Graduate Curriculum Committee - zicklin : school of business - CUNY

3. Course Material/Readings
Required Textbooks:
• Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology—Version 1.1, by John
Gallaugher, Jul 2010, ISBN 13: 978-0-9823618-1-8, ISBN 13 Color: 978-1-936126-21-7.
• Adventures of an IT Leader, by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell,
Harvard Business Press (April 21, 2009), ISBN-10: 142214660X, ISBN-13: 978-1422146606.
Cases: Cases that are needed for this course are identified on the schedule page.
4. Grading
Mid-term exam 30%
Final exam 30%
Case write-ups 15%
Project report 15%
Class participation 10%
5. Course Website
All course material, including the syllabus, schedule, assignment instructions, announcements, will
be posted on blackboard. You are expected to check the course website on blackboard at least twice a week.
6. Case analyses
• Case analyses should be completed in teams of 4-5 students each.
• Each group will prepare written analyses for two cases.
• Cases will be assigned to student teams by the instructor.
• Each team member is required to contribute his/her fair share of work for each deliverable that
requires teamwork. The instructor reserves the right to ask for percentage of work contribution
by each team member for all deliverables.
• Please refer to detailed instructions provided on blackboard for preparing case write-ups.
• Each student should come to class prepared to analyze and discuss the case (the schedule page
identifies when cases are scheduled to be discussed).
7. Project
The course project should be completed in teams of 4-5 students each. These are usually the same
teams that are created for case analyses. The project involves preparing a report on a topic relevant to the
course. Refer to blackboard for detailed instructions for the project.
8. Class Participation
Students will be expected to develop compelling ideas and articulate them well in the classroom. Your
class participation grade will depend on the substantive contributions and insights you bring to the
discussion. Assigned readings should be read before each class session so that you are well prepared to
discuss relevant issues and questions.
Class participation is especially critical during case discussions. You will be expected to thoroughly
prepare for and actively participate in each case discussion. I will randomly call on students to discuss and
answer questions about the case.