Assignment 2: Telecommuting and the Mobile Worker

Assignment 2: Telecommuting and the Mobile Worker

Due Week 4 and worth 100 points

The number of American telecommuters is expected to
increase by 29 million telecommuters or 43% of the workforce by 2016 as more
work gets performed from remote locations. Mobile workers can work from
wherever they are and use the IT / IS technology necessary to access
co-workers, company or corporate infrastructure, intranets, and other
information sources.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1.
Describe the impact of telecommuting on energy conservation, IT
operational costs, “green computing”, and shifts in telecommuters’ lifestyles
(e.g., parents, disability, etc.).
2.
Describe how the business infrastructure should be designed so that
employees will be able to continue to perform business functions in the event
of a disaster (i.e., storm, hurricane, or earthquake) that destroys or makes it
impossible to access the buildings.
3.
Determine four (4) advantages and four (4) disadvantages of
telecommuting from an IT manager’s point of view. Elaborate on each advantage
and disadvantage.
4.
Examine the effect of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to the IT
infrastructure with regard to security, IT support, knowledge, and data
management, green computing, and telecommuting.
5.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
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:
·
Demonstrate and plan for the integration of emerging technologies.
·
Describe and evaluate the core concepts of data and information
architecture.
·
Design plans for business continuity.
·
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
enterprise architecture.
·
Write clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics 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.

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