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IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 1 Discussion

Data Management and Integration Challenges

Data integration spans most industries and is vital to most businesses for customer use, planning, and analysis of current operations. For this discussion, respond to the following:

What are some of the challenges related to the use of data management and integration in relation to supporting a data analytics project?

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 2 Discussion

Data Integration in Health Care

Data integration in health care is a major focus these days, as hospitals and other health care facilities are adding electronic medical records and working to share information across multiple platforms. For this discussion, respond to the following:

How is mobile technology changing the way in which data is integrated in health care settings?

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 3 Discussion

Identifying Unique Subjects in Multiple Data Streams

Banks have been among the first to integrate external and internal data streams to create information out of data, which can then be used to provide knowledge necessary to solve business problems. One of the most complex data-management activities is matching the data of a unique subject in one data flow to the data of that same subject in another data flow. In the example of using credit scores to internal banking records for the purpose of evaluating risk of issuing a mortgage or a loan, it is typically the social security number that is used to match records from multiple sources.

In this discussion, respond to the following:

Discuss the pros and cons of using this particular identifier as a means to identify unique subjects of data. Consider the variety of issues related to the SSN that can create errors or that might impact the quality of this data as a unique identifier.

Propose an alternative solution that would allow data from multiple data streams to be integrated properly without using the SSN as the means by which to do that data matching.

 

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 4 Discussion

Data Integration in Retail

Retail businesses depend on repeat customers to remain in business. The integration of information that is internal to a department store is challenging to do in a way that optimizes the value of the information. The addition of external data such as tax, credit and economic forecasting data can be a particularly difficult challenge to do well.

For this discussion, pick a type of retail company and respond to the following:

What is the potential value of data integration for the enterprise?

What do the readings and Internet resources from this unit as well as your own individual research suggest about external data being used to help the retail sales industry in solving business problems?

What are some of the technologies available to support these objectives?

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 5 Discussion

Data Integration in Insurance

Data integration in the insurance industry must be a repeatable process that occurs on an ongoing basis. In this discussion, respond to the following:

Discuss how data integration could be used to improve the insurance industry. For example, car insurance could be improved by installing a GPS system on cars so that the company could track the speed that a person drives, miles per day, et cetera, and combine this information with prior history to either increase or decrease premiums.

Discuss the potential privacy implications of such technology and the secondary use that may result from having the information available (for example, lawyers are frequently leveraging GPS and black box technologies to track the movements of individuals as part of a lawsuit).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 1 Assignment  

How Data Integration Supports Data Analytics

For this assignment, you will study the way in which data integration is used to support data analytics within a federal agency, the U.S. Department of Transportation. Use the information in the assigned readings and any Internet or library research necessary to fill in any gaps in your understanding of the concepts.

Write a 3–5 page paper that addresses the following components:

Identify a specific example of how data integration solutions used at the DOT contribute to the overall governance and management of the Department of Transportation.

For example, one of the applications named in the required reading relates to the use of data for performance measurement. What kinds of data would be necessary to engage in analysis of a business problem involving performance measurement? What kinds of internal and external data would be integrated to support that analysis?

Describe the specific contribution that a particular data integration solution makes to the larger objective of governance and management of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Describe a specific example of business analysis being done at the DOT that relies on the integration of data from multiple sources to solve a particular business problem. What contributions can the use of data integration make to solve a specific business problem and to enhance to the overall effectiveness of the governance and management of the Department of Transportation as a whole?

List the qualities or characteristics of data that is integrated from multiple sources that make that particular data set optimal for solving a business problem.

When choosing the particular streams of data and data elements to make up a solution set for solving a specific business problem, what are their qualities or characteristics that make them the effective solution? One example would be the characteristic of currency or timeliness.

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 2 Assignment  

Data Integration in the Health Care Industry

For this assignment you will research how data integration is used to support data analytics within the health care industry. Use the information covered in the assigned Internet and library research, or any additional research that is necessary, to fill in any gaps in your understanding of the concepts.

