IT 200 Project Three Systems Thinking Guidelines and Rubric

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

• Apply the process of systems thinking

Scenario

You are an employee at a consulting firm that assists other businesses in solving systems problems within their organizations. Ann Jemisin, president of Lost Pines Outfitters, a local and online clothing retailer, has asked for your assistance. During the intake process, she sends information on her company, their processes, and the issues they would like you to remedy. Your supervisor has asked you to create an analysis of the existing systems in Anne’s business. Your analysis is an initial appraisal of the situation at Lost Pines Outfitters, making preliminary recommendations to address the issues identified by your client. As you write your analysis, focus on the application of systems thinking processes and best practices to the scenario and the identified issues.

Directions

System Analysis

Lost Pines Outfitters has provided you with a specifications document describing the current processes in place in their business, and the issues they would like to address through the application of systems thinking processes. Using this information, create an analysis that addresses the following requirements:

• Description: Before you make recommendations to fix the system, you must first describe the system in its current state. In your analysis, identify the parts of the current system, and consider the main nodes of the system and the high-level processes and components in place at Lost Pines Outfitters. Once you have identified the parts of the system, describe the interactions and relationships between parts of the system and identify and describe the feedback loops in the system.
• Recommendations: Once you have described the current system, examine the problems offered by the client. Using systems thinking principles, pose recommendations to existing systems based on client needs and systems thinking best practices. In your recommendation, consider both the interactions and relationships between parts of the system, as well as the feedback loops present. Then, describe the potential impact of changes to the system. In your recommendations and description, focus on the application of systems thinking concepts and best practices to the identified problems.
• Modeling: Following your analysis and recommendation, construct a model of a system including recommended changes. This model should represent your recommended changes and include parts, interactions, relationships, and feedback loops for your recommended changes.
• Conclusion: In the conclusion of your analysis, describe the benefits of systems thinking within a business environment. In this description, demonstrate how the application of systems thinking allowed you to analyze the problems and equipped you to solve the identified issues.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Systems Analysis

Generate a report that analyzes the current systems in place at Lost Pines Outfitters and recommends changes to these systems/processes in line with client requests. This report should include initial recommendations for process and technology improvements focused on enhancing the clients systems. Additionally, the report should contain a visualization modeling the recommended system for the client.

Your report should be 9001,250 words and contain at least one system visualization created using Microsoft Visio.

Supporting Materials

The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:

Scenario Information:

You have been provided with information on Lost Pines Outfitters, including their current processes.

You will prepare an 800-1000 word written analysis based on the Peach State Community Services (PSCS) case scenario provided under Assignments in D2L. The report must include clearly labeled sections covering: 1. User Goals and Operational Priorities Security Requirements and Risk Considerations 3. Selection of Security Controls 4. Integration and Administration Security and Usability Reflection

Research Guidelines

• Conduct thorough research on your approved topic using:
• Academic journals
• Books or e-books
• Reliable online sources (professional associations, government reports, or credible news outlets)
• Take detailed notes and organize your findings logically.
• Focus on:
• Key concepts
• Real-world applications
• Examples and analysis relevant to your topic

Deliverables

A. Written Report

• Summarize your research findings in a structured report including:
• Introduction and Background: Provide context and explain the relevance of your topic.
• Key Findings and Insights: Present the main information, discoveries, or trends from your research.
• Analysis or Discussion: Interpret your findings, connect them to real-world applications, and explain their significance.
• References: Include all sources in proper APA format.

Formatting Guidelines:

• Maximum of 10 pages (excluding title page and reference page).
• Use clear headings and organized sections to improve readability.

INSTRUCTIONS; (Powerpoint Only) Goal: Produce a multimodal presentation about a possible career in communication. Course Objective: CO1: Explain the importance of communication in today’s diverse and multifaceted world. CO7: Create messages and products that will clearly communicate a message to a diverse and multifaceted audience. CO8: Describe potential communication career options. Description: Over the past seven weeks, you have had the opportunity to learn about the field of communication, from careers in ethics, writing, and media. As you reflect on your own career path and major, think about ways in which communication can help you be successful. For your assignment, you will create an oral presentation that discusses these advantages in your chosen career or major. Here are the requirements of the assignment: This is an oral presentation and should be an audio recording. Your presentation must be three minutes minimum and no longer than five minutes. Your oral presentation will be embedded in a PowerPoint presentation. Please include between 6 to 10 slides that include an agenda, introduction, body (2-4 slides), conclusion, and reference slides. Adding audio to a Power Point can be done through your computer microphone or you can record on another device and load to the presentation. You must cite two sources from our lessons and readings during the presentation. This can simply be “According to Smith…”. Links to help you record audio: Recording to a PowerPoint using a mic in your computer: Adding audio from a pre-existing audio file saved to your computer to a PowerPoint: Tip: Organizing your oral presentation should follow the same guidelines you would use when writing an essay. Having a clear introduction with a thesis will help guide your presentation. For example, if I were to write a thesis for an oral presentation about how communication helps me in my job as an educator, it might read: “In my career of teaching, communication skills help me engage with students, write clearly and better prepare lessons.” There are three clear ideas I will discuss based on this thesis.

