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IMAN 690 International Management Project (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of all required and elective courses,
including IMAN 650. Students demonstrate their ability to
structure and complete a major project that identifies and
resolves an important management or organizational issue.
Students report the results of their efforts in written and oral
form. The project may be developed in cooperation with students’
current employers or with some organization of their
choice, provided there is no conflict of interest. The project is
conducted under the direction of an on-site supervisor in cooperation
with a faculty advisor. Students have two semesters to
complete the management project.
ITSM 637 IT Acquisitions Management (3)
This course defines management practices for the acquisition of
IT systems and information re s o u rces. St rong emphasis is placed
on the importance of enterprise strategic planning and the concomitant
IT strategic planning. Issues related to the deve l o p m e n t
of the IT acquisition plan, financial planning and budgeting, integration
of the proposed acquisition within the overall goals of the
enterprise, and related IT program management are examined in
the context of ove r a rching management challenges. Related issues
include federal and commercial IT systems contract and pro c u rement
policies and pro c e d u res. Students will use Mi c rosoft pro j e c t
management software.
ITSM 670 Information Technology Integration and
Applications (3)
This course integrates and applies the major concepts presented
in all other coursework. Using casework methods, students will
identify best practices and appropriate technologies to implement
effective IT decisions aligned with organizational goals.
Strong emphasis is placed on viewing information technology
issues in a context of both day-to-day and strategic management
decision making based on applied research. Issues include competitiveness,
information architecture, user needs, process reengineering,
value chain management, collaborative computing,
globalization, social impact, information policy, and ethics.
Emerging trends in information technology are analyzed to
understand their potential effect on the workplace and society.
MSIT 610 Foundations of Information Technology (3)
This course lays a common foundation for use in all other courses
in the program. Its goal is to impart an understanding of how
the many elements that make up information technology work
and what their limitations are. The course reviews mathematical
and physical concepts helpful in thinking about the capabilities
of information technology and its applications. Mathematical
concepts include information theory, the representation of signals
in both the time and frequency domains, modulation
schemes, digitization, and pro b a b i l i t y. Physical concepts include
electromagnetic waves, the properties of various guided and
unguided transmission media, integrated circuits, lasers, and
optical transmission and switching. The course also introduces
concepts essential to information security applications, such as
various encryption schemes and measures for assuring personnel
and physical security. Insofar as it is possible, these concepts will
be treated descriptively rather than analytically.
MSIT 620 Computer Concepts (3)
This course examines the major hardware and system software
components and underlying technologies that are the basis of
the modern digital computer. Major developments in the evolution
of computers are reviewed first; theoretical and engineering
topics include Boolean logic, the Von Neumann architecture,
and semiconductor device technology. The similarities and differences
between mainframes, minicomputers, and microprocessors
are then investigated. Supercomputer, parallel processor,
and distributed system arc h i t e c t u res are examined. Various types
of storage media and input/output devices are discussed. An
overview of system software elements, including operating systems
and middleware, is also presented. The course concludes
by introducing the student to advanced topics such as optical
computers and biomolecular computers.
MSIT 630 Concepts in Software-Intensive Systems (3)
This course examines the technology, engineering practices, and
business economics behind the wide variety of modern softwareintensive
systems. The foundations of software engineering are
examined. Classes of application domains, including real-time
systems and transaction-based systems, are analyzed. The practices
used in developing small-scale and large-scale software
systems are evaluated. Modern issues including design of the
human-computer interface, software product liability, and certification
of software engineers are discussed. The course concludes
by investigating the structure, environment, and possible
future of the software industry.
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