2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Information Technology Management The information technology management major falls under the Bachelor of Arts degree and prepares students for careers such as application developers, business analysts, database administrators, network administrators, IT project managers, or IT consultants. The curriculum follows recent guidelines established by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for the training of IT professionals in a business context. Course requirements involve 69 semester hours including: ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I............................................3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...........................................3 BUS-1000 The Business Profession. .............................................2 BUS-2150 Statistics for Business...................................................3 BUS-2180 Business Law. ..............................................................3 BUS-3000 The Business Experience.............................................1 BUS-3910 International Business..................................................3 BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility...................2 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. .......................................................3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance......................................................3 ITM-1500 Information Technology for Business.............................2 ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business...........................................2 ITM-1900 Fundamentals of IT Management..................................3 ITM-2100 Database Management..................................................3 ITM-2300 Introduction to Programming..........................................3 ITM-3400 Data Communications and Networking.........................3 ITM-3550 Enterprise Architecture. .................................................3 ITM-4400 System Analysis and Design..........................................3 *ITM-4900 IT Strategy....................................................................3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management.............3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...............................................3 Information Technology Management Track (choose one of the following tracks)..............................................................12 Application Developer Track................................................ 12 ITM-3300 Advanced Topics in Programming Languages....3 ITM-3450 IT Security and Risk Management.....................3 ITM-3500 Web Development..............................................3 ITM-4500 System Development.........................................3 Business Analyst Track......................................................... 12 ITM-3600 Business Process Management.........................3 ITM-3650 Enterprise Systems............................................3 ITM-4100 Advanced Database Design...............................3 ITM-4450 IT Audit and Controls..........................................3 Database Administrator Track.............................................. 12 ITM-3450 IT Security and Risk Management.....................3 ITM-3650 Enterprise Systems............................................3 ITM-4100 Advanced Database Design...............................3 ITM-4450 IT Audit and Controls..........................................3 Network Administrator Track................................................ 12 ITM-3450 IT Security and Risk Management.....................3 ITM-4450 IT Audit and Controls..........................................3 ITM-3XXX or higher electives.............................................6 IT/Project Management Track............................................... 12 ITM-3600 Business Process Management.........................3 ITM-4450 IT Audit and Controls..........................................3 ITM-3XXX or higher electives.............................................6 IT Consultant Track............................................................... 12 ITM-3600 Business Process Management.........................3 ITM-3XXX or higher electives.............................................9 *Capstone Course Required Cognate........................................................................3 GMTH-1020 College Algebra.................................................... 3 (Satisfies quantitative requirement for general education core.) Information Technology Management Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements..........................................48–56 Information Systems Major Requirements...................................69 Required Cognate..........................................................................3 Electives.....................................................................................0–8 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Information Technology Management First year: BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 BUS-1000 The Business Profession..................................................2 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GMTH-1020 College Algebra.............................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 ITM-1500 Information Technology for Business.................................2 ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business...............................................2 ITM-1900 Fundamentals of IT Management......................................3 Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 30 Second year: ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I. ...............................................3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...............................................3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BUS-2150 Statistics for Business.......................................................3 BUS-2180 Business Law...................................................................3 ITM-2100 Database Management......................................................3 ITM-2300 Introduction to Programming .............................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 Biological Science Elective.............................................................3.5 Social Science Elective......................................................................3 Total.............................................................................................. 32.5 Third year: BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 BUS-3000 The Business Experience.................................................1 BUS-3910 International Business......................................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. ...........................................................3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance..........................................................3 ITM-3400 Data Communications and Networking.............................3 ITM-3550 Enterprise Architecture......................................................3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management.................3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...................................................3 ITM Track Electives............................................................................6 Total................................................................................................. 34 Fourth year: BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.......................2 ITM-4400 Systems Analysis and Design............................................3 ITM-4900 IT Strategy ........................................................................3 ITM Track Electives............................................................................6 History Elective..................................................................................3 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Electives.............................................................................................8 Total...............................................................................................31.5 Page 68 2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog School of Business Administration Information Technology Management