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Search the internet for a logical statement or quandary, or come up with your own.  Present it and explain whether it is an existential statement or a universal statement.

Should be more than 300 words.

 This week’s journal article was focused on how information and communication innovation drives change in educational settings. The key focus of the article was how technology-based leadership has driven the digital age. Also, that the role of technology leadership incorporates with the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).In this paper, address the following key concepts:

1. Define TAM and the components.
2. Note how TAM is impacting educational settings.
3. Give an overview of the case study presented and the findings.

Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research. Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.The paper should meet the following requirements:· 3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references)· APA guidelines must be followed. The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.· A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.The writing should be clear and concise. Headings should be used to transition thoughts. Don’t forget that the grade also includes the quality of writing.Note: This written assignment is a REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT it is worth one-hundred (100) points. You are required to answer the questions as stated in the assignment question in order to obtain credit for the assignment by the due date. If you do not complete the assignment by the due date, you will receive a zero (0) for this assignment. There is a grading criterion associated with this assignment. Your work will be compared to other’s work, using SafeAssign for plagiarism, so please note that copying other people’s responses will not be tolerated. 

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate and select an IT project and create a charter and work breakdown structure associated with the project selected.

For this assignment, read the “Running Case” in Chapter 4 of the textbook. Complete the following tasks associated with the “Running Case.”

Part 1:

1. Using the “Weighted Decision Matrix Template,” evaluate the four projects by preparing the weighted scoring model on the template. Develop at least four criteria, assign weights to each criterion, assign scores, and then calculate the weighted scores. Print the spreadsheet and bar chart with the results.
2. Prepare a 250-word paper that describes the weighted scoring model and the results. Include justification of the scores and your recommendation and justification for which project should be selected for completion.

Part 2:

Based upon the recommendations you made in Part 1 of the assignment, senior management has made a preliminary decision to complete the “Global Treps Project,” but it has requested additional information about the project in order to finalize the decision to proceed. Complete the “Business Case Template.” Assume that the project will take 6 months to complete, use many volunteer hours, and cost about $130,000 for hardware, software, travel, and labor. Be sure to research information on the television show and events held by colleges and other groups, which have been sparked by the need for more successful entrepreneurs. Visit the DonorsChoose.org website to see how that site operates and investigate the process for forming a nonprofit organization.

When completing the “Business Case Template,” consider the following:

1. Assume you would be the IT project manager for the project and that you want the project to be implemented.
2. Reread the “Global Treps” project description.
3. Review the sample JWD Consulting business case shown on Table 3-2 in Chapter 3 the textbook to ensure all of the proper information is included when completing the “Business Case Template.”
4. Study the “Weighted Decision Matrix Template” results for the project.
5. Assume that the new system must run on existing hardware and software, should require minimal technical support, must be easily accessible by employees, and must be protected from unauthorized users.
6. For the “Analysis of Options and Recommendation” section, consider other possible options if the project is not implemented.
7. For the “Potential Risks” section, consider business risk to the company if the project is not implemented.
8. Be creative in the business case and state any additional assumptions.

Part 3:

Using the “Project Charter Template,” construct a project charter to formalize the project, provide management with information related to the project objectives and management, and provide an explanation of how organizational resources will be used to complete the project.

1. Recall the assumption that the project will take 6 months to complete and have a budget of $130,000.
2. You will be the project manager, and Dr. K. will be the project sponsor. Other team members will include Bobby, Ashok, Kim, and Alfreda.
3. You will conduct four shark tank-like events and you will develop the Global Treps site and application.
4. Review the next-gen DNA-sequencing instrument project charter shown on Table 4-1 in Chapter 4 of the textbook to ensure that you include all of the essential elements of a project charter.

Part 4:

Complete the “Work Breakdown Structure Template” using the information from the project charter and other relevant information from the Chapter 4 “Running Case.” Break the work down to Level 3 or Level 4, as appropriate for the project.

Here is the chapter 4

Running Case

Note: Additional running cases are provided on the Companion website, including the Manage Your Health, Inc. case from the seventh edition of this text, now with updated tasks based on this edition. Template files are also available on the Companion website. This running case starts here and continues through Chapter 13. Tasks based on this case are explained in the following Tasks section; throughout the book, these tasks will build on work done in previous chapters and scenarios.

Economic inequality is a huge issue. A recent study found that the world’s 80 wealthiest individuals own as much as the entire world’s poorest 3.5 billion people. The richest 1 percent of the world’s population control half of the world’s total wealth. Many individuals, corporations, charities, and government agencies have projects and programs in place to attempt to tackle this and other important global issues such as sustainability, but there are many opportunities to do more.

