Fall 2008: Business 281
Management of High-Technology Organizations
Last modified August 26, 2008

This course provides an overview of issues facing companies in I.T. and other technology based industries.

Note: Previous students have rated this course quite demanding, both in terms of the amount of material covered and the technical content.

The course materials (including assigments) will posted to a password-protected website on Blackboard.

http://sjsu6.blackboard.com/webct/logon/801279692001

For guidelines for logging on to Blackboard, see http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/blackboard.htm

Meetings

All meetings are in BBC 130:

Office hours are Mon/Tue 4:30-5:45 or by appointment.

Readings

The syllabus and list of readings will be posted to the password-protected web page, available to registered students. There will be books, a course reader and articles available for online downloading.

Note: students who have not completed Bus 202 and do not have an undergraduate major or minor in business or economics will be required to complete a supplemental reading: David Friedman, Hidden Order.

About the Instructor

For those who want to know about my background, a professional and academic biography is available online