ITS832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy ITS832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy Course Summary Course Number and Name ITS 832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy Course Term and Delivery 2019 Summer - Main Hybrid Course Residency weekend: June 28-30, Alexandria, VA Course Instructor Dr Jess Schwartz, Professor Email: [email protected] Course Description This course covers theory, development and impacts of national and international policy on IT. It explores how frequent shifts in public policy require IT businesses to adjust rapidly to adhere to regulations. Students will develop sophisticated strategies to be able to adapt to the changing environment including new technologies, global transfer and analysis. Course Objectives Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: · Develop an understanding of public policy and how it impacts IT from a business and development standpoint. · Demonstrate the ability to perform analyses related to trade policy, standards, domestic and international regulatory policy, and the impacts of changes in policy on the IT structure of a business. · Describe an example of: (1) a public policy that had a positive impact on IT, and (2) a public policy that had a negative impact on IT. · Discuss the current trends in the global IT arena ranging from technology, hardware, policy, software, and available services including out-sourcing. · Define the activities and tools required to develop a sophisticated national and international strategy for IT. · List and describe available tools to assist business organizations in the development of a competitive strategy. · Understand how international and developing markets play an ever-changing role in IT; and integrate that understanding into an existing strategy to develop reasonable estimates of the effect of new products, services and vendors. · Describe an example of the effect of an emerging market on global IT competition. Course Structure · Watch weekly lecture · Participate in class discussion via iLearn forums · Reading assigned texts · Complete quizzes based on assigned reading and lecture · Complete cases based upon a given scenario · Complete homework assignments from the text and other sourcesLearning Materials and References Required Resources · Janssen, M., Wimmer, M. A., & Deljoo, A. (Eds.). (2015). Policy practice and digital science: Integrating complex systems, social simulation and public administration in policy research (Vol. 10). Springer. Course Outline* Note: Assignments in the following table are listed as when they are due. Grading Category Activity Title Grade Allocation (% of all graded work) Lesson 1: Introduction Required Readings · Chapter 1, “Introduction to Policy-Making in the Digital Age” Assignment Discussion 1 Lesson 2: Educating Public Managers and Policy Analysts Required Readings · Chapter 2, “Educating Public Managers and Policy Analysts in an Era of Informatics” Assign ...

1. ITS832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy
ITS832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy
Course Summary
Course Number and Name
ITS 832 – Information Technology in a Global Economy
Course Term and Delivery
2019 Summer - Main
Hybrid Course
Residency weekend: June 28-30, Alexandria, VA
Course Instructor
Dr Jess Schwartz, Professor
Email: [email protected]
Course Description
This course covers theory, development and impacts of national
and international policy on IT. It explores how frequent shifts
in public policy require IT businesses to adjust rapidly to
adhere to regulations. Students will develop sophisticated
strategies to be able to adapt to the changing environment
including new technologies, global transfer and analysis.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
· Develop an understanding of public policy and how it impacts
IT from a business and development standpoint.

2. · Demonstrate the ability to perform analyses related to trade
policy, standards, domestic and international regulatory policy,
and the impacts of changes in policy on the IT structure of a
business.
· Describe an example of: (1) a public policy that had a positive
impact on IT, and (2) a public policy that had a negative impact
on IT.
· Discuss the current trends in the global IT arena ranging from
technology, hardware, policy, software, and available services
including out-sourcing.
· Define the activities and tools required to develop a
sophisticated national and international strategy for IT.
· List and describe available tools to assist business
organizations in the development of a competitive strategy.
· Understand how international and developing markets play an
ever-changing role in IT; and integrate that understanding into
an existing strategy to develop reasonable estimates of the
effect of new products, services and vendors.
· Describe an example of the effect of an emerging market on
global IT competition.
Course Structure
· Watch weekly lecture
· Participate in class discussion via iLearn forums
· Reading assigned texts
· Complete quizzes based on assigned reading and lecture
· Complete cases based upon a given scenario
· Complete homework assignments from the text and other
sourcesLearning Materials and References
Required Resources
· Janssen, M., Wimmer, M. A., & Deljoo, A. (Eds.).
(2015). Policy practice and digital science: Integrating complex
systems, social simulation and public administration in policy
research (Vol. 10). Springer.

