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478 Part Three Key System Applications for the Digital Age

LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT BONUS
<5 years No bonus
5–10 years 20 percent of current annual salary
11–15 years 30 percent of current annual salary
16–20 years 40 percent of current annual salary
20–25 years 50 percent of current annual salary
26 or more years 100 percent of current annual salary

Using the information provided, build a simple expert system. Find a demonstration copy of an expert
system software tool on the Web that you can download. Alternatively, use your spreadsheet software to
build the expert system. (If you are using spreadsheet software, we suggest using the IF function so you can
see how rules are created.)

Improving Decision Making: Using Intelligent Agents for Comparison
Shopping

Software skills: Web browser and shopping bot software
Business skills: Product evaluation and selection
This project will give you experience using shopping bots to search online for products, find product
information, and find the best prices and vendors. Select a digital camera you might want to purchase,
such as the Canon PowerShot S100 or the Olympus Tough TG-820.Visit MySimon (www.mysimon.com),
BizRate.com (www.bizrate.com), and Google Product Search to do price comparisons for you. Evaluate
these shopping sites in terms of their ease of use, number of offerings, speed in obtaining information,
thoroughness of information offered about the product and seller, and price selection. Which site or sites
would you use and why? Which camera would you select and why? How helpful were these sites for
making your decision?

Video Cases

Video Cases and Instructional Videos illustrating some of the concepts in this chapter are available. Contact your
instructor to access these videos.

Collaboration and Teamwork Project

In MyMISLab, you will find a Collaboration and Teamwork Project dealing with the concepts in this chapter.
You will be able to use Google Sites, Google Docs, and other open source collaboration tools to complete the
assignment.

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