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Course Objectives
Information Technology (IT) management is a dynamic discipline. Recently, the IT-initiated
innovations including big data, IoT, and FinTech have dramatically changed business
phenomena and created new business opportunities. To reap the benefits of the innovations,
the understanding of the phenomena and business strategy is a must. For each topic, the
course first provides students with the necessary background to understand the innovations.
Second we will discuss how business responds and adapts to the trends through the change of
its business processes. The topics we will cover include FinTech, big data, mobile and social
commerce, and web 2.0. Students are REQUIRED to actively participate in the discussion.
The course provides exposure to:
Provide a conceptual framework for how the innovations work, how business reacts
to the innovations how to design the market to attract customers , and possible
outcomes;
Facilitate students understanding of the vital role played by IT-initiated innovations
in supporting and facilitating diverse aspects of business activities;
Course Materials
Recommended Textbook
Turban, E., Volonino, L, Wood, G. 2015 Information Technology for Management:
Advancing Sustainable, Profitable Business Growth 10th Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Optional Books
King B. 2014 Breaking Banks: The Innovators, Rogues, and Strategists Rebooting
Banking 1st Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
Chapman, C.N., Feit, E.M. 2015, R for Marketing Research and Analytics (Use R!),
1st Ed. Springer
Grading Policy
3 Assignments
2 Group Projects
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Attendance/Participation
Total
15%
20%
25%
25%
15%
100%
Course Requirements
1. Attendance/Participation: All students are expected to attend each class. Please
bring your own hardcopy of course documents which will be distributed via email or
formal class website. If you have any urgent need to miss a class, you are still
responsible for the materials covered and expected to complete required work.
Attendance will be taken on a regular basis and will be counted as part of your
participation score. Class missing will bring about 1% loss of final grade. The student
who will miss the class should inform me prior to the class via email or phone call.
Date
Topic
Reading
Mar. 2
Class Introduction
Mar. 7
Mar. 9
OB 1, AR1, CS1
Mar. 14
Mar. 16
TX #1
AR2, AR3, CS2
Mar. 21
Mar. 23
TX #2
AR4, CS3
Mar. 28
Mar. 30
TX #3, OB 2
AR5
Apr. 4
Apr. 6
TX #11, OB 2
CS4
Apr. 11
Apr. 13
Apr. 20
Midterm Exam
Apr. 25
Apr. 27
TX #5
AR6, CS5
10
May 2
May 4
TX #7
CS6, CS7
11
May 9
May 11
TX #8
AR7, CS8, CS9
12
May 16
May 18
TX #10
AR8, CS10
13
May 23
May 25
Platform Business:
OS Platform Wars
Two-sided Market
AR9, CS11
14
May30/Jun.1
Group Presentations
15
Jun. 6
Jun. 8
16
Jun. 15
Final Exam
This schedule is subject to change if necessary. (TX: Textbook, OB: Optional Book, AR: Articles, CS: Case Study)