CIS337– Networking in Business
Unit 7 Assignment: Final Project Part IV: Presentation to Stakeholders
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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 7
Points: 35
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 and10 new employees in France. Some new
employees at Location B will be remote users.
• Your new network must be scalable for future growth.
Instructions:
• Your final submission is a 6–8-page detailed proposal to the Executive Board. It
should include Planning the Network, Building the Network, Securing and
Maintaining the Network ensuring security is at the forefront.
• You will utilize what you completed and discussed in your groups in Units
4, 5, and 6 and all course materials to assist you in preparing your final
proposal to stakeholders.
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Key elements of the proposal should include:
1. Who will be the stakeholders?
2. What SDWAN did you recommend and why? Your response should be as
specific as possible.
3. Please make sure to include any security concerns that should be addressed
from Part III.
4. Your paper should outline the solution, as well as the process of how you arrived
at this solution.
1. Part I: Planning the Network
• Who are the stakeholders?
• Select and justify both internal and external networking components.
• 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:
a. Connect all users local, remote, and internationally.
b. Have to ability to file share.
c. The ability to access the Customer Data database.
d. Manage all resources centrally.
e. Allow users to access resources remotely and securely.
2. Part II: Building the Network
• Who would you give advice to regarding the design of the building and
network cable planning that would help reduce network errors? Give details of
the advice you would give.
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• Your organization will need you to provide IP details for both LAN and WAN
topologies for static and DCHP.
• Include a plan for remote access and VPN usage.
3. Part III: Securing and Maintaining the Network
• Create a plan for secure access for both internal and external users to include
password complexity.
• Should multi-layer authentication be used? Why or why not?
• Make sure your network topology includes awareness training to make users
aware of the various malware and phishing attempts employed by attackers.
4. Include the diagram of the network and cost-benefit analysis that you would
recommend from Part II.
5. Include the detailed budget from Part III.
Requirements:
• The proposal must be in your own words and not written directly from the
PowerPoint Presentations or papers that you completed with your group.
You can include the network diagram, cost-benefit- analysis, and budget
that you worked on with your group.
• 6-page min not to exceed 8-pages excluding the network diagram, cost
analysis, budget, Title, and Reference pages.
• Slideshow submissions are not required.
• Submit a Word document in APA 7 format.
• At least three resources.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
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Evaluation Rubric for Unit 7: Final Project Part IV Assignment
CRITERIA Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0 Points 1 Point 2 Points
Group
Participation
Did not
participate or
minimally
participated
with the team
in the decisions
concerning the
entire
presentation.
Somewhat
participated
with the team
in the decisions
concerning the
entire
presentation.
Actively
participated
with the team
in the decisions
concerning the
entire
presentation.
0-1 Points 2 Points 3-4 Points
Planning the
Network
Planning of the
network is
missing or
inadequate.
Planning of the
network is
mostly
addressed with
some
supportive
detail.
Planning of the
network is
thoroughly
addressed with
supportive
detail.
Building the
Network
Building the
network is
missing or
inadequate.
Building the
network is
mostly
addressed with
some
supportive
detail.
Building the
network is
thoroughly
addressed with
supportive
detail.
Securing and
Maintaining
the Network
Securing and
maintaining the
network is
missing or
inadequate.
Securing and
maintaining the
network is
mostly
addressed with
some
supportive
detail.
Securing and
maintaining the
network is
thoroughly
addressed with
supportive
detail.
Network
Diagram
Network
diagram is not
used or not
effectively used
to present
suggestions to
company.
Network
diagram
somewhat
effectively
represents
suggestions to
company.
Network
diagram used
effectively to
represent
suggestions to
company.
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CRITERIA Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
Cost Analysis Cost analysis
is missing.
Cost analysis
mostly
presents costs
and revenues
that may
generate from
the project.
Cost analysis
fully presents
costs and
revenues that
may generate
from the
project.
Budget Budget is
poorly
presented.
There is no
rationale
provided for
budgetary
decisions
made and
budget is not in
alignment with
goals/objective
s of network.
Rationale
provided for
budgetary
decisions
made; budget
is somewhat in
alignment with
goals/objective
s of network.
Rationale
provided for
budgetary
decisions
made; budget
in alignment
with
goals/objective
s of network.
0-1 Points 1-2 Points 2-3 Points
Resources 0-1 resource 2 resources 3 or more
resources
Paper Length Less than 6
pages, more
than 8 pages.
n/a At least 6
pages
0-1 Points 2 Points 3-4 Points
Clear and
Professional
Writing and
APA 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.
