The assignments that have been designed for the semester have involved building skill and confidence in obtaining software tools and gaining some proficiency in employing them to achieve specific, demonstrable security goals. The course project for INF306 does not involve a practical implementation, but rather, is more policy oriented. It will consist of a research paper on a specific IT security related law. Your specific topic will be selected from one of the 40 (or so) entries in Table 6.1 (page 91 in the current edition Kindle version) from the textbook (you may choose one not listed, but only with explicit prior permission of the instructor). This must be submitted to Blackboard for grading by 11:59 PM on the due date (check course calendar).

The body of the paper must reflect an understanding of the material presented in this course as well as an understanding of the law being researched. The paper must include a history of the law which provides a rationale as to why it was adopted. There must be discussion of the CIA or Parkerian Hexad models elements and types of risk management strategies that the law addresses and the controls it advises or provides. As appropriate, you will also address the organizational, personnel, and technical IT related impacts of both the underlying problem(s) and the law as solution. You may discuss cases involving the law and/or similar international laws.

The paper:

Your paper must consist of the following:

At least five (5) pages of written content: title pages, table of contents, diagrams, and reference pages do not count for content.
.pdf document
Formatted using US letter sized pages (811)
Double spaced
12pt Times New Roman font
One inch margins
Your paper must include a complete list of APA formatted bibliographic references and include in-text citations as appropriate. You will provide at least six intellectually rigorous referenced sources in addition to the law you will be researching. The references page does not count toward your page count.

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Before you start working on this Learner Activity, read R4 (article on diversimilarity) carefully. This Learner Activity is based on that article and the key focus is to identify similarities and differences between you and another individual.

Select a person in this class or any other class (or work group) who is very different from you on at least two dimensions of personal identity identified by Loden (refer to R5 for Loden’s dimensions of personal identity).

Describe yourself and your interviewee in terms of personal identity dimensions.

Identify the differences in values, attitudes, behaviours or other factors between you and the other member that arise because of the difference between you (on the dimension of personal identity). For example, if the person chosen is older than you are, what are the differences between you due to the age factor? How would these differences affect your job/school performance/expectations?

Now, identify the personality dimensions on which you are similar. What do those similarities mean? What commonalities can you find? Try to focus on job or school-related issues and elaborate on how the commonalities and differences would affect your work behaviors/expectations.

What have you learned from doing this exercise? NOTE: The answers to the first three questions can be common to both reports, but you should submit individual responses to the fourth question. You must try to relate concepts from R4 to this Learner Activity.

Sample Solution

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