Practical conection assignment - Information Governance

School of Computer and Information Sciences

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Information

ITS833 - M20 Information Governance

Summer 2021 Full Term

Course Format: Hybrid

CRN: 31442

Class Time and Location: F 08:00 AM - 10:00 PM, NKY

Residency Session: 06/11/2021 - 06/13/2021 

Instructor Information

Name: Mia Simmons

Email: [email protected]

Phone: Zoom

Office Location: Appointment Only

Office Hours/Preferred Contact Times: Appointment Only

Course Description

This course presents key issues related to the discipline of information governance and

how it is being applied to electronic document and records management, email, social

media, cloud computing, mobile computing, and, in fact, the management and output of

information organization-wide. IG leverages information technologies to enforce policies,

procedures and controls to manage information risk in compliance with legal and

litigation demands, external regulatory requirements, and internal governance

objectives. Information Governance: Concepts, Strategies, and Best Practices reveals

how, and why, to utilize IG and leverage information technologies to control, monitor,

and enforce information access and security policies.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course:

Students will be able to compare and contrast information governance, IT

governance and data governance.

Students will be able to understand information governance principles

Students will be able to understand strategic planning and best practices for

information governance

Students will be able to understand information governance policy development

Learner Outcomes

Learn how to perform research identifying and analyzing technological challenge

Build critical thinking skills to develop and apply solutions that achieve strategic

and tactical IT-business alignment

Develop professional skills and expertise to advance knowledge in your chosen

field or discipline within information technology

Conduct research with professional and ethical integrity

Address complex technical questions and challenge established knowledge and

practices in the area

Identify, comprehend, analyze, evaluate and synthesize research

Communicate effectively and employ constructive professional and interpersonal

skills

Critically evaluate current research and best practices

Demonstrate Governance leadership skills at the team and enterprise levels

following tenets of professional, social, and ethical responsibility

Recommend Governance strategies that support enterprise mission and

objectives

Course Website

Access to the course website is required via the iLearn portal on the University of the

Cumberlands website: http://www.ucumberlands.edu/ilearn/ 

or https://ucumberlands.blackboard.com/

Required Books and Resources

Title: Academic Writer

Website: http://ucumberlands.libguides.com/c.php?g=504168

About: This is APA's resource for APA format, style, citations, and document types (like

how to write a literature review). UC has a dedicated link for students to create their

Academic Writer account, and that link can be found here

Title: Information Governance

ISBN: 9781118421017

Authors: Robert F. Smallwood

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 2014-03-28

Course Required text can be found and purchased via the UC Barnes and Noble

Bookstore: https://cumber.bncollege.com/shop/cumberlands/page/find-textbooks

Suggested Books and Resources

Writing Center

Website: https://www.ucumberlands.edu/learningcommons/writingcenter

About: This website includes beginning information about the Writing Center. Look for

The Learning Commons in your class list in iLearn. Once you open The Learning

Commons "course", look for the Writing Center on the left menu bar

Writing Center

Subtitle: This website includes beginning information about the Writing Center. Look for

The Learning Commons in your class list in iLearn. Once you open The Learning

Commons "course", look for the Writing Center on the left menu bar.

Publisher: https://www.ucumberlands.edu/learningcommons/writingcenter

Academic Writer

Website: http://ucumberlands.libguides.com/c.php?g=504168

About: This is APA's resource for APA format, style, citations, and document types (like

how to write a literature review). UC has a dedicated link for students to create their

Academic Writer account, and that link can be found here

Academic Writer

Subtitle: This is APA's resource for APA format, style, citations, and document types (like

how to write a literature review). UC has a dedicated link for students to create their

Academic Writer account

Publisher: http://ucumberlands.libguides.com/c.php?g=504168

The Learning Commons (TLC)

Website: http://ucumberlands.libguides.com/c.php?g=504168

About: TLC is here to help you succeed in your courses, from your first day at

Cumberlands through completing your degree.TLC offers a variety of academic

resources both virtually and in-person that are informal and with qualified Academic

Fellows.

