Midterm Assessment Policy

Assigned Date: 29-05-2021

Due Date: 08-06-2021
Written
Assignment
Marks: 20
VIVA VOICE
Marks: 05

In pursuance to the Higher Education Commission and Government of Punjab

Guidelines onSecond Wave of Covid-19, Following SOPs will be applicable for
Mid- term Examination.
1. The midterm exam shall be conducted online via CMS and will be Assignment based.
2. The assignment will contribute 25% to the overall grade and
will comprise of two components, a written part worth 20 and
viva voce 5.
3. The written part of the assignments shall only be submitted via CMS,
should be typed onMS word or excel. Submitted either in PDF or MS
Office format.
4. Viva Voce shall be conducted on Zoom and recorded to keep the evidence.
5. Each submitted assignment will be uploaded on Turnitin.com to check
similarity index. The similarity index allowed will be as per the
following criteria:
i. For BS allowed index is <50%
ii. For M.Phil allowed index is < 35%
iii. For Phd allowed index is < 19%.
6. Each faulty member will evaluate the assignment keeping in view the
similarity index, responses of the written part and viva voce.
7. Mid-Term Assessments shall be conducted as per following Schedule
Programs Date
 Morning & Evening Assignment Dates
31st May 2021 – 8th June 2021
(All BS, Master and M. Phil Programs)
Weekend Assignment Dates
4th June 2021 – 13th June 2021
(All Master, M.Phil and PhD Programs)
8. During the said period, classes will remain suspended.
9. Results for all courses will be uploaded on CMS in the due course of time.

Written Assignment Instructions

Enterprise Systems

The assignment must be typed on a computer and comply with the following requirements:

Font: Times New Roman, font size 12 and a line spacing of 1.5

Word count: The length of the home assignment should not exceed

2500 to 3000words.

Draw the diagram using MS-VISIO or EDRAW Max or any other tool

except MS- Paint. Diagram must be drawn where mentioned “ERD”

or where mentioned theword “Draw”

Final submission: Only softcopy through CMS is accepted, hard copy and hand submission is
not
allowed.

If the students exceed the word count, the assignment will not be sent to grading.
Footnotes should be included in the word count of the main text. Not included in this count:
the front page (with name and title etc), summary, table of contents and references
(bibliography).

Please remember to include footnotes in word count!

Structure
Technically the document should be as good as possible: well organized in
titles and subtitles, footnotes and references. The document should follow the
following recommended structure for each question:

Formal submission requirements for the assignment

Please remember to indicate:

1. Mention your name and roll number on the front page of your document.
2. Course code (i.e. SE5508)
3. Title (home assignment)
4. Number of words (not exceed than 3000)
5. Remember to add page numbering
6. Assignment uploaded in after the deadline will not be uploaded
 Section A
Sr. # Registration No Names Topics
1. What is “scope creep,” and why
is it important to manage during
an ERP implementation?
2. What is the role of a project
manager and a program
1 2019F-mulbsit-001 Faiqa Aslam manager?
1. What are the skills, knowledge,
and abilities required to be a
project manager?
2. What role can the company
executives play in an
2 2019F-mulbsit-003 Hammad-Ul- Haq implementation?
1. ERP implementations usually
bring together staff from a variety
of places, both internal and
external to the business. Discuss
the value that training and
teamwork will bring to the
3 2019F-mulbsit-005 Muhammad Zohaib Zafar success of the project.
1. What were the key strategies or
success factors for HRMS ERP
implementation?
2. Why was the governance so
4 2019F-mulbsit-006 Usman Akhtar Sindhu important to the project?

