Consider an investment in an international venture. Be specific with your investment (product, service, etc.). Identify the advantages and disadvantages of this investment based upon the following:
Answer the following case in a MS Word Document with at least one- page, double spaced APA formatted paper (Cover page, and references page incuded). Minimum of one page including APA Sources. Please includes references to support your answers:
The below case will demonstate the numerous factors beyond health condition that affect the type of care a person receives and challenges in projecting accurate the need for various services. So to complete the below case you will list the services that the client would use and who would pay each.
Mrs. Jones is a healthy 75-year-old who cares for her invalid husband. Due to a stroke, he is wheelchair bound and has mild problems with cognition. Mrs. Jones falls and breaks her hip. What services would you expect her to use during the process of her recovery? Who would pay?
Executive Proposal Project
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the student’s ability to research and evaluate security testing software and present a proposal for review by executive team members. By completing the document the student will also gain practical knowledge of the security evaluation documentation and proposal writing process. The project will enable the student to identify and understand the required standards in practice, as well as the details that should be covered within a proposal.
Project Deliverable
Use the Case Study presented in this document, to complete an executive proposal.
Provide a three to five page proposal summarizing purpose and benefit of chosen security software to the executive management team.
The student will evaluate and test security testing software for purposes of testing corporate network security. The purpose of the software is to measure the security posture of the organization by identifying vulnerabilities and help prevent future attacks and deter any real-time unknown threats.
The proposal should effectively describe the software in a manner that will allow the executive team members to understand the purpose and benefits of the software to approve purchase.
Guidelines
Evaluate and select a security tool for recommendation that you learned about in the iLabs modules or the EC-Council text books.
The proposal document must be 3 to 5 pages long, conforming to APA standards.
At least three authoritative, outside references are required (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page titled “References.”
Appropriate citations are required. See the syllabus regarding plagiarism policies.
This will be graded on quality of research topic, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar and sentence structure, and creativity.
The paper is due 4 October 2017.
Project Description
The purpose of project is to write an executive proposal for a fictitious company called Medical Solutions Systems. The goal of the proposal is to persuade the executive management team to approve purchase of security testing software that can benefit the company’s corporate network security by testing and identifying vulnerabilities before they are exploited by hackers. The proposal must include a detailed description of the software, its purpose and benefits.
Suggested Approach
Company Description
Medical Solutions Systems
Medical Solutions Systems is a startup medical research and development company. After five years of extraordinary success in the development of innovative medical and pharmaceutical products, Medical Solutions Systems is on its way to becoming a major player in the medical research and development industry. However, due to its success, Medical Solutions Systems has also become a major target of cybercriminals. Medical Solutions Systems has been the victim of cybercriminal attempts to steal intellectual property and sell it to Medical Solutions Systems’ competitors. It is suspected that the corporate network has been infiltrated from unauthorized sources more than once. In 2013, Medical Solutions Systems was falsely accused of unethical research and development practices. The false allegations resulted in the defacement of Medical Solutions Systems’ public website and several Denial of Service attacks at different times over a 9 month period that brought the corporate network to its knees. These attacks had a major impact on Medical Solutions Systems’ ability to conduct business and resulted in undesirable publicity for the company.
Regardless of its security problems, Medical Solutions Systems has continued to grow as a company. Its research and development departments have grown over the years, due to the expansion of the company, in proportion to the increase in its business making up over 40% of the human resources. Medical Solutions Systems’ innovative research and development information is paramount to its continued success as a company. Although, no known attacks have occurred in last 18 months, the security of its network and intellectual property is still a major concern for the company. Because Medical Solutions Systems is a still fairly young company, management has been hesitant to budget for expensive security projects. However, this point of view is beginning to change. Particularly, because one of Medical Solutions Systems’ competitors, a major player in the medical research and development industry for over 40 years, experienced a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in research data that was stolen from its corporate network by cyber thieves.