3. Course Outline*
Note: Assignments in the following table are listed as when
they are due.
Grading Category
Activity Title
Grade Allocation
(% of all graded work)
Lesson 1: Introduction
Required Readings
· Chapter 1, “Introduction to Policy-Making in the Digital Age”
Assignment
Discussion
1
Lesson 2: Educating Public Managers and Policy Analysts
Required Readings
· Chapter 2, “Educating Public Managers and Policy Analysts in
an Era of Informatics”
Assignment
Written Activity
3
Lesson 3: The Quality of Social Simulation
Required Readings
Separate article: Computational Modelling of Public Policy:
Reflections on Practice
http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/21/1/14.html
Assignment
Discussion
1
Lesson 4: Policy Making and Modelling in a Complex World
Required Readings

4. · Chapter 4, “Policy Making and Modelling in a Complex
World”
· Sense4US Policy Modelling and Simulation Tool Article
·
https://cordis.europa.eu/docs/projects/cnect/2/611242/080/deliv
erables/001-
611242Sense4usD62PolicyModellingToolFINAL.pdf
Assignment
Written Activity
3
Lesson 5: Decision Making Using Systems Modeling
Required Readings
· Chapter 5, “From Building a Model to Adaptive Robust
Decision Making Using Systems Modeling”
Assignment
Discussion
1
Lesson 6: Added Value of Simulation Models
Required Readings
· Chapter 6, “Features and Added Value of Simulation Models
Using Different Modelling Approaches Supporting Policy-
Making: A Comparative Analysis”
Assignment
Written Activity
3
Lesson 7: Tools and Technologies for Policy Making
Required Readings
· Chapter 7, “A Comparative Analysis of Tools and
Technologies for Policy Making”
Assignment
Discussion
1

5. Lesson 8: Value Sensitive Design of Complex Product Systems
Required Readings
Module Reader
M 4301-410
Knowledge and Innovation Management KIM-03 Knowledge
Management
KIM-04 Models of Knowledge Transfer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933505/
Research paper/presentation
Residency week research paper/presentation including Practical
Connection Activity and other short quizzes
52
Lesson 9: Stakeholder Engagement in Policy Development
Required Readings
KIM-05 Diffusion of Innovations
KIM-06 Diffusion of Hybrid Corn in Iowa
Research Paper
Mid-term research paper
8
Lesson 10: Values in Computational Models Revalued
Required Readings
· Chapters 8 & 10
· Chapter 8, “Value Sensitive Design of Complex Product
Systems”
· Chapter 10, “Values in Computational Models Revalued”
Assignment
Discussion
1
Lesson 11: Complex Systems and Microsimulation
Required Readings
· KIM-10 Basic concepts for understanding adoption and
diffusion
· Chapter 13, “Management of Complex Systems: Toward

6. Agent-Based Gaming for Policy”
· Chapter 15, “Visual Decision Support for Policy Making:
Advancing Policy Analysis with Visualization”
Assignment
Written Activity
3
Lesson 12: Energy Policy & ECO Farming
Required Readings
· Chapter 16, “Analysis of Five Policy Cases in the Field of
Energy Policy”
· KIM-15 The diffusion of eco-farming in Germany
Assignment
Written Activity
3
Lesson 13: Policy-Making in Developing Countries
Required Readings
· Chapter 17, “Challenges to Policy-Making in Developing
Countries and the Roles of Emerging Tools, Methods and
Instruments: Experiences from Saint Petersburg”
Assignment
Modeling Discussion
1
Assignment
Modeling Written Activity
3
Lesson 14: Sustainable Urban Development
Required Readings
· Chapter 18, “Sustainable Urban Development, Governance and
Policy: A Comparative Overview of EU Policies and Projects”
· HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND
INVESTMENTS INFLUENCE FIRM PERFORMANCE
Assignment

