Course List - Master of Professional Studies in Enterprise Architecture

 

Core Courses (30 credits)
EA 870 Applied Research Methods for Enterprise Architecture
Foundations, methods and conduct for EA Research Methodologies.
3 credits
EA 871 Enterprise Architecture Foundations I
Theoretical foundations and practice of enterprise architecture.
3 credits
EA 872 Enterprise Architecture Foundations II
Develops additional capabilities for justifying enterprise architecture decision making.

Prerequisite: EA 871
3 credits
EA 873 Enterprise Modeling
Theoretical foundations and practice of enterprise modeling.

Prerequisite: EA 871
3 credits
EA 874 Enterprise Information Technology Architecture
Theoretical foundations and practice of the enterprise information technology architecture. 

Prerequisite: EA 871
3 credits
EA 875 Enterprise Architecture Leadership (Capstone)
Develops additional capabilities for leading, communicating, and implementing enterprise architecture. 

Prerequisite: EA 870, EA 871 and EA 872
3 credits
MANGT 510 Project Management
A problem-based, interdisciplinary course in project management skills and techniques needed to manage projects in a modern business environment.
3 credits
MANGT 515 Cost and Value Management
A problem-based course that emphasizes project cost control and teaches students to apply techniques to control projects in business.

Prerequisite: or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
MANGT 531 Organizations
An examination of organizational theories and processes of organizational behavior.
3 credits
MANGT 540 Strategy: Corporate, Business and Project
A problem-based course that focuses on linking projects to overall corporate strategy.

Prerequisite: or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits

 

Elective Courses (6 credits)
SUPPLY CHAIN
MIS 404 Introduction to ERP and Business Processes
A problem-based, interdisciplinary course on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) concepts and business processes.

Prerequisite: MIS 204 or 1st Level Programming Course or with the permission of the program
3 credits
SCM 800 Supply Chain Management
Introduction to the strategic framework, issues, and methods for integrating supply and demand management within and across companies.
4 credits
SCM 810 Transportation and Distribution
Role of transportation and distribution operations in matching supply with demand; principles of transport industry analysis and competitive positioning.

Prerequisite: SCM 800
4 credits
SCM 820 Strategic Procurement
Strategic planning for the source/buy process, including developing and managing supplier relationships, global issues, and e-procurement.

Prerequisite: SCM 800
4 credits
ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION
IST 402 Emerging Issues and Technologies: Information Management and Storage Architectures 
Introduction to emerging issues, technology forecasting and analysis; overview of emerging issues and leading technologies in IST and how they impact information systems, users, the IT labor force, and society.

Prerequisite: IST 210, IST 220
3 credits
IST 420 Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration
Introductory course on integration of information technology into different venues, including the planning, development, and implementation of the integration.

Prerequisite: IST 240, IST 301, IST 302
3 credits
IST 421 Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications
Advanced course on the integration of information technology into systems applications.

Prerequisite: IST 420
3 credits
SECURITY
IST 454 Computer and Cyber Forensics
Fundamental issues and concepts of computer forensics; aspects of computer and cyber crime; methods to uncover, protect, exploit, and document digital evidence; tools, techniques, and procedure to perform computer and cyber crime investigation.

Prerequisite: IST 220, SRA 221
3 credits
IST 554 Network Management and Security
Essential skills and knowledge for effectively utilizing networks and Internet technologies to facilitate, manage, and secure data communications and applications.
3 credits
IN SC 561 Web Security and Privacy
A web-centric look at the latest techniques and practices in computer security as they apply to the Internet.

Prerequisite: CSE 543 or IST 515
3 credits
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MANGT 520 Planning and Resource Management
A problem-based course that addresses techniques for planning the project development process, including securing resources and resource management.

Prerequisite: or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
MANGT 535 Interpersonal and Group Behavior
A human relations–based course that identifies the significant challenges that managing individuals on project teams represents.

Prerequisite: or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
IST 596 Individual Studies
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
1–9 credits