Background and your role
You are the IT Manager hired in 2015 to manage the physical and operational security of Medical Solutions Systems’ corporate information system. You understand information security issues better than anyone else in the company. You also know that the network is vulnerable to outside threats because it has experienced attacks in the past and because you haven’t had the resources to properly test the corporate information system to identify the vulnerabilities that might exist and take action prevent possible attacks. You have a responsibility to bring these concerns to the attention of the executive team and ask for approval to purchase the necessary testing software.
Your education and training have introduced you to variety of security tools for testing computer and network security. The majority of these tools you either only read about or have practiced using in lab environment. You have decided to research some of these tools and test them out in your own lab environment and choose one for recommendation to executive team.
You will need to present information that proves the chosen tool will be beneficial to the security of corporate information system. To accomplish this you will need to research the product, if possible, test the product in a virtual lab environment. If the tool is part of your iLab exercise, it is recommended that you practice using and testing the tool beyond the scope of the lab exercise. Based on your research and analysis, you will include this information in your proposal in way that the executive staff can understand and allowing them to make an informed decision to approve purchase of the product.
The executive management team of Medical Solutions Systems:
The proposal should include:
Detailed description of the software and benefits.
Include reviews, case studies and customer recommendations
Include your own hands-on experience with the tool and test results
Cost of product. Include additional costs such as training or hardware software that might be needed in order to properly deploy manage and maintain the software.
How will the software impact the production environment? For example, the software may test for Denial of Service attacks. You need to explain any interruptions the test may have on business operations. You need to justify the need for such a test. Also explain how to you plan to minimize or prevent possible production outages.
The software should test for one or more of the following types of attacks:
Denial of Service (DoS)
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Authentication Bypass
Directory Traversal
Session Management
SQL injection
Database Attacks
Password Attacks
Firewall/Router Attacks
Operating System Attacks
Corporate Office Network Topology
The Medical Solutions Systems main research and development facility is located in Reston Virginia. You have concerns about the sensitive information that is stored at this location as well as data that transmitted over the WAN to Medical Solutions Systems’ New York City headquarters location, business partners and clients. The Reston facility is also where the Medical Solutions Systems data center is located. The data center is where Medical Solutions Systems’ public website, email, databases and corporate intranet are hosted. The environment contains a mix of Microsoft and *NIX technologies.
45 Windows 2012 Servers
13 Windows 2008 Servers
15 UNIX Servers
2200 Windows 8 Desktops
Web Servers: Apache and IIS
Services: FTP, SMTP, DNS, DHCP, VPN
Database: SQL, Oracle and MySQL
Network: Cisco Routers and Firewalls
Grading Rubrics
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Final Deliverable |
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Description |
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Documentation and Formatting |
10 |
10% |
Appropriate APA citations/referenced sources and formats of characters/content. |
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Software Research |
20 |
20% |
Accurate Completion of Software Research |
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Software Analysis |
20 |
20% |
Accurate Completion of Software Analysis |
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Executive Proposal |
50 |
50% |
Provide proposal for purchase |
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Total |
100 |
100% |
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. |
To complete this assignment, access the links above regarding alcohol withdrawal treatments and the CIWA. Read the case study of “Mark,” which also includes Mark’s CIWA at the bottom of the case study.
Write a 750-1,000-word essay response to the following questions:
Include at least three to five scholarly references in your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
CASE STUDY BELOW
Case Study: Mark
You are the intake clinician at a large acute inpatient psychiatric facility, which includes a sizable detoxification unit. It is an unusually busy day and the lobby is full of patients seeking treatment. Half an hour before lunch, you pick up another clipboard from the “pending†rack and quickly scan the intake information filled in by the prospective patient and receptionist. Mark is a 45-year-old male who has been waiting since 8:15 AM. He is requesting alcohol detox. You notice that Mark has been waiting for over three hours and you are frustrated because you will have to begin yet another interview with an apology for the long wait. You notice that the blood pressure assessed by the receptionist is somewhat elevated you make a mental note to inform the nurse: BP = 149/97, pulse 104, respiration rate 18. You invite Mark into one of the free interview rooms and you notice that he appears much older than his 45 years. He’s dressed casually and is a bit disheveled; his skin looks old/tanned and flushed; in his right hand, he holds an emesis bag. He apologizes and he states that he has been having dry heaves since yesterday evening but he tells you that he is able to keep down some fluids.
