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   PROJECT: SECURITY POLICY IMPLEMENTATION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW For this assignment, review and research information assurance policy templates via the SANS policy template site (included under the assignment). You must use paragraph style and provide a 5-page paper, researching and explaining the key components below that should be included during the development of an information assurance policy. Include these mandatory Level One headers and  explain the purpose of each of the following sections: • Overview • Purpose • Scope • Policy Compliance • Related Standards • Terms and Definitions INSTRUCTIONS Discuss each component from the above list and the specific information that can be included within each section of the policy. You will need at least 3 robust sentences under each Level One header. Support your paper with a  5 peer-reviewed journal articles (within the last five years). In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Books, websites, and blogs are generally not peer-reviewed. Length: Minimum of 5 full pages, not including title 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. All components must be included in addition to a clear introduction and conclusion . The introductory paragraph is needed to briefly explain the company chosen and the purpose of the IT Security Policy. A conclusion is required to summarize the policy and the requirements discussed. The purpose of this paper is to research “how” to write an information assurance policy. It should read like real guidance you would deliver to a company someday. The citations should be used to give clarity or credibility to a statement you are making. It may be helpful to search the Jerry Falwell Library for scholarly sources that describe what is in an "Information Assurance Policy", "Information Security Plan," or "Information Security Policy." Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool. Here is the SANS policy template site: https://www.sans.org/information-security-policy

Discussion Question (do parts 1 & 2 to fully complete) Part 1:   User Interface Design Please respond to the following in not more than 200 words: Identify an app (not a website) that you are familiar with. Do not repeat an example from the textbook or one that has been posted by another student. Explain how it follows two of the rules of user interface design given in Chapter 8 of the textbook. Teacher's notes "Good user experience has become essential to software applications. You probably recognize good and poor user interfaces without thinking about it; in this discussion I want you to go beyond intuition. Please pick a desktop or mobile app and analyze how it embodies two of the user design rules that Chapter 8 explains." Part 2: Then, in a separate post, follow up on one of your fellow students in substantive posts of up to 150 words that further the discussion. For example, you may support or politely challenge a post with your own insights or experience, make a suggestion, or ask probing follow-up questions. Support your positions with explanations and/or sources, as appropriate, but do not quote. (choose 1) a.   Of the many rules that govern the interface design. I particularly like the enable frequent users to use shortcuts. This is the primary purpose of an app an easy way to access a website or accessible downloads. Much like the Bitcoin App which allows the user easy access to managing their cryptocurrency status quicker and more frequently. The second focus is the offer of simple error handling. With an app you have far less chances of intercepting a website with slow processing  and IP base malfunctions. I look forward to the next lesson as this was a very interesting topic t hand.  R/S AUGUST b.   The app I am familiar with is Livongo Coach.  After my husband checks his blood sugar with the hand-held,then the numbers are uploaded to the Livongo application. A coach responds by text within minutes with suggestions for the next three meals. If we have a question, we click on the app and ask.  This follows the User Interface Design Rule 1: Create an Interface That Is Easy to Learn and Use since all we have to do is stick and submit. Rule 3: Provide Users with Help and Feedback, sends feedback quickly and has a just ask help option. c. We live in an age where there is an app for just about everything. Just to be a bit different from the main stream apps that most people are familiar with I am choosing the mobile app Glow which is a data-driven ovulation calculator & fertility tracker. This is a free app that is supposed to help women track their general cycle to pinpoint the ovulation window or in other words, the prime time to make a baby. My wife particularly likes this app among other apps available because it is easy to use and also allows the user to include such details as list of medications, exercising history, mood and more, which are all factors that affect one’s reproductive health. So, creative design that is easy to learn and use and user productivity are some of the good attributes of this app.  d.  The one app that I'm familiar with is the comcast app. I use the app almost everyday for bill payment, technical issues with the wifi,cable tv and phone service, to watch movies on my phone and movies on the tablets for the kids, telephone issues or any other issues that I might have for my cable services. Comcast app follows rule 1: Create an Interface that is easy to learn and use- the comcast xfinity app is very easy to use, it is a clear and simple and all the touch commands always provide a comfortable touch target around actionable elements so they can be tapped without error. Rule 4- Create an Attractive Layout and Design- the interface of the comcast xfinity app displays titles, messages and all instructions in a consistent manner and in the same general locations on all screens and when the user enters data that in correctly, you will not be able to go to the next screen unit the correction are made.  

