Innovation and Information Technology Management

Overview

In this course on Innovation and Information Technology Management, you will understand the typical challenges faced by managers using IT to innovate, and the methods that can be used to address these challenges.  The challenges, important concepts and other relevant content will be delivered through videos and reading materials.  Since this is a management course, you will also be required to participate in case study discussions to apply the management decision-making skills learned in the course.

Prof. Rahul Dé

Course Instructor
Information Systems
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)

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Course Details

6 weeks

3 - 4 hrs per week

Course Syllabus

Week 1 - Managing competition with IT

 

  • Competing with IT
  • Properties of digital goods
  • Network effects
  • Case study on competing with IT
Week 2 - Managing digital networks and digital security

 

  • Digital networks
  • Digital security
  • Case study on net neutrality
Week 3 - Managing Innovations with IT

 

  • Moore’s Law
  • Innovating with IT
  • Evolving IT innovations
  • Decisions to be made
  • Case study on managing innovations with IT
Week 4 - Managing software development

 

  • Making software the old fashioned way
  • Why managing software projects is hard
  • New breed of software development methods
  • Case study on managing software development
Week 5 - Managing outside innovation

 

  • Crowd-sourcing software
  • Managing open source innovation
  • Managing outside innovation
  • Case study on managing outside innovation
Week 6 - Managing ethical and social issues

 

  • Managing ethical issues
  • Managing social issues
  • Innovating to stay green
  • ICT for development

By the end of this MOOC you will be able to:

  • Explain the accounting terms and concepts
  • Read and interpret the different elements of financial statement
  • Analyse the financial statements
  • Explain the different costing techniques
  • Apply the knowledge of budgeting process to prepare different kinds of budgets required in an organisation
  • Brief about the financial markets and the financial instruments
  • Elaborate on capital budgeting techniques
  • Describe the working capital management

Executives, Students pursuing post graduate and people who are aspiring to develop their skills in the field of managerial accounting.