Module 3 Understanding the Context (Ecosystem) of Information Management
Posted on: Sunday, September 6, 2020 11:08:00 PM EDT
Good Sunday evening. I trust you have had a great week and you are treasuring your Labor Day weekend.
Before summarizing the asks for Module 3, let me provide a couple updates that tie into what we have been studying.
Please check out this article and look for others on the cyberattacks between Israel and Iran. Those have been going on for a while but appears to be heating up. Please take note of the Iranian attack on an Israeli water facility.
SCADA systems, similar to what Iran attacked in Israel, remotely control water, natural gas, electricity……they are targets for cyberattacks. Please check out the article below and consider the ramifications if one of those systems was compromised.
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/vulnerabilities-and-exploits/one-flaw-too-many-vulnerabilities-in-scada-systems
Please watch the Magana video with a class this summer. Informative. I will provide that link later this week..
Last semester the class did an interview with John Gauger, CIO of Liberty University. Great discussion. I will provide that video.
Module 3 increases our understanding of the current state of IM and IT; shifts our focus to some of the leading-edge applications of IM/IT in public sector services; and triggers thinking about how we can engage IM/IT stakeholders to enhance public policy and services.
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
Discus existing challenges in IM/IT.
Explain how IM/IT can make a difference, e.g. Smart Cities, Smart Transportation, Smart Parking, TeleHealth, Work From Home, etc. use cases.
Identify who the primary stakeholders in IM/IT are–and why they should become our best colleagues if we want to make a difference in public policy and services.
Evaluate how a partnership with the IM/IT leaders and stakeholders is critical to your ‘success’ or effectiveness in public policy and public services.
Readings and Asks:
White: ch. 12 Managing Information Strategically. Drop, as covered in other readings.
Valacich: ch. 2 Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Information Systems
3 articles
Benson Chan re Smart Cities https://meetingoftheminds.org/the-smart-city-is-enabled-and-sustained-by-trust-30051
Romy Varghese on antiquated applications https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-28/america-s-cities-are-running-on-software-from-the-80s
This article by Travis Bradberry is just a helpful reminder to put away our technology when meeting someone. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/two-snap-judgments-people-make-when-first-meet-you-bradberry/
Important note: use the resources above plus additional articles, blogs, and other pertinent content for a total of 15 sources.
Deliverable: Research Paper 2 Basics of IT/IM
Answer and discuss the following:
Part 1: Who are the major stakeholders in public sector IM and IT in general and specifically where you work now (or will work in the future)?
Part 2: Why are those stakeholders critical to your ‘success’ or effectiveness in your public service (current or future)?
Part 3: How will you engage those stakeholders, earn their trust and build your credibility, and collaborate with them to enhance public sector services where you work now (or may work in the future)?
Synthesize the above with a Biblical model or principles of government and statesmanship.
Attached is the rubric for evaluation and scoring. It will be helpful in reviewing against what you wrote to make sure not missing anything accidentally.
Overview
This module increases our understanding of the current state of IM and IT; shifts our focus to some of the leading-edge applications of IM/IT in public sector services; and triggers thinking about how we can engage IM/IT stakeholders to enhance public policy and services.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
Discuss existing challenges in IM/IT.
Explain how IM/IT can make a difference, e.g. Smart Cities use cases.
Identify who the primary stakeholders in IM/IT are—and why they should become our best colleagues if we want to make a difference in public policy and services.
Evaluate how a partnership with the IM/IT leaders and stakeholders is critical to your ‘success’ or effectiveness in public policy and public services.
