Monthly Archives: October 2014

Extended Office Hours for Homework #1 – Friday 1 – 5pm

Published October 8, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

Extended office hours for Homework #1 – Friday, Oct 10, 1 – 5pm at Speakman 201e

Day 7 – IT Adventures Chapter 9 – brief guidelines

Published October 8, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

What does Mr. Barton want to tell to members of the IVK board of directors? What’s his message?
How did his presentation go at the board meeting? Did the board make any decision regarding IT or Mr. Barton?

Don’t forget read the slides on pages 150-153. Your brief doesn’t need to cover “Thursday, June 14, 5:38 p.m” section (page 147-149), but please do not skip to read.

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Day 6 – Cost of IT (II) – online discussion questions

Published October 7, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

As the CIO of IVK, how would you convince business unit heads to come up with funding for the IT security fix?
How would you calculate a probability and potential damages in IT security breach?
Any examples in Tragedy of Commons?
Any examples in Public Goods in our life?
Any examples in Prisoner’s Dilemma in our real-life?
What would be a problem in Volkswagen of America’s IT funding decision process?

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Reading brief of Chapter 8 grading completed

Published October 6, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

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Day 06 – Cost of IT (II) – class slides and video links

Published October 6, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

Day 06 – Cost of IT (II) (color).pdf

Day 06 – Cost of IT (II) (bw).pdf

Chalk Talk – Tragedy of the Commons (Part 1) – NSF

Chalk Talk – Tragedy of the Commons (Part 2) – NSF

What Is the Prisoner’s Dilemma – Scientific American

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Bring “Volkswagen of America” Case Next Monday!

Published October 3, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

Please bring “Volkswagen of America” case on next Monday. I will give minutes to read the case in-class.

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Day 6 – Cost of IT (II) – in-class discussion questions

Published October 3, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

Who controls the IT budget at IVK?
On what basis do the business units at IVK pay for IT?
Who at IVK knows how the internal IT prices are calculated?
Why had Mr. Davies, the former CIO, had to set up “slush funds”?
The slush funds are technically…. what?
Why is Mr. John Cho requesting an immediate funding on IT security?
Why has the request for IT security funding kept being denied?
Suppose that business unit heads completely understand the urgent need for IT security fund and the risks and consequences from IT security failures? Will they still pay for IT security willingly?
What’s the consideration and decision of Mr. Barton in terms of IT budget funding and controls?
What does Maggie, Mr. Barton’s girlfriend/consultant, mean by “one neck in the noose”?

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