Standards Research

Standards Research

Type of document       Essay

3 Pages

Subject area       Case Study

Academic Level           Master

Style    APA

Number of references  4

Order description:

Assignment 1: Standards Research 

Worth 80 points

The following Website may be used for reference to complete this assignment. The Website represents an electronic document titled “Standards Organizations” written by William Stallings (2009), located at http://www.box.net/shared/9dtnzvwys8/1/15730219/164146343/1.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Select one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and briefly summarize what this group is working on.
2. Justify the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.
3. Evaluate the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.
4. Take a position on the need for a federal standards agency such as NIST. Include supporting evidence to justify your opinion.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

Note: Your document is evaluated based on the grading rubric, You must follow a grading rubric and include all the topics in the rubric to earn a point

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the needs of communication networks in a business environment.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in communication networks.
• Write clearly and concisely about communication networks using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

 

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

Points: 80	Assignment 1: Standards Research
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Select one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and briefly summarize what this group is working on. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and did not submit or incompletely summarized what this group is working on.	Partially selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and partially summarized what this group is working on.	Satisfactorily selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and satisfactorily summarized what this group is working on.	Thoroughly selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and thoroughly summarized what this group is working on.
2. Justify the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely justified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.	Partially justified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.	Satisfactorilyjustified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.	Thoroughly justified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.
3. Evaluate the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.	Partially evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.	Satisfactorily evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.	Thoroughly evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.
4. Take a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Include supporting evidence to justify your opinion. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Did not submit or incompletely included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.	Partially took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Partially included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.	Satisfactorily took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Satisfactorily included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.	Thoroughly took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Thoroughly included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.

5. 3 references Weight 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present