Objectives

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The objective of this project is to develop a research paper on an area of emerging technology. Approach the project as if you were recommending technology implementation initiatives to your corporation’s technology planning committee. The analysis will have two sections.

1. First, examine the view that suggests that the technology you choose is a good emerging technology. Then, discuss the implications for stakeholders (implications for the corporation, such as cost/benefit analysis); integration considerations; the impact on the company’s employees; and operational concerns (i.e., increased productivity/efficiency, short-term challenges versus long-term benefits) for management, technical staff, nontechnical staff, the company’s customers and clients, and other business partners of your selected corporation.
2. Second, contrast and compare the benefits of the emerging technology you chose with past successful or unsuccessful telecommunications technologies you have in place. To what extent should the corporation change its technology foundation? Include current information on how the technology works. If you believe this is the best choice for the corporation, provide your rationale. Please examine and discuss each element of this objective.

Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.

Guidelines

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The analysis (your final paper) will have at least six sections (or more) and be 10–15 pages in length. It will be double-spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font. Your paper should include the following sections and topics (where appropriate).

• Introduction: Introduce and define the technology you plan on recommending to management.
• Summary of Technology/Problem Solution: A brief summary of the technology selected and the problem it solves or process it enhances.
• Network Diagram: A network diagram of the existing network or a planned network (where appropriate). (You do not need to add wiring details or specs.)
• Application of Telecommunications and Advanced Networking Technology Theory: Apply at least five of the telecommunication technology theories learned this semester to the emerging technology issue in order to determine how each theory would address or is related to the issue or area you are covering. (Required)
• Structured Cabling Issues (where appropriate)
• LAN Integration Issues (where appropriate)
• WAN Integration Issues (where appropriate)
• Technical Specifications: Technical specifications on the technology selected
• Feasibility Study: Is it feasible? Discuss why the company should make the investment.
• Operations Plan: Include an operations plan in your paper (where appropriate).
• Other: Any other technology considerations and factors you would like to recommend.
• Conclusion: Briefly summarize what your paper discussed and the conclusion(s) you reached in the paper.

Grading Rubrics

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Topic Proposal

Content	Points
Cover page: Includes title of paper, course number and name, your full name, semester name, professor’s name, and date	5
Brief description: The description will be a minimum of three sentences and will briefly describe the area of telecommunications you will be studying and addressing in your paper.	30
Style Points
Sources cited and documented using APA style. (Please see the Webliography for APA resources and post any questions you may have in the weekly Q & A.)	5
Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar: Points will be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors.	5
Paper written in 12-point Times New Roman font	5
Total Content and Style Points	50

Course Project

Content	Points
Introduction: Introduce and define the VoIP issue and explain why the issue is important.	20
Analysis: The analysis will have two sections. First, examine the view that suggests that the technology you choose is a good emerging technology, and then discuss the implications for stakeholders (telecommunication and technology companies; the company’s employees, management, technical staff, nontechnical staff; the company’s customers and clients; and other business partners of your selected corporation). You may incorporate network diagrams, technical specifications, feasibility studies, an operations plan, and any applicable business or technology management issue you deem important to the company in transforming its corporate technology infrastructure. Second, contrast and compare the benefits of the emerging technology you chose, as compared to past successful or unsuccessful telecommunications technologies you have in place. To what extent should the corporation change its technology foundation? Include current information on how the technology works. If you believe this is the best choice for the corporation, provide your rationale. Please examine and discuss each element of this objective.	80
Transition paragraph/sentences: Clear connections should be established between the pieces of the paper, including the emerging technology area; the analysis should utilize at least five advanced networking and telecommunications technology theories discussed in the course.	30
Application of telecommunications and advanced networking technology theory: Apply at least five of the telecommunication technology theories learned this semester to the emerging technology issue in order to determine how each theory would address or is related to the issue or area you are covering.	60
Conclusion: Briefly summarize what your paper discussed and the conclusion(s) you reached in it.	30
Style Points
The research paper is 10–15 pages in length (not including the Works Cited page).	25
Sources cited and documented using APA style. (Please see the Webliography for APA resources and post any questions you may have in the weekly Q & A.)	5
Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar: Points will be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors.	5
Paper written in 12-point Times New Roman font	5
Total Content and Style Points	260

