Assignment 3

Here’s the link to the textbook: http://www.coursesmart.com/9780133050998/ii

This assignment is based totally on questions from your textbook.
1. Review and report on a state-of-the-art DSS/BI software product. You may need to download a demo version from a vendor’s Website (not a slideshow). Write a report on why the software is appropriate for assisting in decision making, important capabilities, and your critical evaluation of the software (based on chapter 10)
2. Search and find two (2) applications of artificial intelligence and/or Expert Systems. Identify and explain the problems that are supported or can potentially be supported by these systems, and the industry in which they are most widely used (based on chapter 11).
3. Identify any two (2) software packages of your choice (for example: Lync, GroupSystems, WebEx, and others). Check the trade literature and the Web for details and explain how computerized collaborative support systems capabilities are included in these softwares (based on chapter 12).
4. Provide the answer to any one (1) of the questions from the Questions for Discussion OR Exercises section of chapter 13 (Make sure to identify the section and the question number).
5. Provide the answer to any one (1) of the questions from the Questions for Discussion OR Exercises section of chapter 14 (Make sure to identify the section and the question number).