A grassroots group of college students has decided to work together to do their part in making the world a better place. The students are from many different countries, and several of them met at global conferences, through study abroad experiences, or on various Internet groups. Strategic goals of this group include developing skills for both college students and for needy populations, sharing information on existing products and services that promote economic growth and sustainability, and promoting entrepreneurship. Leaders of this group were reviewing some ideas for projects (all with a significant IT component) that they could do to support their strategic goals:

1. Global Treps: Many people are familiar with the television show called Shark Tank where entrepreneurs (sometimes called “treps”) present their business ideas to a group of investors or sharks. Several colleges, high schools, and even elementary schools throughout the world hold unique versions of a shark tank like event. You believe that creating a non-profit organization with one central mobile-friendly website/application to assist groups in organizing these types of events would spark even more entrepreneurs throughout the world. You would plan to hold several shark tank like events during the term of the project and create a site and applications to help continue developing more global treps. This site/application would include the following capabilities:
   • Provide guidelines and templates for running a shark tank type of event.
   • Accept donations from potential investors targeted toward specific schools or organizations wishing to host an event (similar to the popular www.donorschoose.org site where people can fund teacher’s requests).
   • Accept ideas for needed new products or services.
   • Provide the ability for organizations to create their own custom site to solicit local participants and sharks, accept applications, and promote the winners as well as losers.
   • Research ideas for a mechanism where a certain percentage of all donations and profits earned by contestants are donated back to the Global Treps organization.
   • Provide an online version of the events by showing videos of contestants and live reactions of the sharks while also getting live inputs and donations from viewers.
2. Change the Laws Campaign: Launch a global campaign to change laws to reduce further income inequality and promote social responsibility. This project would also involve creating a mobile-friendly website/application that would include information about current and proposed laws, allow discussions of potential ideas to change laws, organize people to contact appropriate lawmakers, etc.
3. Wealthy Unite: Develop a system to enable the richest people in the world to provide their input on how they can make the world a better place. Provide information on what several people are currently doing (i.e., Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, famous celebrities, etc.) to promote philanthropy. Allow others to donate to suggested causes and recommend other ways to reduce economic inequality.
4. Global Smart Shoppers: Develop a mobile app and website that recommends products and services produced by organizations that promote social responsibility. Customize the app so it works in any country in the user’s desired language. Work with large companies that do not currently sell products or services in certain countries to expand to regions in need. Allow small companies to easily add their products and services to the shopping network.

Tasks

1. 1.Summarize each of the proposed projects using a simple table format suitable for presentation to top management. Include the name of each project, identify how each one supports business strategies, assess the potential financial benefits and other benefits of each project, and provide your initial assessment of the value of each project. Write your results in a one-to two-page memo to top management, including appropriate back-up information and calculations.
2. 2.Evaluate the four projects by preparing a weighted scoring model using the template provided on the Companion website for this text. Develop at least four criteria, assign weights to each criterion, assign scores, and then calculate the weighted scores. Print the spreadsheet and bar chart with the results. Also write a one-page paper that describes this weighted scoring model and the results.
3. 3.Prepare a business case for the Global Treps project. Assume that the project will take six months to complete, use many volunteer hours, and cost about $130,000 for hardware, software, travel, and labor. Use the business case template provided on the Companion website for this text. Be sure to research information on the television show and events held by colleges and other groups, which have been sparked by the need for more successful entrepreneurs. Also visit DonorsChoose.org to see how that site operates and look into steps for forming a non profit organization.
4. 4.Prepare a draft project charter and an assumption log for the Global Treps project. Assume that the project will take six months to complete and have a budget of $130,000. Use the project charter template provided in this text and the sample project charter provided in Table 4-1 as guides. For the assumption log, document at least two assumptions including an assumption ID, date, source, category, description, and status. You will be the project manager, and Dr. K. will be the project sponsor. Other team members will include Bobby, Ashok, Kim, and Alfreda. You plan to hold four shark tank like events plus develop the Global Treps site and application.
5. 5.Start a lessons learned register to document knowledge learned on this project. Include la lessons learned ID, date, source, category, description, impact, recommendations, and proposed actions. Be creative in then making two entries.
6. 6.Prepare a change request for the Global Treps project, using the template provided on the Companion website for this text. Assume that you have decided not to provide an online version of the show as it would be too much work for the initial project. Be creative when making up information.

For your final project, you must find a project that you will use Python to complete. There are several websites with Python projects so I leave that to you to Google for them and select a project. I expect this project to be between 50 and 100 lines of code and include functions and classes. It must be submitted in a Jupyter notebook UNLESS you give me an extremely good reason why it can’t be. Preferring Python scripting is not a good reason, it must be technical reason.

