This document discusses an assignment for an INF 220 class on developing an Internet of Things (IoT) product proposal. It provides background on various applications of IoT technologies in different markets such as manufacturing, media, environmental monitoring, infrastructure management, energy management, healthcare, home automation, transportation, and large-scale city deployments. The assignment asks students to select one of these markets and write a 5-7 page paper proposing an original IoT product for that market, justifying its need, comparing it to similar existing products, and explaining how it is better or different.

1. INF 220 Week 2 Assignment Source of Competitive Advantage
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INF 220 Week 2 Assignment Source of Competitive Advantage This
team assignment is meant to provide experience with real-world
applicability in working in teams. The “Sources of Competitive
Advantage” image above shows the focus of competitive advantage for
seven companies: Toyota focuses on quality as its competitive
advantage. IBM focuses on service as its competitive advantage. Wal-
Mart focuses on low cost as its competitive advantage. Coca-Cola
focuses on its proprietary products as its competitive advantage. Apple
focuses on innovation as its competitive advantage. Nike focuses on
brand recognition as its competitive advantage. Nintendo focuses on
value as its competitive advantage. You will develop a five-slide team
PowerPoint (not including title and references slides) that analyzes the
sources of competitive advantage for your chosen organization. Your
analysis content will be as specified in the chart below. Include citations
to support your points throughout the presentation. Step 1: Meet your
teammates in the designated Team Project Workspace (below Week
Five in the left navigation bar). Step 2: Check in with your teammates in
the designated Team Project Workspace no later than Day 2
(Wednesday) of Week Two. Step 3: You can determine whether to work
within the Team Project Workspace discussion area or via email, phone,

2. or Google Hangouts (https://hangouts.google.com/). Your instructor
may require you to connect in the discussion area for participation
points. Check with your instructor before deciding this. No matter how
you connect, it is critical that you all participate equally in this team
project. Step 4: Determine who will be responsible for each portion of
your project. The instructor will not assign the parts. This is what you
are required to complete as a team: Research the Ashford University
Library and the Internet as needed Put the PowerPoint presentation
slides together Write the speaker notes Create the required citations
Upload the assignment to Waypoint (only one person needs to submit
the work for the whole team. Step 5: Create your team PowerPoint.
Your analysis content will be as specified in the chart below. Include
citations to support your points throughout the presentation. Slide 1:
Include title of the team PowerPoint, course name and number,
instructor’s name, date submitted, and names of team members. Slide
2: As a team, select a company from the list of organizations listed
above that integrates information systems to support its business
strategies. Describe the business mission and goals of your chosen
organization. Slide(s) 3-4: As a team, describe how information systems
create competitive advantages for your chosen organization. Analyze
and identify the types and functions of systems used in the
organization. Slide 5: What different types of data make up “big data”
for your chosen company? Describe the big data (what it is and how it is
used). Big is a term that describes extremely large data sets that may be
analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations.
Examples of big data may include data in a company’s customer service
department used to solve customer problems or a company’s use of
stock market or competitive intelligence data to predict the future

3. (Hint: You can find examples of big data used by the organization by
reviewing data reports on the “Investors” or “Our Investors” tab of the
organization’s website). Justify your answers. Slide 6: Conclusion Slide
7: Reference list
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INF 220 Week 2 Discussion 1 Information Systems For
Competitive Advantage
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INF 220 Week 2 Discussion 1 Information Systems: For Competitive
Advantage Kyle Wong, our guest speaker, speaks to how his
organization integrated differentiation, innovation, and the Internet to
gain competitive advantage (INF220 Week Two Information Systems -
For Competitive Advantage). Using Michael Porter’s Model of
Competitive Advantage, analyze how you feel Pixlee uses information
systems for its customers’ competitive advantage. Hint: See the
Competitive Advantage Strategies in the “Business Use of Information
Systems” chart in the Weekly Lecture. Give examples to illustrate your
answer. Provide justification and citations for your points. Guided
Response: Review several of your peers’ posts. Respond to at least two
of your peers and provide recommendations to extend their thinking.

4. Challenge your peers by asking a question that may cause them to
reevaluate their evaluation of Pixlee’s use of information systems for its
customers’ competitive advantage. Provide examples that support your
peers’ explanations.
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INF 220 Week 3 Assignment The Internet of Things (IoT)
Product Proposal
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INF 220 Week 3 Assignment The Internet of Things (IoT) Product
Proposal The Internet of Things allows objects to be sensed and
controlled remotely across existing network infrastructure, creating
opportunities for more direct integration between the physical world
and computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency,
accuracy, and economic benefit. The IoT products and solutions in each
of these markets have different characteristics: Manufacturing: By
networking machinery, sensors, and control systems together, the IoT
intelligent systems enable rapid manufacturing of new products,
dynamic response to product demands, and real-time optimization of
manufacturing production and supply chain networks. Media: The
combination of analytics for conversion tracking with behavioral

5. targeting and programmatic media has unlocked a new level of
precision that enables display advertising to be focused on the devices
of people with relevant interests. Environmental Monitoring:
Environmental monitoring applications of the IoT typically utilize
sensors to assist in environmental protection by monitoring air or water
quality, atmospheric or soil conditions, and even the movements of
wildlife and their habitats. Development of resource-constrained
devices connected to the Internet also means that other applications
like earthquake or tsunami early-warning systems can also be used by
emergency services to provide more effective aid. Infrastructure
Management: The IoT infrastructure can be used to monitor any events
or changes in structural conditions that can compromise safety and
increase risk. It can also be utilized to schedule repair and maintenance
activities in an efficient manner by coordinating tasks between
different service providers and users of these facilities. Energy
Management: It is expected that IoT devices will be integrated into all
forms of energy-consuming devices (switches, power outlets, bulbs,
televisions, etc.) and be able to communicate with the utility supply
company in order to effectively balance power generation and energy
usage. Medical and Healthcare Systems: IoT devices can be used to
enable remote health monitoring and emergency notification systems.
These health monitoring devices can range from blood pressure and
heart rate monitors to advanced devices capable of monitoring
specialized implants, such as pacemakers or advanced hearing aids.
Specialized sensors can also be equipped within living spaces to
monitor the health and general well-being of senior citizens while also
ensuring that proper treatment is being administered as well as
assisting people regain lost mobility via therapy. Building and Home

6. Automation: IoT devices can be used to monitor and control the
mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems used in various types of
buildings (e.g., public and private, industrial, institutions, or residential).
Home automation systems, like other building automation systems, are
typically used to control lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
appliances, communication systems, entertainment, and home security
devices to improve convenience, comfort, energy efficiency, and
security. Transportation: The IoT can assist in integration of
communications, control, and information processing across various
transportation systems. Application of the IoT extends to all aspects of
transportation systems (i.e. the vehicle, the infrastructure, and the
driver or user). Dynamic interaction between these components of a
transport system enables inter and intra vehicular communication,
smart traffic control, smart parking, electronic toll collection systems,
logistic and fleet management, vehicle control, and safety and road
assistance. Large-scale deployments: There are several planned or
ongoing large-scale deployments of the IoT to enable better
management of cities and systems. For example, Songdo in South
Korea, a fully equipped and wired smart city, is the first of its kind and
near completion. Nearly everything in this city is planned to be wired,
connected, and turned into a constant stream of data that would be
monitored and analyzed by an array of computers with little to no
human intervention. Another example of a large-scale deployment is
the one completed by New York Waterways in New York City to
connect all their vessels and be able to monitor them live 24/7.
Assignment Directions: Review the list of IoT product characteristics for
various markets. Select a market from this list: Manufacturing, Media,
Environmental Monitoring, Infrastructure Management, Energy

7. Management, Medical and Healthcare Systems, Boiling and Home
Automation, Transportation, or Large-scale Deployments. Provide a
five- to seven-page paper that includes the following elements: •
Introduction • Proposal of an Internet of Things product: o What is the
IoT proposed product? oProvidethestatementofneedfortheIoTproduct.
oWhatelseisofferedsimilartotheproposedIoTproductinthemarket? o
HowisyourproposedIoTideabetterordifferent?Identifythequalitiesthatm
aketheIoT product better or different than other products. •
Description of your chosen market that could benefit from an IoT
product: o DoestheIoTproduct  solve a problem for the market, 
enhance exiting processes,  improve existing products, or  provide a
new product offering? o
IdentifyhowtheIoTproductsupportselectroniccommerce,business-to-
businesselectronic commerce, or business-to-consumer electronic
commerce in the market? Identification of both pros and cons for the
proposed IoT product (see the “Pros and Cons of IoT” diagram above).
oWhataretheprosoftheproposedIoTproduct?
oWhataretheconsoftheproposedIoTproduct? Conclusion Reference List
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INF 220 Week 3 DQ 1 Information Systems In a Rapidly
Changing Digital World
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INF 220 Week 3 DQ 1 Information Systems In a Rapidly Changing Digital
World Our guest speaker for this week, Josh Oakhurst, speaks to
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for competitive advantage (INF220
Week Three Information Systems - In a Rapidly Changing Digital World).
After viewing our guest speaker’s presentation and reading the
highlights of “IoT Benefits and Risks” in the Instructor Guidance, what is
your position regarding the advantages of IoT integration toward
business competitive advantage? Are you for or against continuous
integration directions of IoT solutions? Give examples to illustrate your
answer. Provide justification and citations for your points. Guided
Response: Review several of your peers’ posts. Respond to at least two
of your peers and provide recommendations to extend their thinking.
Challenge your peers by asking a question that may cause them to
reevaluate their stance on IoT solutions. Provide examples that support
your peers’ explanations or that provide a different perspective.
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INF 220 Week 4 Assignment Software Development Life Cycle
– Personal Task Application PowerPoint
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INF 220 Week 4 Assignment Software Development Life Cycle –
Personal Task Application PowerPoint In Chapter 9 of our course text,
you studied the phases of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Use the steps of the SDLC to describe the process of accomplishing a
task that is of interest to you. Your task can be any task and does not
have to be related to an IT system. Examples might be to take a trip;
buy a house, car, or something else; get a degree; learn how to do
something; plan a party; bake a cake; or just about anything else. The
idea here is to come up with some concrete examples of the abstract
concepts of the SDLC to show that you really understand what each
step involves. The SDLC has five primary phases: Systems Planning and
Selection Systems Analysis Systems Design Systems Implementation
and Operation Systems Maintenance After you have formulated your
task and described each step, present your information in a PowerPoint
presentation with a minimum of six slides (This is in addition to the title
and reference list slides). Presentation requirements: You should have a
title slide, a table of contents slide, and a reference list slide. You
should have at least one slide for each of the SDLC phases. Use the
SDLC phase to title these slides: System Planning and Selection, Systems
Analysis, Systems Design, Systems Implementation and Operation, and
Systems Maintenance. Include speaker points in each slide. Your
presentation should have at least two relevant images in it. Your
summary slide(s) should answer the following question: Why is it
important to integrate the SDLC process? The Software Development
Life Cycle – Personal Task Application PowerPoint Assignment Must
have a minimum of six slides (not including title and references pages)

10. and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center. Must include a separate title page with the following: o
TitleofPowerPoint o Student’sname o Course name and number
oInstructor’sname o Datesubmitted Must use at least two scholarly
sources in addition to the course text.
TheScholarly,PeerReviewed,andOtherCredibleSourcestableoffersadditi
onalguidanceon appropriate source types. If you have questions about
whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please
contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the
appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must
document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center. Must include a separate references page that is formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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INF 220 Week 4 DQ 1 Information Systems Development
Approaches
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INF 220 Week 4 DQ 1 Information Systems Development Approaches
Our guest speaker, Karla Lewis, described functionality of a shared
services infrastructure data center (INF220 Week Four Information

11. Systems - Infrastructure Development Approaches Part One and INF220
Week Four Information Systems - Infrastructure Development
Approaches Part Two). The Instructor Guidance discusses six categories
of benefits from integrating shared services in the organization. Using
these categories, discuss the benefits of the shared services provided
by Karla Lewis’s organization. Give examples to illustrate your answer.
Provide justification and citations for your points. Guided Response:
Review several of your peers’ posts and respond to at least two of your
peers. Provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Challenge
your peers by asking a question that may cause them to consider other
shared services benefits experienced by Karla Lewis’s organization.
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INF 220 Week 5 DQ 1 Information Systems Security, Ethical,
and Social Impacts
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INF 220 Week 5 DQ 1 Information Systems Security, Ethical, and Social
Impacts Regarding the discussion of growing information systems
security impacts, our guest speaker, Dr. RajinKoonjbearry, states, “I
anticipate it’s going to get worse before it gets better” (INF220 Week
Five Information Systems - Security, Ethical, and Social Impacts Part

12. Two). What supporting content does Dr. Koonjbearry provide to justify
his position? Our Instructor Guidance highlights security breach
predictions provided by the Experian data breach. Are these predictions
in agreement with Dr. Koonjbearry’s position? After reading and
watching our required course material, do you agree with Dr.
Koonjbearry’s position? Why or why not? Give examples to illustrate
your answer. Provide justification and citations for your points. Guided
Response: Review several of your peers’ posts. Respond to at least two
of your peers and provide recommendations to extend their thinking.
Challenge your peers by asking a question that may cause them to
reevaluate their explanations. Provide examples that support your
peers’ explanations or that provide a different perspective.
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INF 220 Week 5 Final Project - IT System Recommendation
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INF 220 Week 5 Final Project - IT System Recommendation For the Final
Project, you are asked to write an eight-to ten-page research report
(typed, double-spaced) in which you describe a company of your
choice, the nature of its business, a specific product or service, and how
that product or service is produced and distributed by the company and

13. then recommend the information technology system you think should
be in place and why. Address the following questions in narrative form
(according to APA style). Be sure to provide examples and supporting
rationale throughout the paper. Company Background and Information
Systems What is the name, nature of business, and specific products or
services of your chosen organization? How are the products or services
produced and distributed by the company? Why are information
systems essential in managing the organization’s business? Describe
the existing information systems supporting the major business
functions of the organization (e.g., sales and marketing, manufacturing
and production, accounting, human resources, etc.) Information
Technology Recommendation • What is your recommendation for the
information technology systems you think should be in place and why?
Your recommendation should include the following: o
Informationneeds:  What types of decisions do users need to make by
accessing the information systems?  What are the different levels of
information groups? o Needforsystemautomation o Benefits of the
proposed system (savings, quality improvements, faster processing,
etc.) o Types of database data elements (data, images, photographs,
sound, video, etc.) o ooo Networkingandinteractiveprocessing
Centralizationversusdecentralization End-usercomputingneeds Your
recommendation to develop or acquire the system software Potential
Security Threats • Describe the various threats and security threats to
the proposed information system. What security controls are required
to address the threats? Social, Political, and Diversity Impacts
Summarize the social and political issues raised by the proposed
information system. Discuss the impact of diversity to the development
and management of the proposed information system. Conclusion

14. References The Final Project – IT System Recommendation Must be
eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title and
references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate title page with the
following: o Titleofpaper o Student’sname o Course name and number
oInstructor’sname o Datesubmitted Must use at least three scholarly
sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed,
and Other Credible Sources table of fers additional guidance on
appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a
specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your
instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness
of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document all
sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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