ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning 2
Marketing Information Systems 3
Manufacturing Systems 4
Human Resource Systems 5
Accounting Systems 6
Financial Management Systems 7
Business-to-Consumer E-Commerce 8
Business-to-Business E-Commerce 9
Consumer-to-Consumer E-Commerce 10
Supply Chain Management 11
EDI: Electronic Document Interchange 12
Online Transaction Processing 13
Electronic Payment Systems 14
Hacking and Cracking 15
Cyber Theft 16
Piracy 17
Computer Viruses 18
Privacy Issues 19
Workplace Challenges 20
Health Issues 21
Backups 22
Disaster Recovery 23
Helping People with Disabilities 24
Computers in Education 25
Computer Games 26
Computers in Movies 27
Computers in Medicine 28
Computers in the Motor Industry 29
Computers in the Home 30
Computers in the Music Industry 31
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
“ERP is the backbone of E-business. In other words, ERP is a business operating system, the equivalent of the Windows operating system for back-office operations.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is an ERP?
ü Why do businesses use ERP’s?
ü Why is implementing ERP’s a complex project?
ü What do ERP’s do?
ü Explain some of the ERP terminology
ü What are the major components of an ERP?
ü What are the resource needs of an ERP, i.e. hardware, software, people, networks, data?
ü Any potential problems with using ERPs and possible solutions
Marketing Information Systems
“Business managers are moving from a tradition where they could avoid, delegate, or ignore decisions about IT to one where they cannot create a marketing, product, international, organization or financial plan that does not involve such decisions.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is the marketing function in a business organisation? (I.e. the responsibilities and place of the marketing function and what do they do?)
ü What is a Marketing Information System?
ü Why is a Marketing Information System important?
ü What other computer systems are available/useful for the marketing function?
ü Describe the major components of a Marketing Information System
ü Describe what each component does and how it is used
ü Describe the resources needed for the Marketing Information System (i.e. hardware, software, networks, people and data).
ü Discuss any possible drawbacks or problems with using a Marketing Information System and the possible solutions.
Manufacturing Systems
“Business managers are moving from a tradition where they could avoid, delegate, or ignore decisions about IT to one where they cannot create a marketing, product, international, organization or financial plan that does not involve such decisions.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is the marketing function in a business organisation? (I.e. the responsibilities and place of the production/operations department and what do they do?)
ü What is a Manufacturing System?
ü Why is a Manufacturing System important?
ü What other computer systems are available/useful for the product/operations department?
ü Describe the major components of a Manufacturing System
ü Describe what each component does and how it is used
ü Describe the resources needed for the Manufacturing System (i.e. hardware, software, networks, people and data).
ü Discuss any possible drawbacks or problems with using a Manufacturing System and the possible solutions.
Human Resource Systems
“Business managers are moving from a tradition where they could avoid, delegate, or ignore decisions about IT to one where they cannot create a marketing, product, international, organization or financial plan that does not involve such decisions.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is the marketing function in a business organisation? (I.e. the responsibilities and place of the Human Resource Management function and what do they do?)
ü What is a Human Resource System?
ü Why is a Human Resource System important?
ü What other computer systems are available/useful for the Human Resource Management function?
ü Describe the major components of a Human Resource System
ü Describe what each component does and how it is used
ü Describe the resources needed for the Human Resource System (i.e. hardware, software, networks, people and data).
ü Discuss any possible drawbacks or problems with using a Human Resource System and the possible solutions.
Accounting Systems
“Business managers are moving from a tradition where they could avoid, delegate, or ignore decisions about IT to one where they cannot create a marketing, product, international, organization or financial plan that does not involve such decisions.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is the marketing function in a business organisation? (I.e. the responsibilities and place of the Accounting function and what do they do?)
ü What is an Accounting System?
ü Why is an Accounting System important?
ü What other computer systems are available/useful for the Accounting function?
ü Describe the major components of a Accounting System
ü Describe what each component does and how it is used
ü Describe the resources needed for the Accounting System (i.e. hardware, software, networks, people and data).
ü What are the differences between an Accounting System and a Financial Management System?
ü Discuss any possible drawbacks or problems with using an Accounting System and the possible solutions.
Financial Management Systems
“Business managers are moving from a tradition where they could avoid, delegate, or ignore decisions about IT to one where they cannot create a marketing, product, international, organization or financial plan that does not involve such decisions.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is the marketing function in a business organisation? (I.e. the responsibilities and place of the Financial Management function and what do they do?)
ü What is a Financial Management System?
ü Why is a Financial Management System important?
ü What other computer systems are available/useful for the Financial Management function?
ü Describe the major components of a Financial Management System
ü Describe what each component does and how it is used
ü Describe the resources needed for the Financial Management System (i.e. hardware, software, networks, people and data).
