Itech3214 Sample Exam

Sample Examination: Emerging Technologies in Business
Course: ITECH3214-6214 – EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN BUSINESS

Question 1

[20 marks]

Using the industry that you worked on in your team assignment, identify and describe your industry, specifically how emerging technologies are used in your industry. Use at least two relevant examples and list at least one advantage and one barrier to the use of emerging technologies specific to your industry. Finally, discuss from your team research what the primary business advantage is of emerging technologies for your particular industry. Your answer should be at least two pages long.

Question 2

[5 marks]

Define Customer Demand and how it is impacted by Emerging Technologies – Your answer should be two to three paragraphs in length and should contain an example.

Question 3

[5 marks]

Define Electronic Commerce Applications in the context of organisational benefit - Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length and should contain an example.

Question 4

[5 marks]

Discuss the use of Second Life for an organisation. How can an organisation use a technology such as Second Life to its advantage? Be specific, and give examples. Discuss in terms of at least two of the five business principles covered in lectures. Your answer should be two to three paragraphs in length and contain examples.

Question 5

[15 marks]

Using the industry from your group assignment, discuss, in detail, two of the specific emerging technologies that your group focused on. Your answers should be one to two pages in length. 1. Why these technologies were a focus for this industry [3 marks] 2. How the use of these technologies can enhance the industry [3 marks] 3. Choose two areas below and detail how emerging technologies are most likely to affect these areas for this industry (explain and use examples): [14 marks] a. b. c. d. Return on Investment Customer Convenience Supplier /Customer Demand Streamlining of