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XBIS 219 Business Information Systems

XBIS 219 Business Information Systems /Complete Class<br><br>Purchase here<br><br>http://chosecourses.com/xbis-219-business-information-systems-complete-class<br><br><br>Product Description<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 1 CheckPoint: The Information Systems Department<br><br><br><br><br>• Review Ch. 2 in the text.<br>• Select two organizational departments in a business.<br>• Write a paragraph of at least 200 words in which you identify the roles of information systems within those departments.<br>• Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br>• Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.<br><br>DQ1• Choose one of the organizational departments of a business, such as accounting, finance, and human resources. What is the role of this department? What types of information does the department need? How does the department use that information?<br><br>DQ2• What are information resources? What types of information resources does a business usually need? Why is it important for a general manager to be knowledgeable about information technology?<br><br><br>XBIS 219 Week 2 CheckPoint: A Microfinance MIS<br><br><br><br><br>Visit the Mifos Initiative Web site at www.mifos.org. The Mifos Initiative is a technology program sponsored by the Grameen Foundation to provide open source MIS software to microfinance institutions in developing countries.<br>Follow the links for the software demo. Click Product on the right side of the screen. Click Demo the Software from the listing on the left.<br>Write a 200-word description of what the software offers. Identify the components of the Mifos database.<br>Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br>Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 2Assignment: Amazon Evolution<br><br><br><br><br>Read the Case Study, Amazon: From Book Seller to Service Provider, at the end of Ch. 1 in the text.<br>Write a 350- to 700-word paper, describing Amazon’s strategy. Discuss whether the company is moving away from its core competency of being a leading online retailer. Discuss whether this is a wise strategy and address the following: Describe the components of the Amazon database and how Amazon uses each component. What data management issues may be encountered by Amazon? Describe the relationship among data, information, and knowledge, and how Amazon addresses each.<br>Format your paper according to APA guidelines.<br>Post your paper in the Assignment section of eCampus as a Microsoft® Word® document.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 3 CheckPoint: Online Auction<br><br><br><br><br>Imagine you recently cleaned out and reorganized your garage and now find yourself with many items in good condition but no longer needed. You are thinking about trying to sell some items on eBay® but do not know anything about online auctions.<br>Access the eBay® Web site at http://www.ebay.com to learn about their online auction system. Click on the Help tab in the upper right and choose Learning Center from the pull down menu. The site offers several tutorials to help prospective sellers and buyers learn about and use the auction system. The recommended tutorials are listed on the left. Most of the tutorials contain links to additional information.<br>Write a 200-word paragraph addressing the following: Briefly describe how eBay® works. What advantages and disadvantages do you think eBay® offers to small-scale sellers and large-scale sellers? Based on what you have learned, if you wanted to start an electronic retail (e-tail) business, would you use eBay®? Explain your reasoning.<br>Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br><br>DQ1.Define e-business and e-commerce. How are they similar? How do they differ? Can the two terms be used interchangeably?<br><br>DQ2.What are B2B, B2C, and G2C transactions? How do they differ? How does each type of transaction benefit from conducting business using the Internet?<br><br><br>XBIS 219 Week 4 CheckPoint: Picture the Supply Chain<br><br><br><br><br>Read the Case Study 8.3, The Digital Supply Chain at Warner Bros. Entertainment, in the text.<br>Complete the chart in Appendix B outlining the supply chain at Warner Bros. Entertainment for their digital content.<br>Choose one of these components and make a recommendation for an improvement to that area of the supply chain. Explain your reasoning for the change.<br>Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br>Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 4 Assignment: Club IT, Part 1<br><br><br><br><br>Resource: Resource Title<br>Read Appendix C with background information on Club IT.<br>Visit the Club IT Web site, www.wiley.com/college/rainer, for additional information about the business. Click on Student Companion Site for the course text. Click on Club IT under the Browse by Resource tab on the left. Click on Club IT. Click on the links on the left to access different information about Club IT.<br>Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper addressing the mission and clientele of Club IT. Include functional areas and how they use information resources including intranet (for example, the password to log-in is clubit), to accomplish their mission and serve their clients. Identify their use of organizational information systems, such as enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management, to accomplish their mission and serve their clients.<br>Format your paper according to APA guidelines.<br>Post your paper in the Assignment section of eCampus as a Microsoft® Word® document.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 5 CheckPoint: Problems at JetBlue<br><br><br><br><br>Read the Closing Case section of Ch. 8, Meltdown at JetBlue, in the text.