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2. BIS 320 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 1 Project Proposal Summary BIS 320 Week 1 DQ 1 BIS 320 Week 1 DQ 2 BIS 320 Week 2 DQ 1 BIS 320 Week 2 DQ 2 BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

3. BIS 320 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week One Discussion 1: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. Think about functional areas within an organization, such as payroll, human resources, and sales. How are software and hardware used in these departments to meet their informational objectives? BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

4. BIS 320 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week One Discussion 2: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. Is open-source software a viable solution? Why or why not? Use the terminology of closed source, source code, and machine code. Explain why open source could be a legitimate alternative but may not be appropriate for a specific application, such as a payroll application BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

5. BIS 320 Week 1 Project Proposal Summary FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 1 Project Proposal Summary Scenario: You are researching a business development idea for your company. The project should apply IT technology to your company processes to improve your business. Suggested IT business development ideas include implementing an eCommerce solution for a commercial BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

6. BIS 320 Week 2 Data Communications and Project Planning FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 2 Data Communications and Project Planning Analyze IT data communications techniques and business processes that can be applied to your project based on this week’s readings (Essentials of MIS, Chs. 3 and 7). Create a Microsoft® Word analysis of no more than 700 words that includes the following:  Outline BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

7. BIS 320 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Two Discussion 1: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. What is the value of information? Is it an asset? Why or why not? Can you use information for decision making? How could databases or a Microsoft® Excel®spread sheet help with this? Explain. Consider how information gives you knowledge and power. How can a business use this knowledge and power? Explain. BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

8. BIS 320 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Two Discussion 2: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. When preparing end of the year information for stockholders, how can charts help illustrate the information that stockholders are interested in? Provide specific examples. Is it possible to skew the charts to make the data appear better than it really is? If so, what are some examples of how this might happen? BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

9. BIS 320 Week 2 IT Planning and Database Presentation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 2 IT Planning and Database Presentation Your job as a Learning Team is to choose a company you are familiar with or a company where a team member currently works, and develop a new IT-related project which is based on implementing a new customer database. Submit the company/project to your facilitator BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

10. BIS 320 Week 3 Applying Collaboration and eCommerce Techniques to Solve Business Problems FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 3 Applying Collaboration and eCommerce Techniques to Solve Business Problems Analyze IT collaboration technology and eCommerce techniques that can be applied to your project based on this week’s readings (Essentials of MIS, Chs. 9 and 10, and Week 3 Electronic Reserve Readings). Create a Microsoft® Word BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

11. BIS 320 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Three Discussion 1: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. What are the pros and cons of social networks in business? How can companies use social networks to improve business? BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

12. BIS 320 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Three Discussion 2: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. What new Internet technologies and collaboration tools are available today? Which of these resources are essentially free? Describe two opportunities for taking advantage of those free resources. BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

13. BIS 320 Week 3 Using IT Collaboration Technologies FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 3 Using IT Collaboration Technologies Discuss with your team how your chosen company uses the Internet and if they use collaboration technology. Include any collaboration tools used to interface with customers, suppliers, or other partners. If the company does not use collaboration technology, identify ways in BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

14. BIS 320 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Four Discussion 1: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. Read Case Study 12 in Ch. 12 of MIS Essentials. Considering the viewpoints of customers, law enforcement, personnel, investors, and management, did ChoicePoint make the best decision? Discuss your rationale for each viewpoint. Given ChoicePoint’s experience, what is the likely action of similar companies whose records are compromised in this way? BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

15. BIS 320 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Four Discussion 2: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. How might you explain to a friend who is not technically savvy what phishing is and how it can be avoided? What are five tips you would provide to help your friend avoid phishing? BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

16. BIS 320 Week 4 Ethical and Social Issues Relating to Information Systems FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 4 Ethical and Social Issues Relating to Information Systems Discuss with your team how your chosen company addresses security concerns, including legal and privacy aspects of their websites and business. Identify ethical and social issues that must be considered when using employee and customer data. Include BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

17. BIS 320 Week 4 Project Data Security Plan FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 4 Project Data Security Plan Analyze IT security vulnerabilities and available security and data protection technologies that can be applied to your project based on this week’s readings (Essentials of MIS, Ch. 8 and Week 4 Electronic Reserve Readings). Create a Microsoft® Word plan of no more than 350 words BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

18. BIS 320 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Five Discussion 1: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. What are some of the problems that you see with SDLC? Why is SDLC considered a waterfall process, and why can this be a problem? BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

19. BIS 320 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com Week Five Discussion 2: Post a 200-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. Can systems development ever be considered risky? Why? BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com

20. BIS 320 Week 5 IT Strategic Project Plan and Presentation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bis320nerd.com BIS 320 Week 5 IT Strategic Project Plan and Presentation Scenario: You are researching a business development idea for your company. You have been preparing components of the project plan throughout this course. BIS 320 NERD Education for Service-- bis320nerd.com