Points: 140 Term Paper:Redesigning Security Operations Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Identify what you perceive to be the five (5) most concerning threats to the network, computing environment, and the database operations of the company. Weight: 5% Did not submit or incompletely identified what you perceive to be the five (5) most concerning threats to the network, computing environment, and the database operations of the company. Partially identified what you perceive to be the five (5) most concerning threats to the network, computing environment, and the database operations of the company. Satisfactorily identified what you perceive to be the five (5) most concerning threats to the network, computing environment, and the database operations of the company. Thoroughly identified what you perceive to be the five (5) most concerning threats to the network, computing environment, and the database operations of the company. 2a. Examine each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Explain why this is your perception. Weight: 5% Did not submit or incompletely examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Explained why this is your perception. Partially examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Explained why this is your perception. Satisfactorily examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Explained why this is your perception. Thoroughly examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Explained why this is your perception. 2b. Examine each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Identify what is at risk from these threats. Weight: 5% Did not submit or incompletely examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Identified what is at risk from these threats. Partially examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Identified what is at risk from these threats. Satisfactorily examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Identified what is at risk from these threats. Thoroughly examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Identified what is at risk from these threats. 2c. Examine each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Determine how you would design the security controls to mitigate the risks involved. Weight: 5% Did not submit or incompletely examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Determined how you would design the security controls to mitigate the risks involved. Partially examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Determined how you would design the security controls to mitigate the risks involved. Satisfactorily examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Determined how you would design the security controls to mitigate the risks involved. Thoroughly examined each threat you identified in number 1, in which you: Determined how you would design the securi.

1. Points: 140
Term Paper:Redesigning Security Operations
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Identify what you perceive to be the five (5) most concerning
threats to the network, computing environment, and the database
operations of the company.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely identified what you perceive to
be the five (5) most concerning threats to the network,
computing environment, and the database operations of the
company.
Partially identified what you perceive to be the five (5) most
concerning threats to the network, computing environment, and
the database operations of the company.
Satisfactorily identified what you perceive to be the five (5)
most concerning threats to the network, computing environment,
and the database operations of the company.
Thoroughly identified what you perceive to be the five (5) most
concerning threats to the network, computing environment, and
the database operations of the company.
2a. Examine each threat you identified in number 1, in which
you: Explain why this is your perception.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely examined each threat you
identified in number 1, in which you: Explained why this is
your perception.

2. Partially examined each threat you identified in number 1, in
which you: Explained why this is your perception.
Satisfactorily examined each threat you identified in number 1,
in which you: Explained why this is your perception.
Thoroughly examined each threat you identified in number 1, in
which you: Explained why this is your perception.
2b. Examine each threat you identified in number 1, in which
you: Identify what is at risk from these threats.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely examined each threat you
identified in number 1, in which you: Identified what is at risk
from these threats.
Partially examined each threat you identified in number 1, in
which you: Identified what is at risk from these threats.
Satisfactorily examined each threat you identified in number 1,
in which you: Identified what is at risk from these threats.
Thoroughly examined each threat you identified in number 1, in
which you: Identified what is at risk from these threats.
2c. Examine each threat you identified in number 1, in which
you: Determine how you would design the security controls to
mitigate the risks involved.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely examined each threat you
identified in number 1, in which you: Determined how you
would design the security controls to mitigate the risks
involved.
Partially examined each threat you identified in number 1, in
which you: Determined how you would design the security
controls to mitigate the risks involved.
Satisfactorily examined each threat you identified in number 1,
in which you: Determined how you would design the security
controls to mitigate the risks involved.
Thoroughly examined each threat you identified in number 1, in
which you: Determined how you would design the security
controls to mitigate the risks involved.
3. Determine the security defense mechanisms that you would

3. utilize in order to secure communications from floor to floor in
the office space, including equipment and physical controls.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely determined the security defense
mechanisms that you would utilize in order to secure
communications from floor to floor in the office space,
including equipment and physical controls.
Partially determined the security defense mechanisms that you
would utilize in order to secure communications from floor to
floor in the office space, including equipment and physical
controls.
Satisfactorily determined the security defense mechanisms that
you would utilize in order to secure communications from floor
to floor in the office space, including equipment and physical
controls.
Thoroughly determined the security defense mechanisms that
you would utilize in order to secure communications from floor
to floor in the office space, including equipment and physical
controls.
4. Create an office space diagram detailing the security defense
tools, equipment and controls utilized, using a diagramming
application such as Visio or Dia.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely created an office space diagram
detailing the security defense tools, equipment and controls
utilized, using a diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.
Partially created an office space diagram detailing the security
defense tools, equipment and controls utilized, using a
diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.
Satisfactorily created an office space diagram detailing the
security defense tools, equipment and controls utilized, using a
diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.
Thoroughly created an office space diagram detailing the
security defense tools, equipment and controls utilized, using a
diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.
5. Explain in detail the defensive mechanisms that you would