<br>Check the Debate thread in the Main forum. You will be assigned to one of two debate teams: one to argue JetBlue’s problems were caused by management issues, the other to argue technological issues were the cause. Each team will have a thread to use to discuss their position and will post their team position statement between 200 to 300 words to the Debate thread. Team members will need to read the argument of the other side and formulate a team rebuttal from 150 to 200 words. The rebuttal must be posted as a reply to the other team’s debate argument.<br>Write a 200-word paragraph summarizing your thoughts on the issues that contributed to the service shutdown. What would you have done differently? This portion should be submitted in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br><br>DQ 1.What are the main responsibilities of managers? What are the advantages for managers to use IT support in business decision-making?<br><br>DQ 2.What are digital dashboards and management cockpits? What are the capabilities of these information tools?<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 6 CheckPoint: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)<br><br><br><br><br>Review Section 10.3 in the text.<br>Write a 200-word paragraph outlining the phases of SDLC and identifying the different personnel that participate in this process.<br>Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br>Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 6 Assignment: Club IT, Part 2<br><br><br><br><br>Resource: www.wiley.com/college/rainer<br>Read Appendix D with additional information on Club IT.<br>Review the project development methodologies in Ch. 10 of the text.<br>Choose one of the project development methodologies to guide your analysis of Club IT.<br>Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper using the information gathered from your review of the Club IT Web site and interviews with Ruben and the staff to perform an analysis of the Information Technology status of the business. Identify three business problems you see at Club IT in terms of resources, customers, and supply chain.<br>Format your paper according to APA guidelines.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 7 CheckPoint: Internet Privacy<br><br><br><br><br>Review Ch. 3 in the text.<br>Evaluate how information privacy and security relates to the Internet, which is the major information conduit for businesses and individuals.<br>Write a paragraph of at least 200 words addressing the following: Explain how your expectations for Internet privacy differ for the following situations: Accessing the Web at home, at work, and in a public setting, such as a library computer lab or Wi–Fi zone. What is the basis for your expectations? Is it legal to use your neighbors’ wireless Internet signal? Is it ethical? Explain your reasoning.<br>Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br>Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.<br><br>DQ 1. What are the three fundamental tenets of a code of ethics? What ethical issues can arise with the widespread use of information systems? What preemptive measures can a business take to avoid ethical problems?<br><br>DQ 2 What are the basic provisions of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act and the USA Patriot Act? What effects are these pieces of legislation having on information security? What measures have businesses implemented to ensure they are in compliance?<br><br><br>XBIS 219 Week 8 Assignment: Where Did You Find that Book?<br><br><br><br><br>Resources: Amazon’s Web Site, Barnes & Noble Web site, and the Web site of a local bookseller<br>Conduct research on the following three booksellers: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and a local bookseller of your choice in terms of business model, competition, and m-commerce capabilities. At http://www.amazon.com, click on Investor Relations and Careers on the bottom of the Web site. At www.bn.com, click Barnes & Noble, Inc. at the bottom of their Web site.<br>Prepare a six- to eight-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, including speaker’s notes. Address the following: Define each bookseller’s business model and describe how they compete with each other. Identify the communication technologies used by each bookstore. Describe the m-commerce capabilities of each bookstore and how each conducts their m-commerce activities. What advantages and disadvantages does m-commerce provide for each bookseller?<br>Post your presentation in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 8 CheckPoint: Web 2.0<br><br><br><br><br>Review Section 5.2 in the text.<br>Write a paragraph of at least 200 words addressing the following: How would you describe Web 2.0 to someone who has not taken a course in information systems? What are the advantages and disadvantages of Web 2.0? How has Web 2.0 impacted business?<br>Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus.<br>Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question<br><br><br><br><br>What are the most important concepts you have learned in this course? How do you think you will use these concepts in your further studies and in your career?<br><br>XBIS 219 Week 9 Final Project: Club IT, Part 3<br><br><br><br><br>Resource: www.wiley.com/college/rainer<br>Read Appendix E with additional information on Club IT.<br>Use Appendix F as a template for the form of your technology plan.<br>Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper identifying technology solutions to the business problems at Club IT you cited in your Week Six analysis. Develop a technology plan, a proposal of your technology recommendations, for addressing those problems.<br>Format your paper according to APA guidelines.<br>Post your paper in the Assignment section of eCampus as a Microsoft® Word® document.<br><br>

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  1. XBIS 219 Business Information Systems /Complete Class Purchase here http://chosecourses.com/xbis-219-business- information-systems-complete-class Product Description XBIS 219 Week 1 CheckPoint: The Information Systems Department • Review Ch. 2 in the text. • Select two organizational departments in a business.

