IST 42000 - Information Systems Innovation and New Technologies

New IS technologies are being used to change how organzations 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 re-engineering 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 new innovations such as online communities, and how this knowledge and these skills are applied to re-engineeer business processes. For example, how products, services and information systems are developed, and how geographically disperse virtual teams collaborate.

Preparation for Course
P: IST 26500.

Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 3.