Week 5 – Final Paper

A Walk in the IT
Director’s Shoes

The final assignment for this course is a Final Paper. The purpose of the Final
Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course. The Final
Paper represents 32% of the overall course grade.

Focus of the Final Paper

Assume you are an information technology (IT) director for a small, growing
firm and are tasked with developing an electronic resource security policy to
deploy within your organization. The policy needs to protect the organization’s
valuable electronic assets but be flexible enough to accommodate employees as
they execute their jobs. It also needs to address communication and data
security aspects such as remote data access, smartphone access, and internal
electronic communications such as instant messaging (IM) and e-mail. Note that
a policy is different from a plan. Be sure you address primarily the policy
aspects of this task. 

Using the lecture, supplemental resources, and your own research,

1. Discuss the differences between the terms
     implementation and policy. Describe the importance of their
     separation. 
2. Develop an outline of your security policy which
     addresses the areas identified in the prompt. Utilize information from the
     course including the lectures and weekly reading. Be as specific as
     possible. 
3. Identify the policy differences between users who work
     remotely or use wireless hotspots compared to users who work on site in a
     traditional office environment. 
4. Discuss how you would implement your security policy
     within the organization including how employees would be apprised of the
     new policies. Explain which elements are critical for a successful
     implementation of your policy.

Include a minimum of five sources,
one of which may be the textbook. Of these sources, three must be from the
Ashford University Library or from IT industry standard periodicals.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper

1. Must be a minimum of five double-spaced pages in length
     (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style
     as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:

 
1. Title of paper

 

2. Student’s name

 

3. Course name and number

 

4. Instructor’s name

 

5. Date submitted
6. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a
     succinct thesis statement.
7. Must address the topic of the paper with critical
     thought.
8. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
9. Must include a minimum of five sources which may
     include the text. Of these sources, three must be from the Ashford
     University Library or from IT industry standard periodicals.
10. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in
      the Ashford Writing Center.
11. Must include a separate reference page that is
      formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
      Center.

Carefully
review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used
to evaluate your assignment.

I NEED IT CITED WITHIN THE TEXT AND REFERENCED AT THE END

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