Information Technology Management, CAS

Contact:

343 Hinds Hall, 315-443-2911, igrad@syr.edu

Overview:

Information technology management has become critical to most, if not all professions and organizations. This 15-credit graduate certificate program in Information Technology Management (ITM) offers students with a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds a flexible way to gain foundational skills in information technology management and qualify for a possible subsequent entry into an MS in Information Systems (IS) or MS in Applied Data Science (ADS). With this program, students can expand their career options and gain a competitive advantage as they pursue career opportunities in business, government, or not-for-profit organizations. The program is available to full-time, part-time, and online students, and can be completed at the student’s own pace through evening, short courses, and online course delivery.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Create information systems solutions for organizations and individuals

2. Apply principles of management strategy, economics, finance, and information systems to support how organizations add value

3. Analyze implications of professional decisions from the viewpoint of fairness, accountability, transparency, and ecological sustainability

4. Explain how public policy and socio-economic forces influence professional decision-making

5. Design communications for various purposes and audiences

6. Demonstrate leadership and collaboration skills in professional practice

Curriculum

This Certificate of Advanced Study in Information Technology Management (ITM) requires the completion of 15 credit hours, or four required classes, and one elective

I. Required Core (12 credits)

Students are required to complete IST 614, IST 621, and IST 654. Students select either IST 651 OR IST 659 for their fourth required course.

IST 614 - Information Technology Management and Policy 3 credit(s)
AND
IST 621 - Information Management and Technology 3 credit(s)
AND
IST 654 - Information Systems Analysis 3 credit(s)
AND
IST 651 - Scripting for Ent Data Sys 3 credit(s)
OR
IST 659 - Data Administration Concepts and Database Management 3 credit(s)

II. Electives (3 credits)

Select ONE course from list below. A course from any graduate program at the iSchool (or at other schools on campus) that are not on this list may count as an elective but must be approved through the iSchool petition process before enrollment.

IST 603 - Global Financial Systems Architecture 3 credit(s)
IST 608 - Blockchain Management 3 credit(s)
IST 615 - Cloud Management 3 credit(s)
IST 618 - Information Policy 3 credit(s)
IST 619 - Economics of Digital Transformation 3 credit(s)
IST 623 - Introduction to Information Security 3 credit(s)
IST 625 - Enterprise Risk Management 3 credit(s)
IST 636 - Leading Issues in Information Security 3 credit(s)
IST 641 - User-Based Design 3 credit(s)
IST 643 - Enterprise Services and Virtualized Systems 3 credit(s)
IST 644 - Managing Data Science Projects 3 credit(s)
IST 645 - Managing Information Systems Projects 3 credit(s)
IST 649 - Human Interaction with Computers 3 credit(s)
IST 651 - Scripting for Ent Data Sys 3 credit(s)
IST 658 - Advanced Enterprise Network Management 3 credit(s)
IST 659 - Data Administration Concepts and Database Management 3 credit(s)
IST 671 - Foundations of Research Methods in Information Studies 3 credit(s)
IST 673 - Technology and the Future of Work 3 credit(s)
IST 682 - Cultural Competence for Information Professionals 3 credit(s)
IST 687 - Introduction to Data Science 3 credit(s)
IST 690 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s)
IST 719 - Information Visualization 3 credit(s)
IST 722 - Data Warehouse 3 credit(s)
IST 726 - Enterprise Architecture: Concepts and Practice 3 credit(s)
IST 728 - Information Security Policy 3 credit(s)
IST 745 - Project Portfolio and Program Management 3 credit(s)
IST 769 - Advanced Big Data Management 3 credit(s)

Earn a Master’s Degree

Graduates of the CAS-ITM have the option of applying all of the credits from the CAS-ITM toward the MSIS degree program. A student could also apply some of the credits from the CAS-ITM toward the MS in Applied Data Science if they choose.