Assess data communication and networking options for a computer system.

Assess data communication and networking options for a computer system.

Purpose

One of the latest, cost-efficient forms of technology that has proven effective for productivity is computer clustering. When devices are interconnected and shared, they create a single and very powerful system that offers speed, capacity, and quality of work. You will research the different types of computer clustering available and advise a chief technology officer (CTO) on the best option.

Assignment Instructions:

The chief technology officer (CTO) at ABC Widgets just returned from a technology conference where he heard about computer clusters. All he knows is that they are the big thing for businesses, and he wants to explore the technology. He has asked you to help.

Write a 3-page research paper explaining computer clustering, benefits, challenges, and potential applications. The paper should focus on one type of clustering application (file server, database, load balancing, web hosting, or data processing) and detail the use, potential setup (high availability or load balancing), type (COTS versus blade clusters), and network connectivity. Be sure that your paper has an introduction and a conclusion.

Assignment Requirements

Your paper should be 3 pages in length. Be sure to use the appropriate APA format and cite your textbook or other sources that you used in your paper.

The paper should contain sufficient information to adequately answer the questions and contain no spelling, grammar, or APA errors. Points deducted from the grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructor’s discretion. 

For assistance with APA requirements, please go to Academic Writer. You will find the link in the Academic Tools section of the course.

Also, review the university policy on plagiarism. If you have any questions, please contact your professor.

describe places and processes that you personally could use as a Consultant to develop your own professional network.
  •  Develop skills for negotiation, decision-making, and other people-related processes within IT consulting.

Purpose

The importance for networking is imminent today. Networking will help to grow a business by connecting with people looking for the service you are offering. This will help to broaden a demographic and give the business the ability to collaborate with other businesses. Proper networking can increase the types of products that you may want to sell as well. Services or goods could be exchanged for other services that may be of benefit in growing a business of a small stature.

When it comes with to negotiation and persuasion, it is worth mentioning that the strategy “win-win” does not mean that you should give away your position but rather look for alternatives clients can commit to from their own situation. You, as a consultant, can help them arrive at a solution without giving away your bargaining position.

Assignment Instructions

You have just moved to a medium-sized city and are looking for clients. Through your networking efforts, you have met the owners of three businesses who have expressed an interest in having you help them as a consultant. You do not have a lot of detail about these businesses, but that can be an advantage, since you can use imagination and creativity to suggest potential technology and/or non-technology-based solutions. Some areas worth exploring include recognizing strategies to identify current and potential target markets, rationalizing new products and services that will bring additional value to the business as well as to the clientele, current or upcoming improvements in infrastructure, area demographics, educational and cultural preferences, and competition, to mention a few. Make sure to read The Selling Process, in the Assignment Requirements below.

The three potential client companies are:

Client No. 1 – A small bookstore would like to expand what it offers to customers.

Client No. 2 – A small sheet music store would like to expand its business.

Client No. 3 – A car detailing business would like to explore additional services for its customers.

Assignment Requirements

Content

Part 1: The Selling Process

Choose just one of the clients above.

  • Write an introductory statement for this section, explaining the situation briefly. It is acceptable to invent a little more detail than what is provided above. Do not simply say you “chose scenario no. 3” – write as if the reader is unaware of the Assignment instructions.
  • Write a short paragraph for eachof the following steps in the selling process:
    • Identify potential targets – how would you determine the target customer? After thinking about the scenario, what target did you choose?
    • Product offering – After determining the target, what product or service did you choose, and why? (Note: it is recommended but does not have to be a technology-related product or service)
    • Competitive review – Explain any competition from other businesses that might make marketing your product or service difficult.
  • The minimum wording for this part of the Assignment is 200 words.
  • Do not use sources for this part of the Assignment; this is to be developed from your understanding of the scenarios.

Part 2: Professional Networking

After completing the readings and doing some light online research and thinking, develop your own ideas for professional networking.

  • In your first paragraph for this section and in your own words, explain reasons for networking.
  • In your second paragraph, describe places and processes that you personally could use as a Consultant to develop your own professional network. Include which ideas are most valuable and why.
  • The minimum wording for this part of the Assignment is 160 words.
  • This section is to be developed from your understanding of the concept and critical thinking; do not use source material.

Part 3: Research and Interpretation

The consultant needs to build negotiation skills. Perform research on the Internet and find an article that details negotiation techniques.

  • Identify the article, and then summarize what you feel are the most important ideas in the first paragraph of this section of your Assignment.
  • Make note of the author, title, URL, and date for this source. (you will need it for the formatting instructions below).
  • The minimum wording for this part of the Assignment is 120 words.

