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  Choose Only “ONE” question from these three, and write 4 pages Research Paper plus annotation: 

 1.”The Mythology of Computers: The Early Day”  

2. “Do You Know Where You Computer’s Been? Protecting your Computer” 

 3. “Internet Freedom Versus Security: Who Wins?”

Make sure to do all of the following:

1. The annotated bibliography will contain six (6)sources using the MLA style for the reference citations. 
2. Your sources must include at least one book, one article, and one web source. 
3. Each source listed will also include a 3-5-sentence annotation that will describe the relevance between the information in the source and your topic. 
4. Your annotations identify how the source relates to your topic. Spelling, grammar, and writing style will be evaluated. The annotated bibliography should be typed in MLA style, double-spaced with one-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right). Include your name and page number in the header (top-aligned right); include your name, Prof. Name, Class Name, the date on the left side.  

Please write a post for the two documents with 150 words each 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.

 Your answers to all five questions must be in the Answers worksheet of the Ad Bids workbook that you downloaded from Blackboard. In addition, your Excel model coming up with the answers for each of the five questions should be on the appropriate worksheet in the Ad Bids workbook 

Think about a recent conflict situation in which you participated (e.g., an argument with your significant other, your parents, or a stranger). What communication strategies did you use to give, maintain, or save face?

Please review table 1.2 in the text and review the distinction between leadership and management.  Then think about this in regard to how senior leaders versus senior managers lead change in an organization (especially when it comes to technical change in an organization).

This week please reflect on these concepts and answer the following questions:

When implementing change in an organization, there are always culture issues that are faced, such as not accepting change, determine how differently this would be handled thinking about the management versus leadership constructs?

When dealing with performing work, how is this implemented differently within the management versus leadership constructs?

Text Book : 

 https://books.google.com/books?id=Pkm3DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT105&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=true 

Define several forms of metadata that can be useful to an investigation. How are valuable to an investigator?

Post  250 words.

This defense in depth discussion scenario is an intentional cybersecurity attack on the water utility’s SCADA system. It occurs during the fall after a dry summer in Fringe City.

Scenario:

The water utility’s Information Technology (IT) person did not receive an expected pay raise and decides to reprogram the SCADA system to shut off the high-lift pumps. The operator’s familiarity with the SCADA system allows him to reprogram the alarms that typically notify operators of a high-lift pump failure. In addition, he prevents access to the SCADA system by others. A wildfire breaks out on the outskirts of the city.

Task:

Please identify what type(s) of new countermeasures should have been implemented to prevent this cyber-attack from occurring.

• APA
• Minimum 1 page
  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Body (in-text citations)
  • Conclusion
  • References (3 min)

Total: 7-8 Paragraphs with minimum 4 references and NO title page APA Format.

Can IS create a sustainable competitive advantage, or only support a firm in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage based on a compelling value proposition?

Use evidence to support your argument.Can a firm really protect an advantage based on the innovative use of information systems and IT? 

Can IT-dependent strategic initiatives deliver sustained competitive advantage? These questions engender much debate and continue to stir up controversy!

Consider below controversial situation and respond to the following question: 

When it comes to using information systems and IT, the primary objective of the modern general and functional manager is to use them to create added value. 

However, creating added value is just one facet of the job; the firm must be able to appropriate the value created over time to truly benefit. 

In other words, any competitive advantage the firm has created with the implementation of its IT-dependent strategic initiative 

must be defended over time to ensure that the firm will be able to reap the benefits of its innovation. 

Karen Adams, a former student at the local college, has been expanding her business, Great Day Fitness Tracking, in the college’s business incubator.

Karen has determined that she needs to expand her business online, and she needs someone to set up her initial website and business systems. The site would gather data from wearable fitness tracking devices as well as input from mobile and computing devices. Karen wants to include a charitable component to her business and is considering using a sales model in which her business will donate a percentage of its profits to charity.

Karen has hired your small business, IT Business Services Consultants, to develop her website and business systems over the next few weeks.

Refer to Figure 2.25 to complete this assignment.

Write a 2- to 3-page proposal for the client that includes:

• An overview of the top information systems used in business today and how they relate to Karen’s business needs
• A description of the relationship between business processes and information systems
• A flowchart in Microsoft® Visio® forhandling an online registration
• A flowchart for handling an online registration
• Areas for information systems (IS) use and security concerns
• A list of areas of concern for ethical handling of customers’ private information

Course Paper Analyzing & Visualizing Data

A systematic Literature review paper on analyzing and visualizing data

Guidelines

· There are two main goals to conduct this SLR paper in this course:

o Help you toward your PhD thesis. My experience advising many phd students in different universities is that one of the “easiest” approaches to reach the “difficult” task of finding your research subject in your phd is to start by conducting an SLR in your general subject. It can help you as an output of this work to know what are some of the hot topics or trending research subjects in your area of interest. 

o As a phd student or soon to be graduate, publications are key factors in evaluating your profile. A good SLR paper in this course can be publishable whether in a conference or a journal whether directly or through extending the work after the end of the course

· The overall grade for this course paper is 25 or 25% of the overall course grade.

· The paper to be submitted no later than June 10th, a firm-deadline.

· We will follow APA guidelines (Please read relevant material about that)

· It is important to write in your own words. Paper will be evaluated using University integrity checking services.

· Systematic Literature Review has a structured approach that you have to follow. You can find online many references on how to conduct SLR. Below is a table as an example describing SLR steps (https://lib.guides.umd.edu/SR/steps). As an alternative to the 8 steps described below, minimum steps in SLR can be 5 (see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC539417/). You will be graded based on following one of those two SLR templates in completing each step properly.

· You may have issue reaching or accessing some papers. Use University library or any available resources, to the best of your abilities.

· You can always submit progress documents for me to discuss and evaluate (i.e. before your final submission throughout the semester).

· In terms of the subjects to pick from, I will create a discussion board for that in which students should not pick repeated subjects and so you can reserve your subject earlier through the discussion board.

· Verify with me through an email before finalizing your paper subject

· Remember, instead of selecting a paper subject, you can start from framing a question to review or even from few selected keywords.