This document outlines the course content and assignments for CMGT 445. It includes weekly participation activities, individual assignments such as writing an implementation plan and developing an application to present the plan, and learning team assignments like creating a business case for technology investments. The course covers topics such as the evolution of technology, digital transformation, professional organizations, managing infrastructure, implementation strategies, and testing processes. Students are expected to complete short writing assignments, longer papers, and group projects each week.

1. CMGT/445
APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATION
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CMGT 445 Week 1 Participation
Supporting Activity: Evolution of Technology
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the
following:
 What challenges could businesses face with the constant
evolution of technology?
Supporting Activity: Digital World
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What makes today's technological environment a Digital World? What
is the future of human-computer interactions?

2. CMGT 445 Week 1 Professional Association Organizations
Write a 550- to 700-word paper on the types of professional association
organizations that would provide insight into the
career field you are in or are interested in. Professional association
organizations are typically nonprofit entities with a
mission purpose to advance the professional practices of a designated
vocational trade or profession.
For example: The Society for Information Management
(http://www.simnet.org/) is a professional organization.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details,
examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
 How the specified professional organizations benefit individuals?
 What are the business benefits?
 What are the societal benefits?
CMGT 445 Week 2 Learning Team: Business Case for
Investment Outline
Begin working on the Business Case for Investment assignment due in Week
Four by creating a detailed outline.
Be sure the following is covered:
 Prototyping environments and processes

3.  Testing design to include procedures and standards
 Sources of accessibility
 Integration
List at least 3 to 5 references in your outline, including the textbook and
course materials.
CMGT 445 Week 2 Individual: Managerial Issues
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper discussing managerial issues
associated with managing an organization’s IS infrastructure.
Include the following:
 Information related to configuration management and preventative
maintenance
 Industry standards in configuration management and control
 Training approaches to allow for adaptive maintenance and
confidence.
 The effect of globalization on managing and IS infrastructure
Cite 3 to 5 sources, including the textbook and course materials.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
CMGT 445 Week 3 Individual: Implementation Plan
Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Implementation Plan Template
Create an implementation plan for your organization, one of the Virtual
Organizations, or a project from the websites such as challenge.gov or a state
RFP site.
Obtain instructor approval of the plan before beginning.
Include the following:

4.  Business strategies for implementation
 Both technology- and human-based safeguards used for information systems
 Information comparing security requirements of out-sourcing and in-sourcing
 Comparison of technical, user, and system training documentation
 Timelines and the need for their accuracy
 Reference page
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CMGT 445 Week 3 Learning Team: Rough Draft Business
Case for Investment
Create a draft of your business case for investment, due in Week Four.
 Include a references page with 3 to 5 references formatted consistent with
APA guidelines.
 Prepare an outline of the business case for technology investments.
 Note sources of accessibility and the different prototyping environments and
processes.
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CMGT 445 Week 4 Individual: Implementation Plan
Development
Design an application or site that presents and explains your
Implementation Plan. The site must include all sections of the plan and
related content and consist of multiple web pages.
Demonstrate the following characteristics:
 Effective file management
 Accurate and functional markup code
 Effective and functional navigation
Use any familiar web, JavaTM, .NET, or database development tool to
design, develop, and create the application or site.
The application or site must adhere to the following criteria:

5.  Apply usability best practices and principles of design.
 Page content is organized and professional.
 Create effective navigation for the application or site.
 Integrate multimedia effectively.
 Use internal, external, and anchor links in the application or site.
 Demonstrate the plan for testing.
Submit your application or site in a compressed .ZIP file or folder.
Include all runtime executable and source files. Identify what file should
be loaded (.INDEX or .DEFAULT) or run (.EXE) first.
CMGT 445 Week 4 Learning Team: Business Case for
Investment
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper describing how to formulate and present
the business case for technology investments.
Include the following information:
 Prototyping environments and processes (350 to 700 words)
 Testing design to include procedures and standards (350 to 700 words)
 Ways to access the technology (350 words)
 Include the components of integration (350 words)
Include at least 3 to 5 references, including the textbook and course materials.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
CMGT 445 Week 5 Individual: Implementation Plan Expansion
Expand your application or site to include input form(s)--such as a
change control request, a support ticket request, a test or bug report, a
training request, or a contact request.

6. Use any familiar web, JavaTM, .NET, or database development tool to
design, develop, and create the application or site.
The application or site must adhere to the following criteria:
 Apply usability best practices and principles of design.
 Form and page content is organized and professional.
 Create effective navigation for the application or site.
 Integrate multimedia effectively.
 Use internal, external, and anchor links in the application or site.
Submit your application or site in a compressed .ZIP file or folder.
Include all runtime executable and source files. Identify what file should
be loaded (.INDEX or .DEFAULT) or run (.EXE) first.
CMGT 445 Week 5 Learning Team: Implementation Plan
Review
Examine each team member’s plan and answer the following:
 What plan did you like the best? Explain.
 What could use improvement? Explain.
CMGT 445 Week 1 Participations
Supporting Activity: Integrating Domain-Specific Needs
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What is the best approach to integrating domain-specific needs? Why is this approach
better than others?
Supporting Activity: Evolution of Technology
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What challenges could businesses face with the constant evolution of technology?
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7. Supporting Activity: Digital World
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What makes today's technological environment a Digital World? What is the future of
human-computer interactions?
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Supporting Activity: Bridging the Digital Divide
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 Why should companies consider the digital divide?
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Supporting Activity: Professional Associations
Write a 350- to 700-word paper on the types of professional organizations that would provide
insight into the career field you are in or are interested in.
CMGT 445 Week 2 Participations
Supporting Activity: Competitive Advantage
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What competitive advantage does technology give to business? How does aging
hardware affect this advantage?
Supporting Activity: Technology Innovation
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What is the importance of organizational decision roles to technology innovation?
Supporting Activity: E-commerce
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What are the different types of e-commerce? Should the Internet Tax Freedom Act
of 1998 be abolished? Justify your opinion.
Supporting Activity: Internet - Worldwide Digital Divide
Watch the "Internet: Worldwide Digital Divide" video.
Write a 200- to 300-word response that addresses the following:

8.  How can companies use technology to bridge the worldwide digital divide?
CMGT 445 Week 3 Participations
Supporting Activity: Business Intelligence
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What does business intelligence provide when performing a strategic upgrade on
technology core systems?
Supporting Activity: Dashboards
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 Does a business dashboard for technology help improve decision making?
Explain your answer.
Supporting Activity: Supply Chain Management
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What advantage(s) would result from developing a strong SCM process to match
IS system upgrades? What would such a process look like?
Supporting Activity: Strategic Global Vision
Watch the "Strategic Global Vision" video.
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What role does technology have in social responsibility?
Supporting Activity: Enterprise Resource Planning
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What are some of the limitations to ERP for enterprise business solutions?

9. CMGT 445 Week 4 Participations
Supporting Activity: Enterprise Systems
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What is an enterprise system and how can this design support testing processes?
Supporting Activity: Commercial Versus Custom
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What advantages does commercial off-the-shelf software provide over custom
software?
Supporting Activity: User Roles
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What role do users have in the development phase and integration phase for
information systems?
CMGT 445 Week 5 Participations
Supporting Activity: Interview Techniques
Watch the "Interview Techniques: Ice Breaking and Setting the Stage" video on the
student website.
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 What interview techniques do companies employ? From your experience, have
you been in an interview when these were used? Describe the differences and the
approach to being successful at them.

10. Supporting Activity: Professional Organizations
Write a 200- to 300-word short answer response that addresses the following:
 Why are professional organizations important to continual learning? What
professional organizations benefit both the employee and the employer?