COBE - MBA-ITM Program
Degree Requirements:
The MBA in Information
Technology Management requires a minimum of 36 semester credit hours and a
maximum of 48 semester credit hours. The exact number of credits required
depends upon the student’s prior academic experience. This program targets
working professionals who have a technical undergraduate degree, or who have
been working in a technical environment for a minimum of five years. Recent
graduates of a technical undergraduate program, or graduates with non-technical
degrees may be admitted to the program upon analysis of their application
package and career goals.
Business Essentials
All students may either elect to take the MBA business essentials courses or take an exam to waive out of any/all of those courses. A score of 80% is required on each exam to qualify for a course waiver. This policy ensures students admitted to the advanced courses have a consistent level of knowledge. For more information please click Here.
Computer Literacy Exam
Students must also possess basic computer literacy skills equivalent to CIS 104 (Word processing), CIS 105 (spreadsheets) & CIS 106 (database) and will be required to take a computer competency exam prior to enrolling in MBA courses. Information about taking these exams can be found here.
| Course Number and Title | Credit |
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| Business Essentials |
0-12 |
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| MBA512 | Business Statistics |
3 |
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| MBA514 | Economic Theory and Analysis |
3 |
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| MBA522 | Accounting and Financial Analysis |
3 |
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| MBA527 | Creation and Distribution of Goods and Services |
3 |
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| Advanced MBA Courses |
15 |
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| MBA531 | Strategic Perspectives |
1 |
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| MBA532 | Accounting for Decision Making & Control |
3 |
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| MBA534 | Information Technology for Managers |
3 |
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| MBA535 | Legal Issues in Business Relationships |
3 |
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| MBA536 | Global Economic & Business Analysis |
3 |
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| MBA538 | Organizational Issues |
2 |
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| MBA Advanced Electives |
3 |
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| MBA533 | Advanced Operations Management |
3 |
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| MBA537 | Managing People in Organizations |
2 |
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| MBA539 | Advanced Marketing Management |
3 |
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| MBA545 | Advanced Financial Management |
3 |
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| Advanced MBA in Information Technology Management Courses |
15 |
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| MBA550 | Information Technology Infrastructure Management |
3 |
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| MBA551 | Enterprise Intelligence Models | 3 | |
| MBA554 | Emerging Topics in Information Technology | 3 | |
| MBA555 | Information Assurance & Compliance | 3 | |
| MBA557 | Project and Change Management | 3 | |
| Technology Electives | 3 | ||
| MBA561 | Marketing High-Technology Products | 3 | |
| MBA577 | Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
| MBA580 - MBA587 |
Selected Topics (with advisor approval) | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36-48 | ||
MBA-ITM – MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
COURSE OFFERINGS
For MBA Business Essentials and Advanced MBA course descriptions, please see the general MBA section.
MBA 550 IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT (3-0-3)(S) A technical and managerial view of network operations and the challenges of planning for and managing increasingly complex wired and wireless network architectures and technical staff. Various network management tools, security and access policies, and business requirements will be explored to measure utilization and performance, plan for future requirements, and support organizational goals and objectives. PREREQ MBA 534
MBA 551 ENTERPRISE INTELLIGENCE MODELS (3-0-3)(F). A strategic overview of the information and application systems used for decision making to transform and enable enterprise-level domestic and global processes. Examines business drivers and implementation strategies for enterprise-wide applications and global IT solutions. Evaluation of enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, BPM, Enterprise Application Integration, and other methods for gathering, securing, and managing business intelligence in organizations. PREREQ MBA 534
MBA 554 EMERGING TOPICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3-0-3)(F/S). An evolving, current topics approach to investigating strategic technologies or business related technical challenges facing managers of technology. May include topics such as the strategic and financial impact of IT governance and compliance regulations requiring new levels of security and integrity, or the adoption of service model approaches such as ITIL or ISO 17799 to improve IT service delivery to the organization. PREREQ MBA 534
MBA 555 INFORMATION ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE (3-0-3)(F). A technical and strategic view of data and system security, including topics such as data valuation and classification, risk management, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning. Explores the options and challenges of security outsourcing, examines implications and challenges of operational security in global IT organizations, and reviews legal, social, and ethical issues related to security management. PREREQ MBA 534 and MBA 535
MBA 557 PROJECT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT (3-0-3)(F). A managerial view of the technical project planning process, including planning, scheduling, control, evaluation, and politics of projects, plus staffing and teamwork issues. Additionally, reviews the process of change in organizations and the need to plan and manage change for long-term process or project success.