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ITKB56  Lecture notes (Autumn 2003)

Advanced level, 4 credits (ECTS 8cr)

Time & Lecture room Topics covered  Lecture notes  Submissions
Lecture 1

25.09.03 (Week 39, Thursday)

10-13; Ag C234.1

  • Overview of the course & objectives
  • Instructions for the mini-cases & group project work
  • A variety of emerging issues regarding global software development (GSD)
Course plan

Lecture 1

Mini-case 1

Mini-case 1

Due date: 

25.09. - 01.10.03

Lecture 2

02.10.03 (Week 40, Thursday)

10-13; Ag C234.1

Multi-site, multi-partner, and multi-country software development (1)

Lectures 2 - 4

Mini-case 2

Mini-case 2

Due date: 

02.10. - 08.10.03

Lecture 3

09.10.03 (Week 41, Thursday)

10-13; Ag C234.1

Multi-site, multi-partner, and multi-country software development (2)

 

 

Mini-case 3 Mini-case 3

Due date: 

09.10. - 13.10.03

Lecture 4

16.10.03 (Week 42, Thursday)

10-13; Ag C234.1

Multi-site, multi-partner, and multi-country software development (3)

 

 

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Lecture 5

23.10.03 (Week 43, Thursday)

10-13; Ag C234.1

International software project management

 

 

 

Lecture 5

 

 

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Lecture 6

30.10.03 (Week 44, Thursday)

10-13; Ag C234.1

  • Global high-tech product development
  • Global software & global information systems (GIS) development

Lecture 6

Mini-case 4

Mini-case 4

Due date: 

30.10. - 03.11.03

Lecture 7

06.11.03 (Week 45, Thursday)

10-13; Ag C234.1

GlS implementation & management

 

 

Lecture 7  

Mini-case 5

 

 

Mini-case 5

Due date: 

06.11. - 10.11.03

Group project work

10.11.03 (Week 46, Thursday)

The PowerPoint presentation slides and report (doc file) of each group should be submitted through e-mail to naznaha@cc.jyu.fi and to your opponent group.

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Group project work
Final group project work

05.12.03 (Friday, Week 49)

Those of you want to improve the quality of your work and grades, please upgrade your slides and reports following the opponent's comments and resubmit them to naznaha@cc.jyu.fi  

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Final group project work

Required textbooks/readings

Chapters from the following books and articles are used as reading materials. In addition, current journal and conference articles and cases in the area of IT supported global software and systems development, implementation and management are provided for reading. You can download the lecture notes, mini-cases and articles.

[1] E. Carmel. Global Software Teams: Collaborating Across Borders and Time Zones. Prentice Hall, 1999.

[2] D.W. Karolak. Global Software Development: Managing Virtual Teams and Environments. IEEE Computer Society, 2002.

[3] N. Nahar, T. Käkölä, N. Huda and P.S. Deo. International Software Product Development for World Markets in a Software Start-up. 1st Annual Conference on Systems Integration, Stevens Institute of Technology Campus, Hoboken, New Jersey, March 12-14, 2003.

[4] E. M. Roche and M. J. Blaine. Information Technology in Multinational Enterprises: New Horizons in International Business. Edward Elgar Publishing, Northampton, MA, 2000.

[5] P.C. Palvia, S.C. Palvia and E.M. Roche. Global Information Technology and Systems Management. Ivy League Publishing, 1996.

[6] C. Deans and J. Jurison. Information Technology in a Global Business Environment. Boyd & Fraser, 1996.

[7] N. Nahar. Information Technology Supported Technology Transfer Process: A Multi-site Case Study of High-tech Enterprises. University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä Studies in Computing 9, Jyväskylä University Printing House, Jyväskylä and ER-Paino Ky, Jyväskylä, 2001.

 

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