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ISAS 610 Information Systems Management and Integration(3)(Formerly ADMN 641.) A study of the life cycle of the informationsystem, from inception, through systems development andintegration, to system operation and maintenance. Emphasis is onthe integration of information systems with management systemsof an organization. Major phases, procedures, policies, and techniquesin the information system life cycle are discussed in detail.ISAS 620 Information Systems Sourcing Management (3)A study of how best to make and implement appropriate decisionsin providing information systems to an organization. Focus is onthe frameworks, tools, and techniques for making such decisions.Topics include the “make or buy” sourcing decision and variousmodels of outsourcing, from the contracting of finite technicalservices, through the use of off-the-shelf package software (includingenterprise resource planning software), to the outsourcing ofentire business processes. Processes and metrics used in the procurementand managing of outsourced services are also examined.Discussion also covers the phenomenon of “offshoring” (i.e., outsourcingbusiness processes and functions to other countries) andits ramifications.ISAS 630 Systems Analysis and Design (3)(Formerly ADMN 643.) A study of current techniques and practicesin requirements specification, software application selection,project management, and analysis and design of information systemapplications. Emphasis is on a management perspective inthe specification of the information system’s logical and physicalanalysis and design.ISAS 640 Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems (3)(Formerly ADMN 644.) An investigation of computer applications formanagement support. The technologies of decision support systemsand expert systems and the organizational factors leading to the successor failure of such systems are introduced. Topics also include groupdecision support systems, integration and implementation issues, andrelated advanced technologies such as neural networks.ITEC (Information Technology)ITEC 610 Information Technology Foundations (3)A fundamental study of technology and its applications, as well asthe economic and social issues they have raised. Topics include computers,peripherals, databases, and networks; operations (of business,government, and other enterprises), decision support systems, andacquisition of information technology resources; and informationsecurity, productivity, equitable access by users, intellectual propertyrights, and global reach. Discussion also covers current and futuredevelopments in the field and their implications.ITEC 620 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)An introduction to the broad variety in information technology infrastructurefrom the perspectives of systems architecture, data communications,and networks. Topics include enterprise information infrastructure,multinational enterprise, servers and Web services, layerednetwork architecture, convergence and Internet protocols, globalWAN services, enterprise network design, wireless technologies, networksecurity, network management, server architectures, storagemanagement and networks, and content management networks.ITEC 630 Information Systems Analysis, Modeling,and Design (3)(Formerly CSMN 635.) A study of systems analysis and design,using selected engineering and management science techniquesand practices. Topics include requirements determination, modeling,decision making, and proposal development. The SystemDevelopment Life Cycle Model, including system implementationand postimplementation activities, is examined. Emphasis is onthe specification of the information system’s logical and physicalanalysis and design from a management perspective. Researchand project assignments related to information systems analysis,design, implementation, and/or project planning and control,require individual and group work.ISAS 650 Information Technology, the CIO,and Organizational Transformation (3)(Formerly ADMN 645.) An examination of how information technologycan affect the strategic direction of an organization, how ITenables new ways of operating, and how the Chief InformationOfficer can serve as a trusted member of the organization’s top managementteam to help it exploit information technology effectively.www.umuc.edu/grad 95