1. Conduct a search on the Web for

Mobile Applications. Give
examples of three Mobile
Applications and what business
functions they may support and how
do they improve operational
efficiency, decision making and
solve business problems?
2. Distinguish between data and
information using an Information
System example. Describe the
organizational, management, and
technology dimensions of
Information Systems.
5 2019F-mulbsit-007 Mubashar Yaqoob

1. Suggest three examples of using

RFID for at least three different
business purposes.
2. Describe the geographic
information systems(GIS).
3. Define the three primary
6 2019F-mulbsit-009 Muhammad Usman components of a comprehensive
 customer relationship management
(CRM) system

Suppose your company has an e-

commerce Website for selling
different types of goods and
services. Discuss the followings:
1. Ethical concerns associated with
storing and analyzing user data?
2. Security threats, challenges and
vulnerabilities that face this Web
site and how to minimize them.
7 2019F-mulbsit-010 Syeda Mehr-Un-Nisa Adeel

VES is a family-owned
manufacturer of budget vacuums
has grown exponentially over the
last few years. However, the
company is having difficulty
preparing for future growth. The
only information system used at

VES is an antiquated accounting

system. The company has one
manufacturing plant located in Al-
Ain; and three warehouses, in Al-
Ain, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. The
VES sales force is national, and
VES purchases about a third of its
vacuum parts and materials from a
single overseas supplier. You have
been hired to recommend the
information systems VES should
implement in order to maintain their
competitive edge. However, there is
not enough money for a full-blown,
cross-functional enterprise
application, and you will need to
limit the first step to a single
functional area or constituency.
Describe the features of the system
you have chosen and explain
reasons behind your choice for the
above problem?
2. Describe the main input,
processing, and output of the UPS’s
package tracking system. Describe
8 2019F-mulbsit-011 Mohaib Ur Rehman the system’s 3 dimensions
 (management, organization, and
technology).

1. Explain the benefits of online

analytical processing (OLAP) for
business.
2. Discuss Cloud Computing in
terms of fueling open innovation.
3. Distinguish between the
traditional File Organization (or Flat
files) and DBMS.
4. Explain the connection between
the Firm, its IT Infrastructure and
Business Capabilities
9 2019F-mulbsit-012 Muhammad Jahanzaib
1. Elaborate on different approaches
to modern information system.
2. What is flattening of
organization? Explain.
3. What is collaborative commerce?
Also explain what effect does it
have on information organization
10 2019F-mulbsit-013 Muhammad Tauseef Akhtar and management?

1. What is business process and

what do you mean by cross
functional business process? State
its advantages.

2. Differentiate between domestic

exporter, multinational, franchiser,
transnational business.
3. Explain how information system
achieves the objective to support the
activities of managers in
11 2019F-mulbsit-014 Abdul Rehman organization?
1. Highlight the characteristics of
technical microeconomic definition
of organization.
2. Write short note on effect of
politics and culture on business
process in an organization.
3. Give the behavioral definition of
organization and explain its
advantages and disadvantages over
12 2019F-mulbsit-015 Asma Batool technical definition.
13 2019F-mulbsit-016 Zarmeen Afzal
 1. Explain the factors that have
helped in emergence of global
economy?
2. Write a short note on

digital firm.
3. Define Organization and discuss
in detail dimensions of information
system in an organization.
Explain
a. Supply chain management.
b. Herbert Simon Model
c. Types of decision support system
d. Break - even analysis model
14 2019F-mulbsit-017 Raja Muhammad Awais e. Return-on-investment model
1. Highlight the outcome of
economic theory of information
systems in an organization.
2. Compare and contrast transaction
cost theory and agency theory of
information system for effectiveness
in an organization.
3. What are virtual organizations?
State its advantages and
15 2019F-mulbsit-018 Hassan Raza disadvantages

1. What is organizational resistance?

State its reasons and consequences
2. Differentiate between classical &
behavioral model of management.
3. Briefly describe the role of
manager in an organization.
16 2019F-mulbsit-019 Zain Ul Abidin
1. List the organizational factors to
be considered while planning a new
system.
2. Describe the different level of
decision making in detail.
3. Compare & contrast structured
17 2019F-mulbsit-020 Muhammad Hussnain Afzaal and unstructured decision making.

1. What are different stages of

decision making? Explain.
2. Compare and contrast rational
cognitive systems and inductive
models of decision making.
3. What is business strategy?
18 2019F-mulbsit-021 Vardah Mazhar
 1. Highlight the features of value
chain model.
2. What is value web? Explain.
3. Compare product differentiation
and focused differentiation with
reference to business level
19 2019F-mulbsit-022 Muqadas Asad strategy.

1. Explain what you mean by

switching cost and its impact on
supply chain management and
efficient customer response system.
2. Compare traditional delivery
practice, just-in-time supply method
and stockless inventory method.
3. "MIS must be people oriented".