Part 1: System Costs Please respond to the following in not more than 200 words: When analyzing cost/benefit and total cost of ownership (TCO), should systems analysts concentrate most on payback analysis, net present value (NPV), or return on investment (ROI)? Provide an example that supports your position. Do not use one from the textbook or that has been posted by another student. Professor Notes: "There's a famous saying, "pay me now or pay me later." This week, I'd like you to apply it to the costs of an information system. Usually, you can put more effort up front in development and expect lower operating and maintenance costs later on. Or, you could build the minimum viable product and plan for more extensive revisions throughout the lifetime of the system. Real systems are often somewhere in between, but I'd like you to explain which strategy you prefer, and why.  Please address the analysis for product development. " Part 2: Then, in a separate post, follow up in a substantive post of up to 150 words to one of your fellow students who took a different position. What considerations might they have overlooked? Support your positions with explanations and/or sources, as appropriate, but do not quote. (choose one reply with a different position than the one you took) a.   Large cost can be quite a enormous entity if the purchases are large as well. I own a smoke shop right outside of Los Angeles, CA. called Lynwood Smokes and Snacks. I purchase all goods and materials at whole sale and turns profit by selling half the products for the total cost of what I paid. A sI come to understand the TCO system it's simply uncovering lifetime cost on products that have a great value. The TCO system is utilizing networks like IT communities and large cooperations around the world. For example IBM server can be pruchased for three years and all set for different prices. year 1=500, year 2=250, year 3=150 this depicts the lifetime cycle of cost. R/S AUGUST b.   I personally like Net present value (NPV) since I believe in the concept that the money you have in hand now is more valuable than the money you collect later. Perhaps I am attracted to this concept since you can use the money to make more money by investing it in a business or put it in a bank to earn interest. Meanwhile, ROI measures the efficiency of an investment and calculates the return that the investment produces over time. But it is reportedly less accurate and can be easily manipulated. So, I would advise a network analyst to focus on NPV since It is a good indicator whether to proceed with a project or investment. For example, when deciding to purchase a new laptop or a computer system. The purchase price would be the cost and plus additional cost of the computer system such as software and installations. One could buy a used/refurbished laptop to lower the cost, but the lap top might need more repairs (maintenance) or may need to be upgraded to keep up with changing technology. So, the used laptop might be cheaper, but the overall cost of ownership would be much higher than purchasing a new system.     c.   After reading about NPV and  ROI both are ways of measuring the good or bad outcome of designing a system. Both ways use an equation that can be manipulated in certain ways to achieve goals good or bad. It seems best to pick an option that is going to be stable and reliable in any environment. Everyone knows for the most part you get what you pay for, spending more money upfront goes along way in the future. The best example i can use at my work the managers look at ROI for everything. Sometimes spending more money causes less headaches even if ROI suffers. In our shop they bought cheap access points to connect the front and back shop, over time they where constantly going down. We flash all new cars on this network causing the flashes to fail. Replacing those controllers toke time and made customers mad. Eventually they hire a firm to replace those access points and secure the network for future use.

Complete the following assignment in one MS word document: Chapter 5 –discussion question #1-4 & exercise 6 & internet exercise #7 (go to neuroshell.com click on the examples and look at the current examples. The Gee Whiz example is no longer on the page.) Chapter 6– discussion question #1-5 & exercise 4 When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations) to support the work this week. All work must be original (not copied from any source). Textbook Reference  Sharda, R., Delen, D., & Turban, E. (2019). Analytics, Data Science, & Artificial Intelligence: Systems for Decision-Support 11th Edison. 

