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Online Course, Canvas, 8-weeks (Mini-Semester: October 14 – December 11, 2015)
Dr. Rene O. Guillaume
Office: O’Donnell Hall, Rm. 307
Telephone Number: 575-646-1536
Email: reneog@nmsu.edu
Office Hours: Via NMSU email, Canvas email, or by appointment
Graduate Teaching GA
Marlena Moreno
marleymo@nmsu.edu
O’Donnell Hall, Rm 221 (Cubicle in ELA Dept)
Office Hours: Via NMSU email, Canvas email, or by appointment
I. Description
Education is a global issue. Nations throughout the world struggle to create educational programs that contribute to goals for national well-being and development. Successful educational systems graduate individuals who are prepared to contribute to achieving these goals. Educational issues are ubiquitous. Educational systems around the world are trying to address funding, accountability, technology, and diversity issues — each in their own way. By studying how different educational systems address these issues, we will be in a better position to develop optimum policies for our own local systems – the role of a citizen-leader. In an increasingly global world, people move in large numbers from one country to another and many college graduates work for multi-national organizations. As such, diversity is an important component of learning. Diversity policies address topics as diverse as: how minorities and immigrants are educated; which social and religious values are presented; the role of technology in education; and how education is financed. While specific policies will vary from country to country, they must all address common global concerns. These policies need to be articulated within a common framework so that what is done in one nation will ultimately facilitate both national and global development. In democracies high quality citizen-leadership is required to successfully develop and implement any policy, be it education or any other public arena. Leadership is also required at work and in the family. This course is intended to present leadership theory and apply it in an educational venue. Students who complete the course will have a better understanding of leadership and how to use it effectively to achieve their personal goals – at home, at work, and in the community.
Skills and lessons learned in this leadership course can be used in many ways. Individuals can improve their social relationships through an increased awareness of leadership patterns and needs. Leadership, exercised in both informal and formal modes, is essential for achieving work related goals. Workers need to know how to lead and how to be led in ways that contribute to achieving goals, both personal and organizational. Finally, as citizens in a democracy, we have a civic responsibility to contribute to the policy that guides our development. A sound understanding of leadership theory and practice will lead to better development in our global society.
II. Objectives
The goal of this general education course is to prepare students to become citizen-leaders in an increasingly global and multicultural society. The intellectual base of this course is leadership theory. The subjective focus of the course is education, both in the United States and abroad. Learning methods include both individual and group activity within a virtual learning team. The course fosters intelligent inquiry, critical analysis, and the integration and synthesis of knowledge. It involves an understanding of one’s own educational culture and the educational culture of others. Finally, the course offers students the opportunity to practice the clear expression of their ideas and values through essays and strategic planning.
The course is divided into four parts. Objectives for each part are:
⦁ Learn about the course, yourself, and how we will learn in this course using individual and team learning techniques.
⦁ Understand five leadership styles and the strengths and weaknesses of each in addressing educational leadership in different societies and groups.
⦁ Experience the practices of transformational leadership and learn to apply these practices to address educational issues in a global society.
⦁ Apply leadership theory and transformational practices to design your personal leadership strategy.
In addition, this course has several measurable unit objectives, which are closely linked to assignments, readings, and the schedule. Students will be able to:
⦁ Understand their personality and working preferences and be able to assess their personal
strengths and challenges in becoming effective leaders.
⦁ Understand five common leadership style theories and be able to diagnose leadership
style in others.
⦁ Understand the 5 practices and 10 commitments of transformational leadership theory
and be able to determine appropriate practices in given situations.
⦁ Be able to apply leadership theory and transformational leadership practices in
educational venues.
⦁ Be able to adjust their personality and learning style attributes to work effectively in a
diverse team.
⦁ Possess a personal strategic plan for continuing leadership development, whether at
home, at work or in the community.
III. Design
Format of the Course
This course is taught primarily via seminar style; so students are expected to participate in discussions about the materials they have read. It will not be possible to benefit from this class without doing the readings ahead of class, participating in the class fully (and for the full duration of the class), completing assignments on time, and utilizing the Canvas online environment. The learning is integrated and scaffolded and requires full participation in every aspect.
Course delivery may consist of, but not be limited to, discussions, reading assignments, electronic presentations and readings, and student presentations. We will use email and electronic discussion in this class. There will be assigned projects online throughout the semester.