Comment and justify you stand on

20 2019F-mulbsit-024 Muhammad Usman the statement.
Explain
1. Tacit and explicit knowledge.
2. Programmable and non-
programmable decisions
3. Data, information and knowledge
4. Generalized and KBES approach
of problem solving.
5. Push-based and pull-based model
21 2019F-mulbsit-026 Abdul Rehman of supply chain.
1. What is knowledge based expert
systems. How are they useful in
modern enterprises? Give example.
2. Briefly describe the knowledge
building process.
3. Explain in brief the three models
of decision support systems
(behavioral, management science
and operational research models)
22 2019F-mulbsit-029 Mirza Samar Subhani Give example of each.
1. Discuss with example the role of
information system in modern
competitive business environment.
Also explain how it transforms
organizations and management to
address the end-user needs?
2. Briefly describe how internet
technology has impact on business
process and information
23 2019F-mulbsit-030 Usman Ul Mustafa
 management?
Explain
a. Du-point model.
b. Approaches to develop KM
systems.
c. Goals and the objectives of the
Management Information System
d. Lewin’s model of Management
Information System
24 2019F-mulbsit-032 Muhammad Kashif implementation
a. Briefly explain the knowledge
management architecture.
b. Explain Supply Chain Operations
Reference Model (SCOR) and how
information systems are vital in
achieving the goals of the
organization
c. What are the content of a typical
Management Information System
25 2019F-mulbsit-033 Tanveer Ali plan
1. Briefly describe the
four methods of determining the
information requirements
2. List the various factors that may
lead to failure of a MIS.
3. Describe the contents of an
Information Technology
Implementation Plan.
26 2019F-mulbsit-034 Awon Muhammad
1. “Implementation of IT is a
strategic decision”. Justify.
2. Describe the General Model of a
Human as an Information Processor
3. Explain the Major Types of
27 2019F-mulbsit-035 Malik Marghoob Ahmad System in Organization.
1. What are the support functions
provided by decision support
system?
2. What is ACID test?
3. What is the significance of ERP
28 2019F-mulbsit-039 Zill e Hassan system?
1. Explain the role of E-CRM in
improving customer services
provided by organization.
2. Explain the various stages of
System Development Life Cycle.
3. What are the different types of
29 2019F-mulbsit-040 Eman Nadeem threats to companies Intranet?
 Describe the concurrent
development model in your own
words.
Provide three examples of fourth
generation techniques.
Which is more important—the
30 2019F-mulbsit-042 Adrish Arshad product or the process?
Propose a specific software project
that would be amenable to the
incremental
model. Present a scenario for
31 2019F-mulbsit-044 Azka applying the model to the software.
Describe the concurrent
development model in your own
words.
Provide three examples of fourth
generation techniques.
Which is more important—the
32 2019F-mulbsit-045 Okkaz Ahmad Sultan product or the process?
What modern concepts of business
management are adequate for
currently developing innovative
technology companies?
33 2019F-mulbsit-048 Hijab Sohail
How do we reengineer Universities
as first rate economic stimulators in
emerging economies?
34 2019F-mulbsit-052 Hammd Ashfaq
What Business Process
Management Frameworks are
recommended to manage process
reengineering?
35 2019F-mulbsit-059 Sheeza Amir
In March 2016, there were almost
3.3 billion people worldwide who
had access to the Internet at home
(i.e., Internet users). Since its
inception, the number of users has
seen tremendous growth, from only
around 14 million users in 1993 to 1
billion users in 2005, 2 billion users
in 2010, and 3 billion users in 2014.
Having grown exponentially in the
early years, the growth in user
numbers has slowed to less than 10
percent per year, as worldwide
36 2019F-mulbsit-060 Muhammad Khizar Internet penetration has surpassed
 35 percent. In 2016, almost 10
percent of the world’s Internet users
were located in the United States,
with an Internet penetration of 84
percent. However, other countries
are catching up. In 2013, China,
with an Internet penetration of 46
percent (and much room to grow),
accounted for over 23 percent of
worldwide Internet users; similarly,
only 16 percent of India’s
population had access to the
Internet, accounting for 7 percent of
worldwide Internet users.
1. Compare and interpret these
numbers in relation to the above
mentioned numbers.
2. Discuss what the new numbers’
change mean for globalization and
possible arising opportunities,
taking into account Porter’s 5
competitive forces and
3competitivestrategies

