Paradise Valley Community College
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Total Course Information and Syllabus
CIS 105 – Survey of Computer Information Systems (Jim Patterson Online Version)
Spring 2014
1/13 to 3/7 (last day is FRIDAY): #14532
3/17 to 5/2 (last day is FRIDAY): #10171
Canvas Class Login: https://learn.maricopa.edu/login
PVCC Online Hub: http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/online/
Instructor: James Gordon Patterson
E-mail: JGPatterson.online@ParadiseValley.edu
Photography, Photo Blog, and Faculty Web Page: http://JamesGordonPatterson.com
(If you want to reach me, online is the way to go. If you have a question others would benefit from knowing, post it within Canvas.
Keep in mind - I live on the Internet!)
PVCC Office: J-122
Office Hours:
Virtual office hours; E-mail me (jgpatterson.online@pvmail.maricopa.edu) with questions after you have re-read the syllabus and
asked other students! I respond normally within 24 hours of your email. Make sure you put in your FULL NAME (not “stud muffin”
or “buffy”).
Textbooks and Materials for CIS 105:
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE. It is the Technology in Action 10/e Companion site where many of your assignments are!
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_evans_techinaction_10/
Technology in Action, Complete by Evans & Martin Tenth Edition.
Skills for Success with Microsoft Office 2010 by Kris Townsend (Optional)
MyITLab - students must have a unique access code for MyItLab.
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Note: if you choose used textbooks, the Myitlab access code cannot be reused. You will have to acquire an access code through
www.myitlab.com (cost approx.$85)
Textbook purchase options:
PVCC Bookstore:
ISBN 9780133056228 - Includes Technology in Action, Tenth edition, Myitlab license and 180 day trial version of Office 2010
Etext option:
www.myitlab.com click on the Need Access code and choose
MyITLab for Skills for Success with Office 2010 (with
eText) This option includes access to Technology in Action etext and Myitlab. You can access you etext through Myitlab or on the
epearson app for your mobile iPad or iPhone. There is an option to order a paper copy of the textbook for $35. It does not provide
Office 2010 which you will need for some of your lab assignments by Kris Townsend (Optional)
MyITLab - students must have a unique access code for MyItLab.
Note: if you choose used textbooks, the Myitlab access code cannot be reused. You will have to acquire an access code through
www.myitlab.com (cost approx.$85)
You can get an educational discount (full version) of MS Office through many educational software stores on the Internet or through
your school bookstore. Office 365 for both Mac and Windows is around $79 for a four-year license. Although the lab portion is on
MS Office, let me share with you a FREE office suite I am using that is pretty darn close to the Microsoft version. It’s called Open
Office Apache for Mac, Windows, and Linux. You can download a free copy along with any plugins you’d like from
http://www.openoffice.org In my opinion, Open Office is a pretty darn good alternative!
Internet access and a browser. You can use either Internet Explorer or Netscape/Firefox for the MyITLabs. You can use any ISP
(Internet Service Provider) you want. I suggest you add the following two sites to your “bookmarks” or “favorites” list so you can go
to the sites quickly.
Canvas Class Login: https://learn.maricopa.edu/login
You must also have your own Google/Maricopa email address. DO NOT use your boyfriend/girlfriend, brother, uncle, dad, etc…
email. Go to https://google.maricopa.edu/ for more information. This is the email address I will use for you!
Course Objectives:
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This class covers fundamental computer concepts and terminology; major applications of computers, database concepts,
telecommunications and networking technologies, history of computers, and current hardware and software.
Basic use of Microsoft Office software for word processing (Microsoft Word), database (Access), presentations graphics
(PowerPoint), Spreadsheet construction (Excel).
What else do I want you to do? I want you to become self-motivated and self-reliant. Instead of giving up or asking me, first try to
figure it out yourself. Re-read the syllabus, the chapter, or look it up on the Internet. Then, ask fellow classmates. Email me
(including your FULL name, course and section number in EVERY email to me) only if you’ve tried everything and everybody else.
I want you to be less reliant on me and more reliant on yourself and your fellow classmates. I also want you to be able to effectively
work together in groups for the group projects.
Who is Jim?