  2. • Write a paragraph of at least 200 words in which you identify the roles of information systems within those departments. • Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus. • Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines. DQ1· Choose one of the organizational departments of a business, such as accounting, finance, and human resources. What is the role of this department? What types of information does the department need? How does the department use that information? DQ2· What are information resources? What types of information resources does a business usually need? Why is it important for a general manager to be knowledgeable about information technology? XBIS 219 Week 2 CheckPoint: A Microfinance MIS Visit the Mifos Initiative Web site at www.mifos.org. The Mifos Initiative is a technology program sponsored by the Grameen Foundation to provide open source MIS software to microfinance institutions in developing countries. Follow the links for the software demo. Click Product on the right side of the screen. Click Demo the Software from the listing on the left. Write a 200-word description of what the software offers. Identify the components of the Mifos database. Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus. Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.

  3. XBIS 219 Week 2Assignment: Amazon Evolution Read the Case Study, Amazon: From Book Seller to Service Provider, at the end of Ch. 1 in the text. Write a 350- to 700-word paper, describing Amazon’s strategy. Discuss whether the company is moving away from its core competency of being a leading online retailer. Discuss whether this is a wise strategy and address the following: Describe the components of the Amazon database and how Amazon uses each component. What data management issues may be encountered by Amazon? Describe the relationship among data, information, and knowledge, and how Amazon addresses each. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Post your paper in the Assignment section of eCampus as a Microsoft® Word® document. XBIS 219 Week 3 CheckPoint: Online Auction Imagine you recently cleaned out and reorganized your garage and now find yourself with many items in good condition but no longer needed. You are thinking about trying to sell some items on eBay® but do not know anything about online auctions. Access the eBay® Web site at http://www.ebay.com to learn about their online auction system. Click on the Help tab in the upper right and choose Learning Center from the pull down menu. The site offers several tutorials to help prospective sellers and buyers learn about and use the

  4. auction system. The recommended tutorials are listed on the left. Most of the tutorials contain links to additional information. Write a 200-word paragraph addressing the following: Briefly describe how eBay® works. What advantages and disadvantages do you think eBay® offers to small-scale sellers and large-scale sellers? Based on what you have learned, if you wanted to start an electronic retail (e-tail) business, would you use eBay®? Explain your reasoning. Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus. DQ1.Define e-business and e-commerce. How are they similar? How do they differ? Can the two terms be used interchangeably? DQ2.What are B2B, B2C, and G2C transactions? How do they differ? How does each type of transaction benefit from conducting business using the Internet? XBIS 219 Week 4 CheckPoint: Picture the Supply Chain Read the Case Study 8.3, The Digital Supply Chain at Warner Bros. Entertainment, in the text. Complete the chart in Appendix B outlining the supply chain at Warner Bros. Entertainment for their digital content. Choose one of these components and make a recommendation for an improvement to that area of the supply chain. Explain your reasoning for the change. Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus. Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines.

  5. XBIS 219 Week 4 Assignment: Club IT, Part 1 Resource: Resource Title Read Appendix C with background information on Club IT. Visit the Club IT Web site, www.wiley.com/college/rainer, for additional information about the business. Click on Student Companion Site for the course text. Click on Club IT under the Browse by Resource tab on the left. Click on Club IT. Click on the links on the left to access different information about Club IT. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper addressing the mission and clientele of Club IT. Include functional areas and how they use information resources including intranet (for example, the password to log-in is clubit), to accomplish their mission and serve their clients. Identify their use of organizational information systems, such as enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management, to accomplish their mission and serve their clients. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Post your paper in the Assignment section of eCampus as a Microsoft® Word® document. XBIS 219 Week 5 CheckPoint: Problems at JetBlue Read the Closing Case section of Ch. 8, Meltdown at JetBlue, in the text.

