Homework answers / question archive / DQ 1 - Week 1 Top of Form Shared Practice—How Technology Changes How We Live and Work Digital technology seems ubiquitous, touching nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives

DQ 1 - Week 1 Top of Form Shared Practice—How Technology Changes How We Live and Work Digital technology seems ubiquitous, touching nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives

Management

Share With

---

DQ 1 - Week 1

Top of Form

Shared Practice—How Technology Changes How We Live and Work

Digital technology seems ubiquitous, touching nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Its rapid evolution continues to significantly affect how people live and work, and how they communicate with one another, within increasingly diverse, complex social networks. And the information lifecycle today moves much faster than it did 30, 20, even 10 years ago. Just as we adopt a new device or learn a new piece of software, the next best and greatest innovation comes along that renders our new tool or toy obsolete.

By Day 2

Post your insights about how information and information technology have changed your daily life, both professionally and personally. Focus on the technologies that have helped you increase your effectiveness at work and in business, and how you might apply these technologies as a business manager.

 

General Guidance: Your initial Shared Practice Discussion post, due by Day 3, will typically be 2–3 paragraphs in length as a general expectation/estimate. Refer to the rubric for the Week 1 Shared Practice Discussion for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DQ 2 - Weeks 1–2

COLLAPSE

Top of Form

Shared Practice—Role of Business Information Systems

Note: This Discussion has slightly different due dates than what is typical for this program. Be mindful of this as you post and respond in the Discussion. Your post is due on Day 5  and your Response is due on Day 2 of Week 2.

As a manager, it is critical for you to understand the types of business information systems available to support business operations, management, and strategy. As of 2013, these include, but are certainly not limited to the following:

· Supply Chain Management (SCM)

· Accounting Information System

· Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

· Decision Support Systems (DSS)

· Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

· Human Resource Management

These types of systems support critical business functions and operations that every organization must manage. The effective manager understands the purpose of these types of systems and how they can be best used to manage the organization's data and information.

In this Discussion, you will share your knowledge and findings related to business information systems and the role they play in your organization. You will also consider your colleagues' experiences to explore additional ways business information systems might be applied in your colleagues' organizations, or an organization with which you are familiar.

By Day 5

· Describe two or three of the more important technologies or business information systems used in your organization, or in one with which you are familiar.

· Discuss two examples of how these business information systems are affecting the organization you selected. Be sure to discuss how individual behaviors and organizational or individual processes are changing and what you can learn from the issues encountered.

· Summarize what you have learned about the importance of business information systems and why managers need to understand how systems can be used to the organization's advantage.

You should find and use at least one additional current article from a credible resource, either from the Walden Library or the Internet. Please be specific, and remember to use citations and references as necessary.

General Guidance: Your initial Discussion post, due by Day 5, will typically be 3–4 paragraphs in length as a general expectation/estimate. Refer to the rubric for the Week 1 Discussion for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.

Week 2

By Day 2

In your Week 1 Discussion you described how business information systems have been applied in an organization with which you are familiar. Read through your colleagues' posts and by Day 2 (Week 2), respond to two of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

· Examine how the business information systems described by your colleague could be or are being used by your organization. Offer additional ways either organization might take advantage of these systems.

· Examine how the business information systems identified by your colleague would affect your professional or personal practices or your organization. What opportunities might there be?

· Share your insights about the business information systems identified by your colleague, and offer additional ideas about the impact they might have and challenges that could occur.

· Expand upon the role of the business information systems presented by your colleague and offer other opportunities, solutions, or implications that your colleague may not have shared.

· Explore other ways in which the technologies shared by your colleague could be used.

 

General Guidance: Your Discussion responses, due by Day 2, will each typically be 1–2 paragraphs in length as a general expectation/estimate. Refer to the rubric for the Week 1 Discussion for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.

 

Click on the Reply button below to reveal the textbox for entering your message. Then click on the Submit button to post your message.

Bottom of Form

 

Bottom of Form