Contacting the Instructor
You may contact me at the office at the phone number listed on the front page of this syllabus or via email at reneog@nmsu.edu. I will try to respond to all email or phone inquiries within one to two business days, unless I am traveling on business or we have a scheduled university holiday or break. I will hold office hours by appointment since this is an online class. I encourage you to meet with me.
Required Texts:
There are no required texts for this course. Readings and activities will be assigned and/or distributed in class via Canvas.
IV. Mission Statements
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration:
The mission of the Department of Educational Management and Development at New Mexico State University is to prepare and graduate capable, skillful, and dynamic educational leaders for a diverse society. Through the use of theory and practice we aim to develop change agents and role models for socially-just educational systems.
College of Education:
The mission of the College of Education at New Mexico State University is to serve the people of New Mexico through education, research, extension education, and public service with specific emphasis on innovative practices, overcoming barriers to learning, international activities, technology, and literacy for the diverse populations of New Mexico, surrounding states and border communities.
New Mexico State University:
New Mexico State University is the state’s land-grant university, serving the educational needs of New Mexico’s diverse population through comprehensive programs of education, research, extension education, and public service.
College of Education Conceptual Framework
This course is consistent with the College of Education’s Conceptual Framework in that it provides a general knowledge background, addresses the theme of collaboration in the Conceptual Framework, and focuses on critical thinking. The College of Education at New Mexico State University develops, implements, monitors and assesses programs designed to prepare professionals who will work in school and clinical settings.
This class prepares educators to meet the needs of diverse learners by requiring them to effectively
demonstrate the application of pedagogical knowledge, the use of appropriate assessment strategies,
and the ability to reflect on practice in order to improve their professional performance.
V. Academic Policies
Academic Integrity:
The highest standards of academic integrity are expected from all students. The failure of any student to meet these standards may result in suspension or expulsion from the university or other sanctions as specified in the University Student Academic Integrity Policy. Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, cheating, fabrication, tampering, plagiarism, or facilitating such activities. The University Student Academic Integrity Policy is available from the office of the Senior Vice President and Provost and from the deans of the individual colleges.
Codes of Conduct
Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Students who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Faculty have the professional responsibility to treat all students with understanding, dignity, and respect, to guide classroom discussion and to set reasonable limits on the manner in which they and their students express opinions. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, culture, religion, politics, language, sexual orientation, gender variance, and nationalities.
*Course Syllabus
Your course syllabus is your contract with the instructor. We will review upcoming assignments and make schedule revisions as necessary and as deemed appropriate by the instructor in order to enhance your learning experience.
Formatting:
Papers must be typed, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, and in 12-point Times New Roman font. All written assignments must be turned in via Canvas. Proofread all assignments, paying close attention to content, style, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Proofread at least THREE times including one outside reviewer. Regarding citation conventions, please use APA formatting.
Incompletes:
Incomplete Grades
The grade of I (incomplete) is given for passable work that could not be completed due to circumstances beyond the student’s control. For a listing of regulations that apply to Incomplete Grades please refer to the 2014-2015 Graduate Catalog:
http://nmsu.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Graduate-Catalog/General-Information/Regulations-and-Procedures-for-Students/Grading-System
An incomplete (“I”) will be given only when there is a documented medical or family emergency and only if the student has passed the first half of the course. If an incomplete is given, the student must make arrangements with the instructor to complete the course one week after the end of the term. If the student does not make arrangements with the instructor within the given time frame, an “F” will be submitted for the course.
Instructor Feedback:
Instructor will provide various types of feedback throughout the semester. The feedback will be provided via active participation in discussions, by making specific suggestions for improving written assignments, through positive reinforcement, individual emails and personal communication, and lastly, by providing students the opportunity for peer-review and constructive dialoging.
Late Submissions:
Assignments, submissions, and work that are not turned in on time or at all will result in no credit being given for the assignment. In the case of a documented illness or emergency, late submissions will be considered at the discretion of the instructor.
Multiple Submissions:
Papers written in or submitted for previous courses will not be accepted. Students are welcome to build upon previous ideas, but note that assignments for this course have specific criteria that need to be met in order to fulfill course requirements.
Posting of Grades:
It is the policy of the College of Education and the Department of Educational Leadership and Administration not to post grades of any student anywhere in the college. If you wish to discuss what your grade and progress are in this class, please contact me personally. Otherwise, the grading scale and points possible may easily be used to determine your grade at any time in this course. Final grades will be posted by Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
Prerequisite Knowledge:
This course requires that students have prior knowledge including, but not limited to, time management and organization, email communication, software and keyboarding proficiency, online discussion threading, and in general using Canvas as an interactive online classroom tool.