The Learning Commons (TLC)

Subtitle: The Learning Commons (TLC) is here to help you succeed in your courses, from

your first day at Cumberlands through completing your degree.TLC offers a variety of

academic resources both virtually and in-person that are informal and with qualified

Academic Fellows. ucumberlands.libguides.com

Publisher: http://ucumberlands.libguides.com/c.php?g=504168

Grammarly

Website: https://www.grammarly.com/

About: Compose bold, clear, mistake-free writing with Grammarly’s AI-powered writing

assistant

Zotero

Subtitle: Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share

research

Publisher: https://www.zotero.org/

Zotero

Website: https://www.zotero.org/

About: Zotero is a great, easy to use reference management tool, and it's free

Grammarly

Subtitle: Compose bold, clear, mistake-free writing with Grammarly’s AI-powered writing

assistant

Publisher: https://www.grammarly.com/

Requirements and Policies

Academic Dishonesty Policy

As a Christian liberal arts university committed to the pursuit of truth and

understanding, any act of academic dishonesty is especially distressing and cannot

be tolerated. In general, academic dishonesty involves the abuse and misuse of

information or people to gain an undeserved academic advantage or evaluation. 

The common forms of academic dishonesty include:

1. cheating – using deception in the taking of tests or the preparation of written

work, using unauthorized materials, copying another person’s work with or

without consent, or assisting another in such activities;

2. lying – falsifying, fabricating, or forging information in

either written or spoken presentations;

3. plagiarism –

 using the published writings, data, interpretations, or ideas of another without 

Episodes of academic dishonesty are reported as appropriate to the Vice President

for Academic Affairs. The potential penalty for academic dishonesty includes 1) a

failing grade on a particular assignment, 2) a failing grade for the entire course, 3)

suspension or expulsion, or (4) revocation of a degree.

Attendance Policy

Course enrollment and participation will be monitored and verified for all students

during the first two weeks of classes. Lack of participation during this time may

jeopardize enrollment status. Each student is expected to meet course expectations by

completing the coursework required each week. Active participation and staying abreast

of the material is essential to success. Program specific attendance policies may still

apply.

Executive Residency Attendance Policy

Attendance to each Executive Residency class session is mandatory. Students may

make-up no more than one (1) residency session throughout the duration of their

academic program. Missing a second residency will result in the student being

dismissed from the University.

Each student must be in attendance for the entire duration of the required residency

weekend. Late arrivals and/or early departures are not permitted. Punctuality is

important as each student is required to have the documented in-seat time per course

requirements.

A missed session will result in the student attending a make-up session, and paying a

$300 Residency Make-Up fee. In addition, the student may be asked for documentation

from the program department providing an explanation as to why the schedule

residency session was missed. Make-Up sessions must be completed prior to the end of

the term. Noncompliance with this policy will result in dismissal from the executive

program.

Study after study has linked successful academic performance with good class

participation. Those who assume positions of responsibility must “show up” in order to

be effective. Therefore, students are expected to actively participate in intelligent

discussion of assigned topics in all areas (Discussion Board Activities, Synchronous

Sessions, Forums, Shared Papers, etc.) to help process course material and/or to

demonstrate understanding of course content. Point adjustments will be taken for non-

participation.

Disability Accommodations

University of the Cumberlands accepts students with certified disabilities and provides

reasonable accommodations for their certified needs in the classroom, in housing, in

food service or in other areas. For accommodations to be awarded, a student must

submit a completed Accommodations Application form and provide documentation of

the disability to the Disability Services Coordinator (Mr. Jacob Ratliff, Boswell Campus

Center, Student Services Office Suite, [email protected]). When all

paperwork is on file, a meeting between the student and the Coordinator will be

arranged to discuss possible accommodations before accommodations are formally

approved. Students must then meet with the Coordinator at the beginning of each

semester before any academic accommodations can be certified for that term.

Certifications for other accommodations are normally reviewed annually.

