Subject: High-Tech Knowledge Management

Contents: The course deals with tacit and explicit knowledge management of high-tech international companies, in particular knowledge management of mobile technology companies. It explains a) the knowledge management process and its sub-processes of high technology and mobile technology businesses, b) how to deploy knowledge management systems of high technology and mobile technology businesses, and c) the success factors of knowledge management of high technology and mobile technology businesses, barriers and how to overcome these barriers.

Venue & duration: From Spring 2009, she will teach this course in alternative spring term at the University of Jyväskylä. The course covers 30 hour lectures + article/case analysis + group project report + interactive class participation + examination.

Evaluation: Successful students get 3 (6 ECTS) credits with appropriate grades.

Level of students: Mandatory course for M.Sc students in IS/IT, major in Mobile Technology and Business Program at the University of Jyväskylä. Students from various other disciplines (Ph.D. and M.Sc students from Business Administration, Mathematics, Telecommunications, etc.) can opt for this course.

Subject: Mobile Technology Marketing and Management

Contents: The course deals with a) high technology marketing from international perspective, in particular mobile technology marketing and b) management of high technology business from international perspective, in particular mobile technology business. It explains how to manage risks associated with and the future directions of the aforementioned two topics.

Venue & duration: Since March 2008, she has been teaching this course in every spring term at the University of Jyväskylä. The course covers 30 hour lectures + article/case analysis + group project report + interactive class participation + examination.

Evaluation: Successful students get 3 (6 ECTS) credits with appropriate grades.

Level of students: Mandatory course for M.Sc students in IS/IT, major in Mobile Technology and Business Program at the University of Jyväskylä. Students from various other disciplines (Ph.D. and M.Sc students from Business Administration, Mathematics, Telecommunications, etc.) can opt for this course.

Contents: The course deals with various emerging international business models for software companies. It explores the innovative business partnering strategies and management of business partnerships in a contemporary environment. The course also deals with the analyses of advanced case studies on aforementioned topics. Major topics covered in the course include advanced international business models (i.e. one-size-fits-all, one-of-a-kind, application services, open source, B-to-C, B-to-B, joint venture, and own subsidiary in both domestic and international perspectives), evolution of business models, international software product distribution channels (e.g. direct, indirect, etc.), the deployment and management of multiple channels, electronic software distribution (e.g. software delivery through the Internet), different types of business partnerships, and the process for the creation and management of business partnerships. Several of the cases analyzed in this course have been investigated and prepared by me. N Nahar developed syllabus herself. For detail information concerning this course, visit the Website given below. http://users.jyu.fi/~naznaha/B59_Lecture_Notes.htm

Venue & duration: Since 2005, she has been teaching this course in every spring term at the University of Jyväskylä. The course covers 36 hour lectures + articles review + case analyses + group project report + presentation + examination.

Evaluation: Everyone who passes, gets 4 credits with appropriate grades.

Level of students: Mandatory course for M.Sc students in IS/IT, major in Software Business Program at the University of Jyväskylä. Students from various other disciplines (Ph.D. and M.Sc students from Business Administration, Mathematics, Telecommunications, etc.) can opt for this course.

Subject: Global software industry and international outsourcing       --      ITK B52 Lecture notes (Spring 2004)

Contents: Key issues of global software industry, international outsourcing (i.e. software production outsourcing, IT activities and IT infrastructure outsourcing, and business process outsourcing), and the transfer of high technology from both domestic and international perspectives. The course cases deal with companies operating in the leading software producing nations and markets of the world. Also the case companies feature the current experiences, problems, and impacts related to IT supported outsourcing and international transfer of high technology. Several of the cases that are analyzed in this course have been investigated in-depth onsite and prepared by N Nahar. She developed syllabus herself. For more detail information concerning this course, visit the following Web site.

Venue & duration: Since 2001 to 2004, she taught this course in every spring term at the University of Jyväskylä. The course covered 33 hour lectures + articles review + case analyses + group project report + presentation + examination.

