Schedule Unit 3

Week 6

Organizational Systems

February 16 & 18

Learning Outcomes
Match business functions with organizational IS
Discuss major functions of an ERP

Topics and Required Reading
3.1. Types of systems in organizations

3.1.1. Running the business: enterprise systems (ERP)
What Is ERP?
Wikipedia: ERP
Putting the Enterprise into the Enterprise System
9 Tips for Selecting and Implementing an ERP System

Week 7

Organizational Systems

February 23

Learning Outcomes
Illustrate how IT aids organizational decision making
Identify, compare and contrast multiple knowledge management systems

Topics and Required Reading
3.1.2. Managing the business: decision-making (analytics, BI, dashboards)
The Decision-Making Process, Cliff Notes
How NBA Player Analytics Opened Up A Whole New Business For SAP
The Real Reason Organizations Resist Analytics

February 25

3.1.3. Growing the business: knowledge management, R&D, and social business
What is KM? Knowledge Management Explained
Everything You Need to Know About Open Innovation
Amex Knows What You Do Not
Facebook Wants to Redline Your Friends List
How Does Facebook Make Its Money?

Week 8

Organizational Systems

March 8

Learning Outcomes
Understand the consideration of the “buy vs. build” decision.
Be able to explain the steps in the SDLC
Be able to provide examples of digital innovation and the disruptive power of the Internet

Topics and Required Reading
3.2. Systems management

3.2.1. Business analysis, requirements, and systems acquisition
Build vs. Buy: How to Know When You Should Build Custom Software Over Canned Solutions

3.2.2. Developing systems: programming, testing, and deployment
Wikipedia: Systems Development Lifecycle
6 Software Development Lessons From Healthcare.gov’s Failed Launch

March 10

3.3. Digital Business Innovation
What We Know, Now, About the Internet’s Disruptive Power
CEA’s 5 Tech Trends for 2015: From Big Entertainment to Small Business
Hidden in the long tail
Leagues see real benefits in daily fantasy sports

Week 9

Midterm Exam

March 15

Midterm Preparation

March 17

Midterm Exam #1 – Assess week 6-9 learning objectives

Learn IT! #3
Due
March 15