Assignment 8
Background
To complete this assignment, you will need to have completed reading of chapters 14-16 of the textbook and completed the slides/lectures Security Management, Risk Assessment, Controls, Physical Security I and II.
Assignment Instructions
Reminder: All work turned in for this class must prepared in a form that I can open with Microsoft Word 2016. Do not copy the homework text into your answers; I already know what the questions are, and putting superfluous filler into your answers just makes more work for me.
For this assignment and any others that require research you must answer in your own words and cite your references correctly. A cut-and-paste answer will earn a zero for the entire assignment and may earn a course grade of F for plagiarism.
Part 1: In no more than four paragraphs, distinguish between ethics, laws, and policies.
Part 2: Explain in your own words the hearsay rule of evidence and tell one important exception to it that is relevant to computer systems.
Part 3: Identify four things that you either did not know before taking this class or that you learned something new about as a result of taking the class. (I just want a list of four things, not a book.)
Part 4: Pick one of the four things that you listed in Part 4 and, in two or three paragraphs, tell how the coverage of that subject could be improved.
Part 5: Tell at least one thing, more if possible, that you expected to get out of this course, but did not. A list of things that were missing or needed improvement is much more useful to me than a statement that the course was perfect in every way.)
Grading Rubric
This section describes how your assignment will be graded. Except in the case of plagiarism, cheating, or copying, you cannot lose more than 100 points.
This assignment is worth 100 points in the "Assignments" category of the course grading plan.
The Assignment as a Whole
Failure to follow instructions: Up to three points subtracted per part, 18 points for the entire assignment.
Grammar, spelling, and organization: Up to three points subtracted per part, 18 points for the entire assignment.
Incorrect citation or use of the works of others: Up to ten points subtracted per part, 60 points for the assignment as a whole. When you use the words or ideas of others, you need a citation in the text that ties to an entry in your "References" section. When you quote another's work, you need quotation marks. For an example, see An Example of Proper Writing in the "Required Reading" module.
Plagiarism, cheating, or copying another's work: A zero on the assignment and referral to the Student Conduct and Academic Integrity office for other penalties.
Late work: Late work will not be accepted by Desire2Learn and will be recorded as a zero.
The Assignment by Parts
| Part | Criteria | Points Available |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The student should compare and contrast ethics, laws, and policies. If the student's exposition is absent, superficial, or incorrect in essential elements: up to -20 | 20 |
| 2 |
The definition of hearsay evidence is absent, incorrect, superficial, or not in the student's own words: -10 The exception to the hearsay rule is absent, incorrect, or misses important points: -10 |
20 |
| 3 | Each item missing from the list: -5. | 20 |
| 4 | The description of how coverage could be improved is missing or superficial: up to -20. | 20 |
| 5 | The description of missing topics is absent or superficial: up to -20. | 20 |