Disaster Recovery PlanHome-Based Business

Put yourself in the position of having a home-based business. You may have one or two part-time employees, including family members. Discuss the following:

• Describe the business that you have and what goods or services you provide.
• Determine how you would best cover the key roles on a disaster recovery team.
• Identify situations where you might lack resources or knowledge. Where would you get extra help? Why?
• The recovery location, used in your situation, may be quite different from that of a large organization. What might you use as a recovery location for your home business? Why?

Thank you for your time and help! I have attached previous power points about the topic to make it more seamless for the additional power point.

This assignment allows you to explore a topic in nursing technology in greater depth. You will research and write an original APA-formatted essay demonstrating your understanding of a relevant issue impacting nursing practice.

Instructions:

Write a 34 page APA-formatted essay on :

• AI integration in nursing

Your essay must include:

A clear explanation of the chosen technology and its relevance to nursing

A discussion of how it impacts nursing workflow, patient safety, or care quality

Ethical, legal, or privacy considerations (as applicable)

At least two peer-reviewed academic sources

APA formatting, including in-text citations and references

Note: Your four pages must include a title page and reference page. The body of your essay should be at least 2 full pages of double-spaced content (Times New Roman, 12 pt).

Grading Criteria (10 points total):

• Clear explanation of technology & relevance: 3 points
• Integration of scholarly sources & evidence: 2 points
• Application to nursing practice: 2 points
• APA formatting & structure (incl. citations): 2 points
• Grammar, spelling, and clarity: 1 point

Academic Integrity:

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. This assignment must represent your original work. Any AI-generated content must be cited appropriately and used only to supportnot replaceyour analysis.

Discussion Overview

Throughout this course, many discussion opportunities come up where you need to respond to other people’s opinions and comments. Respond to your discussion topic after you have completed your reading.

Address the following topics. Comment on the postings of at least two other students in the class with qualitative and substantive depth.

Topic 1: LAN Differences

For this discussion, you can use a table format to answer the question.

Discuss the differences between an Ethernet LAN and a token ring LAN. Based on your research and knowledge of the service value chain, develop an evidence-based opinion on why Ethernet technology became predominant and why Gigabit Ethernet is used for wired local networks.

Include a question that responding students can reply to within your initial post(s). Add a reference(s) at the end of your post.

Complete the following questions in an MS Word Document in APA format. Double-space your work and use APA formatting (e.g., Arial-11-point or 12-point font using Times New Roman). You must include both a separate cover and reference page.

1. Understand access control protocols: The two basic forms of medium access control protocols are CSMA/CD, which is found on star-wired bus local area networks, and CSMA/CA, which is found on wireless local area networks. List the differences and similarities of these two protocols. Why would two be needed? Discuss why CSMA/CD would not be a good choice for a wireless network.
2. Price versus performance scenario: Your company is opening a new office, and you have been selected to be the IT person. Money is tight, and everything (hardware and software) must be newly provisioned. You will deploy in an office with 100 people, including a demanding general manager. There is a good amount of file sharing within the office (which is what your boss said when you asked him that question). Everyone wants fast Internet (no external application serving will be taking place from the office), but there will be email.
3. You decide to utilize the six value chain activities to meet the organization’s needs. Your first step is to research the differences in all components, performance, and costs between 100 Mbps LAN and 1,000 Mbps LAN configurations.
4. Include a table showing the performance and price difference.
5. Given the cost differences, which system would you recommend?
6. Will your choice affect the Internet speed of the users?
7. How would you deliver value and support the needs of the organization? (Hint: The six value chain activities).
8. Understand the network design process: You create a brief report for the organization, and in a table format, you include at least two of the differences and similarities between a physical network design and a virtual network design. (Hint: Think blueprint.) You assess the overall importance of design when building network infrastructure for the company in question 2 and your opinion on whether the design will accomplish its purpose.
9. Become an expert on switches: In your report, you include why switches are a very important component in any network. You provide a technical description of the internal operation of a basic switch. You include how and why it is different from a hub. You include your opinion on which (switch or hub) is better for the network.

Assignment Scenario

Two years ago, you started a business, Wilmington Powell Brewing, selling homebrewing supplies. Since then, you have developed and expanded the business to include a small brewery with a bar area where customers can buy glasses of the beer you brew. You have a strong local following and regularly develop a dozen standard brews along with seasonal brews for holidays and other occasions. The brewery is located in a tourist town with a local population of approximately 250,000, which swells by an additional 100,000 during the summer months. Through the local chamber of commerce, you have connected with multiple restaurants in your area, and a few have become customers. You have been servicing those customers with phone calls and visits, but that practice has become time-consuming for you and the restaurants management. Your area has approximately 100 restaurants that could serve your beer, and with your brewing capabilities, you could reasonably handle 1520 restaurants as regular customers if you could attract the business and find a way to work with your customers more efficiently. You have decided the best way to do that is to develop a website, which you hope to launch in the next several months.

Assignment Instructions

Answer the following questions based on the scenario:

• What features should be included on your new website?
• Provide a few specific examples.
• What benefits will your customers likely expect from using a website to purchase products from you?
• Should you design the website yourself, or should you hire a professional with experience in designing websites for similar businesses?
• Also, list the differences between self-hosting and using a third party.
• What might an omnichannel strategy look like for the brewery after the launch of your website?

Submission Directions and Requirements

You are to write an essay that answers the bullet points listed above. Also, be sure to provide specific examples to add to your essay. Your paper must be a minimum of 2 pages in length and include a minimum of two scholarly references.