FB5003 - Information Systems for Managers (MBA)

Course Examiner: Prof. Robert Davison: AC3-6251 Tel: 3442-7534 isrobert@cityu.edu.hk

Classes will be on Wednesdays (October 7, 14, 21, 28) and Saturdays October 10, 17, 24, 31), 1000-1250 & 1430-1720 in AC3/LAU-14221. There will be guest speakers in classes 2, 4 and 6.

Syllabus; Coursework; Past Exam Questions; Ethics - Expedited Review Form A Consent Form

 

Class #

Date

Title

Slides 

Additional Readings;

1

 Oct 7 & 10
morning		 Introduction: Information Systems in Organizations Seminar 1  Digital Reinvention Better than Cash Satya Nadella on Innovation, Disruption and Organisational Change Nine Principles for Responsible Digital Payments The Cloud's Trillion Dollar Prize Digitising Europe's Railways Jambo Mobile Wallets in SE Asia  Disinformation Drivers of Disruption Flight to the Cloud Hacking the Consumer Council Small Language Models Life of a Moderator AI Atrophies the Brain ChatGPT-Dating Qantas - Ransomware Deloitte to repay AU Govt How to Persuade People to Pay for AI? A Dirty Trick? RFID @ Uniqlo Life next to data centres  Azure Falure  Hallucinated References CA Prosecutors Use GAI in Case Filing  Rogue AI Agent Runs Amok AI Biased in Hiring AI Geographical Mistakes AI and Digital Inequality

2

 Oct 7 & 10 afternoon Digital Transformation (Dr Fareeda Cassumbhoy) Seminar 2
  

3

 Oct 14 & 17 morning IT Outsourcing & Risk Management Seminar 3
 IT Outsourcing  Top Ten Outsourcing Providers 7 hot and 7 cooling IT outsourcing trends Global IT Outsourcing: Ukraine Outsourcing definition Digital Outsourcing Green Cherry

4

 Oct 14 & 17 afternoon Artificial Intelligence (Prof Leon Zhao) Seminar 4  

5

 Oct 21 & 24 morning
 Designing IS for Work Seminar 5  Blank Worksheet 18 Reasons Why IT-Reliant Work Systems Should Replace ‘The IT Artifact’ as the Core Subject Matter of the IS Field  Boeing 737 MAX
6 Oct 21 & 24 afternoon From Trust to Value: The Blockchain Journey (Dr Christophe Viguerie) Seminar 6 Readings for this class from Dr Vigeurie
7 Oct 27 & 31 morning IS Strategy Seminar 7 BSC Template BSC - DSS Article The Power of Information Transformation with a Capital T  Learning from Google’s Digital Culture Strategic Principles for Competing in the Digital Age How Airbus is Navigating a Digital Transformation The New Class of Digital Leaders Anatomy of an IT Strategic Plan in the Era of Digital Disruption How CDOs Promote the Digital Transformation of their Companies Digital Mismatch Five Stages in the Evolution of a CDO The Case for Digital Trust
8 Oct 27 & 31 afternoon Green/CSR and Security; Revision with Past Exam Questions Seminar 8 Leading a Sustainable Enterprise Harnessing Green IT: Principles & Practices Aluminium: Light Metal but Heavy Impact  HK EcoPark eWaste Reduction in HK Recycling in HK Streaming is not Environmentally Friendly Dataveillance & Big Data What is Big Data? The Snowden Archive Dataveillance Resources  Social Credit in China Facebook and the Privacy Debate  The Pegasus Project Green, Safe and Digitised: European Railways Security and the Law Climate Change, COP26 and Information Systems The Green Revolution: A blueprint for CIOs to combat climate change Green Banking and Sustainability A Toolkit for a Greener Future Environmental Cost of Google's Datacentre in Uruguay Ransomware Victims and Payments Firing the employees who are careless Cyber Hack at Cyberport ICBC Ransomware Hack ICBC paid ransom  What if the Internet Shuts Down? Facebook and Google Surveillance  AWS Water Use US Military Phones Targeted
  Nov 7 afternoon Exam 1430-1630   Note that both sections will be in the same exam vanue
  Nov 14 Coursework Due    

Last updated August 10th, 2026