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principles information systems
Information Systems For Business An Experiential Approach 3.0 Edition France Belanger, Craig Van Slyke, Robert E. Crossler - Solutions
Research voice over IP (VoIP) products. Select and download two of them that either are freeware (available for free) or offer a test version. Use the two products several times and identify their main advantages and weaknesses. Prepare a recommendation report for which one would be most useful for
Locate two undergraduate or master’s degree programs that use the Internet and Web to completely replace face-to-face meetings. Describe each of the programs, including the network-enabled applications they use, and identify how they could make even better use of Web 2.0 technologies to increase
As a group, research Web 3.0 and develop a presentation for fellow students that can clearly explain what it is and how it is being utilized.
This activity requires you to complete a case analysis regarding social networking. The case may be accessed through your university website, the Ivey Business School business case website (https://www.iveycases.com), or the Harvard Business School cases website (https://cb.hbsp.
This activity requires you to complete a case analysis regarding BYOD(bring your own device) as implemented in classrooms. The case can be accessed online or may be provided by your instructor.Sipior, Janice C., James Bierstaker, Q. Chung, and Johnny Lee. 2017. “A Bring-Your-Own- Device Case for
How can a business use Web 2.0 technologies for competitive advantages?
Is the Internet likely to continue growing in terms of users, hosts, and connected networks?
In your opinion, which architectural principle is most important in deciding on a network architecture?
Do you think we will eventually live in a completely wireless world, or will there always be wired networks? Why?
What issues could exist when companies use architectures like cloud computing?
Why does it make sense for companies to use architectures like cloud computing?
Why do many individuals confuse the Internet with the World Wide Web?
How can the architectures discussed in this chapter be used to create competitive advantages for the organizations we discussed in Chapter 4?
What topics are unclear? What about them is unclear?
What is the most important thing you learned in this chapter? Why is it important?
What is the Internet of Things?
What is Web 3.0? What other terminology is often related to Web 3.0?
Explain what Web 2.0 means and provide three examples of Web 2.0 technologies.
Briefly explain each of the networking architectures presented in the chapter.
What is the role of network architectures, and what principles should managers take into consideration when evaluating network architectures?
What is the Internet, and what is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?
What are the differences between local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs)?
What is a wireless network, and what are some examples of it?
What are the key components and characteristics of a network?
What is a network?
Pick four competing elective classes that you might take next semester.(You can only take one of the four.) List the classes, then do the following:a. Prepare a paired comparison matrix to show which class you would take.b. Prepare an unweighted decision matrix with at least three criteria (such as
How effective was the visualization in helping you better understand the data? Be prepared to discuss your experience.
How effective was the visualization in telling that story?
What story did you want the visualization to tell?
Which dataset did you chose?
Go to http://simile-widgets.org/ and select one of the links on the right(Exhibit, Timeline, Timeplot, or Runway). Look at the visualization it created. Then click on one of the More Live Examples underneath the visualization that is on that page. Prepare a paragraph that discusses the following:
Go to the course website and locate the What-If spreadsheet. Follow the instructions in the spreadsheet.
Go to the course website and locate the Monthly Commission spreadsheet. Determine how many units you would have to sell to earn $3,000 in commission payments. How did you go about solving this problem? How long did it take you? Be prepared to share your experience in class.
Go to the course website and locate the Car Buying spreadsheet. Use the spreadsheet to determine the monthly payment for two different interest rates for two different periods (for example, 6% and 8% for 36 and 60 months). For each combination, report the monthly payment, total payments, and
Suppose that you are a marketing manager who needs to decide among several different advertising outlets.a. Determine the requirements and goals for deciding which outlet to use.(Have at least five total requirements and goals.)b. Determine the criterion you would use to measure each
Suppose that have three job offers from which to choose.a. Determine the requirements and goals for deciding which offer to accept. (Have at least five total requirements and goals.)b. Determine the criterion you would use to measure each requirement/goal.c. Which decision-making tool would you use
Suppose you have three decisions to make:a. What elective class to take in your final semesterb. Which of several postgraduation job offers to acceptc. Where to go for your graduation trip Rank each decision according to how much time and effort you would put into making the decision. Explain your
Suppose that you have several job offers from which to choose. Describe how you would go about deciding which one to accept.
How do you decide how much time and effort to put into making a decision?
How can following a disciplined decision-making process (such as the one described in this chapter) help you justify a decision?
Why are document management systems useful when making unstructured decisions?
Briefly discuss how a reporting tool can be used to help you make semistructured and unstructured decisions.
Think about a time when you made a poor decision. What could you have done that would have led to a better decision?
Think about a difficult or important decision you have had to make. What made the decision difficult? How could the material in this chapter have helped you make that decision?
What relationships do you see between what you learned in this chapter and what you have learned in earlier chapters?