I have a broad academic background. I have degrees and interests in journalism, international relations, instructional technology, business,
and computer information systems. I am also a published author with three books. And I am an avid photographer. I’ve made many
national conference presentations and conducted training for both corporate and military audiences. Prior to coming to Paradise Valley
C.C., I was an education specialist with the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence School at Fort Huachuca, AZ. In my younger days, I was a
radio reporter and news director for stations in both Michigan and Arizona. Before teaching at PVCC, I taught at the University of
Phoenix, Jackson (MI) Community College (main campus and prison branch... my captive audience!), Pima C.C., and the University of
Arizona. I have a B.A. from the University of Arizona, a M.A. from Eastern Michigan University, a Certificate in Distance Education
from Thomas Edison State College, an Ed.S. in instructional technology from Valdosta State University, and an M.B.A. from Morehead
State University. I am now completing an Ed.D. from Northern Arizona University. I am the campus Faculty Online Learning
Coordinator. I am proficient with Mac products like iWeb and iMovie, Office, and Adobe PhotoShop and Lightroom for editing photos
and graphics - see my digital photography site which also links to my faculty site at http://JamesGordonPatterson.com You will see I have
a real passion for photography. I am a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and Wedding and Portrait
Photographers International (WPPI).
Class Procedure, Homework, Absences, etc….
This is online. Online doesn’t mean easier. Online is often HARDER. You must be self-reliant, self-motivated, and a bit of an
independent learner. As an experienced online instructor AND online student, my best advice is LOG ON EVERY DAY! Do a little
each day for this class; otherwise, you will fall hopelessly behind. Believe me. I know. And read the announcements I post for the
course within BlackBoard for any reminders and changes to assignments. This course is a combination of a little bit of weekly lecture
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(I don’t want to bore you or me!), group discussion on my lecture, group work completing the MS Office assignments, and individual
hands-on stuff (doing a web page).
Do the reading and homework and hand it in on time. No make-ups and no extra credit. I don’t care what other instructors do,
either. That is my policy. Here’s a quote you will hear me say a million gazillion times: 99% of success is just showing up. Learn to
budget your time and get the material in when it is due. Don’t bother if it is late. Don’t wanna see it. Common traits of those who
have failed this course includes a failure to turn in assignments on time, not reading and following directions, and just not showing up.
Common traits of those who are successful include doing work on time and as assigned, working well with their group, being a
persistent learner who participates fully, and one who goes above and beyond what I want.
You will need regular access to a computer and MS Office. Whether that is at work, home, or in the PVCC computer lab, it doesn’t
matter. YOU are responsible to turn in the material when it is due. Your email address will be automatically poured into Blackboard
and is a college Google email (go to http://www.maricopa.edu/google/ to sign in to your account).
If you miss something, you are still responsible for it. If you take off for that extended four week tour of the continent with your
relatives, YOU are still responsible to participate in the class and send in the material ON TIME. I have often gone on vacation AND
kept up with teaching or taking an online course. It is possible. It really isn’t that hard. However, if you must be gone for any length
of time, you might consider retaking the course when you can give your all to it. Make friends in here. I encourage students to learn
from the text, from each other, and maybe even from me. Do not rely on me to re-lecture or re-explain material I have already
covered. It’s hard to participate in class if you aren’t logging in!
I retain the right to drop you for non-attendance in the discussion area. If you miss more than two weeks, you might get lucky
and I will reduce your grade. More likely, you will be dropped with a “Y” (withdraw failing). It is your responsibility to drop
the class if you no longer wish to attend. I WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY WITHDRAW FOR YOU!
* On emailing me: Sometimes you might need to email me. ALWAYS include your FULL NAME and section number of your
class. For instance, CIS 105 #13682. #13682 is an example of a section number. I teach multiple sections of classes, so it can be
quite difficult to figure out where a student is from. Check the first page of this syllabus for my email address.
On plagiarism…. Plagiarism is stealing somebody else’s writing or ideas and not giving him or her proper credit. This is wrong. In
the past, students who have plagiarized have received punishments ranging from failing the assignment in question, failing the course,
all the way to being expelled from the college. Hint: DO YOUR OWN WORK! Don’t cheat. You aren’t the ex-President. Even for
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him it was wrong. Learn more about the plagiarism problem from http://www.plagiarism.org/faq.html Also see the Indiana
University’s web page on plagiarism at http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/
It is your responsibility to become familiar with PVCC’s drop/add policy. I do not give students a “W” from my courses for nonparticipation and I do not assign “I’s” or incompletes. If you stop participating in class, you must complete an official withdrawal
form through PVCC or you will receive an “F” for the class. I WILL, however, drop you from class after the second week of
class for non-participation.
