ITEC 610 Week10

I just finished my mini-project for this week. I think this one was the best one. This is my first time editing/updating Wikipedia. I may do this more often. I think sites like Wikipedia useful resources because people can get a lot of good knowledge from it and make updates when needed. The more knowledge the better!

The group paper is due next week. I'm getting frustrated because I'm not getting much feedback from my group members. Only a couple of people replied to my message about getting the paper together. I guess we will just have to move along and make sure we meet all the criteria.
I guess I'm just a little worried. I'm starting not to like group work.

Jade

ITEC 610 Week 9

I am so excited. I just finished my mini-project. I decided to do my mini-project on the ability to disable the firewall settings on my work laptop to access instant messaging applications like gtalk, aim, and msn messenger while connecting via VPN. I've known about the loophole for over a year. I'm in shock that I even have the ability to do it. I feel that only system administrators should have the ability to change and update security settings. I do know that other employees can do this on their company laptops as well. This is a loop hole that needs to be fixed ASAP because disabling the firewall can allow other intrusions to take place.

I'm glad that this semester is almost over with. I'm ready for a little break.

Jade

ITEC 610 Week 8

I really enjoyed talking about my experiences with using the SDLC at Lockheed Martin. I'm glad I could give my classmates a peak into how its used and why it works so well. I'm not sure of any company that doesn’t use the SDLC because it keeps an organization abreast of what’s going on with the project.

I redid my mini-project. I first submitted facebook, but after some rethinking I decided to do my SWOT analysis on Lockheed Martin since I work for them. My classmates are probably tired of me bringing up Lockheed in almost every discussion thread. I guess I only talk about what I know. Lockheed is the only company I've worked for since I graduated from college. So I know it like the back of my hand. Maybe I should work for another company to see how it compares to Lockheed Martin. Sometimes I wonder what advantages other DOD contractors have over Lockheed.

Well I have a long day tomorrow. Thank God tomorrow is Friday. The government needs to implement 3 day weekends every week to make employees more productive. (smile)

~Jade

ITEC 610 Week 7

I was so relieved that I did okay on my midterm. I always feel a little anxiety after I take a major test. I also worry day and night about how well I did. I’ve been this way since high school. I read professor Les comments about the midterm and class in general. I will admit that the midterm wasn’t hard, but I don’t understand why students complain about the difficulty of a test. If the professor made it too hard, they would complain about that. Spelling and grammar errors are unacceptable, and I am going to do better to review my work before turning it in. I know I am sometimes guilty of this.

I really enjoyed answering the question if outsourcing is right or wrong. I felt that it was wrong, but can fully understand why some of my peers feels that it is okay. This is the second or third post the professor has posted which made me really understand the opposing side views. I think these are the best post because even if you don’t agree you get a feeling of why the other side agrees and how it may work. Sometimes these posts open your eyes, that’s why it’s always good to be open minded.

I haven’t started on my mini-project yet, because this one seems a little more difficult for me to start for some reason.

~Jade

ITEC 610 Week 6

Wheew! I just finished my midterm. I hope I did ok. I'm very tired as I have been working on it all week. It was hard for me to write so much information. I really had to sit and think hard. I hope Professor Les doesn't grade to hard, because I have a hard time writing pages and pages of thoughts. Overall I think I did pretty well. We are halfway done with this semester. I am actually pretty excited because I'm ready for the semester to be over. Its hard for me to sit and do work when all of my friends are enjoying the nice weather. I guess the saying is true you have to work hard to play hard. Well I am very tired and have to get ready to get up and go to work.
Good night and sleep tight. Don't let the mid-term bugs bite. :)