Academic Appeal

Both undergraduate and graduate students have the right to challenge a grade. If

discussions with the course instructor and department chair do not lead to a satisfactory

conclusion, students may file a formal written appeal with the Vice President for

Academic Affairs, who will forward the appeal to the chair of the Academic Appeals

Committee. This formal written appeal must be filed by the end of the 4th week of

classes in the next regular term following the term in which the course in question was

taken. The Academic Appeals Committee then gathers information from the student, the

instructor, and any other relevant parties. The Committee will deliver its

recommendation on the complaint to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. After

reviewing this recommendation and concurring or amending it, the Vice President for

Academic Affairs will inform the student and instructor of the disposition of the

complaint no later than the last day of classes of the term in which the complaint was

filed. Records of all actions regarding academic grade appeals, including their final

disposition, are maintained by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Academic

Appeals Committee. (Undergraduate Catalog/Graduate Catalog)

Student Responsibilities

Students should: 

Use University of the Cumberlands email system for all academic, administrative,

and co-curricular communication between faculty, staff and peers. 

Check for email and class announcements using iLearn (primary) and University of

the Cumberlands webmail (secondary) daily. 

Demonstrate Cumberlands Character in and outside the classroom per the

University Mission & Vision

Ensure you have consistent required technology for the course

Participate in courses regularly to:

Find announcements and updates

Complete assignments on time. Keep in mind that all deadlines use Eastern

Standard Time (EST).

Engage in discussion

Connect with fellow students and faculty

Present written work in an academic and professional manner.

Take examinations on the designated dates and times. Students should make

arrangements with faculty before the designated date for any needed

accommodations. 

Contact faculty or student success coordinator with questions or concerns.

Course Policies

Students are expected to: 

Review any assigned reading material and prepare responses to homework

assigned. 

Actively participate in activities, assignments, and discussions. 

Evaluate and react to each other’s work in a supportive, constructive manner. 

Complete specific assignments and exams when specified and in a professional

manner. 

Utilize learned technologies for class assignments. 

Connect content knowledge from core courses to practical training placement and

activities.

Links to Support

UC Academic Catalog: https://www.ucumberlands.edu/academics/academic-catalog

UC Student Handbook: https://www.ucumberlands.edu/student-handbook

Academic Resources & Writing Center: www.ucumberlands.edu/learningcommons

Library: http://www.ucumberlands.edu/library/ 

Bookstore: https://cumber.bncollege.com/shop/cumberlands/home

About University of the Cumberlands:

https://www.ucumberlands.edu/about/presidents-welcome

Instructions for Accessing, Downloading, and Activating Office 365 Pro Plus

(free for UC Students):

https://helpdesk.ucumberlands.edu/support/solutions/articles/7000045435

Course Evaluation

A student will be evaluated/weighted on the following basis: 

Reflective Activity & Weekly Discussions (Weeks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,13) 27.5

% (25 points each) 

Residency (Paper & Presentation) 50% (500 points) 

Practical Connection Activity (Residency) 10% (100 points) 

Research Papers 75 points each - 7.5% (150 points) 

Final Research Paper 5% (50 points) 

Total: 100% (1,000 points)

Grading Scale

Graded work will receive a numeric score reflecting the quality of performance as

given above in evaluation methods. The overall course grade will be determined

according to the following scale:

A= 90 – 100 (90% - 100%)

B= 80 – 89 (80% - 89%)

C = 70 – 79 (70% - 79%)

F < 69 (Below 69%)

Course Schedule

Course Weekly Schedule Reading/Topics Assignments and Due

Dates

16 Weeks

Week Date Topic/Required Readings

1 5-3-

2021

Introduction to Information Governance and Data Governance

Textbook: Chapter 2 – Information Governance, IT Governance, Data Govern

Information Governance Principles

Readings:

ARMA International, "The Principles", ARMA International Retrieved from:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.arma.org/resource/resmgr/files/Learn/2017_Gen

Saffady, William,PhD., F.A.I. (2015). Records management or information gov

41,47. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1696246911?acc

Shevde, Nishad, (2018). Measuring Information Governance Success. Retriev

management/measuring-information-governance-success/

2 5-10-

2021

Best Practices for Information Governance

Textbook: Chapter 4 – Information Risk Planning and Management and Chap

Information Governance

Readings: 

Tallon, Paul, (2016). Corporate Governance of Big Data: Perspectives on Value

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6519236

3 5-17-

2021

Internal and External Drivers/Legal Drivers for Information Governan

Textbook: Chapter 6: Information Governance Policy Development And Appe

Records Management and Chapter 8 - Information Governance and Legal Fun

Readings:

Vogel, H. S., & Rood, D. K. .(2019). Dealing with subpoena requests for digita

Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=17&

d1adf1d7c39c%40sessionmgr4008

4 5-24-

2021

Textbook: Chapter 7 – IG for Business Units

Textbook: Chapter 10 – Information Governance and Information Technology

Readings:

Calderaro, A., & Craig, A. J. S. (2020). Transnational governance of cybersecu

cyber capacity building. Third World Quarterly, 41(6), 917–938. https://doi.org

Setyadi, R. (2019). Assessing Trust Variable Impact on the Information Techno

Models: A Model Development Study. 2019 International Conference on Susta

(ICSECC), Sustainable Engineering and Creative Computing (ICSECC), 2019 In

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSECC.2019.8907224

5 5-31-

2021

Textbook: Chapter 8- Information Governance and Legal Functions 

Readings:

Griffin, J. G. H. (2014). The future of technological law: The machine state. Int

Technology, 28(3), 299–315. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2014.932520

Vogel, H. S., & Rood, D. K. .(2019). Dealing with subpoena requests for digita

Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=17&

d1adf1d7c39c%40sessionmgr4008

Zarsky, T. Z. (2014). Social Justice, Social Norms and the Governance of Socia

6 6-7-

2021

Textbook: Chapter 9 – Information Governance and Records and Information

Readings: 

Md Ajis, A. F., & Hajar Baharin, S. (2019). Dark Data Management as frontier

Symposium on Computer Applications & Industrial Electronics (ISCAIE), Comp

(ISCAIE), 2019 IEEE 9th Symposium On, 34–37. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAIE

Tallon, P. P., Ramirez, R. V., & Short, J. E. (2013). The Information Artifact in IT

Governance. Journal of Management Information Systems, 30(3), 141–178. h

Residency Weekend

 June 11-13, 2021

 

 Friday – EASTERN TIME 5pm – 10pm Class

Saturday – EASTERN TIME 8:00am – 7:30pm Class

1.5 hour lunch break (scheduled time at faculty discretion)

Sunday– EASTERN TIME 8am – 1pm Class

7 6-14-

2021

Reading Assignments

Textbook: Chapter 11 – Information Governance and Privacy and Security Fu

Borgman, C. L. (2018). Open Data, Grey Data, and Stewardship: Universities

Journal, 33(2), 365–412. Retrieved from: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfv

4af5-9c62-d1adf1d7c39c%40sessionmgr4008

Qin, H., Li, Z., & Yang, J. (2020). The Impact of Online Media Big Data on Firm

Method. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1155/

Savić, D. (2019). When is ‘grey’ too ‘grey’? A case of grey data. Grey Journal

8 6-21-

2021

Information Governance for Email and Social Media

Textbook: Chapter 12 - Information Governance for E-Mail and Instant Messa

for Social Media

Readings:

TOWER, 2004. E-Mail Management: Avoiding the 6 Common Mistakes. Best P

Compliance. Pages 6 – 8. Retrieved from http://www.marms.org/wp-content/u

REGULATORY-COMPLY.PDF There are many articles in the source that should b

other electronic communication media.

Jackson, O. (2018). GDPR: companies at risk over unstructured data. Internat

http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=31&sid=73312ccd-f875-4af

d1adf1d7c39c%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPXNoaWImc2l0ZT1

9 6-28-

2021

Reading Assignments

Textbook: Chapter 13 – Information Governance for Social Media

Ahmed, J., Yildirim, S., Nowostaki, M., Ramachandra, R., Elezaj, O., & Abomoh

Data Protection in Online Social Networks: A Blockchain-Based Approach. 202

and Computer Technologies (ICICT), Information and Computer Technologies

ICICT, 307–312. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICICT50521.2020.00054

Elsayed, M., Abdelwahab, A., & Ahdelkader, H. (2019). A Proposed Framework

in Social Media. 2019 14th International Conference on Computer Engineerin

and Systems (ICCES), 2019 14th International Conference On, 61–65. https://

Jackson, O. (2018). GDPR: companies at risk over unstructured data. Internat

http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=31&sid=73312ccd-f875-4af

d1adf1d7c39c%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPXNoaWImc2l0ZT1