In Case The Online Classroom Goes Down
It is rare, but sometimes the server that hosts our online classroom crashes. The PVCC Center for Distance Learning is always a good
contact. Unless I instruct you otherwise, do not submit work to me via email. We will all weather the storm and resume when the
server is back up. I do not penalize for late postings if there is a server crash. Just continue your work and we’ll resume when it
comes up. Remember the login instructions I asked you to print out? At the bottom is a contact name if you have problems.
Assignments and Grading:
Weekly discussion postings to my lecturette questions, a question from each chapters readings you post to the discussion board for a
student to answer and your answer to another students questions, and overall participation is worth 26 points.
For each chapter, go to the Technology in Action Complete 10/e website at http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_evans_techinaction_10/
For assigned chapter(s), select ONE “web research project” essay question and ONE “soundbyte lab” essay question. In that week’s
discussion board, INCLUDE THE QUESTION WITH YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR POST! You will then ask a question from the
chapter readings to your fellow students for this and each of the chapters. You should also answer another students question. Ideas
for questions could come from anything you see in the chapter or on the companion site.
For each chapter, you will also do the “online study guide” quizzes located at the student companion website. Toward the middle of
the course, you must have completed the “quizzes” for chapters one through six and this will make up your midterm. Each time you
complete a “quiz” email it to yourself (NOT ME! If you email me your quizzes, I will just delete them, which means NO CREDIT).
By the due date, you will submit under ASSIGNMENTS a Word document of the results of each of the quizzes AND will have
calculated your score at the top. For example, lets say you got 150 out of 200 correct. Type this at the top of the paper (this is just an
example; your score will be different): 150/200 = .75 x 15 = 11.25 points for the midterm! Then, for chapter 7 to 13, you will do
the same thing, taking each “quiz” per chapter, sending results to yourself. Again, you will copy the section at the top of each quiz
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sent to you with the correct/incorrect information, total up the correct answers, and divide by the total number of items for all the
quizzes. For example, lets say you get 200 out of 250 correct. Type this (this is an example only) at the top of your submission:
200/250 = .80 x 20 = 16 points for the final! Here is how to guarantee you fail this part of the course. Wait until the last minute to
try to do all the quizzes. The idea is to do them as we cover the chapters. Then, there is no panic. It is all really quite easy if you
follow directions and give yourself time. I suggest you do the FIRST quiz under “online study guide” early so you see how it works.
Finally, “web resources” have interesting web links for each chapter and I encourage you to go through them. Might be a good place
to find questions to fellow students.
I will evaluate discussion postings based on the following guidelines:
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Post on time. Late postings are not beneficial to the group.
Be concise. Develop your idea in 200 words or less.
Connect your comments to what you are learning in the course.
Reply to other students’ posts. Let them know how useful the post was to you.
Be informative. Go beyond just agreeing or repeating by adding to the conversation.
Bring together or synthesize others’ comments from the discussion.
Illustrate your points with examples.
Relate personal experiences, but be careful not to release confidential information.
Use professional conventions of communication (e.g. etiquette, grammar and word usage).
Base your comments on research from at least one source. Note your sources.
Make sure each answer can stand on its own. In other words, if a reader did not have the questions in front of them, would he
or she understand your answer???
As a bare minimum, you should login to class at least three times a week. To excel in this class, you will want to login at least five
times a week.
There is a course-long discussion board and group assignment on global information technology, an often-overlooked subfield. I
will post a lecturette introducing the topic with some questions you will need to answer. Then you will select a topic related to global
I.T. and write a lecturette complete with discussion questions and references. Then you will select one other student lecturette and
respond to his or her questions. Post in the appropriate discussion area AND put in the ASSIGNMENTS area by the end of the
course. This is worth 5 points.
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At the end of the course, you will post your ideal computer project located at the end of the syllabus in the ASSIGNMENTS area. It
is worth 4 points.
You will submit a midterm on chapters one to six worth 15% and a final on chapters seven to thirteen worth 20%. Go under the
ASSIGNMENTS button.
