Day: April 24, 2018

1. Describe the dependence model of power as well as the five sources of power in organizations. Give an example that did or could apply in real life.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

2. Compare and contrast the advantages of and problems with electronic mail, other verbal communication media, and nonverbal communication. Give an example that did or could apply in real life.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

3. Explain how people and work units gain power through social networks. Give an example that did or could apply in real life.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

4. Explain why communication is important in organizations, and discuss four influences on effective communication encoding and decoding. Give an example that did or could apply in real life.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Develop a Network Security Plan for a Medical Record Company. As a network administrator you are required to develop a brand new security plan.

The medical record company consists of the following individuals: Doctors, Nurses, Clerical Personnel, and administrators.

Include the following in the plan:
? The databases that will be used
? How the domain will be configured
? What are the operating systems the client computers will run on (example Windows )
? What the data transmission requirements
? Process for protection of confidential records and authentication
? Process for storing information on separate databases

Support your paper with five resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages not including titles page(s) and reference pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Refer to the RMO CSMS domain model class diagram shown in Figure 4-23 on page 111 of the textbook and the discussion of subsystems in Chapter 3.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Using Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia, create a domain model class diagram for the RMO CSMS marketing subsystem. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Provide a narrative describing your diagram that includes:
An overview of the diagram
An analysis of the different classes in the diagram
Use at least three (3) quality resources outside of the suggested resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

#1 How does the traditional role of a CIO differ from the IT strategic role of a CIO? What is the focus of the strategic CIO? Why is the role of strategic CIO emerging?

#2 How can an organization leverage IT to enable a step change in what the business is able to accomplish for its customers?

#3 Is there a positive link between managerial and technical IT capabilities and process agility? Explain your answer. To what extent does environmental dynamism positively moderate the link between each of these IT capabilities and business process agility?

#4 Why has the IT leadership role in organizations become so important? What are some of the IT service trade-off decisions that IT leaders face today? Why is it important for IT staff to behave as leaders?

#5 Discuss what you feel are the most important qualities an IT leader should possess. How would you create a leadership development program that envelopes these qualities?

Discuss the role and effects of span of control, and relate it to organic and mechanistic organizational structures. Share a personal or professional experience representative of one of these.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

2. Describe the four elements of transformational leadership. Transformational leadership is the most popular perspective of leadership; however, it is far from perfect. Discuss the limitations of transformational leadership.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

3. Discuss cultural and gender similarities and differences in leadership. Share a personal or professional experience representative of one of these.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

4. Consider your favorite teacher. What people-oriented and task-oriented leadership behaviors did he or she use effectively? In general, do you think students prefer an instructor who is more people-oriented or task-oriented? Explain your preference.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Data Analytics
In this highly competitive business environment, businesses are constantly seeking ways to gain traction and understand what is on the minds of current customers and potential customers in order to increase business efficiency. Many companies have turned to business intelligence (BI) and data analytics.
Use the Internet to research articles on data analytics. Select one (1) industry or one (1) company that is currently using data analytics. Use the industry / company you have selected as the basis for your written paper.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. Define data analytics in general and provide a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business.
2. Analyze the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen.
3. Determine the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Next, suggest a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Analyze the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.
5. Speculate on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Next, determine at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student?s name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
Explain waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK? process groups.
Explain agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK? process groups.
Analyze the need for waterfall and agile methodologies.
Explain the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and analyze the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects.
Explain the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile).
Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student?s name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify how project management improves the success of information technology projects.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in IT project management.
Write clearly and concisely about issues in IT project management using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Imagine that you have been hired as a consultant to assist in streamlining the data processing of an international based organization that sells high-end electronics. The organization has various departments such as payroll, human resources, finance, marketing, sales, and operations. The sales department is the only department where employees are paid a commission in addition to their yearly salary and benefits. All other departments compensate their employees with a yearly salary and benefits only. Commission is paid by multiplying the employee?s commission rate by the total amount of product units sold. You have access to the following data sets:

Employee (EmpNumber, EmpFirstName, EmpLastName, CommissionRate, YrlySalary, DepartmentID, JobID)
Invoice (InvNumber, InvDate, EmpNumber, InvAmount)
InvoiceLine (InvLineNumber, InvNumber, ProductNumber, Quantity)
Product (ProductNumber, ProductDescription, ProductCost)
Department (DepartmentID, DepartmentDescription)
Job (JobID, JobDescription)
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Design a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December. Note: You will need to generate the tables described above (Employee, Invoice, InvoiceLine, Product, Department, and Job) in order to compare and validate your code. Validated query code must be part of your paper.
Compare the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.
Determine and explain the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.
Create an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools. Make sure that you are able to show the relationship types such as 1:M, 1:1, or M:1. Additionally, remember to include the determined factors from the previous assignment requirement. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Identify which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Describe how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization?s products and resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student?s name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the role of databases and database management systems in managing organizational data and information.
Design and implement a database solution to solve a proposed business problem.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic implications and management of database systems.
Write clearly and concisely about topics related to the strategic planning for database systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Question
Compile a PowerPoint presentation introducing the importance of research and the use of research methods within an organization. Think about how this applies to your industry and, specifically, to a company that might use research methods discussed in this course. As you compile this PowerPoint, discuss the points identified below.

? Analyze the theoretical aspects of research methods to include the following:

o importance of conducting effective research leading to good decision making,

o analysis of the process associated with putting together a research study,

o summary of research methods including advantages and disadvantages of each, and

o effective presentation strategies for reporting research results.

? Apply learning from this course to your discipline to include the following:

o Explain either a hypothetical or real research problem that could arise within a company in your discipline.

o Discuss a minimum of two research methods that could be used to address this research problem.

o Identify and explain specific challenges and opportunities associated with the use of these research methods within your discipline.

Your PowerPoint must be at least 16 slides in length (including a title slide and a reference slide). In this presentation, you are required to use speaker notes. In the speaker notes, you will provide what you would say if you were actually giving the presentation to an audience. Please write your notes in complete sentences and adhere to typical grammar and punctuation rules.

All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Be sure to use APA style for citations and references.

To reduce the negative environmental impacts of an ever growing human population and increasing demands for energy as technological advances continue, individual countries, states, cities and even households could shift their energy sources to those that are renewable. However, not all locations are equally amenable to any form of RENEWABLE ENERGY. For this Assignment you will assess your own location (PEORIA, ILLINOIS), existing energy use, the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources, and ways to reduce energy demand through conservation.

Be sure to explore the following resources to begin your research and to support your ideas with accurate facts. While the provided resources focus on the United States, you are welcome to explore the energy situation within your own state of residence, one that you would like to live in or have visited in the past, or an international location. To focus your discussion, only use one region for your entire argument.

Review the following Assignment resource that is attached.

Your Assignment should be written in an essay format, with an introduction and conclusion. The paper will require you to include details from research including the course materials and sources you locate on your own. Use APA format to cite your sources of information, both within parenthetical citations and also within a reference page at the end of the Assignment.

Your paper should include all the following parts.
Assess your own energy use: Provide five different examples of how you use energy throughout your day. Identify each energy source and whether it is RENEWABLE or nonrenewable.
Using the provided materials, determine, and discuss the renewable source of energy that would be the most and the renewable source of energy that would be the least appropriate for use in your chosen location. Explain how you arrived at your decisions so it is clear why one is the most appropriate and why one is the least appropriate.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the energy sources you currently rely on as well as the two RENEWABLE ENERGY sources you identified above. Include both the economic (costs/benefits) and ecological impacts of each.
In addition to using alternative forms of energy, energy conservation is also a significant way in which ecological impacts can be reduced on the environment. Identify three new ways in which you can reduce your energy use at home, work, or in other areas you engage in on a regular basis and explain how the changes would reduce your impact on the environment.
Basic Writing Expectations:
At least 1000 words not counting the title or reference pages
Include a title page, double space, font size 10 or 12
Use a minimum of five sources
Include a highly developed viewpoint/thesis, purpose, and exceptional content
Demonstrate superior organization: use logic
Free of grammar and spelling errors
No evidence of plagiarism
Use the APA style for all citations
No more than 10% of your assignment should be taken verbatim from any outside sources.
Be sure your essay analysis is clearly written, uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling, and that the writing is well ordered, logical, unified, as well as original and insightful.