| Program name: | GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
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| Type of program: | Master Degree Program |
| The program will be offered at: | Akron Campus |
| Existing courses required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) |
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| Required Courses:
6500:643 Systems Analysis and Design 3 6500:645 Software Development and Quality Assurance 3 6500:678 Project Management 3 6500:646 Enterprise Systems Implementation 3 Choose one of the following: 6500:644 Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence 3 6500:640 IS and IT Governance 3 6500:641 Database Systems 3 6500:651 Organizational Transformation 3 Total hours: 15 |
| Courses new to university offering required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) |
| Existing courses which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) |
| Courses new to university offering which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) |
| Implementation Plan |
| Additional program requirements: |
| Admission requirements: (for undergraduate programs specify for both direct admits and students using intercollege transfer) |
| Other information: |
| Resource statement: |
| None required |
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| Rationale: |
| Information system project portfolios consist of a combination of off shore and on shore outsourcing as well as in house development. The successful collaboration between the various stakeholders in global teams is now a necessity. Project management has thus assumed a key role in determining the success of IT based initiatives in this complex and dynamic environment. The IS Project Management graduate certificate program has been designed to meet the needs of IT and other professionals who are interested in developing this expertise. The fifteen credit hour certificate programs consists of coursework addressing key areas in the project management life cycle. These include project planning, requirements analysis and design, rapid application development (RAD), and implementation. |
| Bulletin description: |
| Information system project portfolios consist of a combination of off shored and on shore outsourcing as well as in house development. The successful collaboration between the various stakeholders in global teams is now a necessity. Project management has thus assumed a key role in determining the success of IT based initiatives in this complex and dynamic environment. The IS Project Management graduate certificate program has been designed to meet the needs of IT and other professionals who are interested in developing this expertise. The fifteen credit hour certificate programs consists of coursework addressing key areas in the project management life cycle. These include project planning, requirements analysis and design, rapid application development (RAD), and implementation.
Required Courses: 643 Systems Analysis and Design 3 645 Software Development and Quality Assurance 3 678 Project Management 3 646 Enterprise Systems Implementation 3 Choose one of the following: 644 Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence 3 640 IS and IT Governance 3 641 Database Systems 3 651 Organizational Transformation 3 Total hours: 15 |