MIT OpenCourseWare
OCW Home Course List About OCW Help with OCW Feedback


Search
» Advanced search
 Course Home
 Syllabus
 Calendar
 Readings
 Assignments
 Exams
 Projects

15.568A Management Information Systems, Spring 2003

Pyramid highlighting key elements of management.
Pyramid highlighting key elements of management. (Image courtesy of Prof. Cyrus Gibson.)

Highlights of this Course

This course is designed for undergraduate students. It features a complete reading listassignments, and final exam.

Course Description

The course purpose is to provide the substance and skill necessary to make sound business decisions relating to information systems, and to work with senior line managers in the resolution of issues and problems in this area. Categories of issues which will be addressed in the course include:

  • How do IT and its various manifestations in business, such as the Internet, affect current & future COMPETITIVENESS? How do we align business strategy and plans with IT strategy and IT plans?
  • How can we ENGAGE executives in learning and leading IT-related change?
  • How do we IMPLEMENT new systems, CHANGE work behavior, MANAGE projects?
  • How should we ORGANIZE and GOVERN IT in an organization?
Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Cyrus Gibson

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
One session / week
2.5 hours / session

Level

Undergraduate

Feedback
Send feedback about OCW or this course.

 
MIT Home
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Terms of Use Privacy