1. Describe the four main types of ethical issues associated with information technology.
2. What risks, if any, does offshore outsourcing of various information systems functions pose to satisfying the principles of confidentiality and privacy?
3. Should organisations permit personal use of email systems by employees dunng working hours`/ What privacy concerns might arise from the use of biometric authentication techniques ? What about the embedding of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in products such as clothing' What other technologies might create privacy concerns''
4. What do you think an organisation's duty or responsibility to protect the pnvac of its customers' personal data should be" Why"
5. Assume you have been interviewed for a job online anti ncivir ot,c, ,can otter of employment The job requires you to move across the country The company sends you a digital signature zlinng an the contract How does this provide you with enough assurance to trust the offer so that you are willing to make the move '
6. List and briefly discuss two key Information Systems used by the Royal Adelaide Hospital which you have included in your assignment What are your key recommendations specified in /your assignment/
7. Companies such as Woolworths have moved beyond HT to ‘Eendoramangwed inventory (VA) systems Discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages of this arrangement Ve hat special controls, if any should be developx, to monitor VVLI systausii
8. Procurement cards are designed to improve the efficiency of small non-inventory purchases. What controls should be placed on their use? Why ?
9. Should every company switch from the traditional three-way matching process (purchase orders, receiving reports, and supple trivoicess) to the two-way match (purchase orders and receiving reports) used in ERS? Why or why not?
10. Some accountants have advocated that a company's human assets be measured and included directly in the financial stittements For example, the costs of hiring and training an employee would be recorded as an asset that is amortised over the employee's expected term of service Do you wee or disagee? Why?
11. Auditing an A IS effectively requires that an auditor have some knowledge of computers and their accounting applications. Howevw, it may not be feasible for every auditor to be a computer expert. Discuss the extent,to which auditors should possess computer expertise to he effective auditors
12. Should IntInternal auditors be members of systems development teams that design and implement an AIS? Why or why not
13. Explain the Four steps of the risk-based audit approach, and discuss how they apply to the overall security of a company
14. What as the definition of customer relationship management(CRM)? Why is CRM so important to any organisation?