4. implement to secure the corporate wireless network, including
encryption, authentication methods, and at least two (2) WLAN
security tools you would utilize on a regular basis.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely explained in detail the defensive
mechanisms that you would implement to secure the corporate
wireless network, including encryption, authentication methods,
and at least two (2) WLAN security tools you would utilize on a
regular basis.
Partially explained in detail the defensive mechanisms that you
would implement to secure the corporate wireless network,
including encryption, authentication methods, and at least two
(2) WLAN security tools you would utilize on a regular basis.
Satisfactorily explained in detail the defensive mechanisms that
you would implement to secure the corporate wireless network,
including encryption, authentication methods, and at least two
(2) WLAN security tools you would utilize on a regular basis.
Thoroughly explained in detail the defensive mechanisms that
you would implement to secure the corporate wireless network,
including encryption, authentication methods, and at least two
(2) WLAN security tools you would utilize on a regular basis.
6. Create a wireless network diagram, using a diagramming
application such as Visio or Dia based on your explanation in
number 5.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely created a wireless network
diagram, using a diagramming application such as Visio or Dia
based on your explanation in number 5.
Partially created a wireless network diagram, using a
diagramming application such as Visio or Dia based on your
explanation in number 5.
Satisfactorily created a wireless network diagram, using a
diagramming application such as Visio or Dia based on your

5. explanation in number 5.
Thoroughly created a wireless network diagram, using a
diagramming application such as Visio or Dia based on your
explanation in number 5.
7. Determine whether or not you would utilize encryption
technologies on the network and / or computing equipment.
Justify your response.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not you
would utilize encryption technologies on the network and / or
computing equipment; did not submit or incompletely justified
your response.
Partially determined whether or not you would utilize
encryption technologies on the network and / or computing
equipment; partially justified your response.
Satisfactorily determined whether or not you would utilize
encryption technologies on the network and / or computing
equipment; satisfactorily justified your response.
Thoroughly determined whether or not you would utilize
encryption technologies on the network and / or computing
equipment; thoroughly justified your response.
8. Consider the use of a cloud-based solution for storing the
company’s data. Determine the benefits and / or risks that
would result using this kind of data storage, and decide whether
or not you would utilize this storage option. Justify your
decision.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely considered the use of a cloud-
based solution for storing the company’s data; did not submit or
incompletely determined the benefits and / or risks that would
result using this kind of data storage, and did not submit or
incompletely decided whether or not you would utilize this
storage option; did not submit or incompletely justified your
decision.
Partially considered the use of a cloud-based solution for
storing the company’s data; partially determined the benefits

6. and / or risks that would result using this kind of data storage,
and partially decided whether or not you would utilize this
storage option; partially justified your decision.
Satisfactorily considered the use of a cloud-based solution for
storing the company’s data; satisfactorily determined the
benefits and / or risks that would result using this kind of data
storage, and satisfactorily decided whether or not you would
utilize this storage option; satisfactorily justified your decision.
Thoroughly considered the use of a cloud-based solution for
storing the company’s data; thoroughly determined the benefits
and / or risks that would result using this kind of data storage,
and thoroughly decided whether or not you would utilize this
storage option; thoroughly justified your decision.
9. Select a minimum of five (5) security tools that you would
implement on the network as security auditing and / or defense
countermeasures.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely selected a minimum of five (5)
security tools that you would implement on the network as
security auditing and / or defense countermeasures.
Partially selected a minimum of five (5) security tools that you
would implement on the network as security auditing and / or
defense countermeasures.
Satisfactorily selected a minimum of five (5) security tools that
you would implement on the network as security auditing and /
or defense countermeasures.
Thoroughly selected a minimum of five (5) security tools that
you would implement on the network as security auditing and /
or defense countermeasures.
10. Analyze each security tool you selected in number 8, and
determine why / how you would use them as part of your
security operations.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed each security tool you
selected in number 8; did not submit or incompletely
determined why / how you would use them as part of your

