Q.1

Ernst & Young in their paper “The DNA of a CIO” suggests that:
“CIOs see significant potential to add value to the business and are strongly motivated to make a difference. Many are keen to change the often weak or limited perception of IT within the business for the better.”
Evaluate what CIOs need to do to make a difference.

Q.2

The Big Data and Management article on the Academy of Management Journal by George, Haas, and Pentland suggests that:
“Big data is everywhere. In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on big data, business analytics, and “smart” living and work environments. Though these conversations are predominantly practice-driven, organizations are exploring how large-volume data can usefully be deployed to create and capture value for individuals, businesses, communities, and governments”.
Evaluate the role of Big Data for business in 2020.

Q.3

Stahl et al in their paper “The Ethics of Computing” suggest that:
“Computing technologies and artifacts are increasingly integrated into most aspects of our professional, social, and private lives. One consequence of this growing ubiquity of computing is that it can have significant ethical implications that computing professionals need to be aware of.”
Consider the key ethical issues that arise for an IS department in 2020.

What is Required and Some Guidelines:

1. Select a company of your choice and provide some background information
   • Create a fictional company or base it on an existing company
   • The type of products/services it provides (skilled or semi-skilled workers etc.)
   • Why is the business expanding (new product development, major new client, increase in demand, etc)? 50 words
2. Analyze the employee requirements by applying the Human Resource Planning process
   • Stocktaking
   • Forecasting
   • Determine the gap – estimated surplus/deficits based on data gathered
   • Propose a plan of action (brief details regarding job analysis, job spec) 500 words
3. Discuss an appropriate recruitment campaign.
   • What type of candidates do you want to attract (skills, qualifications, experience, etc)?
   • How will you advertise the post (Social Media, jobs.ie, company website, local newspapers/radio, recruitment fairs, etc)
   • How will candidates apply for the position (LinkedIn, company portal, CV, application form, post, email, etc) 500 words
4. Selection techniques
   • Shortlisting (how will this be done, what criteria will you use)
   • What selection techniques will be used
   • Justify your selection technique/s (advantages, relevance to the job, etc) 500 words
5. Induction
   • Consider the survival curve (is high employee turnover an issue in this industry hospitality, retail, etc or is it more stable)
   • Onboarding techniques
   • How you will socialize new staff and minimize the risk of them leaving. 500 words
6. Equality and Diversity
   • Apply the employment equality act where you think it’s relevant during the human resource planning process (recruitment and selection for example – how will you avoid discriminating against an individual: personal specification details, types of interview questions you propose to ask, etc)
   • Demonstrate how the employer values diversity (does it already exist within the company, gender ratio, level of ethnic minority employees, etc). If not what plans are you putting in place to address this (positive discrimination measure, a quota system, etc.) 450 words

Structure of Report

1. Title page (name, student number, and class)
2. Plagiarism Disclaimer.
3. Introduction, Main body (with subsections), and conclusion.
4. Bibliography