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Syllabus Review Session Syllabus Review Session

IEM5010 Leading and Managing IEM5010 Leading and Managing Technology ImplementationTechnology Implementation

Paul E. Rossler, Ph.D., P.E.Paul E. Rossler, Ph.D., P.E.

paul.rossler@okstate.edupaul.rossler@okstate.edu

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Overview Overview

• About the instructorAbout the instructor

• Course administration and learning Course administration and learning objectivesobjectives

• AssignmentsAssignments

• Instructor’s teaching philosophy and Instructor’s teaching philosophy and expectations expectations

About the InstructorAbout the Instructor

Paul E. Rossler, Ph.D., P.E.Paul E. Rossler, Ph.D., P.E.– Associate Professor, IEMAssociate Professor, IEM– Director, ETM ProgramDirector, ETM Program– Ph.D. from Virginia TechPh.D. from Virginia Tech– Licensed professional engineerLicensed professional engineer– 20 years’ work experience, much of it in 20 years’ work experience, much of it in

performance management and group processesperformance management and group processes

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Course WebsiteCourse Website

okstate.edu/ceat/msetm/courses/iem5010LMTI/okstate.edu/ceat/msetm/courses/iem5010LMTI/

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About YourselfAbout Yourself

Please send an e-mail that includes the Please send an e-mail that includes the following information:following information:

– Name, where you work, what you do thereName, where you work, what you do there– Preferred e-mail address Preferred e-mail address – Brief description of any experiences that you Brief description of any experiences that you

have had with new technology implementationhave had with new technology implementation– Definition of technology and implementationDefinition of technology and implementation– Motivation for taking this courseMotivation for taking this course

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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

• Increase understanding and awareness of Increase understanding and awareness of key factors that influence the probability of key factors that influence the probability of effective implementation and use effective implementation and use

• Improve awareness or understanding of the Improve awareness or understanding of the characteristics of effective leaders and characteristics of effective leaders and processes associated with new technology processes associated with new technology initiativesinitiatives

• Relate the above knowledge to own Relate the above knowledge to own industry, company, and experienceindustry, company, and experience

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Required TextsRequired Texts

• Brown and Duguid, Brown and Duguid, The Social Life of The Social Life of InformationInformation

• Chaleef, Chaleef, The Courageous FollowerThe Courageous Follower• Drucker, Drucker, Innovation…Innovation…• Lansing, Lansing, EnduranceEndurance• Rogers, Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations (5th ed.)Diffusion of Innovations (5th ed.)• Sobel,Sobel, The Illustrated Longitude The Illustrated Longitude• SquiresSquires, The Tender Ship, The Tender Ship

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How to obtain journal articlesHow to obtain journal articles

• Journal article citations found in course Journal article citations found in course syllabus by weeksyllabus by week

• Obtained on-line through the OSU Tulsa Obtained on-line through the OSU Tulsa LibraryLibrary

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Recording/Class ScheduleRecording/Class Schedule

Every Tuesday, June 8 forwardEvery Tuesday, June 8 forward

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AssignmentsAssignments

• Three 5 page essays, each worth 100 pointsThree 5 page essays, each worth 100 points

• Detailed guidelines and evaluation criteria Detailed guidelines and evaluation criteria will be providedwill be provided

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Submission of AssignmentsSubmission of Assignments

• Must be submitted in the specified format Must be submitted in the specified format via emailvia email

• Label file as lastname#Label file as lastname#– For example, rossler1.doc, rossler2.docFor example, rossler1.doc, rossler2.doc– NOT PRossler1.doc or prossler1 essay.doc or NOT PRossler1.doc or prossler1 essay.doc or

anything other than aboveanything other than above

• Subject line same as filenameSubject line same as filename

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Late PolicyLate Policy

• Instructor must receive your assignment on Instructor must receive your assignment on or before the due date for you to earn creditor before the due date for you to earn credit– Unless prior arrangements have been madeUnless prior arrangements have been made– Your anticipated delivery date is reasonableYour anticipated delivery date is reasonable– And a pattern of late work is not emergingAnd a pattern of late work is not emerging

• An “I” is only given in those cases in which An “I” is only given in those cases in which a student has demonstrated reasonable and a student has demonstrated reasonable and consistent progress toward completionconsistent progress toward completion

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Teaching PhilosophyTeaching Philosophy

• You’re more likely to teach yourself You’re more likely to teach yourself something than I amsomething than I am

• Improving your ability to think and reason Improving your ability to think and reason seems to me a more worthwhile goal than is seems to me a more worthwhile goal than is improving your ability to memorize thingsimproving your ability to memorize things

• I feel class is a success if you’re still I feel class is a success if you’re still reading about this subject long after the reading about this subject long after the class endsclass ends