Deliverables	Points	%
Week 2: Submit Topic Proposal provided by Sunday in Week 2	50	16
Week 7: Submit Final Paper (grade includes total content and style points detailed above)	260	84
Total	310	100

Grading and Deliverables

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Course Project (310 points earned throughout the term)

Week 1 (0 points) – Begin formulating your ideas for your Course Project. Download the “NETW471CourseProjecGradingRubric” document in Doc Sharing, which gives further detail on how you will be graded on the final submission of your Course Project. As we begin covering some of the “advanced networking” concepts in the threads, begin formulating your ideas by doing the following.

• Threaded Discussions: Research the textbook for some of the topics we are covering in the threads that might be relevant to your potential topic, and begin engaging in discussion with your classmates throughout the semester.
• The Internet/industry magazines: Look at some of the industry magazines on the Internet (a list is located in Doc Sharing) and other relevant websites that contain current and relevant information on emerging technologies in the advanced networking and telecommunications technology marketplace.
• Course Syllabus: Look ahead at the course Syllabus for some of the relevant chapters and topics we will be covering during the semester that should be included as part of your Course Project and research paper.

Develop your project plan – Begin working on your project plan.

Week 2 (50 points) – Topic proposal due – This week, you will hand in your topic proposal. Below is what is required for it.

• A cover page (title of paper, course number and name, your full name, semester name, professor’s name, date)
• A second page briefly describing (in about three sentences) the area of telecommunications you will be studying and addressing in your paper. There are many, many topics to choose from. Here are a few example topics:
  • VoIP;
  • video systems;
  • wireless telephony;
  • wave division multiplexing;
  • enterprise and wide area networks;
  • enterprise and wide area networks; and
  • convergence.
• Submission instructions: Click on the Dropbox tab at the top of your screen and place the assignment in the “Week2: Course Project” Dropbox.

Week 7 (260 points) – Complete Course Project Due – A comprehensive Course Project Rubric titled “NETW471CourseProjecGradingRubric” is available to you in Doc Sharing.

Final Project due date: Week 7

Handing it in –When you are satisfied with your complete Course Project, you will submit your document for grading to the appropriate Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page.

Please note: Plagiarism is a violation of the Academic Integrity code of this institution and will not be tolerated. The plagiarism policy applies to every aspect of DVUO coursework, including threaded discussions, exams, quizzes, essays, assignments, and so on. It is important that students fully cite any text they apply to their work. Please see the materials in Doc Sharing and the Webliography on APA to learn how to avoid plagiarism. If you copy from, rely on, or paraphrase from your text or from any other source, you must include in-text citations. For any source other than your text, you must also include the proper reference material, including the full URL and date accessed if the source is on the Web. Failure to do so is a violation of DeVry Academic Standards and will mean a zero for your assignment and an investigation of plagiarism by Student Services. You will be working on your Course Project all term. In Week 6, you must put together the documents and create a successful proposal. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me via telephone or e-mail for assistance.

Best Practices

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• Papers must be 10–15 pages (not including the cover page, diagrams, and reference page) in length. They must be double-spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font, and must include a cover page, table of contents, introduction, body of the report, summary or conclusion, and works cited.
• This is a technical-type writing assignment, and references are very important. At least five authoritative outside references are required (and at least three of these must be from the last 12 months). Anonymous authors are not acceptable. These should be listed on the last page, titled “Works Cited.”
• Appropriate citations are required.
• All DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy.
• Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.

Tracking Fairy Tales

Due 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 2. Upload ONE .doc or similar file to canvas with compiled documents describing adaptations AND log of fairy tale references. Minimum word count of adaptation = 250 words x group members. One grade will be assigned to entire group. Worth 10% of total grade.

Tl;dr version:

1) As individuals, keep a log of all (or as many as possible) references to fairy tales that you encounter on a daily basis. Routinely upload those to a shared google doc (and include link in assignment submission).

2) As a group, select a fairy tale (or fairy tale type) and as individuals search for and list of at least 10 contemporary adaptations; each group member describes one adaptation in-depth in ca. 250 words.

Instructions:

Maria Tartar’s Classic Fairy Tales collects a variety of different adaptions for well-known fairy tales such as Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast. The examples (e.g. Angela Carter) are mainly limited to written adaptations, but, as we’ve already recognized, fairy tales and their particular plot elements are not restricted to written narratives, and instead can be found in contemporary TV shows (Once Upon a Time, Grimm etc.), graphic novels, animated films, and even augmented reality apps.

As a group, you will select a particular fairy tale (such as Cinderella, or Hansel and Gretel) or fairy tale type (e.g. Fairy Tale Type 327, The Children and the Ogre) and compile a list of recent adaptations, of which at least 50% should be outside of the literary sphere. Your list should contain at least ten adaptations and it should offer an in-depth description of as many adaptations as you have group members.

Next, each of you will select one adaptation to describe. As a group you might want to coordinate and decide what elements of the adaptation each person will describe. Suggestions include describing the adaptation’s plot differences to the adapted version, commenting on elements that are implemented positively or negatively, discussing how the “original” fairy tale has been creatively reclaimed or subverted.

Each description of an adaption should contain ca. 250 words. If you decide to include a TV show and/or series, please refer to a single episode rather than the TV show/series as a whole. Please also provide us with a reference, how we can find/access the adaptions you found.

Note that the final course assignment will be a creative adaptation. When selecting a tale for this assignment, you might consider a fairy tale that you would be interested in adapting, reclaiming, etc.

Helpful links: ATU index: http://www.mftd.org/index.php?action=atu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Jayson is an international jewel thief whom Interpol, the international police organization, suspects of having committed burglaries in cities around the world. He relocates to a city on the Caspian Sea where within a short time, a number of wealthy homes are burglarized and jewels stolen. Local police arrest him, and after severe interrogation, he confesses to the crimes. After a secret trial, he is sentenced to fifteen years in jail. If Jayson had been arrested in the United States, what constitutional protections dealing with arrest and trial would he have been entitled to? Discuss fully.

–MLA format

–Times NEW ROMAN, FONT 12, DOUBLE SPACED, ONE INCH MARGIN

–Make sure you discuss from a law perspective and have a clear statement

TEXTBOOK: Smith The World’s Religions (50th anniversary edition) isbn #978006166018

Professor notes:

* Christianity is the second of the western, or Abrahamic faiths, that we will study. These religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) are cousins who all claim to have inherited the covenant promises made to Abraham–a major character in the book of Genesis. Since Jesus was Jewish and descended from Abraham, Christians feel themselves inheritors of the covenant promised God had made to Abraham.

*Christianity centers on the belief that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament came in the person of Jesus. As we saw last week, Jesus was Jewish, as were his earliest followers. However, the New Testament shows that the faith quickly expanded to welcome non-Jews into the religion (this was not without controversy, as we see in debates in the book of Acts. Some early Christians felt converts needed to follow all the commandments of Judaism, but they were eventually overruled by those who said this was not necessary).

* The story of Jesus himself is told in the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), which detail his life and ministry. These are not actual biographies but stories that focus on key aspects of his story.

* Two of the gospels (Matthew and Luke) contain stories of Jesus’ birth and two do not. With Jesus, we have another miracle birth story…specifically, his conception taking place by the Holy Spirit. Both Mary and Joseph, his parents, are informed of this miraculous conception by angels on separate occasions.

* All four gospels focus primarily on his ministry, which begins around age 30 and ends at his execution around age 33.

* Jesus and his fellow Jews lived under Roman occupation. Rome was the world superpower of the time and was known to bring peace to conquered territories by force. Jesus was a peasant like the majority of his fellow Jews, and lived in Nazareth…far from the capital city of Jerusalem.

* Our textbook divides Jesus’ ministry into two parts: What he did—performing miracles and challenging authority by his behavior (it is important to note that almost everything Jesus did was scandalous–interacting with women and the outcasts of society, arguing with religious leaders). What he said— we have very little of the words of Jesus recorded in the gospels, but what we have shows a deeply spiritual and mysterious person. He often spoke in parables, he frequently answered a question with a question, and contradicts himself at times (this is not his fault, as he did not write the scriptures himself). Like his actions, his words challenged authority—“the last shall be first,” “the meek will inherit the earth,” “whoever does not hate father and mother…cannot be my disciple.”

