COURSE SYLLABUS 91873 Information （课程教学大纲91873信息）.pdfVIP

COURSE SYLLABUS 91-873 Information Technology Strategy and Management (6 UNITS) INSTRUCTOR: Christopher A. Kowalsky, CDP Adjunct Professor of Information Technology Management E-MAIL: ck0t@ PREREQUISITE: None READINGS: Corporate Information Strategy and Management Text and Cases 7th Edition, Linda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin, and F. Warren McFarlan. Various course materials are contained in the course Blackboard Lecture Notes, Handouts, and Assignment sections. WEB ACCESS PERIODICALLY: GRADING: Final Exam 64 Points 2 homework assignment papers 2, 6 Points Group Project 16 Points Class participation 12 Points COURSE FOCUS: Increasingly organization survival and/or efficiency are related to the ability to acquire and maintain excellent information about itself and competing organizations. Information treated as a resource for strategic planning and operational management has a value like other assets in the organization. The information asset must be quantified and accounted for as such assets as land and equipment. Once information is placed in the proper perspective, management issues regarding the creation and protection of information assets become relevant and important. More than ever there appears a need for faster access to critical information by all of the decision makers, of the quality and quantity that is needed to make better decisions. This course will explore necessary management actions, which will insure that informati