Question 1 (30 marks, 36 minutes)
Part A XYZ company, a successful retail seller of jade jewelery in a niche Nova Scotian market has three storefront locations in Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford . The CEO Jean Smith has decided to jump into the world of E-Business. The company currently use an accounting information systems from Sage (Sage 300) and and older local area network (LAN). As part of this strategy the Bedford and Dartmouth stores will be closed and the Halifax retail store moved to a location which can also handle warehousing inventory and distribution of direct online sales to their customers at a net cost of $100,000 . In order to accommodate the development of an e-store supporting online purchases and payments XYZ is considering a proposal from Starbright to develop their ebusiness website, providing secure online shopping for its customers at a cost of $150,000 plus a $15,000 annual maintenance cost. Ten employees and two managers will be downsized with this move. The company is expecting a 100% increase in sales volume as a result of this move.
The CEO has asked you to identify key issues that should be addressed before making a decision to go forward with the project and your recommendation. You have decided to perform a MOTC analysis . For each of the MOTC areas identify the three most important issues to be considered in making your recommendation to the CEO and explain why they are important. State your assumptions:
Assumptions:
Part A Three most important management Issues and why (6 marks)
Question 2 (6 points)
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Question 1 (30 marks, 36 minutes)
Part B XYZ company, a successful retail seller of jade jewelery in a niche Nova Scotian market has three storefront locations in Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford . The CEO Jean Smith has decided to jump into the world of E-Business. The company currently use an accounting information systems from Sage (Sage 300) and and older local area network (LAN). As part of this strategy the Bedford and Dartmouth stores will be closed and the Halifax retail store moved to a location which can also handle warehousing inventory and distribution of direct online sales to their customers at a net cost of $100,000 . In order to accommodate the development of an e-store supporting online purchases and payments XYZ is considering a proposal from Starbright to develop their ebusiness website, providing secure online shopping for its customers at a cost of $150,000 plus a $15,000 annual maintenance cost. Ten employees and two managers will be downsized with this move. The company is expecting a 100% increase in sales volume as a result of this move.
The CEO has asked you to identify key issues that should be addressed before making a decision to go forward with the project and your recommendation. You have decided to perform a MOTC analysis . For each of the MOTC areas identify the three most important issues to be considered in making your recommendation to the CEO and explain why they are important. State your assumptions:
Assumptions:
B. Three most important Organizational Issues and why important:
Question 3 (6 points)
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Question 1 (30 marks, 36 minutes)
Part C XYZ company, a successful retail seller of jade jewelery in a niche Nova Scotian market has three storefront locations in Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford . The CEO Jean Smith has decided to jump into the world of E-Business. The company currently use an accounting information systems from Sage (Sage 300) and and older local area network (LAN). As part of this strategy the Bedford and Dartmouth stores will be closed and the Halifax retail store moved to a location which can also handle warehousing inventory and distribution of direct online sales to their customers at a net cost of $100,000 . In order to accommodate the development of an e-store supporting online purchases and payments XYZ is considering a proposal from Starbright to develop their ebusiness website, providing secure online shopping for its customers at a cost of $150,000 plus a $15,000 annual maintenance cost. Ten employees and two managers will be downsized with this move. The company is expecting a 100% increase in sales volume as a result of this move.
The CEO has asked you to identify key issues that should be addressed before making a decision to go forward with the project and your recommendation. You have decided to perform a MOTC analysis . For each of the MOTC areas identify the three most important issues to be considered in making your recommendation to the CEO and explain why they are important. State your assumptions:
Assumptions:
C. Three most important Technical Issues and why : (6 marks)
Question 4 (6 points)
Question 1 (30 marks, 36 minutes)
Part D XYZ company, a successful retail seller of jade jewelery in a niche Nova Scotian market has three storefront locations in Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford . The CEO Jean Smith has decided to jump into the world of E-Business. The company currently use an accounting information systems from Sage (Sage 300) and and older local area network (LAN). As part of this strategy the Bedford and Dartmouth stores will be closed and the Halifax retail store moved to a location which can also handle warehousing inventory and distribution of direct online sales to their customers at a net cost of $100,000 . In order to accommodate the development of an e-store supporting online purchases and payments XYZ is considering a proposal from Starbright to develop their ebusiness website, providing secure online shopping for its customers at a cost of $150,000 plus a $15,000 annual maintenance cost. Ten employees and two managers will be downsized with this move. The company is expecting a 100% increase in sales volume as a result of this move.