7. Written Activity
3
Lesson 15: eParticipation & Lesson 16: Course Wrap Up
Required Readings
· Chapter 19, “eParticipation, Simulation Exercise and
Leadership Training in Nigeria: Bridging the Digital Divide”
Assignment
Discussion
1
Research Paper
Final Paper – Course Reflection
12Evaluation and Grading
Course Assignments and Evaluation Criteria
Grading will be based on accumulated points of each graded
requirement in the course distributed as described in the table
below:
Required Assignments*
Assignment
Description
Weight
Discussions (7)
Students will be required to create 1 new thread, and provide
substantive comments on at least 3 threads created by other
students.
7%
Written Activities/Project (8)
Each student will create a new written activity for a peer-
reviewed research paper that pertains to the week’s assigned
reading, and work on a final course reflection activity
33%
Research Project/Midterm paper/Practical Connection Activity
During the Residency weekend you will be required to complete
a research project and make an oral presentation.

8. Included in Residency is Practical Connection activity, short
quizzes (2), and mid-term research paper
60%
TOTAL
100%
* Assignments may change at the discretion of the professor and
changes in the assignments will be announced in class.
Students are responsible for noting and completing any changes
in assignments. This syllabus can change at any time without
notice. APA formatting will be 20% of the grade for all written
activities.
Grade Conversion
The final grades will be calculated from the rounded
percentages earned in the course, as follows:
Grade
Percentage
A
90–100%
B
80–89%
C
70–79%
F
<70%
Course Expectations
Class Participation
Students are expected to:
1. Be fully prepared for each class session by studying
the assigned reading material and preparation of the
material assigned.

9. 2. Participate in group discussions, assignments, and
panel discussions.
3. Complete specific assignments when due and in a
professional manner.
4. Take exams when specified on the attached course
schedule
Academic Integrity
At a Christian liberal arts University committed to the pursuit
of truth and understanding, any act of academic dishonesty is
especially distressing and cannot be tolerated. In general,
academic dishonesty involves the abuse and misuse of
information or people to gain an undeserved academic
advantage or evaluation. The common forms of academic
dishonesty include:
a. cheating - using deception in the taking of tests or the
preparation of written work, using unauthorized materials,
copying another person’s work with or without consent, or
assisting another in such activities
b. lying—falsifying, fabricating, or forging information in
either written, spoken, or video presentations
c. plagiarism—using the published writings, data,
interpretations, or ideas of another without proper
documentation
Episodes of academic dishonesty are reported to the Vice
President for Academic Affairs. The potential penalty for
academic dishonesty includes a failing grade on a particular
assignment, a failing grade for the entire course, or charges
against the student with the appropriate disciplinary body.
ALL WRITTEN ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE GROUP
PROJECT, NEED TO BE UNDER 10% FOR SAFEASSIGN
PLAGIARISM SCORE!
Attendance

10. Since this is an asynchronous online class there will be no
mandatory class sessions, but you will be expected to complete
weekly assignments. If you do not attempt the weekly
coursework before the beginning of the following week, you
will be considered absent from course that week. The
University’s attendance policy is that on the third absence you
will receive a grade of “F” for the course.
Students with Disabilities
University of the Cumberlands accepts students with certified
disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations for their
certified needs in the online classroom or in other areas. For
accommodations to be awarded, a student must submit a
completed Accommodations Application form and provide
documentation of the disability. Students who may have a
disability meriting an academic accommodation should contact
the Disability Services Coordinator (Nate Clouse, in Boswell
Campus Center) to ensure that their needs are properly
evaluated and that documentation is on file. Any
accommodations for disabilities must be re-certified each bi-
term by the Disability Services Coordinator before course
adjustments are made by individual instructors.
Student Responsibilities
1. Students are expected to login several times per week to
participate in class discussions.
2. Students are expected to find out if any changes have been
made in the class or assignment schedule.
3. Students are expected to be self-motivating in an online,
asynchronous course.
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