INTRODUCTION: In this assignment, you will write three short essays (100-200 words each) on the following session resources. Each will require you to find a web source to support your opinion. Each is worth 10 points. (To check your word count, highlight each essay, and click Review/Word Count. Also, use the spell-checker.)
- Malware and Secure Coding (the two YouTube videos by Professor Messer)
- Ethics and Project Management (Chapter 1 in the "Ethics and Project Management" book on Books 24x7)
- Create a Positive Work Environment (Chapter 12 in the "Bad Apples" book on Books 24x7)
When you have finished, save this document and submit it in Blackboard, in Class Session 15.
ESSAY #1 (Malware and Secure Coding): What should the average computer user (say, a college student like yourself) know about passwords, and what are good practices? Include choosing passwords, writing them down, letting a browser store them, changing them, and other aspects you can think of. Discuss these things, and then come up with a list of 5 Best Password Practices. Name the website(s) you used to get some of your information, and paste the URL at the end of your essay. Type your essay here.
ESSAY #2 (Ethics and Project Management): How would you approach this situation? You are a new employee in an IT firm that is developing a new system for a large corporation. You suspect that a fellow employee has been using company resources to run his own profit-making business. What are some of the steps you would take, and issues you would consider, before simply reporting your suspicions to management? Name the website(s) you used to get some of your information, and paste the URL at the end of your essay. Type your essay here.
ESSAY #3 (Positive Work Environment): You have just been promoted to Department Head, after working for 5 years as a regular employee. You have gotten along well with most people in your department, and not so well with a few. Your promotion is a surprise, and there may be a few people who thought they deserved it instead of you. Discuss some of the issues you will need to deal with, and then list five activities that you will like to try, with the goal of helping build a good and healthy team culture in your department. Name the website(s) you used to get some of your information, and paste the URL at the end of your essay. Type your essay here.