Instructions

Imagine you are a mid-level researcher at a world-renown, high-tech laboratory that receives millions of dollars in government grants each year. You are competing with another established researcher for a highly coveted endowed researcher position in the lab that will enable you to focus on any research area of your choosing within the cloud computing domain. Additionally, the role comes with a research assistant and stipend for the full three years. You must submit a comprehensive research proposal outlining your proposed research project to the selection committee to be considered for the position.

Your proposal must contain at least ten academic references and be of the quality expected of doctoral-level work. The proposal may be an extension of a previously written problem statement paper that you are intrigued with (and is research-worthy) or a completely new topic derived from the readings and research. If in doubt, please share your idea with the professor and request feedback. Your research proposal should contain the following sections:

• Title Page
  • Title: The title of your work should be concise and describe what your research will entail.
  • Student Name
  • Course ID, Name, and Semester Taken
  • University
  • Date
• Table of Contents
• Background
  • This section will provide enough information so that the reader understands the general context, settings, and basis for the proposed research. A non-expert may read the proposal, so ensure there is sufficient framing and discussion of the underlying concepts.
• Problem Statement
  • This section will focus on the presentation of a literature-supported open research question or problem that must be addressed. Additional areas should include detailed discussions of its scope, nature, what the problem is, how it developed or evolved into a problem, why it is a problem, and a brief discussion as to the other works that establish it as a problem within the literature.
• Goal
  • This section provides a concise definition of the goal of the study, what it will accomplish, and how it will be measured. That is, how you will define success and failure of the study (if applicable).
• Relevance and Significance
  • This section provides additional support for the problem statement and goal by discussing why the problem exists, who is affected by it, and the impact of the problem. Additionally, discussion of the study’s significance, the promise of its outcome, and its outcomes will address the stated problem.
• Literature Review
  • This section will focus on clearly identifying the major areas that the research will focus on to establish a foundation of the study within the body of knowledge. The presentation of literature is an expansion of an annotated bibliography that justifies the problem, hypothesis, impact, and significance of the study.
• Approach
  • A detailed explanation of how the study will be undertaken and how the goal will be achieved. This should take the form of a discussion of the methodology used, each step, milestone, and an explanation of each. Ensure that the approach is supported by the literature, as it cannot be based solely on opinion or experience.
• References

Length: 10-12 pages (not including the title page, table of contents, and reference list)

References: Support your paper with 5 appropriate and relevant scholarly references

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

In Module One, you discussed the relationship between forensics and incident response in an organization. Address the following questions in your initial post:

• If you were to do a postmortem on your experience in this course, in what ways would you change how you initially determined approaching the process of gathering and analyzing evidence?
• If you would not change your approach, why not?

RESPOND TO THE DISCUSSION POST BELOW BASED ON THIS/THESE STATEMENT“  In response to your peers, compare and contrast their experience with your own.”

When responding to your peers identify key points of their discussion that present significant benefits or challenges to an incident reponse program. (TWO (2) PARAGRAPHS EACH WITH REFERENCES ON EACH OF THEM SEPARATELY, NOT TOGETHER)

1. Darryl Egb 

Professor  I want to thank you for providing an environment and the supporting context that really helped improve my understanding of the cyber forensic process and enhanced my confidence related to being able to manage the resources performing a cyber forensic investigation when the time comes. 

For the class, I really enjoyed our virtual interactions.  I now venture into my concentration area of IT Management.  Hopefully I will be able to cross paths with you somewhere down the road.

In thinking about how my approach to gathering forensic evidence has changed, I think the biggest change is having an appreciation for the need to have documented procedures that are based upon the cyber forensic community’s currently accepted practices.  Having spent time as Air Force cop and having taken the SANS Incident Handler course, I had a strong appreciation for maintaining the chain of custody and having documented procedures.  The piece that I was missing was the need to ensure that the documented procedures were in line with the acceptable standards established by the cyber forensic community.  Another change, actually I would call it enlightenment, is ensuring that I stay up to date on case law that governs cyber forensic activities.  Knowing what makes evidence either admissible or inadmissible in court is critical knowledge that a cyber security manager should have.  

