| LEC # | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction (PDF) |
| I. Strategic Connectivity | |
| 2 | Information Technology, Corporate Strategy, and Competitive Advantage (Interlinked Value Chains) (PDF) |
| 3 | Strategic Case Study (Johnson & Johnson Case) |
| 4 | Business and Industry Transformation (McKesson Case) (PDF) |
| 5 | Aggregators: Traveling the Internet "Fast Lane" (PDF) |
| II. Physical Connectivity | |
| 6 | Basic Communications Technology and Concepts (PDF) |
| 7 | Local Area Networks (PDF) |
| 8 | Wide Area Networks (Packet Networks) (PDF) |
| 9 | Network Protocols (ISO OSI) (PDF) |
| 10 | Emerging Technologies I (Frame Relay, ATM, V-IP) (PDF) |
| 11 | Emerging Technologies II (ADSL, Cable Modem) (PDF) |
| 12 | Technical Case Study - MIT's Network Configuration (PDF) |
| III. Logical Connectivity | |
| 13 | Distributed Homogeneous Databases (PDF) |
| 14 | Mid-Term Exam |
| 15 | Distributed Heterogeneous Databases (PDF) |
| 16 | View Integration Among Databases (PDF) |
| 17 | Web as a Database (COIN Project) (PDF) |
| 18 | Semantic Integration (COIN Project) (PDF) |
| 19 | Component Architecture (CORBA) and Web Services (PDF) |
| IV. Organizational Connectivity | |
| 20 | Loosely-coupled Organizations (PDF) |
| 21 | Markets and Hierarchies: Organizational Coupling (PDF) |
| 22 | Development of Standards (PDF) |
| 23 | Motivating Strategic Alliances & Organizational Transformation |
| V. Finale | |
| 24 | Course Summary and Review |
| 25 | Selected Student Presentations |
| 26 | Final Exam |