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Integration and Reflection

Modular Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

• Module
  • Reflect upon and integrate course concepts
• Discussion
  • Participate in a Discussion in which you will reflect on course concepts.

Course Overview

As your study of this course content draws to a close, it is important to step back and reflect on new levels of understanding, skills, and knowledge that you developed as a result of your efforts throughout this course. It is particularly important to reflect on the course outcomes (what you were intended to learn in this course).

Course Outcomes

1. Be able to assess, compare and interpret the purpose of an organization according to Merton, Alter and other researchers. (Module 1)
2. Explain why organizations have structure and assess or recommend options for organizational structure. (Module 1)
3. Explain what a business process is to include comparing and contrasting the definitions for business processes used by scholars. (Module 1)
4. Be able to explain, assess, or critique the role of a process in an organization. (Module 1)
5. Be able to explain, asses, or critique the role of information technology in an organization. (Module 1)
6. Demonstrate the ability to analyze or evaluate differences between at least 3 levels of an organization regardless of structure. (Module 2)
7. Critique, assess, or make recommendations to processes operating at 3 levels of an organization. (Module 2)
8. Distinguish the differences between the types of information technology systems operating at the 3 levels of an organization. (Module 2)
9. Distinguish and contract differences between at least 2 components for process complexity. (Module 2)
10. Be able to analyze and apply the 5 basic components of a business process according to business process engineers. (Module 2)
11. Comprehend and defend the difference between professional development activities and organizational development activities. (Module 3)
12. Identify learning gaps and develop solutions using several types of organizational learning mechanisms. (Module 3)
13. Distinguish and demonstrate the ability to classify and critique individual level factors that deter from learning. (Module 3)
14. Evaluate and develop solutions to organizational environment issues that deter learning. (Module 3)
15. Assess the impact of organizations specifically training individuals on the IT systems to support the processes of the organization. (Module 3)
16. Comprehend and compare five common organizational business process against the same or similar ones from known organizations. (Module 4)
17. Demonstrate comprehension and be able to analyze the organizational elements that execute any given processes. (Module 4)
18. Comprehend and compare 4 theories used to develop, assess, or deliver information technology in organizations. (Module 5)
19. Be able to develop a draft DBA project. (Module 5)
20. Reflect upon and integrate course concepts. (Module 6)
21. Identify topics covered that might be used in their DBA project. (Module 6)

Module 6 Assignment

This course covered theoretical concepts and practical examples related to business processes. Please write a 2-page paper that describes your understanding of:

1. The close relationship between organizational structure and business processes.
2. Generic types of business processes operating at different levels of any organization.
3. Ways that individuals learn to accomplish business processes within organizations; mechanisms that hamper learning of business processes.
4. Specific business processes to accomplish the delivery of goods and services within many large corporations.
5. Information Technology solutions that enable business processes (i.e., discuss the use of IT systems to support business process and whether they enable them or not).