Assignment
For each question you are required to write a post.
Question 1
Your company is experiencing decline in business because of competition. Your manager thinks they may be able to turn the company around if they can get help from an IT professional on E-Commerce and Mobile Technologies. Assume your company is a traditional retail entity similar to Sears, Macy's or K-Mart, suggest ways your company can use E-Commerce and Mobile Technologies to increase its visibility and sales. In your discussion, explain what is E-Commerce and Mobile Technology.
Question 2
There are three levels of management hierarchy: strategic, managerial and operational.
Part 1: Review at least 4 academically reviewed articles on each management hierarchy. Summary the articles in your own words.
Part 2: Discuss how the three levels of management hierarchy: strategic, management, and operational relates to the mission of a business.
Part 3: As an IT professional, how would you use information technology to improve the efficiency the three levels of management hierarchy?
Question 3
Technology and Enterprise Resource Planning
As an IT manager, discuss how your company will use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to integrate the various functions of an entity. What are the advantages of using ERP? In your discussion, please be sure to provide substantive explanation of what ERP is and give example(s) of ERP. Use APA throughout.
Question 4
Data Visualization and Geographic Information Systems
As an IT manager, discuss how you would use the materials in Chapter 11 of your textbook communicating IT information to other department.
Text Book: Information Technology for Management- Digital Strategies for Insight, Action, and Sustainable Performance by Efraim Turban Carol Pollard Linda Volonino, Carol Pollard, Gregory Wood Gregory R Wood, 10th edition. ISBN: 1118897781. ISBN-13: 9781118897782.
Question 5
Review at least 4 articles on Balanced Scorecard and complete the following activities:
1. Write annotated summary of each article. Use APA throughout.
2. As an IT professional, discuss how you will use Balanced Scorecard to manage IT resources efficiently.
Question 6
Based on reading assignment, describe an IT or similar business project you have done or are currently doing. In your discussion, provide information on the following:
1. What is that project? Provide complete description. Consider using PPM.
2. What was the scoop, deliverable, and results of the project?
3. What constraints did you experience and how did you handle them?
4. If you had to do the same project again, what changes will you recommend?
Question 7
Read at least four academically reviewed articles on the ethical issues that may arise in information management. Please note that Wikipedia articles will not be accepted for this discussion.
1. Write a comparative analysis of the articles noting the similarities and differences.
2. Compare the information in those articles to the materials in Chapter 14 of your textbook. Does the premise of those articles support the overall theme of the materials in Chapter 14 of your textbook? Why or why not?
3. Discuss what you learned from those articles. In your discussion, give example(s) of your organization handles ethic concerns as they relate to information management.
Question 8
Reflection/Learning Outcomes Assessment
Write a critical evaluation of your learning outcome. In your response, consider:
1. Consider the content of this class as they relate to information management/IT and managerial decision making.
2. Base on the course content, discuss new skills you acquired from this class? How relevant are the new skills to your current and/or future profession?
3. How would you apply your new knowledge?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.