Week 1 Discussion: After reading the assigned chapters in both textbooks, 1. discuss how Web 2.0 has driven the growth of the web and 2. Describe three cloud-based solutions for individuals and three cloud-based solutions for businesses.

Post your initial response to the questions by Thursday.  Return to the discussion by Friday or Saturday and respond to at least one classmate in a meaningful manner.  By posting and responding early, the weekly discussions provide others opportunities to interact with you.  You may ask your classmates questions pertaining to the subject matter in this discussion.  Provide references to ideas and content as required (add URL/link and or APA citation) so that we can use your references for our own research.  All work is subject to the rules and policies concerning academic integrity. 

Assignment 1: Avoid Plagiarism A Refresher

Create a MS PowerPoint brief on the topic of Academic Integrity. 

• Cover (Course, Student Name, Date)
• Ideas/Concepts –
  
  • Add graphics or screen captures if desired.
  • One slide is dedicated to locating and listing at least three (3) UC resources that the university provides regarding writing assistance, avoiding plagiarism
• Conclusion
  • A brief personal statement about your pledge to avoid academic dishonesty and what that means to you and the university (standards, morals, character, etc.)

Search UC website(s), Course Announcements for appropriate resources.  You may use the UC Library and other websites for this assignment.

Suggested Format:

Slide 1: Cover page

Slides 2-7:  Ideas/concepts – discuss academic integrity, e.g. the effects of dishonesty on the violator, the school, the original author, society, etc.

Slide 8: A brief personal statement about your pledge to avoid academic dishonesty and what that means to you and the university (standards, morals, character, etc.)

Slide 10: List 3 resources that the University of the Cumberlands or other websites which provide information to help you avoid plagiarism.

Need a professional, critical reply to a couple forum posts related to the IT field. This will need to be 100-125 words each with references. Also, I have a small written task (150 words) related to IT that needs done as well. All information on the attached document. Thanks

• You have read about server virtualization and cloud computing in chapter 6 of your textbook. For your written assignment this week, complete a case study of the organization you work for (use a hypothetical or other organization if more applicable) that will address the following prompts:
•   Describe the organizations environment, and evaluate its preparedness for virtualization.
• Explain Microsoft (or another product) licensing for virtualized environments.
• Recommend a configuration for shared storage; make sure to discuss the need for high availability and redundancy for virtualization for the organization.
• Explain Windows Azure capabilities for virtual machines and managing a hybrid cloud, including Windows Azures Internet as a Service (IaaS) and storage capabilities
• Make a recommendation for cloud computer use in the organization, including a justification for your recommendations.
• Submit your research paper as a single document. Your paper should meet the following requirements:
• Be approximately 2-4 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA6 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

As noted by Janssen, Wimmer and Deljoo (2015), the technological debate centers around technology and humans, technology and society, and technology itself. The question is: Who drives technology?

1. Are humans the drivers of technology or does technology drive humans?
2. Does technology possess any values of its own and are these values given to technology by humans or does technology have no values whatsoever and is it completely neutral?
3. What is the relationship between technology and society, does technology constitute society or is it the other way around?

Elaborate on each of the drivers of technology. Make sure to include your opinion for each driver.

Your research paper should be at least 3 pages (800 words), double-spaced, have at least 4 APA references, and typed in an easy-to-read font in MS Word (other word processors are fine to use but save it in MS Word format). Your cover page should contain the following: Title, Students name, Universitys name, Course name, Course number, Professors name, and Date.

Submit your assignment on or before the due date.

In Week 8, you will submit your final paper.  Apply the feedback provided on your papers from week 2, Week 4, and Week 6.  Combine these three papers in to a single cohesive final paper. Make sure that each section of your overall paper includes in-text headings to organize the content for your reader. Include an abstract, an introduction section, and a summary/conclusion. Ensure that you have a final References page with matching citations throughout the text for the references provided. Make sure the document is written in a professional tone, using formal language and appropriate APA formatting. Submit the final assignment.

There should be at least three scholarly sources listed on the reference page.  Per APA, the paper should use a 12-point Time New Roman font, should be double spaced throughout, and the first sentence of each paragraph should be indented .5 inches.  The body of the paper should be 3 5 pages in length.  The Title, Abstract, and Reference pages do not count towards the page count requirements.

Overall Format:

• Title Page
• Abstract Page
• Introduction: The body of a paper always opens with an introduction. The introduction contains a succinct description of the issues being reported.
• Company Overview:  The section should include the company name, the industry they are in and a general overview of the organization.
• Challenges: Discuss the challenges the organization had that limited their profitability and/or competitiveness and how they planned to leverage Cloud Computing to overcome their challenges.
• Solution:  Describe the organizations Cloud Computing implementation and the benefits they realized from the implementation.  What was the result of implementing Cloud Computing?  Did they meet their objectives for fall short?
• Conclusion:  Summarize the most important ideas from the paper and also make recommendations or how they might have achieved even greater success

Read the  case study ( an article) iPhone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch and answer the case study questions. The answer of each question won’t be longer than one paragraph ( 4-5 sentences) based mainly and exclusively  on the on the article. Be specific in your answers as much as you can. No need to use any external sources/references to answer the questions.

https://www.wired.com/2015/04/the-apple-watch/

• 3 pages in length  (excluding the cover page, abstract, and reference list)
• APA format, Use the APA template located in the to complete the assignment.
• Please use the Case Study Guide as a reference point for writing your case study.

As we know Crowdsourcing can be a very valuable tool for promoting and developing three main pillars of an open government.  According to the Executive Office of the President (2009), Open Government Directive, Crowdsourcing ideas in the public sector identifies and defines those three pillars as?

Q1: What are those three (3) pillars of an open government?

provide a brief narrative for each pillar to 

 Special risk management issues with Blue Wood Chocolates, and it presents various financial risks at Kilgore Custom Milling. If Blue Wood Chocolate and Kilgore Custom Milling are to develop a risk management framework, who should lead the process at each company? Should a Chief Risk Officer (CRO) be appointed? If so, to whom should he/she report and have access to? How could smaller companies without the resources for a dedicated CRO deal with ERM? What is the role for the board in such a process? 

complete a case study of the organization you work for (use a hypothetical or other organization if more applicable) that will address the following prompts:

• Describe the organizations environment, and evaluate its preparedness for virtualization.
• Explain Microsoft (or another product) licensing for virtualized environments.
• Recommend a configuration for shared storage; make sure to discuss the need for high availability and redundancy for virtualization for the organization.
• Explain Windows Azure capabilities for virtual machines and managing a hybrid cloud, including Windows Azures Internet as a Service (IaaS) and storage capabilities.

Make a recommendation for cloud computer use in the organization, including a justification for your recommendations.

Submit your research paper as a single Microsoft Word document. Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately 2-4 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA6 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.