CIS337– Networking in Business
Unit 4 Assignment: Final Project Part I: Planning the Network
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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 4
Points: 20
Overview:
Your medium-sized organization is expanding both nationally and internationally and
you have been tasked to implement a Wide Area Network (WAN) topology. The
organization has expanded to 5 different geographical locations and has directed you to
design the WAN. In essence, you need to submit a plan to your Executive board and
get approval to install the WAN.
Background Information:
• Your Executive Board consists of the CEO, CFO, CIO.
• Your IT/Security Team consists of CISO, Security Manager, Data Center
manager, IT Manager.
• Employees of the organization will expand from 20 to 60 (globally).
• Currently, there are 20 employees at Location A. There will be another location of
30 employees at Location B and 10 new employees in France. Some new
employees at Location B will be remote users.
• Your new network must be scalable for future growth.
Instructions:
For this section, you will work in a group. Each person in the group will submit the
PowerPoint presentation to the instructor for an individual grade.
Your organization needs you to set up the network topology and requests your input on
the following requirements to build the WAN. Build a PowerPoint Presentation to
present to the Executive Board based on the following questions:
• Who are the stakeholders?
a. Who are you communicating with?
b. Who are you collaborating with?
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• Select and justify both internal and external networking components and explain
why your group chose them.
• Provide a security recommendation to ensure the network is secure in transit and
at rest.
• Provide what network protocols will be used for the WAN architecture and why.
Ensure the network can provide the following capabilities:
c. Connect all users local, remote, and internationally.
d. Have to ability to file share.
e. The ability to access the Customer Data database.
f. Manage all resources centrally.
g. Allow users to access resources remotely and securely.
Requirements:
• PowerPoint Presentation compromised of 4 slides minimum, excluding the Title,
and Reference page.
• Provide supporting notes representing each slide.
• APA 7 format, including an in-text citation for referenced work.
• Be sure to include the names of each person in your group at the bottom of each
slide.
• At least two resources.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
Assessment Rubric for Unit 4: Final Project Part I Assignment
CRITERIA Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0-1 Points 2 Points 3-4 Points
Group
Participation
Did not
participate or
minimally
participated
with the team
in the decisions
Somewhat
participated
with the team
in the decisions
concerning the
presentation.
Actively
participated
with the team
in the decisions
concerning the
presentation.
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CRITERIA Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
concerning the
presentation.
Stakeholders Stakeholders
are not
identified.
Stakeholder
information is
present and
mostly
identified.
Stakeholders
are clearly
identified, and
all details are
included.
Justification Justification for
the network is
not identified
and is poorly
presented.
Justification for
the network
is present but
missing minor
details.
Justification
for the
network is
clearly
defined and
presented,
including all
details.
Security
Recommenda
tions
Security
recommendatio
ns are not
present or are
poorly
presented.
Security
recommendatio
ns are present
but missing
minor details.
Security
recommendati
ons are
clearly
defined and
presented,
including all
details.
Network
Protocols
Protocols are
not present or
are poorly
presented.
Protocols
are present but
are missing
minor details.
Protocols
are clearly
defined and
presented,
including all
details.
0 Points 1 Point 2 Points
Notes Section The Notes
sections are
scarce/empty.
The Notes
sections
contain some
supporting
notes.
The Notes
section is
complete with
robust and
meaningful
supporting
notes.
0 Points 0-1 Point 1 Point
Resources 0-1 resource n/a 2 resources or
more
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CRITERIA Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
Slide Length Less than 4
slides
n/a 4 slides or
more
Clear and
Professional
Writing and
APA 7
Format
Errors impede
professional
presentation;
APA 7
guidelines not
followed.
Few errors that
do not impede
professional
presentation.
Writing and
format are
clear,
professional,
APA 7
compliant, and
error-free.
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Final Project Part I: Network Planning CIS337– Networking in Business Unit 4 Assignment:
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Unit 4’s due date is Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST.
20 points
Overview:
Your medium-sized organization is expanding both nationally and internationally and
you have been tasked to implement a Wide Area Network (WAN) topology. The
organization has expanded to 5 different geographical locations and has directed you to
design the WAN. In essence, you need to submit a plan to your Executive board and
get approval to install the WAN.
Background Information:
• Your Executive Board consists of the CEO, CFO, CIO.
• Your IT/Security Team consists of CISO, Security Manager, Data Center
manager, IT Manager.
• Employees of the organization will expand from 20 to 60
