IT Project Lifecycle: Implementation and Deployment

Catalog description

Students who have a pre-approved design document will complete all phases of information technology (IT) system implementation, conducting a major IT project, working singly or in collaboration with other students under the direction of a faculty or external project sponsor. With instructor permission, students may elect to pursue a co-curricular activity. All elements of the IT project lifecycle are considered including analysis, requirements, design, user and feasibility studies, ethical considerations, implementation, testing, documentation, and system rollout. In CIT 457 , students work through pre-implementation to produce a detailed requirements and design proposal (and potentially prototype systems). In CIT 458 , students implement, test, and rollout their systems. EL. SC. Prerequisite: CIT 457 or approval of the Chief Department Academic advisor or the department chair.