ITM 191 - Capstone: Creating Value in the IT Career

Institution:

Golden Gate University-San Francisco

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Description:

Explores understanding, creating and communicating value through technology, for the benefit of both the enterprise and your career. In measuring your progress toward the BSIT degree, we will take a look backward to assess what you have accomplished, and will take a look ahead and project what you will have to offer as an IT professional in the global, real-time, real-world enterprise. As part of the process, we take a long and serious look at the "soft skills" that industry expertsagree are key to a student's employability and success in the workforce and/or graduate school. Those areas include ethics, leadership, research and writing skills, and a global perspective. With these and a keen awareness of how technology may be used to create value, you will be prepared for the transition to real world concerns and equipped for career longevity. Competing in the global marketplace will also be a focus: global industry and regulatory policy as well as social, economic, and cultural issues that impact IT. Business value creation through technology is the focus both of the subject matter of the course and the project requirements. Case study analyses and writing a business plan for a technology proposal will be part of the requirements. As part of the capstone project, you will create an employability skills portfolio that will add value to your applications for jobs and/or graduate school. Must be taken in the last 12 units of the BSIT.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ggu.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 442-7800

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Trimester

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