rollout, and support

• Using the cost model you created in the first task, prepare a cost baseline by allocating the costs by WBS for each month of the project.
• Assume that you have completed 3 months of the project. The BAC was $200,000 for this 6-month project. You can also make the following assumptions:
• PV=$120,000
• EV=$100,000
• AC=$90,000

1. What is the cost variance, schedule variance, cost performance index (CPI), and schedule performance index (SPI) for the project?
2. Use the CPI to calculate the estimate at completion (EAC) for this project. Is the project performing better or worse than planned?
3. Use the SPI to estimate how long it will take to finish this project.

After completing your charts, write a 150-word follow-up in which you complete the following:

• Explain how the project is doing based on the CPI and SPI. Is it ahead of schedule or behind? Is it under budget or over?
• Describe the strategies or steps that should be taken for human resource management to avoid additional costs.
• Describe the strategies or steps that should be taken for resource activity management to avoid additional costs.
• Recommend 2 tools to support these strategies and explain why these tools would be beneficial.

Submit your cost model, course baseline, and follow-up.

Research project manager’s positions and please post the following. Please do not copy and paste from web sites.

1. Find three different job postings in the area you live in for a Project Manager. What are the items in the three job ads that are the same? Are there any major differences? Also, look up how much a project manager earns in your area. 
2. In your opinion was any of the information that you uncovered in your search interesting or surprising?

2000 words

Assignment Content

1. The director of Information Technology (IT) has indicated that the Board of Directors is compiling a corporate portfolio on ethics and has asked all departments to contribute information on how to write policy statements that reflect a code of ethics. The director of IT has asked for you to provide an example of a policy statement that reflects work you do in IT administration.

   Research the cultural and global political considerations for the use of a sharing service as presented in the lab and the data which could be hosted and made available via the Internet. Reflect on the idea that some issues, such as keeping data unalterable, could transcend cultures, while other IT choices could depend on your cultural perspective.

   Consider the following:

   • How cultural perspective could impact the security decisions of an administrator setting up SharePoint® Server 2013 citing choices that were made in the labs
   • Global political issues, such as corruption, human rights, and rights to privacy in the U.S. and Key Nations, based on your readings and discussions this week
   • Write a 1- to 2-page example of a policy statement using Microsoft Word. Complete the following in your document:
   • A brief description of the types of data that are hosted and made available via the Internet using SharePoint® Server 2013. Include at least 2 types.
   • At least 2 cultural or global political considerations for sharing services (e.g., privacy rights)
   • Your opinion regarding any IT choices that seem to transcend culture
   • At least 1 example of choices you have when administering SharePoint® Server 2013 that could depend on your ethical stance
   • A brief policy statement for configuring SharePoint® Server 2013 that aligns with your ethical stance on data integrity (e.g., “The organization will seek to protect confidential and proprietary information when configuring SharePoint® Server 2013.”)
   • Cite any references to support your assignment.

     Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

      

You have been provided a Python file, heap.py, which constructs a heap structure with a list. Using that code as a guide:

Develop a heap data structure using a linked structure (Nodes and Pointers)

The heap must support add and remove from the heap

All operations most abide by the rules that govern a heap (see lecture slides for reference)

Once you have your heap structure created, next you must use it as a backing structure to a priority queue.

Develop a priority queue data structure that is backed by a heap (linked structure NOT A LIST)

Implement the normal methods that accompany a priority queue structure

Enqueue, dequeue, and peek by priority not position

Also length and whether or not the structure is empty (is_empty)

Perform the following operations to showcase your working structure

Enqueue the following items: 4, 7, 5, 11, 8, 6, 9

Dequeue 3 items by priority, they should be 4, 5, & 6.

related heap.py file code is below

class Heap:

    def __init__(self):

        self.heap = [0]

        self.size = 0

    def float(self, k):

        while k // 2 > 0:

            if self.heap[k] < self.heap[k//2]:

                self.heap[k], self.heap[k//2] = self.heap[k//2], self.heap[k]

            k //= 2

    def insert(self, item):

        self.heap.append(item)

        self.size += 1

        self.float(self.size)

    def sink(self, k):

        while k * 2 <= self.size:

            mc = self.minchild(k)

            if self.heap[k] > self.heap[mc]:

                self.heap[k], self.heap[mc] = self.heap[mc], self.heap[k]

            k = mc

    def minchild(self, k):

        if k * 2 + 1 > self.size:

            return k * 2

        elif self.heap[k*2] < self.heap[k*2+1]:

            return k * 2

        else:

            return k * 2 + 1

    def pop(self):

        item = self.heap[1]

        self.heap[1] = self.heap[self.size]

        self.size -= 1

        self.heap.pop()

        self.sink(1)

        return item

h = Heap()

for i in (4, 8, 7, 2, 9, 10, 5, 1, 3, 6):

    h.insert(i)

print(h.heap)

for i in range(10):

    n = h.pop()

    print(n)

    print(h.heap)