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Week 3 Discussion

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WEEK 3 DISCUSSION
WELCOME to the discussion for WEEK 3. Please respond in complete sentences for each question, unless directed to do otherwise, demonstrating in your reply that you have read the material in order to receive full credit. Please note that participating in this discussion counts toward your class participation grade.

DISCUSSION
This week, we will discuss Week 3’s reading assignments. Our discussion will focus on how we manage tables, lists, and references in MS Word.  When you need to present facts and figures in a document, using columns or tables is often more efficient than describing the data in a paragraph, particularly when the data consists of numeric values. Microsoft Word has a simple built-in reference function at the References tab. Here you can manually enter references and refer to them in the text and create a bibliography.

As the new technical communications manager for International Gadgets (IG), you have developed a good idea of the various internal and external audiences for communications across the enterprise.

You have learned that IG is organized into five main areas consisting of Research & Development (R&D), Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, Technical Support, and Finance/Accounting. Each area has its own structure:

• R&D – New Product Development and Product Enhancement teams
• Manufacturing – Detroit, Shanghai, and Purchasing teams
• Sales & Marketing – U.S. Sales, U.S. Marketing, European Sales, European Marketing, Partner Management, and Online Sales teams
• Technical Support – the exception, as there is only a single team handling this function
• Finance/Accounting – Corporate Finance and Corporate Accounting teams
• Human Resources – Corporate HR team with ties to HR representatives at each work site

In addition to the internal departments, IG staff interface with a wide range of external entities and individuals including customers (large accounts, individuals via web sales), distribution partners, component suppliers, subcontractors (design and occasional manufacturing). IG also contracts with Amazon to handle all its product logistics—warehousing, packaging and shipping, and returns.

However, you have noticed that different audiences do not always have the same needs from similar announcements. For example, a communication announcing the launching of a new product means different things to different departments.

In a memo to your communications team, instruct them on ways to discover the needs of the stakeholders in different areas of the company so that a new product announcement will be relevant to them.

Please remember to refer to the Module One Memo Guidelines and Rubric document for company background.

For additional details, please refer to the Module Five Memo Guidelines and Rubric document. 

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Learn About creating good password security.

An IT Security consultant has made three primary recommendations regarding passwords:

1. Prohibit guessable passwords such as common names, real words, numbers only require special characters and a mix of caps, lower case and numbers in passwords

2. Reauthenticate before changing passwords user must enter old pw before creating new one

3. Make authenticators unforgeable do not allow email or user ID as password

Using WORD, write a brief paper of 200-300 words explaining each of these security recommendations.  Do you agree or disagree with these recommendations? Would you change, add or delete any of these?  Add additional criteria as you see necessary.

Due tonight 11/15/2020

This is an open book exam. However, each student is expected to work on it alone. Students whose solutions are the same or similar will get a grade of zero!!!

Exam time is 7:30pm to 10:50pm. Read instruction in “CPSC8720FinalExam.pdf”. Submit entire solution in zip file on blackboard before 10:50pm! Exam link will close and you wont be able to submit after that. Wrap up, zip, submit at least 5 minutes before 10:50pm! Submission passed due time will not be accepted! No Exception!

Include in the paper: A description of the scope and principal features of writing a technical paper, cite core theories and practices, and offer a similar explication (explanation) of a related field such as a business field that would benefit from technical writing.

1) 10 pages (double-spaced).

2) Choose any technical topic to write your report about.

3) Identify the purpose and audience of your report.

4) Use at least seven references outside of your textbook (you may use your textbook too, but are not required to).

5) In addition to the required number of pages for the assignment, you must also include a reference page (bibliography), written in APA style (see Appendix B), and a title page. Be sure to give all of your papers a descriptive title!

6) Use your approved topic.

7) Use your approved outline.

8) Typewritten in double-spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted inside the electronic classroom (unless classroom access is not possible and other arrangements have been approved by the professor).

9) Arial 11 or 12-point font or Times New Roman styles.

10) Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side, and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations

11) Your paper must be in your own words, representing original work. Paraphrases of others’ work must include attributions to the authors. Limit quotations to an average of no more than 3-5 lines, and use quotations sparingly!

I attached an outline of what to write about.

 For the week 2 assignment write a one to two-page paper in APA format. Include references. Write about the topics listed below as they relate to Cloud Computing. Describe the topic and explain how it helps a business become more competitive and profitable.  You can submit assignment 2 as an individual assignment or with the person next to your name. 

topic-  MBaaS Mobile Backend as a Service 

In your initial post, analyze the role of cloud computing in business, and provide an example of a company that uses cloud computing as a business solution. Identify at least three security issues associated with cloud computing. Distinguish among the hardware components, operating systems, programming languages, and applications that make up cloud computing, and explain how these components can cause or prevent security issues. Based on your research, explain whether or not you would recommend that your company utilize cloud computing as part of their IT Plan. Provide a rationale for your recommendation supporting your statements with evidence from your sources.

Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words.

**I WILL READ AND CHECK TO SEE IF ALL DETAILS ARE IN MY ASSIGNMENT. TAKE YOUR TIME AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS**

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 

 compare and contrast two fundamental security design principles. Analyze how these principles and how they impact an organizations security posture