BCIS 4690 IT Management-- Syllabus – Summer I, 2009 [DRAFT]
(The following schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the professor.)
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No. |
Date |
Required Readings |
Discussion Areas Assignment Topics |
Guest Speakers |
Assignment # /(points) |
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1 |
06/09 TUE |
Review of Syllabus Chapter 1 – The IT Dilemma Chapter 2 – Sources and Causes of IT Ineffectiveness Chapter 3 – Info. Technology Costs |
· IT Effectiveness 1 · IT Organization Structure 1 · Management of the IT Organization 1; |
1. John Baschab, Managing Director, the Provali Group |
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2
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06/011 TH |
Chapter 4 – IT Scope & Strategy Chapter 5 – The IT Organization Chapter 6 – The CIO
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· IT Effectiveness 2 · IT Organization Structure 2 · Management of the IT Organization 2; · CIO/Senior Mgt Role · IT Operations |
1. Zain Ali, Director – Enterprise
Applications, The Hackett Group 2. Karl Wachs, CIO, Celanese |
HWK #1A (100 pts) |
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3
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06/16 TUE |
Chapter 7 – IT Standards Chapter 8 -- IT Operations Chapter 9 – Problem Management |
· Internal Auditing · HIPPA · Sarbanes-Oxley · ITIL; Configuration Mgt; Help Desks · CIO/Senior Mgt Role |
1. John Stevenson, President, JG Stevenson Associates LLC |
HWK #2A (100 pts) |
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4
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06/18 TH |
Chapter 10-Application Management Chapter 11 – IT Human Resource Practices |
· The CIO/Senior Management Role AND · Demand for IT Personnel; · Outsourcing vs. Offshoring |
1. Frank L. Day, CIO, CEO Express; formerly CIO, DGFastChannel |
HWK #3A & 3B (200 pts) |
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5 |
06/23 TUE |
Midterm (2 -3 hours) |
Chapter 1-10 |
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EXAM 1 500 pts |
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6
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06/25 TH |
Chapter 12 – Vendor Selection Chapter 13 – Vendor Management
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· Vendor Selection · Vendor Management · Outsourcing vs. Offshoring |
1. Phil Maternowski, SVP Information Technology, Energy Education, Inc. 2. Chris Feola, Pres. / CIO, NextPression, Inc. |
HWK #4A (100 pts) |
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7
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06/30 TUE |
Chapter 14 – Business Communications Chapter 15 – IT Budgeting and Cost Management |
· Consultant Management · Project Management 1 · IT Alignment & Governance |
1. Steve Holland, CEO, Best Crossmark 2. Dan Hayes, VP, BusinessSolutions,711Corp. |
HWK #5A (100 pts) |
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8
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07/02 TH |
Chapter 16 – Effective Decision Making and Risk Management Chapter 17 – IT Demand Management and Project Prioritization |
· Project Management 2 · Strategic/Tactical Planning · Security &/or Risk Management |
1. Dwayne DeHaven, Dir. of Strategy & Enterprise Initiatives, Textron Info. Services 2. Maurice Leatherbury, Associate VP, Computing and CTO, UNT |
HWK#6 (100 pts) |
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9 |
07/07 TUE |
Chapter 18 – IT Performance Measurement Chapter 19 – IT Governance FINAL REVIEW |
· Budgeting/Financial Mgt · Innovation & Creativity · IT Steering Committees · IT Governance |
1. Phil Osborn, CIO, Intervoice,
Inc. 2. Charles Williams, Senior Partner, KEDARit |
HWK#7 (100 pts) |
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10 |
07/09 THU |
Final (2 hours approx.) |
Chapters 11-19 |
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EXAM 2 500 pts |