You have been hired as part of the networking team at UMUC. After completing orientation and training, your manager calls you into a meeting to discuss your first project. The university has recently leased a building in Adelphi, Maryland. The building will house offices, classrooms, a library, and computer labs. Security is important for UMUC, as the university must protect students’ and employees’ data, as […]

1. Read Brandt, “Sponsors of Literacy” –Using the reading as a guide, write about some of the sponsors of your literacy(ies). What value do the literacies to which you’ve been exposed have, whether to you or to society? find the pdf file down. 2. Read Gee, “Literacy, Discourse and Linguistics: An Introduction”-Using the reading as a guide, write about the types of literacy you’re fluent […]

Using Words Well When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers, click Submit Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question.   1.   Which one of the following words is a verb? A. Maintenance B. Manufacture C. Cruel D. However   2.   Of the following approaches to avoiding sexism in business and technical writing, which one is likely to […]

Purpose For the practice assignment, students will use points-of-reference and transitional words to compare or contrast two used trucks. See the Comparing and Contrasting section under Developing Paragraphs/Strategies for Developing the Main Point in The Little Seagull Handbook. Instructions Consider the following scenario when comparing or contrasting the two used trucks: Justin has accepted a new job as a master gardener with a landscape design and […]

CSIA 485 Project #2 Detailed Assignment Description   Using the case study and NIST SP 800-53, Identify and prioritize IT Security controls that should be implemented. Discuss any applicable US Government regulations/standards that apply to this organization (The organization is from Project 1) Step 1: Review the selected case study and describe at least10 issues related to security, interoperability, and operations. Step 2: Prioritize and […]

Course Textbook APA Citation:   Plog, B. A., & Quinlan, P. (2012). Fundamentals of industrial hygiene (6th ed.). Itasca, IL: National Safety Council.     Unit 8 Research Paper. Each student will research an industrial hygiene sampling event and develop a comprehensive exposure assessment report. Students can select from: ·        Asbestos exposure from the World Trade Center disaster ·        The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill   […]

Emerging Technology: SWOT Analysis When a new mobile or pervasive technology is being developed, how can developers know if the technology is ready to be deployed? The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis is one way to evaluate an emerging technology in a competitive business environment. For example, the Apple iPhone application called Bump allows users to exchange information simply by tapping their phones […]

CASE STUDY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1.       What diversity issues are present in the case? 2.        2. How would you define diversity? What makes an organization diverse? 3.        3. How should Ralph open up the diversity conversation to the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) as a whole? 4.        4. What conflict management tools should Ralph use to address the perceived cultural bias issues with the Corporate Leadership Team […]

 Programmatic Design  Your goal with this activity is to further develop the mini-program you have been working on. Now that you have a domain with some competencies that you derived from your SPA standards, go back and take a look at the standards document as a whole. List the standards that are met next to the domain and competencies. For example, if you met the […]

I have a timed packet tracer assignment that I would like to complete after 10pm this evening.  I will not know the details until I open the assignment and then clock starts.  My guess is that it will be building a small network with 7 or less devices and will involve some subnetting and will require to ping a device.  I will need somebody that […]