To capitalize on this opportunity, however, managers must learn to use information technology in an informed way, a task made much more difficult by the extreme rate of technological advancement that characterizes today's society. The objective of the course is to train students to identify and resolve the managerial issues surrounding the use of information technology in organizations. The perspective of this course is that, in a world where the half-life of a particular hardware or software technology is often measured in months, building intuition about core concepts and developing frameworks and ways of thinking about technology is more valuable to future general managers. Accordingly, the focus of this course is to develop insights into what, when and how information technology can be used within and among organizations to improve efficiency, differentiate products and services, enhance performance in existing markets and develop entirely new markets by changing the rules of competition. The course grades will be determined by curve .
Students form teams of no more than five members in each team.
Overall letter grades will be assigned by curve . That is, the letter grade you receive will be determined by your ranking among all students in your class . Typical percentages of letter grades in the past are as follows. However, generous distributions will be awarded to exceptionally performing classes. No makeup exams will be given.