Using Office lab book as a reference, you will go to http://www.myitlab.com and complete labs for Word & PowerPoint, Excel, and
Access. Each lab is worth up to ten points for a total of up to 30 points.
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CIS105 – A Breakdown of Assignments – REVIEW THIS OFTEN!
Week
CIS 105:
1/13 to 3/7
(last day is
FRIDAY):
#14532
3/17 to 5/2 (last
day is
FRIDAY):
#14621
What is Due?
Points Possible
One
Week One:
1/13 to 1/19
Week One:
3/17 to 3/23
Read chapter One in the main textbook. Post your
discussion questions in the discussion board.
Introduce yourself in week one discussion board.
Chapter two and three discussion board postings.
2 points for one chapter
Chapter four and five discussion board.
4 pts.
MyITLab – Lab 1: Word and PowerPoint
10 pts.
Two
Week Two:
1/20 to 1/26
Three Week Three:
1/27 to 2/2
Week Two:
3/24 to 3/30
Week Three:
3/31 to 4/6
4 points for both chapters
Four
Week Four:
2/3 to 2/9
Week Four: 4/7 Chapter six and seven disc. board
to 4/13
Email me your Global Information Technology idea
Five
Week Five:
2/10 to 2/16
Week Five:
4/14 to 4/20
Chapter eight discussion board
DUE: Midterm Exam ch’s 1 to 6
2 pts.
15 pts.
Six
Week Six:
2/17 to 2/23
Week Six: 4/21
to 4/27
Chapters nine and ten disc. board
MyITLab – Lab 2: Excel
4 pts
10 pts.
Seven
Week Seven:
2/24 to 3/2
Chapters eleven and twelve disc. board
MyITLab –Lab 3: Access
4 pts
10 pts.
Eight
Week Eight:
3/3 to 3/7
Week Seven:
4/28 to 5/2
FRIDAY
CLASS ENDS!
Week Seven:
4/28 to 5/2
Chapter thirteen disc. board
DUE: Final Exam ch’s 7 to 13
2 pts.
20 pts.
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4 pts
Friday Class
Ends!
FRIDAY
CLASS ENDS!
Post Global IT Lecture in ASSIGNMENTS and in
discussion board
Post Ideal Computer in ASSIGNMENTS
5 pts
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
100 pts.
4 pts.
Grading:
90 to 100 points = A
80 to 89 points = B
70 to 79 = C
60 to 69 = D
< 60 = F
NOTE: By accepting this syllabus, you understand the grading, assignment, and attendance policies I have for this class. This
syllabus is subject to change, but I will announce the change in advance. You also agree to follow the section on campus computer
technology (p. C-27) located in the Student Rights and Responsibilities in the student handbook.
Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Resource
Center, B-Building –119, 602-787-7170
Have a great semester!
James Gordon Patterson
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NOTE: Submit this assignment through the ASSIGNMENTS button. This is worth 4 points. PUT YOUR
REAL NAME ON THIS!!!!
Ideal Microcomputer Purchase (worth 4% of your final grade)
1. What kind of business are you buying a computer system for?
2. What other peripherals do you plan on getting?
3. What sort of applications would such a business need?
4. You have an unlimited budget to buy system #1. Describe the system in detail including the price. Where are you
buying the system? What is the website address?
5. Now you’ve come back to earth. Configure a more realistic costing system #2. Describe the system in detail including
the price. Where are you buying the system? What is the website address?
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BASE SYSTEM
System #1: Dream
Computer
System #2: Realistic Budget
Computer
MANUFACTURER
MODEL
PROCESSOR/SPEED
OPERATING SYSTEM
HARD DRIVE
MEMORY
FLOPPY
OTHER STORAGE
CD/CDRW
TOTAL PRICE =
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On the Group Global I.T. Assignment.... (worth 5 points total – you must do all parts)
As a group or as an individual, you need to pick a topic to do a lecturette. It must fall within the constraints of
GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. That means NOT in the USA. The topic must be NARROW and
FOCUSED enough to adequately cover in such a short lecturette. Look at my Global I.T. lecturette. It is SHORT,
isn't it?
Think of this like a formula... INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR (OUTSIDE THE USA) x LIMITED TOPIC x
COMPUTERS = an approved topic! This is not a hard assignment. HOWEVER, you will have to think of a
topic that relates to GLOBAL I.T. and then limit it. You are not likely to be able to think this one up out of the air.
