IT Strategy, Finance, and Policy
IT 3010 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Boston (Hybrid) M 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
Online
Students develop an understanding of the strategic use of information technology from a business perspective at the enterprise level. They learn business fundamentals and a strategic framework for aligning competitive strategy, core competencies, and information systems. Topics covered include the ability to understand financial information and organizational structure and dynamics. Students learn about IT governance in its broadest sense including IT strategy, IT architecture, IT investment oversight, risk minimization, and critical success factors for IT governance execution -- policies, systems, investment oversight, and leadership.
Information Systems Design and Analysis
IT 3020 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Online
Discusses the planning, analysis, design, and implementation of computer-based information systems, focusing on the methodologies and procedures used in organizational problem solving and systems development. Topics include the systems development life cycle; project management; requirements analysis and specification; feasibility and cost-benefit analysis; logical and physical design; prototyping; system validation, deployment, and post-implementation review. Additional topics may include platform and database selection and integration issues; CASE tools; end-user training; maintenance; and object-oriented analysis and design.
Design for Usability
IT 3025 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Online
This course expands the analysis and design repertoire of the students by providing up-to-date methods that are evolving to deal with the complexity of design in the IT world. Design methodologies covered in this course will focus on both hard and soft design approaches such as user-centered design, participatory design, contextual design, and Ethnography. Students will understand the role, function, and use of various design approaches and when to use which approach.
This course presumes a basic knowledge of the material covered in IT 3020 Information System Design and Analysis.
Data Communications and Networking
IT 3030 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Boston (Hybrid) Th 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
This course introduces students to telecommunications fundamentals including data, voice, image, and video. It covers the concepts, models, architectures, protocols, standards, and security for the design, implementation, and management of digital networks. Essentials of local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), and wide area networks (WAN) are discussed. Topics include transmission and switching efficiency, regulatory and technical environments, security and authentication, network operating systems, e-commerce and associated websites and practices, and middleware for wireless systems, multimedia, and conferencing. Students are expected to understand and apply data communications concepts to situations encountered in industry; learn general concepts and techniques of data communications; understand the technology of the Internet; and understand the regulatory environment.
Software Project Management
IT 3035 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Online
Covers the tools and techniques used to manage small, medium, and large programming efforts. Topics include project planning, project management tools (i.e., PERT/CPM/GANTT), estimating, and human resources management. Discusses all phases of software projects from proposal writing through post-release maintenance issues. Plan and develop a project of your choice that provides a practical application of the topics covered in class.
Protecting the Network
IT 3200 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Boston (Hybrid) Tu 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
Through this course, students will have an opportunity to explore the practical elements of information security awareness and related design and deployment decisions in a secure lab while simultaneously acquiring a strong conceptual knowledge of the underlying theory in the more traditional classroom environment. The combination of these elements will provide students with a vivid picture of how and why networked applications must be designed, implemented, and maintained in a secure fashion.
CISSP Preparation
IT 3330 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Boston W 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
The CISSP certification is governed by the International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium and is universally recognized as a key component in the selection process for management-level information security positions. This course will include all ten domains that make up the body of knowledge covered by the CISSP examination. The goal is to equip participants with the knowledge and technical concepts required to pass the 6-hour written test required to obtain this certification. The information covered includes the following topics:
1. Security Management Practices
2. Access Control Systems
3. Telecommunications and Network Security
4. Cryptography
5. Security Architecture and Models
6. Operations Security
7. Applications and Systems Development
8. Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning
9. Law, Investigation, and Ethics
10. Physical Securit
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