Session Plan:

Session Topic Readings/Cases/Exercise

1-2 Context of IS in Organizations Read Chapter 1 & 2 Textbook
Organization and Information
System, IS Types, Strategic Use of Additional Readings: Mastering the
Information Systems Three Worlds of Information Technology

3-4 Determining IS Needs Read Chapter 13 of Textbook

Identification of Information
Requirements: Planning, Additional Reading: Executive
Designing, Building and Managing Information Requirement – Getting it Right
Information Systems Session 3 - Assignment 1
(Session 4) HBR Case Study – The IT
System that couldn’t deliver (Group 1 to
present and Group 12 to critique)

`5-6 Information Systems Strategy Read Chapter 3 of Textbook

How IT shapes and drives
business, IS for Competitive Additional Reading: How Information
Advantage gives you Competitive Advantage

(Session 7) Ivey Case Study – Information

System strategy at Neelkanth Durgs)
(Group 2 to present and Group 11 to
critique)

Exercise 1 in Computer Lab: Piedmont

Trailer Manufacturing Company

7-8 Designing the IS Infrastructure Read Chapter 5 & 7 of Textbook

IS Infrastructure and Emerging
Technologies Additional Reading: Managing
Information: The IT Architecture
Session 7 – Quiz 1

(Session 7 )HBR Case Study – None of

Our Business (Group 3 to present and
Group 10 to critique)

(Session 8 )Ivey Case Study – Mercedez-

Benz India (Group 4 to present and Group
9 to critique)
 Exercise 2 in Computer Lab: Maxi’s
Grocery Mart

9-10 Online Information Systems Read Chapter 10 of Textbook

Electronic Business and Digital
Markets (Session 9) Ivey Case Study – Airbnb (A)
(Group 5 to present and Group 8 to
critique)

Session 10: Quiz 2

(Session 10) Ivey Case Study – Social

Media Content Strategy at Ayojak (Group
6 to present and Group 7 to critique)

Exercise 3 in Lab: Madison’s Department

Store

11-12 Enterprise-wide IS Read Chapter 9 & 11 Textbook

ERP, CRM, SCM, KM
(Session 12 )HBR Case Study – Making
Local Knowledge Global (Group 7 to
present and Group 1 to critique)

(Session 12 ) Ivey Case Study – Keda’s

SAP Implementation (Group 8 to present
and Group 2 to critique)

Exercise 4 in Computer Lab: Megan Davis

Convention Center

13-14 Databases and Information Read Chapter 6 of Textbook

Management
Databases and Data Warehousing (Session 15) HBR Case Study –
CareGroup (Group 9 to present and Group
3 to critique)

Exercise 5 in Computer Lab: Susan’s

Special Sauces

15-16 Information Systems for Read Chapter 12 of Textbook

Decision Support Session 15: Quiz 3
Data Mining and Business
Intelligence (Session 17) HBR Case Study – Diamonds
 in the Data Mine (Group 10 to present and
Group 4 to critique)

(Session 17) HBR Case Study – The Dark

Side of Customer Analytics (For class
discussion)

17-18 Securing Information Systems Read Chapter 8 of Textbook

(Session 18) HBR Case Study – Security

Breach at TJX (Group 11 to present and
Group 5 to critique)

(Session 18) HBR Case Study – When

Hackers Turn to Blackmail (Group 12 to
present and Group 6 to critique)

19-20 Managing Projects and Global Read Chapter 14 of Textbook

Information Systems Session 19: Assignment 2
Redesigning Business Processes, Session 20: Quiz 4
Change Management
Session 20: Project Submission