You observe that Mark does not look too good and since he’s been waiting in your lobby for three hours, you think it’s a good idea to assess another set of vitals. The receptionist obliges and reports the new vital signs as BP = 154/103, pulse 114, respiration rate 20, oxygen saturation 98% at room air. You become a little concerned by the increase in blood pressure and pulse and you note that while previously Mark’s shirt was dry, he now has sweat stains on his back and chest; visible sweat beads are also noticeable on his forehead and neck. You noticed that Mark speaks softly now when the door to the interview room is closed to cut down on the noise from the hallway. He asks you if you can turn off the bright ceiling lights and to keep on only the lamp on your desk. You oblige. Mark tells you that he started drinking at the age of 16 simply because it was popular and the fun thing to do on the weekends in high school. His social drinking increased somewhat in his 20s but it became problematic in his early 30s.
Mark works as a plumber, and along with his older brother, he owned his own plumbing business. Somewhat embarrassed, he tells you that for the past 15 years, he has been more drunk than sober. His longest period of sobriety was seven years ago, after a detox and rehab program he managed to stay clean for nine months. Slowly he relapsed into drinking, believing that he is one of the few who can only drink socially. For the past 15 years, he has had several DUIs. Several times, his wife of 20 years threatened divorce; now they have come to a truce of sorts, but he describes a disengage relationship. His brother continues to be very loyal to him, but Mark tells you that this is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, his brother has “covered†for him when his drinking and the hangovers made him an unreliable worker. On the other hand, he regrets the fact that had his brother been stricter with him he may have sought serious help a long time ago. Mark tried to quit drinking several times on his own. He reports that on one such occasion when he went “cold turkey†after a religious conversion of sorts, he experienced a grand mal seizure and had to be taken to the emergency room. The ER doctor strongly advised him to never stop drinking abruptly or you have another seizure. The past two years, Mark has been averaging a six-pack of beer and a pint of vodka every day. This is enough to lead to intoxication. He starts with the beers in the morning and after work, he switches to the vodka. On the weekends, he can drink up to a gallon of vodka per day. Those binges lead to blackouts because he often cannot remember most of his Sundays. He often goes out with his brother to a local casino where he gambles $500 to $1000 each weekend. His wife stopped nagging him about it when he insisted that he works hard for his earned money and that he always pays the bills first. Mark has decided to stop drinking because during a routine doctor’s visit, his liver enzymes were significantly elevated. His primary care physician warned him seriously about liver cirrhosis. On several occasions during the interview, Mark quickly turns away from you and leans into his emesis bag heaving heavily. He apologizes. You offer him a bottle of water and he takes small sips occasionally. You ask Mark to stand up and to stretch out his arms: you notice visible tremors in both his arms and his shoulders. He reports a headache of 5 out of 10 (subjective units of distress) and he tells you that normally a few Advils help. His last full drink was yesterday morning before going to his doctor’s office and he had only a sip of beer at lunch. You calculate that by now he has been without any alcohol for approximately 24 hours. He reports mild anxiety, but you observe him to fidget during the interview. You complete the CIWA scale (attached) and you observed that with a score of 25 he is in severe alcohol withdrawals. You notify the nurse immediately, urging her to come and have a look at Mark and to call the doctor for admitting orders.