For more information or help, please visit http://studenttech.nmsu.edu/learnnmsuedu.html
Disability Disclosure/Discrimination Statement
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) covers issues relating to disability and accommodations. If a student has questions or needs an accommodation in the classroom (all medical information is treated confidentially), contact:
Trudy Luken, Director
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) – Corbett Center, Rm. 244
Phone: (575) 646-6840 E-mail: sas@nmsu.edu
Website: http://sas.nmsu.edu/
NMSU policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, retaliation, serious medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, spousal affiliation and protected veterans status.
Furthermore, Title IX prohibits sex discrimination to include sexual misconduct: sexual violence (sexual assault, rape), sexual harassment and retaliation.
For more information on discrimination issues, Title IX, Campus SaVE Act, NMSU Policy Chapter 3.25, NMSU’s complaint process, or to file a complaint contact:
Gerard Nevarez, Title IX Coordinator
Agustin Diaz, Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) – O’Loughlin House, 1130 University Avenue
Phone: (575) 646-3635 E-mail: equity@nmsu.edu
Website: http://www.nmsu.edu/~eeo/
Other NMSU Resources:
NMSU Police Department: (575) 646-3311
NMSU Police Victim Services: (575) 646-3424
NMSU Counseling Center: (575) 646-2731
NMSU Dean of Students: (575) 646-1722
For Any On-campus Emergencies: 911
Teamwork:
Educational courses at this level almost always involve teamwork. As such, some of the work in this class will be done in teams. Professional educators and educational researchers are commonly called up to work in teams, and few teams are composed of only people who “naturally” work well together. Instead, team members take the responsibility to bridge any gaps that occur. In this course, equal emphasis will be given to the process of teamwork as well as developing critical thinking skills.
Wikipedia:
Wikipedia is not a credible source to refer to or utilize for academic or scholarly work. Please refrain from using Wikipedia as a source for any of your papers or assignments for this class.
Withdrawal: November 11 – Last day to drop with a “W”
It is your responsibility to drop or withdraw from the course pursuant to NMSU deadlines and procedures if you do not wish to receive a grade for the course. Your instructor will NOT administratively drop you by the last ‘W’ date if you have not participated in class and/or have failed to submit assignments resulting in inability to successfully complete the class.
The last day for you to withdraw voluntarily with a “W” is November 11, 2015. Before you drop this class or withdraw entirely from the university, I strongly encourage you to talk to me first.
VI. Assignments
1. Profile Picture & Syllabus Quiz (40 points for both)
Please post your profile picture for this course. This small task is worth 10 points. In addition, please complete the syllabus quiz (thirty points), which assists in better navigating and understanding the syllabus for this course – the most essential document for any course.
2. Readings & Discussion Board Activities (85 points for six weeks / 510 points total)
Our presence, of body as well as mind, in this class is crucial to the success of this course. Class participation thus includes your attendance, reading, preparation, reflection on each reading assignment, contributions to the class, and your overall engagement in the subject matter. Readings and class discussions will be used to present the explicit intellectual knowledge related to personality and working preferences, leadership theory, transformational leadership practices, and personal strategic planning. Supplementary readings and notes are available on Canvas. The ability to think critically and to apply your thoughts is essential for successful leadership. Students should use discussions as an opportunity to practice these skills as well as to challenge each other and the instructor. Practical knowledge will be acquired through individual and class activities. These activities will address each week’s topic and give the students an opportunity to experience and learn leadership techniques with colleagues.
For each Discussion Board session, your initial response is due by midnight on the Sunday of that week. The initial post is worth 30 points. Your minimum two responses to colleagues are due by midnight on the following Wednesday. The required two posts are worth 27.5 points each.
Example of Discussion Board Session:
Week One – Discussion Board – Introduction & PLSI Result – Board opens on Wednesday
Your Initial Response is Due By – Sunday, October 17, 2015 (worth 30 points)
Two Responses to Colleagues Due By – Wednesday, October 21, 2015 (worth 27.5 points each)
3. Individual Paper (125 points)
Practical knowledge will also be acquired through individual activities. Students will submit one short essay that is related to the class readings and activities. Grades will be based on the ability to think critically about the content and apply the knowledge in a thoughtful way.
