Business and Technology Management
Business and Technology Management Program Description
Stevenson University's Master of Science in Business and Technology Management equips students with the skills and knowledge required to help organizations achieve a competitive advantage in an increasingly global, technology-driven, and information-rich marketplace. The degree program provide students not only with knowledge about a wide variety of technologies and their architectures but also with an understanding of how to obtain the integration of the full range of information technologies within an organization, from both strategic and operational perspectives. It is designed either for students interested in furthering their knowledge of the use and deployment of technology or for the business professional looking to improve management skills along with a practical working knowledge of today's information technologies.
Graduates of Stevenson's master's degree program will be able to interpret hardware and software standards, manipulate the architecture of current and emerging technologies, and interpret and evaluate the impact of these technologies on competition, organizational structure and work flow processes. They will have the knowledge and ability to communicate effectively on business and technical concerns with all levels of personnel both within and external to the organization.
The master's degree addresses this need on three levels: the organization, the individual, and the technology. The program core begins by providing an overview of the organization's processes and the systems that support them to achieve the corporation's goals. This is followed by courses dealing with the concepts of human cognition and creativity that address why IT systems frequently fail to meet the requirements of customers. Armed with this knowledge, the IT systems professional can be creative and innovative in more accurately solving the organization's problems and meeting the needs of the customer. The intent is to emphasize the need for information systems professionals to be creative in problem solving and innovative in finding opportunities within the organization.
The degree program has three tracks. The advanced information technologies track focuses on the technology and implementation of application, infrastructure, and database design. The emerging technology and innovative leadership tracks focus on the business and management of both internal and external information systems essential for support of the organization's connection to its partners and customers.
The capstone courses provide for the integration of practice and theory across the three tracks.
All courses can be completed entirely online. Some courses are also offered in an 8-week hybrid format where students meet one night per week.
Advanced Information Technologies Track
The advanced information technologies track is designed to provide the IT professional with cutting edge experience and knowledge in working with the leading applications, networks, and database design technologies of the day. The program provides key competencies for those following the career path of programmer, systems designer, systems integrator, database designer, and network designer. Technology professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of leading edge technologies, enabling them to choose the best technology solution for today's business problems. Information systems experience and literature analysis show that most system projects fail because the information analyst fails to define appropriate and accurate business and technical requirements and not for technical reason.
Emerging Technology Management Track
The emerging technology management track combines knowledge about the technologies and their development with knowledge of the best practices in systems planning and design and project management in the IT area. All successful companies today rely on a core information technology infrastructure to carry on day-to-day operations. These mission critical systems contain the business rules and key data on products, services, and customers. They are often customer designed in-house or outsourced to satisfy the requirements of the organizations and business processes they support.
Innovative Leadership Track
The innovative leadership track is designed on the basis of the principle that people are an organization's most valuable asset and good leaders establish effective relationships as the key to success. These leaders understand that the mission and vision of the organization are critical components to a functional organization and use these to guide employees and work with customers. Managerial expertise, negotiation skills, and critical thinking motivate others to achieve superior performance and production. Leaders acknowledge that change is constant and that each organization must consider the global effects of its actions.
Business and Technology Management Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the Master of Science in Business and Technology Management, graduates will be able to
- Defend the importance of technology as the underlying foundation of an organization.
- Analyze the management processes and technology needed to support an organization.
- Assess the architectural design of current and emerging technologies.
- Design organizational systems necessary to create effective solutions.
- Appraise the policy, technical, security, and legal issues that affect an organization.
- Compose effective communication with all levels of personnel, both orally and in writing, within and external to the organization.
Emerging Technology Track Outcomes
Upon completion of the emerging technology track, graduates will be able to
- Evaluate various technologies available to organizations in order to determine their usefulness and what impact, negative or positive, these technologies might have if implemented within these organizations.
- Understand various IT architectural designs and how they assist organizations.
- Analyze various software solutions in determining their effectiveness on developing and maintaining customer relationships.
- Evaluate the software and hardware requirements of network security and assess vulnerabilities that may exist in corporate infrastructures.
- Determine the importance of having organizational data properly secured and why contingency plans are required by every organization.
Innovative Leadership Track Outcomes
Upon completion of the innovative leadership track, graduates will be able to
- Determine the importance of information technology as integrative to the effective functioning and success of organizations.
- Evaluate the behaviors and practices associated with effective leadership within various organizations with special attention to leadership and management within IT units.
