1 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ - ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ ΝΟΜΑΡΧΙΑ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ - ΔΗΜΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΩΝ Πρόγραμμα Κοινοτικής Πρωτοβουλίας INTERREG III ΕΛΛΑΔΑ – ΠΡΩΗΝ ΓΙΟΥΓΚΟΣΛΑΒΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ ΜΕΤΡΟ 3.4. «ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΩΝ ΙΔΡΥΜΑΤΩΝ» Κατηγορία πράξεων : «Ανάπτυξη Κοινών Εκπαιδευτικών Δραστηριοτήτων». ΕΡΓΟ: «ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΜΕΤΑΠΤΥΧΙΑΚΩΝ ΣΠΟΥΔΩΝ ΣΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΑΚΑ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΡΩΗΝ ΓΙΟΥΓΚΟΣΛΑΒΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ: ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ ΚΟΙΝΩΝ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΩΝ ΔΡΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΤΗΤΩΝ – ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑ ΤΕΧΝΟΓΝΩΣΙΑΣ» ΔΡΑΣΗ 1 η : Έρευνα της αγοράς σε σχέση με την προσφορά ενός Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Εξειδίκευσης στα Πληροφοριακά Συστήματα (MIS) που να καλύπτει κυρίως τις ανάγκες των Ελλήνων φοιτητών και φοιτητών από την Πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβική Δημοκρατία της Μακεδονίας Τίτλος Παραδοτέου: Αποτελέσματα έρευνας αγοράς Θεσσαλονίκη – 2006
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2. ΜΕΘΟΔΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ............................................................... 7
3. Η ΑΓΟΡΑ ΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ ΣΤΕΛΕΧΩΝ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΩΝ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΑΣ & ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΜΕΝΕΣ ΔΕΞΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ ................................ 8
3.1 Ευρώπη...................................................................................................................................... 8 Δεξιότητες- Προσόντα .................................................................................................................. 8 Εργατικό δυναμικό ΙΤ ................................................................................................................. 11 Η αγορά εργασίας ICT στην Ευρώπη .......................................................................................... 13 Η εκπαίδευση και το επίπεδο δεξιοτήτων .................................................................................... 18 Οι γυναίκες στην αγορά εργασίας ICT ........................................................................................ 22 Προβλέψεις ................................................................................................................................ 23
3.2 Βαλκάνια ................................................................................................................................. 25 eSEEurope.................................................................................................................................. 25 Υπάρχουσα κατάσταση του τομέα ICT στα Βαλκάνια ................................................................. 27 Βιομηχανία ICT .......................................................................................................................... 28 Δεξιότητες ICT ........................................................................................................................... 29 Προοπτικές περαιτέρω ανάπτυξης ............................................................................................... 31
3.3 Ελλάδα ..................................................................................................................................... 34 Κατάσταση του ICT τομέα στην Ελλάδα ..................................................................................... 34 Προσφορά- Χάσμα Δεξιοτήτων .................................................................................................. 38 Ευκαιρίες Ανάπτυξης στο Ελληνικό Περιβάλλον ........................................................................ 38 Εμπόδια Ανάπτυξης στο Ελληνικό Περιβάλλον........................................................................... 40
3.4 F.Y.R.O.M. .............................................................................................................................. 44 Εθνική πολιτική .......................................................................................................................... 44 Η Αγορά ICT στη F.Y.R.O.M. .................................................................................................... 46
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4. ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ ΜΕΤΑΠΤΥΧΙΑΚΩΝ ΣΠΟΥΔΩΝ ΣΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΑΚΑ
Η δομή του εργατικού δυναμικού IT το 2005 [6] δείχνει ότι 30% είναι
προγραμματιστές και μηχανικοί λογισμικού και 12% είναι σχεδιαστές βάσεων
δεδομένων, ενώ εκείνοι που εργάζονται ως τεχνική υποστήριξη αποτελούν το 17%
του εργατικού δυναμικού. Αναφορικά με τη δομή του εργατικού δυναμικού ΙΤ για
την περίοδο 2004-2006, αναμένεται να μη μεταβληθεί σχεδόν καθόλου. Εντούτοις, η
ζήτηση αυξάνεται για όλους τους τύπους ειδικευμένων σε ΙΤ, αλλά περισσότερο για
τους προγραμματιστές και τους μηχανικούς λογισμικού. Τα προβλεφθέντα ποσοστά
αύξησης ποικίλλουν μεταξύ των διάφορων τομέων ειδίκευσης σε ICT, και η ζήτηση
για εργαζόμενους σε τηλεφωνικά κέντρα (call centers representatives) και ειδικούς
σε πωλήσεις ΙΤ / marketing αναμένεται να αυξηθεί εντονότερα. Η ζήτηση για τους
ειδικευμένους σε ψηφιακά μέσα, τους εκπαιδευτές και τους μηχανικούς λογισμικού
αναμένεται να αυξηθεί περίπου κατά 36,5%.
