2. Objectives
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Describe how IT supports E-Commerce
• Explain the functions of various categories of E-
Commerce
• Discuss ethical and social issues related to IT in
business
• Evaluate concepts of responsibility, accountability and
liability, as they relate to IT
• Evaluate how IT infrastructure, platforms, databases,
and communication networks facilitate business
processes.
• Discuss IT infrastructure, infrastructure components and
platform trends
3. Activity One
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Last week’s papers
• Style is important, but I am most
interested in content
• Papers looked great!
4. Activity Three
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Discuss the different categories of E-
Commerce
• How does E-Commerce support business
processes
• Reference case on page 373 and
interactive session on page 389
• Discuss performing a competitive analysis,
on page 405
5. Activity Four
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Evaluate Facebook’s Dilemma, Page
406-409
• Discuss questions associated with this
case
6. Activity Five
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Discuss E-commerce strategy formulation
and implementation
• Environment
• Competitive strategies
• Philosophy
• How does this relate to the REAL
everyday situation at work
• Discuss opportunities, challenges and
solutions posed by E-Commerce
7. Activity Six
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Ethical and social issues related to IT in
business
• Stock trading
• Customer privacy
• Employee privacy
8. Activity Seven
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Share some examples of ethical and
social issues related to IT in your job
• Discuss Section 4.1, on page 123
• Is an “Ethical Model” the best way to
approach ethical decision making
• Which key technology trends raise ethical
issues
9. Activity Eight
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Discuss your answers to “Developing a
Corporate Ethics Code”, on page 155
10. Activity Nine
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Form teams
• Prepare to debate / discuss
• Section 4.3, page 131
• Discuss moral and ethical issues raised in
the text
11. Activity Ten
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Discuss Amazon’s New Store: Utility
Computing, on pages 202-204
• Infrastructure
• Platforms
• Databases
• Communication networks
12. Activity Eleven
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Discuss answers to “Evaluating Server
Operating Systems” on page 201
13. Activity Twelve
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Discussion of IT infrastructure
• Which components exist in your business
• Which ones work well, which ones don’t
work well in your company
• What are the trends for IT infrastructure
• What is this whole “cloud” thing about
14. Activity Thirteen
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Review assignments for next week!
15. Activity Fourteen
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• Summary of today’s session
• Questions, comments, concerns
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21. Drive Carefully
MGT 540 – Managing Technology For Organizations
• Nicholas Davis
• Tel: 608-347-2486
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