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Jan 10 - Organisation Strategy and Information Systems (IS)


The Organisations:
1) General Motors Company (www.gm.com)
2) Balfour Beatty (www.balfourbeatty.com)
3) HSBC Bank (www.hsbc.com)
4) The Boeing Company (www.boeing.com)
Select ONE of the above organisations for your discussion and .ppt posting. Imagine you are a senior
manager working in your selected organisation. Discuss the following:
1) Who are your organisation's main competitors and what are their products?
2) Other than reducing the price, how would you use initiatives to counter competition?
3) Are the Barrier to New Entrants high in your industry? If so, what are you going to do to make sure
the Barrriers remain high? If not, identify a potential Barrier and what can you do to raise it.

Jan 17 -Globalisation and Global IS


If you were a manager in a company that operates in many countries, what criteria would you use to
determine whether an application should be developed as a global application or as a local application?
Select a company you could use as your case study for this question. You must consider a few of the
countries in which your global company has a presence there.

Jan 24 -IS/IT Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Internet, Wireless Technology


You have been instructed by your Director to (I) set up an office in another country and (II) implement
security tagging for your companys products. It is important to address the following areas for your
IS/IT systems:
1) Technological Barriers
2) Regulations and Tariffs
3) Economic and Political Considerations
4) Which security tagging have you selected to implement and why?
List key points of how you will address each of the areas above, at least ONE Slide per area. You should
include digital photos of the security tags and the website reference.

Jan 31 - Business Intelligence


The Internet is a valuable source of databases where users can search for services and products in areas
or countries that are far from their own locations. Your company is located in Greensboro, North
Carolina, and manufactures office furniture of various types. You have recently acquired several new
customers in Australia, and a study you commissioned indicates that with a presence there you could
greatly increase your sales. Moreover, your study indicates that you could do even better if you actually
manufactured many of your products locally (in Australia). First, you need to set up an office in
Melbourne to establish a presence, and then you need to begin importing from the United States. You
then can plan to start producing locally.
You will soon be traveling to the area to make plans to actually set up an office, and you want to meet
with organizations that can help you with your operation. You will need to engage people or
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organizations that offer many services necessary for you to open your office, including lawyers,
accountants, import-export experts, telecommunications equipment and support, and even trainers
who can help you to prepare your future employees to work for you. List the companies you would
contact to interview on your trip to determine if they can help you with these and any other functions
you think vital to establishing your office. Start by searching for U.S. Department of Commerce advice on
doing business in Australia. Then try the following online databases to locate companies that you would
like to meet with during your coming trip: Australian Business Register (abr.business.gov.au/), Australia
Trade Now (australiatradenow.com/), and the Nationwide Business Directory of Australia
(www.nationwide.com.au). If necessary, you should also try search engines such as Yahoo!
(www.yahoo.com) and Google (www.google.com).
Rate the databases you used for accuracy, completeness, ease of use, and general helpfulness. What
does this exercise tell you about the design of databases?

Feb 07 IS/IT Acquisition and Implementation (Software System Choices)


From the Articles Bank, there are 2 case studies:
1) Shipping Line in Safe Haven - CMA CGM
2) Vodafone in Ghanaian mobile deal - Vodafone
Select one of the organisations (above) for your task this week. Both firms have made acquisitions and it
is expected that there will be IS/IT Acquisitions and Implementations to follow.
Since a lot of money has been spent on acquisition, you are told that you have limited budget to spend.
You are the manager in-charge of the IS/IT Acquisitions and Implementations project.
1) To raise your budget, you have to convince the Executive Board with arguments to support your case.
Discuss how you will justify expenditure.
2) Which IS/IT development option will you choose and why?

Feb 14 Systems Design and Life Cycle


From the Learning Module: Articles Bank, read the case study - Bluetooth in Car
The Bluetooth design failed the organization as well as anyone who purchase the car that come with the
technology. In an effort to rectify the problems, you are to recommend the following:
1) Where in the stages of Systems Development should changed be made to prevent future problems
such as those mentioned in the articles? Explain your reasons.
2) Who would you recommend to be identifying and ensuring that this happen? What else should be
included?

Feb 21 - Systems Plan and Development


There are 2 articles you need to read:
1) Under Learning Module, check out the Articles Bank folder, locate and read the article on - The
London Ambulance Services Fiasco.
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2) Copy the following, paste it on the Internet Browser and read the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/nyregion/25radio.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
Both cases demonstrated failures. Outline how you would have managed the projects (select one of
them) differently to ensure a successful implementation.

Feb 28 - Regulations, Ethical & Social Issues In IS


Check out LEARNING MODULES:Articles Bank. Locate and read the following articles on:
1) Phishing/scams...
2) CCTV, Transport for London..
3) London tour from your PC
4) Skype Breach...
5) Web Vengence/YouTube...
6) IT chaos
7) UK ID data loss/Sony Web fraud...
As an ethical expert, one of your main concerns is Privacy of Data in the organisation but you have to
balance this with the organisation's Open Policy with regards to information access. Tim Berners-Lee
warned that the advancement of technology facilitated sophisticated snooping.
From the Articles-Bank, read the case studies: WEB FOUNDER WARNS AGAINST SNOOPING
Investigate and list your proposals (to the Senior Managers), the measures or guidelines on Data
Handling within your organisation.
HINT: Consider Ethical Codes of Conduct, Privacy and the 5-Step process in dealing with Ethical
Dilemmas.
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Mar 06 Security, Risks, Crime and Preventive Management


Research and evaluate a security product, such as anti-virus software, firewalls, or anti-spyware
software. For the product, describe its capabilities, what types of businesses it is best suited, and its cost
to purchase and install.

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