Write 3–5 pages in which you assume the role of an IT consultant who has been hired by a hospital to write a white paper recommending the best tablet for its employees.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

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• Competency 1: Define business problems that can be solved using hardware and operating system concepts and standards.
  • Describe potential security issues related to tablets.
  • Describe laws and regulations related to healthcare and IT.
  • Recommend a tablet for employee use.
  • Apply the assessment’s assigned LabSims concepts and activities.
• Competency 2: Describe basic system hardware architectures and standards.
  • Compare different types of tablets as hardware devices.
• Competency 3: Describe operating system architectures and standards.
  • Compare the operating systems of different types of tablets.
  • Describe the different peripherals used to connect to the devices.
• Competency 5: Communicate effectively.
  • Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities.

Tablet Recommendation Scoring Guide

Tablet Recommendation Scoring Guide Grading Rubric

Criteria	Non-performance	Basic	Proficient	Distinguished
Describe potential security issues related to tablets.	Does not describe potential security issues related to tablets.	Identifies but does not describe potential security issues related to tablets.	Describes potential security issues related to tablets.	Analyzes potential security issues related to tablets.
Describe laws and regulations related to healthcare and IT.	Does not describe laws and regulations related to healthcare and IT.	Lists but does not describe laws and regulations related to healthcare and IT.	Describes laws and regulations related to healthcare and IT.	Describes laws and regulations related to healthcare and IT; description is detailed and supports the final recommendation.
Compare different types of tablets as hardware devices.	Does not compare different types of tablets as hardware devices.	Identifies but does not compare different types of tablets as hardware devices.	Compares different types of tablets as hardware devices.	Compares different types of tablets as hardware devices; comparison includes the pros and cons of each tablet type.
Compare the operating systems of different types of tablets.	Does not compare the operating systems of different types of tablets.	Identifies but does not compare the operating systems of different types of tablets.	Compares the operating systems of different types of tablets.	Compares the operating systems of different types of tablet; comparison includes the pros and cons of each tablet operation system.
Describe the different peripherals used to connect to the devices.	Does not include different peripherals used to connect to the devices.	Lists potential peripherals used to connect to devices.	Describes the different peripherals used to connect to the devices.	Describe the different peripherals used to connect to the devices; description includes the ability to use a keyboard, mouse, and HDMI port.
Recommend a tablet for employee use.	Does not recommend a tablet for employee use.	Describes potential tablet for employee use.	Recommends a tablet for employee use.	Recommends a tablet for employee use; recommendation includes all considerations.
Apply the assessment’s assigned LabSims concepts and activities.	Does not apply the assessment’s assigned LabSims concepts and activities.	Discusses the assessment’s assigned LabSims concepts and activities but does not apply them to the assessment.	Applies the assessment’s assigned LabSims concepts and activities.	Applies the assessment’s assigned LabSims concepts and activities; application shows strong understanding of the concepts.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities.	Does not communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities.	Communicates in an inconsistent scholarly and professional manner for members of professional communities.	Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities.	Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities; written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.