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  |  |  |  |  |   | 1 |  |  |  | Introduction |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |   | I. Strategic Connectivity |   |   |  |  |  |  |   | 2 |  |  |  | Information Technology, Corporate Strategy, and Competitive Advantage (Interlinked Value Chains) |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 3 |  |  |  | Strategic Case Study (Johnson & Johnson Case) |  |  |  | HW1: J&J |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 4 |  |  |  | Business and Industry Transformation (McKesson Case) |  |  |  |    |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 5 |  |  |  | Aggregators: Traveling the Internet "Fast Lane" |  |  |  |    |   |  |  |  |  |   |   | II. Physical Connectivity |   |   |  |  |  |  |   | 6 |  |  |  | Basic Communications Technology and Concepts |  |  |  | CP1: Goals |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 7 |  |  |  | Local Area Networks |  |  |  | TP & CP Team Members |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 8 |  |  |  | Wide Area Networks (Packet Networks) |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 9 |  |  |  | Network Protocols (ISO OSI) |  |  |  | CP2: LAN |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 10 |  |  |  | Emerging Technologies I (Frame Relay, ATM, V-IP) |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 11 |  |  |  | Emerging Technologies II (ADSL, Cable Modem) |  |  |  | HW2 |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 12 |  |  |  | Technical Case Study - MIT's Network Configuration |  |  |  | TP Proposal / CP3: WAN |   |  |  |  |  |   |   | III. Logical Connectivity |   |   |  |  |  |  |   | 13 |  |  |  | Distributed Homogeneous Databases |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 14 |  |  |  | Mid-term Exam |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 15 |  |  |  | Distributed Heterogeneous Databases |  |  |  | HW3-A / CP4: DB Design |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 16 |  |  |  | View Integration Among Databases  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 17 |  |  |  | Web as a Database (COIN Project) |  |  |  | CP5: View Integrate /ASP |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 18 |  |  |  | Semantic Integration (COIN Project) |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 19 |  |  |  | Component Architecture (CORBA) and Web Services |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |   | IV. Organizational Connectivity |   |   |  |  |  |  |   | 20 |  |  |  | Loosely-coupled Organizations |  |  |  | CP6: Backend Integrate |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 21 |  |  |  | Markets and Hierarchies: Organizational Coupling |  |  |  | HW4 |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 22 |  |  |  | Development of Standards |  |  |  | HW3-B |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 23 |  |  |  | Motivating Strategic Alliances & Organizational Transformation |  |  |  | Term Project / CP7: Final PAS |   |  |  |  |  |   |   | V. Finale |   |   |  |  |  |  |   | 24 |  |  |  | Course Summary and Review |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 25 |  |  |  | Selected Student Presentations |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 26 |  |  |  | Final Exam |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  
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[Assignments: HW = Homework, TP = Term Project, CP = Computer Project;
 bold = 15.565 & 15.578, italics = 15.578 only, normal = 15.565 only]