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Introduction: The iPhone , This Course, and The Fox School. MIS2901 : Honors Information Systems in Organizations. The Apple iPhone. iPod phone Internet communications. What technologies had to converge to make this happen?. Online music/video distribution Portable music/video
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Introduction: The iPhone, This Course, and The Fox School MIS2901: Honors Information Systems in Organizations
The Apple iPhone • iPod • phone • Internet communications
What technologies had to converge to make this happen? • Online music/video distribution • Portable music/video • Wireless telephone • Computer operating system • Computer animation • Wireless computer networking and Internet services • Power supply • Display
What skills did Jobs need on his team? • Technology • Financial • Marketing • Manufacturing • Design • Human interaction • System • Management • Technology Integration • Business Integration • Entrepreneurship • Others?
Other products that required technology convergence (integration) What are the principal technologies? • iPod • PlayStation • Digital Video Recorders • Cell phones
The Fox School • Business and Technology Integration • Globalization • Entrepreneurship
This Course • Role of technology in businesses • Specific uses of technology in traditional and new businesses • Change • Globalization • New Technologies and Trends • Social Media • Mobile Technologies • Integration • Technology Entrepreneurship • How this Fits Together
Learning Objectives • Explain the role of technology as a business enabler • Identify and explain applications in a business setting • Assess business applications • Interpret the interaction between technology, customers, processes, data, infrastructure, participants, and organizations.
Learning Objectives • Understand the complexity and challenges involved in integrating the functional areas of a business • Understand how organizations are using new technology to innovate and create new businesses and revenue streams, and how technology entrepreneurship enables organizational change
Instructor Information • Paul Weinberg • Office: Speakman 209J • phone: 215.204.9563 • email: weinberg@temple.edu • Office hours: Posted on the Course Blog
Class Blog • Class website/blog is at http://community.mis.temple.edu/ • Blackboard is not used in this course • Be sure you signup at the Blog site. You will need an account to access your grades. • Includes • Announcements • Syllabus • Slides • Assignments • We suggest that you bring copies of the slides to class (4-6 to a page) to take notes