Assignment: Module 1 Use It (Practice)
You've recently been hired as part of the marketing team for a small company that organizes
and hosts athletic fund-raising events for various non-profits. The most popular kind of event is
a charity run/walk where racers pay to participate in a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon route that is
supported by local businesses and volunteers offering aide stations with snacks and drinks and
local law enforcement overseeing traffic flow along the routes. Your team is currently working to
organize a personal fitness challenge that will hopefully help build some excitement for a large
run/walk later in the year. This is the first time your organization has hosted this type of online
event, and it's requiring some creative brainstorming.
Manager:
I think we need to provide some guidance on how this works. Most people haven't heard of a
personal fitness challenge like this before.
You:
I think we can make a video that will explain the - ANS-YouTube (YouTube is a popular
video-sharing site where users can upload and share video clips via Web sites, mobile devices,
blogs, e-mails, and social media).
Manager:
That sounds good. We'll have some prizes and also give awards at the run/walk for the most
proactive participants, based on the photos and reports they send in. How can we help people
stay focused on their goals?
You:
I think regular reminders will be helpful. And lots of opportunities for them to post about their
progress and get support from friends. Maybe we can use a daily thread on ___________ that
participants can reply to and report their activities. - ANS-Facebook (Facebook is a social
networking site where users can post updates and receive responses and likes from their
friends. Businesses often use Facebook to connect with their community, fans, and customers.)
Manager:
It's going to be a real challenge to keep track of all the moving pieces here.
You:
No worries. I'll post reminders and appointments on - ANS-Google Calendar (Google Calendar
is used to coordinate events, can be shared with various people, and can send notifications for
appointments and tasks.)
An information system is a complex system made up of many critical components.
Identify which major component of an information system is being used in each scenario. -
ANS-Data = Gina transcribes notes from the doctor regarding a patient's physical examination.
Database = Dr. Michaels reviews a patient's historical test results to look for trends
Process = Raul generates reports that will be mailed to insurance companies
You've recently been hired as part of the marketing team for a small company that organizes
and hosts athletic fund-raising events for various non-profits. The most popular kind of event is
a charity run/walk where racers pay to participate in a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon route that is
supported by local businesses and volunteers offering aide stations with snacks and drinks and
local law enforcement overseeing traffic flow along the routes. Your team is currently working to
organize a personal fitness challenge that will hopefully help build some excitement for a large
run/walk later in the year. This is the first time your organization has hosted this type of online
event, and it's requiring some creative brainstorming.
Manager:
I think we need to provide some guidance on how this works. Most people haven't heard of a
personal fitness challenge like this before.
You:
I think we can make a video that will explain the - ANS-YouTube (YouTube is a popular
video-sharing site where users can upload and share video clips via Web sites, mobile devices,
blogs, e-mails, and social media).
Manager:
That sounds good. We'll have some prizes and also give awards at the run/walk for the most
proactive participants, based on the photos and reports they send in. How can we help people
stay focused on their goals?
You:
I think regular reminders will be helpful. And lots of opportunities for them to post about their
progress and get support from friends. Maybe we can use a daily thread on ___________ that
participants can reply to and report their activities. - ANS-Facebook (Facebook is a social
networking site where users can post updates and receive responses and likes from their
friends. Businesses often use Facebook to connect with their community, fans, and customers.)
Manager:
It's going to be a real challenge to keep track of all the moving pieces here.
You:
No worries. I'll post reminders and appointments on - ANS-Google Calendar (Google Calendar
is used to coordinate events, can be shared with various people, and can send notifications for
appointments and tasks.)
An information system is a complex system made up of many critical components.
Identify which major component of an information system is being used in each scenario. -
ANS-Data = Gina transcribes notes from the doctor regarding a patient's physical examination.
Database = Dr. Michaels reviews a patient's historical test results to look for trends
Process = Raul generates reports that will be mailed to insurance companies
