Strategic Implementation for Technologies Management

Graduate

Strategic management of technology and innovation in established firms. The overall course objectives are to help students gain competence in (1) understanding the basic framework for the relationships among a business strategy, an information systems strategy and an organizational strategy; (2) developing an awareness of the range, scope and complexity of the issues and problems related to the strategic management of technology and innovation; (3) developing a conceptual framework for assessing and auditing the innovative capabilities of a business organization and (4) developing insight concerning the skills necessary to be effective in managing the innovation process. The course will use SAP, an enterprise resource planning software, as a simulation tool to explore the strategic use of information systems in a large organization. MARKETING (MKTG-)