Professional, industry, or trade journals and magazines are more specialized than popular journals but are not intended to be scholarly. These types of publications are aimed at experts in the field and/or keen amateurs and the content focuses on news, trends in the field, promotional material etc. Research findings are not typically disseminated here – though they may report that a scholarly publication is forthcoming. […]

Identify and document a full information system for a small company. You will apply the basic steps of the SDLC to building the IT infrastructure for an electronic health care data system for an urgent care facility by addressing what actions are taken and what decisions are made in each phase. Some of the key technical issues to address include privacy, security, shared resources, data […]

Final Project Microsoft Project 2010 Final Project scenario: You have been assigned to install workstation, software, and networking equipment for a 250-person call center. This call center is an addition of capabilities for an existing company of 500+ people. You are an IT Project Management consultant that has been brought in to implement this project and have three months to complete the project. Complete a […]

Case Study on Publisher’s Shipping Decision Problem Formulation The Microsoft Excel worksheet lists the daily shipping requirements between your publisher client and his customer warehouses. Complete the decision matrix by filling in shipping costs from three shippers: Federal Express (www.fedex.com), UPS (www.ups.com), and the United States Postal Service (www.usps.com). Which service would you recommend to your client considering not only costs but also issues such […]

This course has a Group Blog activity. Be sure to read all the instructions contained in this module item before proceeding. Each group is required to post three blog entries during the course. Groups of three will be appointed by your instructor. (The number of group members may vary slightly depending on the number of students enrolled in the course.) You will post your first blog in Module […]

Look around your house, apartment, or dorm room.  Pick an object that you might want to store information about for some reason.  Perhaps you would be in business to sell, repair, or collect it.  Now think of six attributes of that object that you would want to store which would be useful in describing it to potential buyers, owners, or collectors.  Create a word table […]

Objective:  Assess the issues, procedures, and techniques involved in IT resource contingency planning.  Competencies: Critical thinking Instructions: In approximately 10-12 double-spaced pages discuss the planning steps, possible recovery options, and recommended testing requirements needed to support a successful business contingency/continuity of operations environment.   Finally, the paper should include your recommendation for a proposed 24-month cycle business contingency testing plan — what should be tested and how the […]

The traditional retail model has focused on finding high-margin, high-volume products or services because limited space means reduced space inventory. For example, organizations such as Walmart select the biggest hits from the broadest genres, called the “short head.” The short head means Walmart will only carry a select mix of country, pop, and rock that is calculated to provide the greatest cost/benefit. The business model […]

Use the Case Study presented here to answer the questions below.  Your answers should be long enough to answer each question fully and completely.  Quality vs. quantity counts – be specific enough to address the questions but do not include lengthy paragraphs.  Each question can be answered in no more than 3 paragraphs.  Your answers should demonstrate an understanding of the concept(s), should apply critical […]

Write a 3-5 page paper in which you complete the following: 1) Describe the Three Categories of Cybercrime as referenced in last week’s readings, Ch. 7, “Cybercrime and Cyber-Related Crimes,” of Ethics and Technology: Controversies, Questions, and Strategies for Ethical Computing. 2) Identify a potential threat of a cyber crime for the company you selected in week 2 that falls into one of the cyber crime categories […]