Syllabus<= /TITLE> <META name=3D"Microsoft Theme" content=3D"laverne 111"> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7601.17785"> <META name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12"><LINK = rel=3DFile-List=20 href=3D"syllabussummer2012_files/filelist.xml"><LINK rel=3DthemeData=20 href=3D"syllabussummer2012_files/themedata.thmx"><LINK = rel=3DcolorSchemeMapping=20 href=3D"syllabussummer2012_files/colorschememapping.xml"> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Cambria Math; } @font-face { font-family: Trebuchet MS; } @page WordSection1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; = mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: = black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast } LI.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: = black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast } DIV.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: = black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast } A:link { COLOR: #006666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: #006666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single } A:visited { COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single; mso-style-noshow: yes } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single; mso-style-noshow: yes } P { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; = FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New = Roman"; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: = minor-fareast; mso-style-priority: 99; mso-style-noshow: yes; = mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } SPAN.SpellE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-spl-e: yes } SPAN.GramE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-gram-e: yes } .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-style-type: export-only; mso-default-props: yes; = mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt } DIV.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1 } </STYLE>  <META name=3DCREATED content=3D0;0> <META name=3DCHANGEDBY content=3D"mark sena"> <META name=3DCHANGED content=3D20100511;14505200> <META name=3D"Microsoft Border" content=3D"none, = default"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"tab-interval: .5in" lang=3DEN-US=20 background=3Dhttp://site.xavier.edu/sena/info600/_themes/laverne/lvbkgnd.= jpg=20 link=3D#006666 bgColor=3Dwhite vLink=3D#666666> <DIV class=3DWordSection1> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Information = Technology=20 Management <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">INFO = 600 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Summer = 2012 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">Instructor: &n= bsp; &nb= sp; Dr.=20 Mark P. <SPAN=20 class=3DSpellE>Sena = ;=20 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">Office: = &= nbsp; 20= 3=20 Smith Hall Office=20 Hours: &= nbsp; By=20 appointment Contact=20 Information: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:sena@xu.edu">mailto:sena@xu.edu</A> = (513)745-3296 Course=20 Description An=20 examination of systems and technology involved in the production of = goods and=20 the delivery of services.<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> The predominant = focus is on=20 the manager=92s use of information and technology to influence the = design,=20 operation and control of systems in order to enhance competitive = advantage.=20 Topics covered include analysis of current information systems, = identification=20 and assessment of an organization=92s strategic use of information = systems and=20 trends of information technology development. This course explores = foundational=20 business processes and information systems; it is highly integrative and = will=20 draw heavily from other functional areas in business. Texts and = Course=20 Materials We have no = text book=20 for the course but will be required to order Harvard case studies from = study.net=20 (link to the exact web address provided in Blackboard). Other = required=20 readings will be linked from the course schedule. (link=20 in Blackboard) General = Course=20 Objectives<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">1. To=20 understand facts, concepts, and principles related to managing = with=20 technology. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">2. To=20 understand factors involved in attempts to apply technology to real-life = situations. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">3. To=20 develop an awareness of the possible limitations of = technology. 4.=20 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">To focus on technology = and how it=20 relates to the strategy of a business. 5.=20 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> To apply = different IT=20 concepts to the workplace. Williams = College of=20 Business Mission "We educate = students=20 of business, enabling them to improve organizations and society, = consistent with=20 the Jesuit tradition" How this = course=20 relates to this mission Technology = has had a=20 major impact on nearly every organization and on society at large. = The=20 course will critically examine these impacts via case analyses, readings = on=20 current topics, and in-depth discussions about the social issues of = technology=20 and the Internet. Description of=20 Graded Activities: Participation=20 20% <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will be assessed primarily on the quantity and quality of messages in=20 discussion boards. Quality messages will be those = considered=20 insightful, those that provide outside information, or that challenge=20 opinions, that initiate new or related topics. Quantity of = messages will=20 include both the number of postings and the number of discussion board = "hits"=20 (how many postings you read). Grade will also be based on = attendance and=20 adequate participation during online meetings.