Any basic high school or college English text on writing will show you how to do this task. In fact, I just now did a
quick Google search on limiting topics and it showed several sources. I also found within a few minutes several
interesting topics that I could cover for this assignment. So, go to Google, Copernic, Dogpile, and/or
AskJeeves and start plugging in research terms. See what comes up. Read some articles. See what turns you
on and what will fit within the constraints I've given you. Again, this is not something you can do in two minutes.
If you wait until the last minute to do this, you will no doubt fail the assignment... which most of you probably
would rather avoid. Are you going to struggle? Maybe. And if you are very lucky, YES you will! Easy doesn't
mean learning occurs. Just go back and try again. Ask questions of your fellow students (remember, I am NOT
going to do your thinking for you here... I want YOU to do that). I will point you in the right direction, but you have
to do the heavy lifting. Then you will develop a mini-lecture on your global information technology topic with about five questions at the
end for students to answer. Post in both the discussion board for GIT and in the ASSIGNMENTS area. I will
grade what I find in the ASSIGNMENTS area.
Good luck on this... Jim Patterson
P.S. Read http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/refine.html on how to limit topics.
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Jim’s CIS 105 Global Information Technology Lecturette
What you will accomplish: * Respond to discussion questions from my Global I.T. lecturette in the Global I.T.
discussion board * Select a topic on some aspect of global information technology and get pre-approval from the
instructor (check syllabus for due dates) * After researching the topic, your group will prepare and post a short
lecturette on your topic within the discussion board * Include discussion questions at the end of your lecturette
along with a short (no more than four entries) annotated bibliography * Respond to another students Global I.T.
lecturette discussion questions This assignment is worth up to 5 points.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Global Information Technology Identify major factors around the growing
internationalization of business Compare global strategies for developing business Demonstrate how information
systems support different global strategies Plan development of international information systems Evaluate main
technical alternatives in developing global systems There are major factors to consider behind the growing
internationalization of business. There are general cultural factors and specific business factors to consider in
international business and information technology. The growth of cheap international communication and
transportation has created a world culture with stable expectations or norms, although sometimes that is hard to
see! Political stability and a growing global knowledge base that is share widely contribute to the world culture.
General factors such as these contribute to conditions for global markets, global production, coordination,
distribution, and global economies of scale. See http://www.state.gov/business/ ,
http://www.executiveplanet.com/ , http://www.businessculture.com/ , and http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
, http://www.world-links.org/english/
Developing business globally takes strategy. There are four basic international strategies: domestic exporter,
multinational, franchiser, and transnational. In a transnational strategy, all factors of production are coordinated
on a global scale. However the choice of strategy is a function of the type of business and product. The Bank of
Montreals transnational strategy can be found at http://www2.bmo.com/news/article/0,1231,contentCode1601_divId-4_langId-1_navCode-112,00.html , http://info.worldbank.org/ict/ , http://econ.worldbank.org/ ,
http://www.ravenwerks.com/global/global4.htm Information systems can support different global strategies.
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There is a connection between firm strategy and information systems design. Transnational firms must develop
networked system configurations and permit considerable decentralization of development and operations.
Franchisers almost always duplicate systems across many countries and use centralized financial controls.
Multinationals typically rely on decentralized independence among foreign units with some movement toward
development of networks. Domestic exporters typically are centralized in domestic headquarters with some
decentralized operations permitted. Sources include: http://www.sookoo.com/ ,
http://www.wri.org/press/tomorrow_market.html , http://www.pace.edu/lubin/centers/ifgbs.html ,
Developing an international information system takes planning. Implementing a global system requires a
strategy. Typically, global systems have evolved without a conscious plan. The remedy is to define a small
subset of core business processes and focus on building systems that could support these processes. Tactically,
you will have to co-opt widely dispersed foreign units to participate in the development and operation of theses
systems, being careful to maintain overall control. Source: http://www.cio.com/research/global/
There are many technical alternatives to consider in developing global systems. The main hardware and
telecommunications issues are systems integration and connectivity. The choices for integration are to go either
with a proprietary architecture or with an open systems technology such as Unix. Global networks are extremely
difficult to build and operate. Some measure of connectivity may be achieved by relying on local authorities to
provide connections, building a system from scratch, going to private providers to supply communications, or
using the Internet and intranets. Companies can use Internet services to create virtual private networks (VPNs)
as low-cost alternatives to global private networks. The main software issue concerns building interfaces to
existing systems and providing much needed group support software. Some sources: http://www.caci.com/ ,
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/default.asp , http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/drintl/default.asp ,
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/articles/articles.asp#dev , http://vpn.shmoo.com/
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References Laudon, K. & Laudon, J. (2001). Management information systems: Managing the digital firm. Upper
Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall. Palvia, P., Palvia, S., & Roche, E. (2002). Global information technology and
electronic commerce: Issues for the new millennium. Marietta, GA: Ivy League Publishing. Prentice Hall (2001).
