Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SAYA-0014
Organization's ID:
BUS303
Organization:
Saylor Academy
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-paced (32 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Strategic Information Technology, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to examine how managers determine when new information systems initiatives are necessary and how to deploy them. The course focuses on the allocation and use of technology resources across an entire firm as part of the larger organizational strategy.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Summarize how business organizations employ information technology to create a competitive advantage
  • Compare formal methodologies to improve system planning, analysis, and architecture design
  • Differentiate among the ways businesses use IT strategically, such as for enterprise, business-to-business, and e-commerce computing
  • Explain the roles and impact of business processes as they relate to information systems within an organization
  • Analyze the architecture of an electronic commerce system, including the system hardware, system software, database system, online transaction, and user interface
  • Summarize how each component of an e-commerce system can be used to improve a business organization and contribute to its competitive advantage
  • Create a technology strategy for an organization

General Topics:

  • The difference between information technology and information systems
  • Moore's Law
  • Creating strategy
  • Role of IT in organizations
  • Competitive advantage and methods of creating sustainable competitive advantage
  • Porter's Five Forces model
  • Value Chain model
  • Business processes and managing business processes
  • ERP systems
  • Business intelligence and decision making
  • Data warehousing and data mining
  • E-commerce: e-commerce trends and technologies, intellectual property, e-commerce and competitive advantage
  • Technology trends including cloud computing, cloud computing software, cloud computing and competitive advantage
  • Technology strategy including information systems theory, mobile strategies, strategic planning, and developing an IT strategy
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Computer Based Training
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials