There is a lot of material that you can draw upon in writing your paper:

• the is triangle
• michael porter’s model/three strategies for achieving competitive advantage • dynamic strategies--hypercompetition, destroying your own business,
• organizational strategy frameworks (business diamond, managerial leveler) • is strategy matrix
• strategic alignment model
• competitive forces model
• value chain of the firm
• resource-based view
• strategic alliances
• information in reading assignments for this course

scenario 1: pretend you have been hired as a consultant to usi president ron rochon. he is feeling pressure from the governor and the commission on higher education to see usi have more online offerings. and, he understands the competitive landscape and realizes that all universities seem to be moving toward more online offerings – especially in graduate education. in fact, some schools are offering entire programs online where students never come to campus. as the ceo of the university, he must consider the needs and desires of students and the offerings of the competition as he crafts a long- term strategy. as he toils with long term plans, he clearly realizes that in the short term, he must at least move the university toward more online offerings – in every college and every program. he realizes that this represents a major change for administration, for staff, for faculty and for students. he has hired you to him "keep the triangle balanced! " using the materials in this module (and any other materialyou choose), write a paper that describes how the triangle areas will change and/or will need to change as the university moves from a traditional "face to face" delivery model to one where at least some of the classes are online. what should he be considering? what changes need to be made? , etc. how will

this change impact the work of the various stakeholders (staff, administration, faculty, students), and what do they need to do to implement it?

your project should address changes to the triangle as you consider possible/necessary changes to the multiple constituencies listed above (staff, admin, faculty, students) as the university leverages its resources and capabilities to offer online education.

required elements/grading rubric: you should provide answers to the following questions: 1. how will each of usi’s is strategy triangle areas (business strategy, organizational strategy,

information strategy) have to change? – 20 points
2. what/whom should dr. rochon be concerned about? – 10 points

3. how will these changes affect the work of each of the following constituents--staff, administration, faculty, students? – 10 points