4. Personal Leadership Plan (150 points)
The final assignment for this course is a Personal Leadership Plan, which is based on the culmination of all the work you have accomplished this mini-semester. Each student will also submit a final personal leadership plan. The plan will describe the environment in which the student plans to work, live, or volunteer. The plan will identify the student’s perceptions of their current strengths and weaknesses as a leader in their chosen environment and will identify gaps in leadership strengths and skills. The plan will establish goals for improvement of leadership effectiveness and indicate specific steps or actions to be undertaken. Finally, the plan will identify how progress will be measured and how improvements will be made.
You are required to use class readings and activities to inform your Personal Leadership Plan – failure to do so with result in an automatic 5-point deduction.
⦁ Final Exam – 175 pts (to be completed during finals week)
Tests – The test will be comprehensive and based on the readings, information presented by instructor and class members, and class discussions. Tests will be taken and submitted electronically. The exam will open at midnight on Monday, December 7 and close at midnight on Wednesday, December 9.
Grading Scale
Grading will be based on the following percentages of the total points accumulated on all activities:
A+ 990 – 1000 4.000
A 910 – 989 4.000
A- 900 – 909 3.667
B+ 890 – 899 3.333
B 810 – 889 3.000
B- 800 – 809 2.667
C+ 790 – 799 2.333
C 710 – 789 2.000
C- 700 – 709 1.667
D+ 690 – 699 1.333
D 610 – 679 1.000
D- 600 – 609 0.667
F 0 – 599
VII. Schedule and Weekly Assignments
All assignments must be completed in a timely manner and according to syllabus requirements.
Reading assignments should be completed before the appropriate lecture to understand the material presented in class. Readings and class lectures are subject to change.
Class Week Topics & Assignments
Week 1: October 14 – October 21 – Course Introductions, Syllabus Overview/Quiz & Learning Styles
To Do: (1) Review Syllabus and take quiz, (2) Upload profile photo and participate in discussion board (3) Take the Paragon Learning Style Inventory (PLSI) and post your results in discussion board 1. The exercise is at: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jshindl/plsi/index.html
Due: Discussion Board #1 – Introduction & PLSI Results (Discussion Board Opens on Wednesday, Oct 14 and will close at midnight on Wednesday, October 21).
Syllabus Quiz, due Sunday, October 18 by midnight.
Week 2: October 21 – October 28 – Multiple Intelligences
Read: Gardner reading on Multiple Intelligences
To Do: Take the Multiple Intelligences Quiz and post your results.
The quiz is at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/
Due: Discussion Board #2 – Multiple Intelligences Results & Discussion
(Discussion Board Opens on Wednesday, Oct 21 and will close at midnight on Wednesday, October 28).
Week 3: October 28 – November 4 Leadership Styles by Bolman & Deal
Read: (1) Four Frameworks of Leadership by Bolman & Deal, (2) Bolman & Deal PPT.
Due: Discussion Board #3 – Respond to Bolman & Deal Questions
(Discussion Board Opens on Wednesday, Oct 28 and will close at midnight on Wednesday, November 4).
Week 4: November 4 – November 11 – Introduction to Servant Leadership
Read: Three readings on Servant Leadership.
Due: Discussion Board #4 –
Respond to Servant Leadership Questions
(Discussion Board Opens on Wednesday, November 4 and will close at midnight on Wednesday, November 11).
Week 5: November 11- November – Leadership for a Multicultural Age
Read: Leadership for a Multicultural Age by Bordas.
Due: Individual Paper #1 – Due November 18 by Midnight
Discussion Board #5
Respond to discussion board questions
(Discussion Board Opens on Wednesday, November 11 and will close at midnight on Wednesday, November 18).
Week 5 Continued (November 18-20): Extra Credit Discussion Board – Respond to Discussion Question
Week 6: Fall Break
November 21 – November 29
Week 7: November 30 – December 6
Global Leadership & Putting It Together
Read: Global Leadership Competence: A Cultural Intelligence Perspective by Chin.
Due: Discussion Board #6
(Discussion Board Opens on Monday, November 30 and will close at midnight on Sunday, December 6).
Week 8: December 7 – December 11- Finals Week
Personal Leadership Plan & Final
Due: Personal Leadership Plan due by midnight on Friday, December 4th.
Due: Final exam will open at midnight on Monday, December 7 and close at midnight on Wednesday, December 9.
College of Education
Conceptual Framework Theme: PREPARED
The Unit’s conceptual framework provides an underlying structure, giving conceptual meaning to its operations though an articulated rationale. The conceptual framework also provides direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, faculty scholarship and service, and unit accountability (adapted from Professional Standards for the Accreditation of Teacher Preparation Institutions, NCATE: 2008).
