Managing Information Technology
There is no set length for this exam. Instead, our focus is to bring in our textbook, outside references, your experiences, etc as sources to cite / explain / discuss within your answers.
Question One: Do we really need a major change in the way the IS function is structured...are the necessary changes just minor modifications to accommodate normal growth in computer uses...what are your thoughts / research in this regard?
Question Two: A vision is not the responsibility of the CIO...it is the responsibility of the CEO or the top management team...do you agree or disagree...why?
Question Three: Companies are using eBusiness applications to build profiles of customers...privacy advocates consider this practice to be dangerous...do you agree...where do you draw the line...why?
Question Four: Which of the frameworks for systems planning seem most useful to you...why?
Question Five: Web services sounds way too complex to be viable...how are little chunks of code from many organizations really going to work together and provide a reliable and secure computing environment?
Question Six: Although having a wireless device is handy, it is also an intrusion...people need some privacy...they should not always be reachable...what are your thoughts in this regard?
Question Seven: Technology does not change culture...do you agree or disagree to this statement...why?