Assignment:
First Factual Essay (4 pages limit)
Discuss: What are alternative methods for building information systems?
Factual Essay (2 pages limit)
Discuss: What methods can be used for selecting and evaluating information systems projects and aligning them with the firm's business goals?
True False with Justification
1. VPNs [Virtual Private Networks] provide the same level of quick and predictable response as private networks.
2. Users will be more cooperative if organizational problems are solved prior to introducing a new system.
3. An ability exists to change website layouts automatically according to a visitor's screen resolution.
4. The performance of key aspects of a business are monitored by executive management.
5. Each stage in the knowledge management value chain evaluates the wisdom of choice.
6. E-commerce is a PC-centric activity on the web.
7. Structured decisions are more prevalent at higher levels of management.
8. Prototype systems easily accommodate large quantities of data.
9. A strategic approach to information requirements, strategic analysis, or critical success factors argues that an organization's information requirements are determined by the customer.
10. A force in the environment to which businesses must respond and that influences the direction of the business is global culture.
Multiple Choice with Justification
1. Issues that limit Internet access in many developing countries include:
a. High cost of PCs.
b. Outsourcing.
c. Data interaction.
d. Power grid issues.
2. Project management software typically features capabilities for what?
a. Defining and ordering tasks.
b. Managing portfolios.
c. Defining risk.
d. Tracking progress.
e. Facilitating modifications to tasks and resources.
3. Native apps:
a. Are scaled down.
b. Provide fast performance.
c. Provide a high degree or reliability.
d. Install directly on a mobile device.
e. Are object-oriented.
4. Well-designed executive support systems help senior executives:
a. Monitor organizational performance.
b. Track supplier efficiency.
c. Recognize customer relationships.
d. Identify problems.
e. Identify decision makers.
5. Highly specialized knowledge work systems:
a. Include tracking tools.
b. Include professional association interfaces.
c. Require sufficient computing power to handle the sophisticated graphics.
d. Must give the worker quick and easy access to external databases.
6. The main areas of growth in mobile e-commerce are:
a. Exchanges.
b. Mass market retailing.
c. Sales of indirect goods.
d. In-app sales to mobile devices.
7. Managerial behavioral attributes include:
a. Working at an unrelenting pace.
b. Conducting fragmented activities.
c. Preferring current, specific, and ad hoc information.
d. Preferring written forms of communication.
e. Making fewer direct contacts.
8. The steps in prototyping include:
a. Identify the user's basic requirements.
b. Develop an initial prototype.
c. Finalize the prototype.
d. Revise and enhance the prototype.
9. A systems development project without proper management will most likely suffer these consequences
a. Costs that vastly exceed budgets.
b. Unexpected time slippage.
c. Revenue performance that is less than expected.
d. Failure to achieve knowledge standards.
10. The major dimensions for developing an international information systems architecture are:
a. The European environment.
b. The corporate global strategies.
c. The structure of the organization.
d. The management and business processes.
e. The development platform.
Completion
1. Aside from integrating new with old software systems, what are the problems?
2. What helps organizations manage portfolios of projects and the dependences among them?
3. What is a standalone application designed to run on a specific platform and device?
4. Why is the balanced scorecard framework thought to be balanced?
5. What takes advantage of the best features of artificial intelligence technologies?
6. Inefficiencies in the supply chain are caused by what?
7. What type of decisions require judgment, evaluation, and insight to solve the problem?
8. What describes what a system should do to meet information requirements?
9. What has to be calculated to determine the benefits of a particular project?
10. What is the most common organizational structure used by organizations conducting global business?