MIS 482 SPRING 2012 Management of Information Technology

Class Overview  Instructor: Pat Paulson, 325  Office hours listed on web site   Grading in D2L:  Course Web site:  Check web site periodically for updates! PgP MIS

Instructor Background  Attorney  Mechanical Engineer  Operations Manager  Business Systems Consultant  MIS Professor PgP MIS

Instructor’s Web Site  Course materials  Homework assignments  Reading materials  Project information  Important announcements PgP MIS

Course Description-Catalog  This course introduces students to current issues in information technology mainly through case analysis. Different methods of dealing with the issues involved are discussed. Various systems in information technology are presented. The importance of management control is emphasized and multinational IT is also covered. PgP MIS

Course Objectives  Investigate technology and innovation issues important to businesses  Develop personal awareness, inquiry methods and critical thinking skills to better analyze problems and suggest solutions  Develop effective written communication skills PgP MIS

Areas of Concentration  Understand innovation and technology  Familiarization with the tools/software/concepts PgP MIS

Materials  Book  Required: Management of Technology & Innovation, White & Bruton; bundled with WriteExperience  Recommended for Project 2 Action Inquiry, Torbert A Whole New Mind, Pink  Files available at:  \\store\classes\ \ReadOnly \\store\classes\ \ReadOnly PgP MIS

Main Topics  Creative Thinking  Action Inquiry  Foundation of Technology and Innovation  Innovation Strategy  Obtaining Technology  Success from Technology and Innovation  WriteExperience PgP MIS

Classroom Info  Format  Physical-Somsen 301  Virtual-online with Adobe Connect  Recorded using Tegrity  Bring laptop every day  Assignments PgP MIS482 10

Attendance and Participation  This course covers material discussed in class, but not in the assigned readings  Attendance or viewing recordings is expected  Participation, or lack thereof, is a factor in deciding borderline grades PgP MIS482 11

Assignments Web Site  Create and maintain a web site for submitting your assignments  Learn to work with HTML and the Internet  Web site must be up and running by Saturday, January 21 st, 2012 at 8am! PgP MIS482 12

Project 2- Awareness and Inquiry  Analyze your skills  Get to know yourself  Learn to learn  Develop leadership skills  Develop management skills PgP MIS482 13

Assignments  Assigned readings  To focus on main course topics  Develop written communication skills  No ed assignments, no print outs  Late assignments are not accepted, are penalized PgP MIS482 14

Assignments  Are graded, results ed to student  If questioning grading make sure to reply with history PgP MIS482 15

Exam Notice  Before final exam make sure that you have WSU network access and that you can connect to: \\store\classes\ \  Why? This is where you get exam files! PgP MIS482 16

Final  Written, 2 hours  Cumulative, test knowledge of information technology project concepts  Open book, open notes PgP MIS482 17

Grading  Grading will be based on:  5%Assignment01=Project 1  25%Assignments(excluding Assignment 01)  20%WriteExperience 5% each)  5%Participation  20% Project 2 (10% each part)  25%Final PgP MIS482 18

Final Grade  Based on 100 total points  A 90% or greater  B 80 to 89%  C 70 to 79%  D 60 to 69%  F less than 59% PgP MIS482 19

Grading  Late Assignments are penalized!  No extra credit  No make-up exams!  Professor Paulson does not give out grades  Students earn grades! PgP MIS482 20