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IT Strategy, Finance, and Policy
IT 3010 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
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.
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. |
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