Unit 1 discussion
Research ways that Information Systems have been misused.
Using the Internet, find an example of an organization that has misused
Information Systems. Post your response to the discussion board. Respond to the
following questions and, if appropriate, include personal experience as part of
your answers:
• Write a brief summary (250 words or less) of the example
you researched.
• Identify the level of the organization where the misuse
primarily occurred.
• Explain how this impacted other levels of the
organization.
• Explain how your example highlights the importance of
information at various levels of an organization.
Unit 2 discussion
What is the purpose of Porter’s five forces model? Support
your argument with an example of a strong force and an example of a weak force.
Be sure to support your example by explaining why it was a strong force or a
weak force using Porter’s five forces model as a guide. If you have personal
experience related to Porter’s five forces model, please include that in your
discussion as well. See this unit’s lecture and pages 84-85 of your textbook
for examples.
Unit 3 discussion
Research organizational benefits of using databases and
DBMS’s (see Suggested Reading or use the CSU Online Library). Supplement your
research with a review of your lessons, and then, apply this research to the
discussion board.
Respond to the following statements. Include your research
and personal experiences as part of your answers.
Discuss at least two reasons organizations use databases and
DBMS’s.
Discuss one advantage a database has over a spreadsheet.
Unit 4 discussion
Research an ERP system or an ERP software application, and
address the following:
In your own words, define enterprise resource planning
(ERP).
Provide the name of the ERP system or the ERP software
application you researched along with a web link to the resource.
Briefly discuss the ERP system or the ERP software
application and include how this resource can help an organization manage
important aspects of its business.
Unit 5 discussion
Research the major risks for businesses that indulge in
commercial applications of social networking. Also, review the readings on page
311 of your textbook about how organizations can respond to social networking
problems. Organizations may respond to social networking problems in one of
three ways:
leave it
respond to it
delete it
In this discussion, identify a major problem for an
organization that participates in social networking, and then discuss how the
organization should respond to that problem.
Unit 6 discussion
Research the process of system development life cycle.
Discuss some of the problems of the SDLC and how agile development intends to
address these problems. Support your answer with an example of an agile
development technique.
Unit 7 discussion
Outsourcing can appear too good to be true, and some of the
benefits of outsourcing can be outweighed by its long-term costs. Conduct some
research on the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing. Using what you
learned from your research, discuss an example of how the benefits of outsourcing
are outweighed by its long-term costs.
Unit 8 discussion
Identify an assignment in this course that had a positive
impact on you. How will you be able to apply the skills you learned from it to
gain life and/or career success?
Unit 1 assessment
Question 1 A group of components that interact to produce
information is called:
Question 2 When presenting an idea to his colleagues, Marcus
failed to consider others’ views and got defensive when people asked him
questions. This situation indicates that Marcus lacks ____________ skills.
Question 3 According to Moore’s Law, the:
Question 4 Mark follows certain steps to access the
supplementary readings for a course when using his organization’s library
management system. These steps that he follows are examples of the ____________
component of an information system.
Question 5 The storage disk in a computer is an example of
the ____________ component of information systems.
Question 6 Name the five data characteristics, and provide a
short explanation for each of the data characteristics.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 State Moore’s Law. What is the implication of
Moore’s Law for managers?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit 2 assessment
Question 1 According to Porter’s model of business
activities, interactions across value chain activities are called ____________
.
Question 2 Which of the following is NOT a part of the five
components of an information system for collaboration?
Question 3 Which of the following value chain activities
involves inducing buyers to purchase a product and providing a means for them
to do so?
Question 4 What are the four primary purposes of
collaboration?
Question 5 Which of the following value chain activities
involves receiving and handling of raw materials and other inputs to the
product?
Question 6 Discuss the concepts of value, margin, and value
chain as defined by Porter.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 Explain the differences between cooperation and
collaboration, and then discuss the criteria for successful collaboration. Use
examples as needed.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit 3 assessment
Question 1 A ____________ is a small, lightweight,
power-conserving, computing device that is capable of wireless access.
Question 2 When an individual buys a program for his or her
personal computer, they are actually buying a software:
Question 3 Which of the following statements is true of
closed source projects?
Question 4 Which of the following refers to a small,
portable storage device that can be used to back up data and to transfer it
from one computer to another?
Question 5 A(n) ____________ is a program used to create,
process, and administer a database.
Question 6 Explain what mobile devices are and why mobile
systems are important. Give examples of mobile devices, and, if applicable,
name a mobile device you use and why you use it.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 Describe a DBMS and its functions. List, at
minimum, three of the popular DBMS products and give a brief description of
each.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit 4 assessment
Question 1 A private internet that is used exclusively
within an organization is called a(n) ____________ .
Question 2 Computers that reside in different geographic
locations are connected using a(n) ____________ .
Question 3 ____________ is the activity of altering existing
and designing new business processes to take advantage of new information
systems.
Question 4 The IEEE 802.3 protocol standard is also known as
____________ .
Question 5 Compared to in-house hosting, cloud-based hosting
____________ .
Question 6 Explain what is meant by CRM and explain the
primary purpose of a CRM system. Use examples to support your answer.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 Explain what is meant by SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.
Support your answer with an example of each.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit 5 assessment
Question 1 Because of the various problems with operational
data, large organizations choose to extract operational data and typically
create and staff a group of people who manage and run a(n) ____________.
Question 2 Which of the following statements is true of social
CRM?
Question 3 ____________ is the process of obtaining,
cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data.
Question 4 ____________ is defined as information containing
patterns, relationships, and trends of various forms of data.
Question 5 Which of the following statements is true about
data marts?
Question 6 How should organizations respond to social
networking problems? Which one of them is a dangerous approach, and why?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 Define business intelligence and BI systems.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit 6 assessment
Question 1 The traditional process for developing
information systems is ____________ .
