MGT 270 - Computer Applications for Managers

1. Appraise the current state of computing technology, identifying ways it might change in the future.
2. Identify several ways information technology is changing today’s organizations.
3. Distinguish the social and political issues associated with an increasingly “connected” global economy.
4. Analyze information systems trends, including how they relate to different aspects of management.
5. Organize the structure, application, and deliverables of a project using project management techniques.

1. State of Computing Technology
   1. Visions of the present state of computing technology
   2. Predictions of the future state of computer networking
2. Electronic Commerce and the Economy
   1. Impact of computer technologies on global commerce
   2. Examining the promise of productivity gains through information technology
   3. Money in electronic commerce
   4. Digital politics (i.e., online retail tax issues)
   5. Electronic warfare, viruses, and security
3. International Issues
   1. Software piracy
   2. Restrictions placed by foreign governments
   3. Uneven infrastructure in some foreign countries
4. Work and the Virtual Workplace
   1. Virtual workplace
      1. Changes in communication
      2. Telecommuting and home-based workers
      3. Information overload
      4. Online communities
      5. Artificial intelligence – will machines think?
   2. Data Security and Technological Risks
      1. Computer crime
      2. Security measures
      3. Intellectual property
      4. Legal trends
      5. Potential and liability for flawed electronic information
5. Project Management
   1. Setting project objectives
   2. Organizing the project team
   3. Managing projects
   4. Managing resources
   5. Prioritizing and managing tasks
   6. Using project management software
6. Presentations
   1. Creating and delivering an effective business presentation
   2. Reporting project status
   3. Delivering information to top-level management
   4. Presenting information to project team members