Write a 3 to 5 page paper that addresses the following components:

Identify the range of data sources and inputs that are created in the health care industry through the use of biomedical devices, health specialization systems, public health data, and electronic health records.

For example, consider all of the different applications and technologies that were included in the research information. Examples would include patient encounter data, medical, and laboratory testing data, billing and insurance data, hospital and office visit data.

Describe three technologies or methodologies the health care industry uses to integrate all of this data from multiple sources to allow for a cohesive and comprehensive approach to data analysis.

Describe, for example, how the data for EKG, x-rays, and other medical images can be combined with the patient encounter or billing data to allow for analysis of the entire range of information collected about a particular patient. Consider technologies such as data mining tools, interface engines, data marts, or warehouses and the roles that they may play in integrating data for analysis.

List the qualities or characteristics of data that is integrated from multiple sources that make that particular set of data optimal for solving a business problem.

For example, one of the challenges in integration of health care data is the fact that much of the data is collected and stored as narrative data, which is not easily analyzed in that form.

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 3 Assignment  

Data Integration in the Banking Industry

For this assignment you will research how data integration contributes to solving business problems in the banking industry. Use the information covered in the assigned reading and Internet and library research, or any additional research that is necessary, to fill in any gaps in your understanding of the concepts.

Write a 3 to 5 page paper that addresses the following components:

Identify the range of data sources and inputs that contribute to the work of banking.

For example, consider the activities that make up the modern banking industry including checking, loans, mortgages, et cetera. Identify all of the data flows that make up those activities.

Describe three technologies that are available to support the use of data analytics through integration of data from multiple sources that would be useful in the banking industry.

Consider the data integration tools that have been covered previously in this course and analyze the role they might play specific to the banking industry.

List the qualities or characteristics of the tools you selected that make them effective in supporting the use of data integration to solve a business problem in the banking industry.

For example, data warehousing allows data from the credit rating services to be joined with internal bank account data to support the work of evaluating a customer applying for a mortgage or a loan.

 

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 4 Assignment  

Data Integration in the Retail Sales Industry

For this assignment you will research how data integration contributes to solving business problems in the retail sales industry. Use the information covered in the assigned reading and Internet and library research, or any additional research that is necessary, to fill in any gaps in your understanding of the concepts.

Write a 3 to 5 page paper that addresses the following components:

Identify the range of data sources and inputs that contribute to the work of retail sales.

For example, consider the activities that make up the business of retail sales such as inventory management, pricing, marketing, or workforce management. Identify all of the data flows that make up those activities.

Describe three technologies that are available to support the use of data analytics through integration of data from multiple sources that would be useful in the retail sales industry.

Consider the data integration tools that have been covered previously in this course and analyze the role they might play specific to the retail sales industry.

List the qualities or characteristics of the tools you selected that make them effective in supporting the use of data integration to solve a business problem in the retail sales industry.

For example, validating the credit status of customers can be an important external data flow when closing a sale, especially for an expensive item.

 

IT4310 Data Integration

Unit 5 Assignment  

Data Integration in the Insurance Industry

For this assignment you will research how data integration contributes to identification of potential fraud within the insurance industry. Use the information covered in the assigned reading and Internet and library research, or any additional research that is necessary, to fill in any gaps in your understanding of the concepts.

Write a 3 to 5 page paper that addresses the following components:

Identify examples of potential fraud that can impact the insurance industry.

For example, consider the health insurance industry, which has experienced fraudulent claims processing by illegitimate providers.

Describe three technologies that are available to support the use of fraud management-related data analytics through integration of data from multiple sources that would be useful in the insurance industry.

Consider the data integration tools that have been covered previously in this course and analyze the role they might play specific to fighting fraud within the insurance industry.

List the qualities or characteristics of the tools you selected that make them effective in supporting the use of data integration to identify potential fraudulent activities that impact the insurance industry.

One example is the ability to identify all of the properties owned by a particular property owner in order to establish trends across those properties.