Computer Science Question

Governance, Quality, Compliance and Ethics: EIS852

Unit 8 – Discussion Board 1 (75 points)

Due: Thu, Jan 22 |

Description

Primary Response is due by Thursday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Saturday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Compare and contrast other acts, either from the present or the past, that are similar to the SarbanesOxley Act (SOX). Identify 1 or 2 acts that would be comparable, and answer the following questions about each act:

• How are they alike?
• How are they different?
• Are they successful?
• In your opinion, is the act comparable, better, or worse than SOX?

Responses to Other Students:

Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 200-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• How would you justify a different perspective from your classmates on the topic?
• How, additionally, would you defend your classmates position?
• What critique do you offer your classmate in regard to clarity and thoroughness of their post?
• Please address all prompts. When offering counterargument or justification, consider practice, theory, and examples from your own experience, reading, or current events in presenting your position.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook, all course resources, and any external research and resources you have gathered.

Discussion Board Rubric

Expectation	Points Possible	Points Earned	Comments
Application of Learning Material Content: Initial post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content.	25
Application of Course Knowledge: Initial post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from text/learning resources, or specified by assignment.	25
DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community.	10
Academic Writing: Initial post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic. Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. All resources should be cited in current APA format.	15
Total Points	75
Total Points Earned

Unit 8 – Individual Project (125 points)

Due: Sun, Jan 25 |

Description

Assignment Details

In a paper of 46 pages (not including title and reference pages), outline the key components of the SarbanesOxley Act (SOX) and provide the supported impact for each significant area. During your outline development, the following key areas must be identified:

• Describe the key points that make up SOX.
• Explain any sub-areas of importance.
• Identify any areas that play a key role in policy development (minimum of 2).
• Identify any areas that play a role in ethical conduct description (minimum of 2).
• Give a short description for both ethics and policy identification.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook, all course resources, and any external research and resources you have gathered.

Individual Project Rubric

The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. Its the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.

Expectation	Points Possible	Points Earned	Comments
Assignment-Specific: Describes the key points that make up the SarbanesOxley Act (SOX) and explains any sub areas of importance	23
Assignment-Specific: Identifies any areas that play a key role in policy development (minimum of 2)	23
Assignment-Specific: Identifies any areas that play a role in ethical conduct description (minimum of 2)	23
Assignment-Specific: Gives a short description for both ethics and policy identification	23
Assignment-Specific: Demonstrates the utilization of the course readings and other scholarly or professional materials to complete the assignment.	23
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is required or style specified in assignment).	10
Total Points	125
Total Points Earned

Security Management: EIS854

Unit 8 – Discussion Board (75 points)

Due: Thu, Jan 22 |

Description

Primary Response is due by Thursday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Saturday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Discuss the following:

• Does the body of security policies in an organization provide information security?
• What is the contribution of security policies to the security of the computing environment? Be specific, and support your position.

Responses to Other Students:

Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 200-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• How would you justify a different perspective from your classmates on the topic?
• How, additionally, would you defend your classmates position?
• What critique do you offer your classmate in regard to clarity and thoroughness of their post?
• Please address all prompts. When offering counterargument or justification, consider practice, theory, and examples from your own experience, reading, or current events in presenting your position.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook, all course resources, and any external research and resources you have gathered.

Discussion Board Rubric

Expectation	Points Possible	Points Earned	Comments
Application of Learning Material Content: Initial post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content.	25
Application of Course Knowledge: Initial post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from text/learning resources, or specified by assignment.	25
DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community.	10
Academic Writing: Initial post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic. Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. All resources should be cited in current APA format.	15
Total Points	75
Total Points Earned

Unit 8 – Individual Project (125 points)

Due: Sun, Jan 25 |

Description

Assignment Details

You are the chief information security officer (CISO) of a federal civil agency and have become quite concerned lately that personal identifying information (PII) is not being protected or handled appropriately. Complete the following:

• Write an appropriate policy that defines PII; establishes responsibility for protecting PII; explains how you will identify and protect elements of PII; and describes auditing, reporting, and incident requirements.
• You may review published policies and use them as sources, but you should create your own as well.

Ensure that your paper meets the following requirements:

• Format your submission using APA formatting.
• Your submission should include a title page, body, and reference list. There is no need for an abstract for this assignment.
• The body of your submission should be a minimum of 4 double-spaced pages.
• All submissions should include at least 2 authority references other than your textbook.
• Cite all references using APA format.
• Save your assignment as a new Word document, and name the file using the convention “Unit8_IP_Lastname.”

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook, all course resources, and any external research and resources you have gathered.

Individual Project Rubric

The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. Its the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.

Expectation	Points Possible	Points Earned	Comments
Assignment-Specific: Writes an appropriate policy that defines PII and establishes responsibility for protecting PII	35
Assignment-Specific: Writes an appropriate policy that explains how it will identify and protect elements of PII	35
Assignment-Specific: Writes an appropriate policy that describes auditing, reporting, and incident requirements	35
Assignment-Specific: Includes all required components as outlined in the assignment instructions	10
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is required or style specified in assignment).	10
Total Points	125
Total Points Earned

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