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1 |
Jan 10, 12 & 14 |
Course introduction (day 1) Class Discussion and ICA (day 2) – Persuasion and Communication with Decks Video/Reading (day 2): ICA (day 3): Presentations |
Purchase your HBR coursepack before Day 2 (Jan 12)
Assignment 1: Personal Strategic Advantage, Part 1, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM Jan 16 |
2 |
Jan 19, 21 & 24 |
Class discussion (day 1) – Introduction to the story: The New CIO Reading (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): 1. If you were Jim Barton, would you accept the CIO job offered by the new CEO? Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Class discussion (day 2) – The four modules (our roadmap) ICA (day 3) – Strategic Aspiration |
Teams are due by 11:59 pm on Jan 21
Assignment 2: Personal Strategic Advantage, Part 2, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM Jan 23 |
3 |
Jan 26, 28 & 31 |
Class discussion (day 1) – CIO Challenges Reading (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): 1. How important to Barton do you think the kid’s advice is: “You need to know what you don’t know?” Class discussion (day 2) – CIO Leadership & Information Reading (day 2): 1. Do you agree with Ruben that IT is a “unique” or different business function? Class is online on Monday January 31: Guest Speaker (day 3) : Orlando Barone, President of Barone Associates, a Pennsylvania-based management consulting firm Develop your IT Tutorial – (day 3): |
Assignment 3: Knowledge Assessment, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM Jan 30
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4 |
Feb 2, 4 & 7 |
Class discussion (day 1) – Systems Thinking Readings (day 1): Video (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Class discussion (day 2) – IT Strategy Readings (day 2): Video (day 2): ICA (day 3) – Value Disciplines & Digital Transformation |
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5 | Feb 9, 11 & 14 |
Class discussion (day 1) – IT Architecture Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Class discussion (day 2) – The cost of IT & The value of IT Reading (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 2): ICA (day 3) – The Value of IT |
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6 | Feb 16, 18 & 21 |
Class discussion (day 1) – Project Management Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Readings (day 2): ICA (day 2): Groups discuss Case Study and prepare their presentations Case Study Presentations (day 3) |
Zara Case Study due on canvas by 11:59 PM on Feb 20 |
7 | Feb 23, 25 |
Class discussion (day 1) – The runaway project & Cybersecurity/Business Continuity Readings (day 1): 1. What are the root causes leading to the Infrastructure Replacement (IR) initiative? Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Class is online on Friday Feb 25, Guest speaker (day 2): Sudhanshu Kairab, VP Governance, Risk, & Compliance, Comcast Cybersecurity |
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Feb 28 – March 4 |
SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS |
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8 | March 7, 9 & 11 |
Week 8 slides: Discuss Mid Term (day 1) – take home (due on March 13) Class discussion (day 1): IT Priorities & IT and the Board of Directors Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): NO CLASS ON FRIDAY MARCH 11: Student work on Mid Term |
Volkswagen Case Study due on canvas by 11:59 PM on March 8 Mid Term due on canvas by 11:59 PM on March 13 |
9 |
March 14, 16 & 18 |
Week 9 slides: Class discussion (day 1): Crisis Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (day 1): 1.As Jim Barton, what would be your impressions and experiences in the first few minutes after receiving the first call from Ruben? How does it feel when things start to suddenly fall apart? How can your reactions to a crisis get you into more trouble? What can you do to help avoid such trouble? Class discussion (day 2): Damage Readings (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 2): 1.How well did Jim Barton prepare and present his recommendation to the CEO on the response to the DoS attack? Class discussion (day 3): IT Doesn’t matter?! Readings (day 3): ICA: In your group discuss & prepare the following (day 3): |
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10 | March 21, 23 & 25 |
Class discussion (day 1): Communication Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Class discussion (day 2): Emerging Technology Readings (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 2): Class discussion (day 3): Vendor partnering / Outsourcing Readings (day 3): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 3): 1.Should acquisition of infrastructure replacement (IR) services be an arm’s length transaction or a close partnership transaction? |
Assignment 4: Vendor Selection, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM March 27 |
11 |
March 28, 30 & April 1 |
Class discussion (day 1): Managing Talent & IT Governance Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): 1.What should Carter and Barton do about the Ivan Korsky situation? ICA (day 2): Groups discuss Case Study and prepare their presentations Readings (day 2): Case Study Presentations (day 3) |
Vermont Teddy Bear Case Study due on canvas by 11:59 PM on March 31 |
12 | April 4, 6 & 8 |
Class discussion (day 1): Standardization & Innovation Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): ICA (day 2): Sentiment Analysis Guest speaker (day 3): Jason Lindsley, Enterprise Protect – AVP, Technology Risk Services (TRS), TD Bank Group |
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13 | April 11, 13 & 15 |
Class discussion (day 1): Managing Risk Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): ICA (day 2) – IT Risk Management Guest speaker (day 3): Tom Dickson, Director Of Information Technology at US Healthconnect, Inc. |
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14 |
April 18, 20 & 22 |
Class discussion (day 1): Looking forward / predicting the future Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Discuss Final Exam (day 2) – take home (due on April 27) ICA (day 2) Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 2): NO CLASS ON APRIL 22: Students complete & submit their IT tutorial |
Assignment 5: IT Tutorial, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM April 24
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April 25 |
NO CLASS ON MONDAY APRIL 25: Students work on Final exam |
Complete SFF by EOD April 26 Final Exam due on canvas by 11:59 PM on April 27 |