Course schedule IST7100 1 1 
WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
SYLLABUS
FACULTY MEMBER: Karen Watson
TERM: Summer Block 1
COURSE TITLE: IT Policy & Strategy COURSE NUMBER: IST.7100 TEXTBOOK: TITLE: IT Policy and Strategy AUTHOR: Pearson Custom Library ISBN: 978-1-269-12350-1
If you would like more precise information regarding the textbook(s) for this class, please visit the bookstore website at http://www.wilmcoll.edu/bookstore
METHOD OF CONTACT: Best way to contact me is via email; additionally, I am available before and after class. PREREQUISITE: IST7000, IST7020, IST7040, IST7060
All courses are open to students from all divisions. Only where a course is preceded by an introduction course is there a need to observe a prerequisite. However, students might benefit from prior knowledge on some of the courses, and this is given as the content found in your course catalogue by course code.
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The focus of this course includes: 1) The top management’s strategic perspective for aligning competitive strategy, core competencies, and information systems; 2) The development and implementation of policies and plans to achieve organizational goals; 3) Defining the systems that support the operational, administrative, and strategic needs of the organization, its business units, and individual employees; 4) Approaches to managing the information systems’ function in organizations, including examination of the dual challenges of effectively controlling the use of well-established information technologies, while experimenting with selected emerging technologies; and 5) The role of the CIO.
II. RATIONALE
Students develop an understanding of the strategic use of information technology from a business perspective at the enterprise level. They are expected to understand the internal management of information systems services from the point of view of the CIO and to examine alternative
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
SYLLABUS
FACULTY MEMBER: Karen Watson
TERM: Summer Block 1
COURSE TITLE: IT Policy & Strategy COURSE NUMBER: IST.7100 TEXTBOOK: TITLE: IT Policy and Strategy AUTHOR: Pearson Custom Library ISBN: 978-1-269-12350-1
If you would like more precise information regarding the textbook(s) for this class, please visit the bookstore website at http://www.wilmcoll.edu/bookstore
METHOD OF CONTACT: Best way to contact me is via email; additionally, I am available before and after class. PREREQUISITE: IST7000, IST7020, IST7040, IST7060
All courses are open to students from all divisions. Only where a course is preceded by an introduction course is there a need to observe a prerequisite. However, students might benefit from prior knowledge on some of the courses, and this is given as the content found in your course catalogue by course code.
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The focus of this course includes: 1) The top management’s strategic perspective for aligning competitive strategy, core competencies, and information systems; 2) The development and implementation of policies and plans to achieve organizational goals; 3) Defining the systems that support the operational, administrative, and strategic needs of the organization, its business units, and individual employees; 4) Approaches to managing the information systems’ function in organizations, including examination of the dual challenges of effectively controlling the use of well-established information technologies, while experimenting with selected emerging technologies; and 5) The role of the CIO.
II. RATIONALE
Students develop an understanding of the strategic use of information technology from a business perspective at the enterprise level. They are expected to understand the internal management of information systems services from the point of view of the CIO and to examine alternative