Schedule
PRE-Session webex meeting: Saturday, March 12, 9:00-10:30 am Japan time.
An invitation will be emailed to you. The session will be recorded
Day 1 AgendaSaturday, March 19, Morning Session |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (review prior to class except where noted) |
Course Introduction | :30 | Introduction
Overview of the day Review the syllabus |
Syllabus |
Discuss: Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat” | :30 | Discuss the following questions:
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Video: Thomas Friedman: “The World is Flat 3.0” http://video.mit.edu/watch/the-world-is-flat-30-9321/ |
Breakout:Google | :30 | In breakout groups, discuss the following questions:
The last section of the case is titled “What Should Google Do?” What is your answer (it doesn’t have to be one of the options described in the case)? Make sure you explain why you chose that course of action. |
Case:
Articles:
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Coffee | :30 | ||
Discussion:Google | :30 | Discuss answers to questions above | |
Watch Clips from “Inside the Mind of Google” | :30 |
Discussion of AdWords |
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Discussion: Disruptive Innovations and Systems Thinking | 1:00 | Class discussion of the following issues from the readings:
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Case:Reading: Seeing What’s Next (getAbstract)Articles:
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Day 1 AgendaSaturday, March 19, Afternoon Session |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (review prior to class except where noted) |
Lunch | 1:00 | ||
Breakout: STARS Air Ambulance | :45 | In breakout groups, discuss the following questions:
What should Kahn do about departments contacting their “favorite IS staff member” when they need technical assistance? How can he change this practice and still gain the trust and support of the CEO and other senior managers? |
Article:Ivey Case 908E04: Stars Air Ambulance: An Information Systems Challenge |
Discussion: STARS Air Ambulance | :45 | Discuss answers to the questions above. | |
Coffee break | :30 | ||
Discussion: Enterprise Applications | :45 | Class discussion of the following issues from the readings:
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Articles:
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Breakout: Cisco Systems Architecture | :30 | In breakout groups, discuss the following questions:
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Case:HBS Case 9-301-099: CISCO Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled IT |
Discussion: Cisco Systems Architecture | :45 |
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Day 2 AgendaSunday, March 20, Morning Session |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (review prior to class except where noted) |
Introduction | :15 | IntroductionOverview of the day | |
Activity: Process Thinking | :45 | In groups, choose a business process in which one of your group members has experience and map it out:
Where are the opportunities for transformation? |
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Discussion: Network-enabled Business Models | :45 | Class discussion of the following issues from the readings:
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Articles:
Video: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/417 (Do not prepare – watching in class.) |
Coffee Break | :30 | ||
Breakout: Amazon Web Services | :45 | In groups, discuss the following questions:
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Case:HBS Case 9-609-048: Amazon Web Services |
Discussion: Amazon Web Services | :45 | Discuss the answers to the questions above | |
Activity: Applying Systems Thinking to Digital Business Models | :30 | In groups, use a “systems thinking” approach to determine the effect of cloud-based services on a specific aspect of a business.
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Day 2 AgendaSunday, March 20, Afternoon Session |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (review prior to class except where noted) |
Lunch | 1:00 | ||
Business Models around Digital ContentBreakout: Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price
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:45 | In groups, discuss the following questions (think back to the ideas in Christensen’s book):
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Cases:
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Discussion: Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price | :45 | Discuss the answers to the questions above | |
Coffee Break | :30 | ||
Discussion: User Generated Content and Crowdsourcing | 1:00 | Class discussion of the following issues from the readings:
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Articles:
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Team work session | 1:00 | Teams will meet to prepare for group presentations for Day 4 |
Day 3 AgendaSaturday, March 26, Morning Session |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (review prior to class except where noted) |
Overview: Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence | :45 | Class discussion of the following issues from the readings:
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Articles:
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Breakout: Knowledge Management at Katzenbach Partners | :45 | In groups, discuss the following questions:
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Case:Stanford Case SM-162: Knowledge Management at Katzenbach Partners LLC |
Coffee break | :30 | ||
Discussion: Knowledge Management at Katzenbach Partners | 1:00 | Discuss the answers to the questions above. | |
Watch:“Inside the Mind of Google” and“No Place to Hide” | :30 | Watch the video and take notes on the following questions:
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Discussion: “No Place to Hide” and “Inside the Mind of Google” | :30 | Discuss the answers to the questions above |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (* = review prior to class) |
Lunch | 1:00 | ||
Evaluating Emerging Technology Trends | :30 | Class discussion of the following issues from the readings:
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Article:Avoiding the Pitfalls of Emerging Technologies |
Breakout: Kodak | :30 | In groups, discuss the following questions:
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Case:HBS Case 9-705-448: Kodak and the Digital Revolution (Only part A)
Articles:
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Coffee Break | :30 | ||
Discussion: Kodak | :30 | Discuss answers to the questions above. | |
Watch: Kodak video | :30 | As you watch the video, consider our class discussion:
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Discussion: Kodak video
Team work session |
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Discuss the answers to the questions above.
Teams will meet to prepare for group presentations for Day 4 |
Day 4 AgendaSunday, March 22, Morning Session |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (* = review prior to class) |
Discussion: Digital Transformation of Governance Models | :45 | Class discussion of the following issues from the readings:
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Articles:
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Breakout: Volkswagen of America: Managing IT Projects | :45 | In groups, discuss the following questions:
Assignment #1 (Group): Each group should prepare a 10 minute presentation which addresses the following issue:
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Case:HBS Case 9-606-003: Volkswagen of America: Managing IT Priorities |
Coffee break | :30 | ||
Group presentations and discussion: Volkswagen of America | 1:30 | Group presentations and class discussion. | Assignment #1 (Group) DueEmail the presentation to ( jamescm@temple.edu ) |
Breakout: Technology Platforms: Applying Systems Thinking |
:30 | In groups, prepare a brief analysis of who will prevail: Google or Apple? See the slides for details. | |
Lunch | 1:00 |
Day 4 AgendaSunday, March 22, Afternoon Session |
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Topic | Time | Activities | Supporting Materials (* = review prior to class) |
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Discussion: Applying Systems Thinking | :30 | Class discussion of the analysis. | ||
Breakout: “IT Doesn’t Matter” and “The End of Corporate Computing” | :45 | In group, discuss the following questions:
Assignment #1 (Group):
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Articles:
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Coffee Break | :30 | |||
Discuss: “IT Doesn’t Matter” and “The End of Corporate Computing” | 1:30 | Group presentations and class discussion. | Assignment #2 (Group) Due
Email the presentation to ( jamescm@temple.edu ) |
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Closing discussion | :30 | |||
Student Evaluations | :15 | |||
Assignment #3 (Individual) Due: Wednesday 30 March 11:59pm Japan time
Submit journal (10 PowerPoint slides) via the shared Google drive for the course |
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Take Home Final Exam (Individual) Due: Friday 1 April 11:59pm Japan time
Submit by Email including a scanned copy of the signature page |
POST-Session webex meeting: A post-session Webex meeting will not be scheduled for this course. Students may contact the professor individually if they have questions regarding the Take-home exam and final assignment.