The NMSU College of Education has adopted PREPARED as its Conceptual Framework Theme. The elements of PREPARED are described below. This Conceptual Framework Theme provides the foundation for goals and outcomes for our candidates, their proficiencies, and the ways in which these proficiencies are demonstrated.
Practitioners, Clinicians and Leaders
The Unit’s commitment extends beyond preparing candidates to teach or continuing the professional development of practicing teachers; for, the Unit also prepares principals, school psychologists, counselors, mental health professionals, speech language pathologists, and physical education specialists for a broad range of professional roles in education.
Reflection
This is the process by which candidates are provided opportunities to be meta-cognitive and engage in thoughtful questioning and problems-based learning.
Effectiveness
This refers to the content, pedagogical and professional knowledge, skills and dispositions that candidates utilize to ensure that all students learn. Assessment of candidate effectiveness is performance-based, uses multiple measures, and is authentic. The preparation of effective practitioners addresses the mandates of No Child Left Behind and the demand for “highly qualified” and “effective” professionals.
Pedagogy
The Unit’s and the candidate’s educational and clinical practices are grounded in the general concepts, theories and research pertaining to effective teaching.
Assessment
This encompasses the formal and informal procedures for eliciting evidence related to Unit effectiveness, and both candidate and student learning. The Unit’s assessment system is based on professional, state and institutional standards. It includes measures that are systematically used to collect data at predetermined transitional points in order to predict candidate success and improve programs. Candidates also gain expertise in the principles of classroom assessment.
Research
Theories, investigations, and policies drive the work of the Unit and undergird candidate preparation and practice.
Evaluation
This is the continuous process for determining the Unit’s realization of its stated Mission, Goals and Outcomes. Both the Unit and candidates use rubrics to evaluate their effectiveness.
Diversity
Candidates, faculty, and students represent differences in gender, ethnicity, race, socio-economic status, language, religion, sexual preference, regional culture, and ability-level. The Unit provides opportunities for candidates to work with diverse students and to demonstrate dispositions that value fairness and the belief that all students can learn.
PAPER 3: Frida Kahlo. Please Answer All the Questions in approximately 3 pages by Friday night at 11:59 PM. If you need an extension please ask in advance. SOME HELPFUL NOTES: Mainstream culture is the overarching practices of a group (an ethnic group, a nation, or a society.) Subculture is a group within the mainstream culture that has its own unique culture that gets a long with the mainstream. Counterculture is a group that challenges the main culture (either in its own society like Mexico, or in others like the United States) THE QUESTION: Answer this in about 3 pages: Describe your encounter with Frida (from the exhibit and/or the movie, or this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiwIxW5jb38). What did you like? Dislike? Is/was Frida an example of a subculture? Or a counterculture? Is she a feminist? Explain why/give examples.
1) Write a 4 page paper (APA style with both title and reference pages, with abstract and in-text citation (s) listed in the body of written work) on the Process of Globalization during the last half of the 20th Century. For example: how has the growth of the petroleum
industry shaped globalization since World War II; your viewpoints
on the deepening transnational connections between the world’s
populations – what influences shaped the relations taking place
between nations and states. Use other references outside of the text to research topic. A minimum of three references is required for writing this paper.
References:
Geert Hofstede’s Website: http://www.geert-hofstede.com
* The Wall Street Journal
* Business Week Online: http://www.businessweek.com
* The Economist: http://www.economist.com
* The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com
Replace this Line with the Title of Your Essay
Start your introductory paragraph(s) here (i.e., delete all of my paragraphs of instruction after reading through them, and replace them with your own paragraphs for your essay). Leave the font for your essay on Arial 10, double-spaced (except for the reference page, which is single spaced). Leave the margins at 1 inch. Leave page numbering set to automatically number each page of the body of your essay in the upper-right corner of the page (the title page and reference page should not be numbered). The body of your essay should be 3-4 pages long (minimum of 1200 words), not including your title page and reference page.
Write free flowing text (allow your writing to automatically wrap around to the next line as you type – do not hit Enter at the end of each line within a paragraph). Organize your essay into paragraphs within each section, but make sure all writing is in prose paragraphs (full sentences and complete paragraphs). Do not use lists in your essay and do not write in bullet statements. The only indentations you should have in your essay is one tab at the start of each paragraph, just like I have modeled for you in the way I have written these instructions. Do not put blank lines between paragraphs and do not put blank lines before or after section headings and sub-headings. You may include images or tables in your essay, if you deem them appropriate, but they do not count toward the 3-4 pages of body text that you are required to write, so adjust the length of your essay accordingly to compensate for space taken up by the images and/or tables.
You should customize the title page by replacing the first two lines of text with your essay’s title and your name, respectively. You should also replace the heading at the top of this page with your essay’s title. However, do not modify or remove the section sub-headings that appear below, throughout the rest of your essay (i.e., “Server-Side Hardware Requirements,” “Server-Side Software Requirements,” “Client-Side Hardware Requirements,” “Client-Side Software Requirements,” “Analysis of Competitive Advantage,” “Recommendations for Improvement,” “Conclusion,” and “References”) and do not add additional sub-headings. Leave all of the section sub-headings in your document to keep it organized. Everyone is required to write the same sections in their essay. You will analyze your own unique approved information system, filling in each section of this template appropriately.
Write in your own words and remember that your similarity rating must be 5% or less. Try to paraphrase and explain information you learn from your sources in your own words, rather than quoting from your sources.
Your introductory paragraph(s) should provide an overview of your information system, in light of the topics you will be analyzing in this essay. Make sure you do not re-use the same introduction you used in your first essay, but that you write a new introduction appropriate for this essay. Also, try not to be overly redundant in your introduction with what you have written (or will write) in the main sections in the body of this essay. Rather, give the reader an overview and whet their appetite to learn more about the aspects of your information system that you will be covering in this essay.
Server-Side Hardware Requirements
In this section, briefly describe the server-side hardware requirements of the information system. If you do not have access to specific information about the server-side hardware, you may make educated assumptions for this section and describe a typical server-side hardware configuration that you believe would be required to support your information system. What types of hardware servers do you think the system requires? File servers? Web servers? Is the system large enough that a server farm is required? What types of hardware back-up devices might be used at the server end of the system? Is there any other type of hardware that might be required at the server end to support the information system?
Server-Side Software Requirements
In this section, briefly describe the server-side software requirements of the information system. If you do not have access to specific information about the server-side software, you may make educated assumptions for this section and describe typical server-side software that you believe would be required to support your information system. Be sure to identify any operating system software, application software, cloud computing software and/or open source software that your information system is likely to be using at the server end of the system. Does the system require custom software running on the server to manage the system? What type of database software might be used at the server end to store the data input into the system? Is there any other type of software that might be required at the server end to support the information system?
Client-Side Hardware Requirements
In this section, briefly describe the client-side hardware requirements of the information system. What types of hardware devices can be used to access the information system? Be sure to consider desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, smartphones, and other handheld computing devices. Are there any other special types of hardware that a user needs? If it is a military system, is a CAC reader required to access the system?
Client-Side Software Requirements
In this section, briefly describe the client-side software requirements of the information system. Be sure to identify any operating system software, application software, cloud computing software and/or open source software that your information system is likely to be using at the client end of the system. Is there special client-side software that needs to be installed on the user’s computer? If it is a web-based information system, is what type(s) of Web browsers can be used to access the system? Is any other special software required to use the system?
Competitive Analysis of the System
Note that this section of your essay is worth 20% of your grade on this essay. Together, the “Competitive Analysis of the System” and the “Recommendations for Improving the System” sections of your essay comprise half of your grade on this essay. So make sure these two sections of your essay are through and well-developed. These two sections together should be the main focus of this essay.
In this section, you will analyze how the information system gives a competitive advantage either to the users of the system or to the company that created and maintains the system. Generally, if you are using a work-related information system, the company using the system is doing so in order to gain a competitive analysis over their rivals. However, if you are using a personal web-based information system, you may instead consider how the information system gives the company that created and maintains the system a competitive advantage. For example, Best Buy has a comprehensive web-based information system that customers can use for shopping online as well as for managing their Best Buy rewards account and/or Best Buy credit card account. If you were analyzing this information system, you would analyze competitive advantage from the viewpoint of Best Buy as a company. You would analyze the ways in which their web-based system gives them a competitive advantage over other electronics stores. With some web-based information systems, you may be able to analyze competitive advantage from the perspective of the company that created and maintains the system, as well as from the perspective of some of the users of the system. For example, the creator of Facebook has managed to maintain a competitive advantage over similar rivals such as MySpace and Google+ through the use of network effects, as well as through advertising revenues, etc. However, Facebook can also provide a competitive advantage to organizations and business who use Facebook to advertise their products and services and to communicate with their clients and customers.
