COM 514 Course Project Guidelines, Expectations, and Rubric Overview: For this project, each student will demonstrate their critical thinking skills by assuming the role of a customer in the cybersecurity field. The student will choose three cloud providers in which they will analyze the cloud computing issues related to the various personal and business-related cybersecurity scenarios. Guidelines and Expectations for Project: Part 1: Proposal Plan 1. The student will type a brief but thorough and well-organized project proposal that clearly describes the company or mission in which the student will be assuming the role of the client. The company of the client may be real or fictional. Each student must also research and identify 3 cloud computing providers that he/she will research for this project. 2. See below for Part 1: The Proposal Plan in the Project Rubric for further details regarding expectations and grading of this assignment.. 3. The proposal (300 words) must be submitted for instructor approval to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 3. (The Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.) Part 2: Term Paper Draft 1. After receiving approval of the project proposal, each student must begin preparing a minimum 1500-word in length term paper. 2. The student must submit the draft to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 5. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.) 3. As the student prepares the term paper, he/she should assume the role of the customer with the task of choosing three cloud providers. The student will be comparing and contrasting the three cloud providers and make a recommendation of which of three providers would best meet the needs now and in the future. 4. The Term Paper must include: a. An introduction: i. A thorough, well-organized, and fully developed detailed analysis of three cloud computing providers, their organization s missions, and the types of cloud computing services each would offer to the client s organization. ii. A thorough, well-organized, and clearly developed description of the measures each cloud computing provider would likely implement to enhance protections for their consumers.
iii. A description of services that clearly and thoroughly explains how each cloud computing provider would increase flexibility to offer more to consumers in the future. b. A detailed compare and contrast of the three cloud providers the student chose. The cloud computing providers must be compared and contrasted in a thorough, well-organized manner that includes significant support based on a thorough review of the literature, not limited to news articles, and includes reviews of position or policy statements or reports from agencies or organizations and other scholarly resources. c. A conclusion in which the content was well organized in a logical and a clear developed manner that included which of the three cloud computing providers would best meet the client s needs with a significant amount of support for their recommendation. d. Graduate-level writing must be reflected throughout the paper, including accurate spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure e. No less than 1500-words in length, formatted in accordance with APA standards, and include a title page, table of contents, introduction, section headers, subheadings, a conclusion, and reference page. (The 1,500- word count requirement does not include the title page, table of contents, or reference page. f. See below for Part 2 of the Project Rubric for further details regarding expectations and grading of this assignment.. 5. The instructor will review each student s Term Paper draft and provide feedback regarding the draft no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 6. Part 3: Final Draft of Term Paper 6. After receiving the instructor s feedback, each student is expected to: a. Incorporate the instructor s feedback in the final draft and include all the components of the rough draft. b. The final Term Paper must be submitted to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 7. (The Dropbox basket will be linked to Turnitin.) 7. See below for Part 3: Final Draft of Term Paper in the Project Rubric for further details regarding expectations and grading of this assignment. Part 4: Presentation 8. Each student should begin preparing a Presentation in Module 6 after they receive feedback from the instructor on their rough draft of the term paper. 9. The Presentation must be posted to the Discussion Board located in the Course Home menu no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 7. a. The Presentation must include:
i. Ten-slide executive summary of the Term Paper and details of the student s findings. ii. Text and graphics must be appropriate and include no errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure. iii. All sources must be cited using APA format. iv. In the notes section of the Presentation, each student should assume the role of a presenter in a face-to-face classroom and type what they would say as if he or she were presenting their Presentation to their classmates. b. Each student will review their classmates Presentations located on the Discussion Board and choose two classmate s s to post a minimum 200-word response on the Discussion Board no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 8. Each student s response should include: i. Why they would agree or disagree with their classmate s recommendation. ii. Support to justify their response and why they agree or disagree. 10. See below for Part 4: Presentation in the Project Rubric for further details regarding expectations and grading of this assignment. Project Rubric Scoring Criteria Part 1: Project Proposal Plan = 5% Total Grade Grade: A - A- 100%-90% Grade: B+ - B- 89%-80% Grade: C 75%-79% Grade: F 74% and Below Total Points Project Proposal A thorough, wellorganized, and fully developed 300-word project proposal clearly describing the company or mission included. Three cloud An organized 300- word project proposal with most details describing the company or mission included. Some details of the An adequately organized project proposal describing the company or mission included. Many details describing the company or The project proposal was poorly developed and did not adequately describe the company or mission. The three cloud computing providers were not clearly identified or were omitted.