7. security operations.
Partially analyzed each security tool you selected in number 8;
partially determined why / how you would use them as part of
your security operations.
Satisfactorily analyzed each security tool you selected in
number 8; satisfactorily determined why / how you would use
them as part of your security operations.
Thoroughly analyzed each security tool you selected in number
8; thoroughly determined why / how you would use them as part
of your security operations.
11. Provide an overview of the recovery and continuity plans
you would develop to ensure the company could survive a
temporary or prolonged disruption. Explain why each plan is
needed based on the benefits it provides to the company.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely provided an overview of the
recovery and continuity plans you would develop to ensure the
company could survive a temporary or prolonged disruption; did
not submit or incompletely explained why each plan is needed
based on the benefits it provides to the company.
Partially provided an overview of the recovery and continuity
plans you would develop to ensure the company could survive a
temporary or prolonged disruption; partially explained why each
plan is needed based on the benefits it provides to the company.
Satisfactorily provided an overview of the recovery and
continuity plans you would develop to ensure the company
could survive a temporary or prolonged disruption;
satisfactorily explained why each plan is needed based on the
benefits it provides to the company.
Thoroughly provided an overview of the recovery and
continuity plans you would develop to ensure the company
could survive a temporary or prolonged disruption; thoroughly
explained why each plan is needed based on the benefits it
provides to the company.
12. 5 references
Weight: 5%

8. 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.
13. 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
1. Use the ANES 2016 data set to set out where you expect
public opinion to stand on three key policy issues that you
intend to stress in your campaign. At least one of these issues
should be different from the three you analyzed for Project
1. Include frequency tables (charts) and graphs outlining the
results for each of these three issues.

10. 2. Perform a crosstabulation of each of these three issues by
a demographic variable. You can use a different demographic
variable for each issues, and at least one of these demographic
variables should be different from those you used in Project
1. Include frequency tables (charts) and graphs outlining the
crosstabulation for each of these three issues.
Project 2 (15 points—15% of final grade)
Getting Elected President in 2020

11. PROJECT # 2 Getting elected in 2020.
Imagine you are intending to run for President in 2020. To have
a realistic chance of election, you must run either as a Democrat
or a Republican, and you should say which you are running as.
Your two main goals are (i) to win the 2020 Presidential
election, which also involves winning your chosen party’s
primary election in order to get the party’s nomination (ii) to
campaign on issues, and policies related to those issues, that
you believe in and that you would actually like to implement.
You will certainly need to make some compromises here in
balancing these two goals (e.g. your preferred policy stance on
a particular issue might make you unelectable, in which case
you probably should not advocate for it). You should, in your
written project, explain these considerations.
1. Use the ANES 2016 data set to set out where you expect
public opinion to stand on three key policy issues that you
intend to stress in your campaign to be elected President in
2020. At least one of these issues should be different from the
three you analyzed for Project 1. Include in your written project
a chart outlining the results for each of these three issues.
1. Perform a crosstabulation of each of these three issues by a
demographic variable (can be a different demographic variable
for each issue or the same one for each issue), and at least one
of these demographic variables should be different from those
you used in Project 1. Include in your written project a chart
outlining the crosstabulation for each of these three issues.
1. Go online and search one or more of the LA Times, New
York Times, Washington Post or Wall Street Journal, or any
other major source of current polls, and look in them for recent
(preferably last six months) survey data. Use these polls to
supplement your analysis for at least one of your policy
variables..
Examples of Key Issues (you may select different issues than
these): economic issues especially the state of the economy;
financial reform in the light of the recent financial/economic

12. crisis; health care/health care reform; key foreign policy issues
including the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, upheavals in
the Middle East, the associated refugee crises, attitudes to
China and Russia; the issue of North Korea’s missile
capabilities, and the US-Mexico relationship; terrorism; social
issues (e.g. abortion, gay rights, women’s rights); government
(how corrupt, whom it serves etc); religion; attitudes to
minorities.
Write a campaign memo addressed to your election staff (i.e.
this is your written project), explaining to your staff what
stance you and the campaign should take on these three issues
in order to maximize a favorable electoral outcome in 2020.
Base your views on the survey data you have researched, and
refer to the survey data/charts. As written above, remember
that your two main goals are (i) to win the 2020 Presidential
election, which also involves winning your chosen party’s
primary election in order to get the party’s nomination (ii) to
campaign on issues, and policies related to those issues, that
you believe in and that you would actually like to implement.
You will certainly need to make some compromises here in
balancing these two goals (e.g. your preferred policy stance on
a particular issue might make you unelectable, in which case
you probably should not advocate for it). You should, in your
written project, explain these considerations.
Maximum length of text for Project 2 should be 2 single spaced
pages, plus any graphs or tables..
Campaign video (optional)
For an extra 3 bonus points students can produce a campaign
video (2 mins max). You
should base the video on your campaign memo, but instead of a
memo the video should be a campaign speech. At the very start
of the video you should state the intended audience for your
video (e.g. primary party voters in a particular state e.g.
national tv audience e.g. factory workers e.g. students etc).
Upload the video to youtube, and then include the link in a word

13. doc that you submit in the assigned place.