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Chapter 1: Introduction. ISYM 540 Current Topics in Information Systems Management. Class Content Non Traditional Class This is not a “class” like any other, it will be a learning experience - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chapter 1: Introduction
ISYM 540
Current Topics inInformation Systems
Management
Class Content Non Traditional Class
This is not a “class” like any other, it will be a learning experience
The learning experience will be individual specific and the student will get out if it what they put into it.
Focus on exploring current topics in the area of information systems technology.
Class Objectives To provide students with the opportunity to
develop skills in information systems technologies, and software/hardware topics which are currently important in the dynamic IS field.
To give students experience with applied projects and team activities.
To develop individual and group research skills imperative to maintaining currency in a rapidly changing technological environment
Class Requirements
Current Events Articles
Group Class Exercises
Weekly Topic Briefings
Final Exam
Current Events Articles
Each Tuesday a current events article will be presented to the class. This will be an informal presentation of the article. First article due July 7th.
The article cannot be more than 3 months old.
Can be on any topic in the news on information systems technologies.
Group Class Exercise
Each Tuesday a group class exercise will be assigned. The group will complete the exercise and present their findings to the class.
Groups of 2 or 3 are acceptable
Weekly Topic Briefing
Each Thursday a weekly topic briefing will be due
There will be 5 briefing topics Executive briefings will be assigned that
will take the form of a written report of approximately 1200-1500 words directed toward a managerial audience.
Weekly Topic Briefing
Paper FormatTitle Page
Executive Briefing Topic # - Topic Title Title of Briefing Student Information Class Information Date
IntroductionBody of the Document – Discussion of TopicSources
Weekly Topic Briefing
The topic of each briefing will be of the student’s choosing but must be related to the weeks topic. Sample topics are included in the class syllabus.
The student will be required to provide a class presentation of each executive briefing.
Weekly Topic Briefing
PowerPoint should be use for presentations Use Bullet Points Do not simply write your briefing on the slides
Written reports will be turned in weekly Include a copy of your PowerPoint slides
Weekly briefings will be combined into one semester long topics study Due August 6th
Topics Week 1 – Business Issues
Challenge: Management of Change
Converged Communications Customer Relations
Management (CRM) Dependence on Networks E-Banking E-Commerce, taxation issues Future of Telecommunications Global Enterprises Impact of Video on Demand:
Blockbuster, Hollywood Video
Knowledge Sources, Data Mining
Legal: E-Discovery Knowledge-based Industries,
Knowledge Management Managing the Digital Firm M-Commerce Real Estate Search and
Property 3D Tours Shortened Product Life Cycles Telecommuting
Topics Week 2 – Information Communications Broadband Internet
Connectivity Cable versus Telecoms versus
New Threat Convergence of Data, Video,
and Voice Fast Ethernet, Wired Standard Free or Nearly Free Services –
Skype, Vonage, ooVoo Future of Telecommunications GPS, Satellite
Communications, Mapquest, Google Earth
Instant Messaging IPv6, Internet 2, Internet
Neutrality Peer-to-peer Networks RFID SANs Software Defined Radios Telecommunications: 3G, 4G VOIP
Topics Week 3 – Info Systems Technology Artificial Intelligence, Neural
Networks, The Singularity Computer Architecture,
Parallel Processing Digital Cameras Display Technology, OLED
Displays, Lighting the Future Electromagnetic energy beams E-paper Flash Memory Linux vs. Windows, Open
Source Software
Mobile Energy Sources – Fuel Cells, Solar, Batteries
Multi-core Processors Nanoelectronics, Nanocomputing,
Organic Electronics Operating Systems PDAs, iPods, Podcasting, iPhone Robotics, Mind-Machine Interface Supercomputers Telematics Virtual Keyboards Virtual Reality, Virtual Desktop
Topics Week 4 – Societal Issues
Blogging, vlogging Classroom of the Future e-bay, Craigslist, Online
Auctions E-Learning, Online Education,
Accelerated Learning Electronic Publishing E-Voting HDTV, Home Entertainment,
Smart Homes Impact of IS on Energy
Conservation
Location-Based Services, GPS Medical Applications Personal Electronic Devices Real ID Act Robots, Remote Robotic
Control Social Networking SOHO of the Future YouTube, Facebook, My
Space, Paltalk, LinkedIn
Topics Week 5 – Info Assurance and Security Biometrics Digital Signatures Disaster Planning Encryption,
Cryptography, Quantum Cryptography
Identity Theft Information Assurance,
Data Security Legal and Ethical Issues
Malware Mobile Malware Personal Privacy,
zabasearch, spock.com, wink.com
SPAM, SPIM, Phishing, Hacking
Surveillance
Final Exam
Take home exam.
Will be distributed on or about July 16th
Exam due August 6th.
Questions??