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> Case = Presentation=20 20% <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will work in groups of 2 or 3 to make an online case presentation and=20 analysis. The presentation will include a very brief summary of = the=20 case, identification of key issues, research on issues (insights from = articles=20 and web sites), recommendations, and (if possible) updated outcomes of = the=20 case or company profiled. Students should focus on providing = insights=20 and ideas into the case discussion rather than rehashing facts from = the=20 case. Students should also provide points of discussion and pose = questions to participants in the online classroom. Approximately = 30=20 minutes will be allotted for the case presentation and = discussion.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The=20 only deliverable will be the presentation itself. Students are = not=20 required to submit a paper as well.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will be graded based on instructor assessment, feedback from case = analysts=20 (see below), and peer evaluation from fellow group members. = <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> Case Analysis=20 20% (2) <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will prepare two case analyses. =20 Student reports should include a brief summary of the case,=20 identification of key issues, recommendations, and (if possible) = updated=20 outcomes of the case or company profiled. Case analysts will = also be=20 asked to complete a form based on their assessment of the case = presentation=20 group.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Note:=20 Students will select one case to present (with a group) and two other = cases to=20 serve as case analyst. Students will sign up for these via = Discussion=20 Boards in Blackboard.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <o:p> </o:p> Choose one of the following = assignments: Executive Interview or Group Research Project=20 20%<o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Executive Interview: = 20% (or=20 0%) <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Interview a key = manager=20 regarding the strategic importance of IT in their organization. = Solicit=20 their opinions by asking them to strongly agree, agree, neutral, = disagree, or=20 strongly disagree with a structured set of questions.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Also provide at least one = paragraph of=20 comments regarding each item. =20 Provide your own comments and viewpoints on each issue as well as = a=20 reflection and conclusion to the interview.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Set of questions and details = regarding=20 the assignment are available at <A=20 href=3D"http://site.xavier.edu/sena/info600/interview.htm">http://site.xa= vier.edu/sena/info600/interview.htm</A>.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> All responses to the interview = are=20 strictly confidential. =20 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Group Information = Technology=20 Research Study 20% (or 0%) <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">In groups of 2-3, = prepare a 4-5=20 page single spaced paper examining a research question related to = IT. A=20 typical paper might have the following sections: Introduction, = Background,=20 Research Questions and Methodology, Findings (or Preliminary Findings), = and=20 Conclusions. To make such analyses, students will need to find = relevant=20 articles on your topic (preferably published articles as opposed to just = web=20 sites). You'll likely need a minimum of 5-7 references. You = will=20 also need to determine a research method for answering the question - a = survey,=20 interviews, or experiment are the most common = choices. =20 You should identify a research method that would provide the best data = to answer=20 the research question. In many cases, you will not have the = resources or=20 time to actually conduct the full study. If so, your paper will = detail how=20 the study should be conducted then your findings could be based on = preliminary=20 data or a pilot study (say, a group of 30 students who participate in = your=20 survey). More details about the paper will be provided later in = the=20 course. More detail on = the research=20 study will be provided during class meetings and on Blackboard=20 announcements. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p> Exam=20 20% <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">An=20 exam will be posted in Blackboard before the end of the = course. A=20 window of time will be given for students to take the = exam. =20 Students will log onto Blackboard and follow the link to the = exam. Exams=20 will be "open book" but they will also be timed (you may have = only 2=20 hours to complete the exam), so students must be organized and=20 prepared. Exams will primarily cover course readings (those that = <SPAN=20 class=3DGramE>precede each case) and will cover general issues = related to=20 cases (no specific questions from individual cases).<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> Grading=20 Scale<o:p></o:p> <TABLE=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #003333 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: #003333 1pt = outset; BORDER-TOP: #003333 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: #003333 1pt = outset; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-border-alt: outset #003333 .75pt; = mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"=20 class=3DMsoNormalTable border=3D1 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0> <TBODY> <TR style=3D"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #003333 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: #003333 1pt = inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 141.75pt; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #003333 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: #003333 = 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-alt: inset #003333 .75pt"=20 vAlign=3Dtop width=3D189> <P=20 style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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From: "Saved by Windows Internet Explorer 8" Subject: Syllabus Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:53:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01CD32A2.2546CC60" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01CD32A2.2546CC60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://site.xavier.edu/sena/info600/syllabussummer2012.htm Syllabus<= /TITLE> <META name=3D"Microsoft Theme" content=3D"laverne 111"> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7601.17785"> <META name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12"><LINK = rel=3DFile-List=20 href=3D"syllabussummer2012_files/filelist.xml"><LINK rel=3DthemeData=20 href=3D"syllabussummer2012_files/themedata.thmx"><LINK = rel=3DcolorSchemeMapping=20 href=3D"syllabussummer2012_files/colorschememapping.xml"> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Cambria Math; } @font-face { font-family: Trebuchet MS; } @page WordSection1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; = mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: = black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast } LI.