Week 6 assignment | Business Intelligence

 

Complete the following assignment in one MS word document:

Chapter 10 –discussion question #1-2 & exercise 1 & 7

Chapter 11- discussion question #1-4 & exercise 4

When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations) to support the work this week.

All work must be original (not copied from any source).

Chapter 10

Discussion question 1-2

1. Based upon the current state of the art of robotics applications, which industries are most likely to embrace robotics? Why?

2. Watch the following two videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHc63Xgc0-8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggN8wCWSIx4 for a different view on impact of AI on future jobs. What are your takeaways from these videos? What is the more likely scenario in your view? How can you prepare for the day when humans indeed may not need to apply for many jobs?

Exercise 1 & 7

1. Identify applications other than those discussed in this chapter where Pepper is being used for commercial and personal purposes.

7. Conduct research to identify the most recent developments in self-driving cars.

Chapter 11

Discussion question 1-4

1. Explain why it is useful to describe group work in terms of the time/place framework.

2. Describe the kinds of support that groupware can provide to decision makers.

3. Explain why most groupware is deployed today over the Web.

4. Explain in what ways physical meetings can be inefficient. Explain how technology can make meetings more effective.

Exercise 4

4. Compare Simon’s four-phase decision-making model to the steps in using GDSS.