10 7-5-

2021

Information Governance for Mobile Computing

Textbook: Chapter 14: Information Governance for Mobile Devices

Readings

Limantara, N., Kosala, R., Ranti, B., & Supangkat, S. H. (2019). Human and Te

Mobile Devices in Learning Activities. 2019 International Conference on ICT fo

(ICISS), 2019 International Conference On, 7, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICI

Rothstein, M. A., Wilbanks, J. T., Beskow, L. M., Brelsford, K. M., Brothers, K. B

McGowan, M. L., & Tovino, S. A. (2020). Unregulated Health Research Using M

Recommendations. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 48, 196–226. https://do

Shankar, A., & Kumari, P. (2019). A Study of Factors Affecting Mobile Governa

Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). South Asian Journal of

11 7-12-

2021

Information Governance for Cloud Computing

Textbook: Chapter 15 – Information Governance for Cloud Computing

Readings: 

A Comparative Study of Data Deduplication Strategies. (2018). 2018 First Int

Computing and Communication (ICSCCC), Secure Cyber Computing and Com

Conference On, 68. Retrieved from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/870

Patricia C. Franks. (2015). New Technologies, New Challenges: Records Reten

39(2), 191–209. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pd

d1adf1d7c39c%40sessionmgr4008

12 7-19-

2021

Emerging Topics in Information Governance

Textbook: Chapter 16 – Leveraging and Governing Emerging Technologies

Readings: 

A. F. Md Ajis and S. Hajar Baharin, "Dark Data Management as frontier of Info

on Computer Applications & Industrial Electronics (ISCAIE), Malaysia, 2019, p

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8743915?arnumber=8743915

Shetty, Sony (2017). How to Tackle Dark Data”. Retrieved from https://www.g

dark-data/

13 7-26-

2021

Records Preservation

Textbook: Chapter 17 – Long-Term Digital Preservation 

Readings:

Park, S. H., Zhang, Y., & Keister, L. A. (2020). Governance Innovations in Eme

Perspectives, 34(2), 226–239. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2017.0177

P. C. Franks, "Government use of cloud-based long term digital preservation a

Heritage, Granada, 2015, pp. 371-374, https://doi.org/10.1109/DigitalHeritag

Pike, E. R. (2020). Defending Data: Toward Ethical Protections and Comprehe

69(4), 687–743.

Zwarich, N., & Park, E. G. (2017). Toward E-Mail Governance: Policies and Pra

Journal of Information & Library Sciences, 41(3), 169–185

14 8-2-

2021

Reading Assignments

Textbook: Chapter 18 – Maintaining an Information Governance Program an

Knud Brandis, Srdan Dzombeta, Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, & Vladimir Stantch

Cloud Scenarios. Applied Sciences, 9(2), 320. https://doi.org/10.3390/app902

Sam Lubbe, & Osden Jokonya. (2011). Using information technology governa

creator of business values – a case study. South African Journal of Economic a

https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v12i1.264

15 8-9-

2021

Reading Assignments

Arshad, A., Bin Noordin, M. F., Bint Othman, R., & Mehmood, W. (2018). Desig

Systems – Development of an Integrated Component-Based KM Model for Eff

Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim W

Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2018 International Conference on,

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICT4M.2018.00065

Jimenez, J. I., & Jahankhani, H. (2019). “Privacy by Design” Governance Frame

Health Information (PHI) Processed by IoT-based Telemedicine Devices and A

12th International Conference on Global Security, Safety and Sustainability (I

(ICGS3), 2019 IEEE 12th International Conference On, 212. https://doi.org/10

Tse, D., Chow, C., Ly, T., Tong, C., & Tam, K. (2018). The Challenges of Big Dat

International Conference On Trust, Security And Privacy In Computing And Co

Conference On Big Data Science And Engineering (TrustCom/BigDataSE), Trus

Communications/ 12th IEEE International Conference On Big Data Science An

IEEE International Conference On, TRUSTCOM-BIGDATASE, 1632–1636.

https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom/BigDataSE.2018.00240

16 8-16-

2021

Short Week

Review the Research Videos Online

Last Day of Class is Thursday, August 19, 2021 

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