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CIS-311 Management
Information Systems Dr. Kelley Fall 2001 |
Your Name: Date: |
In-Class Activity Worksheet #13
Digital Convergence - Global eBusiness
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1. Digital Convergence - Infrastsructure |
Cable & Wireless
- IP
Convergence: C&W Article |
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2. Digital Convergence
- Multimedia |
Streaming Audio-Video WebCasts,
Web Radio, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Digital
HDTV and InternetTV,
MPEG and Digital
Movies, Switched,
Wireless, and Digital VoIP and Digital Fax and G3 Telephony.
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3. eCommerce and Globalization
in Historical Perspective |
a. The Hanseatic
League (1250 - 1400)
b. The
Age of Mercantilism (1450 - 1750) c. Industrialization
and The Rise of Nations (1800 - 1950) d. The
Postnational Age (2000 - 2200) (cf. Uniform
Commercial Code) |
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4. Global Information
Trade |
a. The White
House Framework for Global Electronic Commerce
b. The Okinowa Charter on
Global Information Society
c. Japan-UK
Announcement on Global Electronic Commerce |
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5. Global Collaborative
Work Environments |
Group
Decision Support Systems (GDSS) Example: (Ivey Handout)
Clearwater Fine Foods, Inc: Using a Group Support System for Strategic
Planning 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages
of Group Support Systems as an enabling technology in organizations? 2.
Under what conditions should a company decide to outsource a GDSS project? 3.
What types of group-related processes may be enhanced by the use of GDSS?
Give two specific examples or scenarios and briefly elaborate on each. 4.
If you were Leonard Landry, would you recommend the continued use of GDSS in
your decision making process? Why or why not? |
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6. Information Technology
Career Options |
careers.kentucky.com, www.KentuckyJobs.com, www.monster.com, www.headhunter.net, www.ComputerWork.com, www.computerJobs.com,
Online Kentucky Newspapers,
www.onlineNewspapers.com |
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7. Globalization And
You |
Will
Globalizaton Make You Happy? Essay
by Robert Wright |