Author: chris

Imagine you are an Information Systems Security Specialist for a medium-sized federal government contractor. The Chief Security Officer (CSO) is worried that the organization’s current methods of access control are no longer sufficient. In order to evaluate the different methods of access control, the CSO requested that you research: mandatory access control (MAC), discretionary access control (DAC), and role-based access control (RBAC). Then, prepare a report addressing positive and negative aspects of each access control method. This information will be presented to the Board of Directors at their next meeting. Further, the CSO would like your help in determining the best access control method for the organization.

Write a three page paper in which you:

1. Explain in your own words the elements of the following methods of access control:
   1. Mandatory access control (MAC)
   2. Discretionary access control (DAC)
   3. Role-based access control (RBAC)
2. Compare and contrast the positive and negative aspects of employing a MAC, DAC, and RBAC.
3. Suggest methods to mitigate the negative aspects for MAC, DAC, and RBAC.
4. Evaluate the use of MAC, DAC, and RBAC methods in the organization and recommend the best method for the organization. Provide a rationale for your response.
5. Speculate on the foreseen challenge(s) when the organization applies the method you chose.  Suggest a strategy to address such challenge(s).
6. Use at least three (3) 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:

• Analyze information security systems compliance requirements within the User Domain.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy formation.
• Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information technology audit and control using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 22 million Americans over age 12 reportedly use illicit drugs. This figure accounts for almost 10 percent of the population in that age group (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2010).

As a result, human service providers commonly work with clients who are affected by drug and alcohol abuse. Some providers choose to specialize in addiction prevention or treatment. In either case, human service providers need to have at least a basic understanding of addiction so they can effectively work with addicted clients or affected family members of addicted persons.

Denial is a strong feature in addiction. Typically, clients are in denial regarding the severity of their use, their level of addiction, and consequent effects on themselves and their families. As a result, interventions have become a popular method of beginning treatment for addiction. Interventions involve a large group of people close to the client, such as family and friends, to meet with the client and a substance abuse treatment provider to help the client realize the severity of his or her situation and condition and to convince the client to seek treatment (SAMHSA, 2010).

Search the Internet for a video clip designed to educate viewers on substance abuse interventions. For instance, you could look at a television series titledIntervention, which follows individuals going through this process. The series has increased public understanding of addiction and intervention.

You can also view the following webcast from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration of the U.S. Government on “Prevention/Early Intervention for SA/MH Problems: What’s Working, What’s Needed?” The webcast discusses the importance of prevention and early intervention in substance abuse and mental health and the impact these programs can have on society. The webcast also discusses successful programs and proposes recommendations for the future.

Access the webcast: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Prevention-Early-Intervention-for-SA-MH-Problems-What-s-Working-What-s-Needed-/SMA11-4620DVD

Watch the video and be sure to take note of the video’s URL to cite in your reference list.

Use the Internet, your textbook, and the Argosy University online library resources to research interventions for addicts. Imagine you are the interventionist being interviewed for a documentary about your work with the addict who is described in the video.

As the interventionist, write out your answers to the interviewer’s questions. Support your statements with information from the video clip and at least one academic source, such as your textbook, an academic journal article, or a Web site from a substance abuse treatment center or research organization. Respond to the following interview questions in a minimum of 350 words:

1. What are the problem behaviors and physical symptoms that led you to arrange an intervention for the addicted person in the video?
2. What are the difficulties the family of the addicted person is experiencing as a result of the addicted person’s behavior and symptoms?
3. What role do you, as an interventionist, play in an intervention?
4. Are interventions successful methods of treatment for drug and alcohol addiction?

Respond to at least two postings of your fellow students. Provide a statement of clarification, a point of view with rationale, challenge a point of discussion, or draw a relationship between one or more points of the discussion. As you review your fellow students’ responses to your posts, comment on the following:

• Has your understanding of the intervention process changed or improved? How? Why?
• Would you recommend the intervention process, if you had a family member addicted to drugs or alcohol? Why or why not?

Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Week 3, Day 3, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Week 3, Day 7, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Discussion Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Initial Discussion Response	16
Discussion Participation	16
Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship	8
Total:	40

• A&E Shows. (2011). Intervention [Television Series]. Retrieved fromwww.aetv.com/intervention/video/
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2010).Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Volume I. Summary of National Findings. Retrieved

Explain why the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances are important for our democracy. Provide recent, real-world examples of the separation of powers and

te a 525- to 700-word response that addresses the following prompts:

• Define statistics with citation and reference.
• Contrast quantitative data and qualitative data with citation and reference.
• Describe the levels of data measurement.
• Describe the role of statistics in business decision-making.
• Provide at least two business research questions, or problem situations, in which statistics was used or could be used. 

