Shana Pote
Exam 3 Use Case Study Guides
In preparation for Monday, Dec. 7 Exam Review Session, two mini-cases have been uploaded here:
Exam 3 Case Study 1 Study Guide
Exam 3 Case Study 2 Study Guide
It is highly recommended you complete the swimlane diagram and entity relationship diagram associated with each narrative before Monday’s review class, and come prepared with your answers and discussion questions.
Extra Credit – WebEx Submissions
If you plan to submit Extra Credit via WebEx:
Nov. 8-11, 2015 – Announcements
Learn IT! #5
- Due 11/20/15
- Is the follow up to Learn IT! #1 (Digital Identity)
- Only do PART 5
Final Exam
- Schedule is posted here: http://www.temple.edu/registrar/students/courseinfo/exams.asp
- Will be proctored in Alter Hall 033
- Scantron, bring #2 pencil
- If you have more than 2 exams already scheduled on our Exam Day, I can attempt to reschedule for individual students well in advance, but not last minute. Since all exam schedules have been published, you must let me know before 11/18 if you have more than 2 exams already scheduled and are requesting reschedule.
- You will need to provide proof of the other two exams when you submit your request.
- No promises can be made, other than I’ll make every effort to work out an alternate arrangement if possible.
- If you are working with DRS and wish to request accommodation, you must also notify me no later than 11/18, so there’s sufficient time to make arrangements.
Exam Review Class Capture and Study Questions
Class,
Class Capture from the 10/21/15 Midterm #2 Review Session: http://tucapture.fox.temple.edu/Mediasite/Play/ded05c7c6b1c4228bef3ee9beba12e291d
Webpage with good overview of Entity Relationship Diagram notation: http://www.conceptdraw.com/solution-park/diagramming-ERD
YouTube video re: ERDs: https://youtu.be/-fQ-bRllhXc
Review Questions:
Week 5&6
What is Enterprise Resource Planning?
What is Customer Resource Management?
What is SAP? What are its core product and service offerings?
What are two major components of an ERP system?
What is a transactional database?
What does single view of data mean?
What is a dashboard?
What kind of reports are produced in an ERP? What are KPIs?
What is data visualization? What are some reasons we might want to visualize big data?
What are some of the major issues behind the failure of healthcare.gov?
What is “accountability creep” and how is it related to analytics?
What is “requirements gathering” and what are some ways to accomplish it?
Week 7
What are the key steps in decision-making process?
What is data analytics? How is it used by organizations?
What is Google analytics? What are the core metrics it provides?
What are OLTP and OLAP?
What is a hypercube?
What is knowledge management (KM)?
What is a community of practice?
What is tacit knowledge?
What is knowledge transfer (KT)?
What is open innovation?
Week 8
What are key factors to be considered in software make vs. buy decision?
What are key factors to consider when developing software?
What are key factors to consider when buying and integrating software?
What are some components of cyber crime? What is the hacking business model?
What are common security threats and what are some safeguards against them?
What are some of the issues surrounding Snowden’s exposure of the NSA?
National Cyber Security Awareness Month – contest
As mentioned in class yesterday, it is National Cyber Security Awareness month. Temple Computer Services is promoting this topic in various ways including a contest for a 1 minute security focused video. More information about the activities and the contest Computer Services is running is available at https://computerservices.temple.edu/ncsam. The deadline to enter this contest is Wednesday, October 21st.
Good Luck if you opt to enter!
Midterm #2 Review Session – tomorrow, October 21, 6-7:00pm, Rm 603
Extra Credit
Extra Credit – 5 minute presentation of relevant current article to class – 5 points added to exam
- Find an article related to anything we’ve discussed or in-class activity. Article must bring together business and technology, and relate to one of our key learning objectives.
- Good places to look for articles are: InfoWeek, ComputerWorld, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, etc…
- Send your pitch (proposed article and topic to discuss) to professor for approval, along with requested dates to present.
- If pitch is approved, presentation should include: article, article source, related class topic, discussion about how article ties into class topic, 2-3 questions for class to contemplate.
- Professor will let you know which date you’re scheduled to present, and whether your article and topic pitch are approved.
- Can do two presentations for a maximum of 10 points, applied to either Midterm exam grade.
- Extra credit can be attempted through December 7.
10/5/15 In-Class Activity – Filling in the Income Statement
As per my email regarding class on Monday, 10/5/15, questions regarding the In-Class Activity on page 23, “Filling in the Income Statement”, can be posted here as a comment during our usual class time on 10/5/15, from 1-1:50pm, and I will answer them as reply comments during that time.
You may work on the activity independently or in your own groups.
Everyone is responsible for turning in their Activity paper within the first 10 minutes of class on Wednesday, 10/7/15.
Stay safe.
Professor Pote