MIS 3534 – Prof. Min-Seok Pang

Week 01 – Introduction

Week 1 – Introduction – class slides and videos

Week 01 – Introduction (color).pdf

Week 01 – Introduction (bw).pdf

Todd Park and Steven Van Roekel – TechCrunch (http://on.aol.com/video/todd-park-and-steven-vanroekel-talk-about-the-new-government-technology-initiatives—-disrupt-517377234)

IS in Action – Wal-Mart Supply Chain – CNBC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUe-tSabKag)

Keynote Address, Rob Carter, CIO Fedex – PointThink (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2UhvZleXN8)

Harrah’s Entertainment CIO – ZDNet (http://www.zdnet.com/videos/cio/harrahs-entertainment-cio-tim-stanley/334830?tag=content;selector-videos)

Online discussion questions – Jan 15

  • What should be qualifications for a position of a Chief Information Officer?
  • Why do Mr. Carl Williams and the board of directors at IVK choose Mr. Jim Barton for a new CIO?
  • Should a CIO be chosen among technically-trained managers or business-background managers?
  • Which skill is easier to learn? IT or Management? Why?

What do you think? Leave your thoughts that you couldn’t share in-class.