Faculty Contact Information:
Dr. Robert E. Mann
Email: mannr@bunt.com
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Consultation:
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At the student's convenience.
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Required Texts and Readings:
Text used exclusively in this course --
Wheelen, T. L. & Hunger, J.D. (2008). Strategic management and
business Policy (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Note: Your instructor may require you to purchase one or more case studies for use in this course from the Harvard Business School or the Kennedy School of Government at a cost of approximately $2.95 per case. Both of these sources are available on the Internet. You will be given complete instructions should these additional case studies be required in your section.
Text used in multiple courses --
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington DC: Author.
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Supplementary Readings:
The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edi.). Washington DC: Author.
All graduate students should be prepared to utilize theUMUC online library. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended. In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line.
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Course Description:
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3 semester hours credit. (Formerly INSS 620.) Prerequisites: All undergraduate prerequisites and INSS 540, INSS 640, or permission of the Program Director. Examines the issue of linking business performance with information systems technology. Alternative structures for matching the information system organization with the overall organization are discussed and evaluated. Planning mechanisms and strategies are examined. Behavior and legal issues that relate to information systems management are addressed. Case studies are used to expose students to information systems policy issues. Students in the public administration program are not eligible for INSS 720.
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Course Goals:
As a required, advanced, course in the Master of Science in MIS, this course builds on previous coursework and professional experience to focus on high level strategic and policy decisions. Upon completion of the course, participants should have an understanding of:
- Principles of strategic management,
- Strategy formulation and environmental scanning, and
- The process of policy evaluation.
- The processes involved with policy implementation and evaluation.
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
- Develop an understanding of concepts, research, and theories concerning strategic management.
- Develop and apply a framework of analysis for practical problem solving.
- Develop conceptual skills integrating management issues in public and commercial organizations.
- Develop an appreciation for problems associated with globalization of the economy.
- Develop abilities to analyze, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the performance of people responsible for strategic decisions.
- Improve research capabilities and critical thinking required for strategic policy formulation and evaluation.
- Recognize and apply appropriate ethical standards as part of the strategic management process.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
- A 90% +
- B 80 – 89%
- C 70 – 79%
- F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/ or in your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Mid-Term Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Written Paper or 1st Case 15%
Second case 15%
Group Project Task 10%
Class Participation 10%
* Participation in Conferences
* Timely turn in of assignments
Total 100%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Successful graduate students in American universities dedicate approximately three hours of preparation/study time for every hour spent in the face-to-face classroom. Thus, the following course requirements were developed on the assumption that students would be prepared to spend approximately 150 hours of their own time working on them. In an 8-week term, that is the equivalent of a half-time job. Most 14-week graduate distance education courses require at least 10 hours per week of dedicated time, plus time spent in the virtual classroom.
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner.
Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your results in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The examination questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Module Date Topics Assignments
1 2 Feb 08 Introduction & Overview
Sat
Morning Basic Concepts in Strategic Management
Chapter 1
Corporate Governance
Chapter 2
2 2 Feb 08 Suggestions for Case Analysis
Sat Chapter 15
Afternoon
Assign the Group Project
Assign First Paper or Case--Due third meeting
3 3 Feb 08 Ethics and Social Responsibility in Strategic
Sun Management
Morning Chapter 3
Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis
Chapter 4
4 3 Feb 08 Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis
Sun Chapter 5
Afternoon
(Weiss) Setting the Scene
Chapter 1
(Weiss) Purposes of Evaluation
Chapter 2
5 16 Feb 08 Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and
Sat Business Strategy
Morning Chapter 6
First Paper or First Case Due
6 16 Feb 08 Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy
Sat Chapter 7
Afternoon
Review for Mid-Term
7 17 Feb 08 Mid-Term Examination
Sun Chapters 1-7
Morning
8 17 Feb 08 Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and
Sun Strategic Choice Chapter 8
Afternoon
(Weiss) Developing Measures
Chapter 6
Assign second case—Due last weekend
9 1 Mar 08 Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action
Sat Chapter 9
Morning
10 1 Mar 08 Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing
Sat Chapter 10
Afternoon
(Weiss) Qualitative Methods
Chapter 11
11 2 Mar 08 Evaluation and Control
Sun Chapter 11
Morning
12 2 Mar 08 Strategic Issues in Managing Technology and
Sun Innovation
Afternoon Chapter 12
(Weiss) Analyzing and Interpreting the Data
Chapter 12
13 15 Mar 08 Strategic Issues in Entrepreneurial Ventures and
Sat Small Businesses
Morning Chapter 13
Strategic Issues in Not-For-Profit
Organizations Chapter 14
14 15 Mar 08 Second case due this weekend
Sat
Afternoon Review for Final Chapters 8-14
15 16 Mar 08 Final Examination
Sun Chapters 8-14
Morning
16 16 Mar 08 Group Project and Discussion
Sun
Afternoon
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Academic Policies:
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The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course.
Students with disabilities should contact the appropriate support office at UMUC-Europe.
Jan Keller, Director of Student Services
UMUC-Europe, Heidelberg
Phone: +49-6221-378299
Email: edstudent_svc@ed.umuc.edu
Mailing Address: Unit 29216, APO AE 09102 OR Im Bosseldorn 30, D-69126 Heidelberg, Germany
Please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Code of Civility
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
Hello, my name is Bob Mann and I will be your instructor for this course for the next several weeks.
I grew up in the northern Rocky Mountain area where I obtained my education through the undergraduate level. I spent some time in the military: in command of lower level field artillery units, teaching, various staff jobs as a human resource manager, comptroller, special operations, manpower staffing and other odd jobs in several parts of the world. The opportunity become available to join private industry, so for several years I worked for various companies ranging in size from 4 to 45,000. In private industry the jobs were varied: as an analyst, functional expert, project leader, resource management and human resource manager.
My current job is, director of the PA program and as a collegiate professor for UMUC-Europe at the undergraduate and graduate level. I have been teaching for over twenty-five years in the European program.
UNIVERSITIES
1958 - 1962 Montana State University, Bozeman Montana, USA
Bachelor of Science (BS), Liberal Arts
1973 - 1976 Boston University, Boston Massachusetts, USA
Master Science in Business Administration (MSBA)
1980 - 1981 Boston University, Boston Massachusetts
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
1983-1988 University of Southern California
Doctorate of Education (EdD)
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