2. From business point of view

what will trigger a Business
Process Reengineering
project?
3. Is there any future work on
api deprecation for software
reengineering?
37 2019F-mulbsit-063 Nabia Noor
 Section B
Sr No. Registration Names Topics
Number
1. 2019F-mulbsit-037 Hamza Naseem 1. How is the role of ERP systems different from
traditional TPS, MIS, DSS, and others? Can an
ERP system support all levels of management?
2. What are the critical steps of the ERP project
cycle? Discuss the critical success factors.
2. 2019F-mulbsit-047 Naeem Abbas 1. Discuss the evolution of information systems in
an organization. How can the use of ERP
systems remove information or functional silos
in organizations?
2. Discuss the role of ERP in organizations. Are
ERP tools used for business process
reengineering (BPR) or does BPR occur due to
ERP implementation?
3. 2019F-mulbsit-049 Hafiz Abdullah Ishaq 1. Why is the design and selection of ERP
architecture crucial for the implementation
project? What are the long-term implications of
selecting a wrong architecture?
2. Discuss the criteria for selecting ERP vendors.
Which is the most important criterion and why?
4. 2019F-mulbsit-051 Muhammad Hussnain 1. Provide examples of ERP components in an
organization that you know of or where you are
working. Provide examples of the hardware,
software, people, processes, and databases.
2. If you had a choice between customizing an
ERP application to meet the organization
processes and modifying organization
processes to meet the ERP functionality, which
would you choose? Explain.
5. 2019F-mulbsit-053 Muhammad Saqib 1. Where are ERP systems heading in the future?
Do you agree or disagree with the trends
Bilal discussed in the chapter? Explain.
2. Why is it necessary for the project triangle to be
balanced at all times for project success?
Discuss the implications of an unbalanced
project triangle.
6. 2019F-mulbsit-054 Asim Zafar 1. What are functional silos, and how did they
evolve in organizations?
2. List and explain the horizontal and vertical
levels of systems that exist in organizations.
7. 2019F-mulbsit-056 Talha Mustafvi 1. Compare and contrast centralized,
decentralized, and distributed IT architectures.
Which do you think is most appropriate for ERP
and why?
2. What is the relationship between
organizational? functional silos and IS
functional silos?
8. 2019F-mulbsit-062 Muhammad Umar 1. What is logical integration and how is it different
from physical integration?
2. Summarize the role of management in systems
integration.
9. 2019F-mulbsit-064 Hassan All 1. Describe at least five steps involved in systems
integration.
2. What are the key benefits and limitations of
systems integration?
3. What is the role of ERP systems in systems
 integration?

10. 2019F-mulbsit-065 Haris Waheed 1. Why do you think functional silos are not
appropriate for today’s organizations? Discuss
your answer from organizational and technical
perspectives.
2. Why is business process re-engineering
needed for implementing an ERP?
11. 2019Fmulbsit-070 Muhammad Saud Bin 1. What is the relationship between the logical and
physical system integration? Why is it important
Asif for organizations to have both together?
2. Discuss the role of management in systems
integration in terms of the ethical and other
challenges they face during the systems
integration process.
12. 2019F-mulbsit-071 Muhammad Ubaid 1. Why should ERP architecture include a
discussion on organizational structure, business
Ullah processes, and people, instead of just
information technology and systems?
2. Why is server-centric architecture better than
client-centric architecture?
13. 2019F-mulbsit-073 Muhammad Saleem 1. Discuss the benefits of service-oriented
architecture over the traditional three-tier
architectures.
2. What is the role of the systems approach in the
SDLC?
14. 2019F-mulbsit-074 Muhammad 1. Discuss in detail the key phases of the SDLC
methodology.
Jahanzaib 2. List the major differences between the ERP life
cycle and SDLC.
15. 2019F-mulbsit-075 Raza Ul Mustafa 1. Discuss the alternate approaches of SDLC and
the benefits of these alternatives.
2. What is the role of change management in the
ERP life cycle?