BUS630 - Strategic Technology Management
“Using Information Technology for Improved Bottom-line Results”
Course Description
This course offers a strategic framework to assist learners in understanding not only how technology can be used to appropriately enable business processes, but also how it can be used to shape new business models. Critical industry topics like aligning business and technology strategies, developing an enterprise business and technology architecture, and emerging technologies are discussed. Practical issues in managing technology, like technology investment and project portfolio management, are offered to help learners understand how a strategic framework is deployed.
Course Texts
Benson, Robert, (2004). From Business Strategy to IT Action. John Wiley & Sons. Companion Website: www.wiley.com/go/ITAction
Learner Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
1. Integrate knowledge of current technology topics to their current job situations. (synthesis)
2. Review related research to answer research/business questions and to understand the context for improved information technology decisions and utilization. (evaluation)
3. Analyze industry case studies and research papers from other learners to discern between successful and unsuccessful technology strategies and approaches. (analysis)
4. Employ the Internet for research, data collection, and data analysis. (application)
5. Distinguish between ethical and unethical technology outsourcing practices and study issues related to integration of faith and work. (analysis)
6. Conduct primary research and formulate a summary paper and a presentation representing one organization’s current state of strategic technology alignment. (synthesis)