INLS
285 – Information Use for Organizational Effectiveness
Fall
2007
Instructor:
Deborah Barreau, Ph.D.
Course
syllabus is on the web: http://www.ils.unc.edu/courses/2007_fall/inls285_001/285.htm
It
may also be selected from my home page: http://ils.unc.edu/~barreau
or from the course
site on Blackboard: http://blackboard.unc.edu
Calendar of Activities
|
WEEK &
Session |
TOPIC |
DATE |
STUDENT
ASSIGNMENTS |
|
1-1 1-2 |
Introduction What
is information? |
Aug.
21 Aug.
23 |
Read
Buckland (1991) Discuss
Buckland |
|
2-3 2-4 |
Defining
effectiveness and defining trust |
Aug.
28 Aug. 30 |
Read
Buckland (1989) Discuss
Buckland |
|
3-5 3-6 |
Organizational
theories and models |
Sept.
4 Sept.
6 |
Read
Grover (1993) ; Software Discuss
Grover |
|
4-7 4-8 |
Theories
of learning, processes, and models |
Sept.
11 Sept. 13 |
Read
Choo (1998) Chapter 1 Discuss
Choo
|
|
5-9 5-10 |
General
model of information use |
Sept.
18
Sept. 20 |
Read
Choo (1991) Assignment,
Information Case 1, Ethics is Due Discuss
Choo |
|
6-11 6-12 |
Organizational
culture |
Sept.
25 Sept.
27 |
Read
Park et al. (2004) Discuss
Park |
|
7-13 7-14 |
Organizational
identity, diversity, boundaries, CoP |
Oct.
2 Oct.
4 |
Read
Milliken & Martins (1996) Discuss
Milliken & Martins |
|
8-15 8-16 |
Organizational
memory |
Oct.
9 Oct.
11 |
Read
Swap et al. (2001) Discuss
Swap; review midterm |
|
9-17 |
MIDTERM |
Oct. 16 Oct. 18
|
Midterm
Examination FALL BREAK – NO CLASS |
|
10 |
ASIST
Annual Meeting |
Oct.
23 Oct. 25 |
NO
CLASS (work on portfolio & other assignments) |
|
11-18 11-19 |
Organizational
structure and leadership In-class
group activity |
Oct.
30 Nov.
1 |
No
reading – before class post your comments on leadership to the blackboard
site; Assignment,
Information Case 2, Organizational Culture, is due Take
interaction profile test BEFORE class |
|
12-20 12-21 |
Technology,
knowledge creation, decision-making |
Nov.
6 Nov.
8 |
Read
Bhatt (2001) Discuss
Bhatt |
|
13-22 13-23 |
Organizational
innovation & change |
Nov.
13 Nov.
15 |
Read
Sheehan (2006) Discuss
Sheehan Assignment,
Information Case 3, Information Quality, is due |
|
14-24 |
Organizational
success and failure and the role of information use |
Nov.
20 Nov.
22 |
Read
Brown & Brudney (2003) THANKSGIVING
– NO CLASS |
|
15-25 15-26 |
Competitive
intelligence |
Nov.
27 Nov.
29 |
Read
Chen et al. (2002) Discuss
Chen |
|
16-27 |
The
individual in the organization |
Dec.
4 |
Read
Awad et al. (2006) and Lampe et al. (2007) Assignment,
Information Case 4, Knowledge Strategy is Due |
|
17 |
Final
EXAM |
Dec.
13 |
4
p.m. EXAM; Portfolio is Due |