Part 4: Keywords

Choose at least four keywords or key phrases each from Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. (This means you will have at least 12 keywords/phrases.)

Upon whom does Sophocles put the responsibility for what ended so tragically in his story?

Upon whom does Sophocles put the responsibility for what ended so tragically in his story? And what might have this (these) characters done that would have been wiser? 

Create a digital presentation, to be used for professional development, which creatively and accurately explains the dimensions of descriptive statistics.

Understanding measurement principles and the characteristics of assessments helps to minimize bias in individual teacher assessment practices. The ability to explain descriptive statistics encourages deeper understanding of how data is derived to aid decision-making within the classroom setting. These skills will support collaboration with colleagues and families in making decisions about students with disabilities to help inform future instructional practices.

Create a digital presentation, to be used for professional development, which creatively and accurately explains the dimensions of descriptive statistics. Your presentation should be 10-15 slides, including a title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.

Within your presentation, explain each of the following:

  • Reliability
  • Validity
  • Bell curve
  • Mean
  • Standard deviation
  • Standard scores
  • Scaled scores
  • T-Scores
  • Percentiles

Conclude your presentation by describing how this knowledge relates to data literacy and why it is important for teachers to understand it when making educational decisions and differentiated instruction for individual students, including those with disabilities.

Your presentation should include visual depictions of sample statistics through graphs, tables, scatter plots, advanced organizers, etc. when it is helpful for explaining the required element. 

The digital presentation should include graphics that are relevant to the content, visually appealing, and use space appropriately.

Support your findings with a minimum of two scholarly resources.

Why should businesses consider the cloud and for what parts of their business?

Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

Instructions

Prepare an APA-formatted paper with the following content. Your Assignment does not require an abstract page but does require a cover page and separate reference page. A minimum of two external resources in addition to one of the textbooks is required.

Content

After doing the unit reading, conduct research on the Internet and/or in the library to learn more about Cloud Computing, the changes made in the Consulting industry, the security challenges, and the implications to businesses of all sizes but, especially to small businesses as a result.

Assignment Requirements

Your research should answer the following questions:

  1. Why should businesses consider the cloud and for what parts of their business?
  2. How can the cloud help small businesses?
  3. Is data more secure in the cloud? Why?Is data in the cloud more or less susceptible to hacking?
  4. How does cloud security work and how does that compare the security of on-site servers? Some businesses are hesitant of using the cloud but since so many third-party services use the cloud, are many already using it anyway?
  5. Some research indicates that humans are often the biggest failures in the security chain. Does cloud security still come down to the human element?
Describe any “catch phrase” or “claim to fame” associated with the theory.

Below is a list of notable management theories. Each theory has been assigned to you and your peers by the first letter of the last name. If there are not enough students to cover each formation stage, your instructor may assign one to you.

First Letter of Last Names – Theory

A to E – Scientific Management

For your assigned theory,

Explain how these issues affect your company


The product of this Assignment will prove that you are able to use professional language, identify conversational speech, effectively handle ethical concerns, format a professional memo, and use advanced features of Microsoft Word.

Assignment 1 Instructions

There are two Assignments this week. The first one will present you to some scenario where ethical violations were made by a couple of employees. The assignment includes practice in proper communication and formatting, with content relating to ethics, which are all important parts of the IT Consultant’s job. The second Assignment will send you to the Internet for researching about Cloud Computing and how the technology and services can help advance organizational goals

Content

Scenario

You are the lead consultant for an IT consulting firm that specializes in software. Pearson Waters, Inc. is a large, national company that offers property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals. Your consulting team was hired by Pearson Waters to investigate the possibility of specialized productivity software for their employees to use in storing and retrieving customer data and product details, as well as performing various estimates to show to customers. After researching options, the company approved the design of a new software package, which your team has just now completed.

While you are wrapping up the project, you make some shocking discoveries:

  • Some of the programming code completed by your team was actually copied from another company’s proprietary software.
  • Two images used in the Employee Instruction Booklet were randomly found on the Internet, and no permission was secured for their use.

These are clear ethics violations. To rectify the situation, you were forced to fire the programmer who stole the code, hire another programmer to ethically rewrite that part of the software package, reprimand the employee who stole the images, locate alternative images for which permission was granted, and reprint the Employee Instruction Booklet.

