Question 1. 1. (TCO A) Describe a global present day
business that has been under pressure to perform better due to competition from
competitors and has transformed successfully using information systems as the
key driver or component.
Question 2. 2. (TCO B) Describe the decision-making process
and how good information systems support business intelligence and business
analytics. Use a present day organization, and discuss the business
intelligence and analytics used by the organization.
Question 3. 3. (TCO C) Evaluate the tools, technology, and
trends that make databases useful to corporations. Provide an example of a
corporate database and how your tools and technology would be used in the organization
of your choice.
Question 4. 4. (TCO D) An organization wants you to overhaul
its connectivity both domestic and abroad. Describe in detail how you would
approach topics, such as infrastructure, what topology, communication,
wireless, and security.
Question 5. 5. (TCO E) Describe a present day organization
and how they achieved operational excellence. Describe the tools, such as
supply chain management, customer relationship management, and other enterprise
applications, and how they help to achieve operational excellence.
Question 6. 6. (TCO F) Discuss how organizations can utilize
good project management techniques to develop information systems.
Question 7. 7. (TCO G) Discuss the social, ethical, and
political issues that an information system raises in an organization. How can
an organization ensure that these issues are not abused? Please give examples
of present day organizations that have tackled this issue and the techniques that
were used.