The course objectives were:

• Module 1
  • Define the Internet as a unique information appliance, and explain critical limitations posed by thinking of it as "a technology"
  • Describe the interaction between tools and their uses using selected socio-technical systems language
• Module 2
  • Explain how organizations' networks are shaped by organizational politics, and shape political decisions in turn
  • Explain the meaning and function of "business intelligence" in a network context
• Module 3
  • Identify what makes the Internet first and foremost a"social medium"
  • Explain way of leveraging social media toward desired organizational outcomes
• Module 4
  • Differentiate information products and services, and explain the increasing futility of maintaining this distinction
  • Differentiate cloud computing from the more traditional client/server approach, and identify the costs of choosing wrong
• Module 5
  • Describe an organization's network as an "enterprise system" and what that entails
  • Explain the Internet as management information integrator, and what happens when it fails
  • Explain why differentiating "organizational strategy" from "information strategy" creates a false dichotomy
• Module 6
  • Reflect upon and integrate course concepts.

To close out this course, please proceed to the Module 6 Threaded Discussion forum and then the Self-Reflective Essay.