Course Syllabus

• Designed for Digital: How to Architect Your Business for Sustained Success by Jeanne W. Ross, Cynthia M. Beath, and Martin Mocker. MIT Press, 2021. 
  • This book is available for purchase through the OU Bookstore.
• There are also cases and other readings. These will be available to you in the course, with the exception of three cases you will need to purchase from the Harvard Business Review Site.

We will be using technology in this class to manage, visualize, and analyze data. The following software will be used:

I will apply a 90%(A); 80%(B); 70% or lower (C) cutoff system for grades. 

The quizzes are multiple-choice quizzes that will be administered through our course website. They are open book and designed to incentivize becoming familiar with the reading material as we move through the class.  The quizzes are posted at least one week prior to the quiz due date and you must submit the quiz before our Live Session on the day the quiz is due. You will have two attempts at each quiz, and your highest grade will be kept. 

Our class will be divided into small groups. Each group will complete one group case study presentation. The specific questions to be answered in preparing the presentation will be provided by the instructor. The presentations will be given via pre-recorded videos that will be posted on course discussion boards. Groups that were not assigned to do a video presentation that week will respond to the videos that were shared. Then, in the Live Session, we will summarize the online discussion and highlight some key takeaways.

Using the groups you formed for case reports, you will also complete a group project on a disruptive technology. The project will contain a Zoom presentation of their group's analysis. During our final Live Session(s), the class will discuss each of the 9 disruptive technology topics outlined for this class. 

Reflective Memo

Each individual will have an opportunity to write a memo summarizing recommendations for digital transformation for a real case study.

Course Policies

Communication 

Please call me Professor or Professor James. When you send an e-mail to me, please be sure to include the course number or some course identifier in the Subject line.  Additionally, please identify yourself in the text of your e-mail, otherwise, I may not figure out who you are just by your email address alone.  Please note that if your question is relevant to the class, I will forward your email with my response to the class – so be sure to proofread your email and use good email etiquette because it may be seen by your classmates. It is the student's responsibility to receive/check incoming mail in a timely fashion (e.g., not regularly checking your email, having a “full mailbox” condition, etc.).

You can expect a response to emails sent Monday-Friday within 24 hours. Emails sent over the weekend will receive a response within 48 hours. We will use Microsoft Teams for course communication. Please send a message through Teams direct messaging.

Feedback 

Assignment feedback will typically be posted within one week of the assignment deadline.

Late Policy

Each deliverable has a clearly defined due date. Late work is not accepted without prior arrangements or extenuating circumstances. I understand that extenuating work and life circumstances can happen. If you encounter these kinds of situations, please communicate with me (ahead of assignment deadlines, if possible) and we can determine how to proceed.  

Academic Integrity for Generative Artificial Intelligence Programs

I expect you to use AI (ChatGPT) to help you get started on course assignments. I am happy to meet with you if you need help with the assignment or need help with how to use ChatGPT.

However, be aware of the limits of ChatGPT:

• If you provide minimum effort prompts, you will get low-quality results. You will need to refine your prompts in order to get good outcomes. This will take work.
• Don't trust anything it says. If it gives you a number or fact, assume it is wrong unless you either know the answer or can check in with another source. You will be responsible for any errors or omissions provided by the tool.
• AI is a tool, and you need to acknowledge using it. Please include a paragraph here explaining your interaction with ChatGPT, and what prompts you used to get the results.

Using AI programs and not disclosing where and how that content is used is considered academic dishonesty and will be considered a violation of academic integrity. If the usage of such programs is found without disclosure, students will receive a “0” for the grade and will be reported to OU’s Integrity Council. Students unsure about using AI tools in coursework should speak directly to their instructor or seek guidance from the Student's Guide to Academic Integrity. 

Plagiarism 

Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism. 

For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.