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$1.$ What is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization, and technology components and why are complementary assets essential for ensuring that$$ information systems provide genuine value for organizations?$$

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$$ Define an information system and describe the activities it performs.

$$ List and describe the organizational, management, and technology dimensions of information

$$ Distinguish between information technology and an information system. systems.

$$ Explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web are related to the other technology components of information systems.

$$ Define complementary assets and describe their relationship to information technology.

$$ Describe the complementary social, managerial, and organizational assets required to optimize returns from information technology investments.

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$2.$ What academic disciplines are used to study information systems and how does each contribute to n understanding of information systems?

$$ List and describe each discipline that contributes to a technical approach to information systems.

$$ List and describe each discipline that contributes to a behavioral approach to information systems.

$$ Describe the sociotechnical perspective on information systems.

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$3.$ What is the role of the information systems function in a business?

$$ Describe how the information systems function supports a business.

$$ Describe the services provided by information systems departments

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$4.$ What are business processes? How are they related to information systems?

$$ Define business processes and describe the role they play in organizations.

$$ Explain how information technology and information systems enhance business processes.

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$5.$ What is the effect of IT on globalization?

Define globalization

Define IT$,$ and clearly explain $$How IT changed the world?$$

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$6.$ What is the effect of information systems on today's enterprises $($answer considering the supply chain and organizational functions$)$

Define supply chain $($SC$)$ and the elements of SC$.$

Define functions of business.

Explain how today's businesses have been affected by IS

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$7.$ What academic disciplines are used to study information systems, and how does each contribute to an understanding of information systems?

$$ List and describe each discipline that contributes to a technical approach to information systems.

$$ List and describe each discipline that contributes to a behavioral approach to information systems.

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$$ Define the sociotechnical perspective on information systems.

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$8.$ What are the skills required for IT department employees $($e$.$g$.$ Programmers, System analysts and$/$or Information systems managers

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$9.$ What is your personal IS career path plan? How can MIS professionally help your business life? Explain your answer with an argument.

$10$ How do environmental factors affect organizations? Explain environmental functions and their impact on organizations.

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$11.$ Why should companies care about Data Analytics?

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$12.$ What is the role of information systems function in a business? $($Write the impact of information technologies on organizations$)$

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$13.$ How do information systems benefit businesses? What is the impact of IT on the profit of an organization?

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