What topics are unclear? What about them is unclear?
What is the most important thing you learned in this chapter? Why is it important?
Compare and contrast the “what-if” and “goal-seek” analyses.
Name and briefly describe the information retrieval tools discussed in the chapter.
Name and briefly describe the decision-making tools discussed in the chapter.
Contrast requirements and goals in the context of decision making.
Name the phases in the detailed decision-making process described in the chapter.
For each phase of Simon's model of decision making, give an example of an information system that supports the phase.
Name and briefly describe the phases of Simon’s model of decision making.
Explain the relationship between decision type (structured, semistructured, unstructured) and managerial activity (strategic planning, managerial control, operational control).
Compare and contrast structured, semistructured, and unstructured decisions.
Explain why decision-making skills are more important at higher levels of an organization.
You are probably thinking about your future career. One element of your career choice is finding out what industry (or industries) interests you.Visit your library’s website and identify three online databases that provide information that can help you evaluate an industry. Briefly describe each
Use the database shown in Figure 5.8 to perform the following tasks:a. Name the tables in this database.b. For each table, list its fields and primary key.c. List the foreign keys.d. For each foreign key, list the table to which it refers.
Use the database shown in Figure 5.7 to perform the following tasks:a. Name the tables in this database.b. For each table, list its fields and primary key.c. List the foreign keys.d. For each foreign key, list the table to which it refers.
Identify the tables and fields that would be a database that stores information for the purchase order form shown in Figure 5.6. (Nore: “Extended” is the extended cost, or quantity multiplied by cost.) Draw a sketch showing how these tables might relate to one another.
Identify the data elements necessary for you to register for a course. Group these elements into tables. Draw a sketch showing how these tables might relate to one another.
Suppose that you want to store the club member information from the previous question on a computer. Would you use a database (such as Microsoft Access) or a spreadsheet? Explain your choice.
You have just been elected chair of one of your clubs. Your first task is to design a form to keep track of information about your members.For now, you just need to track basic information: member’s name, email address, mobile phone number, and join date. You want to be able to see the
What challenges do you think arise as organizations collect the amount of data necessary to conduct the analyses provided by Big Data?
As a user of databases, why is it useful to understand how relational databases are structured?
Suppose you need to keep track of some data. How would you decide whether to use a spreadsheet or database management system to store the data?
Compare and contrast data storage using electronic spreadsheet software and database management systems.
What relationships do you see between what you learned in this chapter and what you learned in previous chapters?
What topics are unclear? What about them is unclear?
What is the most important thing you learned in this chapter? Why is it important?
Name and briefly describe four online databases.
What are the main elements of a database diagram?
What is the purpose of a database diagram?
Ina relational database, what is the function of a foreign key?
Ina relational database, what is the function of a primary key?
What are the main elements of a relational database?
Briefly describe how relational databases store information.
Briefly describe how a software application interacts with a database management system in a multitiered architecture.
Name five potential problems that might arise from using a spreadsheet for data storage.
What are the main functions of a database management system?NHN © ON
Conduct a virtual value chain analysis to identify potential strategic information systems in the hotel industry.
Complete Table 4.1 with at least five new statements for each of the SWOT components for Amazon.com.
Find the mission statements for Amazon.com and your school. Compare the two statements and identify similarities and differences. Why are there differences?
This activity requires you to complete a competitive analysis of Uninor.The case may be provided to you by your instructor or found online.Bose, Indranil. 2017. “Persevere or Exit: What Is the Right Strategy?”Communications of the Association for Information Systems 41(12).Retrieved from
Use the priority matrix to rank initiatives identified in Learning Activity 4.4. Compare the results of your analysis with the results of the analyses conducted in Learning Activity 4.4. Be prepared to discuss the differences.
Looking back over the content of the chapter, why do you think it is important to discuss strategic initiatives in the context of introducing information systems?
Do you believe that hypercompetition exists today? If so, do you think it will continue to happen in the future?
How does the priority matrix relate to critical success factors?
How are the virtual value chain and the traditional value chain similar and different?
In what situations in your personal life could you apply a SWOT analysis (not for a specific course)?
If the strategic planning process has the benefits of improved communication, coordination, and decision making, could it be used or applied by students for group projects? How?
Why do you think the information systems strategic planning process is an iterative process?
What relationships do you see between what you learned in this chapter and what you have learned in earlier chapters?
What topics are unclear? What about them is unclear?
What is the most important thing you learned in this chapter? Why is it important?
What is hypercompetition, and how can D’Aveni’s 7 Ss framework be used in that context?
What is the priority matrix, and how should it be used to evaluate strategic initiatives?
What are critical success factors (CSFs), and how should they be used to evaluate strategic initiatives?
What is the purpose of the Porter’s Five Competitive Forces Model, and how can it be used for information systems strategic planning?
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