MIS 171 – Web Technologies and Innovations (Summer 2008) Course Information Course title:

Web Technologies and Innovation

Course number:

MIS171

Course description:

Today, New Web technologies are being used to change how organizations communicate both internally and as well as with external partners. These technologies have been integrated into an exciting academic discipline that is integral to all business activities. This course is designed to introduce students to new and innovative technologies and examine how these powerful systems have fundamentally reshaped modern organizations along with our society. Using online collaborative technologies that were developed in the context of social networking and online communities, corporations are reengineering both internal business processes and those related to customers, suppliers, and business partners. Developing innovative ways to communicate and collaborate can lead to new business opportunities, and new efficiencies. This course investigates the technologies, methods and practices of developing online communities, and how this knowledge and these skills are applied to reengineer business processes, for example how products, services and information systems are developed, and how geographically disperse virtual teams collaborate.

Course date:

Monday, May 5, 2008 through Friday, June 13, 2008

Course Goals Course goals:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Understand the role of web technologies such as online communities in the business world, and how they deliver value. Learn about the popular community-oriented tools, such as online social networking tools. Learn how to plan, start, grow and manage an online community. Learn of examples where businesses have used web technologies to innovate and reengineer business processes.

Instructor Information Name:

Ryan T. Wright

Email:

[email protected]

Office location:

Todd 437 F

Office hours:

M-W 10:30-11:30

Phone:

335-1715

Biography:

www.ryantwright.com

Course Deliverables & Exams The course has a variety of activities to become familiar with the most advanced online collaborative technologies and experience: Course Reading – Each week there will be instructional material on the topic at hand. The students are expected to read through these contents and gain a conceptual understanding of the material. Supplementary Reading - In addition to course contents, some topics will contain supplementary reading materials in the form of articles by leading scholars and practitioners. The students would be expected to read these and take a quiz on the content.

MIS 171 – Web Technologies and Innovations (Summer 2008) Weekly Blog Participation - Each week the students are expected to participate in discussions about the module content. These discussions will be led and facilitated by the instructor. Mid-term and Final Exams - There will be two cumulative exams that will test the students on the content of the modules including the supplementary reading materials. Experiential Learning Projects - Some of the course modules will provide students with the opportunity to experience a variety of collaborative technologies available on the Internet. The students will be expected to complete an assignment based on these technologies. GooglePages / Blog – This project the students will construct a blog using blogspot.com and a website using Google pages. MS Live Office - This project consists of designing and developing a web presence for a business using the MS Live Office technology. This includes providing a proposal for a business web site (fictional or real) and then building the site. MS SharePoint - This project involves building a collaborative environment using MS SharePoint. Students will be asked to develop a SharePoint site that will meet certain requirements. These requirements will be outlined in detail during the course of the class. The focus for this assignment is how to build collaborative systems to improve personal and business productivity. Wiki Project - This service learning component is targeted toward enabling students to create expert content on Washington State’s current wiki environment. The end product will be used by the University within their production environment. Startup.com Paper – Student will be assigned a paper based on the Startup.com video shown in class. Technology Paper - Students will be assigned to groups to collaborate on a final written project that will be due near the end of the class. As a part of this assignment the students will choose a “cutting edge technology”, assume that they are a company who intends to use this cutting edge technology for some innovative business application. This business application could include development of the technology or just its application in some innovative sphere of business. The paper will be needed to be submitted in the form of a business proposal. More detailed descriptions of all the course activities and the expectations from the students will be made available. Grading & Due Dates Due dates for the course are listed in the Course Schedule. In general, late activities will not be accepted. However, if you have a legitimate excuse, and if you inform me in advance, exceptions may be granted. Course grades will be assigned based on the following activity weights :

MIS 171 – Web Technologies and Innovations (Summer 2008)

Activity

Points

% of Course Grade

Course Exams Mid Term Final Exam subtotal

100 100 200

12.5% 12.5% 25%

Projects Blogs/GooglePages MS Live Office MS SharePoint Wiki Project Startup.com Projects subtotal

