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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MIT-500 or MBA-500 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Online (1) Description: IT planning, system development and operations issues cannot be separated from financial considerations. Anyone involved with strategic planning and operation needs to understand the impact of their work on the organization's bottom line. Projects may either enhance or degrade cash flow and IT managers must understand the implications to corporate profitability. Managers must understand how the organization's financial models work in order to make a meaningful contribution to the overall success of the organization. This course surveys the elements of financial management and their impact on the IT function. Financial options are considered along with the special constraints imposed by IT activities. Tools required to develop successful business cases and modeling and simulation tools will be introduced.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MIT-500 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Online (1) Description: The security of information and information systems is intricately linked to the operation and assets of any organization. Protecting the information network infrastructure is essential to protecting our businesses and organizations. This course provides the essentials of IT security from a management perspective. It examines the processes of security, including information assurance, privacy, backup and recovery, and disaster preparedness. This course provides an overview of information security processes for managers. Students will examine methodologies for implementing security, security policies, best current practices, privacy, backup/recovery, disaster preparedness, and incident response. The outcome of this process is a strategic security plan.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MIT-500 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Online (1) Description: Business systems are a combination of data, people, hardware, software and procedures. Successful systems must be actively designed and they don't "just happen". Successful design must methodically consider each of these five elements. This course surveys the latest techniques used to discover system needs,explore and evaluate alternatives, and implement systems. The dynamic role of system and business function evolution is an integral part of this process. The special problems engendered by legacy systems are considered too. This course provides conceptual understanding of "where systems come from" and provides practical knowledge for managing the system development process.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MIT-500 or MBA-500 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Online (1) Description: Successful companies today cannot afford to operate with old organizational structures and practices. Customers expect excellent service and new products must be brought to market quickly. This course surveys a variety of techniques and philosophies that foster fast product development and outstanding customer service. Organizational, human resource, and technology techniques that support these strategies are reviewed.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MIT-500 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Online (1) Description: This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills required to successfully manage the strategic business planning process within the context of data, information technology and web-based business models. Through case studies, projects and research, students will develop an understanding of business models in which value is created through information. The student will develop a deep understanding of the business and organizational issues involved in defining business requirements with both internal and external customers. Web-based business strategies will address a variety of business models. Special emphasis will be given to the integration and convergence of technologies.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MIT-500 or MBA-500 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Online (1) Description: This course is an introduction to conventional leadership models and to the emerging role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in modern organizations. Until very recently IT was an administrative or support function, but the current role of IT is very different. Today technology is a key enabler to innovation and new product development. The CIO or CTO is now called upon to provide leadership to the organization and is an integral part of the senior management team. This course addresses the traditional role of leadership in managing a department or division and the more recent (and important) role of substantial contributor to corporate strategy at the senior management level.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MIT-500 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Online (2) Description: The purpose of the Capstone Project is to allow students to draw upon their educational experiences in this program in a meaningful way to design, develop and produce a major project. All students must complete a Capstone Project prior to graduation. Students are encouraged to tailor projects to their academic interests, talents and/ or vocation. They will do projects individually. Projects may be research studies, case studies, or other similar endeavors. Students will select a topic area, do research on the topic, and synthesize the material into a coherent document. This document is, in effect, a thesis. Projects will be approved and supervised by a faculty mentor.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): None Currently offered: Spring 2008: Day/Evening (5), Online (1) Summer 2008: Online (1) Fall 2008: Day/Evening (6), Online (1) Description: Stresses consumer orientation as the basis for developing the marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion) for goods, ideas or services. Students will learn the terminology and study the institutions of consumer and industrial markets and the impact of social and economic considerations on the decision-making process. Case problems and assignments require the student to apply marketing principles. Some sections of this course will utilize WebCT as a learning and communication tool. Students should have reliable Internet access outside of class.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MKT-110 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Day/Evening (3), Online (1) Summer 2008: Online (1) Fall 2008: Day/Evening (3) Description: Covers the history, purposes and techniques of advertising. Students will learn to write, produce and evaluate effective advertising campaigns. Current examples and hands-on projects provide students the opportunity to apply their learning. Some sections of this course will utilize an online course management system for assignment submission, quizzes and interaction outside of the classroom. Reliable Internet access outside of class required.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): MKT-110 Currently offered: Spring 2008: Day/Evening (2) Fall 2008: Day/Evening (2) Description: Examines the field of selling and customer relationship management theory and techniques. Students will acquire the techniques and develop the skills required by successful salespersons including how to best reach a customer and retain them. Students work in teams and individually to prepare and deliver sales presentations through roll play exercises. Some sections of this course will utilize an online course management system for assignment submission, quizzes and interaction outside of the classroom. Reliable Internet access outside of class required.
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