You will keep a Word document that acts as a “journal” for all the work you do on your project. That first entry will be the submission, and approval or denial, of your project. When you submit your project, you must discuss the following topics:

1) How many lines of code do you think the project will take

2) The website or book where you got the suggestion. If you got the idea from several sites, list them all. If you are doing a project that is work related, state that then describe how it will help you. You will get some bonus points if you are picking a project that you are truly interested in. As an example, if you are interested in disinformation work and want to develop a program to help you scrape data from Twitter, I will look favorably on the project. However, you need to describe why you’re interested in the area as well as describe how the program will help you.

3) How many hours a week you will commit to working on your project. Be honest. This will let me know if I think you can actually get your project done.

4) An honor statement that says that you will do all of your own work, that you will list in your journal all sources of help you received such as a classmate or stackoverflow. If you use a site like stackoverflow, you must post the link for any question you asked or post that helped you solve your issue. Finally, your statement must say that you will only ask a fellow classmate for help. Yes, if you want to earn extra credit, you can help your classmates with problems they are having with their project. However, there’s a catch. You can only use the Final Project discussion board to ask and answer questions. If I feel that someone is asking too many questions, they will be restricted from asking more until they have correctly answered/helped a fellow student. If someone is giving complete answers, they will be removed from the board and will not be able to ask or answer questions. The idea is that you help each other, not do each other’s work. Giving links to answers, giving short answers or pointing out errors without giving the way to solve the error is what is expected. The discussion board can be found here – Final Project

Instructions

In order to complete assignment #4, you will need to answer the below questions. Please complete the questions in a Word document and then upload the assignment for grading. When assigning a name to your document please use the following format (last name_Assignment #4). Use examples from the readings, lecture notes, and outside research to support your answers. The assignment must be a minimum of the 1-full page in length with a minimum of 2 – outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA guidelines for citing and referencing sources. Assignments are due by 11:59 pm Eastern time on Sunday.

1. Chapter 6 noted that Friendster has obtained a number of social networking patents that it could potentially assert against other social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Suppose you are corporate counsel at one of these two companies and you expect that you may eventually be sued by Friendster. In addition to contesting the validity or enforceability of the Friendster patents, what are some of your other options? 

2. The CEO of a small but promising start-up company is in need of an experienced engineer to head up a key aspect of the business and has selected Sam as a leading candidate. If hired, Sam would not only be exposed to the proprietary technology that already provides a significant advantage in the market but would be tasked with developing additional proprietary information and software. Sam is currently an employee of XYZ Corp., a competitor of the start-up. What potential problems might the CEO want to consider? What steps could the CEO take to address these problems?

3. Read about the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA). Discuss the impact of the GLBA on the financial services industry

 Topic: Based on this weeks lectures take an inventory of door and window locks in your living area or place of work to identify areas of concern and improvement. Remember to get permission from security.

Instructions: Please download the Assignment 3 Door and Window Lock Assessment template (MS Word), which is already in APA 7 format, using size 12 Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, TOC, Headings and Reference page. If you insert images or tables in your report make sure you label them appropriately according to APA. Once completed name your file: YourName_Assignment_3_Door_and _Window_Lock_Assessment.docx and submit to the appropriate assignment folder. Also review any additional files attached for more information.

Basic Requirements:

1. Must be typed, double-spaced, in 10-or 12-point type.
2. Must include information from AT LEAST three generations of your family. You are one of those generations.
3. Must be relatively free from mechanical errors, including typographical, grammar, and spelling mistakes.
4. This is to be completed in Essay form and should be 800-1000 words in length. This paper will also be submitted to turnitin.

What To Do With “Interesting” Families:

Of course, everyone’s family is interesting! J However, there are family circumstances that may complicate your task. Remember, however, that NOT having information is equally as important as having it. If you don’t have/can’t get information about certain family members, or certain types of health problems, you can always discuss how that lack of information affects you and/or your family.

If you are adopted, you may or may not have much information about your biological family. That’s OK. The family you have grown up in has probably had far more impact on you than the genes or biological traits you may have inherited from your biological family.

If you have step-family members, they have had an affect on you, too. Look into the learned/modeled aspect of health. What have they taught you? What did you pick up from just being around them?

Paper Structure:

Introduction:

*Explain why this assignment is an important and relevant one to do for this class.

*Describe how you collected the information for this paper. Do you think this was a good way to collect the

information? 

*Are there any problems with your information because of the way you gathered it?

Health Assessment:

General comments: There are 6 areas of health: physical, psychological/emotional, cognitive/intellectual, spiritual, social, and environmental. You MUST address each and every one of the six areas as per the example discussed below:

*What is your current health status? 

*Discuss both positive and negative health issues. Explain why they are appropriate examples or

issues to be discussing in the particular area of health you are discussing (ie., why is this a

physical health issue), especially if it is a health issue that could be discussed in more than

one place.

*Include health-related habits and behaviors as well as illnesses or conditions.

*Overall, is your health status good or bad? Why do you think so?

