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Information Systems Technologies
IST 7000
Data Management
3 credits
This course covers the concepts, principles, issues, and techniques for managing corporate data resources. Also covered are techniques for managing the design and development of large database systems, including logical data models, concurrent processing, data distribution, database administration, data warehousing, data cleansing, and data mining.
IST 7020
Analysis, Modeling, and Design
3 credits
Systems development life cycle, analysis and design techniques, information systems planning and project identification and selection, requirements collection and structuring, process modeling, data modeling, design of interface and data management, system implementation and operation, system maintenance, and change management implications are covered in this course, as are the globalization issues in systems. Students will use current methods and tools such as rapid application development, prototyping, and visual development.
IST 7040
Data Communications and Networking
3 credits
This course covers telecommunications fundamentals, including data, voice, image, and video. The concepts, models, architectures, protocols, standards, and security for the design, implementation, and management of digital networks are also covered. Essentials of local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), and wide area networks (WAN) are reviewed. Other topics explored are: transmission and switching efficiency, regulatory and technical environments, security and authentication, network operating systems, e-commerce and associated web sites and practices, and middleware for wireless systems, multimedia, and conferencing.
IST 7060
Project and Change Management
3 credits
This course focuses on managing projects within an organizational context, including the processes related to initiating, planning, executing, controlling, reporting, and closing a project. Project integration, scope, time, cost, quality control, and risk management are also explored. Other areas covered in the course are: managing the changes in organizations resulting from the introduction or revision of information systems, identifying project champions, working with user teams, training, documentation, and the change management role of the IS specialist.
Prerequisite(s): IST 7000, IST 7020, and IST 7040
IST 7100
IT Policy and Strategy
3 credits
The focus of this course includes: 1) The top management's strategic perspective for aligning competitive strategy, core competencies, and information systems; 2) The development and implementation of policies and plans to achieve organizational goals; 3) Defining the systems that support the operational, administrative, and strategic needs of the organization, its business units, and individual employees; 4) Approaches to managing the information systems' function in organizations, including examination of the dual challenges of effectively controlling the use of well-established information technologies, while experimenting with selected emerging technologies; and 5) the role of the CIO.
Prerequisite(s): IST 7000, IST 7020, IST 7040; Corequisite: IST 7060
IST 8100
Integrating the Enterprise: IS Function, and IS Technologies
3 credits
This course combines the three integration efforts toward a) integrating the enterprise, b) integrating the IS function, and c) integrating IS technologies.
Prerequisite(s): the complete IST core
IST 8101
Field Experience/ Internship
3 credits
Students in the final year of the program who have completed the bulk of the program requirements will be required to enroll in a three-credit hour supervised field experience/internship. Students must have completed the five courses in their career track as well as IST 8100 or be simultaneously enrolled in that course before registering for IST 8101.