Faculty Contact Information:
email: Colegrove_AB@Yahoo.com
phone: 0171 195 3690
Mail: Prof. De Forest W. Colegrove, UMUC, Unit 29216, APO AE 09102 | |
Consultation:
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Required Texts and Readings:
Wheelen, T. and Hunger, J. (2002). Strategic Management and Business Policy (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
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Supplementary Readings:
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Applegate, L., Austin, R., and McFarlan, F. (2003). Corporate Information Systems Management (6th Ed.) Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Washington DC: Author. All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended. In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line.
Additionally, suggest regular reading / subscription to such outside pubs such as Business Week.
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Course Description:
| 3 semester hours credit. Prerequisites: All undergraduate prerequisites and INSS 540, or permission of the Program Director. Examines the issue of linking business performance with information systems technology. Alternative structures for matching the information system organization with the overall organization are discussed and evaluated. Planning mechanisms and strategies are examined. Behavior and legal issues that relate to information systems management are addressed. Case studies are used to expose students to information systems policy issues. Students in the public administration program are not eligible for INSS 620. | |
Course Goals:
Upon completion of the course, participants should:
1. Gained knowledge and understanding of concepts, research, and theories concerning strategic management.
2. Developed and applied a framework of analysis for practical problem solving.
3. Practiced conceptual skills integrating management issues in organizations, especially in regard to information systems.
4. Developed abilities to analyze, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the performance of people responsible for strategic decisions.
5. Applied research capabilities and critical thinking required for strategic policy formulation and evaluation.
6. Developed an appreciation for problems associated with globalization of the economy.
7. Recognized and applied appropriate ethical standards as part of the strategic management process. | |
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Describe the purpose of a mission statement and its internal and external uses and tell how the mission statement impacts IS/IT in an organization.
2. Describe a strategic management process (at least 5 phases) making sure to describe the tasks involved in each phase and tell how IS/IT is involved in the process.
3. Discuss the role of managerial values, ethics, and power in the formulation and implementation of strategy, especially as related to IS/IT.
4. Describe the role of stakeholders in the development of a mission statement and/or strategic statements, and give examples of several different types of stakeholders, especially for IS/IT.
5. Describe Porter's model for analyzing an industry making sure to define each element and provide some examples of how companies may be affected, especially IS/IT.
6. Describe some of the elements in the environment beyond Porter's model that may affect an industry (macro-environment). Provide some examples of how companies may be affected, especially IS/IT.
7. Describe the concept of the value chain, including the various activities, and provide examples of its use in the IS/IT part of the business.
8. Describe the four basic generic corporate-level strategies and give examples for each, including the subcategories for two of the major categories. Tell how these strategies impact the IS/IT part of the organization.
9. Describe the generic business-level competitive strategies and provide examples of organizations using each of the various types. Be able to provide an IS/IT example also.
10. Describe the importance of matching a corporation's strategy with CEO style and experience and the IS/IT strategy with the manager/executive of that function.
11. Describe the role of control in an organization, the various types of control, and what controls should be used in what situations. Elaborate on those to be used in the IS/IT organization.
12. Describe the some of the problems with using an IS on an international scale.
13. Describe the importance of strategic alliances and provide two examples of where they have worked well and two examples of where they have worked poorly. | |
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90 - 100%
B 80 89%
C 70 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs. | |
Course Requirements:
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Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
MidTerm Exam - 20%
Final Exam - 20%
Term Paper - 25%
Presentation - 25%
Participation - 10%
A primary reqirement of the course is the successful completion of a strategic audit of an MIS corporation. The student will then provide a formal report of the audit and make a PowerPoint presentation of her / his findings.
Supplementary Class Project
Background: This course includes special requirements that emphasize certain IS/IT areas and it is to that end that the following steps are required:
1. A secondary (IT-specific) textbook, Applegate, L., Austin, R., and McFarlan, F. (2003). Corporate Information Systems Management (6th ed.) Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin, will be introduced and certain chapters used in the following manner:
a. Students will take responsibility for each of nine (9) chapters: Introduction, Chapter 1 - 4, 7, 9, 10, and Conclusion. One student will be responsible for preparing one presentation of approximately 30 minutes at the beginning of each class period.
b. A sheet will be passed around during the first class period and students will be asked to sign up for one lesson.
2. There will be only one textbook for this exercise and students will pass it around as s/he is due for a lecture.
3. In addition to learning more IT material, the lessons learned will almost certainly be useful in preparing for the comprehensive examination.
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours for every hour of a face-to-face class.
You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing a professional level deliverable.
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Course Schedule:
Week Date Chapter
1 16 AUG 1 Basic Concepts of Strategic Management
2 Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility
17 AUG 3 Environmental Scanning & Industry Analysis
4 Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis
2 13 SEP MIDTERM EXAMINATION (Chapters 1 4)
5 Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis
6 Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy
14 SEP 7 Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy & S.C.
8 Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action
3 27 SEP 9 Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing
10 Evaluation and Control
28 SEP 11 Strategic Issues in Managing Technology
12 Strategic Issues in Entrepreneurial Ventures
13 Strategic Issues for Not-For-Profit Organizations
4 11 OCT Student Research Presentations
Student Research Presentations
12 OCT Student Research Presentations
12OCT FINAL EXAM. (Chapters 5 13)
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC - Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
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Faculty Bio:
De Forest W. Colegrove
Dr. Colegrove holds undergraduate degrees in industrial chemistry, and mathematics/computer science and graduate degrees in international trade/finance, and humanities/economics. His doctoral dissertation is entitled The Levels of Economic Literacy of Russian High School Students. Dr. Colegrove has co-authored a book entitled, Market Economics: A Practical Primer for Socialists, which has been translated into Cyrillic and is currently being used in the school system in Kazan, Tatarstan. Currently, he is studying and writing about the feelings of Supranationalism of German citizens in the European Union. The product of that research will become part of a book scheduled to be published in 2003. He was nominated in 2002 for the Universitys Stanley J. Drayzek Award for Teaching Excellence.
He retired from the U.S. Navy as a Master Chief Sonar Technician (E-9), taught at Florida Keys Junior College, Rhode Island College, Kazan State University (Russia), Johnson and Wales University (RI), joined Maryland in Europe in 1996 and was promoted to the rank of Resident Collegiate Professor in May 2002. He is a member of the International Society of Political Psychology and resides with his wife, Ann, near Heidelberg.
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