Assignment 3: Mobile Computing and Social Networking Due Week 7 and worth 75 points Mobile computing has dramatically changed how information is accessed and shared. Wireless networking has been an enabler of mobile computing. One profession that mobile computing has had a big impact on is health care management. Patients are now able to monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure, glucose levels, etc. without having to periodically visit a doctor’s office or hospital. There are devices such as the Withings Blood Pressure Monitor that works with an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to record, track, and graph a patient’s blood pressure. There are other devices that can measure blood glucose levels, oxygen levels, heart rate, etc. and use an iPhone to send the results to a clinical server. Doctors and caregivers are then able to access the data on the clinical server. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are used as powerful platforms to deliver and receive health care information. Patients and caregivers are increasingly going online to connect and share experiences with others with similar medical issues or concerns Patients are able to take advantage of social networks to do more than just share pictures and tweets. Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you: Compare and contrast monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s office or hospital. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile computing technology to monitor patients. Assess the security concerns with regard to the transmission of personal medical information over wireless networks. Assess the use of social networking for group support for patients with similar medical concerns. 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: Describe the use of network management, Web, wireless, and mobility technologies. Outline the strategic implications of information assurance and security in an information technology environment. Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems and technology. Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information systems for decision making using proper writing mechanics and technical style ...

1. Assignment 3: Mobile Computing and Social Networking
Due Week 7 and worth 75 points
Mobile computing has dramatically changed how information is
accessed and shared. Wireless networking has been an enabler
of mobile computing. One profession that mobile computing has
had a big impact on is health care management. Patients are now
able to monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure, glucose
levels, etc. without having to periodically visit a doctor’s office
or hospital. There are devices such as the Withings Blood
Pressure Monitor that works with an iPhone, iPod Touch, or
iPad to record, track, and graph a patient’s blood pressure.
There are other devices that can measure blood glucose levels,
oxygen levels, heart rate, etc. and use an iPhone to send the
results to a clinical server. Doctors and caregivers are then able
to access the data on the clinical server. According to the
American College of Gastroenterology, social networking sites
like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are used as powerful
platforms to deliver and receive health care information.
Patients and caregivers are increasingly going online to connect
and share experiences with others with similar medical issues or
concerns Patients are able to take advantage of social networks
to do more than just share pictures and tweets. Write a four to
five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Compare and contrast monitoring of patient vital signs using
mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s
office or hospital.
Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile
computing technology to monitor patients.
Assess the security concerns with regard to the transmission of
personal medical information over wireless networks.
Assess the use of social networking for group support for
patients with similar medical concerns.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality

2. 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:
Describe the use of network management, Web, wireless, and
mobility technologies.
Outline the strategic implications of information assurance and
security in an information technology environment.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
information systems and technology.
Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information
systems for decision making 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. Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
Points: 75
Assignment 3: Mobile Computing and Social Networking
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Compare and contrast monitoring of patient vital signs using

3. mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s
office or hospital.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted
monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing
technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s office or hospital.
Partially compared and contrasted monitoring of patient vital
signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to
the doctor’s office or hospital.
Satisfactorily compared and contrasted monitoring of patient
vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient
visits to the doctor’s office or hospital.
Thoroughly compared and contrasted monitoring of patient vital
signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to
the doctor’s office or hospital.
2. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile
computing technology to monitor patients.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely identified the advantages and
disadvantages of using mobile computing technology to monitor
patients.
Partially identified the advantages and disadvantages of using
mobile computing technology to monitor patients.
Satisfactorily identified the advantages and disadvantages of
using mobile computing technology to monitor patients.
Thoroughly identified the advantages and disadvantages of
using mobile computing technology to monitor patients.
3. Assess the security concerns with regard to the transmission
of personal medical information over wireless networks.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely assessed the security concerns
with regard to the transmission of personal medical information
over wireless networks.
Partially assessed the security concerns with regard to the
transmission of personal medical information over wireless
networks.

4. Satisfactorily assessed the security concerns with regard to the
transmission of personal medical information over wireless
networks.
Thoroughly assessed the security concerns with regard to the
transmission of personal medical information over wireless
networks.
4. Assess the use of social networking for group support for
patients with similar medical concerns.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely assessed the use of social
networking for group support for patients with similar medical
concerns.
Partially assessed the use of social networking for group
support for patients with similar medical concerns.
Satisfactorily assessed the use of social networking for group
support for patients with similar medical concerns.
Thoroughly assessed the use of social networking for group
support for patients with similar medical concerns.
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