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: = black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast } DIV.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: = black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast } A:link { COLOR: #006666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: #006666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single } A:visited { COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single; mso-style-noshow: yes } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99; = text-underline: single; mso-style-noshow: yes } P { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; = FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New = Roman"; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-theme-font: = minor-fareast; mso-style-priority: 99; mso-style-noshow: yes; = mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } SPAN.SpellE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-spl-e: yes } SPAN.GramE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-gram-e: yes } .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-style-type: export-only; mso-default-props: yes; = mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt } DIV.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1 } </STYLE>  <META name=3DCREATED content=3D0;0> <META name=3DCHANGEDBY content=3D"mark sena"> <META name=3DCHANGED content=3D20100511;14505200> <META name=3D"Microsoft Border" content=3D"none, = default"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"tab-interval: .5in" lang=3DEN-US=20 background=3Dhttp://site.xavier.edu/sena/info600/_themes/laverne/lvbkgnd.= jpg=20 link=3D#006666 bgColor=3Dwhite vLink=3D#666666> <DIV class=3DWordSection1> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Information = Technology=20 Management <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">INFO = 600 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Summer = 2012 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">Instructor: &n= bsp; &nb= sp; Dr.=20 Mark P. <SPAN=20 class=3DSpellE>Sena = ;=20 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">Office: = &= nbsp; 20= 3=20 Smith Hall Office=20 Hours: &= nbsp; By=20 appointment Contact=20 Information: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:sena@xu.edu">mailto:sena@xu.edu</A> = (513)745-3296 Course=20 Description An=20 examination of systems and technology involved in the production of = goods and=20 the delivery of services.<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> The predominant = focus is on=20 the manager=92s use of information and technology to influence the = design,=20 operation and control of systems in order to enhance competitive = advantage.=20 Topics covered include analysis of current information systems, = identification=20 and assessment of an organization=92s strategic use of information = systems and=20 trends of information technology development. This course explores = foundational=20 business processes and information systems; it is highly integrative and = will=20 draw heavily from other functional areas in business. Texts and = Course=20 Materials We have no = text book=20 for the course but will be required to order Harvard case studies from = study.net=20 (link to the exact web address provided in Blackboard). Other = required=20 readings will be linked from the course schedule. (link=20 in Blackboard) General = Course=20 Objectives<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">1. To=20 understand facts, concepts, and principles related to managing = with=20 technology. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">2. To=20 understand factors involved in attempts to apply technology to real-life = situations. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'">3. To=20 develop an awareness of the possible limitations of = technology. 4.=20 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">To focus on technology = and how it=20 relates to the strategy of a business. 5.=20 <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> To apply = different IT=20 concepts to the workplace. Williams = College of=20 Business Mission "We educate = students=20 of business, enabling them to improve organizations and society, = consistent with=20 the Jesuit tradition" How this = course=20 relates to this mission Technology = has had a=20 major impact on nearly every organization and on society at large. = The=20 course will critically examine these impacts via case analyses, readings = on=20 current topics, and in-depth discussions about the social issues of = technology=20 and the Internet. Description of=20 Graded Activities: Participation=20 20% <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will be assessed primarily on the quantity and quality of messages in=20 discussion boards. Quality messages will be those = considered=20 insightful, those that provide outside information, or that challenge=20 opinions, that initiate new or related topics. Quantity of = messages will=20 include both the number of postings and the number of discussion board = "hits"=20 (how many postings you read). Grade will also be based on = attendance and=20 adequate participation during online meetings.