Great Basin College

MGT430 Management Technology Leadership
Great Basin College Syllabus
Semester Offered: Spring 2015
Instructor: Thomas L. Matula, Ph.D.
Office: None
Email Address: Thomas.Matula@gbcnv.edu
Course Dates: Jan. 20 – May 15, 2015
Credits: 3.0
Office Hours: Tues, Thur 4-7 PM
Office Phone: 702 901 2109
Mobile Phone: 702 201 2109
Text MSG: 702 201 2109
Format: Online - WebCampus
Course Goal/Objectives
This course will develop an understanding of the creation of sustained competitive advantage
through the adoption of suitable technical innovations. Students will demonstrate their knowledge
by the creation of a technology plan for a business enterprise.
Prerequisites:
MGT310 – Fundamentals of Management and senior standing
Student Learning Assessment:
Assessment Devise: Standard College grading scale will be used. The following items will be
graded accordingly and will carry the assigned grading values:
Assignments:
Points
Discussion
150
Assignments
100
Term Paper
100
Final Exam
150
Total Points
500 points
Passing grades for this course range from “A” through “D”. Grade values are as follows:
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = 59% or less
School Information
Campus Security: GBC is committed to the safety of our students and has a duty to promote
awareness and prevention programs for violence on campus under the Jeanne Clery Act as well as
the Campus SaVE (Sexual Violence Elimination Act) and VAWA (Violence Against Women Act),
which are amendments to Clery. Acts of violence include, but are not limited to, sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Acts of violence can occur on the physical
campus or centers of GBC in addition to field placement sites, clinical practice settings, and other
places where college or class activities occur. As well, the online environment at GBC is
considered a GBC site. If you experience any incidence where your safety has been threatened
or violated, or if you feel threatened or harassed, immediately report this to me, any center director,
faculty, or staff member, or directly to the Director of Environmental Health, Safety &
Security(775.753.2115) or the Vice President for Student Services(775.753.2282).
Academic Dishonesty: Each student is expected to be honest in his or her work. Students will not
get outside help for taking exams or quizzes. Cheating of any kind and plagiarism are both forms
of dishonesty. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation,
of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It
also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency
engaged in the selling of term papers and/or other academic materials. Academic dishonesty will
not be tolerated and may result in a failing grade and/or reporting to GBC Administration. Please
be aware that faculty members have easy access to databases to double check any student work
against published books or internet resources. You are therefore strongly encouraged to cite
published work within quotation marks, e.g.: “As Dr. Melsin mentioned in his book …” or with
appropriate referencing, e.g.: (Melsin 1999).
As per Great Basin College policy, plagiarism is defined as:
“Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s words, ideas or data as one’s own. When a student submits work
that includes the words, ideas, or data of others, the source of that information must be acknowledged
through complete, accurate, and specific references; and if verbatim statements are included, through
quotation marks as well. In academically honest writing or speaking, the students will acknowledge the
source whenever: 1) Another person’s actual words are quoted, 2) Another person’s idea, opinion or theory
is used, even if it is completely paraphrased in the student’s own words, 3) Facts, statistics, or other
illustrative materials are borrowed, unless the information is common knowledge.”
Student Conduct: Students are expected to follow the Student Conduct Policy for students in the
Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) outlined in the GBC Catalog. Because this is a online
class through WebCampus, students will specifically be held accountable for behaving in a civil
and respectful manner toward other students and the professor in all online communications.
The college catalog states, “Messages, attitudes, or any other form of communication deemed to
be outside the bounds of common decency/civility as judged by common standards of classroom
behavior (determined, as they would be in a regular classroom, by the instructor) will not be
tolerated.”
Any student who behaves rudely or inappropriately to another student or to the instructor will be
dropped immediately. During the first week of class, students will be required to respond to an
email from the instructor acknowledging that they have read the Student Conduct Policy and
understand that they will be dropped from the class for violating it.
Course Information
Attendance/Participation: Being that this is an online course it is not required for students to attend
an actual class at a GBC campus, however regular assignments, quizzes, tests, etc. will be posted
weekly. Students will need to log into the class at a minimum once a week in order to fully
participate in the course. This is not a self-paced course and it is essential to academic success
for the student to stay attuned to all course developments. Students who check their Webcampus
course daily for any new announcements, class discussions, etc., perform much better than
students who check in only once a week. When course discussions occur, it will be imperative to
log in frequently to fully participate.
Assignments: Course work is due on the day it is assigned. Assignments turned in late will drop
one letter grade for each day late. This means that an “A” quality assignment turned in more than
3 days late would receive an “F”. All assignments, including discussion posts and replies, are due
on Sundays at midnight. Discussions will be due every week. All attempts will be made to grade
and return assignments within 1 week of the date they were due.
