$$ Question set $1$:

a$.$ Outline and discuss Herbert Simon$$s Decision$-$Making model. Apply the model to form an

example of a decision of your choice within the university setting?

b$.$ Compare and contrast the bottom up and top down strategies for using data marts to implement

a data warehouse. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

$$ Question set $2$:

a$.$ Discuss the potential sources of data quality problems in a dentist surgery? How would you

address them? Please provide examples.

b$.$ Discuss the ways in which one can design effective performance measures. What

tests$/$considerations would you apply to make sure they are effective? What are the risks

associated with poorly designed KPIs. Give examples.

$$ Question set $3$:

Using appropriate examples from the course discuss how a business uses data and information to

achieve a competitive advantage? What are the important activities that the organization must take

into consideration and how can technology underpin them? Use examples from the course to illustrate

your answers?

Ensure answers move beyond description to discussion and use examples to illustrate your answers

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$$ Question set $4$:

a$.$ Discuss the nine elements of the Business Model Canvas and the ways in which the

Canvas can help identify different types of disruptive innovation. Use examples.

b$.$ How would you advise managers to understand the role of data and information in

making organizations successful? Give examples using Cottrell$$s Critical Thinking Skills

$$ Question set $5$:

a$.$ Discuss the importance of Henderson and Venkatraman$$s strategic$-$alignment model

for business success? Use examples to illustrate your answers

b$.$ Discuss the relationship between IT Governance models and strategic alignment.

Discuss the types of decisions involved in IT Governance design?

$$ Question set $6$:

Discuss how an organization of your choice uses analytics to underpin its strategy? What

are the risks and benefits? How does this help the firm differentiate itself from the

competition? How easily could the competition copy the strategy?

Ensure answers move beyond description to discussion and use examples to illustrate your

answers

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$$ Question set $7$:

a$.$ Discuss what is meant by IT Governance. Discuss the types of decisions involved?

b$.$ Discuss decision$-$making trade$-$offs in terms of data, analysis and decision latency.

How can technology help? Please provide examples

$$ Question set $8$:

a$.$ Why critical thinking is so important to managers of technology. What problems can

critical thinking prevent?

b$.$ Discuss how a business uses data and information to achieve a competitive

advantage. What are the important activities that the organization must take into

consideration and how can technology underpin them?

$$ Question set $9$:

Discuss Clayton M$.$ Christensen$$s theory of disruption choose an example to explain how

data and information can enable different types of disruption,

Ensure answers move beyond description to discussion and use examples to illustrate your

answers

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