Case Study 2: Application Architecture Due Week 8 and worth 50 points You

> have been tasked with building a payroll program for a large organization

> with offices spread across the United States. The company has one larger

> data center that each office connects to via a wide area network (WAN).

> Write a 3-4 page paper in which you:

>

>    – Explain what type of architecture the new payroll application should

>    use and why.

>    – Identify what types of technology will be involved in the architecture

>    and explain the purpose of each technology.

>    – Create a graphical representation of your recommended architecture.

>    – Identify and describe any potential ethical issues that could arise in

>    connection with the new architecture.

>

> Your assignment must:

>

>    – 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.

>    – Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or a

>    freeware alternative. The completed diagrams/charts must be imported

> into

>    the Word document before the paper is submitted.

>

> The specific Course Learning Outcomes associated with this assignment are:

>

>    – Analyze and articulate ethical, cultural, and legal issues and their

>    feasibilities among alternative solutions.

>    – Use contemporary CASE tools in process and data modeling.

>    – Use technology and information resources to research issues in systems

>    analysis and development.

>    – Write clearly and concisely about Systems Analysis and Development

>    topics 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, using the

> following rubric. Click here to view the grading rubric.