- Design effective supply chain management strategies using appropriate software systems.
- Analyze current customer relationship management practices, issues, best practices, and solutions to create competitive advantage for business and industry.
- Design appropriate tools and processes in business and industry focusing on key issues in strategic leadership and management of IT and incorporating innovative strategies in order to maintain competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Advanced Information Technologies Track Outcomes
Upon completion of the advanced information technologies track, graduates will be able to
- Analyze network functions in a multi-vendor environment and compare protocol standards common to the local area network.
- Evaluate object technology and its implications for the development of enterprise systems, using one of the current software developmental languages.
- Design and implement a database-connected, dynamic web application using one of the leading software developmental framework packages.
- Construct large-scale, enterprise-wide systems that manage, store, and distribute an organization's data.
- Evaluate and design Extensible Markup Language to meet the needs of enterprise application communications across multi-platform environments.
Business and Technology Management Program Policies
The grade of "C" is the lowest acceptable grade, and only one can be awarded during the program. A student may repeat one course in a graduate program one time. Once a student has repeated a course, the student will not be permitted to repeat any other courses. If a student repeats a course, only the latter grade is used in computing the grade point average. However, all courses taken become a part of the student's academic record. Further, a student may withdraw from each graduate course one time only.
A minimum cumulative 3.00 grade point average on all graduate work attempted is required for graduation. Only one grade of "C" may be applied toward the GPA requirement. Degree requirements must be completed within seven years after the first course applied to the degree was completed.
Description
Business and Technology Management Program Description
Stevenson University's Master of Science in Business and Technology Management equips students with the skills and knowledge required to help organizations achieve a competitive advantage in an increasingly global, technology-driven, and information-rich marketplace. The degree program provide students not only with knowledge about a wide variety of technologies and their architectures but also with an understanding of how to obtain the integration of the full range of information technologies within an organization, from both strategic and operational perspectives. It is designed either for students interested in furthering their knowledge of the use and deployment of technology or for the business professional looking to improve management skills along with a practical working knowledge of today's information technologies.
Graduates of Stevenson's master's degree program will be able to interpret hardware and software standards, manipulate the architecture of current and emerging technologies, and interpret and evaluate the impact of these technologies on competition, organizational structure and work flow processes. They will have the knowledge and ability to communicate effectively on business and technical concerns with all levels of personnel both within and external to the organization.
The master's degree addresses this need on three levels: the organization, the individual, and the technology. The program core begins by providing an overview of the organization's processes and the systems that support them to achieve the corporation's goals. This is followed by courses dealing with the concepts of human cognition and creativity that address why IT systems frequently fail to meet the requirements of customers. Armed with this knowledge, the IT systems professional can be creative and innovative in more accurately solving the organization's problems and meeting the needs of the customer. The intent is to emphasize the need for information systems professionals to be creative in problem solving and innovative in finding opportunities within the organization.
The degree program has three tracks. The advanced information technologies track focuses on the technology and implementation of application, infrastructure, and database design. The emerging technology and innovative leadership tracks focus on the business and management of both internal and external information systems essential for support of the organization's connection to its partners and customers.
The capstone courses provide for the integration of practice and theory across the three tracks.
All courses can be completed entirely online. Some courses are also offered in an 8-week hybrid format where students meet one night per week.
Advanced Information Technologies Track
The advanced information technologies track is designed to provide the IT professional with cutting edge experience and knowledge in working with the leading applications, networks, and database design technologies of the day. The program provides key competencies for those following the career path of programmer, systems designer, systems integrator, database designer, and network designer. Technology professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of leading edge technologies, enabling them to choose the best technology solution for today's business problems. Information systems experience and literature analysis show that most system projects fail because the information analyst fails to define appropriate and accurate business and technical requirements and not for technical reason.
Emerging Technology Management Track
The emerging technology management track combines knowledge about the technologies and their development with knowledge of the best practices in systems planning and design and project management in the IT area. All successful companies today rely on a core information technology infrastructure to carry on day-to-day operations. These mission critical systems contain the business rules and key data on products, services, and customers. They are often customer designed in-house or outsourced to satisfy the requirements of the organizations and business processes they support.
Innovative Leadership Track
The innovative leadership track is designed on the basis of the principle that people are an organization's most valuable asset and good leaders establish effective relationships as the key to success. These leaders understand that the mission and vision of the organization are critical components to a functional organization and use these to guide employees and work with customers. Managerial expertise, negotiation skills, and critical thinking motivate others to achieve superior performance and production. Leaders acknowledge that change is constant and that each organization must consider the global effects of its actions.