Copy and paste the five prompts above into a Microsoft® Word document and write a response below each prompt. Add an APA title page to your document. Use APA quotation, citation, and reference format for all sources used.

The purpose and goals of the US prison system have evolved through the gamut of simplistic corporal punishment and incarceration to modern-day alternative approaches, such as diversionary programs, restorative justice programs, and specialized problem-solving courts.

The evolutionary development of the US prison system has coincided with a greater understanding of criminal behavior as well as the criminogenic factors that influence such behavior.

Consequently, the US prison system’s goals on deterrence, punishment, treatment, and rehabilitation have also evolved. From a larger perspective, the system’s predominant philosophies have been influenced by political, legal, and societal factors.

Tasks:

Using the Argosy University online library resources, research the developments of the early prison system. Compare these developments and changes with those of the prisons that exist today.

Submission Details:

n a minimum of 250 words, post to the Discussion Area your responses to the following:

• The early US prison system has gone through many changes. Discuss the significant changes and compare them to the modern prison system.
• Explain how the purpose and goals of today’s prison system have changed from the earlier system. Discuss the differences that you see in terms of punishment, deterrence, treatment, and rehabilitation in today’s prison system.

Note: Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to in-text citations and supports your discussions. Remember, you cannot have only in-text citations or references. You must have both.

The purpose and goals of the US prison system have evolved through the gamut of simplistic corporal punishment and incarceration to modern-day alternative approaches, such as diversionary programs, restorative justice programs, and specialized problem-solving courts.

The evolutionary development of the US prison system has coincided with a greater understanding of criminal behavior as well as the criminogenic factors that influence such behavior.

Consequently, the US prison system’s goals on deterrence, punishment, treatment, and rehabilitation have also evolved. From a larger perspective, the system’s predominant philosophies have been influenced by political, legal, and societal factors.

Tasks:

Using the Argosy University online library resources, research the developments of the early prison system. Compare these developments and changes with those of the prisons that exist today.

Submission Details:

n a minimum of 250 words, post to the Discussion Area your responses to the following:

• The early US prison system has gone through many changes. Discuss the significant changes and compare them to the modern prison system.
• Explain how the purpose and goals of today’s prison system have changed from the earlier system. Discuss the differences that you see in terms of punishment, deterrence, treatment, and rehabilitation in today’s prison system.

Note: Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to in-text citations and supports your discussions. Remember, you cannot have only in-text citations or references. You must have both.

The purpose and goals of the US prison system have evolved through the gamut of simplistic corporal punishment and incarceration to modern-day alternative approaches, such as diversionary programs, restorative justice programs, and specialized problem-solving courts.

The evolutionary development of the US prison system has coincided with a greater understanding of criminal behavior as well as the criminogenic factors that influence such behavior.

Consequently, the US prison system’s goals on deterrence, punishment, treatment, and rehabilitation have also evolved. From a larger perspective, the system’s predominant philosophies have been influenced by political, legal, and societal factors.

Tasks:

Using the Argosy University online library resources, research the developments of the early prison system. Compare these developments and changes with those of the prisons that exist today.

Submission Details:

n a minimum of 250 words, post to the Discussion Area your responses to the following:

• The early US prison system has gone through many changes. Discuss the significant changes and compare them to the modern prison system.
• Explain how the purpose and goals of today’s prison system have changed from the earlier system. Discuss the differences that you see in terms of punishment, deterrence, treatment, and rehabilitation in today’s prison system.

Note: Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to in-text citations and supports you

Managing Conflict and Resistance” Please respond to the following:

 

Watch the video from Karl McDonnell, CEO of Strayer University, titled “How do you determine when Organizational Change is necessary, and how do you prepare for employee resistance?” Explain what causes conflict in the workplace and propose how managers can work with employees to break down resistance t

HEME ONE: What is the manager’s perspective of leadership? How does it differ from the leader’s perspective?  Managers focus on process, procedure, and implementation of the organization’s purpose. Their perspective is on getting the job done and keeping stability. The leader is about change and moving the people toward the vision. The area of overlap comes in terms of the need to use “soft or people skills” to get their job done yet even there a difference in perspective is seen. The manager motivates while the leader empowers.