2.  Mary Rup 

Hi Everyone!  We made it! 

If I were to do a postmortem on my experience in this course, and how I would change my approach to digital forensic, would be keeping the chain of custody from the start, then following up with laws and regulations, that might pertain to the case I was working on.  This class has definitely opened my eyes, and with having an undergrad in software development, I may have found a new career path.

I have really enjoyed working with everyone in class! Hope our paths cross again in the future.  

3. Anthony Bre

Forensic Analysis Approach

In what ways would you change how you initially determined approaching the process of gathering and analyzing evidence?  If you would not change your approach, why not?

Not having any related experience in the field, my initial approach was to identify and reference federal rules of evidence and suggest that being aware of and following those would be a good idea.  Having taken this course hasn't changed my opinion in that regard, as I still believe that proving rules of law were followed during the gathering and analyzing of information related to a case is the best way to ensure evidentiary integrity.

If having a digital forensic specialist on staff doesn't fit into an organization's business model, hiring a well-established company or experienced individuals (perhaps those who possess an industry certification, such as the International Information System Security Certification Consortium's (ISC2) Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) accreditation) to ensure that evidence-related details are properly managed if an incident occurs would likely be money well spent (Certified Cyber Forensics Professional, 2018).

The purpose of the Session Long Project in the classes is to give you the opportunity to explore the applicability of the module to your own life, work, and place in space and time, and to experiment with the module to see how the otherwise academically rigorous presentation of a topic may, with more or less work and/or trauma, become "up close and personal". This is done in a number of different ways—sometimes cumulative papers, sometimes practical hands-on experimentation with a tool of some sort, sometimes reflections on a place of work or life. The common thread is personal application, aimed at demonstrating a cumulative knowledge and understanding of the course's material. The main purpose of the written parts of the assignments is to show that you have had some experiences doing the project, that you have thought carefully about what they mean for your own education, and that you can make some personal applications of this meaning to your own professional and/or personal understanding. Demonstrating this understanding is actually considerably more important than carrying out any specific step in the project instructions.

For this course, the SLP will take the form of working through a tutorial in information architectures, toward the purpose of creating a design document for a new website (see below).

The Term Project

Webmonkey is a Web development portal site operated by Wired.com. Among other resources (which you are welcome to peruse), it has a series of tutorials, including a very interesting hands-on Internet-based tutorial on the creation of information architectures (IA) for websites, that ought to work nicely as an SLP for this class. It is organized in five parts, which fits well into our structure. You can access the tutorial at the following site: http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/information_architecture_tutorial/ or http://www.webmonkey.com/tutorials/

Your overall assignment for the term is to follow the steps in this tutorial to develop a design document for a website to support students in the ITM programs as they move through it from the first courses to the last.

The goal of your project is to use the “information architectures” process to put together the best design you can. You are encouraged to be creative and imaginative; obviously, there is not any one “correct” design. The purpose of the SLP process is to give you some structure as you create your design.

The assignment is in three parts, one for each module 1-3.

For Module 1, you are to read through the Overview and Lesson 1, and carry out the first steps: goals definition for the website. The lesson outlines a series of questions to structure your goals. It suggests asking a range of respondents about the questions; clearly, this may be outside your present scope, although you may want to discuss them with friends and/or family and/or colleagues who have been with you through the program – who might have suggestions based on their interactions with you as you progressed – to get their take on the possible goals. You may also wish to seek informal thoughts from your instructor if you wish, with a well-structured inquiry.

At the least, you need to iterate the questions a couple of times for yourself. Write down your answers, then set them aside for a couple of days and come back to them. If you can do this a couple of times, you’ll find that your formulation will be better each time.

This part of the tutorial concludes:

“Once you have agreement from everyone involved, document the goals of the site and publish them where everyone in both your client’s organization and your own can see them… summarize the list and write a few paragraphs about the goals. A simple summary will do.”

Your “publication” consists of submitting your “list and paragraphs” in report form as your SLP 1 assignment.

