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Discussion activity 1
1. What are the advantages of agile methods over waterfall development methods, such as the traditional SDLC? What are the risks?
2. What are the benefits and risks of outsourcing IT services?
3. Do you think the development of information systems by end users should be encouraged? Do the benefits of the practice outweigh its risks?
4. What is a supply chain? What is the purpose of Supply Chain Management systems?
5. What is RFID, and what roles does it play in SCM?
Discussion activity 2
1. You have decided to buy parts and build your own personal computer. At the minimum, what are the components that you would need for this device to be considered a computer?
2. What are the most important features to consider before purchasing a PC?
3. Explain the notions of WAN, LAN, MAN and PAN.
4. What are the technical advantages of optical fibres over other communications media?
5. Wi-Fi is all around us. Is there any downside to its pervasiveness?
Discussion activity 3
1. Spreadsheets have become quite powerful for data management. What can be done with database management systems that cannot be done with spreadsheet applications? Give 2 examples.
2. What does it mean to cleanse data before it is stored in a data warehouse?
3. What is a data warehouse? How is it different from a transactional database?
4. What is blogging, and what potential does it have for businesses?
5. What is an intranet and what purposes does it serve? What is an extranet, and what purpose does it serve?
Discussion activity 4
1. What is meant by the term ‘global information systems'?
2. The European Union has stricter privacy laws than the United States, and not many US companies are willing to comply with the EU Directive on Data Protection. How would you resolve the conflict?
3. Decision Support Systems use models to process data. Explain what a model is. Give two examples.
4. What is a sensitivity test? Give two example.
5. How could you use a Geographic information System to schedule your classes? Give an example.
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Discuss how those core values were exhibited in your work
: Discuss how those Core Values were exhibited in your work in this course and throughout your program of students in the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business.
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Describe the components of the comprehensive
: Describe the components of the comprehensive, clinically relevant, sexual health, gynecological, and obstetrical history. Identify two health promotion/disease.
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Ideas to a range of stakeholders
: How written communication methods/techniques can be used for communicating information and ideas to a range of stakeholders.
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Many information systems including class registration system
: You have been a user of many information systems including a class registration system at your school, a bank account system, a word processing systems,
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What are the benefits and risks of outsourcing it services
: What are the advantages of agile methods over waterfall development methods, such as the traditional SDLC? What are the risks?
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What was the opportunity this business identified
: Pick a successful business in your area that is not a franchise. What was the opportunity this business identified?
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What are the appropriate program competencies
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Balance of the politics-administration dichotomy
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Context of the changing global demographics
: In the context of the changing global demographics, identify a change that will be seen in developed nations.
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