ü What are the differences between an Accounting System and a Financial Management System?
ü Discuss any possible drawbacks or problems with using a Financial Management System and the possible solutions.
Business-to-Consumer E-Commerce
“New economy, new tools, new rules. Few concepts have revolutionised business more profoundly than E-commerce. Simply put, the streamlining of interactions, products, and payments from customers to companies and from companies to suppliers is causing an earthquake in many boardrooms.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is business-to-consumer commerce?
ü How does using computers make business-to-consumer commerce easier?
ü What do the computer systems do?
ü How are the computer systems used?
ü What tactics/strategies can be used to improve business-to-consumer e-commerce?
ü Why is it important to have these computer systems?
ü What are the components of the computer systems used in business-to-consumer e-commerce?
ü What are the trends?
ü Describe the resources that are needed (e.g. hardware, software, networks, people and data)
ü Discuss any possible problems and their solutions
Business-to-Business E-Commerce
“New economy, new tools, new rules. Few concepts have revolutionised business more profoundly than E-commerce. Simply put, the streamlining of interactions, products, and payments from customers to companies and from companies to suppliers is causing an earthquake in many boardrooms.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is business-to-Business commerce?
ü How does using computers make business-to-business commerce easier?
ü What do the computer systems do?
ü How are the computer systems used?
ü What tactics/strategies can be used to improve business-to-business e-commerce?
ü Why is it important to have these computer systems?
ü What are the components of the computer systems used in business-to-business e-commerce?
ü Describe the resources that are needed (e.g. hardware, software, networks, people and data)
ü What are the trends?
ü Discuss any possible problems and their solutions
Consumer-to-Consumer E-Commerce
“New economy, new tools, new rules. Few concepts have revolutionised business more profoundly than E-commerce. Simply put, the streamlining of interactions, products, and payments from customers to companies and from companies to suppliers is causing an earthquake in many boardrooms.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is consumer-to-consumer commerce?
ü How does using computers make consumer-to-consumer commerce easier?
ü What do the computer systems do?
ü How are the computer systems used?
ü What tactics/strategies can be used to improve consumer-to-consumer e-commerce?
ü Why is it important to have these computer systems?
ü What are the components of the computer systems used in consumer-to-consumer e-commerce?
ü Describe the resources that are needed (e.g. hardware, software, networks, people and data)
ü What are the trends?
ü Discuss any possible problems and their solutions
Supply Chain Management
“Legacy supply chains are clogged with unnecessary steps and redundant stockpiles. The E-commerce opportunity lies in fusing each company’s internal systems to those of its suppliers, partners and customers.”
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is a supply chain?
ü Why is it so important to manage a supply chain in business?
ü How is a supply chain managed?
ü What computer technologies are available to manage a supply chain?
ü What are the main components of these technologies?
ü Who uses supply chain management?
ü When is it used?
ü Discuss the resources that are needed (i.e. people, hardware, software, networks and data).
ü Discuss any problems that could come with implementing a supply chain management system and how these problems can be solved.
ü What are the trends in supply chain management?
EDI: Electronic Document Interchange
EDI is recognized as an enabling capability for current business trends
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is EDI?
ü Where is it used?
ü What does it do?
ü Why is it important?
ü Who uses EDI?
ü What computer technologies are available to facilitate EDI?
ü What are the main components of these technologies?
ü What are the trends in EDI?
ü Discuss the resources needed (i.e. people, hardware, software, networks and data)
ü What are the problems associated with EDI and how can they be overcome?
Online Transaction Processing
Online Transaction Processing systems play a strategic role in electronic commerce.
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is transaction processing?
ü Why do transaction processing online?
ü What place does transaction-processing hold in a business?
ü Explain and discuss the transaction processing cycle
ü Why is transaction processing important?
ü Who uses OLTP?
ü What computer technologies are available to facilitate OLTP?
ü What are the main components of these technologies?
ü What are the trends in OLTP?
ü Discuss the resources needed (i.e. people, hardware, software, networks and data)
ü What are the problems associated with OLTP and how can they be overcome?
Electronic Payment Systems
One of the most visible and contentious topics in Internet commerce today is the security of Internet transactions. While the technical difficulties may be soluble, a less obvious problem is how to define standards to let all consumers and merchants do business with each other while satisfying security requirements of the financial institutions involved.
The following are a number of topics that you could cover in your project. Some of them, e.g. defining what the information system does, or why it is important to business, are fundamental questions that should be answered.
Suggested Questions
ü What is electronic payment?
ü Why do electronic payments?
ü What place does electronic payments hold in a business?
ü Explain and discuss how electronic payments work
ü Why are electronic payments important?