Week Three Student Guide

This week’s topics cover collaboration tools and Internet technologies and their use in meeting business goals. Reviewing some of the chapter one readings will help you with the other chapters. You will become familiar with Internet terminology, such as B2B, B2C, B2G, Web 2.0, and Social CRM.

Knowledge of collaboration tools can make you very marketable as a business manager, because many companies use these tools in their team work. This week covers using these collaboration tools to improve communication as well as document sharing.

Internet and Collaboration Tools

OBJECTIVE: Determine how and when to use Internet technologies in business.

Resources: Ch. 1 & 8 of MIS Essentials Content

• Ch. 1: The Importance of MIS

o Q1: Why is Introduction to MIS the Most Important Class in the Business School? o Q2: What is an Information System? o Q3: What is MIS? o Q4: Why is the Difference Between Information Technology and Information Systems Important to You? o Q5: What is Your Role in IS Security?

• Ch. 8: E-Commerce, Web 2.0, and Social Networking

o Q1: What Types of Interorganizational Systems Exist? o Q2: How do Companies use E-Commerce? o Q3: Why is Web 2.0 Important to Business? o Q4: How Does Social Capital Benefit You and Organizations? o Q5: How Does Social CRM Empower Customers?

OBJECTIVE: Determine collaboration tool needs based on business function.

Resources: Chapter Extension 2 of MIS Essentials, Article One of Business Week.com, and Article One of Faulkner Information Services

Content

• Chapter Extension 2: Using Collaboration Information Systems

o Q1: Why use Information Systems for Collaboration? o Q2: How can You use Collaboration Systems to Improve Team Communication? o Q3: How can You use Collaboration Systems to Manage Content? o Q4: How can You use Microsoft SharePoint for Team Projects?

• “Creating Collaboration Takes More than Technology” from Business Week.com
• “Enterprise Collaboration Software” from Faulkner Information Services

o Preview o Executive Summary o Market Leaders o Market Trends o Strategic Planning Implications

OBJECTIVE: Use Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® to accomplish business objectives.

Resource: PowerPoint Ch. 2–4 of Microsoft® Office 2007 in Business Core

Content

• PowerPoint Ch. 2: Creating a Basic Presentation

o Designing Your Presentation o Building Your Presentation o Presenting Qualitative and Quantitative Information and Objects

• PowerPoint Ch. 3: Enhancing Your Presentation

o Formatting Your Slides o Checking Your Slides

• PowerPoint Ch. 4: Delivering Your Presentation

o Basic Presentation Options