Course Description
The issues and management techniques involved in administering the Information System/Resource activities in an organization. The focus is on computer-based resources and IS development activities. Management of IS professionals, development and management of project teams, user-professional relationships, emerging technologies, and planning processes. A sociotechnical perspective is emphasized.
Athena Title
Information Systems Leadership
Prerequisite
MIST 5750 or MIST 5750E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
•Power of the “information” resource in creating value for the organization. •Enabling role of various information technologies to deliver business solutions. •Significance of developing a sound IT architecture and strategy that is in synch with the overall business architecture and strategy. •Data quality management principles and good practices. •Data warehousing and business intelligence principles and good practices. •The key components of a robust information security plan. •Challenges and best practices associated with implementing IT solutions, especially enterprise systems. •Developing and enhancing e-commerce and e-business capabilities. •Various IS roles and responsibilities and effective structuring of the IS function. •Methods for evaluating IT investments. •Measuring and communicating IS function performance. •IT outsourcing configurations and management methods.
Topical Outline
1. IS Roles and Applications -- The role of IS in supporting and shaping business strategies and goals. 2. IS Strategy and Business Strategy Alignment – The significance and mechanisms of aligning IS strategy and business strategy. 3. Data Quality Management -- Significance of data quality and how IT can be used to improve data quality management. 4. Information Security -- Guiding principles for developing a robust information security plan. 5. Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence – Challenges and critical success factors in leveraging data warehousing and business intelligence tools. 6. E-Commerce and E-Business -- Developing and enhancing e-commerce and e-business capabilities. 7. IT Outsourcing – The challenges, guiding principles, and good practices of IT outsourcing. 8. Emerging Trends – Wireless technologies, mobile commerce, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, RFID enabled smart supply chains, and Green IT are representative of such trends. 9. IS Governance and Leadership – The various roles and responsibilities and effective structuring of the IS organization. 10. IT Metrics -- Methods and techniques for measuring and communicating IT/IS function performance 11. IT Implementation -- Challenges and best practices associated with implementing IT solutions, especially enterprise systems. 12. IT and Ethics – Developing and implementing appropriate policies for IT use, information privacy, and other work practices. 13. IS Project Management – Successful project management strategies.