C20 0001 Spring 2010 Information Technology in Business and Society Sections 3 and 4 T TH 9 30 10 45 3 30 4 45 TISC UC 24 Professor Sinan Aral sinan stern nyu edu 212 998 0369 http pages stern nyu edu saral Spring 2010 Office Hours Tuesdays 11 1 pm KMC Room 8 81 Teaching Assistant Evan Miller evan miller stern nyu edu John Sarokhan john sarokhan prudential com Esin Seitomer eseitomer gmail com Nabil Rab Nabil rabn02 stern nyu edu Matthew Rappoport Matt matthew rappoport stern nyu edu Class Schedule Last Revised on January 6 2010 We will add to or modify this schedule or the readings from time to time Please make sure that you check the Class Documents section of Blackboard before each class you will find a folder for each session with detailed information about pre class readings a copy of the class slides information about assignments projects and pointers to how far you should have progressed on your SimNet Tutorial lessons Date S1 T Jan 19 Topic Required Readings Homework Due Introduction to IT in Business and Society HCM pp 3 29 Activate NYU and Stern accounts Login to Blackboard S2 S3 S4 TH T TH Jan 21 Jan 26 Jan 28 IT strategy and competitiveness I HCM pp 663 672 IT strategy and competitiveness II HCM pp 663 672 Notes on Industry Competitiveness Web Handout on Online Video Rental business Web IT platforms and infrastructures I Computer technology HCM pp 37 59 Assignment 1 Create Home Page on Blackboard Due by Tuesday Jan 26 11 59pm Assignment 2 Introductory Excel and Moore s Law Due by Thursday Jan 28 11 59pm S5 T Feb 2 IT platforms and infrastructures II How the Internet works HCM pp 91 104 S6 TH Feb 4 Web search and advertising Search Beyond Google Web Assignment 3 Industry Analysis Due by Thursday Feb 4 11 59pm S7 T Feb 9 The Long Tail The Long Tail Web Page 1 of 3 S8 TH Feb 11 Social Networks I Assignment 4 Part A Personal Web Page Due by Thursday Feb 11 11 59pm S9 T Feb 16 Social Networks II Social Networks Web S TH Feb 18 Computer crime and security I HCM pp 345 347 356 362 369 380 10 Encryption and authentication Web S T Feb 23 11 S Computer crime and security II TH Feb 25 Databases I Fundamentals T Mar 2 TH Mar 4 14 S HCM pp 124 130 HCM pp 161 175 13 S Databases II Getting information HCM pp 143 155 Data Mining and Business Intelligence HCM pp 125 134 160 179 Midterm review Review readings and handouts from sessions 1 12 TH Mar 11 Midterm examination Readings and handouts from S1 S14 T Mar 16 Spring Break No Class TH Mar 18 Spring Break No Class S T Mar 23 Go Over Midterm HCM pp 412 415 Biometrics Identity Terrorism Web Information Privacy HCM pp 343 356 15 16 S TH Mar 25 18 S Web based readings TBA T Mar 30 Intellectual property Patents Copyrights Digital Piracy Web based readings TBA The digital dilemma Web DRM and fair use Web TH Apr 1 Managing Knowledge Workers Web based readings TBA Assignment 4 Part B Web Page Comments Due by Thursday Apr 1 11 59pm T Apr 6 Technologies in Business I student presentations HCM pp 66 83 310 327 Group Project 2 Part I Notes from Student groups Due by Sunday Apr 5 19 S 20 S Group Project 1 Due by Thursday March 4 11 59pm Mar 9 17 Start reading XLM J pdf file on CD HCM pp 200 206 T S Assignment 5 Analysis of security options Due by Tuesday Feb 23 11 59pm 12 S HCM pp 375 377 673 684 Page 2 of 3 21 S TBA TH Apr 8 22 S T Apr 13 Technologies in Business II student presentations HCM pp 66 83 310 327 IT and Business Value Web based readings TBA Notes from Student groups TBA 23 S Group Project 2 Part II Due by Tuesday Apr 13 11 59pm TH Apr 15 The economics and pricing of digital goods HCM pp 543 575 T Apr 20 Technology lock in HCM pp 577 597 600 608 TH Apr 22 Lock in and network effects HCM pp 609 626 642 661 T Apr 27 Strategy in network industries HCM pp 626 641 663 670 TH Apr 29 Review session TBA 24 S 11 59pm 25 S 26 S 27 S 28 Final Group Project 3 Due by Thursday Apr 29 11 59pm TBA Final Exam Sections 1 2 TBA Page 3 of 3