MSIS
6832: Information Systems Strategy
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Instructor: |
Ashok Subramanian |
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Office: |
234 CCB |
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Phone: |
(314) 516-6279 |
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Fax: |
(314) 516-6827 |
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E-mail: |
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URL: |
www.umsl.edu/~subraman |
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Office Hours: |
Wed. 5:30 p.m. –
6:30 p.m. |
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Class Hours: |
Wed. 6:55 p.m. – 9:35
p.m., 106 CCB |
Course Description
This course is for students
and managers who desire an overview of contemporary information systems
technology (IT) management. It delves into relevant issues of effective
management of information services activities and highlights the areas of
greatest potential application of the technology. Minimal experience with IT is
necessary for this course, but it is assumed that the student has some course
work or work experience in administration or management.
Some of the salient issues that will be
studied include:
·
eCommerce and
eBusiness. Cases highlighting companies from around the globe, with an emphasis
on IT Operations.
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Digital
Infrastructure supported by new e-Business cases that emphasize the technology
modifications brought about by digitization in old economy infrastructures.
·
Valuation
methodology for investments in e-Business initiatives. A popular topic today
because business units are requiring IT departments to provide some form of ROI
to justify the years long investment in upgrading systems.
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Information partnerships,
security and privacy addressing the new challenges we face due to greater
access to individual information
Required Text
Book
CORPORATE INFORMATION
STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT Text and Cases, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2003
The
pedagogy will comprise traditional lectures, and analyses/discussions of 20
case studies addressing salient issues of interest.
Letter
grades will be assigned based on performance on three exams and class
participation during cases analyses.
The relative importance of each component is as follows:
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Exam
1 |
30% |
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Exam
2 |
30% |
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Exam
3 |
30% |
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Class
Participation |
10% |
Tentative Class Schedule |
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Week |
Topic |
Readings |
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1 |
Orientation |
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2 |
Challenges of
Managing in a Network Economy |
Introduction |
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3 |
Building Networked
Businesses |
Ch. 1 |
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4 |
Crafting
Business Models |
Ch. 2 |
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5 |
Exam 1 |
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6 |
Building the
Network Economy: Capabilities & Organization |
Ch. 3 |
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7 |
Making the
Case for Networked Business |
Ch. 4 |
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8 |
Understanding Internetworking Infrastructure |
Ch. 5 |
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9 |
Assuring
reliable and Secure IT Services |
Ch. 6 |
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10 |
Managing
Diverse IT Infrastructures |
Ch. 7 |
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11 |
Exam 2 |
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12 |
Organizing and
Leading the IT Function |
Ch. 8 |
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13 |
Managing IT
Outsourcing |
Ch. 9 |
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14 |
A portfolio
Approach to IT Projects |
Ch. 10 |
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15 |
Revisiting the
Challenges of Managing in a Networked Economy |
Conclusion |
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16 |
Exam 3 |
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