Evaluation: Successful students get 5 credits with appropriate grades.

Level of students: Mandatory course for M.Sc students in IS/IT, major in Software Business Program at the University of Jyväskylä. Students from various other disciplines (Ph.D. and M.Sc students from Business Administration, Mathematics, Telecommunications, etc.) can opt for this course.

Subject: Globalization of high-tech enterprises through IT support

Contents: This course deals with the emerging innovative approaches of IT-supported globalization of software-intensive high-tech enterprises. The course teaches and demonstrates practically how to develop Multilingual Web sites for global companies in both B2B and B2C contexts. The course also explores management of IT-supported globalization through case analyses. The cases describe companies from leading IT nations of the world, featuring the current experiences, problems, and impacts related to IT-supported globalization issues. Several of the cases analyzed in this course have been investigated in-depth onsite and prepared by me. N Nahar developed syllabus herself. For more detail information concerning this course visit the following Web site.

Venue & duration: ince 2001 to 2003, she taught this course in every autumn term at the University of Jyväskylä. The course covered 21 hour lectures + articles review + case analyses + Website development + group project report + presentation + examination. Some students are regularly taking book exam for this course.

Evaluation: Everyone who passes, gets 4 credits with appropriate grades.

Level of students: Mandatory course for M.Sc students in IS/IT, major in Software Business Program at the University of Jyväskylä. Students from various other disciplines (Ph.D. and M.Sc students from Business Administration, Mathematics, Telecommunications, etc.) can opt for this course.

Subject: Global software and systems development

Contents: This course deals with information technology (IT) supported global multi-site and multi-cultural software development (GSD) as well as global information systems (GIS) development, implementation, and management. The course also explores related issues through case analyses. Course cases deal with companies from leading IT nations of the world, featuring the current experiences, problems, and impacts related to globally distributed software and systems development. Several of the cases analyzed in this course have been investigated onsite and prepared by N Nahar. She developed syllabus herself. For more detail information concerning this course, visit the following Web site. Web site.

Venue & duration: Since 2001 to 2004, she taught this course in alternate autumn terms at the University of Jyväskylä. The course covered 21 hour lectures + articles review + case analyses + group project report + presentation + examination. Some students are regularly taking book exam for this course.

Evaluation: Successful students get 4 credits with appropriate grades.

Level of students: Optional course for M.Sc students in IS/IT, major in Software Business Program at the University of Jyväskylä. Students from various other disciplines (Ph.D. and M.Sc students from Business Administration, Mathematics, Telecommunications, etc.) can opt for this course.

ITK B56 Lecture notes (Autumn 2003)

Subject: eBusiness

Contents: Explores the implementation of information technology-enabled business strategies via Internet-based business practices. Students are familiarized with the key concepts of eBusiness, particularly on business issues, challenges, and opportunities. The focus is on the business applications and characteristics of the technologies that can bring enhanced revenues, cost savings, and broader market reach to organizations. This subject examines how eBusiness can be used to provide opportunities to improve an organization’s effectiveness and competitiveness in its overall strategy and functional activities (source: U21G).

Venue & duration: From September 2005 to January 2006, I taught this course online at Universitas 21 Global in Singapore. The course covered 12 weeks teaching period + 2 individual assignments + 6 discussion assignments on discussion boards + team assignment + final project assignment in a team or individual + slides preparation for final project + examination.

Evaluation: Successful students obtained 3 credits with appropriate grades.

Level of students: Mandatory course for MBA and IS students at Universitas 21 Global.

Contents: Covers major phases of conducting a research study (M.Sc and Ph.D.) that include a) pre-research proposal phase, b) research proposal preparation phase, and c) thesis preparation phase. It also covers the criteria for selecting a topic for conducting a research study. It focuses on the major differences between M.Sc and Ph.D. research studies, the sources for getting ideas regarding possible topics for conducting a research study, major roles of the research proposal, and how is it linked to thesis components. It discusses in detail the art of developing a format for the research proposal and its key components. The syllabus was developed by her.

