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In this module, you are learning about various IT disciplines, roles, and responsibilities in the field, and the certifications and degrees that equip you for those roles. In this discussion, you will examine various IT roles to find one of interest to you. You will learn about the skills and technologies used in these roles and how they can be transferred to other IT disciplines.

For your initial post, use a website such as the Bureau of Labor and Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook or CompTIA’s Cyberstates Interactive Map to determine your areas of interest in the IT field. Then, choose a job title or role in that area of interest. In your post, describe how this role is situated within the broader IT fields discussed in this unit, and define the responsibilities of the role.

In your responses to your peers, discuss the job title or role they chose. In your response, describe the tools, skills, and certifications your peer would need to be successful in the identified role. Additionally, describe at least one other role that these skills and certifications could be used in.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.

Prepare an 8 page APA style paper using the resources you have read in this course and at least 3 additional peer reviewed resources. Follow the writing requirements for this course. Include an introduction and conclusion in the paper. This paper should address the following questions:

(1) Does Blockchain technology have the potential to cause a shift in financial business practices that many experts are predicting? Explain why or why not. Support your answer with research.

(2) Is there evidence to suggest that Blockchain technology will change the way finance is applied and practiced? If there is, discuss that evidence. If there is not, what issues exist that impede its adoption?

(3) Which functions of financial management could be most impacted by Blockchain technology? How might the financial functions change? Support your answer with research.

Course writing requirements:

• References must be cited within your paper in APA format. Your reference page and in-text citations must match 100%. Papers without in-text citations will earn failing grades.
• Always include a cover page and reference page with all submissions (even initial discussion posts)
• Provide the exact web link on the reference page citations for all online sources – do not provide just the home page, but the exact link – I check all sources
• No abbreviations, no contractions – write formally
• Write in the third person formal voice (no first or second person pronouns)
• Write more than the minimum requirement of the word count assigned
• As always, the word count is only for the body of the paper – the cover page, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included) do not count towards the word count for the paper
• Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces
• Refer to the example APA paper in the getting started folder under the content tab if you need an example. Also, a Power Point is provided under the information tab that addresses APA format.
• Use double-spacing / zero point line spacing, a running header, page numbers, and left justify the margins.

Q4 ) In Wikipedia, IT governance is a part of corporate governance  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance_of_information_technology).  In a page or less, what is IT governance and why is it important to the IT manager? Make sure you describe who has precedence, the company or the company’s IT function.

Q5 ) In a page or so, write a job description for an IT manager that incorporates at least one area of IT governance that you covered in Question 4 above. Monster.com has an example template http://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/recruiting-hiring-advice/job-descriptions/information-technology-manager-job-description-sample.aspx [1]. The template can be edited to use the terms, definitions, principles, methodology, etc. of our readings, e.g., risk management, IT value delivery, IT strategic alignment, etc.

Q6 ) In Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_management), Information Technology Management is defined as “… the discipline whereby all of the technology resources of a firm are managed in accordance with its needs and priorities.” [2] I suggest this is an excellent definition and also allows a broad spectrum of ways to achieve the course objectives listed in the syllabus.  In a page or so, please take a deeper dive into this from A1 and comment on this definition, and clearly state whether you agree with it or do not agree with it and why. Use our course material in your commentary.   

Instructions are attached. 

The main focus is on the movement of traditional IT staff.  To facilitate cultural assimilation, IT and non-IT must become more integrated.  What are some strategies to implement to allow this type of interaction to occur?

Note: The first post should be made by Wednesday 11:59 p.m., EST.

Your response should be 250-300 words. 

in 350 words,

Which vendor certification would you think is the most relevant in the field of IT security?  Why? 

Include references, no copypaste.

Stage 1: Your initial post should contain the following information:

• What did you learn from the two readings provided in this module? Summarize your answer in no more than 6 sentences. (5 points)
• Identify two posts from FlowingData.com (Links to an external site.). which topics are related to business management. Provide the title of the post and the direct URL to the post. (5 points)
• What are the business problems the two posts trying to address? (10 points)
• Explain how visualization helps you to understand the two problems. (10 points)

All stage 1 initial post must be submitted during the first week after this module is open by Sunday, in order for your classmates to read and provide feedback in the following week. 

Stage 2: Respond to TWO peer posts  starting During the second week of this module. (10 points)

• You should provide comments on or share your thoughts about peer students’ understandings of BA and visualization. 

 I want you to post the particular data analytics tool that you used for the midterm project. Provide the benefits and limitations of the tool.  

Provide a real world example of a probability distribution based on your readings for the week. Consider the data instances that is different from uniform (i.e., equal probability).

Instructions for participation: You must post an INITIAL POST and then respond to at least ONE POST. In both postings, you MUST provide citable academic literature to defend your use case. Please do not use the same source over again, especially when most times there is absolutely no applicability from one post to the next.