I agree with the author in that ROI calculated accurately can play an extremely important part in evaluating the value of an IT project. However, as one of my peers mentioned above it is definitely more difficult […]

I will say that this article was very interesting when showing how “citizen-developed apps” can really benefit an area or society. However, I do see the ideas of apps and the collection of other peoples […]

I think this all goes back to the innovation component I discussed earlier in class. The sole purpose for me selecting MIS was not because I thought it was some new, hot, and fancy IT system I had heard of. What […]

An interesting article indeed however I am a bit of a realist and I need to zero in on some of the flaws with these automated cars and trucks completely eliminating jobs domestically or globally. A few weeks ago […]

My summer at Ernst & Young has been exceptional. I learned a great deal about myself and about others. I got a real world experience of what it would be like to work there full time. I absolutely loved my intern […]

The most important thing that I have learned in the classroom that I have been able to use during my internship is both written and verbal communication skills. Each and everyday I send anywhere between 20 to 25 […]

I think the most important technical skills that can be leveraged at my internship are deep knowledge and understanding of SAP, as well proficient if not advanced excel skills. I have learned that SAP is something […]

As some have mentioned previously I like this question as well. However, it is a little different for me as I am returning to my internship. Ernst & Young’s Philadelphia office which is located at 20th Market […]

If I had to explain what this course was about to a future MIS 2502 Scholar I would say that this course allows you understand the power of data, both historical and in real-time. This course is extremely useful […]

Name and describe a business question that you could answer using clustering. What data would you collect to perform the analysis? Don’t use an example we’ve covered in class.

A car dealer could use clustering […]

2. Give examples of when it is appropriate to use temporary and persistent cookies.

It is appropriate to use persistent cookies if the website you are using is guaranteed to be a trusted site that you will […]

1.Give an example of a problem where data mining would be useful. Then explain whether it would be an example of predictive or descriptive analytics (refer to the slides for the definitions if you don’t remember […]

After reading the article I do believe that it is important that the MIS curriculum include a coding class. However, the article emphasized the time it takes for individuals to really get their head around the […]

When is it better to use a global variable in programming? When is it better to use a local variable?

The variable’s scope can differ between global or local. A global variable is one declared inside a function […]

How can you name variables? What rules do you follow in naming them? What can’t you do?

When a variable is assigned a name it is called an identifier. When creating this identifier there are specific rules that […]

Hi Morgan, you should visit the MIS department in Speakman 210 they can provide you with a little more information. Also, if you stop in the Fox Center for Undergraduate Advising again and ask for a peer advisor they can provide you with lots of useful information regarding the minor. A MIS major works down [...]