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IS 789

Information Technology Strategy and Policy

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Strategic techniques for aligning competitive strategies and information technology to achieve organizational goals. The development, implementation and management of technology-oriented policies and plans.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • admission to a graduate degree in the College of Business
IS 788
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): IS 788 or admission to a graduate degree in the College of Business.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • develop IT strategies that are aligned with the business strategies and direction.
  • discuss and make effective strategic decisions for acquiring information systems through building, buying, or leasing.
  • develop systems implementation plans, as well as identify barriers to implementation.
  • identify factors that influence the effective and ineffective use of technology.
  • apply Porter’s Five-Forces Model and value chain.
  • explain change management and phases of technology assimilation.
  • discuss the role of the CIO and her/his relationship to other C-level executives.
  • apply principles of net-enhanced organizations and mobile computing to strategic information systems.