computing providers were identified. 100-90 points mission were omitted, which left the reader with a few questions. The three cloud computing providers were identified. 89-80 points mission were omitted, which left the reader with many questions. The three cloud computing providers were partially identified. 79-75 points 74-0 points Criteria Project Part 2: Term Paper Draft =15% Total Grade Criteria Project Part 2: Term Paper Draft 10% Total Grade: A - A- 100%-90% Grade: B+ - B- 89%-80% Grade: C 75%-79% Grade: F 74% and Below Total Points
Analysis of Cloud Services Offered The introduction included a thorough, well-organized, and fully developed, detailed analysis of three cloud computing providers, their organization s missions, and the types of cloud computing services each would offer to the client s organization. The introduction included a clearly developed, detailed analysis of three cloud computing providers, their organization s missions, and most details of the three types of cloud computing services each would offer to the client s organization. An adequate introduction was provided with some analysis of three cloud computing providers, their organization s missions, and details of the types of cloud computing services offered to the client s organization. Several details omitted left the reader with many questions. The introduction was poorly developed and did not adequately provide and/or omitted a significant analysis of three cloud computing providers, their organization s missions, and types of cloud computing services offered to the client s organization. Missing details omitted left the reader with an overwhelming number of questions Clarity of Measures to Protect Consumers A thorough, wellorganized, and clearly developed description of the measures each cloud computing provider would likely implement to enhance protections for their consumers. An organized and clearly developed description of most measures each cloud computing provider would likely implement to enhance protections for their consumers. An adequate The measures suggested description of some were poorly developed measures each cloud and did not clearly computing provider describe how each cloud would likely implement computing provider would to enhance likely enhance protection protections for their for consumers. consumers. Clarity of Current and Next 10-9.0 points The description of services clearly and thoroughly explained 8.0 points The description of services mostly explained how each 7.0-7.5 points The description of services included some explanation of 7.4-0 points Description of services was missing or inadequate and did not
Generation of Services how each cloud computing provider would increase flexibility to offer more to consumers in the future. cloud computing provider would increase flexibility to offer more to consumers. how each cloud computing provider would increase flexibility to offer more to consumers. clearly explain how the three cloud providers would increase flexibility to offer more to consumers. Research Supporting Thorough Compare/ Contrast of Three Cloud Computing Providers 10-9.0 points The cloud computing providers were compared and contrasted in a thorough, wellorganized manner that includes significant support based on a thorough review of the literature, not limited to news articles, and includes reviews of position or policy statements or reports from agencies or organizations, and other scholarly resources. 8.0 points The cloud computing providers were compared and contrasted in an organized and detailed manner that included many supporting details based on a review of the literature, not limited to news articles, and includes reviews of position or policy statements or reports from agencies or organizations, and other scholarly resources. 7.0-7.5 points 7.4-0 points The cloud computing The cloud computing providers were providers were not adequately compared adequately compared and and contrasted and contrasted. There was a included some details, significant amount of but the scope of the details missing. The research presented in scope of the research the paper was not fully presented in the paper is developed. There was inadequate and little a heavy reliance on outside research was reference material used. (e.g. Wikipedia, exam prep books, Dummies guides). The readers were left with several questions.