The CEO has asked you to identify key issues that should be addressed before making a decision to go forward with the project and your recommendation. You have decided to perform a MOTC analysis . For each of the MOTC areas identify the three most important issues to be considered in making your recommendation to the CEO and explain why they are important. State your assumptions:
Assumptions:
A.Most important Control/governance Issues and why (6 marks)
B. Question 5 (6 points)
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E.Question 1 (30 marks, 36 minutes)
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H.Part E XYZ company, a successful retail seller of jade jewelery in a niche Nova Scotian market has three storefront locations in Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford . The CEO Jean Smith has decided to jump into the world of E-Business. The company currently use an accounting information systems from Sage (Sage 300) and and older local area network (LAN). As part of this strategy the Bedford and Dartmouth stores will be closed and the Halifax retail store moved to a location which can also handle warehousing inventory and distribution of direct online sales to their customers at a net cost of $100,000 . In order to accommodate the development of an e-store supporting online purchases and payments XYZ is considering a proposal from Starbright to develop their ebusiness website, providing secure online shopping for its customers at a cost of $150,000 plus a $15,000 annual maintenance cost. Ten employees and two managers will be downsized with this move. The company is expecting a 100% increase in sales volume as a result of this move.
I.The CEO has asked you to identify key issues that should be addressed before making a decision to go forward with the project and your recommendation. You have decided to perform a MOTC analysis . For each of the MOTC areas identify the three most important issues to be considered in making your recommendation to the CEO and explain why they are important. State your assumptions:
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Q. E. Your recommendation with justification and action steps (implementation suggestions) (6 marks)
R.Question 6 (9 points)
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U.Question 2 (23marks 28 min)
V.Part A ( 9 marks 11 minutes)
W. As companies rely more and more on information systems and social media to grow their businesses, their employees are often viewed as the first line of defence. Identify 3 important policies which need to be developed to help employees minimize possible internal control issues which might arise. Be sure to explain each’s policy’s purpose as part of your answer .
X. Question 7 (14 points)
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AA.Question 2 (23marks 28 min)
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EE.Why is the good health of an organization’s IT infrastructure important? Identify 4 important characteristics of an “agile MIS Infrastructure and explain why they are important. Should an organization outsource any part of its IT infrastructure in the cloud ? Explain
FF.Question 8 (6 points)
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II.Question 3 (23 marks, 28 minutes)
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KK. Part A Identify three strategic decisions that a Porters Five forces model analysis would help an organization make and explain how it would help.(6 marks)
LL.Question 9 (3 points)
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OO.Question 3 (23 marks, 28 minutes)
PP.Part B What type of information system can give an organization a strategic competitive advantage? What is key? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
QQ.Question 10 (3 points)
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TT.Question 3 (23 marks, 28 minutes)
UU.Part C Will an investment in IT provide an organization with a sustainable competitive advantage? Why or Why not explain your answer (3 marks)
VV.Question 11 (3 points)
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YY.Question 3 (23 marks, 28 minutes) Part D What is the value of information? (3 marks)
ZZ.Question 12 (4 points)
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CCC.Question 3 (23 marks, 28 minutes) Part E
DDD. Clearly distinguish between efficiency gains and effectiveness gains (4 marks)
EEE.Question 13 (4 points)
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HHH.Question 3 (23 marks, 28 minutes) Part F Create/provide an example where an organization may be efficient but ineffective (4 Marks)
III. Question 14 (5 points)
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MMM.Question 4 (14 marks,17 minutes)
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PPP. PART A Big data and data analytics are becoming a huge challenge and opportunity for management. What must organizations have in order to generate value from big data and why? (5 marks)
QQQ.Question 15 (6 points)
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G.Part B What are the major differences between structured and unstructured data? Give an example of each. Which is more useful? (6 marks
A.Question 16 (3 points)
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B.Question 4 (14 marks,17 minutes) Part C Should a manufacturer sell their product direct to the end customer? Why or why not? Explain your answer? ( 3 marks)
Question 17 (5 points)
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C.Question 5 (10 marks 11 minutes)
D. Part A What is “segregation of duties” and why is it critically important in order to have good internal control? (5 marks)
Question 18 (5 points)
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G.Question 5 (10 marks 11 minutes)
H. Part B Why are privacy issues important for businesses and for individuals? (5 marks)
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