Pictures from IS Honours, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
My travel route took me from Seattle to Washington, D.C. (I spent a night near the Washington Dulles International Airport), then to Frankfurt (I spent a whole day in Frankfurt), after which I headed to Johannesburg. Luckily, all of the flights were on time, were comfortable, and I got plenty of rest during the travels.
Monday: I woke up quite early (about 3 AM, thanks to the jetlag) and then completed the preparations for my course. I had a wonderful breakfast prepared by the staff at the Melville Manor House and then headed to WITS. I spent the entire day teaching my class (9 AM- 4 PM). I have 14 wonderful honors students in the class and the discussions were lively and highly engaging. We discussed among other issues: the role of IT in shaping business strategy, the fallacy of IT-business alignment, the impact of technology on change management programs, the role of IT in developing economies, and even the future of IT and its impact on corporate strategy. Besides teaching my class, I did get set-up in my office, which is a comfortable working environment, with two windows. I did some exploring of the WITS campus during my lunch break – first reactions, it is a nice campus and the atmosphere is lively and friendly. I got back to my room around 5 PM and then headed out for a quick dinner bite... before heading to sleep.
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
I will be giving a talk at the Graduate School of Business (GSB) of the University of Cape Town on August 13. The talk will part of the GSB’s lunch time seminar series.
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
During late July, I will travel to the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) to spend a few weeks as a visiting professor at the School of Economic and Business Sciences. Prof. Jason Cohen will be my host at WITS. During my time at WITS, I plan to teach two honors seminars on IS strategic management, collaborate on research projects, and meet with local South African CIOs and IS managers.
The University of the Witwatersrand located in Johannesburg, South Africa…For details on the University, see - http://web.wits.ac.za/AboutWits/WitsToday/WitsFacts.htm