Conclusion/ Selection of Best for Client s Organization Now and in the Future The content was well organized in a logical and well developed manner that included which of the three cloud computing providers would best meet the client s needs with a significant amount of support for their recommendation. The content was logically organized and included which of the three cloud computing providers would best meet the client s needs with a reasonable amount of support for their recommendation. The content was adequately organized and included which of the three cloud computing providers would best meet the client s needs with some amount of support for their recommendation. The reader was left with many questions. The content is not adequately developed in an organized manner and has critical missing information. Term Paper Writing Style Graduate-level writing is reflected throughout the paper, including accurate spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure Writing is acceptable, with a few errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure Writing does not meet graduate standards. Unacceptable number of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and/or sentence structure and APA format. Writing does not meet graduate standards. Unacceptable number of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and/or sentence structure
Criteria Project Part 3: Final Term Paper = 20% of Total Grade Criteria Project Part 3: Final Term Paper 15% of Grade Analysis of Cloud Services Offered 95%-94% 89%-80% 75%-79% 74% and Below Addressed all regarding analysis of cloud services offered. Addressed most of regarding analysis of cloud services offered. Addressed an adequate amount of regarding analysis of cloud services offered. Addressed little or no feedback and missing significant components regarding analysis of cloud services offered. Total Points Clarity of Measures to Protect Consumers Clarity of Current and Next Generation of Services Addressed all regarding measures to protect consumer. 10-9.0 points Addressed all regarding current and next generation of services. Addressed most regarding measures to protect consumer. 8 points Addressed most regarding current and next generation of services. Addressed adequate feedback but several components regarding measures to protect consumer were not clarified. 7.0-7.5 points 7.4-0 points Addressed adequate feedback but several components regarding current and next generation of services were not clarified. Addressed little or no feedback and missing significant components regarding measures to protect consumer. Addressed little or no feedback and missing significant components regarding several components of current and next generation of
Research Supporting Compare/ Contrast of Three Cloud Computing Providers 10-9.0 points 8 points 7.0-7.5 points Addressed all Addressed most Addressed adequate feedback but several regarding research regarding research components omitted and compare and and compare and regarding research contrast of three contrast of three and compare and cloud providers. cloud providers. contrast of three cloud providers. services. 7.4-0 points Addressed little or no feedback and missing significant components of research and compare and contrast of three cloud providers. Selection of Cloud Computing Provider for Client s Organization Now and in the Future Term Paper Writing Style Addressed all regarding cloud computing provider for client s organization now and in the future. Graduate-level writing is reflected throughout the paper, including accurate spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure Addressed most regarding cloud computing provider for client s organization now and in the future. Writing is acceptable, with a few errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure 15 point Addressed adequate Addressed little or no and components regarding regarding cloud cloud computing provider computing provider for for client s organization client s organization now and in the future. now and in the future. Writing does not meet graduate standards. Unacceptable number of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and/or sentence structure and APA format. Writing does not meet graduate standards. Unacceptable number of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and/or sentence structure
Rubric: Project Part 4 Presentation = 10% of Total Grade Criteria 100%-94% 89%-80% 75%-79% 74% and Below Total Points Presentation Presentation Responses Includes a 10-slide that included an executive summary of the term paper. The notes section of the presentation included clear details, precise support, and a well thought-out justification of the one cloud computer provider that was recommended. 30-29 points Responses regarding 2 other classmates Presentations are posted on the Discussion Board. Each post includes a well-organized 200- word response that states why the student agrees or disagrees Includes a 10-slide that included an executive summary of the term paper. The notes section of the presentation included most details, support, and justification of the one cloud computer provider that was recommended. 28-24 points Responses regarding 2 other classmates Presentations are posted on the Discussion Board. Each post includes a well-organized 200- word response that states why the The 10-slide included an executive summary of the term paper. The notes section of the presentation included some details and justification of the one cloud computer provider that was recommended. 23-22.5 points Responses regarding 2 other classmates Presentations are posted on the Discussion Board. Each post includes a somewhat organized 200-word response that states why the student agree or disagree with their classmate s recommendation and provides some support to The included missing or an inadequate executive summary of the term paper. The notes section of the presentation included little or no details, support or justification of the one cloud computer provider that was recommended. 22-0 points Responses regarding 2 other classmates Presentations are posted on the Discussion Board. Each post is not organized and/or does not meet the minimum 200-word response that states
with their classmate s recommendation and provides significant support to justify their response on why they agree or disagree. student agrees or disagrees with their classmate s recommendation and provides many details to justify their response on why they agree or disagree. justify their response on why they agrees or disagrees. The reader may have questions based on some missing information why the student agrees or disagree with their classmate s recommendation and does not provides adequate support or omits significant details to justify their response on why they agree or disagree. Presentation Text and Graphic Conventions 30-29 points Text and graphics were appropriate and included no errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure. 28-24 points Text and graphics were appropriate and included few errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure. 23-22.5 points Text and graphics were somewhat appropriate and included several errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure. 22-0 points Text and graphics were inappropriate and included significant errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure. Sources Cited All source cited using proper APA format. All sources cited using proper APA format with few errors. Most sources cited did not follow correct APA format. Sources not cited using correct APA format.