B3700 Information Systems Winter 2021 Final Assignment Please answer all questions to demonstrate your understanding of the course material from the second half of this course. Question responses...

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B3700 Information Systems Winter 2021 Final Assignment Please answer all questions to demonstrate your understanding of the course material from the second half of this course. Question responses should be in your own words. Plagiarism will not be tolerated (i.e. automatic grade of 0%). Here are some guidelines as you complete the assignment: · The assignment should take you 3-4 hours to complete · Each question response should be between 250-350 words. Please organize your thoughts and be concise. · Please form your answers in the context of the textbook readings, lectures and weekly activities. Consider using direct references to course materials and activities in your answers. Unless indicated, do not use external sources. · Please look at the grading rubric for each question to understand how you will be graded and what is expected. · Please incorporate your own lived experiences into your answers as much as possible. You interact with a variety of information systems in your academic and personal life – use examples to demonstrate understanding. · Each question is worth 10 marks (60 marks total). Questions 1. Identify an organization that would benefit from an ERP system and briefly explain why. a. Consider the five components of an information system from Chapter 1 and consider how each factors into a successful ERP implementation. Give examples specific to the organization where possible. b. Identify what you believe is the most important component for a successful ERP implementation and explain why. Excellent Good Needs improvement Poor Depth of understanding of course material (8 marks) Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concept Demonstrates a good understanding of the concept Demonstrates an incomplete understanding of the concept Demonstrates a poor understanding of the concept Presentation (2 marks) An occasional grammatical or stylistic error Few grammatical or stylistic errors Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors interfere with content Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors make content very difficult to read 2. Describe market-basket analysis by explaining how a business of your choice would approach the technique. What does it mean if the lift of Item A and Item B is 2.3? (In your answer, replace Item A and Item B with two items that could be purchased from the business you selected.) Describe two possible ways the business could use this information. Excellent Good Needs improvement Poor Depth of understanding of course material (8 marks) Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concept Demonstrates a good understanding of the concept Demonstrates an incomplete understanding of the concept Demonstrates a poor understanding of the concept Presentation (2 marks) An occasional grammatical or stylistic error Few grammatical or stylistic errors Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors interfere with content Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors make content very difficult to read 3. Name a company or organization for which you would like to work. Describe, as specifically as you can, how that company could use social media in each of the value chain activities listed below. For each example, provide potential risk that would need to be managed. Be specific. a. Sales and marketing b. Customer service c. Manufacturing and operations d. Human resources Excellent Good Needs improvement Poor Depth of understanding of course material (8 marks) Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concept Demonstrates a good understanding of the concept Demonstrates an incomplete understanding of the concept Demonstrates a poor understanding of the concept Presentation (2 marks) An occasional grammatical or stylistic error Few grammatical or stylistic errors Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors interfere with content Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors make content very difficult to read 4. Provide an example of an information system that would be used to support the operations of a business of your choosing. a. Briefly describe the SDLC by applying it to the development of the information system you selected for the business. b. What role (if any) do you think do end-users have at each stage of the lifecycle? Excellent Good Needs improvement Poor Depth of understanding of course material (8 marks) Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concept Demonstrates a good understanding of the concept Demonstrates an incomplete understanding of the concept Demonstrates a poor understanding of the concept Presentation (2 marks) An occasional grammatical or stylistic error Few grammatical or stylistic errors Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors interfere with content Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors make content very difficult to read 5. Describe a situation you believe is unethical behaviour involving information systems in the workplace. Why do you consider it to be unethical? Ensure you consider the difference between illegal and unethical behaviour, and include your beliefs about proper conduct when faced with the situation you describe. Excellent Good Needs improvement Poor Depth of understanding of course material (8 marks) Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concept Demonstrates a good understanding of the concept Demonstrates an incomplete understanding of the concept Demonstrates a poor understanding of the concept Presentation (2 marks) An occasional grammatical or stylistic error Few grammatical or stylistic errors Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors interfere with content Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors make content very difficult to read 6. Watch the video SANS Security Awareness: Email and Phishing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEMrBKmUTPE. a. Reflect upon your personal experience with phishing threats. What is the most important thing you learned from the video? b. What is the potential impact of a successful phishing attempt to a business or organization? Give two examples. c. What recommendations would you make to limit the impact of phishing threats in the workplace? Excellent Good Needs improvement Poor Depth of understanding of course material (8 marks) Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concept Demonstrates a good understanding of the concept Demonstrates an incomplete understanding of the concept Demonstrates a poor understanding of the concept Presentation (2 marks) An occasional grammatical or stylistic error Few grammatical or stylistic errors Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors interfere with content Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors; errors make content very difficult to read 5