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3.00 Credits
This course covers the concepts, architecture, governance, and cybersecurity strategies for cloud computing. Students will learn best practices for cloud management, including planning for the successful migration from in-house IT systems to the cloud environment. The course will also address the administrative and support aspects of cloud migration and multi-cloud integration. In addition, students will learn the value of cloud adoption and how it can improve cost savings, operational efficiencies, and IT return on investment (ROI).
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3.00 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.
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3.00 Credits
This course combines the three integration efforts toward a) integrating the enterprise, b) integrating the IS function, and c) integrating IS technologies.
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3.00 Credits
Students in the final year of the program who have completed the majority of the program requirements will be required to enroll in a three-credit hour supervised field-experience/internship. Students must complete a concentration specific 8100 capstone/integration course before registering for IST 8101. Students will employ one of several project management/investigative Methodologies to complete their selected project. The chosen methodology can be used for (a) internships; or (b) (for Web Design students) electronic portfolio design and development; or (c) investigating current topics in IT.
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3.00 Credits
This course is the M.S. Information Systems Technologies capstone course for all concentrations in the program. The course assesses knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) related to the university's graduation and program competencies through a process of reinforcing and measuring key Information Systems Technology (IST) concepts developed in the program's core courses (IST7000 series). These key concepts include, but are not limited to: Systems Thinking; System Life Cycles; Data Management; Networking; System Modeling; IT Governance; Ethics; and IT Project Management. By using a reinforcement strategy, students will be able to synthesize and apply the KSAs gained in the core courses within a culminating, final project through the identification of IT needs and an evaluation of IT alternatives for meeting a business's operational needs.
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3.00 Credits
This course is experiential in nature and focuses on leadership and group process. Students will acquire and apply knowledge and skills in an immediate and relevant setting. Students will explore leadership theories and will utilize case studies and practical application exercises throughout the course to reinforce the learning outcomes and to have an understanding of and a grounding in the issues facing leaders in a variety of organizations. Topics include leadership styles, examining core values in the leadership process, power and influence, group problem solving, decision-making, conflict management, ethical dilemmas, and community building.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students will apply innovation theories to their organizations and to cases. They will strategically develop integrated business models and offerings that can't be easily imitated by competitors. They will develop plans to pilot test or prototype these innovative approaches and will think about how to manage possible implementation problems. Students will also explore what kinds of mindsets work against innovation and how leaders can counter those mindsets. Using evidence-based management principles, students will become proficient at asking relevant questions, and acquiring, appraising, aggregating, applying and assessing information. They will develop, articulate, and defend distinctive points of view grounded in the innovation literature and in evidence related to proposed strategies.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to expose students to the major ethical problems they may face as part of a legal team. The focus of the course is the ABA Model Code and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The course also addresses the role of non-lawyers in the delivery of legal services and the various professional codes of ethics which provide guidance to non-lawyers. Emphasis will be placed on related codes of civility, the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, proper handling of legal fees and client property, as well as the disciplinary process. This course is a legal specialty. (Please note: minimum passing grade needed is a "C")
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the complexity of the fifty state governments and numerous local governments in the United States. The issue of authority in the three forms of government found throughout the United States - unitary, confederate, and federal - is examined.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to American public law with emphasis on the growth of administrative and regulatory law since the 1930s. Topics will include the roles and relationships between the three constitutional branches of government and the quasi-fourth branch of government known as administrative agencies as well as the rulemaking, enforcement, and adjudicatory functions of agencies at the state and federal levels. Students will also gain exposure to reading and analyzing statutes and regulations including the APA. This course is a legal specialty.
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