Telecommuting and the Mobile Worker

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Assignment 2: Telecommuting and the Mobile Worker


The number of American telecommuters is expected to increase by 29 million telecommuters or 43% of the workforce by 2016 as more work gets performed from remote locations. Mobile workers can work from wherever they are and use the IT / IS technology necessary to access co-workers, company or corporate infrastructure, intranets, and other information sources.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the impact of telecommuting on energy conservation, IT operational costs, “green computing”, and shifts in telecommuters’ lifestyles (e.g., parents, disability, etc.).
  2. Describe how the business infrastructure should be designed so that employees will be able to continue to perform business functions in the event of a disaster (i.e., storm, hurricane, or earthquake) that destroys or makes it impossible to access the buildings.
  3. Determine four (4) advantages and four (4) disadvantages of telecommuting from an IT manager’s point of view. Elaborate on each advantage and disadvantage.
  4. Examine the effect of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to the IT infrastructure with regard to security, IT support, knowledge, and data management, green computing, and telecommuting.
  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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Demonstrate and plan for the integration of emerging technologies.
  • Describe and evaluate the core concepts of data and information architecture.
  • Design plans for business continuity.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
  • Write clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

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Running head: TELECOMMUTING AND MOBILE WORKER

Telecommuting and mobile worker

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Question 1
Telecommuting has had an impact on the energy conservation. A large population of
workers in this country usually drive to their workplace. This leads to the high rate of fuel
consumption which is the main source of energy. The use of telecommuting will restrict the
movement of workers and make them work in their homes which will greatly reduce the
consumption level (Kossek et al., 2006). However, staying at home means that the gas cookers
will be used mostly in preparing food all day, this means that there is no significant reduction of
energy. Telecommuting will lead to an increase in IT operational cost since the company will be
required to avail the devices to be used by the employees and maintain them. The maintenance
cost will be higher than even the purchase price at some instances. For example, the rapid
development in the technology industry will make the devices to be obsolete within a short time
requiring an upgrade. Telecommuting has had a positive impact on the green computing, and
research shows that the shift from the office to homework has reduced the carbon emissions to the
atmosphere ...


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