Realize that all organizations (even non-profits, government, and military organizations) are concerned about gaining and/or maintaining a competitive advantage. For example our military’s rivals could be considered foreign militaries. The importance of our military being competitive with their rivals should be self-evident. Although government exists to serve its constituents, government organizations often need to concern themselves with providing services that are competitive with industry. Otherwise, if government cannot run their business efficiently, politicians and taxpayers may lobby for the work of government to be outsourced to industry. Even non-profits must be concerned about running their organization efficiently and productively. Non-profits often rely on grants or on government funding. If they cannot prove that they are competitive, they could lose their funding. These are just some of the ways in which your organization may be concerned about gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage over their rivals. Describe in your own words why your organization needs to gain and maintain a competitive advantage and explain who their “rivals” are (i.e., who they are competing against).
Once you understand why your organization needs to maintain a competitive advantage, consider how this information system can help your organization gain and maintain a competitive advantage over their rivals. You may want to review Porter’s Five Forces theory and apply this theory to your information system to help determine ways that your system gives your organization (and/or the organization that created and maintains the system) a competitive advantage. In light of the many challenges inherent in the management of data and knowledge in today’s world, consider how the data assets gathered through the information system might be harnessed to provide business intelligence and a resulting competitive advantage to your organization. Consider whether your information system uses social media or Web 2.0 technologies to market or promote the use and benefit of the information system to businesses and/or potential customers. Also consider other concepts you have learned in this course, such as network effects, in relation to how your information system, can be used to gain and maintain a competitive advantage.
If the finding of your analysis is that your information system does not help your organization to gain and maintain a competitive advantage over their rivals, then instead use this section to explain why it does not. If it does not, then consider what shortcomings of your system would need to be addressed for the system to be able to provide a competitive advantage to users of the system. You can then address these shortcomings in the next section, by making specific recommendations to correct these issues.
Recommendations for Improving the System
Note that this section of your essay is worth 30% of your grade on this essay. Together, the “Competitive Analysis of the System” and the “Recommendations for Improving the System” sections of your essay comprise half of your grade on this essay. So make sure these two sections of your essay are through and well-developed. These two sections together should be the main focus of this essay.
In this section, you need to make at least three concrete recommendations for improving or enhancing your information system. Even if you think your information system is the best system you’ve ever used, you cannot simply say, “There is nothing I would recommend changing about this system.” 30% of your grade on this essay is based on your full development of three concrete recommendations for improving your information system, with full details about how you would implement each of the three recommendations for change. If you do not come up with recommendations for improving your information system, then I cannot give you any credit for those 30 points. Fortunately, there are always things that can be improved in any information system. You need to think like an analyst or an entrepreneur and brainstorm for ideas that could make your information system even better. These recommendations need to be your own original ideas.
Think of this section as writing the design specification for new features that you would like the developers of your system to add to the next version of your system that they release. Each recommendation needs to be described thoroughly in its own fully developed paragraph. Your recommendations should not just identify a problem with the system, but should offer a specific, concrete solution to that problem, along with a plan for how you would implement that solution.
The types of recommendations I am looking for are improvements and enhancements to the computer-based information system itself. I am primarily looking for you to suggest new features and menu options that could be added to the system to make it better. What additional functions would you like your information system to be able to do? I am looking for your own original ideas. Other types of technical recommendations you could make include specific ways you would add additional back-up or redundancy capabilities, or specific hardware upgrades that might increase the speed of the system.
Just make sure that each recommendation you make is for a technical improvement to the system itself, and not a recommendation for improving the company’s business practices in relation to the use of the information system. Managerial and organization issues related to the company’s business practices that are not appropriate for this section would be recommendations pertaining to training, use of the system, or issues related to the cost of the system – I cannot give you credit for making recommendations pertaining to how people use the system or how much the system costs. Instead, focus primarily on ideas for enhancing the functionality of the information system by adding new features and menu options to the software itself. Your recommendations need to involve actual changes to the software and/or hardware of the information system itself. Software changes would involve anything that adds new features, menu options, and functionality to the system, or that changes the user interface, layout, or navigation within the system. Hardware changes could involve addition of backup devices, upgrades to the processor or other components, etc. In any case, you need to justify each recommendation you make by explaining how it will solve an existing problem with the system or enhance the system with new functionality. Be as specific as possible about how you would implement each recommendation. For example, if you recommend that the layout of the system’s graphical user interface be made more user-friendly, then describe exactly what you would change about the layout to improve the usability.
