| Course ID: | MIST 7515E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Business and Technology |
Course
Description: | Advanced topics in business and technology. As the pace of
technological change is rapid and constant, course topics will
be adjusted as needed to provide students with up-to-date
knowledge and skills. Special attention will be given to
emerging technologies that impact business strategies and
processes. |
| Oasis Title: | Adv Business and Technology |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | MIST 7510E or MIST 7500E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students completing this course will have been exposed to a
number of topics exploring emerging technologies that are
driving business innovation. Learning modules will cover the
current trends in capturing, storing, analyzing, securing data
and information, innovation, and emerging business technologies.
Students will learn techniques for innovation thinking and how
to lead with innovation. Students will conduct a survey of
current and emerging business technologies. Finally, they will
complete a course project focussed on applying an innovative,
emerging technology to a business process.
The course will be delivered 100% online. Course content will
consist of readings/videos, online lectures, student discussion
forums, skill development exercises, and a course project
focussed on the business application of an innovative
technology. Students will be graded on the standard A to F
grading scale and will provide end-of-course evaluations on
the instruction and course content following established Terry
College of Business course evaluation procedures. |
| Topical Outline: | • Advanced Technologies - Business Data
• Survey of Current Data Technologies
• Advances in Data Collection and Storage
• Advances in Data Analysis and Visualization
• Advances in Information and Data Security
• Advanced Technologies - Business Innovation
• Survey of Innovation Technologies
• Innovation Thinking and Leading with Innovation
• Applying Innovative Technologies in a Business Setting
• Business Innovation Project |
| Honor Code Reference: | UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of
my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of
others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and
procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be
found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. Every course syllabus should include
the instructor's expectations related to academic integrity. |