Business continuity are insurances to thwart unplanned disruption in normal business activities. Reviewing the videos and reading the articles will give students a deeper understanding of business continuity and the requirements and the necessity of planning for recovery to regain normal operation after an unplanned disruption of business operations. Business operations disruption mitigation is accomplished through business continuity plans, developing organizational resilience and management practices to understand frequency, timing, communication, and outcomes in response to a myriad of possible situations they be environmental, weather, or planned work stoppages .   

Instructions: Student will view the video “What is Business Continuity” and read the assigned articles to be able to adequately respond to questions and complete written assignments. The written assignment will be no longer than 4 single-sided pages and no less than 2 single-sided pages, double spaced and  12 font.

To complete the written assignment student will read the assigned articles to gain understanding and context and to then adequately respond to the posed questions. Students are allowed to use additional sources to strengthen their position. Please use the following to develop and complete the written assignment:

Explain business continuity planning and its importance to maintaining normal business operations.
What is an unplanned disruption.
What are the critical areas for recovery to regain normal business operations.
Why is todays business environments an emphasis to accelerate I.T. recovery in comparison to other business entities.
Explain governance structures, the importance of their support in mitigation and recovery planning.
Explain Plan Initiation
In recovery, what are the critical and non-critical operations, and why are they important.
Why is it critical in a recovery effort that non-key personnel be trained in emergency recovery, the importance of communicating with external constituencies and customers and an emphasis on employee relations. 
State a recent event that impacted business for any period of time ( ex. Texas Police Shooting)  and what plans and recovery efforts would you have encouraged

VIDEO LINKS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cvhutOv8Qg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrsAKbcHffw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vF4si3hoRA