In-Class Discussion Questions
In-class discussion questions for Apr 27
We will discuss these questions on Monday, Apr 27. Do not post comments on this.
- In a job interview, how would you answer this question – “Why should we hire you?”
- If the interviewer asks what you’ve learned in MIS 3534, what would you say?
- What would it take to be a great CIO like Mr. Barton?
- What should be your competitive advantages as an MIS major that differentiate yourself from other majors?
- What should be your core competencies?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 24
We will discuss these questions on Fri, Apr 24. Do not post comments on this.
- What kind of jobs will be neither replaced by technologies nor outsourced abroad in the next 30 years?
- What kind of skills do these jobs require?
- What does it take for you to survive challenges in the job market?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 22
We will discuss these questions on Wed, Apr 23. Do not post comments on this.
- What is a jobless recovery?
- What are the causes of a jobless recovery?
- What kind of jobs are increasingly being replaced by computers and robots?
- What kind of jobs are increasingly being outsourced abroad?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 20
We will discuss these questions on Monday, Apr 20. Do not post comments on this.
- What is a long tail and how does this work?
- How do FreshDirect, Uber, Airbnb, and Khan Academy disrupt the existing industries by address which choke points?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 17
We will discuss these questions on Fri, Apr 17. Do not pose comments on this.
- With eChoupal, who are the losers? How did ITC embrace them as part of the system?
- Do you think if the farmers initially liked eChoupal?
- What have made this change successful?
- How could ITC achieve competitive advantages from eChoupal?
- Could ITC’s competitors copy this innovation quickly?
- What choke points have Amazon.com and Netflix eliminated?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 15
We will discuss these questions on Wed, Apr 15. Do not post comments on this.
- What is eChoupal? With eChoupal, what is ITC trying to accomplish?
- How did the old supply chain of soybean work? Who are the losers and the winners?
- What are the “choke points” in the old supply chain of soybean?
- What are the benefits of eChoupal to farmers?
- What is the other information from eChoupal to farmers?
- Is ITC a charity? Why is it concerned about farmers’ lives and well-being?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 13
We will discuss these questions on Mon, Apr 13. Do not pose comments on this.
- What kind of a disaster situation can we think of at a database? What should be among the preventative measures for a database failure?
- What kind of a disaster situation can we think of from personal devices? What should be among the preventative measures for them?
- With rigorous security procedures and policies, we would lose what?
- How much would it cost for CareGroup to implement all the 10 lessons?
- Why has Mr. Williams decided to do nothing and not to disclose the incident? What was his thinking?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 10
We will discuss these questions on Fri, Apr 10. Do not pose comments on this.
- How could manage to recover from its network collapse so fast (in jCareGroup ust 3 and ½ days) with no fatality?
- In what respect did CareGroup do a better job than IVK did in managing the crisis?
- What were the decisive, crucial decisions that Mr. Halamka, CIO, had made in the midst of the crisis?
- How would you evaluate the 10 lessons learned?
- The 10 lessons learned mostly center around the network. Are there any other IT resources that warrant similar attention, control, and management for a company to prevent a collapse?
- What kind of a disaster situation can we think of at a data center? What should be among the preventative measures for a data center failure?
- What kind of a disaster situation can we think of at a database? What should be among the preventative measures for a database failure?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 8
We will discuss these questions on Wed, Apr 8. Do not post comments on this.
- What happened in Caregroup?
- What does it mean by “the network collapse?” (p. 5)
- Why and how could a failure in hospital IT systems kill a patient?
- What caused the network collapse at CareGroup in 2002?
- How on earth could one software program instigate the collapse of the whole network?
- What were the compounding factors in this incident? What exacerbated it?
- What had made CareGroup’s network so complex and vulnerable to a complete failure?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 3
We will discuss these questions on Fri, Apr 3. Do not pose comments on this.
- Among the three options in Ch 11, What is the least costly option? What is the most costly option?
- What is the most conservative option? What is the most risky option?
- What are the reasons to disclose the security incidents?
- What would be the reasons not to disclose?