Teaching
Instructor for MIS 301 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT - Spring 2022.
Course Overview
Information technology (IT) has transformed all aspects of 21st century business and everyday life. New IT investments continue to be staggering. Worldwide, over $2.5 trillion is invested in IT. In the U.S., over 50% of capital expenditures are related to IT. IT has triggered new forms of organizations and business process innovation and impacted organizational structure, culture, politics, decision making, and society. IT is also transforming how physical products are designed, how services are bundled with products, and how individuals interact with businesses and with other individuals. A silent transformation of physical items is occurring as more and more products use embedded IT to improve customer experience and product performance. The pervasiveness of IT is expanding global trade and changing how and where work is performed.
It is vital that future managers—in every area of business—have a working knowledge of modern IT, practical experience in its use, and management perspectives on how IT is used in organizations.
MIS 301 will focus on three broad issues:
(a) Using IT for strategic competitive advantage
(b) IT core skills and management
(c) IT at the intersection of functional business areas
Topics covered include the IT ecosystem, using information systems (IS) for competitive advantage, databases, data communications, mobile telecommunications, business process management, and business intelligence. While students are introduced to the practical business use of hands-on technology (particularly Excel), the real value that McCombs majors gain from MIS 301 comes from understanding the strategic possibilities inherent at the intersection of business and technology.
REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS
Gallaugher, John, Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology, v. 8.0, Flatworld Knowledge, Inc., eISBN 978-1-4533-9405-2, available through the following website:
https://students.flatworldknowledge.com/course/2599648
Four options to purchase the required book:
- Online Access Only: $39.95
- Online Access + eBook Download: $59.95
- Online Access + Color Printed Textbook: $64.95
- Online Access + eBook Download + Color Printed Textbook: $84.95