CIWA scale for Mark
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Assessment Protocol a. Vitals, Assessment Now. b. If initial score ³ 8 repeat q1h x 8 hrs, then if stable q2h x 8 hrs, then if stable q4h. c. If initial score < 8, assess q4h x 72 hrs. If score < 8 for 72 hrs, d/c assessment. If score ³ 8 at any time, go to (b) above. d. If indicated, (see indications below) administer prn medications as ordered and record on MAR and below. |
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Pulse |
114 |
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20 |
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O2 sat |
98% |
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Nausea/vomiting (0 – 7) 0 – none; 1 – mild nausea ,no vomiting; 4 – intermittent nausea; 7 – constant nausea , frequent dry heaves & vomiting. |
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Tremors (0 – 7) 0 – no tremor; 1 – not visible but can be felt; 4 – moderate w/ arms extended; 7 – severe, even w/ arms not extended. |
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Anxiety (0 – 7) 0 – none, at ease; 1 – mildly anxious; 4 – moderately anxious or guarded; 7 – equivalent to acute panic state |
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Agitation (0 – 7) 0 – normal activity; 1 – somewhat normal activity; 4 – moderately fidgety/restless; 7 – paces or constantly thrashes about |
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Paroxysmal Sweats (0 – 7) 0 – no sweats; 1 – barely perceptible sweating, palms moist; 4 – beads of sweat obvious on forehead; 7 – drenching sweat |
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Orientation (0 – 4) 0 – oriented; 1 – uncertain about date; 2 – disoriented to date by no more than 2 days; 3 – disoriented to date by > 2 days; 4 – disoriented to place and / or person |
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Tactile Disturbances (0 – 7) 0 – none; 1 – very mild itch, P&N, ,numbness; 2-mild itch, P&N, burning, numbness; 3 – moderate itch, P&N, burning ,numbness; 4 – moderate hallucinations; 5 – severe hallucinations; 6 – extremely severe hallucinations; 7 – continuous hallucinations |
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Auditory Disturbances (0 – 7) 0 – not present; 1 – very mild harshness/ ability to startle; 2 – mild harshness, ability to startle; 3 – moderate harshness, ability to startle; 4 – moderate hallucinations; 5 severe hallucinations; 6 – extremely severe hallucinations; 7 – continuous.hallucinations |
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Visual Disturbances (0 – 7) 0 – not present; 1 – very mild sensitivity; 2 – mild sensitivity; 3 – moderate sensitivity; 4 – moderate hallucinations; 5 – severe hallucinations; 6 – extremely severe hallucinations; 7 – continuous hallucinations |
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Headache (0 – 7) 0 – not present; 1 – very mild; 2 – mild; 3 – moderate; 4 – moderately severe; 5 – severe; 6 – very severe; 7 – extremely severe |
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PRN Med: (circle one) Diazepam Lorazepam |
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Scale for Scoring: Total Score = 0 – 9: absent or minimal withdrawal 10 – 19: mild to moderate withdrawal more than 20: severe withdrawal |
Indications for PRN medication: a. Total CIWA-AR score 8 or higher if ordered PRN only (Symptom-triggered method). b. Total CIWA-Ar score 15 or higher if on Scheduled medication. (Scheduled + prn method) Consider transfer to ICU for any of the following: Total score above 35, q1h assess. x more than 8hrs required, more than 4 mg/hr lorazepam x 3hr or 20 mg/hr diazepam x 3hr required, or resp. distress. |
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In your example of performance improvement plan, what would you do if other areas still need performance improvement. please give an example of your topic above.
Topic is : Human Rights
1. Define the topic
2. Why do you believe that topic is social problem in our society?
3. How are people in this group treated in our society?
4. How have government (local, state and / or federal) attempted to address this problem?
5. What can you as an individual do to have positive impact on this issue?
Paper needs to be the introduction paragraph, body paragraph, conclusion paragraph and the the reference page.
300 words or more
Watch the “Positive Psychology” video located in this week’s Electronic Reserve readings.
Write a 350- to 750-word paper describing your reaction to the video with respect to the Bhutanese views on happiness.
Include the following:
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
3. I got a chance in China Film Group Corporation in middle of 2015. The Director is Yimou Zhang, since then I have more info about how a art student can do. How cool it is.
4. The reason I want to transfer is because I want to learn from the best. And a university have more equipment and more opportunity to let me learn more.
Boston’s culture also is the reason I wants to transfer to XX university. Have lots of museum and a good city to study. I dreaming that I can paint a landscape of Charles River one day!
5.I hope that after graduate my B.A or BFA. And continue study in XX university become a MFA. I want to become a artist.
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