BIS 303 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT BIS 303 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 BIS 303 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 BIS 303 Week 1 Individual Assignment Hospitality Information Technology Matrix BIS 303 Week 2 Discussion Question 1

BIS 303 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question One – please post your response to this question by clicking reply. DQ #1 is due by Wednesday of this week.

BIS 303 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question Two What is your organization’s policy regarding the replacement or upgrading of hardware and software? Are there scheduled replacements in the budget? How is a new software application introduced?

BIS 303 Week 1 Individual Assignment Hospitality Information Technology Matrix FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resource: Hospitality Information Technology Matrix Worksheet, located in Week One of the student website

BIS 303 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question One In your current organizational role, are you mostly involved in B2B, B2C or B2E transactions and interactions? How is that related to the business function within your work place?

BIS 303 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question Two What reports are routinely used in your job type? What changes to the reports would you recommend— frequency, consolidation of information,

BIS 303 Week 2 Individual Assignment Changing Role of Hospitality IT Essay FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resource: Hospitality Information Technology Matrix Worksheet Use the Hospitality IT application you chose for the Week One assignment. Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word essay defining the changing role of hospitality information technology, based on the Week One readings.

BIS 303 Week 2 Team Assignment Hospitality Information Systems Direct Reservations FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resource: Hospitality Information Systems: Direct Reservations, located in Week One of the student website

BIS 303 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question One As we start our week of Data Management Systems, let’s talk about the technology that holds the data… What are some of the issues inherent in managing data? What methods may be used to identify data management issues?

BIS 303 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question Two Technological advances quickly become industry standards. The high cost of new technology drops over time. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being on the cutting edge of technology vs. adopting a wait-and-see approach?

BIS 303 Week 3 Individual Assignment Hospitality Information Systems and Users Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resources: Hospitality Information Technology Matrix Worksheet and the Changing Role of Hospitality IT Essay Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that continues the analysis of the hospitality IT application you chose from the Week One individual assignment.

BIS 303 Week 3 Team Assignment Hospitality Information Systems Third Party Reservation Options FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resource: Hospitality Information Systems: Third Party Reservation Options, located in Week Two of the student Web site Complete the Hospitality Information Systems: Third Party Reservation Options assignment.

BIS 303 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question One How does the use of Internet job posting and electronic job applications provide a competitive advantage over traditional channels? How may it affect the demographics of potential applicants?

BIS 303 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question Two A Front office manager at a hotel notices that guests' comment cards indicate slow check-in processes. How could this be a symptom of a people problem...a material resource problem...,or a systems problem.

BIS 303 Week 4 Individual Assignment Internal and External Customers Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resources: Websites of hospitality organizations Visit the websites of three hospitality organizations in different fields—hotels, airlines, cruise ships, sports venues, convention centers, and so forth—and click the Employment or related link.

BIS 303 Week 4 Team Assignment Cost Controls & Resource Management Systems Flow FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Develop two separate flowcharts with summaries on cost controls and resource management systems. Then, write a summary explaining accounting control strategies in terms of hospitality technology investment. Use either Microsoft® Word®, PowerPoint®, or Visio® to build flowcharts.

BIS 303 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question One Information technology can support both beneficial and detrimental effects to a business and society on a whole. The use of information technology in e-business operations

BIS 303 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Discussion Question Two What IT and security issues must be considered for an involuntary termination of an employee? What role does the employee’s job play in those considerations?

BIS 303 Week 5 Individual Assignment Internal and External Security Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resources: Any of the previous weeks’ individual assignments Prepare a 1,400- to 1,700-word internal and external security assessment paper. Identify the possible privacy issues for users both internal, such as malicious users, and external, like

BIS 303 Week 5 Team Assignment Hospitality Information Systems Internal and External Customers FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Resource: Baderman Island Virtual Organization Access the Virtual Organization on the student Web site and select the Baderman Island organization as the basis for this final Learning Team assignment.