The purpose of this course is for students to learn the basics 
of leading information technology-enabled change. Information 
systems and technologies are fundamental to any organizational 
improvement effort, as well as many contemporary changes to 
society in general. Students will be introduced to a rigorous 
approach to innovative change efforts through a focus on 
business value, business processes, data, and contemporary 
technologies. 
Students will gain an understanding of the leadership and 
management of IT-enabled change efforts and associated 
technologies through hands-on experience with tools, models, 
and concepts.

Some of the topics we will cover in class will include: 

• Leading IT-enabled change - basics of the consultant/analyst 
role in organizations
• The development and implementation of information systems in 
business 
• Business modeling
• Project management
• Process improvement
• Data as a key enabler of competitive advantage
• Contemporary concepts in digital innovation, such as mobile 
app development, cloud computing, and service-oriented 
architectures
• Interface design
• Solving business challenges with spreadsheets

Computer Lab topics will include:  

• Spreadsheets/MS Excel

Academic Honesty. “’A Culture of Honesty’ is the university of Georgia’s policy 
about academic honesty. … Every student who enrolls at the University agrees to be 
bound by the policy. … This means that each student has a responsibility to read the
policy. [a copy is located at http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/main.html] and comply 
with it. It’s no defense to a charge of academic dishonesty to say ‘I didn’t know 
that was prohibited.’ … Students must perform all of their academic work without 
plagiarizing, cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving assistance from others 
(unless the faculty member authorizes that assistance) or using sources to assist in 
that work (without giving fair attribution). [Source: “A Culture of Honesty at the 
University of Georgia.” A pamphlet published by the UGA Office of the Vice President 
for Instruction].

Important! You are NOT to receive ANY outside assistance on the computing projects 
without prior approval from the professor. In fairness to the students who are 
ethical, any student found violating the academic honor code will be prosecuted. 
Your projects must be the result of your individual effort.