Spring 2002 -- B01.2119.23,.24,.25

Fundamentals of Information Technology & E-Commerce PRELIMINARY DRAFT (#2) SYLLABUS Prof. Foster Provost Information Systems

Scheduling: Section .23 MW 3:00pm - 4:20pm KMC 3-70

Section .24 TH 9:00am - 10:50am KMC 2-65 Section .25 TH 1:30pm - 2:50am KMC 2-65

Professor: Foster Provost E-mail:

Web: fprovost@stern.nyu.edu (Place “B01” in subject line of email) http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~fprovost

Phone: 998-0806 Office/Office Hours: K-MC 9-71, TBA

Teaching Assistant: Section 23: Patricio Carrera Section 24 & 25: Sean Ha

TA E-mail: pac250@stern.nyu.edu dsh220@stern.nyu.edu

TA Office/Office Hours: TA Ctr (K-MEC 6th floor) / TBA Class Web Site: On Blackboard at: http://class.stern.nyu.edu/mybb.html

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Information technology (IT) has radically changed the internal operations of organizations and the market places in which they compete. The toolkit of skills of the business professional must include an understanding of the fundamentals of IT and its impacts on other aspects of business – strategy, management, marketing, operations, finance, and so on. This course is intended to provide this base set of skills. Information technology can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing processes, and can provide opportunities that did not exist previously—for productivity as well as for increasing revenue. Executives, managers, and analysts must have a solid understanding of the underlying information technology to take advantage of the solutions and opportunities it offers. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

§ Critically discuss and evaluate the business-value impacts of information systems. § Apply the basic concepts and principles for modeling business problems with information

systems. § Appreciate the interrelationships between technical and managerial issues in the

development of information systems in general, and information architectures in particular.

§ Demonstrate literacy in the basic technology concepts behind networking, how the Internet works, client-server architectures, and transaction-processing systems.

§ Critically discuss the basic economic concepts that govern information technology and the Internet.

REQUIRED READINGS:

Text and Readings Packet: Laudon & Laudon, (2001). Essentials of Management Information Systems: Organizations and Technology in the Networked Enterprise (4 th Edition), shrinkwrapped with readings packet. On-Line Readings: Check the blackboard class page for additional web-based readings.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING

Breakdown. Your final grade for the course will be determined based on your relative performance in the following: Homework Projects 25% Group Project 25% Final Exam 40% Class Participation 10% 100%

The topics, due dates and percentage breakdowns for the homeworks will be as follows:

1. Webpage Design and Development 20% 2. Managing Data 40% 3. The Value of Information 40%

100%

Policy for the Final Grade ("The Stern Curve"). Stern School policy requires that only the top 35% of the class may receive grades in the A/A- range. Consequently it is your performance relative to your peers that determines your grade rather than the absolute score on any exam, homework, project or quiz.

Class Participation. Active participation facilitates effective learning. Participation requires preparation, including thoughtful reading of the assigned material before class. You should be well enough prepared to comment knowledgeably on the readings scheduled for a given class and to ask questions about the things you did not understand. The class discussions and lectures will assume that you have completed the required material. In addition to your contributions to in-class discussions, you should be an active participant on the class Blackboard Discussion Board.

Schedule: Section 23 (M,W), Sections 24 & 25 (T, Th)

L Day Date Topic Readings, Tutorials, Assignments

self study Basic Technology Background L&L Chapters 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.3

M 1/28 1

T 1/29

Introduction: Information Technology, Management, and Strategy

L&L Chapters 1-2 Web: The Management Information Value Chain

W 1/30 2

Th 1/31

IS Infrastructure I: Standards and Protocols

L&L Chapter 7 Web: Creating a Home Page at Stern Assignment 1 handed out

M 2/4 3

T 2/5 IS Infrastructure II: Software and Systems

L&L Chapters 4.4, 5.4, and 10 Packet: Dell On-Line Group Project handed out

W 2/6 4

Th 2/7

IS Infrastructure III: Systems and IT Strategies

Packet: Application Service Providers, pp. 1-6 Packet: Your Next IT Strategy

M 2/11 5

T 2/12 Managing Data I L&L Chapter 6

Assignment 1 Due - Assignment 2 handed out

W 2/13 6

Th 2/14 Managing Data II Packet: Alibris

Web: websql tutorial

W 2/20 7

T 2/19 The Business Value of IT I L&L 9

Handout: Beyond the Productivity Paradox

M 2/25 8

Th 2/21 The Business Value of IT II Packet: The Value of Information

Assignment 2 Due - Assignment 3 handed out

W 2/27 9

T 2/26 Analytics and Knowledge Systems I L&L 11

Packet: The New World of Merchandising

M 3/4 10

Th 2/28 Analytics and Knowledge Systems II Packet: DoubleClick Inc.: Gathering Customer

Intelligence

W 3/6 11

T 3/5 Transforming Markets and Organizations Packet: Welcome to the Bazaar

Assignment 3 Due

M 3/18 12

Th 3/7 Wrap-up and Exam Review

W 3/20 13

T 3/19 Final Exam Group Project Due