Course materials

Syllabus

Updated 9/11/2014:  MIS5001 Syllabus-Brandolph-Fall2014 Update3

 

Videos

Week 1

1. Rolling Video – Did You Know?  2014 Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcZg51Il9no
2. 1981 New Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X84muuaySVQ
3. Thomas Friedman: That used to be use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URKfXe_7oOE
4. Thomas Friedman – The World is Flat http://video.mit.edu/watch/the-world-is-flat-9145/

Week 2

1. Updated Internet World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NGZ2GAN7CI&feature=c4-overview&list=UU1pASZIGxk6_brexy_sCg8A
2. Three Eras of Globalization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4znWHvsjU
3. Video: Pariser and the Personalized Web http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ofWFx525s

 

Book/Course Material

The materials for this course are drawn from multiple sources. There is no required textbook for this course.  There is a set of required case studies which you can purchase online.

Also, there are additional assigned readings throughout the course. These are available for free on the web.

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/28119157

STARS Information Systems Study

 

Weekly Write Ups

Weekly-Writeup-Template

 

Case Analysis Assignment

Case Study Page

 

Weekly Presentations

Week 1 – Course Introduction

Week 2 – The Strategic Role of IT

Week 3 – Systems Thinking and Managing Complexity

Week 4 – Enterprise Applications

Week 5 – Network-Enabled Business Models

Week 6 – Business Models around Digital Content

Week 7 – Crowdsourcing and Open Sourcing

Week 8 – Evaluating Emerging Technology Trends

Week 9 – Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence

Week 10 – Governance of the IT Function

Week 11 – Incubating Innovation – Global Management

Week 12 – Ethics and Continuity Management