N Nahar taught and gave research seminar talks at the following two universities from May 21 to June 1, 2007.

1) Universite Paris 1 - Pantheon – Sorbonne, Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Paris, France. The lectures given were part of Software Engineering course.

2) University of Cádiz, Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos,Cádiz, Spain. The lectures given were part of Databases course.

She taught and gave a research seminar talk at the following university in Feb 2009.

3) University of Agder, Department of Information Systems, Norway. The lectures given were part of Information Resource Management course and IT and Business Development course.

Recent Guest Lectures and Research Seminar Talks

She has been conducting seminars and delivering speeches on a range of topics for several years. For instance, recently she gave guest lectures and research seminar talks on:

·    Critical Success Factors for Managing Offshore Outsourcing of Software Development: A Cross-case Analysis. Department of Information Systems, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, February 20, 2009.

·     China as an Important Outsourcing Destination for Western Companies: A Comparison between Chinese and Indian Software Industry. Invited Speaker and Chairman at the Industry Seminar - ICT Partnering and Outsourcing on China and India, Rantasipi Congress & Business Center, Vantaa, Finland, September 6, 2007.

·    Evaluating Critical Success Factors for IT-supported International Technology Transfer: Expert Consensus through a Cross-case Analysis. Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Sorbonne University (Universite Paris 1 - Pantheon - Sorbonne), Paris, France, May 2007.

·    Critical Success Factors for Information Technology Supported International Technology Transfer: Finding Expert Consensus. Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, February 2007.

·    Critical Success Factors for Information Technology Supported International Technology Transfer: Finding Expert Consensus using Branch and Bound Algorithms. Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India, February 2007.

·    The Status and Extent of Software & Services Business in India. School of Information Technology, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland, September 2006.

Other courses that N. Nahar can teach

N. Nahar is already involved in giving seminars on the following topics, as an expert; and can take up any of these topics for a detailed course.

a) Global software development and software industry

• Offshore outsourcing of IT or software production

• Global software and systems development through international strategic alliances, own subsidiaries, international joint ventures, and other business operation modes

• Enterprise development (entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship) for global markets in the high-tech sector

• Software (or IT) start-up companies (e.g. new product ideas generation, product concept creation, product concept evaluation process, prioritizing among several product development projects, product development methodologies, product commercialization approaches, service development approaches, Internet-based software distribution, and Internet-based customer service and support)

 b) Mobile technology and business

• Diffusion of mobile technologies

• Mobile software business

• Outsourcing of mobile software development

• Mobile software as service

• Strategy development

• Business models and business networks

• Mobile marketing

• Management of mobile business, to name a few

 c) Global e-business and e-commerce

• Managing global (or international) e-business and other related issues including organizational processes and technology

• Website development and maintenance for both domestic and global organizations

• Global knowledge transfer, sharing, and management

• IT-supported supply chain for e-business

• Innovative international e-business models

• Adoption and impact of e-commerce

• Channel conflict management

• Online promotion

• Online pricing strategies

• Trust in e-commerce

• Outsourcing in e-commerce

• e-Payment mechanism

• Security issues in e-commerce 

• Intellectual property rights in e-commerce

 d) IT and other high technology transfer and their diffusion in business and organizations

• Diffusion of software (or IT) innovations and other high-tech innovations in both domestic and global contexts

• IT based innovation

• IT transfer from both domestic and international perspectives

• IT-supported international high technology transfer and management

• IT-supported supply chain for international technology transfer

• IT-aided international training in software and other high-tech industries

• Knowledge transfer and management

 e) International (or global) information systems (or IT)

• Main issues in international (or global) information systems (or IT)

• International (or global) management information systems

• Strategic information systems (or IT) in international (or global) context and other related issues including business to IT alignment

• Information technology in multinational corporations

• Information technology in a global business environment

• Global telecommunications in international (or global) business

 f) Economics

• Industrial organization

• Microeconomics

• Macroeconomics

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