50 50 50 50 50 250

~6% ~6% ~6% ~6% ~6% ~31%

Quizzes Tim O’Reilly: What is Web 2.0 Tom Friedman: It’s a Flat World Clayton Christensen: The Rules of Innovation Chris Anderson: The Long Tail . Susan Patton: ABCs of E-Commerce. Chris Anderson: Why $0.00 is the Future. Nick Carr: The End of Corporate Computing Scott Rosenberg: Anything you can do I can do Meta Nick Carr: Amorality of Web 2.0 Malcolm Wheatley: The Myths of Open Source Quiz subtotal

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

~1% ~1% ~1% ~1% ~1% ~1% ~1% ~1%

10 10 100

~1% ~1% 12.5%

Technology Project Project Proposal Final Presentation Final Paper Technology Project subtotal

10 40 50 100

~1% 5% ~6% 12.5%

Blog Entries Attendance / Participation

100 50

12.5% ~6%

Total

800

100%

Textbooks Requirements:

There are no assigned textbooks for this course. The learning process will be facilitated with online presentations for each topic available in the course space and supplemental assigned readings. All these articles are either available as electronic reserves through the WSU Libraries or on selected Web sites on the Internet.

Computing Resources Recommendation: Operating System Requirements: Windows XP SP 2 or Vista Minimum Hardware Requirements: Pentium III or higher 800 MHz processor or higher

MIS 171 – Web Technologies and Innovations (Summer 2008) 128 MB RAM - preferably 256MB or higher CD-ROM Drive Internet Connection - preferably a high speed connection MIS Standards Our mission is to build a “world class” MIS program with high standards. In order to help insure high quality and consistency across the MIS curriculum and throughout the MIS program, it is strongly recommended that at the end of each semester in each MIS class section, MIS faculty members and instructors end the semester with a final, overall grade point average for each class that complies with the ranges shown below. Below the table with these grade point average ranges is another table showing how grade points correspond to letter grades. Dr. Mark A. Fuller, Chair, Department of Information Systems Course Level

Recommended Final Class GPA

100 and 200 Level Courses

2.5 – 2.9

300 Level Courses

2.7 - 3.1

400 Level Courses

2.7 - 3.1

Corresponding Grade Point

Percentage

A

4.0

93 or above

A-

3.7

90 - 92.9

B+

3.3

87 - 89.9

B

3.0

83 - 86.9

B-

2.7

80 - 82.9

C+

2.3

77 - 79.9

C

2.0

73 - 76.9

C-

1.7

70 - 72.9

D+

1.3

67 - 69.9

D

1.0

60 - 66.9

F

0.0

59.9 or below

Letter Grade

Incomplete Policy 1. 2. 3.

Students must request an incomplete in writing from the professor/ instructor. The request must be made via regular post (snail mail), must be signed and dated by the student, and must explain the reasons behind the request for the incomplete. In order to be considered for an incomplete, there are two main conditions: a. a student must complete a minimum amount of the assigned course work.

MIS 171 – Web Technologies and Innovations (Summer 2008) b.

4.

the student must have a mathematical possibility of passing the class. A passing grade is 60 percent or above for the entire course. If extraordinary circumstances (e.g., family emergency, serious illness) are involved and are documented to the professor’s/instructor’s satisfaction, the professor/ instructor retains the discretion to grant an incomplete even if the minimum conditions outlined in Item 3 above are not met.

If an incomplete is granted, then the standard WSU policy applies (i.e., all work must be completed within one full year from the end of the enrollment semester at issue. Otherwise, an automatic grade of F, or failing, will be entered on the student’s transcript). Academic Dishonesty Students are expected to uphold the WSU standard of conduct relating to academic integrity as outlined by the Office of Student Conduct. They assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work submitted. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that students' submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be their own work. Any student violating the the standard of conduct will be subject to disciplinary action, including receiving a failing grade (F) in the course. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute an honor code violation, the student should contact the instructor. Disability Statement Reasonable accommodations are available for those who have a documented disability. Please notify the instructor during the first week of class of any accommodations needed for the course. Late notification may cause the requested accommodations to be unavailable. All accommodations must be approved through the Disability Resource Center (DRC).