Write a memo to your team about the above situation. Follow all instructions below and make sure you have also completed the unit reading:

  • Your wording must be professional: give facts, explain ramifications, and refrain from emotional writing.
  • Do not name the guilty employees or even specify their jobs; the idea is to explain the situation, not to write anything that could leave you open to a future lawsuit.
  • The length of the body of your memo must be no less than 250 words and no more than 350 words.
  • Do notuse sources – this must be written entirely in your own words without reference to any sources or quotes.
  • Organize your memo to include separate paragraphsfor each of the following:
    • Briefly explain the issues that were found
    • Explain how the issues were resolved
    • Explain how these issues affect the client
    • Explain how these issues affect your company
  • Follow the “deductive” method of writing, with most important information at the beginningof each paragraph.
  • Write with full sentences, and do not include any lists.
  • Your memo’s format must follow the instructions given below. You will therefore be responsible for the formatting; Assignments submitted on ready-made templates will notbe accepted.
Explain to the board three properties of the company’s cash flows that would likely help to increase the firm’s value.

Forcefield Energy Inc. is a public corporation registered in the State of Ohio to provide heavy-duty and aeroderivative gas turbines for utilities, independent power producers, and industrial applications for customers in the United States. The primary goal of the company is to maximize stockholder wealth by making financial and investment decisions that would increase cash flows and stock price. Last year, the company’s stock price fell by 12% because of cash flow uncertainties, competitive markets, and unethical actions. The board of directors of the company has hired Joseph Sabatino, MBA to head the corporate finance department. Sabatino graduated from UC in 2016 with a master’s degree in Strategic management. He has worked in the energy sector for 5 years and has experience in capital markets and financial institutions. To achieve the stated wealth maximization goal of Forcefield Energy, Sabatino has suggested to the board of directors of the company to expand its operations outside the United States to diversify risk, increase market share, and improve free cash flows. Forcefield Energy wants you to help them answer the following questions:
1.  Explain free cash flow and its relevance to Forcefield Energy.
2. Explain to the board three properties of the company’s cash flows that would likely help to increase the firm’s value.
3. Forcefield Energy Inc. is a corporate legal entity created under Ohio laws, separate and distinct from its owners. List three advantages and two disadvantages of a corporation as a form of business organization.
4. Agency problems and conflict of interest occur in corporations. What is an agency problem? What is corporate governance?
5. Is the primary goal of maximizing stockholder wealth good or bad for the society at large? Explain.
6. List four examples of unethical actions that could harm the stock value maximization goal of a business organization.
7. Identify three attributes that Forcefield Energy Inc. should have to be successful as a corporation.
8. i). Why is corporate finance important to the success of Forcefield Energy?
   ii). What financial skills should Sabatino have to help Forcefield Energy achieve its stated goals?
9. Joseph Sabatino, the head of the corporate finance department, is planning to raise $10 million from the financial market to expand the business operations. Identify four major financial instruments that can be used to raise the needed long-term capital.
10. Explain to the board of directors four economic conditions that can affect the cost of money raised from the financial market.
Submit your answers in a Word document.

Explain the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in workplace discrimination.

Develop a training PowerPoint presentation on discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace that can be delivered virtually to educate newly hired leaders in your company. Accomplish the following:

  • Explain federally prohibited types of discrimination.
  • Explain the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in workplace discrimination.
  • Explain Affirmative Action plans your company may institute.
  • Summarize what constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace.

At least eight slides in length with speaker notes

what ways do you need to develop as a leader to adequately lead a disaster response?

Leadership in Healthcare: week 2
Must post first.
Part 1:
There are many types of communication styles used in the workplace. Choose what you think is your leadership style: north, south, east, or west. Click The Leadership Compass Self-Assessment link for details. e are many types of communication styles used in the workplace. Choose what you think is your leadership style: north, south, east, or west. Click The Leadership Compass Self-Assessment link for details.
Which of the four directions do you believe is your style?
What are the strengths of your style? (at least four adjectives)
What are the limitations of your style? (at least four adjectives)
Which style do you find the most difficult to work with, and why?
What do the other directions need to know about you so that you can work effectively together?
 Part 2.
 Reflect on your leadership style as identified by your results on the leadership compass assessment. After reviewing the lectures and videos think about the Joplin tornado and the devastation it caused, discuss the following:
As the Chief Operating Officer at the Local Hospital in charge of the disaster response, in which ways would your leadership style be beneficial? In which ways could your leadership style be a detriment? And finally, what ways do you need to develop as a leader to adequately lead a disaster response?
In addition to your initial post, make sure that your reply to at least two of your peers and provide at least three citations/references with one of your references being with your initial post.
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