1. COMPETING WITH IT AND THE INTERNET MBAT / INFS 6150
INSTRUCTOR: RAMIRO MONTEALEGRE
ROOM 443, TEL.:
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2. STUDENTS' BACKGROUND - NAME - DEGREE & MAJOR - WORKING EXPERIENCE
WHY REGISTERED FOR THE COURSE
EXPECTATION ABOUT THE COURSE

3. you’re not paying attention!
If you’re not confused,
you’re not paying attention!

4. OBJECTIVES FOR A COURSE IN COMPETING WITH IT AND THE INTERNET
- Issues in MANAGING DATA, INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE
to EXPLOIT their potential for COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
- ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY of top and middle MANAGEMENT in
IT DECISIONS.
- CLASSICAL EXAMPLES of:
STRATEGIC use of IT,
IT & ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, and
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATIONS
- The emergence of a GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE &
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
- DECISIONS & DISCUSSIONS involving their BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS

5. TOPICS TO BE COVERED - STRATEGIC IMPACT OF IT
- MANAGING IN THE MARKETSPACE
- IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES/
CREATING VALUE
- EMERGING INTERNET MODELS
- BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
- INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF E-COMMERCE

6. TECH-WATCH: 2001 may mark the emergence
of the Chief Strategy Officer, or CSO.
The CSO's role is to ensure that an organization's e-business
solutions are competitive.
“An ideal CSO has a broad understanding of the marketplace
and understands both technology and business needs. It
could be someone who came up through the IT or marketing
ranks. Ideally, it takes a jack-of-all-trades and a master of all
of them to fill the job."
TechRepublic, January 10, 2001

7. GUEST SPEAKERS
Mitch Green Principal Systems Engineer iPlanet
Wayne Miyamoto Systems Eng, Manager Cisco Systems
Tim Enwall Founder and President Solista
Chris Wand Samurai Warriors SOFTBANK Venture
Daniel Feld Capital
Mark Chun Research Associate University of Colorado
March TBA
April TBA

8. THE "CASE METHOD" OF TEACHING
- BASED ON ACTUAL COMPANY SITUATIONS
- ILLUSTRATE ISSUES IN USING & IMPACT OF IT
- CRITICAL ELEMENTS FOR LEARNING:
PRIOR PREPARATION
ATTENDANCE
CAREFUL ANALYSIS
PARTICIPATION IN CLASS

9. CLASS EVALUATION
1. Participation (35 %)
a. Attendance and Contribution (20%)
Student Class Attendance Preparation Participation Engagement Flow-of-Ideas Quality
b. Case study write-ups (15 %)
2. Team work (30 %)
a. Facilitation (20%)
b. Critique (10%)
3. Final Project (40 %)

10. Class Procedure for Facilitation/Critique Sessions
First Team: Facilitation (30 minutes)
Second Team: Critique (15 minutes)
Instructor: A third view of the topic

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Read: The Use of Cases in Management Education
Prepare: VeriFone (1997)