You will be divided into groups. Each group or team will address the assigned questions and create a team response. There will be one submission from each team; you will not make an individual submission. However, each individual will complete an personal analysis of the team exercise. You are a consulting team formed to advise a group of managers who are to review the technology policies for their organizations. They need to be briefed on some of the issues and responsibilities around information systems. You are not advising them about policies nor making recommendations; your task is just to provide background information about some key issues.
- Business continuity planning and disaster recovery
- Customer/client privacy
- Responses to legal constraints (for example Sarbanes-Oxley and the Patriot Act)
- Green IT
- Accessibility
- Health problems related to computer use
Your discussions should center around how you want to address these concerns. The final product of this module will be a presentation on responsibilities in MIS. Read the instructions for the Team Submission for information about the format and process of submitting.
This is a team effort. You will be personally graded on your participation and contributions to the discussion, so contribute and respond to others. And you will have the opportunity to analyze the team process. But everyone on the team will receive the grade for the team final submission.
Team members should be prepared to contribute ideas to the discussion and give feedback on ideas others post. You will also need to confer on which points should be made in the final presentation as your research may find more points than would be practical to make.
NOTE: Be sure to read the description of the Team Presentation Assignment so you know what you are working toward. The final presentation should be in PowerPoint format, with short bullet items, not full sentences. If you feel you must preserve some of the explanation or detail you found in your research, put that material in the speaker's notes in PowerPoint.