Alternatives to the Field Internship – Essays 3 and 4
Essay #3 – Learn New Skills
There are many free online courses that you can use to improve your skills to better prepare yourself for the IT workforce.
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Section 1:
Browse courses under the category of Computer Science and Data Science
Choose at least three (3) free online classes that interests you.
Write a brief summary of the three courses covering the following:
Name of the Course
Brief Description / Overview of the Course
Number of Hours Per Week (Effort) and Duration (Length of Time)
Start Date or Self-Paced
Section 2:
In this section, you will cover the “Why†of the courses you selected. Here are some guiding questions
Give the reasons for selecting each of the three courses you stated in Section 1.
How will these courses strengthen your marketability and employability skills? Relate this to the course demand in the workforce environment
Section 3:
Out of the three courses you selected, choose one (1) and prepare a concrete plan to register for this course. When will you start and when do you intend to complete the course. Justify how you will accomplish this?
Requirements for the report:
Have a title page
The report should at least be three (3) pages, double-spaced and use Calibri size 11 or 12.
Follow the Section Requirements
If you used additional websites: Add a new page for Citations (Sources of Information)
Essay #4 – Mini Project
Project Scenario
You are an IT Consultant and would like to start a Helpdesk/Technicians company.You need a variety of technology devices/resources/software to meet the business requirements. You will have five (5) employees, namely:one helpdesk coordinator and four field technicians.
Your company needs a helpdesk software, desktop computer(s), tablets, laptops and/or smartphones. Below are some guiding questions for you to approach the case and provide the best technology solutions for the company as a whole and for each member of the company.
What type of technology device/product would the helpdesk personnel and field technicians need?
Should each technician member get a Smartphone? What type of smartphone should each one have?
Would you prefer tablets for any of the employees? Who should have the tablet(s)? Why?
Should you buy a desktop computer for the office use? What type would you recommend? Or do you think a laptop is a better choice than a desktop?
Which Small Business Internet Service Providers (ISP) would you select for your company?
Would you develop a helpdesk software or purchase one off the shelf?
BUDGET:
Minimum:$4,500
Maximum:5% more of the minimum budget
Research Logistics:
Approach the research by ensuring that you compare and contrast three (3) types of the devices/services in each category.
For example, if you think the IT Consultants should each have a smartphone, you will compare three (3) different types/brands of smartphones and plans. Similarly, use the same comparative approach in selecting desktop, laptop, tablets and ISP.
When comparing and contrasting look into:
Benefits of each type of desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone and service provider
Disadvantages/risks of each type of desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone and service provider
The specifications of each computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone and service provider
The Operating System and Applications Software in each of the devices
The financial cost of the each type of computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone and service provider.
Other important factors that are deemed critical to the evaluation and decision-making
Use MS-Excel to present the facts you will compare and contrast.
NOTE:You will not look into the “free phone options†as provided by some Service Providers.
Deliverables:
A Word Document
An Excel Spreadsheet
Write a comparative report on each of technology devices used in the research project.In other words, compare and contrast three (3) types of SMARTPHONE and justify the solution or selected smartphone. Compare and contract three (3) types of DESKTOP and justify the solution or selected DESKTOP for the company. Apply this same approach for the Tablet, Laptop and any other technology devices you are recommending.
Requirements for the report format
Have a title page
The report should at least be three (3) pages, double-spaced and use Calibri size 11 or 12.
Follow the Section Requirements
Add a new page for Citations (Sources of Information)
Create a spreadsheet showing an itemized list of cost for each of the three (3) items of study in the case scenario. Create a chart comparison for each.
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