Information Systems at Lambton College

This assignment analyzes the information systems at Lambton College. It defines the college's organizational structure as flat, illustrating its components and contrasting it with a hierarchical structure. An organizational chart for Lambton College is provided, followed by a design concept for an information security awareness poster. References from reputable sources like Ashkenas et al. (2015) and Principles of Information Security (Fifth Edition) support the analysis.

Running head: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Information systems
Name of the student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Answer to question 1: Define the sort of organization is Lambton College in Mississauga
The Lambton College in Mississauga has a flat organization structure. A flat
organizational structure has no middle layers of management whereas a hierarchical organization
consists of layered management structure which represents a pyramid (Ashkenas et al., 2015).
This can be seen from the components of the traditional system of the college. The major
components are the people in the college comprising of employees and non-employees,
procedures, information data, software and hardware (Principles of Information Security, Fifth
Edition, 2017). Along with this, the network components are also included in the main
components of the college. Thus, the organizational structure is considered to be of flat model to
support these components.

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Answer to question 2: Organizational chart for Lambton College
Figure 1: Organizational chart
(Source: Created by the author)
College head
Manager
trusted
employees and
staffs
Visitors
Chief security
officer
Senior software
manager
Senior hardware
manager
Data controller
Network
adminsitrator
Policy
administrator
IT and business
standards
implementor

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Answer to question 3. Designing an information security awareness poster

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References:
Ashkenas, R., Ulrich, D., Jick, T., & Kerr, S. (2015). The boundaryless organization: Breaking
the chains of organizational structure. John Wiley & Sons.
Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2015). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital
Firm Plus MyMISLab with Pearson eText--Access Card Package. Prentice Hall Press.
Peppard, J., & Ward, J. (2016). The strategic management of information systems: Building a
digital strategy. John Wiley & Sons.
Principles of Information Security, Fifth Edition. (2017). Retrieved from
http://1857955_257717431_5-ISN1003Ch05RiskManagement-Co.pdf