In this course, students will develop a high level of competency in the strategic use of IS from an executive, technical and business perspective. Students are expected to improve the internal management of IS services from the point of view of the CIO/CTO and to examine alternative strategies and tactics available to management to achieve goals. Students are expected to understand leadership issues for IT managers and the CIO, and how to use information technology as a strategic tool to enhance organizational efficiency.
Course goals
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As a result of completing this course, students will be able to:
- Integrate the skills and knowledge needed to assume an IT leadership role in the organization
- Understand leadership concepts
- Do research to make technology decisions
- Develop reasoned responses to the major forces shaping the role of IT in organizations competing in the global economy
- Recognize how an organization establishes the means to manage IS as an integral part of its approach to strategic management.
Temple and COVID-19
Temple University’s motto is Perseverance Conquers, and we will meet the challenges of
the COVID pandemic with flexibility and resilience. The university has made plans for
multiple eventualities. Working together as a community to deliver a meaningful learning
experience is a responsibility we all share: we’re in this together so we can be together.
Course Announcements
If I have anything of importance to share with the class then I will send an email to everyone’s @temple.edu address. Make sure to regularly check your email at this address.
Course information
- Course name: Strategic Management of Information Technology
- Course number: 42653
- Credit hours: 3
- Technology requirements (if any): Fox Laptop
- Day and time: 3:00 pm – 4:20 pm MW
- Location: Virtual, Zoom Meeting
- Pre or co-requisites (if any): Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of Study (Major, Minor, or Concentration):
Accounting
Actuarial Science
Business Management
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Entrprnrship & Innovation Mgt
Finance
Financial Planning
Human Resource Management
International Business
Law & Business
Legal Studies
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate
Risk Management and Insurance
Statistical Sci + Data Analyt
Supply Chain Management
Undeclared-Business & Mngt
May not be enrolled in one of the following Campuses:
Japan
Course requirements
- A Fox Laptop is required for this course, see the Fox Laptop Policy for minimum specifications.
- Fox Laptop Support is available. You are responsible for attending all classes with a fully functional Fox Laptop.
- Limited resources are available for students who do not have the technology they need for class. Students with educational technology needs, including no computer or camera or insufficient Wifi-access, should submit a request outlining their needs using the Student Emergency Aid Fund form. The University will endeavor to meet needs, such as with a long-term loan of a laptop or Mifi device, a refurbished computer, or subsidized internet access.
Important information
Attendance Protocol and Your Health
If you feel unwell, you should not come to campus, and you will not be penalized for your absence. Instructors are required to ensure that attendance is recorded for each in-person or synchronous class session. The primary reason for documentation of attendance is to facilitate contact tracing, so that if a student or instructor with whom you have had close contact tests positive for COVID-19, the university can contact you. Recording of attendance will also provide an opportunity for outreach from student services and/or academic support units to support students should they become ill. Faculty and students agree to act in good faith and work with mutual flexibility. The expectation is that students will be
honest in representing class attendance.
Disability
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a documented disability, including special accommodations for access to technology resources and electronic instructional materials required for the course, should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation by the end of the second week of classes or as soon as practical. If you have not done so already, please contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at 215-204-1280 in 100 Ritter Annex to learn more about the resources available to you. I will work with DRS to coordinate reasonable accommodations for all students with documented disabilities.
Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities
Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. Please review the university policy on Student and Faculty and Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy #03.70.02).
Technology Usage
The use of technology is an important aspect of this course. Please review the Temple University Technology Usage Policy.
Remote proctoring
Zoom, Proctorio or a similar proctoring tool may be used to proctor exams and quizzes in this course. These tools verify your identity and record online actions and surroundings. It is your responsibility to have the necessary government or school issued ID, a laptop or desktop computer with a reliable internet connection, the Google Chrome and Proctorio extension, a webcam/built-in camera and microphone, and system requirements for using Proctorio, Zoom, or a similar proctoring tool.
Recordings
Class sessions will be recorded (audio & video) by the instructor and posted to the course site. Additional recordings are not permitted, except in cases of an approved accommodation from the Office of Disability Resources (DRS).
Any recordings permitted in this class can only be used for the student’s personal educational use. Students are not permitted to copy, publish, or redistribute audio or video recordings of any portion of the class session to individuals who are not students in the course or academic program without the express permission of the faculty member and of any students who are recorded. Distribution without permission may be a violation of educational privacy law, known as FERPA as well as certain copyright laws. Any recordings made by the instructor or university of this course are the property of Temple University.
Academic Honesty
Source: Temple University Undergraduate Bulletin, 2012-2013. Available online at: http://www.temple.edu/bulletin/responsibilities_rights/responsibilities/responsibilities.shtm
Temple University believes strongly in academic honesty and integrity. Plagiarism and academic cheating are, therefore, prohibited. Essential to intellectual growth is the development of independent thought and a respect for the thoughts of others. The prohibition against plagiarism and cheating is intended to foster this independence and respect.
Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another person’s labor, another person’s ideas, another person’s words, another person’s assistance. Normally, all work done for courses — papers, examinations, homework exercises, laboratory reports, oral presentations — is expected to be the individual effort of the student presenting the work. Any assistance must be reported to the instructor. If the work has entailed consulting other resources — journals, books, or other media — these resources must be cited in a manner appropriate to the course. It is the instructor’s responsibility to indicate the appropriate manner of citation. Everything used from other sources — suggestions for organization of ideas, ideas themselves, or actual language — must be cited. Failure to cite borrowed material constitutes plagiarism. Undocumented use of materials from the World Wide Web is plagiarism.
Academic cheating is, generally, the thwarting or breaking of the general rules of academic work or the specific rules of the individual courses. It includes falsifying data; submitting, without the instructor’s approval, work in one course which was done for another; helping others to plagiarize or cheat from one’s own or another’s work; or actually doing the work of another person.
The penalty for academic dishonesty can vary from receiving a reprimand and a failing grade for a particular assignment, to a failing grade in the course, to suspension or expulsion from the university. The penalty varies with the nature of the offense, the individual instructor, the department, and the school or college.
Students who believe that they have been unfairly accused may appeal through the school or college’s academic grievance procedure.
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in this class. In cases of cheating, both parties will be held equally responsible, i.e. both the student who shares the work and the student who copies the work. Penalties for such actions are given at my discretion, and can range from a failing grade for the individual assignment, to a failing grade for the entire course.
Course Policies
Course Schedule/Syllabus/Policies – The Course Schedule, Syllabus and Policies are subject to change at any time, depending on progress in the classroom and other factors, including weather and unexpected events. All changes will be noted in class and posted on this class community site. Failure to learn about changes due to absence from class or not checking the community site regularly does not constitute an acceptable excuse for being unaware of any change or required activity.