Question 1:

How are information systems transforming business, and what is their relationship to globalization?

Describe how information systems have changed the way businesses operate and their products and services.

Identify three major new information system trends.

Describe the characteristics of a digital firm.

Describe the challenges and opportunities of globalization in a flattened world.

Questions 2

1. Information systems are too important to be left to computer specialists. Do you agree? Why or why not?

2. If you were setting up the Web site for Disney World visitors, what management, organization, and technology issues might you encounter?

Question 3 Answer the case study questions on page 171

What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems?

Explain how ethical, social, and political issues are connected and give some examples

List and describe the key technological trends that heighten ethical concerns.

Differentiate between responsibility, accountability, and liability.

Questions 4

What specific principles for conduct can be used to guide ethical decisions?

List and describe the five steps in an ethical analysis.

Identify and describe six ethical principles.

Why do contemporary information systems technology and the Internet pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property?

Define privacy and fair information practices

Explain how the Internet challenges the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property.

Explain how informed consent, legislation, industry self-regulation, and technology tools help protect the individual privacy of Internet users.

List and define the three different regimes that protect intellectual property rights.