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Module
One
Required Readings:
Police Technology, Chapters one through five and Chapter twenty.
Note: These five chapters are designed to give the learner a basic
understanding of computer hardware and software.
Rocheleau, Chapters One, two and three
Note: Information on accessing the Gary Library is available via the
course resource page.
Recommended Readings:
Foster, R.
(2005). Needs Assessment.
Assignments:
1. Complete a 2-3 page report, comparing the structure and nature of the Web
sites of
pubic and private organizations. Are there any
systematic differences?
2. Answer the following questions:
A. How meaningful does the concept of
alignment between technology and
organizational goals seem to you?
B. Information technology plans vary
in their degree of comprehensiveness. What
components of
an information technology plan seem most important to you,
and why?
C. What factors would influence your
decision to purchases commercial-off-the-
shelf
hardware or software as opposed to having hardware and software
specifically designed for an organization?
D. Which Components of a Needs
Assessment do you find most useful?
E. Describe the process and purpose
of Business Plan Reengineering (BPR).
3. Participate in the threaded discussion per the website instructions.
Go to the
Criminal Justice Degree
Forum
and post, in the section, Introduction "Union Learners - Spring
2006."
1.
Register and create a user name that is your first initial, last
name, and the word
"Union." If I
were creating that user name I would be rfosterunion.
2.
Post in the introduction:
A. Something about yourself - remember this is an open source
forum.
B. Your course expectations
C. How you see your course work impacting your career.
3. After you have posted, you must respond
to a post made by another
Union
learner.
Submit Module One
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