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Recommended Citation: Saraswat, S P and J T Gorgone. A Model For Teaching Global Dimensions Of Information Technology In MBA Programs. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2000, v 17 (Philadelphia): §123.

A Model For Teaching Global Dimensions Of Information Technology In MBA Programs

Refereed

Satya Prakash Saraswat    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems
Bentley College    [u1] [u2]
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA    [c1] [c2]

John T. Gorgone    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems
Bentley College    [u1] [u2]
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA    [c1] [c2]

This paper outlines the structure of a course for teaching the global dimensions of information technology (IT) to Management Information Systems (MIS) majors in MBA programs. It establishes the rationale for offering this course, identifies the important topics to be discussed, and provides a tentative syllabus for a fifteen-week semester. A model, to be discussed in the first week of the course, is included to introduce the global context of information technology to business students. The paper concludes with the notion that in the coming decades, the information infrastructures of multinational corporations will be integrated with the Global Information Infrastructure (GII). A broad understanding of the emerging international issues in IT is, therefore, indispensable for students of MIS as the future information technology leaders in transnational corporations.

Keywords: MBA concept course, global information technology

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