MIS 600 – Intro to Info Systems in Organizations – Week 1

Week 1 – Information System Strategy and Strategic Use of Information Resources

I’m thinking this course might not be too challenging for me given that this is what I do for a living, but I would like to know more about the strategy behind it, just not the day to day stuff. The course is going to be fast paced, with two chapter reads a month and two quizzes, with a discussion board post and one response. I expect to spend to 20 hours a week on the course. The book again is available on the YuZu app, so I can read it online and on the go. There is no lecture this week, which always chafes me. I like lectures to back up the reading and provide some additional insights. I do like that there is no final exam, I don’t see the point in a cumulative exam in a five week fast paced course, in a sixteen week course absolutely, but not in this type of format. There will also be a group presentation at some point, which is always interesting.

This week we reviewed the Information Strategy Systems Triangle which is the relationship between business, information, and organizational strategy. It is important to know how they link together and how they can be integrated to support each other. We also reviewed the difference between IT assets and IT capabilities. There is a lot of linking back to Porter’s competitive advantage models. So far the course is very book driven, and I notice the edition is several years old, so I am curious if this book will discuss technology and what type of technology because it has changed drastically in the last five years.