GBA673674 Information Systems Seminar

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GBA673/674Information Systems Seminar

• Donald Bell
• CIS Faculty
• Fall 2003

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COURSE OVERVIEW

• Analysis of major issues, challenges and
  opportunities associated with
• effective management and utilization of
  contemporary information technologies
• Use of IT as a competitive weapon
• Lectures, case discussions, research

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EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Solid understanding of current and emergent
  issues and best practices of using and managing
  IT
• Use of Internet and IS journals as research
  tools
• Presentation, writing, analytical skills

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CURRENT IT TOPICS

• Module I Building The Network Economy Markets
  and Models
• Creating Business Advantage with IT - What are
  the concepts and challenges? (Chapter 1)
• Strategic relevance, culture, contingency, etc.
• technological growth, IT-client coordination,
  shift in application development focus, etc.
• Crafting Business Models Something Old and
  Something New? (Chapter 2)
• Strategic impact, IT assimilation, sourcing, etc.

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CURRENT IT TOPICS

• Module II Building the Network Economy
  Capabilities and Organization
• Building Network Business (chapter 3)
• Making the Case for Networked Business (Chapter 4)

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CURRENT IT TOPICS

• Module III Managing Networked Infrastructure
  and Operations
• Understanding Internetworking Infrastructure
  (Chapter 5)
• Assuring Reliable and Secure IT Services
  (Chapter 6)
• Managing Diverse IT Infrastructures (Chapter 7)

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CURRENT IT TOPICS

• Module IV - Managing and Leading a Networked IT
  Organization
• Leading/ organizing IT function( Chapter 8)
• IT policy, IT control issues
• Whose responsibility is IT management?
• Managing strategic partnerships and outsourcing
  (Chapter 9)
• Using portfolio-based approach in managing IT
  development (Chapter 10)
• The Challenges

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CURRENT IT TOPICS

• The Challenges
• Global Issues in IT implementation and management
• sociopolitical, economic, financial, cultural,
  environmental
• The IT Business
• IT activities are business within a business
• products, customers, costs, competition,
  distribution channels, competition, price, profits

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SYLLABUS REVIEW
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Discussion List

• Demonstration
• Guidelines for use
• Mechanics of use
• Remember to "Refresh"
• First assignment
• Repairing mistakes

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Case I-1 Tale of Two Airlines in the Network Age