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Assessments

UNIT I

1. Name one new innovation in information systems, and explain how it has been used to enhance organizational decision making and collaboration. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

2. Choose a specific job held by an IT professional. What are some of the formal and informal roles for this position? Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

3. Many employers gather and store information on an employee's use of email and the Internet. They will then use that information to measure the quantity and quality of an employee's work. Identify one ethical implication of this practice. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Unit III

1. New information technologies can have a powerful impact on a business and IT strategies. Please provide one example of a new infrastructure-based technology and describe its impact on IT strategy. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

2. Distinguish between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 technologies for organizations. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

3. Provide an example of a cloud-based software service and discuss the advantages of using this service. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Unit IV

1. Explain how databases help ensure that organizations can maintain data integrity. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

2. Compare how the data in transactional databases differs from that in data warehouses? Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

3. How does Web mining differ from data mining? Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Unit V

1. Explain the difference between internal and external security threats. Please provide two examples of each. Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

2. Name and define an information systems control. Provide an example including how it might be used in an organization. Please be specific. Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Unit VI

1. Explain the impact of new technology on organizational business models. Provide an example to justify your response. Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

2. Explain operational CRM versus analytical CRM. Under what conditions would a decision maker use either application? Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

3. Describe how technology has allowed for the development of enhanced features in e-commerce. Please provide an example. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Unit VIII

1. Explain how the knowledge management value chain supports management decision making. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

2. Explain how information systems could potentially be a detriment to effective decision making. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

3. Describe a decision-making tool that only a CEO or senior management might use. How would this tool assist the CEO in formulating strategies for the future? Your response should be at least 75 words in length.