Purchasing and Implementing a Student Management System at Jefferson County School System

This article makes up Chapter 1 of the free, open access book titled, Information Systems: A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology, by John Gallaugher. Please ensure that you read the entire Chapter 1 of the book consisting of 3 parts (Part 1 Introduction; Part 2 Don’t Guess, Gather Data; and Part 3 Moving Forward).

Case Study Assignment KL Worldwide Enterprises Inc.: Putting Information Technology to Work Submitted by Mark Lemoine September 14th, 2012

The School Interoperability Framework (SIF) is an industry-wide initiative to build a scalable solution for data exchange in K-12 software, which enables the usage of different data applications. The applications are synchronized and entered into one system with the data in other systems within the SIF framework. The SIF has a distribution networking system that enables secure communication via the Zone Integration Server (ZIS). The ZIS is one or more SIF integration agents that communicate with the ZIS and ensures all SIF connections to be organized into a zone (Access 4 Learning Community, n.d.). The adaptable zone size accessible with the framework empowers single structures, a school, a little gathering of schools, or a region to turn into the primary archive of

Valacich, J., & Schneider, C. (2012).Information systems today: Managing in the digital world(5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Midsouth Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit, member driven, business advocacy group is in the processes of upgrading their current information system. Midsouth has decided they need to upgrade their information system to a more currently system, in order to increase revenue producing opportunities. Their original IS system was built by an outside consultant (who is no longer in business) on a departmental need base, rather than a company wide need. The original system was put into place in 1987, with modifications done in 1993, and 1995. During this time all IS decision were made by outside

This article describes four organizational initiatives at Cornell University during the past decade and examines the approaches to OD that evolved to support them. The four initiatives and the OD strategies that evolved from them include (a) Total Quality Management (process consultation); (b) Project 2000, an enterprise information technology initiative (sociotechnical systems development); (c) Workforce Planning (strategic OD); and (d) a Call to Engagement (collaboration and co-evolution). These initiatives and their corresponding strategies represent specific stages in the development of OD at Cornell. The four stages of OD will be described in the sections below. The examination of each initiative will include a summary of the context leading up to it, a description of the OD strategy that emanated from it, and a short commentary on the results achieved. The article concludes with some lessons learned from the initiatives and the outline of an evolutionary approach for OD in universities.

Naturally, if the new autonomous system for Information Management System yield such effectiveness, there will be job loss. According to the Hackett Group benchmarks research (2014), with the IT organizations delivering service at a twenty two percent lower cost, and realigning talent, a company will be able to operate with nine percent fewer staff. Hence, Chris Estes (2014), the State Chief Information Officer indicates other disadvantages with the current IT process for the community colleges system. There is no consistencies with the state (e.g., 591 IT contracts over $25,000., 74% of IT projects exceed planned budget and schedule, and two hundred unique jobs titles for 2000 jobs), to name a

Edward Parsons relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina from Syracuse, New York in 1996. He is now the Technical Support Analyst at William Peace University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He holds a Bachelors of Arts in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Information Technology. He is working on his master’s degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Edward has worked in the Information Technology field for over 24 years. He hopes to further his career by completing a Master’s degree in Information Technology. He enjoys spending time with his family and watching his daughter compete in golf tournaments around the country.

McKeen, James D; Smith, Heather (2012). IT strategy: Issues and practices (2nd ed.). Boston: Prentice Hall. Kindle Edition.

“We are now operating a school system in America that’s more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King”- Jonathan Kozol. Education has impacted everyones life one way or another. It is such an important part of our lives that we have to make sure we perfect it. While millions of people from America have been successful with the great education America offers. However, it is still full of segregation, and improper discipline methods such as zero-tolerance policies that harshly punish students of color. Zero tolerance is a policy that gives punishments to violations of school rules, regardless of the situation or context of the behavior, no if’s or but’s. In most situations, punishment for violations under this policy can be very cruel, for example, suspension or expulsion from school. The goal for zero tolerance is suppose to be to deters students from violent or illegal behavior because the punishment for such a violation is harsh and strict. We need to eliminate the zero- tolerance policy and replace it with the “Stop & Think Social Skill Program” and a program that also reinforces positive behavior, the “Positive Action Program”.

The Information Technology organization supports Harper 's mission by providing technological tools and support that permits the academic and administrative areas to deliver integrated services for students and faculty to participate and collaborate in the learning experience. The Information Technology organization provides technological tools that emphasize and support the College, through the integration of audio, video and data in the application of Telecommunications, Networking, Computing, and Information Technologies. (Welcome, 2010)

Jefferson County Public School System operates as a hierarchical system administered by 7 elected members who are referred to as the board of education. Their overall responsibility is to oversee the development, operation, and improvement of JCPS as well as select and hire a superintendent, which is currently Dr. Donna Hargens she is responsible for implementing the school board 's vision by making decisions about educational programs, spending, staff, and facilities. JCPS has several internal organizations that provide support to students, staff, and community that are overseen by chief officers.

Many IT departments face the dilemma whether to purchase into a bespoke solution, commercial of the shelf solution (COTS) or open sourcing , when sourcing new software, in the competitive market. The chosen option should be one which meets the business and system requirements, as well as; understand the architectural requirements, the current skill set of the development team, existing solutions, advances in technology and understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each solution before a decision is made, which are all part of the six step process recommended by techrepublic.com.

The information technology (IT) revolution has had an enormous influence on how organizations/companies are managed. It can credibly be claimed that no other source of change has had more impact on the paradigms and practices that underline the management function. Though other developments such as the emergence of the global economy and the increasingly knowledge-based nature of modern organisations have significantly affected how organisations are managed, IT developments actually are an

This case study sheds light on the value of information as Integrating Siting Systems INC (ISSI) has to make a decision on whether to conduct a test or go with a regular decisionmaking process in deciding whether to produce a standard or robust system. Our aim is to decide whether we should install the standard system, the robust system or to carry out a test that would help us make a better decision.