SMG IS 474 - Information Products:Applied Economics and StrategyPrereq

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Boston University

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Description:

SMG IS 323 and SMG LA 245. This course offers three modules to develop critical skills in the fast-moving information economy. These are (1) information product design, (2) managing information for competitive advantage, and (3) ethical uses of information. The first module focuses on how to price and value information. We show when it should be free, when it should be expensive, and how to complement other resources. The second module then moves to information business models including both for-profit and open-source models. We cover use as a strategic weapon of market foreclosure and key elements of property rights in information. The third module examines ethical uses of information, privacy concerns, and your rights and responsibilities as an information consumer. 4 cr.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bu.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 353-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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