3 Discussions

Discussion 1

"Policy Implementation Issues" Please respond to the following:

· Describe the basic elements of human nature and how they affect information security policy development and impact information security policy implementation issues.

· Propose at least three ways that organizations can overcome these policy development and implementation issues.

Discussion 2

"ISO / IEC 27000 Series and NIST" Please respond to the following:

· Determine the part of an IT security program that you believe is the most challenging for organizations to implement. Justify your reasoning.

· Analyze the business considerations, information assurance, and information systems security considerations that impact the area that you identified as being most challenging to implement.  Provide at least two recommendations for IT management to implement to align the information assurance and security considerations with the business goals.

Personal Financial Planning

E-Activity

· 1. Go to the National Education Association’s Savings and Investments Website located at http://www.neamb.com/finance/savings-and-investments.htm#tools or the Home Loans Website located at http://www.neamb.com/finance/home-loans.htm#tools. After selecting the “Tools” link, choose at least two (2) of the calculators from the list to aid in identifying good personal financial behaviors geared toward saving for a home. Be prepared to discuss.

· 2. Watch the following Chapter 5 Kiplinger videos using the links below and be prepared to discuss:

. “Buy or Lease a Car”, (2 min 13 s)

. “How Much House Can You Afford”, (2 min 12 s)

. “Fixed Rate vs. Adjustable Rate Mortgages”, (1 min 59 s)

Discussion 1

Saving for the Future 

· Summarize your favorable personal financial behaviors related to saving money. Select one behavioral change related to your finances that you could make this year, and describe the anticipated effect of this change on your savings.

· From the first e-Activity, choose one (1) personal financial concept you have learned that you believe you could use in order to improve your personal financial situation. Explain the chosen concept, and outline key steps that you could take to improve your personal financial situation.

Discussion 2

Decisions About Buying a Home or Automobile

· From the second e-Activity, discuss two (2) advantages and disadvantages of renting versus buying a home. Support your rationale with two (2) specific examples of such advantages and disadvantages.

· Describe two (2) pros and cons of buying a new vehicle instead of a used one. Provide two (2) examples based on your own experiences, the experiences of others that you have observed, or from the readings in this course.

Essentials of Exporting/Importing

Week 3 e-Activity

·  Go to the Strayer Online Library to locate and read Hillebrand, E. E., Lewer, J. J., & Turtora Zagardo, J. (2010). Backtracking from Globalization. Global Economy Journal 10(4), 1-17. Be prepared to discuss.

Discussion 1

"Past and Future" Please respond to the following:

· Imagine back in time to pre-Internet days. Describe how you would have established communications for international trade in these time periods: 1935 and 1977.

· Imagine it is now 2050. Predict the ease and speed of international trade communications and how it will occur.

Discussion 2

"Backtracking from Globalization" Please respond to the following:

· From the e-Activity, illustrate with two examples how the U.S. has restrained trade over the past 60 years and state why you think that happened.

· Some believe these restraints have been deleterious to national economic prosperity.  In your estimation, speculate as to how these restraints have affected national economic prosperity.