Engineering
| ITS832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy |
| ITS832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy |
Course Summary
Course Number and Name
ITS 832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy
Course Term and Delivery
2019 Summer – Main
Hybrid Course
Residency weekend: June 28-30, Alexandria, VA
Course Instructor
Dr Jess Schwartz, Professor
Email: jessica.schwartz@ucumberlands.edu
Course Description
This course covers theory, development and impacts of national and international policy on IT. It explores how frequent shifts in public policy require IT businesses to adjust rapidly to adhere to regulations. Students will develop sophisticated strategies to be able to adapt to the changing environment including new technologies, global transfer and analysis.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
· Develop an understanding of public policy and how it impacts IT from a business and development standpoint.
· Demonstrate the ability to perform analyses related to trade policy, standards, domestic and international regulatory policy, and the impacts of changes in policy on the IT structure of a business.
· Describe an example of: (1) a public policy that had a positive impact on IT, and (2) a public policy that had a negative impact on IT.
· Discuss the current trends in the global IT arena ranging from technology, hardware, policy, software, and available services including out-sourcing.
· Define the activities and tools required to develop a sophisticated national and international strategy for IT.
· List and describe available tools to assist business organizations in the development of a competitive strategy.
· Understand how international and developing markets play an ever-changing role in IT; and integrate that understanding into an existing strategy to develop reasonable estimates of the effect of new products, services and vendors.
· Describe an example of the effect of an emerging market on global IT competition.
Course Structure
· Watch weekly lecture
· Participate in class discussion via iLearn forums
· Reading assigned texts
· Complete quizzes based on assigned reading and lecture
· Complete cases based upon a given scenario
· Complete homework assignments from the text and other sources
Learning Materials and References
Required Resources
· Janssen, M., Wimmer, M. A., & Deljoo, A. (Eds.). (2015). Policy practice and digital science: Integrating complex systems, social simulation and public administration in policy research (Vol. 10). Springer.
Course Outline*
| Note: Assignments in the following table are listed as when they are due. |
Evaluation and Grading
Course Assignments and Evaluation Criteria
Grading will be based on accumulated points of each graded requirement in the course distributed as described in the table below:
| Required Assignments* | ||
| Assignment | Description | Weight |
| Discussions (7) | Students will be required to create 1 new thread, and provide substantive comments on at least 3 threads created by other students. | 7% |
| Written Activities/Project (8) | Each student will create a new written activity for a peer-reviewed research paper that pertains to the week’s assigned reading, and work on a final course reflection activity | 33% |
| Research Project/Midterm paper/Practical Connection Activity | During the Residency weekend you will be required to complete a research project and make an oral presentation.
Included in Residency is Practical Connection activity, short quizzes (2), and mid-term research paper |
60% |
| TOTAL | 100% |
* Assignments may change at the discretion of the professor and changes in the assignments will be announced in class. Students are responsible for noting and completing any changes in assignments. This syllabus can change at any time without notice. APA formatting will be 20% of the grade for all written activities.
Grade Conversion
The final grades will be calculated from the rounded percentages earned in the course, as follows:
| Grade | Percentage |
| A | 90–100% |
| B | 80–89% |
| C | 70–79% |
| F | <70% |
Course Expectations
Class Participation
Students are expected to:
1. Be fully prepared for each class session by studying the assigned reading material and preparation of the material assigned.
2. Participate in group discussions, assignments, and panel discussions.
3. Complete specific assignments when due and in a professional manner.
4. Take exams when specified on the attached course schedule
Academic Integrity
At a Christian liberal arts University committed to the pursuit of truth and understanding, any act of academic dishonesty is especially distressing and cannot be tolerated. In general, academic dishonesty involves the abuse and misuse of information or people to gain an undeserved academic advantage or evaluation. The common forms of academic dishonesty include:
a. cheating – using deception in the taking of tests or the preparation of written work, using unauthorized materials, copying another person’s work with or without consent, or assisting another in such activities
b. lying—falsifying, fabricating, or forging information in either written, spoken, or video presentations
c. plagiarism—using the published writings, data, interpretations, or ideas of another without proper documentation
Episodes of academic dishonesty are reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The potential penalty for academic dishonesty includes a failing grade on a particular assignment, a failing grade for the entire course, or charges against the student with the appropriate disciplinary body.
ALL WRITTEN ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE GROUP PROJECT, NEED TO BE UNDER 10% FOR SAFEASSIGN PLAGIARISM SCORE!
Attendance
Since this is an asynchronous online class there will be no mandatory class sessions, but you will be expected to complete weekly assignments. If you do not attempt the weekly coursework before the beginning of the following week, you will be considered absent from course that week. The University’s attendance policy is that on the third absence you will receive a grade of “F” for the course.
Students with Disabilities
University of the Cumberlands accepts students with certified disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations for their certified needs in the online classroom or in other areas. For accommodations to be awarded, a student must submit a completed Accommodations Application form and provide documentation of the disability. Students who may have a disability meriting an academic accommodation should contact the Disability Services Coordinator (Nate Clouse, in Boswell Campus Center) to ensure that their needs are properly evaluated and that documentation is on file. Any accommodations for disabilities must be re-certified each bi-term by the Disability Services Coordinator before course adjustments are made by individual instructors.
Student Responsibilities
1. Students are expected to login several times per week to participate in class discussions.
2. Students are expected to find out if any changes have been made in the class or assignment schedule.
3. Students are expected to be self-motivating in an online, asynchronous course.
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