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> Case = Presentation=20 20% <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will work in groups of 2 or 3 to make an online case presentation and=20 analysis. The presentation will include a very brief summary of = the=20 case, identification of key issues, research on issues (insights from = articles=20 and web sites), recommendations, and (if possible) updated outcomes of = the=20 case or company profiled. Students should focus on providing = insights=20 and ideas into the case discussion rather than rehashing facts from = the=20 case. Students should also provide points of discussion and pose = questions to participants in the online classroom. Approximately = 30=20 minutes will be allotted for the case presentation and = discussion.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The=20 only deliverable will be the presentation itself. Students are = not=20 required to submit a paper as well.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will be graded based on instructor assessment, feedback from case = analysts=20 (see below), and peer evaluation from fellow group members. = <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> Case Analysis=20 20% (2) <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Students=20 will prepare two case analyses. =20 Student reports should include a brief summary of the case,=20 identification of key issues, recommendations, and (if possible) = updated=20 outcomes of the case or company profiled. Case analysts will = also be=20 asked to complete a form based on their assessment of the case = presentation=20 group.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Note:=20 Students will select one case to present (with a group) and two other = cases to=20 serve as case analyst. Students will sign up for these via = Discussion=20 Boards in Blackboard.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> <o:p> </o:p> Choose one of the following = assignments: Executive Interview or Group Research Project=20 20%<o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Executive Interview: = 20% (or=20 0%) <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Interview a key = manager=20 regarding the strategic importance of IT in their organization. = Solicit=20 their opinions by asking them to strongly agree, agree, neutral, = disagree, or=20 strongly disagree with a structured set of questions.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Also provide at least one = paragraph of=20 comments regarding each item. =20 Provide your own comments and viewpoints on each issue as well as = a=20 reflection and conclusion to the interview.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Set of questions and details = regarding=20 the assignment are available at <A=20 href=3D"http://site.xavier.edu/sena/info600/interview.htm">http://site.xa= vier.edu/sena/info600/interview.htm</A>.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> All responses to the interview = are=20 strictly confidential. =20 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Group Information = Technology=20 Research Study 20% (or 0%) <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">In groups of 2-3, = prepare a 4-5=20 page single spaced paper examining a research question related to = IT. A=20 typical paper might have the following sections: Introduction, = Background,=20 Research Questions and Methodology, Findings (or Preliminary Findings), = and=20 Conclusions. To make such analyses, students will need to find = relevant=20 articles on your topic (preferably published articles as opposed to just = web=20 sites). You'll likely need a minimum of 5-7 references. You = will=20 also need to determine a research method for answering the question - a = survey,=20 interviews, or experiment are the most common = choices. =20 You should identify a research method that would provide the best data = to answer=20 the research question. In many cases, you will not have the = resources or=20 time to actually conduct the full study. If so, your paper will = detail how=20 the study should be conducted then your findings could be based on = preliminary=20 data or a pilot study (say, a group of 30 students who participate in = your=20 survey). More details about the paper will be provided later in = the=20 course. More detail on = the research=20 study will be provided during class meetings and on Blackboard=20 announcements. <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet = MS','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p> Exam=20 20% <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">An=20 exam will be posted in Blackboard before the end of the = course. A=20 window of time will be given for students to take the = exam. =20 Students will log onto Blackboard and follow the link to the = exam. Exams=20 will be "open book" but they will also be timed (you may have = only 2=20 hours to complete the exam), so students must be organized and=20 prepared. Exams will primarily cover course readings (those that = <SPAN=20 class=3DGramE>precede each case) and will cover general issues = related to=20 cases (no specific questions from individual cases).<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'"><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> Grading=20 Scale<o:p></o:p> <TABLE=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #003333 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: #003333 1pt = outset; BORDER-TOP: #003333 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: #003333 1pt = outset; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-border-alt: outset #003333 .75pt; = mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"=20 class=3DMsoNormalTable border=3D1 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0> <TBODY> <TR style=3D"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #003333 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: #003333 1pt = inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 141.75pt; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #003333 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: #003333 = 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-alt: inset #003333 .75pt"=20 vAlign=3Dtop width=3D189> <P=20 style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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