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1. Why is it necessary to define policy elements?
2. Discuss the terms confidentiality, integrity and availability as they relate to information systems. Why should this be included in information systems policies?
3. What is the importance of aligning security policies, controls and procedures with regulations?
4. Do you believe that training is a necessity in the implementation of new policies? Please give reasons to support your answer.

determine what kind of problem it is (e.g., optimization) and briefly explain how you would set up a computer program to solve it. Don’t just say “this is an optimization problem.” Say which technique(s) you would use to solve it and why?

The performance of an airplane wing is given by measurements a, b, c, and d and the equation � = 0.1298�* + 4.123�/ 0 . You wish to determine the best design to yield the best performance.

2. A banana is launched from a catapult at ground level on a completely flat surface at an angle of 16° with an initial velocity of 25km/h. You wish to determine when it will hit the ground again.

3. A circular glass-bottomed swimming pool with radius 10’ and height 6’ with a circular hole in the bottom of radius 5” is being filled with pure water from a hose at a rate of 3.2gal/min. You wish to determine if the pool will overflow.

4. Two bananas are launched from catapults facing each other over a completely flat surface at angles of 25° and 35°, each with initial velocities of 60km/h. You wish to determine if they will collide in midair.

5. A kind of yeast is discovered that produces a compound with antibacterial properties. The yeast grows at the rate defined by the following equation: � = *2 345.6242745.*28, where c is the temperature of the growing container in Celsius. At what temperature should the growing container be set?

6. You have plotted the growth rates of a bacterium over time using several combinations of temperature and humidity in the growing container. You wish to develop an equation that will yield an approximation of bacterial growth as a function of time, temperature, and humidity.

 Discuss the team dynamics for a highly effective or ineffective team of which you were a member. Can you explain why the team performed so well or so poorly? 

For this assignment, select a publicly traded company, your place of employment, or an organization you are familiar with.

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of your selected company is concerned that the strategic management of emerging technologies is not leveraging the company’s competitive advantage and providing for the future direction of the company.

According to the CTO, strategic management of emerging technologies should consider:

• Evaluating the company’s environment and current position
• Evaluating the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT)
• Establishing the company’s competitive intelligence
• Developing of the company’s strategic intent

Create a 10- to 12-slide, multimedia-rich Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes that will be presented to the CTO addressing the concerns about the company’s strategic management of emerging technologies. Then, record at least a 5- to 6-minute voiceover to accompany your presentation.

Recommend ideas for the bulleted points above to leverage the strategic management of emerging technologies to further benefit the company. Add sufficient detail to support your recommendations.

Identify examples for each of the above requirements and how they collectively benefit the company.

Your presentation must include the following:

• A title slide (not included in the slide count)
• Appropriate and relative graphics or images
• Detailed speaker notes or recorded audio narration (instructions on how to add audio to Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations can be found on the Microsoft® Office® Support site)
• A references slide citing all resources used in the presentation and speaking notes (not included in the slide count)

Submit your assignment.

Note: You can locate much of the required information for this assignment on a company’s Investor Relations webpage. Annual reports and press releases will be of particular interest.

Chapter 7 presents a comparative analysis of various tools useful in policy making. Select two tools described in chapter 7 from different categories, and describe how these tools could be used to develop policy for optimizing bus and local train schedules to minimize energy use and passenger wait times in a SmartCity environment.