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ISEM 500: HW1

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Information Systems Engineering & Management (ISEM)

ISEM 500 90 IS Strategic Planning

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PROBLEM1: Understanding the HU Academic Environment PART A:  What is plagiarism Ans: Copying someone else’s work or idea and calming as one’s own work. Verbatim usage of original content and not citing it properly. What are the consequences of plagiarism at HU (e.g., grade of F and loss of CPT job and possible termination of ) Ans: Grade F in the course, Warning Notice from the University, Temporary Suspension, Termination from the University, Withholding Degree & Cancellation of Student VISA.

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 You can be dismissed from the University due to plagiarism (yes/no) Ans: Yes, but it will be based on the incident (Disciplinary Penalties from Student Handbook) Dismissal from HU due to plagiarism will stay on your record for the rest of your life (Yes, No). Ans: Yes (Disciplinary Penalties from Student Handbook) 

PARTB B:  How many courses are required in your Program Ans: Total of 36 Credits with 12 Courses, structured in the below Pattern 5 Courses (Required, 15 Credits) 5 Courses (Electives, 15 Credits) 2 Captones (6 Credits)  List the names of a few courses in ISEM that you may want to take Ans: ISEM 500: IS Strategic Planning MGMT 510: Business Strategy & Management Principles MGMT 511: Digital and Global Organizations ISEM 540: Architecture and Integration of Modern Enterprises ISEM565: BI and Decision Support  List names of 10 courses that you find interesting Ans: ISEM 500: IS Strategic Planning ISEM 501 Information & Communication Technologies MGMT 510: Business Strategy & Management Principles MGMT 511: Digital and Global Organizations ISEM539: Enterprise Architectures and Frameworks ISEM 540: Architecture and Integration of Modern Enterprises ISEM565: BI and Decision Support PMGT 540: Planning and Executing Projects MGMT 520: Professional Communication MGMT 560: Organizational Leadership

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 Is Capstone required for all MS students Ans: Yes, 2 Capstones for 6 Credits  The Capstone consists of how many semester hours (3, 6 or 9) Ans: 6 Semester Hours  Can you do a Thesis or Applied Project in Capstone Ans: Yes, we can do either Thesis or Applied Project in Capstone which is for 3 Credits  What is the range of A grade in ISEM500 Ans: Grade A ranges from 90 to 100%  Is AI covered in ISEM500 Ans: Yes, it is covered in Module 4  How many homeworks, exams and projects are in ISEM500 Ans: We have 3 Homeworks, 3 Exams and 3 Projects to be finished in ISEM500  Which session in ISEM500 is of most interest to you Ans: Artificial Intelligence & Computer Aided Planning  Which session in ISEM500 is of least interest to you Ans: None, all the topics are interesting for me  Have you joined a team (yes, no) and what are the names of your team members. Ans: Yes, 4 of us formed a Group and here are our Group members,

MOST IMPORTANT: Please prepare your course plan (what courses do you plan to take in what semester). We will review this plan later for next semester enrollment. Current Semester: ISEM 500 Strategic Information Systems Planning, Engineering & Management MGMT 510 Business Strategy and Management Principles 2nd Semester: ISEM 501 Information & Communication Technologies MGMT 560: Organizational Leadership

3rd Semester: MGMT 511: Digital and Global Organizations ISEM539: Enterprise Architectures and Frameworks

4th Semester: ISEM565: BI and Decision Support 3

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MGMT 520: Professional Communication 5th Semester: ISEM 540: Architecture and Integration of Modern Enterprises GRAD 695 Research &Writing 6th Semester: PMGT 540: Planning and Executing Projects

ISEM 699: Applied Project PROBLEM2: Understanding Digital Enterprises and Computer Aided Planning The overall goal of the company (who are the company’s ideal industry leaders, does the company want to be a manufacturer) Ans: DDS wants to capture the market with the unique business model of becoming a DIGITAL ENTERPRISE and being close to customers and fulfill their needs and by partnering with manufacturing units to customize DDS customer needs to the core and double the business over 3 years with innovative IT strategies. 

DDS company’s Industry leaders are Dell & Compaq. DDS does not want to be a manufacturer instead he wants to partner with existing manufacturers.  A general business strategy (2-3 sentences) Ans: DDS Business Strategy is to diversify his products and services and implement an innovative IT infrastructure that can support his business operations to increase the profits with reduced cost and by connecting his partnered units to deliver variety of customized products and solutions to his potential customers. DDS wants to create his market share in exploring opportunities into software, video games, mobile devises and wireless communications.  Should the NGE model be adopted by this company? Ans: Yes, I believe that NGE model works great for DDS as NGE employs innovative business model with increased partnerships and using emerging technologies (NGE Center) which DDS actually wants to implement and become a DIGITAL CORPORATION.  An application plan that supports the business strategy (3-4 sentences) Ans: I believe that IBM’s Business Systems Planning (BSP) best supports DDS business strategy. First, DDS has to develop a website with UI that can easily help customers to shop and enable digital payments that helps in slowing transforming to DIGITAL CORPORATION. DDS has to develop an automated strategy to Buy, Rent, Outsource, Develop in-house, or Extend-re-use (BRODE) so that it becomes an self-run model for inventory management, supply chain and distribution. 

An IT architecture diagram should include the computers, the databases, and the network shows how they are interconnected. This diagram should put all the pieces together and show how they are interconnected and accessed.

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DDS Network Architecture Diagram

Order Processing

B2B & B2C

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Brief cost-benefit analysis for automation used in the proposed IT plan (please use the simple approach suggested in Chapter2.) Ans: The simple Cost-Benefit analysis that we use is Portfolio Model, categorizing each service in terms of costs (low, high) and benefits (low, high) 

Investigate: He has to explore the high cost and high benefits services of implementing manufacturing units and open new retail store to develop his business to maximize the reach of his customers and serve them with the customized products and services. An attempt of outsourcing or partnering has to be made to reduce the cost in investing manufacturing units. Must-DO: To reduce the cost, he has to partner (Outsource) the manufacturing units and retail stores to implement his business strategy of being close to customers and with high benefits.

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PROBLEM3: Understanding Project1 Read Project1 Description posted on Moodle and answer the following questions:  Is the focus of Project1 on technology or business Ans: My understanding on Project 1 is its main focus is Business. Here we are developing a Business Strategy and then planning Information Systems to make it a Digital Enterprise that can compete and succeed in the marketplace  How many attachments are in Project1 Description. Ans: Two attachments Attachment A: How to Develop a Business Strategic Plan Attachment B: How to Develop an Information Systems (IS) and Application Plan Attachment C is mentioned in Guidelines and Suggestions but it is not in the document. 6

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 Your deliverable is a powerpoint deck with annotations and explanations (Yes/No) Ans: Yes, PPT with Notes You need to specify the references used and the effort (percentage contribution) of the team members (Yes/No). Ans: Yes, References, Annotations and Team Contributions are needed and are worth of 10 Points. 

 Can a team submit multiple files. Yes/No. Ans: No, Each team should submit one deliverable file.  Is the project deliverable emailed to the professor? Ans: No, It has to be uploaded to the Project 1Dropbox provided in the Moodle.

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