Research at least five areas of publicly available information (such as the Dow Jones or top search engine results) that help to establish the health and public image of a company. Propose a web-based information system that will interface with this information (for example via RSS feed) and display current details on these areas to an executive; include in your description how each item is […]

1.      Compare and contrast the various issues of building security into a system from the initial implementation versus adding security to an existing system. Discuss the problems and issues of one approach versus the other. Consider the functionality provided by the reference monitor in a TCB. Discuss the problems and issues to retrofit a reference monitor to an existing implementation versus implementing the reference monitor […]

Due Week 2 and worth 120 pointsThis assignment consists of two (2) sections: a project introduction and a project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of […]

Case Study 2: Implementation Strategies Due Week 7  Your proposed information system is still a contender. The executives, however, are asking whether it is too limited to prevent the shadow IT projects that continue to take place throughout the organization. They believe that you have considered what the organization does now, but how will your system adapt to new products and processes? Read IQMS (2015) […]

Graded Assignments may be found at the end of each chapter of the required textbook under the title “Real-World Exercises“. Each student is to select one exercise (per module exercise) from the grouping as identified below. Provide documented evidence, in Moodle, of completion of the chosen exercise (i.e. provide answers to each of the stated questions). Detailed and significant scholarly answers will be allotted full […]

Determining the information technology (IT) management strategy that will work best for an organization requires that an assessment of the current state of the organization is conducted. Write a strategic information systems assessment of 4–5 pages for the case study organization that includes the following: •Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the case study organization that are related to its present information systems […]

  Early computer systems relied on command-line interfaces to perform all actions. Today, the majority of systems use direct manipulation rather than a command-line interface. The goal of designing a direct manipulation interface is to make use of the system intuitive to the end user. One industry that has been extremely successful designing intuitive direct manipulation inputs is the video game industry. Most game players […]

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. 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 […]

 C9-1 CASE STUDY 9 ST. LUKE’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Hospitals have been some of the earliest adopters of wireless local area networks (WLANs). The clinician user population is typically mobile and spread out across a number of buildings, with a need to enter and access data in real time. St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System in Houston, Texas (www.stlukestexas.com) is a good example of a hospital […]

 Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Think of a friend or a family member as a client. Define her or his characteristics and goals such as an employee or employer, relatively young (less than 40 years) or close to retirement, having some savings/property, a risk taker or risk averter, etc. Next, use Nexis Uni at the Strayer University library, […]