  6. Check the Debate thread in the Main forum. You will be assigned to one of two debate teams: one to argue JetBlue’s problems were caused by management issues, the other to argue technological issues were the cause. Each team will have a thread to use to discuss their position and will post their team position statement between 200 to 300 words to the Debate thread. Team members will need to read the argument of the other side and formulate a team rebuttal from 150 to 200 words. The rebuttal must be posted as a reply to the other team’s debate argument. Write a 200-word paragraph summarizing your thoughts on the issues that contributed to the service shutdown. What would you have done differently? This portion should be submitted in the Assignment section of eCampus. DQ 1.What are the main responsibilities of managers? What are the advantages for managers to use IT support in business decision-making? DQ 2.What are digital dashboards and management cockpits? What are the capabilities of these information tools? XBIS 219 Week 6 CheckPoint: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Review Section 10.3 in the text. Write a 200-word paragraph outlining the phases of SDLC and identifying the different personnel that participate in this process. Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus. Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines. XBIS 219 Week 6 Assignment: Club IT, Part 2

  7. Resource: www.wiley.com/college/rainer Read Appendix D with additional information on Club IT. Review the project development methodologies in Ch. 10 of the text. Choose one of the project development methodologies to guide your analysis of Club IT. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper using the information gathered from your review of the Club IT Web site and interviews with Ruben and the staff to perform an analysis of the Information Technology status of the business. Identify three business problems you see at Club IT in terms of resources, customers, and supply chain. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. XBIS 219 Week 7 CheckPoint: Internet Privacy Review Ch. 3 in the text. Evaluate how information privacy and security relates to the Internet, which is the major information conduit for businesses and individuals. Write a paragraph of at least 200 words addressing the following: Explain how your expectations for Internet privacy differ for the following situations: Accessing the Web at home, at work, and in a public setting, such as a library computer lab or Wi–Fi zone. What is the basis for your expectations? Is it legal to use your neighbors’ wireless Internet signal? Is it ethical? Explain your reasoning.

  8. Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus. Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines. DQ 1. What are the three fundamental tenets of a code of ethics? What ethical issues can arise with the widespread use of information systems? What preemptive measures can a business take to avoid ethical problems? DQ 2 What are the basic provisions of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act and the USA Patriot Act? What effects are these pieces of legislation having on information security? What measures have businesses implemented to ensure they are in compliance? XBIS 219 Week 8 Assignment: Where Did You Find that Book? Resources: Amazon’s Web Site, Barnes & Noble Web site, and the Web site of a local bookseller Conduct research on the following three booksellers: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and a local bookseller of your choice in terms of business model, competition, and m-commerce capabilities. At http://www.amazon.com, click on Investor Relations and Careers on the bottom of the Web site. At www.bn.com, click Barnes & Noble, Inc. at the bottom of their Web site. Prepare a six- to eight-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, including speaker’s notes. Address the following: Define each bookseller’s business model and describe how they compete with each other. Identify the communication technologies used by each bookstore. Describe the m-commerce capabilities of each bookstore and how each conducts their m-commerce activities. What advantages and disadvantages does m-commerce provide for each bookseller? Post your presentation in the Assignment section of eCampus.

  9. XBIS 219 Week 8 CheckPoint: Web 2.0 Review Section 5.2 in the text. Write a paragraph of at least 200 words addressing the following: How would you describe Web 2.0 to someone who has not taken a course in information systems? What are the advantages and disadvantages of Web 2.0? How has Web 2.0 impacted business? Post your CheckPoint in the Assignment section of eCampus. Note that any citations should follow APA guidelines. XBIS 219 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question What are the most important concepts you have learned in this course? How do you think you will use these concepts in your further studies and in your career? XBIS 219 Week 9 Final Project: Club IT, Part 3

  10. Resource: www.wiley.com/college/rainer Read Appendix E with additional information on Club IT. Use Appendix F as a template for the form of your technology plan. Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper identifying technology solutions to the business problems at Club IT you cited in your Week Six analysis. Develop a technology plan, a proposal of your technology recommendations, for addressing those problems. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Post your paper in the Assignment section of eCampus as a Microsoft® Word® document.

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