ASSIGNMENT LIST OF MIS Assignment for Session 1 ° Reading materials -Textbook: chapter I Individual assignment: write and submit Why the Mr. Wangs Pottery Cor build information systems How the company build the information systems Michael Porter Victor Millar, " How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage, "Harvard Business Review, July-Aug 1985, pp 149-160 Richard L. Nolan; Kelley Porter; Christina Akers, Cisco Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled Henneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, Sandra Yamashiro, Refining and Extending the Business Model with Information Technology: Dell Computer Corporation, Center for research on Information Technology and o California at berkel 1999 Nicholas G. Carr, IT Doesn't Matter, Harvard Business Review, May 2003 Assignment for Session 2 ° Reading materials Textbook: chapter I Group assignment 1: Present and submit on next class Textbook: ppg., UPS Competes Globally with Information Technology What are the input, pro d output of UPSs package tracking system? .What technologies are used? How are these technologies related to UPS's business strategy? What would happen if these technologies were not available What change in UPS manage n when they use the package tracking systems? Assignment for session 2 t 2: Submit
ASSIGNMENT LIST OFMIS Assignment for Session 1 •Reading Materials –Textbook: chapter 1 •Individual assignment: write and submit –Why the Mr. Wang’s Pottery Company build information systems ? How the company build the information systems. Reading Materials Michael Porter & Victor Millar, “How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage,” Harvard Business Review, July-Aug 1985, pp. 149-160. Richard L. Nolan; Kelley Porter; Christina Akers, Cisco Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled IT, Harvard Business Review, March 24, 2001. Henneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, Sandra Yamashiro, Refining and Extending the Business Model with Information Technology: Dell Computer Corporation, Center for research on Information Technology and Organizations, University of California at Berkeley, May 1999 Nicholas G. Carr, IT Doesn’t Matter, Harvard Business Review, May 2003. Assignment for Session 2 •Reading Materials –Textbook: chapter 1 Group assignment 1: Present and submit on next class –Textbook: pp9., UPS Competes Globally with Information Technology –Questions: •What are the input, processing, and output of UPS’s package tracking system? •What technologies are used? How are these technologies related to UPS’s business strategy? What would happen if these technologies were not available. •What change in UPS management and organization when they use the package tracking systems? Assignment for Session 2 Group Assignment 2: Submit
-CASE: Mr Wangs Pottery Company -How is Mr. Wangs company using the Internet for electronic commerce? -What management, organization, and technology challenges did Mr. Wang have to address as he tried to create a successful Ec Individualassignment for session 3 Please refer to the case"Mr. Wangs Pottery Company, and answer following questions. (write -ldentify and describe the four levels of the organizational hierarchy. What types of information systems serve each -What are the five types of Tps in the company? What functions do they perform? Give examples of each Do you think does the company need KWS, DSS, MIS, EIS? If so, please give an example of each Individualassignment for session 3 Reading Textbook: chapter 2, 3, 4 Michael Porter Victor Millar, How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage, Harard Business Review, July-Aug 1985, pp. 149-160 -Richard L. Nolan; Kelley Porter; Christina Akers, Cisco Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled IT. Harvan Business Review. March 24. 2001 -Henneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, Sandra Yamashiro, Refining and Extending the Business Model with Information Technology: Dell Computer Corporation, Center for research on Information Technology and Organizations, University of California at Berkeley, May 1999 -Nicholas G. Carr, IT Doesnt Matter, Harvard Business Review, May 2003 Group Assignment for Session 4 eIt has been said that the advantage that leading-edge retailers such as Dell and Wal-Mart have over their competition isn't technology, it's their management. Do you agree? Why or why not? Group Assignment for Session 5
–CASE: Mr. Wang’s Pottery Company •Questions: –How is Mr. Wang’s company using the Internet for electronic commerce? –What management, organization, and technology challenges did Mr. Wang have to address as he tried to create a successful EC. Individual Assignment for session 3 •Please refer to the case “Mr. Wang’s Pottery Company”, and answer following questions. (write & submit) –Identify and describe the four levels of the organizational hierarchy. What types of information systems serve each level? –What are the five types of TPS in the company? What functions do they perform? Give examples of each. –Do you think does the company need KWS, DSS, MIS, EIS? If so, please give an example of each. Individual Assignment for session 3 •Reading –Textbook: chapter 2, 3, 4. –Michael Porter & Victor Millar, “How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage,” Harvard Business Review, July-Aug 1985, pp. 149-160. –Richard L. Nolan; Kelley Porter; Christina Akers, Cisco Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled IT, Harvard Business Review, March 24, 2001. –Henneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, Sandra Yamashiro, Refining and Extending the Business Model with Information Technology: Dell Computer Corporation, Center for research on Information Technology and Organizations, University of California at Berkeley, May 1999. –Nicholas G. Carr, IT Doesn’t Matter, Harvard Business Review, May 2003. – Group Assignment for Session 4 •It has been said that the advantage that leading-edge retailers such as Dell and Wal-Mart have over their competition isn't technology, it's their management. Do you agree? Why or why not? Group Assignmentfor Session 5
How does Mr Wang Pottery Company gain competitive advantage IT/Is-enabled? -Search the relative company's Web site to find out additional information about these company and to evaluate how these firms are using the Web or Is analyze and suggest strategic information systems appropriate for Mr. Wangs company, including those based on Internet technology, if appropriate . Present on next Monday 1. Reading Textbook: Chapter 6& 7 2. Complete Review Questions on pp 189: 1 2,5,6,11,17 3. Refer to the Case" Check Free Looks at the Total Cost of Owership(pp 190-191) Complete the ques tions 3 4. Complete review Questions on pp 223: 1, 10, 11, 18 Individual Assign for Session 9-10 "Reading Textbook: Chapter 9 " Complete Review Questions on pp287-288: 2, 3, 6, 11, 12 Note write and submit Assignment for Session 14 Individual Complete the review questions on pp 489: 1, 3, 6, 12 Group Assignment for Session 16 Case study on'IT的味道 Case study on Cisco: ERP Implementation Case study on“借助ASP提升企业经营管理能力” eNote: write and submit and presentation Individual Assignment for Session 18 Reading textbook chapter I Questions on p 421: 8, 9, 12
•How does Mr. Wang Pottery Company gain competitive advantage IT/IS-enabled? –Search the relative company’s Web site to find out additional information about these company and to evaluate how these firms are using the Web or IS. –analyze and suggest strategic information systems appropriate for Mr. Wang’s company, including those based on Internet technology, if appropriate. •Present on next Monday 1. Reading Textbook: Chapter 6 & 7 2. Complete Review Questions on pp.189: 1. 2,5,6,11,17 3. Refer to the Case ‘CheckFree Looks at the Total Cost of Owership’(pp.190-191), Complete the ques tions 3. 4. Complete review Questions on pp.223: 1,10,11,18 Individual Assign for Session 9-10 •Reading Textbook: Chapter 9 •Complete Review Questions on pp287-288: 2,3,6,11,12 •Note: write and submit Assignment for Session 14 •Individual Complete the review questions on pp.489: 1,3,6,12 Group Assignment for Session 16 •Case study on ‘IT 的味道’ •Case study on Cisco: ERP Implementation •Case study on “借助 ASP 提升企业经营管理能力” •Note: write and submit and presentation Individual Assignment for Session 18 •Reading textbook chapter 13 •Questions on p.421: 8, 9, 12