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Foundations of Information Systems

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1 .
Discuss the benefits of blockchain technology in health-care organizations.
2 .
Watch this Wall Street Journal video that highlights an engine factory in Germany that is being transformed into a battery plant. Why is so much software development involved in the making of electric vehicles? Why might electric vehicle start-ups have a certain advantage in writing software? Why might software development be a difficult task for traditional automakers like VW to manage?
3 .
Discuss how banks have optimized many of their customer service functions with the use of artificial intelligence.
4 .
Describe how frontiers of information systems technology is used to enact positive social change.
5 .
Business process outsourcing has evolved as a major technology-supporting industry. Discuss the importance of business process outsourcing and its impact on the industry.
6 .
How has the evolution of technology changed telemedicine?
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