ISQS 5137 Outline
 

For the purpose of this outline: 

If I assign papers from the Internet simply discuss what you find in your surfing.

If I assign more than one paper topic simply pick the ONE you like
Late papers will loose one letter grade. Please be on time.

Book Chapter

Short paper topics

Paper Due Date

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Introduction

Are the Recording Industry Association of America and their law suits the correct strategic response to the proliferation and copying of digital media? Should the Motion Picture Association of America follow their pattern?

You can find one opinion here. and other relevant links at TheRegister and the EFF

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Information Systems Triangle

Suppose managers had out laptops to all sales people without any other formal or informal changes. What is the likely outcome? What are the pluses and minuses?.

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Strategic Use of Information Resources

How can IT provide competitive advantage to an organization? Give a few examples.

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Organizational Impacts of IS use

First e-mail and now text messaging have made communication much easier,are there any draw backs?

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IT and the design of work

What is the most important result of the spread of IT on society and on the individual?

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IT & the changing business process

The article you will find here describes the Internet by looking at the industries it is replacing. What industry do you think the Internet will replace next?

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Architecture & Infrastructure

The 'dot com' bust showed the world that online business have to have a valid business model as much as brick & mortar business do. Will eCommerce only business models ever be successful. Explain

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Doing Business on the Internet

RSS feeds are an increasingly important part of many web sites in industry, education, non-profit, and even the government .

Think of a new use for an RSS and tell me about it.

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The MIS Organization

MIS "departments" are increasingly being disolved in favor of integrating MIS personel into other areas. What are the long term benefits / costs of this approach?
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Funding IT

 
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Project Management

The "typical" IS project comes in over budget & late. Why?
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Knowledge Management

Assume that you have been assigned the task of creating and maintaining a knowledge base in your chosen field.  Describe the project's benefits and problems.

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Usng Information Ethically

What are the ethical issues regarding corporate knowledge managent. Is it always/never good/bad?

Why?

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