ITM (94) Information and Technology Management
Administered by Department of Business Education and Information and Technology Management
Effective Fall 2009
94.175 Information and Technology Management Applications (3) - An introductory course in Information and Technology Management applications. This course is designed to ensure that each successful student leaves with core skills and advanced competencies in the use of computerized information systems, including knowledge of hardware and proficiency with standard business software packages. This course is a core course in the BSBA degree program, and is also a General Education course meeting the Quantitative/ Analytical Reasoning requirement. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: None.
94.302 Enhanced Business Applications (3) - Presents solutions for the business environment using Object Oriented Language (OOL) and web development tools. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: None.
94.321 Information Technology Management (3) - An overview of business information systems-technology, people and procedures within organizational and environmental contexts. Major technologies that support information creation, storage, retrieval, manipulation and distribution are covered. Three lecture hours per week.
94.322 Project Management (3) - Presents the student with an opportunity to use project management tools to design, implement and evaluate projects from a managerial perspective. Three lecture hours per week.
94.330 Telecommunications & Networking (3) - An introduction to telecommunications and networking in the business environment. Topics include the history of telecommunications, networking fundamentals, electronic mail, teleconferencing, voice processing, facsimile, wireless communications, electronic data interchange, the Internet/World Wide Web, HTML and web page development. Management issues and practical applications are an integral part of this course. Three lecture hours per week.
94.375 Data-Driven Web Development Technologies (3) – This course emphasizes the interface between websites and databases in business applications. It provides an understanding of database design and maintenance, and of how websites are connected to databases to provide real time online information for businesses and their customers. Prerequisites: 94.175 or permission of the instructor.
94.405 Training and Development (3) - Application of theories of learning and instructional development to the education and training of employees in business information systems. Topics include instructional design, strategies, technology and the implementation, evaluation and management of training in an organizational environment. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
94.407 Human and Technology Interaction Management (3) - The dynamics of human and technology interaction management are examined with a blend of theory and practice. Provides a broad and comprehensive overview and offers specific background relating to various approaches in assessing, analyzing, designing, implementing and evaluating technology applications, and ergonomics. Prerequisites: a junior or senior standing. Three lecture hours per week.
94.408 Systems Security Management (3) - An introduction to systems security from a management aspect. The course emphasizes the methods for the management of information security through the development of policies, procedures, standards, audits, and logs. It also provides an understanding of the methods used for identifying threats and vulnerabilities, as well as analyses of the legal, ethical and privacy issues in information systems and discusses emerging technologies relating to systems security. Three lecture hours per week.
94.409 Cases in Information & Technology Management (3) - As a capstone course, this class involves the analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application of advanced concepts, theories, principles and skills associated with information technologies (IT) or other comprehensive organizational and information systems. It is designed as a capstone experience through case studies for developing the solution to business problem and redesigning business processes. This required course is ideally taken in the student's last semester before graduation. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: senior standing, 94.322, 94.340, 94.405 94.407.
94.500 Business Information Systems and Technology (3) - An overview of business information systems - people, technology, and procedures within organizational and environmental contexts. Provides an understanding of the evolving role of the office as a key information systems center. Three lecture hours per week.
94.510 Business Information Systems Applications (3) - Discusses applications of office automation technologies to enhance productivity of office employees from support personnel to managers. Hands-on experience includes comparative and selective techniques for hardware and software, as well as an evaluation of appropriate training materials for support personnel. Three lecture hours per week.
94.520 Administrative Communications (3) - Provides application of communication skills for those professionals who work in business or professional environments. Topics include: oral and written reports, systems-related documents (reports, proposals, procedures), research methods, and communication technology. Three lecture hours per week.
94.530 Telecommunications (3) - Introduction to telecommunications in the business environment. Topics include: telephony, data codes, protocols, network architectures, local area networks, communications media, hardware, and software. Management issues and practical applications are an integral part of the course. Emphasizes the application of telecommunications to facilitate information interchange in whatever form the information takes: voice, data, text, and image. Three lecture hours per week.
94.540 Training and Development (3) - Applies theories of learning and instructional procedures to the education and training of employees in business information systems. Topics include: instructional design, strategies, technology, and the implementation, evaluation, and management of training within the organizational structure. Three lecture hours per week.
94.550 Integrated Business Information Systems (3) - Capstone course of the business information systems curriculum. Includes a synthesis and an application of concepts related to current business information systems topics. Students should enroll in this course during the last semester of the degree program. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 94.500, 94.540 or consent of the instructor.