Leadership and Ethics in Information Technology

Catalog description

This course is an intensive study of leadership frameworks, management practices, technical project management skills, and the application of ethical decision making in a technology-saturated world. This project-based, highly detail-oriented collaborative course applies concepts directly to situational learning environments through the use of real-life examples from businesses in the industry. This course is divided into two major types of learning: academic exploration, and situational application. Key concepts and competencies are first explored during the academic portion of the class (approximately 10 weeks), and later applied through a multi-week business ethics simulation. This class is NOT software engineering oriented; it does not focus on coding-team management, SCRUM, Agile methodology, coding languages, or development of applications. This top-down course looks at all industries within the scope of Information Technology through a lens of management and ethics. Graded on A-F basis only. Credit Hour s : 3 Prerequisites: INFOTC 1040 with C- or higher, or INFOTC 1610 with C- or higher, or instructor consent