Competency In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency: Implement appropriate language constructs for an object-oriented programming language Scenario You work for Global Rain, a software engineering company that specializes in custom software design and development. As a junior software developer, you are part of a software development team at Global Rain that collaborates to create software solutions for entrepreneurs, businesses, and government agencies around the world. You have been newly assigned to a development team at Global Rain that is currently working on a project for an innovative international rescue animal training company, Grazioso Salvare. Grazioso Salvare is seeking a software application that will help track rescue animals, sometimes referred to as search and rescue animals, which are obtained and trained by the company to rescue humans or other animals from difficult (or even life-threatening) situations. A portion of this work has already taken place on this project. Your team lead has assigned you to create one new class and modify the existing classes in the software application. You will deliver these class files to the team lead, who will consolidate them with the work from other team members and present the application to your client. Directions Grazioso Salvare has provided you with a specification document detailing its software needs. Other members of the Global Rain development team have started creating the RescueAnimal.java, Dog.java, and Driver.java class files. Your team lead has asked you to modify the existing classes and create a Monkey.java class as your contribution to the team. To gain a clear understanding of the client’s software requirements, review the Grazioso Salvare specification document in the Supporting Materials section. As you read, pay close attention to the attributes and methods that you will need to implement into the program. Open the Virtual Lab by clicking on the link in the Virtual Lab Access module. Then open your IDE. Follow the IDE tutorial in the Supporting Materials section to upload Grazioso.zip into your IDE. This zipped folder contains three class files. Once you upload the files, compile the code. Although the program is not complete, it will compile without error. Read through the code for each class. This will help you understand what code has been created and what code must be modified or created to meet the software requirements. Before you begin modifying and creating classes, your team lead reminds you to demonstrate industry standard best practices in all your code to ensure clarity, consistency, and efficiency among all software developers working on the program. This includes ensuring the following: In-line comments denote your changes and briefly describe the functionality of each method or element of the class Appropriate variable and method naming conventions are used throughout your code Once you have completed your pre-work, you are ready to begin your assigned tasks. To start, modify the RescueAnimal.java class file by adding accessor and mutator methods for each class variable. Create the Monkey class, using the specification document as a guide. The Monkey class must do the following: Inherit from the RescueAnimal class Implement all attributes with appropriate data structures Include accessors and mutators for all implemented attributes Select a method from the Software Requirements section of Grazioso Salvare’s specification document. Using the selected method, modify the Driver.java class file to do the following: Implement the method you have chosen Add attributes, as needed, to support the required functionality What to Submit To complete this project, you must submit the following: RescueAnimal.java Class File Modify the RescueAnimal.java class file in accordance with the requirements of the specification document. Be sure to include in-line comments that explicitly identify the changes you made as well as describe the functionality of the code. Monkey.java Class File Create a Monkey.java class file that meets the requirements laid out in the specification document. Be sure to include in-line comments that explicitly identify the changes you made as well as describe the functionality of the code. Driver.java Class File Modify the Driver.java class file in accordance with the requirements of the specification document. Be sure to include in-line comments that explicitly identify the changes you made as well as describe the functionality of the code. Dog.java Class File Submit the Dog.java class file, even though you were not required to make changes to it for this project. Supporting Materials The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project: Grazioso Salvare Specification Document Review the specification document provided by the Grazioso Salvare client to learn about its software requirements and perform your development work. Grazioso.zip (Eclipse Project File) This zipped folder contains the RescueAnimal.java, Dog.java, and Driver.java class files. The RescueAnimal.java class contains the class variables and a default constructor. In-line comments are provided to indicate where the accessor and mutator methods should be implemented. The Dog.java class contains an instance variable, a constructor, an accessor method, and a mutator method. You will use this class as part of the application. No changes are required in the Dog.java class. The Driver class will be used to run the application. It contains an empty main() method with in-line comments indicating where new functionality should be implemented. Uploading Files to Eclipse Tutorial You will write, test, and run each class file in an IDE. Review this tutorial to learn how to upload the Eclipse Project file (.jar), which contains all your class files, into your IDE. Downloading Files From Eclipse Tutorial You will write, test, and run your class files using an integrated development environment (IDE). Review this tutorial to learn how to save and export files from your IDE. Important: Do not change the names of any class files. The following rubric will be used to assess Project Two. Familiarize yourself with this document as you work on the project, and return to this rubric before you submit Project Two to make sure you've included everything you need to be successful. 

