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Information Technology

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any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and to support an organization’s information and information-processing needs

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Information System

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collects. processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose

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What is IT doing to our world?

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Making it smaller and enabling more and more people to communicate, collaborate, and compete, thereby leveling the competitive playing field

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What does MIT Technology Review say about our generation?

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Homo Conexus, we practice continuous computing, surrounded by a movable information network

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Informed User

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person that is knowledgeable about information systems and IT; obtain greater value from whichever technologies user of IT

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Digital Transformation

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strategy that leverages IT to dramatically improve employee, customer, and business partner relationships; to support continuous improvement in business processes; and to develop new business models and businesses

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What IT drive digital transformation?

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big data, business analytics, social computing, mobile computing, the IoT, agile systems development methods, cloud computing, AI

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Chief Information Officer

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highest-ranking IS manager; responsible for all strategic planning in the organization

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IS Director

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manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day operations of the entire IS organization

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Information Center Manager

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manages IS services, such as help desks, hot lines, training, and consulting

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Applications development manager

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coordinates and manages new systems development projects

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Project manager

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manages a particular new systems development project

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Systems analyst

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interfaces between users and programmers; determine information requirements and technical specifications for new applications

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operations manager

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supervises the day-to-day operations of the data and/or computer center

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programming manager

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coordinates all application programming efforts

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social media manager

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coordinates all social media development efforts and all social media monitoring and response efforts

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business analyst

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focuses on designing solutions for business problems; interfaces closely with users to demonstrate how IT can be used innovatively

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systems programmer

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creates the computer code for developing new systems software or maintaining existing systems software

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applications programmer

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creates the computer code for developing new applications or maintaining existing applications

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emerging technologies manager

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forecasts technology trends; evaluates and experiments with new technologies

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network manager

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coordinates and manages the organization’s voice and data networks

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database administrator

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manages the organization’s database and oversees the use of database-management software

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auditing or computer security manager

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oversees the ethical and legal use of information systems

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webmaster

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manages the organization’s website

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web designer
creates websites and pages
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end user computing
computers are located in all departments, and almost all employees use computers in their work
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data items
refers to an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning (A, B, M, F,G)
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Information
data that have been organized so that they have meaning and value to recipient (ex. GPA)
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knowledge
data and/or information that have been organized and processes to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current business problem
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computer-based information system
information system that uses computer technology to perform some of all of its intended task (CBIS)
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Information technology components
hardware, software, database, procedures, and network
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Information technology platform
hardware, software, networks, and databases
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Information technology services
develop information systems, oversee security, and risk, and manage data
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Information technology infrastructure
IT components plus IT services make up the organization's
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application
computer program designed to support a specific task or business process
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functional area information system
collection of application programs in single department
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enterprise resource planning systems (ERP)
two information systems that support entire organization, designed to correct lack of communication among the functional area Information Systems
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transaction processing system
supports monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the organizations basic business transactions, each of which generates data
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inter organizational information systems (IOSs)
information systems that connect two or more organizations
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supply chain
flow of materials, information, money, and services from suppliers of raw materials, information, money, and services from suppliers of raw material through factories and warehouse to the end customers
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electronic commerce
systems enable organizations to conduct transactions, called business-to-business electronic commerce
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knowledge workers
professional employee such as financial and marketing analysts, engineers, lawyers, and accountants. Create information and knowledge that they integrate into the business
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Business analytics systems
provide computer-based support for complex, non routine decisions, primarily for middle managers and knowledge workers
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expert systems
attempt to duplicate the work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain
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Dashboards
special form of IS that support all managers of the organization
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What does IT do to middle managers
reduces the number, makes managers more productive and increases number of employees who can report to a single manager
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How does IT change manager's jobs?
provides managers with near-real-time information, meaning that managers have less time to make decisions, making their jobs even more stressful
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business process
ongoing collection of related activities that create a product or a service of value to the organizations, its business partners, and its customer
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fundamental elements of business processes
inputs, resources, outputs
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cross-functional processes
each functional area must execute its specific process steps in a coordinated, collaborative way
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executing the process
IS helps organizations execute processes efficiently and effectively
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monitoring process performance
third contribution of IS is to help monitor the state of the various business processes
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business environment
combo of social, legal, economic, physical, and political factors in which businesses conduct their operations
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globalization
integration and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, and ecological facets of life, made possible by rapid advances in information technology
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market pressures
generated by global economy, intense competition, changing nature of the workforce: globalization, changing nature of the workforce, powerful customers
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technology pressures
technological innovation and obsolescence, information overload
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societal/political/legal pressures
social responsibility, compliance with government regulations, protection against terrorist attacks, ethical issues
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digital divide
wide gap between those individuals who have access to information and communications technologies and those who do not
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strategic systems
provide organizations with advantages that enable them to increase their market share and profits to better negotiate with suppliers and to prevent competitors from entering their markets
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customer focus
organizational attempts to provide superb customer service can make the difference between attracting and retaining customers and losing them to competitors
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make-to-order
strategy of producing customized products and services
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competitive strategy
statement that identifies a business's approach to compete, its goals, and the plans and policies that will be required to carry out those goals
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strategic information systems
provide competitive advantage by helping an organization to implement its strategic goals and improve its performance and productivity
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Competitive forces model
Michael Porter's, identifies five major forces that can endanger or enhance a company's position in a given industry
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entry barrier
product of service feature that customers have learned to expect from organizations in a certain industry
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value chain
sequence of activities through which the organization's inputs, whatever they are, are transformed into more valuable outputs, whatever they are
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primary activities
relate to the production and distribution of the firm's products and services
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support activités
contribute to the firm's competitive advantage by supporting the primary activities
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value system
includes suppliers that provide the inputs necessary to the firm along with their value chains
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Business strategies
cost leadership strategy:produce at lowest cost, differentiation strategy: offer different products than competitors, innovation strategy:add new products/services, operational effectiveness strategy:improve manner of internal business processes, customer orientation strategy: concentrate on making customers happy
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business-information technology alignment
tight integration of the IT function with the organization's strategy, mission, and goals
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utilitarian approach
ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm
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rights approach
ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the moral rights of the affected parties
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fairness approach
posits that ethical actions treat all human beings equally or, if unequally, then fairly, based on some defensible standard
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common good approach
highlights the interlocking relationships that underlie all societies
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deontology approach
morality of an action is based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules rather than based on the consequences of that action
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code of ethics
collection of principles intended to guide decision making by member of the organization
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fundamental tenants of ethics
responsibility, accountability, liability
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ethical issues of IT
privacy issues, accuracy issues, property issues, accessibility issues
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Two rules of privacy
1. right of privacy is not absolute. privacy must be balanced against the needs of society 2. public's right to know supersedes the individuals right to privacy
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digital dossier, profiling
electronic profile of you and your habits
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privacy policies/codes
organizations guidelines for protecting the privacy of its customers. clients, and employees
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opt-out model
informed consent permits the company to collect personal information until the customer specifically requests that the data not be collected
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General Data Protection Regulation
world's strongest data protection laws, covers both personal and sensitive personal data

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