 

1. Role of manager when leading (e.g. teams and problem solving)
2. Communication skills especially when implementing change. Rapidity in the 21st century should be emphasized.
3. Keeping employees motivated towards getting the tasks done in a timely, efficient and quality driven way. (challenge in the 21^st century)

THEME TWO: 

 

Assume that you are the manager of the northern branch of the Laurel City bowling alleys. The owner, Jill Espy, has 4 other bowling alleys around town. As an example, the average employee assigned to the concession stand of all the Laurel City bowling alleys lasts about 3 years. However, in your branch, the average employee lasts only 8 months. Jill is concerned about this significant discrepancy and wants to know your explanation for the difference, and what you can do to correct the problem. Training new employees is costly to the company, and this high level of employee turnover is costing her money that could be better spent elsewhere.

 

You have tried talking with your current concession staff and have learned that pay and scheduling may have some effect on the turnover rate. However, one person indicated that many of them do not know how to handle difficult customers. This can make them not want to come to work.

 

 

Questions—From your reading and consideration of this week’s materials (for ex., for a manager’s need to guide his/her employees toward accomplishing key goals), how would you as the manager work to solve the problem described above ?

 

 

In your response, please consider and address (*within the indicated length guideline) such Management concepts/theories as Motivation techniques, effective communication, guiding work groups & teams, mentoring, and other concepts or ideas from your reading to develop a positive “solution” to this problem. In the process of preparing your response, you should feel free to think “outside of the box” (so to speak). In doing this, students could consider resources that would typically be available to the manager that might be helpful in this process (including resources within the organization and perhaps some potential resources outside of it).

 

 

THEME THREE:

In the article that follows (provided by the Course Developers) as well as in several of the Week 7 materials, the balanced score card is discussed. (For ex., see http://www.tutorialspoint.com/management_concepts/the_balanced_scorecard.htm )

You are the manager of the northern branch of the Laurel City bowling alleys. The owner, Jill Espy, has 4 other bowling alleys around town. The average employee assigned to the concession stands of all the Laurel City bowling alleys lasts 3 years. However, in your branch the average employee lasts only 8 months. Jill is concerned about this huge discrepancy and wants to know your explanation for the difference, and what you can do to correct the problem. Training new employees is costly to the company, and this high turnover is costing her money that could be better spent elsewhere.

 

 

Questions—

 

In your response, please explain/discuss how the use of a balanced score card perspective could help the manager to measure and possibly improve his/her concerns/problems with the high level of employee turnover. In your response, you should also try to be reasonably specific in your comments as you think about the manager’s problem(s) using the balanced scorecard framework, and how using this perspective can potentially effectively address (or “fix) the employee turnover problem that the manager has in the branch.

 

More specifically, for the Management function of control, please consider the perspective of a manager seeking to effectively control the work-related activities of a group of employees from a distance. For example, this could be for a “virtual” organization that does not have standard physical locations (such as a large office building where most/all of the employees would work). As you consider the relevant Week 7 materials an

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Hybrid Car Research Paper

A hybrid car is a motor vehicle that uses two or more different sources of power. In most hybrids, you will find an internal combustion engine in addition to an electrical motor. Depending on how the vehicle is driven and the availability of power, the car uses gasoline and battery power alternately.

In this assignment, you will research five different hybrid cars and evaluate their impact on the environment.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, do the following:

• Identify the top five most popular choices of hybrid cars. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each car’s technology, price, manufacturing, and impact on environment. Include the scientific principles involved in the technology.
• Determine which type of car would work best for you and your family. Justify your decision based on your analysis of the five hybrid cars.
• Explain the impact these cars will have on the United States’ economy. Consider the following issues in your analysis: consumer buying, sustainability, recycling, and fuel economy.
• Evaluate the impact that hybrid-car technology has had or could have on the United States’ political relationships with oil-producing countries. Be sure to include an analysis of economic issues such as production, supply, and trade.
• Describe how this technology will influence world politics. Include an analysis of economic issues such as production, supply, and trade.

Support your statements with examples. Use a minimum of six reliable references, two of which should be peer-reviewed articles.

Write a 4–6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, February 10, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Analyze the top five most popular choices of hybrid cars detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each car’s technology, price, manufacturing, car’s impact on environment, etc.	56
Determine which type of car would work best for you and your family. Justify your decision based upon the result of your analysis of the five hybrid cars.	40
Analyze the impact this technology will have on the political relationship of the U.S. with oil-producing countries. Address economic issues such as trade, production, and supply.	20
Explain what impact you think these cars will have on the US economy. Address the following in your analysis: consumer buying, sustainability, recycling, and fuel economy.	20
Express how you think this technology will influence world politics. Address economic issues such as trade, production, and supply in your analysis.	20
Writing Criteria: Organization (12)