What you can expect from your instructor: Since this class will be conducted online, many of you
may wish to email me with questions rather than call on the office or mobile phone. I will respond to
your emails within 24-48 hours. Or you may Text me at 858.382.1208. Just include the course
number in your text.
Use of computers in this course: This course will make use of WebCampus. To log in, go to
webcampus.gbcnv.edu. Your WebCampus ID is your Great Basin College email address ID. If you
don't have a GBC email address or don't remember your address go to the Technology Help Desk,
email the Help Desk at helpdesk@gwmail.gbcnv.edu, or call them at 775-753-2167. Passwords will
be sent by mail to students who register for their course(s) 5 days before the semester begins. If
you register after this time or did not receive a letter by mail, contact the Help Desk as soon as
possible. If you have never taken a class online or are unfamiliar with Webcampus, you may want
to attend one of the student Webcampus workshops that will be held at the beginning of the
semester (http://www.gbcnv.edu/techdesk/webcampus/orientation.html).
I do not have the capacity to help you with computer-technical issues. You will receive much faster
and more knowledgeable assistance from the Help Desk. Please go to them for technical
assistance. You bear the responsibility for getting the technical aspects of the course to function
properly so that you can participate fully.
GBC Helpdesk:
Website: http://www.gbcnv.edu/~techdesk
Phone: 775-753-2147, Monday-Friday 7am to 10pm, Saturday 8am- 5pm
For In person assistance: Elko: High Tech Center Open Lab, Monday-Friday 7am to 10pm,
Saturday 8am to 5pm; Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump, & Winnemucca check center for times
ADA Statement: Great Basin College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities to
qualified students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations,
including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973. A qualified student must furnish current verification of disability. The ADA Officer (Julie G.
Byrnes) will assist qualified students with disabilities in securing the appropriate and reasonable
accommodations, auxiliary aids, and services. For more information or further assistance, please
call 753-2271.
Textbooks
Required Textbooks: The Management of Technology and Innovation: A Strategic Approach, 2nd Ed.
by M.A.White and G.D. Burton, (2011) Cengage Publishing.
ISBN-13: 9780538478229
Expected Learner Outcomes:
Learner Outcome Measurements:
Students will develop an understanding of the creation of sustained competitive advantage through
the adoption of suitable technical innovations. Students will demonstrate their knowledge by the
creation of a technology plan for a business enterprise.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Assessment
Formulate a system designed to identify threats and
opportunities in the technological environment
Classroom Discussion, Assignment 1,
Term Paper, and Final Exam
Appraise the value of an emerging technology for
creating a sustainable advantage
Classroom Discussion, Assignment 2,
Term Paper, and Final Exam
Identify and develop a strategy to overcome the key
challenges to adopting an emerging technology
Classroom Discussion, Term Paper,
and Final Exam
Formulate a plan to implement a technological innovation
Classroom Discussion, Term Paper,
and Final Exam
Course Catalog Description:
MGT430 Management Technology Leadership
This course will teach the basic principles and techniques of identifying and adopting technological
advances that have the potential to provide organizations with sustained competitive advantage.
The leadership role of managers in being champions of change will be emphasized. Topics
covered will include scanning the technological environment, technological forecasting, adoption of
innovations and practicing technological leadership by integrating those innovations into the
organization’s operations, goods and services.
Course Schedule:
The class schedule is subject to change with prior notification by instructor
Date
Week
Subject
Readings/Assignments
Jan. 20
Jan. 27
1
2
Feb. 2
Feb. 9
Feb. 16
Feb. 23
3
4
5
6
Management of Technology and Innovation
Strategy Process and the Management of
Technology and Innovation
Diffusion of Innovations
Scanning the Technological Environment
Social Responsibility and Technology
Leadership and Technical Innovation
Mar. 2
Mar. 9
Mar. 16
Mar. 23
Mar. 30
Apr. 5
7
8
9
Innovation: Planning.
Internal Innovation: Implementation
Innovation: Evaluation and Control
10
11
Obtaining Technology: Planning
Obtaining Technology: Implementation
Apr. 12
Apr. 19
Apr. 26
12
13
14
May 3
15
Obtaining Technology: Evaluation and Control
Building Capabilities for MTI Success
Organizational Learning and Knowledge
Management
Developing a Technology Leadership Strategy
May 11
16
Finals Week
None
Text: Chapter 1 & 2
Lecture Only
Lecture Only
Lecture Only
Lecture Only
Assignment 1 Due: Mar. 1,
2015
Text: Chapter 3
Lecture Only
Text: Chapter 5
Spring Break
Text: Chapter 6
Text: Chapter 7
Assignment 2 Due: Apr. 11,
2015
Text: Chapter 8
Text: Chapter 9
Text: Chapter 10
Lecture Only
Term Paper due: May 10.
2015
Final Exam
May 15, 2015 11:59 pm