Discussion 1. "Patterns of Behavior"
Evaluate the patterns of behavior of early adapters versus followers. Determine the pattern of behavior that leads to a competitive advantage. Justify your response.
Give your opinion as to whether "Heat Seekers" and "Followers" could coexist within the same organization. State the negatives and positives associated with both patterns of behavior.
Discussion 2. "Getting to Know the Industry"
Getting to know the industry in which a company operates is a critical factor for leveraging information systems and gaining a competitive advantage. Speculate as to how information systems can be leveraged in a particular industry. Analyze how time of entry, industry trends, corporate culture, and other factors affect competitive advantage. Explain your answer.
Evaluate the competitive applications of technology. List and describe three applications and how these can be applied to the information systems industry.
Discussion 3. Suggest examples of problematic programming situation or scenario that the use or implementation of while loop instead of an iterating N times loop. Justify your response.
Looping starts in section 4.7 in Chapter4. Focus on what looping actually does and why it is important to a program. If you look up looping on the Internet, please do not copy items that you don't understand; it is likely that others will not understand either. Any copying of limited material requires a citation.
Discussion 4. "Will LinkedIn and YouTube benefit your company?"
As a social media manager, you will need to know which platform(s) will benefit your company. Analyze LinkedIn and YouTube. For each platform, examine items such as which consumer segments are using each platform, the type of products that should be used on each platform, the type of company that should use each platform, and the type of advertising message, etc. Justify your response.
Analyze whether or not LinkedIn and YouTube would benefit your chosen company. Why do you think your chosen platform is the best for your business? Provide justification and rationale for your response.
When finished, respond to at least two other peer's posts.
Discussion 5. "Product Placement"
• 1) Is product placement as popular in new media as it has been in traditional television and film content? Do you think over time audiences become anesthetized to this type of advertising? Support your views with two or three reasons and/or examples. (Cite any sources you referenced.)
• 2) RESPOND to at least another student.
• 3) Class, Review and Respond to this short Instructor Insight video "Product Placement" (REQUIRED)
• Watch YouTube Video: "Product Placement"
Discussion 6. (You only need to respond to one of the following questions.)
1) Discuss a situation in which data storage using a flat file would be preferable over using a database table. In the context of a database, discuss the difference between data and information. Provide an example of each.
2) Describe SQL tables and how they relate to "data and information".
3) Find and share a website or article (not more than one year old) that describes best practices when creating database tables. Which practice did you find most useful, interesting, or wrong?
Flesh out your thoughts and interact with your classmates. Post your initial response by Wednesday each week and then return on a couple of other days to see what's going on with the discussions. The more you interact, the more you learn from your peers, and the more you share with them about what you know. You'll also be showing your instructor what you've picked up.
7. Accessing Non-Renewable Resources
Countries with access to the planet's resources continue to grow at a great pace, placing a tremendous strain on the availability of non-renewable resources.
What responsibility do these countries have with regard to the rest of the world's access to these resources? Is a country's first responsibility to its own citizens or should it consider the rest of the globe? Should countries practice the 'Golden Rule' as many believe individuals should?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.