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principles information systems
Information Systems For Business An Experiential Approach 2nd Edition France Belanger, Craig Van Slyke, Robert E. Crossler - Solutions
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. (Note: "Extended" is the extended cost, or quantity multi- plied 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 infor- mation: 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 spread- sheet or database management system to store the data?
Compare and contrast data storage using electronic spreadsheet software and database man- agement 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?
In a relational database, what is the function of a foreign key?
In a 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?
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 Carnival Cruise Lines. The case may be accessed through your university website, the Ivey Business School business cases website (https://www.iveycases.com), or the Harvard Business School cases web- site
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?
How can a SWOT analysis be used for identifying strategic information systems initiatives?
What are the key differences between the traditional value chain model and the virtual value chain?
What do the SWOT analysis, Porter's Five Competitive Forces Model, and Porter's value chain model have in common?
What are the main advantages of using an information systems strategic planning process?
What is the purpose of the strategic planning process, and what are its main steps?
What is a strategic information system? How is it different from a strategic information sys- tem initiative?
What are the benefits of mHealth for existing health care organizations? For consumers?
Are there mHealth applications that you would use if they existed? What are they?
What mHealth applications do you use?
What mHealth applications are you aware of?
In this chapter, you learned about information quality and information evaluation. Create a diagram that links the information quality dimensions to the information evaluation criteria.
For each of the following tasks, indicate on a scale of 1 (very little time) to 10 (a significant amount of time) how long you would spend evaluating the information you would use in com- pleting the task. Briefly justify each of your ratings.a. Deciding which item to make the "daily special" for a
For each of the following tasks, indicate on a scale of 1 (very little time) to 10 (a significant amount of time) how long you would spend evaluating the information you would use in com- pleting the task. Briefly justify each of your ratings.a. Deciding where to go for a celebration dinnerb.
Many of you might have graduate school in your future. Choosing the right graduate school is a major decision-making task. Suppose you want to attend a full-time MBA program. Use the information evaluation framework to evaluate the information you would find in each of the following sources. For
A rubric is a set of rules for assessing something. For example, many instructors use rubrics for grading assignments. Develop a rubric for judging information quality. (For a rubric tem- plate, see http://www.edutopia.org/resource/editable-sample-rubric-download.)
Think about a situation in which you relied on poor-quality information. Briefly describe the situation and what poor-quality information you relied on. Identify the dimension(s) of infor- mation quality where the information was not of adequate quality. (For example, you might have taken a course
Why is context important to information quality and evaluation?
How do you decide how much effort to put into information quality/evaluation?
Why is information quality an ethical issue?
Describe a situation where, looking back on it, you spent more time gathering information than you should have. How do you know when you've gathered enough information?
How do you think information evaluation skills will be helpful in your future career?
How does information evaluation relate to information systems?
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 are the two main questions that must be addressed when evaluating information? 10.Name and describe the elements of the information evaluation framework.
Contrast intrinsic and contextual information quality.
Name and briefly describe the four categories of information quality dimensions discussed in the chapter.
Explain the phrase "garbage in, garbage out" as it relates to information quality and decision making.
Name and briefly describe two major strategies for dealing with information overload.
Briefly describe five reasons managers gather information.
What is information overload? How is information evaluation related to information overload?
Explain the relationship between information and uncertainty in decision making. Use a decision-making example to illustrate your answer.
Briefly explain why information evaluation skills are important personally and professionally.
How could you improve your approach to information filtering?
How successful are these strategies?
What strategies do you use to determine what information is important and to reduce the amount of information you deal with?
What would the consequences have been if you relied on the biased information?
Give two examples of instances where you encountered biased information. What made you think the information was biased?
Find a specific example of an information system for each of the six levels of common infor- mation systems described in the chapter. For instance, Microsoft Excel would be an example of a personal applications. (Note: Do not use the examples provided in the chapter!)
Describe two examples of how an information system improved the efficiency or effective- ness of a business process. Be specific: What elements of the process were improved? How? Did the improvement benefit both the organization and its customers or suppliers?
Find an example of how information systems facilitated organizational change. Using the cate- gories presented in the chapter, discuss how the information system helped facilitate the change.
Identify three business rules that you have encountered. For each rule, briefly discuss how information systems enforce the rule. (For example, a course registration system would block a student from registering for a course if he or she did not have the necessary prerequisites.)
Consider an information system that processes a company's payroll. Give specific examples of each of the critical elements involved in this information system. (The critical elements are data, hardware, software, communication media, procedures, and people.)
Use the information processing cycle to discuss a system that allows consumers to make purchases from an online store. (Your instructor may give you a different information system example to use.)
Relate the information processing cycle to the class registration system described at the beginning of the chapter. Provide examples of the inputs required, the processing that occurs. outputs that are produced, data that are stored, and controls that should be in place.
In the text, we said that people are key components of information systems. How can people cause an information system to fail? Provide specific examples to back up your claims.
Think about your future career. How do you think you will use information systems? In what ways will better understanding information systems help advance your career?
How do information systems impact your life? Pick one information system and discuss how your life would change if it did not exist in a computerized form.
What relationships do you see between what you learned in this chapter and what you learned in Chapter 1?
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 six types of common information systems.
Name five ways in which information systems can facilitate organizational change.
What is a business rule? How do information systems relate to business rules?
Name four ways in which information systems help managers deal with large volumes of information.
Contrast system and application software.
Why are people a critical element of an information system?
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