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Chapter 1: Introduction

ISYM 540

Current Topics inInformation Systems

Management

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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.

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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

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Class Requirements

Current Events Articles

Group Class Exercises

Weekly Topic Briefings

Final Exam

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Final Exam

Take home exam.

Will be distributed on or about July 16th

Exam due August 6th.

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Questions??