*Describe your family’s health status

*DO NOT just list every individual and their health issues.

*Provide over all trends and patterns. Give percentages. Summarize the information.

*For example: what percentage of the family members have particular health habits or illnesses? 

How many generations is that health issue or habit present in? Are there gender differences? 

Are they learned behaviors or hereditary issues?

*Discuss what impact your family has had on your current and future health status.

*Are there health problems you are at higher risk of contracting/being exposed to?

*Are there positive/negative habits you have picked up from being around them?

*Is there information about your family’s health you don’t have that you wish you

DID have? Why or why not?

*Is there information you wish you did NOT know about? Why or why not?

*Did they support you in starting and/or maintaining positive or negative health

habits? (for example, attended all your activities, bought you your first pack of

cigarettes, etc.)

*Are there behaviors you need to change because of what you learned? Why or

why not?

Examples of health information for each of the 6 areas of health:

*Physical: exercise habits, nutrition habits, disabilities, genetic disorders, illnesses, causes of death, weight,

smoking, alcohol consumption, tobacco, medications, risk-taking behaviors, etc.

*Emotional/Psychological: stress management habits, emotional illnesses, anger management behaviors,

ability to discuss feelings with others, attachment style, relationship issues, abuse, phobias, etc.

*Cognitive/intellectual: learning style, cognitive/learning disabilities, sense of humor, educational

experience, problem-solving skills, information processing ability, prejudices/discriminatory

behavior, etc.

*Spiritual: Religious affiliation, strength of religious beliefs, moral code, hypocritical behavior,

discriminatory behavior on the basis of religion, level of moral development (Kohlberg’s Theory, for

example), etc.

*Social: interpersonal relationship style, community involvement, social rules issues (for example, in

trouble with the law), social “style,” impact of social issues on other areas of health, social skills, etc.

*Environmental: occupational hazards or risks, living environment safety issues, recycling, pollution

exposure, risk-taking behaviors, etc.

NOTE: many of these examples may be relevant in more than one of the six areas of health. For example, stress management issues can lead to physical health problems, social interaction problems, and other issues.

Conclusion:

• What did you learn from doing this assignment?
• Did anything surprise you?
• If you could do this assignment over again, what would you do differently?

*how you gathered information

*time frame

*how you approached your analysis

*Do you have any suggestions for improving this assignment/making it more useful?

How your team plans to perform the risk assessment

Assignment:

Successful information assurance programs apply industry standards and best practices to identify security risk and then form dynamic, crossfunctional teams, when required, to develop a plan to address these gaps in a way that is sensitive to the needs of key stakeholders.

To prepare for the Project in this Week, assume that the fictitious organization is large and growing rapidly, with both internal and external IT risks involving employees, customers, business partners, suppliers, and contractors. Clearly state any other assumptions you make.

You have been asked to assess risks associated with access and authorization in your organization. Develop a brief scenario that depicts a threat related to access and authorization. Below are two example use cases for a single scenario to guide you. You will need to develop your own scenario as well as your own use cases.

Use Case 1: Employee Provisioning-There needs to be an enterprise process for employee account provisioning. This should include setting up employees with the correct access rights, based on their role. When employees change roles, their access should be appropriately changed. Today, employees are given access to resources using Active Directory groups. When they go to a new job, the old access rights often are not removed like they should be, and this is a security concern.

Use Case 2: Separation of Duties-Administrators need a high level of access for their jobs. Today, their credentials allow them to administer servers and create accounts locally on the servers and in Active Directory. They can also edit log files and delete accounts and groups in Active Directory. This is a security concern, and roles should be set up so server administrators can do their job but not the job of an Active Directory administrator. The role that is allowed to create accounts should not be able to create new roles, and managers should approve new accounts. Keeping an administrator’s access in line with his or her role is a best practice, and it may be required by regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley.

Please develop at least two others and explain them.

Write a 5- to 7-page paper about the risk assessment process that you plan to perform. Cover the following points:

• Your introduction should include the following background information:
• The country where the headquarters is located
• The nature of the organization’s operations
• The general organizational structure
• The country/ies in which the organization operates
• In describing the scenario and the two use cases you created, you should include the following regarding risk assessment planning:
• How your team plans to perform the risk assessment and identify the gap
• What other teams would be involved in a successful risk assessment
• How poor access and authorization management affects security risk and business processes
• Who the stakeholders are and the most important activities they may perform that involve accessing data and resources

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. (InfoTech in a Global Economy).

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(InfoTech in a Global Economy).

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. 

Could I please have this assignment completed (coding-related) in a detailed pseudocode and Python code?

All non-coding related, please have it answered as detailed and clear as possible.

Would be happy to provide the lecture notes if needed.

Please ensure work are plagiarism-free.