IT Strategy and Innovations ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course provides knowledge and competency-based framework related to Information Technology (IT) strategic planning, digital transformations and innovations. The curriculum is designed for IT/IS professionals to be prepared for strategic planning, innovative IT designing, and suggesting digital driven transformations. The focus of the course is on the role of integrated cloud and mobile solutions in modern organizations, and how IT leaders design and implement IT-dependent strategic initiatives. The course learning activities focus on the impact of IT on operating business models and how IT strategy should be aligned with the business strategy and decision-making practices; the impact of IT architecture to the organizational Socio-Technical System, and the importance of designing and building innovative, reliable and secure operational enterprise systems; the significance of IT leadership and the importance of fostering key IT capability and linking IT values to business metrics. Appropriate as a capstone course for IT/IS students or similar computing discipline concentrations. Recommended for junior- or senior-year students. Prior to taking this course students should have taken Introduction to Computers / Networks or equivalent, familiarity with the core concepts of computers and networking; an understanding of hardware and operating systems, basic applications and security. This knowledge can be gained through the listed prerequisite course(s) or through professional experience.