Objectives
Business and Technology Management Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the Master of Science in Business and Technology Management, graduates will be able to
- Defend the importance of technology as the underlying foundation of an organization.
- Analyze the management processes and technology needed to support an organization.
- Assess the architectural design of current and emerging technologies.
- Design organizational systems necessary to create effective solutions.
- Appraise the policy, technical, security, and legal issues that affect an organization.
- Compose effective communication with all levels of personnel, both orally and in writing, within and external to the organization.
Emerging Technology Track Outcomes
Upon completion of the emerging technology track, graduates will be able to
- Evaluate various technologies available to organizations in order to determine their usefulness and what impact, negative or positive, these technologies might have if implemented within these organizations.
- Understand various IT architectural designs and how they assist organizations.
- Analyze various software solutions in determining their effectiveness on developing and maintaining customer relationships.
- Evaluate the software and hardware requirements of network security and assess vulnerabilities that may exist in corporate infrastructures.
- Determine the importance of having organizational data properly secured and why contingency plans are required by every organization.
Innovative Leadership Track Outcomes
Upon completion of the innovative leadership track, graduates will be able to
- Determine the importance of information technology as integrative to the effective functioning and success of organizations.
- Evaluate the behaviors and practices associated with effective leadership within various organizations with special attention to leadership and management within IT units.
- Design effective supply chain management strategies using appropriate software systems.
- Analyze current customer relationship management practices, issues, best practices, and solutions to create competitive advantage for business and industry.
- Design appropriate tools and processes in business and industry focusing on key issues in strategic leadership and management of IT and incorporating innovative strategies in order to maintain competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Advanced Information Technologies Track Outcomes
Upon completion of the advanced information technologies track, graduates will be able to
- Analyze network functions in a multi-vendor environment and compare protocol standards common to the local area network.
- Evaluate object technology and its implications for the development of enterprise systems, using one of the current software developmental languages.
- Design and implement a database-connected, dynamic web application using one of the leading software developmental framework packages.
- Construct large-scale, enterprise-wide systems that manage, store, and distribute an organization's data.
- Evaluate and design Extensible Markup Language to meet the needs of enterprise application communications across multi-platform environments.
Policies
The grade of "C" is the lowest acceptable grade, and only one can be awarded during the program. A student may repeat one course in a graduate program one time. Once a student has repeated a course, the student will not be permitted to repeat any other courses. If a student repeats a course, only the latter grade is used in computing the grade point average. However, all courses taken become a part of the student's academic record. Further, a student may withdraw from each graduate course one time only.
A minimum cumulative 3.00 grade point average on all graduate work attempted is required for graduation. Only one grade of "C" may be applied toward the GPA requirement. Degree requirements must be completed within seven years after the first course applied to the degree was completed.
Requirements
The curriculum for the M.S. in business and technology management consists of three components: core courses, track elective courses, and capstone courses.
Core Courses (15 credits):
| BTM 601 | Information Technologies and the Organization | 3 |
| BTM 604 | Cognitive Science for Requirements Analysis | 3 |
| BTM 606 | Creativity in Information Systems | 3 |
| BTM 644/HCM 644 | Project Management | 3 |
| BTM 663 | Information Technology Law & Enforcement Activities | 3 |
Capstone Courses (6 credits):
Students select one of the following tracks (15 credits)
Track One: Advanced Information Technology
Students take the following five courses:
| BTM 618 | Network Technologies | 3 |
| BTM 630 | Object-Oriented Technologies and C# | 3 |
| BTM 632 | Client/Server Computing with ASP.NET | 3 |
| BTM 634 | Enterprise Data Management | 3 |
| BTM 638 | Enterprise Application Development using XML | 3 |
Track Two: Emerging Technology Management
Students select five courses from the following (15 credits):
| BTM 640 | Operating Environments: Architecture and Infrastructure | 3 |
| BTM 642 | Enterprise Application Process Analysis | 3 |
| BTM 643 | Electronic Commerce | 3 |
| BTM 646 | Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity | 3 |
| BTM 661/CYBF 661 | E-Systems Security | 3 |
| BTM 662 | Business to Business Applications | 3 |
Track Three: Innovative Leadership
Students select five courses from the following (15 credits):
Course Descriptions
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