* Modern scholars of the historical Jesus see him as someone doing his best to challenge an unfair and unjust system, and this is what brought him before the Roman authorities and led to his execution by crucifixion. After his death, the gospels tell of his resurrection from the dead.

* Christianity came to see Jesus as the son of God. It is important to note that Caesar Augustus, the Roman Emperor at the time Jesus was born, was also viewed as the son of God (he had been adopted by Julius Caesar, who was proclaimed a deity after his execution). This fact adds more intrigue and depth to the followers of Jesus, who were offering a much different path to peace in their son of God than the peace by force which Rome offered the world.

* The Roman Empire allowed a number of religions to exist (including Judaism), and the new Christian religion was yet another that people could follow. However, it was expected that citizens would worship the Roman state gods along with any other god they chose, for the Roman gods had blessed the empire and to ignore them was both an act of political subversion, and an action that could bring disastrous results by incurring the wrath of the gods. Christians typically refused to worship these state gods, and thus were increasingly seen as subversive. That said, persecution of Christians was sporadic for nearly 300 years— For nearly 300 years, depending on the Emperor at the time. This changed under Emperor Constantine, who converted to Christianity in the early 300’s and made the faith much more acceptable.

* Constantine also called for a church council at the city of Nicea, to determine exactly what Christians believed. Since Jesus was Jewish and spoke so mysteriously, early believers had many different opinions about who Jesus was and who God was. The council affirmed some key concepts-Jesus had died on the cross, and his death was necessary for the Atonement of people’s sins. Despite being killed, Jesus came back to life with his Resurrection, which is available to all believers in him. Jesus himself was declared to be fully human and fully God (100 % human and 100 % divine)–this is known as the Incarnation. The council also declared the concept of the Trinity—that there is one God in 3 persons–the Father, Son/Jesus and Holy Spirit. Each of these is fully God alone, and despite there being three, Christians declare themselves to be fully monotheistic (the Incarnation and Trinity are the mysterious explanation for God that Christians have adopted. As with other faiths, trying to put into words that which cannot be fully explained in words!).

* There are 3 major branches of Christianity…be sure to see in the textbook what makes each of them distinctive. The Orthodox and Roman Catholic branches have both been around since the beginning of the faith (they were united until a split in 1054), and the Protestant Reformation led to the third branch beginning in 1517.
Catholics are the largest of the three, while Protestants are the largest in the United States.
Marcus Borg was one of the leading scholars on the life of the historical Jesus. These two videos give an academic view of the Resurrection and its meaning in people’s lives, whether you believe in a literal empty tomb or not (these are two videos making up a complete statement from Borg from a debate…a bit longer than the other videos but worth a listen. )

Part 1:

Part 2:

A look at the Trinity (something to write about in this week’s discussion could be the mysterious nature of Christian monotheism)

For the Unit V PowerPoint Presentation, you will design a presentation for an organization that you work for, have worked

for, or would like to work for in the future. You may create your presentation using PowerPoint or your presentation

software of choice. This presentation will be used to teach new employees about the sources of power and

communication techniques for in-person and virtual negotiations.

Your presentation should be addressed to new employees and should include the following:

•  A profile of the clients your company serves
•  The types of negotiations your company encounters
•  Sources of power in negotiation
• Communication techniques for in-person and virtual negotiations
• •  How the communication techniques can be used at this organization As you define each source or technique, please include scenarios to help employees understand how to utilize each source and technique for your company. Your presentation must contain at least seven PowerPoint slides with speaker note, not including the title slide and reference slide. Please utilize the speaker notes to add additional details. You are required to use at least your textbook as a reference. You may use the CSU Online Library or the Internet for other resources. Follow proper APA format, including citing and referencing all outside sources used. Feel free to use creativity when selecting graphics and fonts/backgrounds. For information on how to create strong presentations, watch the Success Center’s tutorial located here. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading