Apple Computer’s Industry in 2002
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A 6 page paper based on Harvard Case 8-702-469. In many respects, Apple Computer has been the popular villain of personal computers, evoking strong responses from virtually all corners. Those who are loyal to Apple products are extremely loyal; those who are not do not regard them as serious machines capable of performing serious tasks. Apple’s management has been protective of the products since their inception, but in 2002 the time had come for Apple to acknowledge the fact that creativity exists outside of the Apple complex. The paper uses Porter’s five forces to analyze Apple’s industry and makes recommendations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtApple2002.rtf

Application Architecture for DEF Corporation
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A 5 page continuation of KSitInfoSysChng.rtf. After establishing the needs of users of DEF Corporation's IT system, ABC Consultants are ready to propose changes to the current system. The purpose here is to discuss application architecture. The decisions leading to the final form of application architecture should be straightforward, providing (1) the analysis phase was thorough and documented well; (2) the network is adequate; and (3) the application architect works from a tactical vantage with a strategic perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSitInSysChngCon.rtf

Approaches to Acquiring Business Intelligence Components
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A 12 page paper discussing approaches to acquiring business intelligence tools such as hardware and software, and then presenting proposed methods and anticipated results of a study seeking to determine whether organizations seek "best of breed" solutions or those that provide a "best fit" with existing infrastructure. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSitBusIntell.rtf

Article Review, Software Development Study
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A 3 page summary of a research article on software development. Research has suggested that user participation in the analysis stage of software development will be more significant to the overall success of software development than user participation in the design stage. Most of this research has focused only on project team members and not on operational users whose work will be impacted by the system being developed. Wu and Marakas designed a study that explored the “impact of operational end user participation in two important stages of the system development life cycle,” specifically, the analysis and design phrases of software development (Wu and Marakas, 2006, p. 127). No additional sources cited.
Filename: khsofdev.rtf

Article Summaries on Topics of Computer Viruses, CPUs and Speed, and the Internet
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In six pages this paper features the summaries of articles that address what the author selected as relevant issues pertaining to each of the topics of computer viruses, CPUs and speed, and the Internet. Three articles per topic are summarized. Nine sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGpcnet.rtf

Artificial Intelligence -- Application for Information Gathering
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This 5 page report discusses artificial intelligence and the potential for additional applications that could have a staggering impact in research. This essay suggests developing an artificial intelligence-enhanced information gathering process that would result in the a new generation of search engine that does not rely on the “perseverance of its practitioners” to gather, organize, and analyze data. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWaiapp.wps

Artificial Intelligence: Do computers have the ability to be creative?
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(7 pp) When was the last time that you wondered how "smart" you are? We wonder about it all the time with computers. We may not use the "s" word, because that makes "them" seem too humanoid. But we will ask how much memory does it have - what other things can it "do?" And ever since machin g more and more in our lives there is that faint whisper of a question, what will we do, if "they" get smarter than we are. This discussion will look at some of those, "what-ifs," in the area of artificial intelligence, and the ability of computers to be creative. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBcmpsmt.doc