Overview In this final part of your course project, you outline plans for testing your application. Preparation Consider your textbook readings and Internet research on application testing procedures and their associated tools and the following testing areas to research. You will ultimately choose 3 of these areas to focus on in this assignment. Functionality: Ensures the application works as intended. This includes testing all features and user interactions to verify performance benchmarks are met. Performance: Evaluate the application's speed, responsiveness, and stability under various conditions. This includes load testing, stress testing, and scalability testing. Security: Identifies vulnerabilities and ensures the application is secure from threats such as data breaches and unauthorized access. Usability: Assesses the application's user interface and overall user experience to ensure it is intuitive and easy to use. Compatibility: Checks the application's performance across different devices, browsers, and operating systems. Acceptance: Validates the application against user requirements and ensures it meets the criteria for release. Instructions Choose 3 testing areas from the list in the preparation section as top testing priorities for your application. Do the following for each in a Word document: Justify the choice of an appropriate testing method using 3 compelling rationales. Describe 2 appropriate tools/techniques for each testing method. Support your choices with professional references. Briefly describe what specifically will be tested and how the test is conducted. You might consider areas such as preparation, critical steps, timeframes, benchmarks, parameters, sequencing, performance, personnel required, processes and procedures that should be observed, data collection and analysis, et cetera. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Create an evaluation plan to measure how an application meets design requirements and user needs.
In this week's assignment, you complete your course project by creating testing plans for your application. Share areas you plan to test and what specifically about them that you plan to test. Discuss the testing method you plan to use and identify a tool you believe would support the testing method and why.
Analyze strengths and limitations of each framework in business contexts (300–400 words). Applicability to different industries and organizational sizes Coverage of different risk types Resource and expertise requirements Support for risk-based decision-making. Submission Expectations: Written as a professional report for executive leadership Clear headings and organized structure APA 7 in-text citations and references Demonstrates critical thinking, not just description
Create a complete Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) plan for an organization of your choosing. This may be a real company or a fictional one, but your description must include relevant attributes such as size, industry, mission, and the risk environment. Explain the importance of metrics in cybersecurity risk management (300–400 words). Discuss SMART metrics Provide two metrics for each of the three risks you identified Show how metrics support monitoring and decision-making Submission Expectations: Executive-quality writing and organization APA 7 citations and references Detailed, justified recommendations and metrics
This assignment focuses on developing and understanding the full lifecycle of cybersecurity policies—from initial drafting to long-term maintenance and review. Requirements: Identify and explain the key components of a policy (300–400 words). Purpose Scope Policy statements Roles and responsibilities Enforcement and sanctions Describe the end-to-end policy creation process (300–400 words). Drafting Stakeholder review Approval workflow Publication and dissemination Identify audiences and participants for each stage Explain the review and update lifecycle (300–400 words). Recommended review frequencies Sources of guidance (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, organizational governance) How policies evolve with technology and regulatory changes Submission Expectations: Professional tone and structure APA 7 references Clear explanation of lifecycle processes
You will analyze major regulatory requirements that shape cybersecurity practices across three critical sectors: healthcare, finance, and the federal government. Requirements: Healthcare Sector (300–400 words): Identify two major pieces of legislation Explain their key components and cybersecurity implications Finance Sector (300–400 words): Identify two major financial cybersecurity regulations Explain compliance expectations and security impacts Federal Government (300–400 words): Identify two federal cybersecurity laws or directives Explain their key provisions and relevance Submission Expectations: Professional, well-organized report APA 7 in-text citations and references Clear, accurate explanations tied to cybersecurity practices
Imagine you have been asked to create a one-day training seminar highlighting the important elements you learned in the past ten weeks. Create a hierarchy of five (no more and no less) of the most important topics that you feel need to be addressed in a one-day seminar titled "Computer Interaction and Design: The Essentials Presented in One Day." Support your choices.
Assessment Preparation Imagine you have been hired as an information systems (IS) consultant for Healthy Harvest, a grocery store that sources most of its products from local farmers and producers in the surrounding counties. Healthy Harvest operates in two locations and wants to expand its services online via a mobile app customers can use to order their groceries ahead for pickup or local delivery. Healthy Harvest’s owner, Joan, doesn’t know much about the process of developing an information system. She balks at the estimated time it will take to have the app ready for public use, which also translates into time for which she needs to pay you to complete the product. You realize that you need to explain to her the benefits and value of approaching the project using systems analysis and design methodologies, so you decide to prepare a presentation to help illustrate the process and concepts. You will continue this project with Healthy Harvest in Weeks 4 and 5. Assessment Deliverable Create an 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation. In your presentation: Explain the SDLC and the methodology you plan to use to develop Healthy Harvest’s store app. Include diagrams, images, or other visuals that illustrate the processes. You may create your own or use source materials. Remember to properly cite and reference your source materials. Explain the importance and benefits of using a structured systems analysis and design approach on this project. Provide an example to explain each point. Describe 2 tasks or deliverables in each SDLC phase you would work on for this project. Explain why each is integral to the project. Please note this will include 10-12 different tasks, depending on the number of SDLC phases presented. Thoroughly explain each slide's content in the speaker notes section. The text explanation for all slides should contain the equivalent of a 3–5-page Word document assignment. A page of text includes 250 words. So, plan for a total of 750 to 1,250 words. The list of references is not included in that total. It is okay to include more information than this recommendation. Using PowerPoint: For those of you who are not familiar with how to use PowerPoint, below are 3 attached documents: PP Instructions, PP Template Example, and PP Presentation Explanation. Slides should contain bullet points or talking points, with the majority of the text located in the speaker notes section.
Note: There are 2 separate types of images needed for this assignment. They are 1) a use case diagram and 2) multiple prototype web page examples. For information systems developers, there are many options for building a mobile app. As part of the analysis and design process for your project with Healthy Harvest, you need to determine how to approach the build. Assessment Deliverable Write a 2- to 3-page APA-formatted design document that includes the use case, prototype, system requirements, features, and design elements for the mobile app. Develop a use case for the system. Include the system requirements, including all main features and workflow for the mobile app. Including a use case diagram is encouraged, but not required. Describe your prototype. Use a method of your choice to demonstrate the overall proposed look of the app. Consider these options: Use a web-based design tool such as Canva, Figma, Wix, WordPress, etc. You are not required to register for or purchase any special tools for this assessment. Draw your prototype webpage examples, take a photograph with a cell phone or other device, and then paste your photograph in your assessment to demonstrate your prototype’s design. Summarize your recommendations based on your analysis and design for the system requirements, features, and design elements for the mobile app. Format references according to APA guidelines.
