Master Syllabus: IS 66721

TROYUNIVERSITY
MASTERSYLLABUS
SORRELLCOLLEGE OF BUSINESS

IS 6672
Information Systems and Business Strategy

Vision Statement

Sorrell College of Business will be the first choice for higher business education students in their quest to succeed in a dynamic and global economy. Sorrell College of Business will create the model for 21st century business education and community service.

Mission Statement

Through operations that span the State of Alabama, the United States, and the world, Sorrell College of Business equips our students with the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to become organizational and community leaders who make a difference in the global village and global economy. Through this endeavor, we serve students, employers, faculty, and TroyUniversity at large as well as the local and global communities.

Prerequisites

If part of the EMBA sequence, EMBA 5501. If part of the MBA sequence, MBA 5505 or equivalent. Otherwise, graduate standing. Not available in the MSHRM program.

Description

Considers the role of operations and information systems in defining competitive business strategies. Structural decisions (product design, marketing, and finance) as well as issues that cross corporate boundaries (strategies for distribution, supply management and global operations) are addressed. Examines emerging issues such as global manufacturing, e-commerce, sourcing strategies, manufacturing automation and environmental issues.

Objectives

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  1. Describe the competitive potential for the use of information systems to support business strategy.
  2. Design an information system that offers strategic advantages.
  3. Discuss issues related to inter-organization information systems.
  4. Discuss issues related to the strategic use of information systems involving international networks.
  5. Describe the impact of information technology on the global business community.
  6. Apply information systems strategies to business objectives in an apt scenario.

Purpose

To emphasize strategic IT planning and leveraging information technology for strategic advantage and changing organizational processes, emphasizing explorations into the uses of technology as a means to develop strategy and as a tool to implement strategy, the alignment of IS strategies and investments with corporate strategic thinking, and alternatives to traditional uses of technology.MBA Information Systems option requirement. EMBA/MSM Information Systemsconcentration requirement.MBA unspecified elective (non-Accounting).

Approved Texts

Applegate, L. M., Austin, R. D., & McFarlan, F. W. (2003or current). Corporate information strategy and management: Text and cases[hardbound version, with cases](6th ed.).Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

Applegate, L. M., Austin, R. D., & McFarlan, F. W. (2003or current). Corporate information strategy and management: The challenges of managing in a network economy[paperback version, without cases](6th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

Betz, F. (2001or current). Executive strategy: Strategic management and information technology (1st ed.).Indianapolis, IN: Wiley. [Also available as an e-book.]

Pearlson, K. E., & Saunders, C. S. (2005or current). Managing and using information systems: A strategic approach (3rd edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Ward, J., & Peppard, J. (2002or current). Strategic planning for information systems (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Supplements

Deise, M. V., Nowikow, C., King, P., & Wright, A. (2000or current). Executive’s guide to e-business: From tactics to strategy (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Lucas, H. C. (2004or current). Information technology: Strategic decision-making for managers (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

McKean, J. (1999or current). Information masters: Secrets of the customer race (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Narayanan, V. K. (2001or current). Managing technology and innovation for competitive advantage (1st ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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(UPDATED by IS-DCC: August 15, 2008)

Added new books, mission and vision statements.

TroyStateUniversity Faculty Handbook(2001): Section 3.8.2.8 [extract]—22 essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):

a.Course title
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c.Term
d.Instructor
e.Prerequisites
f.Office hours
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j.Office telephone
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l.Text(s)
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