Preliminary Schedule for MBA 660

This is provided in order to offer general guidance on the schedule for the course. It may vary, depending on the needs of the class.

To find more detail on the assignments for this class, go to the MBA 660 Assignments page.

Date

Topic

Reading

Assignment (due)

9/4 Introduction, context of group work--
9/11 Groupware applications overviewCh. 1, 16a, Holtham article, Williamson article, Computerworld discussion on groupware-
9/18Base technologies for groupwareCh. 2, Telecomm reading -
9/25 Critical group issuesp. 100-108 of PnC, Politics of Trust, Group Process handout-
10/2 GDSS/EMS Ch. 6, 15-
10/9GDSS/EMS, discussion of software evaluation- First software evaluation
10/16 Conferencing systems TBDProject proposal
10/23Video conferencingBeing There, Beyond Being There -
10/30Exam- -
11/6Workflow and document managementCh. 3, 5Group Exam
11/13 IntranetsTBD-
11/20Implementation strategies Ch. 12, 13-
11/27 Implementation strategies Ch. 14, 17-
12/4 Project discussionsCh. 18Second software evaluation
12/11 Project presentations - Project
12/18Final Exam--