Management information systems: Managing the digital firm. Retrieved August 8, 2002, from
http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/1,4096,0130330663,00.htmltype=SS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: In a separate posting within with Global I.T. discussion board, respond to the
following questions:
1. What is meant by a global culture
2. What is a transnational strategy
3. What is the advantage of using a VPN internationally
4. Identify some solutions Microsoft has come up with to bridge the international gap with software and
hardware.
5. What is the International Computer Drivers License Go to http://www.icdlus.com and www.ecdl.com to find
out. What benefit would an ICDL be for USA workers Workers in other parts of the world.
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Now read fellow students lecturettes. Select one set of student lecturette questions to answer in the Global I.T.
discussion board. Make sure you have selected your lecturette topic by the due date listed in the syllabus. Then
post your lecturette with questions in the global information technology discussion board by the deadline.
* OPTIONAL Global I.T. Exercises (from the Laudon and Laudon book, Management Information Systems:
Managing the Digital Firm): When visiting the DHL WorldWide Express Web site at http://www.dhl.com/ examine
the package tracking and customer service functions. Also visit several country sites to determine their makeup
and content. In what ways does this site support DHL's international business The international business of its
customers Suggest ways the site could be improved to better support international commerce.
Examine the Web site for Airborne Express at http://www.airborne.com/home/home.asp , including its
international services. Compare the two sites for ease of use, clarity of information, and functions offered. Does
either offer services on its site that the other does not Examine both sites for their international shipping support
(such as documentation) and the breadth of their international coverage. If you were to select an international
delivery service strictly from visits to their Web sites, which would you choose Why
*** You are the VP of Marketing for a United States manufacturer of office furniture. You have made the decision
to establish your company in the international market. You have been given the name of two major European
office furniture retailers, but your source had no other information. One is Foremost Office Equipment Ltd. in
Great Britain, and the other is Sorin SRL in Italy. You want to test the market by contacting these two firms and
offer them a specific desk chair that you have to sell at about $125. Using the Web, locate the information
needed to contact these two firms, and, in addition, find out how many British pounds and European euros you
would need to get for the chair in the current market. You have two sources for European companies:
EUROPAGES Business Directory at http://www.europages.com/ and the UK Business Directory at
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http://www.business-directory-uk.co.uk/ . In addition, you have located the Universal Currency Converter Web
site at http://www.xe.com/ucc/ as a site to determine the value of a currency expressed in other currencies.
Obtain both the information needed to contact the two firms and the price of your chair in their local currency.
Then locate and obtain customs and legal restrictions on the products you will export from the United States for
importation into Great Britain and Italy. Finally, locate a company that will represent you as a customs agent and
gather information on shipping costs. In addition, critique the three sites from the point of view of the user.
NOTES ON THE ASSIGNMENT: First, individually respond to my lecturette questions and post your answers in
the Global I.T. discussion board. Secondly, your and your group will pick a Global I.T. topic, research it, and
design a lecturette using my previously posted lecturettes as a model. Include no more than four sources and
questions for other students to answer. Post your lecturette within the Global I.T. discussion board. By the way,
you can design a traditional lecturette OR come up with a Global I.T. case study. You can look at global
information technology from a business perspective like I did or you can focus on information technology within
geographical regions. There are many possibilities! It is your choice. Just clear your topic FIRST through me by
the deadline listed in the syllabus. Here is a start to your research:
http://www.google.com/searchsourceid=navclient&q=global+information+systems
http://www.american.edu/MOGIT/git/define.htm http://www.brint.com/ Third, read and respond as an individual
to the lecturette questions of another student and post to the Global Information Technology discussion board.
Follow additional guidance and due dates located in the syllabus.
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