Assignment Handout
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date shown on the class schedule and will be collected after you have briefly summarized what you read with the class.
Please realize that the notes in the ‘callouts' on Page four showing a sample tech alert are REQUIREMENTS, not suggestions. Remember to explicitly tie your article summary back to the material presented in the text. Read the chapters in the book, BEFORE you look for articles.
HW #1: Tech Alert on IT & Strategy (Ch 3 or 4) -OR- Hardware/Emerging Technology (Ch 5)
Ch 3 or 4 IT Strategy option: Find one article that relates to the content covered in Chapters 3 or 4 in our text. For this option, choose one of the following approaches:
Summarize a recent ‘real-world' example that illustrates one topic presented in one of these chapters or find a related article that extends the book's discussion on IT and strategy, and/or;
Discuss or provide an example of a key term shown in the book margins from Chapters 3 or 4.
Look at the discussion questions at the end of the chapter sections and find an article that helps you answer a question that is posed, or;
Follow-up on a specific case study that is presented in the text or find comparable examples. If you choose this option, you must focus on new information about the organization that is not included in the text.
Chapter 5: Moore's Law and More
Look for an article that discusses emerging technologies or trends discussed in the text, focusing on the use or potential use by organizations or individuals. Try to find examples of new products that illustrate the "fifth wave" of technology (RFID, wearable computing, emerging technologies).
Other options would be to find an article that discuss Moore's law, the move toward mobile technologies (smart phones), advances in hardware technology, grid computing, or e-waste.
HW #2: Tech Alert on Software (Ch 11 or 12)
Chapter 11: Understanding Software or Chapter 12: Software in Flux
Find an article that focuses on managerial advice or trends relating to Cloud Computing, Open Source Software, Service-Oriented Architecture (SoA), Enterprise systems, ERP, Software as a Service (SaaS), or;
Look for an article that covers user interface design and/or trends/advances in the user interface (speech, gesture recognition, mobility, etc.), or;
Find an article that discusses new system development or implementation in an organization--Success or Failure; or
If you have participated in the implementation of a new information system deployment at work (even as an end-user), you can write up your experiences. No article is required if you choose this option, but the rest of the tech alert requirements must be followed (quote from text, etc.)
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