# Authoritative Readings and Resources

These resources extend the supplied learning chapters in **AINS6201 Automation & Process Optimization**. They were selected because they are primary standards, official documentation, open textbooks, or authoritative institutional guidance—not unsourced link lists.

## How to Read Them

For each module, read the supplied chapter first. Then use the two linked resources at the end of that chapter to test terminology, compare the course's worked example with an authoritative treatment, and identify one point that should change or qualify your recommendation. Students are not expected to read every linked document cover to cover.

### 1. [BPMN 2.0 Specification](https://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0/)

Primary process-modeling notation standard.

**Use with:** Process discovery and workflow mapping, Optimization and scheduling, Agentic workflow orchestration, Automation business case.
### 2. [NIST AI Risk Management Framework](https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework)

Controls and monitoring for AI-enabled automation.

**Use with:** Process discovery and workflow mapping, Robotic process automation basics, Agentic workflow orchestration, Controls, auditability, and failure handling.
### 3. [NIST Secure Software Development Framework](https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/ssdf)

Secure lifecycle practices for automation software.

**Use with:** Robotic process automation basics, Document and data extraction, Controls, auditability, and failure handling, Change management and workforce impact.
### 4. [CISA Secure by Design](https://www.cisa.gov/securebydesign)

Operational safety and accountability principles.

**Use with:** Document and data extraction, Optimization and scheduling, Change management and workforce impact, Automation business case.

## Source-Use Standard

Assignments should distinguish among measured notebook evidence, course-provided synthetic evidence, claims supported by these sources, and the student's own professional judgment. Cite the specific page, section, control, or documentation topic used; a bare homepage link is not adequate evidence.