Question 2 The SDLC process follows a linear sequence from
requirements to design to implementation. Therefore, the SDLC process is also
known as the ____________ .
Question 3 Which of the following statements is true of
information systems?
Question 4 In business process management (BPM), an as-is
model ____________ .
Question 5 The first step in the system definition phase of
the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is to ____________ .
Question 6 Name the four stages of the business process
management cycle and summarize the activities in each.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 Define business processes, roles, resources, and
data flows.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit 7 assessment
Question 1 The purpose of the ____________ group is to
protect data and information assets by establishing data standards and data
management practices and policies.
Question 2 ____________ is the process of hiring another
organization to perform a service.
Question 3 The responsibilities of a ____________ include
advising the chief information officer, executive group, and project managers
on emerging technologies.
Question 4 The ____________ is the representative for IS and
IT issues within the executive staff who provides the IS perspective during
discussions of problem solutions, proposals, and new initiatives.
Question 5 Which of the following is a limitation of
aligning information systems with organizational strategy?
Question 6 Describe the major functions of the IS
department.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 Describe a steering committee and explain the
CIO’s role with regard to it.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit 8 assessment
Question 1 A(n) ____________ is a computer program that
senses when another computer is attempting to scan the disk or otherwise access
a computer.
Question 2 ____________ occurs when a person breaks into a
network to steal data such as customer lists, product inventory data, employee
data, and other proprietary and confidential data.
Question 3 ____________ is the term used to denote viruses,
worms, and Trojan horses.
Question 4 Which of the following is classified as a
technical safeguard?
Question 5
____________ refers to an organization-wide function that is in charge
of developing data policies and enforcing data standards.
Question 6 Explain what is meant by security policy and
describe the basic information that a security policy must stipulate.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7 Explain the term virus and explain the
differences between Trojan horses and worms. Support your answers with
examples.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Unit Assignments
Unit I Scholarly
Activity
Components of an Information System
In this one- to two-page (250-500 word) paper, you will
discuss each of the different components of an information system, and then
explain how you can use the five-component model to guide your learning and
thinking about information systems. You may use the Unit Lesson, Chapter
Readings, Suggested Readings, Learning Activities, and outside resources to aid
in your research.
Include the following in your paper:
? Define each component of an information
system.
? Define how you can use the
five-component model to guide your learning and thinking about information
systems.
? Include at least one outside research
item in your paper.
? Use APA format and cite your sources.
APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and
listing of sources are to be followed.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit II Case Study
Competitive Strategy Over the Web Assignment
In this case study, you will research an organization and
determine how their business strategy differentiates them from other
organizations in the same industry using Porter’s four competitive strategies
model (p. 85).
Write a one- to two-page (250-500-word) paper to include the
following:
? A brief explanation of Porter’s four
competitive strategies.
o A brief explanation of how competitive strategy determines
value chain structure.
? Identify and discuss the
competitive strategy that the organization you researched utilizes in order to
differentiate
them from other organizations in the same industry.
APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and
listing of sources are to be followed.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
BBA 3551, Information Systems Management
Unit III PowerPoint
Presentation
Open Source Software Research Project
Research an open source software project. Examples of open
source projects are listed on page 123 of your textbook. You are not restricted
to the open source projects listed on page 123; you may research one of your
own choosing that interests you.
In MS PowerPoint, create a presentation with slides that
describe the open source software and how it works. Discuss the role this open
source software has in management information systems.
Remember, management information systems is the management
and use of information systems that help organizations achieve their strategies
(page 10 of your textbook).
Your PowerPoint must have a minimum of four slides. Be sure
to use the 7X7 rule in PowerPoint: no more than 7 lines per slide and no more
than 7 words per line. Use of images, graphics, and diagrams is required. Be
sure to include your sources on a references slide in APA format.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit IV Scholarly
Activity
Cloud Profitability
In a one- to two-page paper (250-500 words), discuss whether
or not there are cost benefits to cloud computing using specific examples. Be
sure to include at least three reference sources.
APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and
listing of sources are to be followed.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Scholarly
Activity
Data Warehouses and Data Marts
Write a one- to two-page (250-500 word) paper that discusses
the differences between data warehouses and data marts.
Also, discuss how organizations can use data warehouses and
data marts to acquire data. You must use the CSU Online
Library to locate at least two sources for your paper.
APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and
listing of sources are to be followed.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below
Unit VI Scholarly
Activity
Business Process Management
In this writing assignment, you will explore how
organizations use business process management (BPM). Write a one page
(250-word) paper explaining how organizations use business process management
(BPM). Be sure to use at least one specific example from the CSU Online
Library, and address the following in your paper:
? What is business process management
(BPM)?
? Why do processes need management?
? What are BPM activities?
APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and
listing of sources are to be followed.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
BBA 3551, Information Systems Management 4
Unit VIII Research
Paper
Utilizing the unit lessons, textbook, CSU Online Library,
and other outside sources, write a two-page (not including title
and reference pages) Research Paper identifying the key
components of information systems management discussed
throughout this course.
Provide a description of an organization you are familiar
with (possibly a company you have worked for in the past or are
currently working for) and describe briefly what services
they contribute. Then, select three out of the six questions below,
and provide detailed answers, supporting those answers by
referencing any sources used. Be sure to use examples from
your research to strengthen your argument as needed.
? What personal knowledge management
tools does this organization utilize?
? What steps has this organization taken
in securing their information and knowledge?
? What has this organization done
to gain and sustain an advantage over their competitors?
? Describe in detail how this
organization manages the components of its IT infrastructure.
? In what ways does the organization
demonstrate successful collaboration?
? Identify at least two types of
hardware and two types of software used by this organization.
APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and
listing of sources are to be followed.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
