Objectives:

 Explore and apply e-business markets, strategic IT planning, ICT systems frameworks, e-business networks, IT strategy evaluation and creating global brand.

 Describe strategic IT building process which covers contemporary information system and e-business culture.

Guidelines for preparing Assignment:

Please find instructions below useful for preparing Assignment.

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*** THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR PLAGIARISM ***

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1. Assignment should be written in

a) Font type: Calibri

b) Font size 11,

c) Titles or subtitles always bold

d) Line spacing must be set to 1.5

e) Margins on either side (Left/Right/Top/Bottom) must be set 1”

2. Total number of pages should remain between 20-25. It must include

a) 3 to 5 functional block diagrams,2 to 3 tables.

b) 2 applications diagrams.

c) Size of diagram, table or picture must not be exceed half of page size.

Following additional pages are mandatory in above document:

a) First page with title, student name & ID, Section #, Course Name, Course Code, Instructor Name

b) Second page with Index or content list

c) Last page with maximum 7 to 10 Reference used in the text (that is related work).

Proposed Titles:

Student may find title of their Assignment from the following list. Note that each title is further elaborated into necessary subsection, to be included in their assignment.

 Planning And Implementation Challenges In Developing Business/ IT Strategies

 Developing And Implementing Business Systems

 Management Challenges In Managing Information Technology

 Managing Challenges In Regional And Global IT

 Security And Ethical Challenges Of IT

 Multi-Ethnic And Societal Challenges In IT

 Security Management Of Information Technology

 Organizational Foundation Of Information Systems

 Data Resource Management

 Impact Of IT On Business Processes

 Telecommunication And Networked Enterprise

 E-Business Systems

 Functional Business Systems

 E-Commerce Systems (Fundamentals And Applications Issues)

 Enterprise Resource Planning And Information Technology

 Supply Chain Management And The Business Network

 Decision Support In Business

 Artificial Intelligence Technologies In Business

 The new economy, the internet economy and e-business

End-User Computing:

 End-User Systems Development

 Managing EUC

 Human Factors

Expert Systems Development:

 Business Applications

 ES Generators and Tools

 Knowledge Representation

 Knowledge Base Management Systems (KBMS)

Electronic Commerce

 Development and Evaluation of E-Commerce

 Business Plans

 Development and Evaluation of E-Commerce

 Technology Strategy

 Electronic Payment Systems

 Security and Privacy Issues

 Adoption and Diffusion of E-Commerce

Electronic Government

 Analysis and Design of a “virtual” governmental agency

 Required infrastructure for e-government

 Required technical infrastructure needed to maintain digital archives

 Essential issues related to electronic democracy

§ Citizen participation and electronic voting

§ Public service electronic transaction models

§ Security and trust issues related to governmental interoperable systems

Hardware and Software Evaluation:

 Evaluation Methodology

 Performance Evaluation

Managerial and Strategic DSS:

 Decision Making and Systems Modeling

 Development Methodologies

 Architecture of DSS

 Evaluation and Justifications

 Evaluation of Various DSS Generators

 Group Decision Support Systems

 Executive Information Systems

 Environmental Scanning Systems

 Competitive Information Systems

 Marketing on the Internet

 The strategic applications of IT and e-business

 B2B

 B2C

 B2G

 B2E

 Strategic IT planning for emerging business models

 IT implications of network and alliance planning in UAE market

 Hierarchy in Data gathering systems

 Transaction Processing Systems

 Management information systems

 Decision support systems

 Expert Systems in Information systems

 Group decision support systems (GDDS)

 Geographic information systems (GIS)

 Executive support systems (ESS)

 Enterprise resource planning systems (ERP)

Database Applications Development:

 Database Administration

 Managing Information as a Resource

 Data warehousing

 Transformation indicators and convergence on ICT organization

Neural Networks:

 Applications Using Neural Networks

 Comparison of Neural Network Packages

 Machine Learning

 Sensitivity Analysis for Neural Networks

IT Systems Analysis, Design, and Implementation:

 Information Requirements Analysis

 Alternative Systems Development Methodologies

 Prototyping and Packages

 Intelligent CASE Tools

 A Comparison of Alternative CASE Tools

§ Issues Dealing with MIS Implementation

§ Organizational Impacts of MIS Implementation

§ Systems Success and Failure (Critical Success Factors)

Enabling Telecommunications Technology for ICT:

 Design, Development, and Implementation of a LAN

 Telecommunications Security

 Telecommunications Management

 Functions and Control