Information and Decision Sciences

IDS 515 Information System Strategy and Policy

Credit hours 4 hours
Catalog description Examines how businesses can leverage IT and digital technologies to maixmize business performance. Covers IS strategy formulation, strategy implementation, e-business transformation, Inter-organizational and multi-organizational IS strategies.
Key topics MAJOR TOPICS:
1. Introduction and overview
2. Information Systems and Corporate Strategy
3. Aligning enterprise corporate strategy and information systems strategy
4. Frameworks and Methodologies for IS strategy formulation
5. e-business strategies
6. Application Portfolio and Architecture Planning
7. Implementation of IS strategies
8. Contemporary issues in IS strategy and Policy
9. Future trends and Industry insights
Prerequisites for this course Consent of the the instructor
Course(s) for which this is a prerequisite None
Required course for
Elective course for MS in MIS/MBA Joint Program Students
MS in MIS Students with a Concentration in Systems Management
MBA students with a Specialization or Concentration in MIS
Frequency of offering Variable semesters of offering
Recent offerings, instructors, syllabi Fall 2008 Ranganathan
Fall 2005 Ranganathan
Fall 2004 Ranganathan
Planned offerings Fall 2009
Cross-listings None
Comments The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the principles underlying formulation and implementing of e-business strategies.