 Create some comments at the top of the file: 

• Python Final Project: Acme Department Store of Paramus – Christmas Shopping List App
• Author: Your Name
• School: Pace University
• Course: CIS101
• Instructor: Professor Michael Sidaras-Tirrito
• Semester: Fall 2018
• Date Created: An actual date you created the file

1. Defines the following functions 
   • A function named displayMenu that displays the menu of choices to choose from, as evidenced in the output sample below.
   • A function named getChoice that collects a number from the user and returns that number in order to determine the choice selected
   • A function named updateShoppingList that displays the names of the loved ones and their index numbers, then asks the user to enter a choice for which record to update.  It should then change the 9th field of that record (the completion status) to "completed".  Part of this function will already have been created for you by the professor.
   • A function named displayShoppingList that displays all the content from the entire list.  For each loved one whose completion status is marked as completed, it will have to calculate the total spent, along with the difference from the budgeted amount.  Part of this function will already be created by your professor.
   • A function named exitProgram that prints the thank you banner so that the application can end.
2. Initializes the following: 
3. An array named christmasShoppingList, of size 5 (This is for the records of different loved ones. See the Shopping List Table Below – This will already have been created by the professor.)
4. Nested Sub-Arrays, each of size 9 (To store records of data; there are nine fields.  Again, see the Shopping List Table Below – This will already have been created by the professor.)
5. A numeric variable named totalSpent, defaulted to 0.0
6. A numeric variable named differenceSpent, defaulted to 0.0
7. A numeric variable named choice, defaulted to 0
8. Starts a while loop to keep the program running for as long as the user wants.  This will be programmed by your professor. 
   • Displays the Welcome Banner shown in the sample output
   • Calls the displayMenufunction
   • Calls the getChoicefunction and catches the returned value into the choice variable
   • Uses an if statement to determine which function to call next.  The if statement will be partially written by the professor.  You will have to add the appropriate calling statements where they belong in the if statement.
     
     • If the choice was 1, call the updateShoppingList function
     • If the choice was 2, call the displayShoppingList function
     • If the choice was 3, call the exitProgram function (Program will self-terminate after this)

 * Your Task:
 Now you will add a data entry form and a report to the database. 

*  Deliverables:
1) A Microsoft Access database that contains your implementation of the data entry form and report.
          a. The data entry form should be saved as Claim Form and the report as Fees per Patient.

*  Background Materials:
( I attached them down)

 * Starter Database:
When starting your project, download the Project II Starter Database . and then add your forms, test data, queries, and reports to this database.  Note I attached them down.

* Data Entry Form:
Panther Memorial has requested that you make a data entry form that enables the data entry of a claim with the following requirements:

1. Create a data entry form with an appropriate title. Use the Claim table as the record source.
   • Include field numbers: 1, 2, 38-47 (which are in the Claim table).
   • Information related to the subscriber and missing teeth are out of scope.
2. The patient, billing dentist, and treating dentist will be selected via a dropdown on the form.
3. Permit the data entry of services that appear on the claim via a subform. Include all fields from the service table in your subform, but do not worry about the including anything from the service tooth table.
4. Within the services subform, make the procedure a dropdown.
5. Build a subform that enables the entry of the diagnoses for the claim via a dropdown and the selection of the primary diagnosis.
6. Add a close command button to your data entry form.
7. Make sure that your fields are in a logical order, that you align fields, and that form has a professional feel to it.
8. Add 5 rows of test data to the following tables: Patient, Dentist, Diagnosis, & Procedure. This data will be used to test your dropdowns.
9. For each patient, add at least 3 claims (15 claims total). Each claim will need to have 1 or more diagnoses and 1-5 rows of related service data.

*Report:
Panther memorial has requested a report that shows the total amount of fees in the database per patient.

Produce a report that has the following characteristics:

1. First, create a query that contains the data you wish to display. Then base your report off of that query (set the query as the record source).
2. The detail section simply lists each patient their individual total amount of fees.
3. A grand total will be calculated in the footer representing the total amount of fees recorded in the database.
4. A bar chart in the report footer that shows each patient and a bar representing their total amount of fees recorded in the database.
5. A bar chart in the report footer that shows each patient and a bar representing their total amount of fees.

**PLEASE NOTE IT IS DUE IN 2 DAYS. THE QUALITY AND THE TIMING IMPORTANT TO ME**