Assignment

Your have been contracted by HealthFirst Hospital Foundation (HHF), a charitable organization that provides services to community clinics in Atlanta, Georgia. Due to the organization's tremendous growth, it will need to computerize its operations. By doing so, HHF will be able to continue to meet the needs of both its benefactors and their employees. To this end, it has decided to move its operation to a more modern facility, where it will install a Local Area Network (LAN), and you will be managing the network implementation.

Department # of Employees

Administration 18

Human Resources 9

Accounting 13

Hospital Relations 12

Media Relations 4

Board Room 0

MIS 6

Total 62

Feasibility of the proposed change

HHF has examined its resources and budgetary constraints and determined that the installation of the LAN is feasible. There is a need to maintain as low a budget as possible.

Project Goals

The goals for the LAN project are as follows:

•Fully functional networked system

•Design a boardroom in which any department's information can be accessed and expressed

•Illustrate the complete network and boardroom design

•Maintain as low a price as possible

Current state

The new facility consists of 5 six-cubicle work areas and a separate MIS Department and a boardroom. (See the schematic below) Each work area also includes a closed office for the department head.

Deliverables

The deliverables are outlined below:

Begin compiling your project plan by choosing network servers, routers, and hubs. Describe your network model, topology, and selections with an explanation of your choices in a memo to Roger Chen, the chief information officer at HHF. Be sure to use terms and concepts that you have learned in this course.