INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF REAL SCENARIO
QUESTION COIT 11233 Term 1 2012 General Information Case Study (30%) The purpose of this assignment is to respond to a series of questions based on a fictional case study scenario. The questions relate to various aspects of ICT and IS that affect organisations. In order to respond to the questions, you will need to extend your knowledge of topics covered in the course. Note that this assessment refers to concepts covered in weeks 1 – 11, so you will need to be mindful of content regarding IS implementation and legal and ethical issues. You need to reference external material other than the text in order to complete this assignment successfully. ALL use of external sources must be cited in Harvard format. Plagiarism detection will be used in this assessment. Case Study Scenario A privately owed creative industries company, Smiling Penguin Industries (SPI), has recently raised a large volume of capital in order to invest in ICT in order to meet demand for its services. Using the latest in smartphone and table technology and leveraging off location services, a new product has been launched called TellMe. TellMe is being marketed as the terrestrial equivalent of the fictional Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (H2G2). In effect, the application (available on all smartphone and tablet platforms) gives users condensed, highly accurate information on just about any topic a traveller might need – even if Internet connectivity is unavailable. This information includes basic maps, transport options, details and ratings of venues providing food and accommodation, helpful hints about points of interest and locale events, medical and legal information and alerts to civil unrest or natural disasters. Being location aware, the application downloads and caches information that might be needed about the current locale when Internet connectivity is available. TellMe tracks and monitors where users are in order to populate the application cache with the most …
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