The Acme Corporation is a new startup that wishes to sale their new phone to the public called Acmephone, a more secure version of the phone to business organizations, called the Acmephone B+, and highly secure version of the phone, called the Acmephone G+, to the government. Due to the fear of corporate espionage and government security requirements, there are many security concerns that must […]

In class and Rowley’s reading, we looked at the data, information, knowledge, wisdom hierarchy. In this assignment, you are going to apply the hierarchy to a practical example that you choose. There are many, many examples from which to choose. For example, the documentary, “The Joy of Data” discussed Census data and William Farr’s use of it to improve public health. Another example is how […]

Alleged computer hacker Gary McKinnon of the United Kingdom has publicly admitted to compromising computer systems belonging to NASA and the Department of Defense. Using information from your classroom, additional materials provided by your instructor, and your own independent research, discuss the impact of these widespread intrusions, and comment on McKinnon’s self-proclaimed motivations. Describe McKinnon in the context of the frameworks and theories of cyber-crime […]

 With the arrival of reliable, fast, networked digital information, businesses can track the location and status of all kinds of objects, such as cars and bicycles. This is introducing a new business model different from individual ownership—now, using a car can become a “subscription” service. What options are there for “subscribing” to a car instead of owning one? How about for a bicycle? Are there […]

 You are a newly appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a $25 million dollar data collection and analysis company that has been operating less than two (2) years. It is expected to grow by 60% over the next eighteen (18) months. Your company currently collects data using Web analytics and combines it with operational systems data. Web analytics is an increasingly important part of most […]

 Research Paper – You are to submit an 8 – 10 page research paper. You will be graded on technical value (IS/IT related) of the topic, understanding of the topic, relevancy of the topic, critical analysis of the topic, use of analysis methodologies and tools (if necessary, like UML, ERDs, etc), spelling, grammar, citations, originality of thought, and page count. The page count does not […]

 CIS 500 – Information Systems for Decision-Making © 2018 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. CIS 500 FACULTY GUIDE 1182 (12-04-2017) Page 1 of 1 Case Study 1: Transforming the Organization Due Week 5 […]

Sandra, a high net worth customer, banks on-line at Megagargantuan Bank and Trust (MBT) and has agreed to use 3DES (also known as Triple DES) in communicating with MBT. One day, Sandra received a statement showing a debit of $1,000,000 from her account. On inquiring, she was told that the bank manager, Janet, transferred the money out of Sandra’s account and into an account of […]

Chapter Eight (8) – Value Sensitive Design of Complex Product Systems: According to Ligtvoet, van de Kaa, Fens, van Beers, Herder, and van den Hoven, (in press), full and comprehensive overview of all relevant components of a system increasingly continue to become difficult.  The natural response to complex problems is to delve into details.  The suggestion is that an opposite move towards a more abstract […]

 Topic: We all had the unfortunate experience of seeing how computers can, at times, make life’s journey abit more difficult. This is especially true in knowledge centric workplaces. Describe an example of a very poorly implemented database that you’ve encountered (or read about) that illustrates the potential for really messing things up. Include, in your description, an analysis of what might have caused the problems […]