Advanced Topics in Networking
(White Paper Assignment)
Week 2 (DUE)
White Paper Technology Paper
Throughout this course and the Information Technology/Telecommunications arena you may or may not work in, the concept of a “White Paper” will be raised. Using your textbook, the Course Lecture, Our Thread Discussion and the many Telecommunications industry magazines on this topic create a “White Paper” on the technology you have selected. Write a 2-3 page White Paper describing the technology you have selected . Please include a cover page (does not count towards the 2 to 3 page minimum). Please use the course lecture this week which describes fully the different aspects of a White Paper. Please also check our Webliography which gives you a list of industry magazines that have examples of White Papers submitted on different technologies
Point Value (towards final grade)== 60 Points
Submission Instructions: Click on the “Dropbox” tab at the top of your screen and place the assignment in the “Week2:WhitePaper” dropbasket.
Grading RUBRIC for White Paper
Grade Value
Gradable Elements/Assessments for White Paper
High Value
(50--60) points
Research: Student’s paper was well researched and involved thoughtful and detailed analysis
Identification/Use of Terms: Student clearly identified/spotted advanced networking technology concepts within the Telecommunications, Networking and Information Technology industry.
Textbook Incorporation/Definitions/Concepts: Student utilized definitions and advanced networking concepts from textbook and others sources, and incorporated/ applied them to the specific technology being discussed.
Discussed Pros & Cons of Technology: Student contrasted and compared argument for “both sides” of the implementation and/or consideration of the technology being discussed/proposed. Student discussed argument for the pros and cons of the technology being discussed/proposed.
Citation/Sources/References: Student properly