1. BSA 375 Course Description
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BSA 375 week 1 DQ 1
a. Why do heuristics and biases play a major role in the success or failure of an IT project? What
specific kinds are the most influential factors, in general and for your specific organization?
b. How does organization culture play a role in the successful reliance on the Joint Application
Development (JAD) process to identify and gather business requirements? Would JAD work in your
company? Explain why or why not.
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BSA 375 week 1 DQ 2
a. Based on Tallon and Scannell’s (2007) article, describe information life cycle management (ILM)
and the relationship to the cost of storage.
b. Based on Mitchell’s (2007) article, explain how Musicland stores were converted to the Trans World
Entertainment system in 90 days.
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BSA 375 week 2 DQ 1
a. What is enterprise-wide analytics technology, and how does it play a part in understanding business
processes? What are the challenges in rolling out a business intelligence tool?
b. What are some of the challenges associated with requirement elicitation? How does an iterative
approach help that process?
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BSA 375 week 2 DQ 2
a. Based on Perkin’s (2007) article, list five reasons why projects fail. Provide an example of a project
failure.
b. Based on Stotz’s (2007) article, why is it important to define adequately the use of a system? List
five items a typical design document contains.
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BSA 375 week 2 Individual Assignment Service Request SR-rm-004 Part 1 Paper
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BSA 375 week 3 DQ 1
a. What are the differences between the human-centered and user-centered approaches? Do you agree
that human-centered approach is more effective? Explain why or why not.
b. Describe the need for security measures in IT organizations and information systems. Consider
potential risks as well as legal and ethical considerations for protecting data.
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2. BSA 375 week 3 DQ 2
a. Based on the Geoff Keston (2009) article Scrum Project Management Techniques, how has Scrum
influenced the design of Web-based applications? What are the implications of agile development on
the traditional Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)?
b. Based on the Kirk Woodward (2009) article, how has Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
influenced the design of Web-based applications? What are the implications of using third-party
application components to construct Applications on the traditional SDLC?
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BSA 375 week 3 Individual Assignment Service Request SR-rm-004, Part 2 Paper - create using
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BSA 375 week 4 DQ 1
a. Is testing a distinct phase of a project, or does it come into play during other phases? Explain your
answer. How might tools help the quality and effectiveness of testing?
b. Based on Walsh’s (2007) article, explain why end-user satisfaction should be used in addition to
return on investment (ROI) when measuring new systems.
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BSA 375 week 4 DQ 2
a. Based on Davidson and Kumagai’s (2008) article, list three advantages and risks associated with
open source software.
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