Conclusion
Finally, write your concluding paragraph(s) in this section. Try to write a strong conclusion that both ties your essay together and makes a strong final impact on the reader. Rather than simply re-stating what you have already discussed, try to use this section to take the reader one step further. There are many ways to do this and I will leave it to your creativity to come up with an appropriate conclusion for your essay!
References
List your references in APA format on this page. I have set this page to use hanging indentations (as required in APA references).
Also, APA references are single-spaced, but you need to leave one blank line between each reference, just like how my notes here are formatted.
Finally, make sure that you have at least one corresponding in-text citation, in APA format, for each reference that you list in your reference list.
a. Describe the security issues of BCBST in regard to confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy based on the information provided in the BCBST case.b. Describe the HIPPA security requirement that could have prevented each security issue identified if it had been enforced.c. Analyze the corrective actions taken by BCBST that were efficient and those that were not adequate.d. Analyze the security issues and the HIPAA security requirements and describe the safeguards that the organization needs to implement in order to mitigate the security risks. Ensure that you describe the safeguards in terms of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.e. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
a. Provide the following on the main body slides:
i. An overview of the security issues at BCBST
ii. HIPAA security requirements that could have prevented the incident
iii. Positive and negative corrective actions taken by BCBST
iv. Safeguards needed to mitigate the security risks
. A creep test was performed on a wire where the increase in percent strain (e) over
time (t) as a constant load is applied is measured as follows:
time (min): 1.587 3.088 4.590 6.091 7.592 9.094
% strain: 0.08 0.15 0.20 0.29 0.35 0.42
Determine the linear relation between percent strain and time. What will be the
percent strain: at 12 minutes? [note: e = k t]
2. A source of gamma rays was employed to give measured doses of radiation in an
experiment. However, the dosage varied with position in the apparatus as shown
by the data:
position from base point, x (inch): 0. 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0
dosage, d (105 rads/hr): 1.90 2.39 2.71 2.98 3.92 4.20 4.56 4.88
Generate the linear equation and calculate the missing dosage level at x = 2.5
Inch
3. By measuring the water flow depth (h) over a rectangular weir of width (B) the
volume flow rates (Q) in a channel can be calculated using the following weir
equation:
Q (ft3/s) = [ Cd ( 2 g ) B ] hn (B, h in ft units)
Determine the values of Cd and n based on the following laboratory test data for a
weir of width 6 inches (g = 32.2 ft/sec2).
[note: ln(Q) = ln[ Cd ( 2 g ) B] + n ln(h)
Q (ft3/min): 161 123 87 56 30 11
h (inch): 12 10 8 6 4 2
4. Andrade’s equation relating viscosity, μ (N.s/m2) with temperature, T (K) for liquids
is given by
(B 1/T ) μ = De
Develop Andrade’s equation for water using the following data:
[note: ln ( μ) = ln (D) + B (1/T) ]
temperature, T (oC): 0 20 40 60 80 100
viscosity, μ (N.s/m2x10-3): 1.787 1.002 0.6529 0.4665 0.3547 0.2818
Estimate the viscosity of water at 30 oC and calculate the percent true error
based on the true value 0.7975×10-3 N.s/m2.
What evidence suggests that this correlation between plant diversity and animal diversity does not always hold true? [Remember to use and cite literature
What is the trophic cascade? What are other examples of trophic cascades that have been studied?
The trophic cascade is an example of a top-down regulation model. It assumes that top predators regulate populations of other organisms and impose some structure on communities. Other ecologists argue for bottom-up regulation. What are some examples of bottom-up community ecology models?
How do stress tolerance and competition interact to form ecological gradients and ecological zonation? What are examples of such ecological gradients/zonation that are published in the scientific literature? What are examples near your home?
What does, “Strong, potentially lethal a priori directional, physical, and biological stress gradients”, mean? And how is it exemplified by the barnacles/mussels on the Oregon Coast?
What are some studies of the release of plant VOCs on species interactions (predator-prey, intraspecific/interspecific competition, mutualisms, parasitism, etc)?
magine a small population of organisms that is geographically isolated from a larger base population. How would mutation, random genetic drift, and natural selection affect this small population over time? What are scientific studies that have examined the interaction among these evolutionary mechanisms in small populations?
How does population size influence the importance of natural selection relative to the importance of random genetic drift?
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