Best Practices: Transforming the Digital Organization – STCO 550

CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

Lead digitally-driven organizations to extraordinary growth in both for-profit & non-profit sectors.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview. 

Discussion: Class Video Introductions

The student will record a short video introducing himself or herself to the class. The student will post this in his or her first thread, The length of the video is up to the student. The student will also post a written response of 200 words to 2 other classmates’ video introductions.

Discussions (3)

The student is required to provide a thread of at least 400 words in response to a provided prompt for each discussion. The student must also reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads, and each reply must be at least 200 words.

Homework Assignments (8)

Each Module: Week there will assigned homework included with the textbook readings for the student to complete.

Quizzes (8)

Each Module: Week there will an assigned quiz included with the textbook readings for the student to complete.

The outline must sketch the introduction, main points, and conclusion using complete but succinct sentences.  The outline may be bullet point, alphanumeric, or whatever format with which the student is most comfortable; however, each section should be sketched with at least 3 sentences.

The reference page page must include at least 5 references, in addition to the course textbook and the Bible (these references will be the foundation of the more extensive references required for the completed Paper). The outline and reference/works cited page must be in current APA format.

Application Paper: Literature Review Assignment

The student will write a 5–7-page paper on a topic or issue of interest to him/her from the textbook readings, and which will then serve as the topic for his or her Research Paper. The Literature Review will include a bibliography that cites at least 15 resources, formatted according to current APA style.

Application Paper: Final Assignment

The student will write a Research Paper on a topic or issue of interest to him/her from the textbook readings. The Application Paper Outline will be complete in Module 2: Week 2, and will be the basis for the structure of the paper. The Literature Review completed in Module 5: Week 5, in shortened form, will serve as the foundation of the Application Paper. The student will use the topic he or she chose for the Literature Review to write the Research Paper. The Application Paper will be 8–10 full pages, accompanied by a list of references (works cited) in current APA format.

Quiz: MIDTERM and Quiz: FINAL

Each exam will cover the Learn material completed in the modules: weeks covered prior to the exam. Each exam will consist of 100 multiple choice questions. The exam will be open-book/open-notes and will have a time limit of 2 hours and 45 minutes.