1. Contact at least three people at your school or a nearby company who use information systems. List the systems, the position titles of the users, and the business functions that the systems support.
2. Research newspaper, business magazine articles, or the Web to find computer companies whose stock is traded publicly. Choose a company and pretend to buy $1,000 of its stock. What is the current price per share? Why did you choose that company? Report each week to your class on how your stock is doing.
3. Do a search on the Web to learn more about agile system development approaches and spiral models. Prepare a summary of the results and a list of the sites you visited.
4. Is it really possible to measure thinking skills? Before you decide, visit the Critical Thinking Community site shown in Figure 1-35 on page 31. Prepare a brief memo with your conclusion and reasons.