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PADM
7110 Information Management |
Summer 2008 Online |
Course Requirements are Subject to Change through Consultation |
Description: |
A survey of the issues and problems of information management.
Emphasis is on modern developments in the generation, storage, classification and
transmission of information vital to the management of public organizations. |
| Texts: | Stair, R. and Reynolds, G. 2007. Fundamentals of Information Systems. Thomson Course Technology. (ISBN 10:
1-4239-0113-4; ISBN 13:
978-1-4239-0113-6 © 2008) |
Instructor: |
Gerald
A. "Jerry" Merwin Jr., Ph.D. <gamerwin@valdosta.edu> (Link
to contact information.) |
Web Site: |
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Office Hours: |
With online courses I generally have flexible office hours. During the Summer term I will often be traveling and might be away from campus. I will generally be available through email and will schedule telephone conversations as needed. If you need to schedule a meeting, please arrange an appointment time directly with me. |
Expected
Outcomes: Participants
will demonstrate the following: |
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Identify important trends in hardware and software development |
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Discuss both the benefits and limitations of information technology |
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Recognize, and be able to apply, alternative methods of acquiring
and managing information technology |
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4. |
Discuss the social, ethical, legal and political implications of
information technology |
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Identify trends, successes, and failures in E-Government. |
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6. |
Conduct research, both traditional and web-based, on the topic of managing information technology |
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ADA: Valdosta
State University complies fully with the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Students requesting classroom accommodations or modifications because of a documented disability must contact the Access Office for Students with Disabilities located in room 1115 Nevins Hall. The phone numbers are 245-2498 (voice) and 219-1348 (tty).
Learn more on the
VSU web site at: http://www.valdosta.edu/ssp/ You
may also reach them via email at access@valdosta.edu.
Also, please discuss this via email with your instructor(s) at the
start of each class. |
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Web Readings: Additional readings for the class might be identified on the class web site. The readings are available on the web. We have no control over these web sites, so the instructor, the MPA program, and the University are not responsible for their content. If a participant has difficulty accessing material at one of the identified web addresses, please contact the instructor ASAP. Additionally, if any material on a web site is found to be objectionable, please contact the instructor. Readings may be assigned from additional sources as they are identified. |
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| Reference
http://www.valdosta.edu/~gamerwin/pa/classes/padm7110/index.html |
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| Updated 04/19/2008,
contact Jerry Merwin |