STEP 1:  Case Mix Assignment: Complete the reading assignments and submit your answers to the questions below using the Case Mix dropbox. 1.  Please review the Powerpoints on the basic concepts of Case-Mix Management.  These powerpoints focus on the use of the case mix index, calculating the case mix index, and determining reimbursement based on relative weights. Link to Case Mix Powerpoints (make sure you review this powerpoint in the notes page format) 2. Visit the State of California Office of Statewide Planning, Health Policy and Planning, Healthcare Information website and view an example of how the case mix index can be used to adjust the average cost per patient (or day) for a given hospital relative to the adjusted average cost for other hospitals by dividing the average cost per patient (or day) by the hospital's calculated CMI. Link to State of California website Link to Example   Additional Links: What does case-mix mean to you?  What is the hospital case-mix index?  How to calculate the case-mix index.  Case-mix Index  Step 2:  Assignment: After you have reviewed the information above, download and complete  assignment 9.3 case mix index .  Your answers should be in red. After determining the case mix index answer the following questions. The answers may noted at the bottom of the assignment or you may enter them into the submission box. 1.  Interpret a case mix index of less than 1.0 2.  Interpret a case mix index of greater than 1.0 3.  Explain the relationship between case mix index and hospital revenue 4.  How do your answers for 1-3 apply to the case mix for Anywhere Hospital?

Read through the book’s profile of the different capabilities and attributes associated with each ‘hat’. Spend time performing a self-assessment to determine where your skills, knowledge and strengths lie and, conversely, where you might identify shortcomings. Of those shortcomings, which do you feel would be possible to address and where do you recognise some sense of a boundary – the things you will never expect to obtain. Furthermore, which of the listed attributes can you call upon from other colleagues or collaborators? Assignment Link: http://book.visualisingdata.com/chapter/chapter-11

 Hussan, Reshmaan N. & Fetter, Holly. "Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States." Harvard Business Publishing  On page 13 of the case study there is a listing and descriptions of several proposed reforms For the initial post: Do a rank ordering of the proposed reforms and create a Consequences Tables for each. Provide a brief summary. 

You must write one 2000-word (not including references, title, and cover pages) assignment. You must also include a short (5-slide) presentation summarizing the argument and key points.  You must respond to the following prompt “Critically consider the claim that public administration is simply a technical subject concerned with the best way to manage a society.”

  Hussan, Reshmaan N. & Fetter, Holly. "Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States." Harvard Business Publishing  On page 13 of the case study is a listing and description of several proposed reforms Using the ranking of the proposed reforms from discussion and Consequences Tables for each, develop a risk profile and decision-trees (decision trees without and then with risk tolerance scoring).  Should be done in an organized and coherent format.  Use Hammond, John S., Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa, Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions, Chapters 6 ("Tradeoffs"), 7 (“Uncertainty”), and 8 (“Risk Tolerance”) as a guide for developing the risk profile and decision-trees. Along with a policy memo, which summarizes/highlights the key points, submit the consequences and alternatives tables.  The tables should appear professional (headings, labels, etc.) and your policy memo discussion should include a ranking of the reforms and a recommendation concerning which reforms you would first (and why) and least (and why).   Make sure to consider Trade-offs, uncertainty, and risk tolerance, as you doing this assignment.