ITS 5440 - Lifecycle Management in Emerging Communication Systems

Students explore lifecycle management for IT, software, and VR/Game systems. Topics include defining, implementing, and operating/maintaining complex systems; performing needs analysis; generating alternatives and performing tradeoff analyses; specifying equipment; planning schedules and budgets; applying cost analysis techniques; and developing and responding to RFPs/RFQs.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to analyze and explain the technology infrastructure landscape.
Students will be able to perform the role of an architect in defining strategy decisions.
Students will be able to build an architecture to guide decisions.
Students will be able design and implement business methods to allocate costs appropriately to business teams.
Students will be able to critically evaluate technology trends by reviewing academic and trade sources.
Students will be to design and implement portfolio management, business case construction, project management, and supplier management strategies.
Students will be able to critically evaluate cultures of innovation and persistence for developing solutions.
Students will be able to design alternative information security architectures.
Students will be able to design and apply an information security architecture, including a graphical depiction of the solution and recommendations for partnering with suppliers and selecting software.
Students will be able to effectively communicate recommendations to a review panel of faculty and industry experts.
Students will be able to analyze and critically evaluate topical information and telecommunication management problems.