The following Website may be used for reference to complete this assignment. The Website represents an electronic document titled “Standards Organizations” written by William Stallings (2009), located at http://www.box.net/shared/9dtnzvwys8/1/15730219/164146343/1.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Select one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and briefly summarize what this group is working on.
2. Justify the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.
3. Evaluate the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.
4. Take a position on the need for a federal standards agency such as NIST. Include supporting evidence to justify your opinion.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• 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.

Points: 80

Assignment 1: Standards Research

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Select one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and briefly summarize what this group is working on.

Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and did not submit or incompletely summarized what this group is working on.

Partially selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and partially summarized what this group is working on.

Satisfactorily selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and satisfactorily summarized what this group is working on.

Thoroughly selected one (1) of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and thoroughly summarized what this group is working on.

2. Justify the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.
Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletelyjustified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.

Partially justified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.

Satisfactorilyjustified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.

Thoroughly justified the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.

3. Evaluate the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.

Weight: 30%

Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.

Partially evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.

Satisfactorily evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.

Thoroughly evaluated the three (3) standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.

4. Take a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Include supporting evidence to justify your opinion.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Did not submit or incompletely included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.

Partially took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Partially included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.

Satisfactorily took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Satisfactorily included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.

Thoroughly took a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Thoroughly included supporting evidence to justify your opinion.

5. 3 references 

Weight 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present