Chapter 10 Information Systems Development and Project Management Case Study: Dutch Railways System The railways system of The Netherlands‚ the Dutch railways‚ is one of the most heavily trafficked systems in the world. It manages 1.2 million passengers a day on 4‚800 scheduled trains from 371 stations around the country. Headquartered in Utrecht‚ the system employs 25‚000 persons‚ who manage 28‚000 coaches. The Dutch railways needed a new information system that would manage the information displays
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Software. It represents the set of programs that govern the operation of a computer system and make the hardware run. Computer software contrasts with computer hardware‚ which is the physical component of computers. It uses the computer system to perform useful work or provide entertainment functions beyond the basic operation of the computer itself. System Customized. To change (something) in order to fit the needs or requirements of a person‚ business‚ etc. Errors Cash flows. Is the movement
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Utilitarianism Key Features • • • Relativist Theory – – – – – – – No Absolutes Morality Depends on individual circumstances Happiness is the most important thing Quality and Quantity of Happiness need to be taken into account The Measure of Usefulness or Fittingness for purpose an action may have Teleological Ethical theories such as Utilitarianism tend to rely on the principle of utility It is the way of measuring how useful an action is in bringing about the consequences that we desire Equality
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Dark Side of Utilitarianism According to Bentham‚ an English moral philosopher and legal reformer‚ the highest principle of morality is to maximize happiness‚ the overall balance of pleasure over pain. This principle explains the Utilitarianism doctrine that is mostly the solution of everyone in every century. Utilitarianism can bring the most benefit for people. In contrast‚ throughout the three stories “Justice” by John Stuart Mill‚ Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro‚ and “The One who Walks Away
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This essay certainly made your stance on the questions asked known. I appreciated the quick reference to utilitarianism and Kantianism when tackling the first question‚ however‚ some further expansion was definitely needed. In the laborer’s example‚ it is important to know that such strict personal accountability would not work in White-Collar jobs. It is standard for White-Collar workers to be indemnified by their company for any problems that may arise while performing within the capacity of their
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Utilitarianism What is Utilitarianism? Utilitarianism is an ethical framework for effective moral action. It’s a philosophical concept that holds an action to be held right if it tends to promote happiness for the greatest number of people. The essence of utilitarianism is in its concept of pleasure and pain. It defines the morally right actions as those actions that maximize pleasure or happiness and minimize pain or evil. Utilitarianism is all about making the right choices that will consequently
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“In the end utilitarianism is simply a moral justification for individual/group selfishness” Utilitarianism is a theory in which the quote by Jeremy Bentham applies “The greatest happiness to the greatest amount of people” which means that the best action is the one in which the most pleasure is given to the majority of people. The majority always wins rather than the minority and pleasure is the sole good whereas pain is the sole evil. On one hand this is classed as selfless as using utilitarianism
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UTILITARIANISM Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that holds that an action is right if it produces‚ or if it tends to produce‚ the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people affected by the action. Otherwise the action is wrong. This cost-benefit analysis is a form of utility calculation. People in business theory use utility curves to plot the results of various actions‚ choosing those that maximize whatever it is that they wish to achieve. This utility approach is not foreign
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Explain Utilitarianism Utilitarianism was developed in the 18th century by Hutcheson‚ who used the phrase ‘the greatest good for the greatest number’ to describe his theory. Hutcheson’s idea‚ seeks to find a rational means of assessing how best to put this promotion of happiness into practice. It is split into two types; Act Utilitarianism‚ this is the earliest form in which what is deemed right is based on the assessment of results of a particular action‚ and Rule Utilitarianism which allows
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Topic Models‚” Communications of the ACM (55:4)‚ pp Bloomberg Businessweek. 2011. “The Current State of Business Analytics: Where Do We Go from Here?‚” Bloomberg Business- Borgatti‚ S. P.‚ Everett‚ M. G.‚ and Freeman‚ L. C. 2002. UCInet for Windows: Software for Social Network Analysis‚ Harvard‚ Brantingham‚ P. L. 2011. “Computational Criminology‚” Keynote Address to the European Intelligence and Security Informatics Brin‚ S.‚and Page‚ L. 1998. “The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine
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