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Η δομή του ζητούμενων εργαζομένων σε ICT για το 2006 δείχνει ότι το μισό
από το απαιτούμενο εργατικό δυναμικό πρέπει να έχει ειδικευμένες γνώσεις, είτε
στον προγραμματισμό λογισμικού, είτε στην ανάπτυξη σχεδίου βάσεων δεδομένων.
Αν και είναι δύσκολο να προβλεφθεί η ζήτηση συνολικά για το 2006, θα μπορούσαμε
να πούμε με ασφάλεια υπολογίζεται ότι οι νέοι εργαζόμενοι σε ICT θα είναι
τουλάχιστον 500. Ο καταμερισμός του εργατικού δυναμικού ICT ανάλογα με τον
τύπο επιχειρήσεων αλλάζει διαχρονικά, αλλά γενικά αναμένεται οι εταιρίες ΙΤ να
είναι κύριοι εργοδότες για τους νέους εργαζομένους ICT.
Ο αριθμός των υπαλλήλων στις επιχειρήσεις ΙΤ στη F.Y.R.O.M. κυμαίνεται από 2
έως 40 και είναι περίπου ο ίδιος στις επιχειρήσεις που ασχολούνται μόνο με την
ανάπτυξη λογισμικού. Οι υπάλληλοι σε αυτόν τον τομέα είναι ιδιαίτερα κατάλληλοι,
καλά εκπαιδευμένοι επαγγελματίες ΙΤ, εκπαιδευμένοι σε κάποιο από τα τρία
πανεπιστήμια στη F.Y.R.O.M., που προσφέρει εκπαίδευση σε όλους τους
σπουδαστές οποιασδήποτε ειδικότητας ICT. Υπάρχουν περίπου 60 υπάλληλοι ISP
στην Macedonia-on-line, στην MTNet-ISP που ανήκει στην Macedonian
Telecommunications υπάρχουν 74 υπάλληλοι και ο μέσος όρος αυτού του αριθμού
για ISPs είναι περίπου 20. Στις επιχειρήσεις που απασχολούν χειριστές τηλεφωνικών
υπηρεσιών ο αριθμός υπαλλήλων κυμαίνεται από 250 υπαλλήλους στην Cosmofon,
370 στην Mobimak και 3.192 υπαλλήλους στην Macedonian Telecommunications.
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4. Προγράμματα μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών στα
Πληροφοριακά συστήματα
4.1 Πρότυπα προγράμματα
Η ανάγκη για την εκπόνηση πρότυπων προγραμμάτων μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών
στα Πληροφοριακά συστήματα γεννήθηκε τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες λόγω του ρόλου
που παίζουν τα πληροφοριακά συστήματα στους οργανισμούς αλλά και λόγω της
δυσκολίας ικανοποίησης των αναγκών της αγοράς από τα μέχρι τότε προγράμματα.
Έτσι δημιουργήθηκε η απαίτηση για την ανάπτυξη μιας κοινής γλώσσας μεταξύ των
ακαδημαϊκών ιδρυμάτων και των επιχειρήσεων με τη μορφή προτύπων και οδηγιών
για την τροποποίηση ή την ίδρυση νέων προγραμμάτων σπουδών στα
πληροφοριακά συστήματα.
Τα υπάρχοντα πρότυπα και οδηγίες για το σχεδιασμό ενός προγράμματος στα
πληροφοριακά συστήματα είναι είτε γενικά όπως το πρότυπο IS’97 Model Curriculum
and Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in IS (Davis et al, 1997), που
αναπτύχθηκε από την ACM, την AIS και την AITP (ανανεώθηκε με το πρότυπο
IS2002), και το πρότυπο MSIS 2006 Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Graduate
Degree Programs in Information Systems (Gorgone et al, 2006), το οποίο
αναπτύχθηκε από την ACM και την AIS , είτε επικεντρώνονται σε συγκεκριμένους
τομείς όπως η διοίκηση (Organizational & End-user Information Systems Curriculum
Model (OEIS) (OSRA, 1996)), ή η διοίκηση πηγών πληροφορίας (IRMA/DAMA
Curriculum Model for undergraduate studies in Information Resource Management
(IRMA-DAMA, 2000)) [7].
Πρότυπο MSIS 2006
To συγκεκριμένο πρότυπο [8], αποτελεί την τελευταία αναφορά της ομάδας
εργασίας που συντονίζεται από την Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) και
ξεκίνησε στις αρχές του 1970, επικουρούμενη από άλλους οργανισμούς όπως ο AITP
και ο IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing. Το πρότυπο
βασίζεται στην τυπική δομή των προγραμμάτων των πανεπιστημίων των ΗΠΑ και
του Καναδά.
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Στόχος του προτύπου είναι να ορίσει ένα ελάχιστο όγκο γνώσεων που πρέπει να
κατέχουν οι απόφοιτοι μεταπτυχιακών προγραμμάτων στα Πληροφορικά
συστήματα. Επιπλέον αναγνωρίζεται η ανάγκη για μεγαλύτερη εμβάθυνση σε κάποιο
τομέα των ΠΣ. Το πρότυπο έχει σχεδιαστεί ως ένα σύνολο αλληλοσυσχετιζόμενων
δομικών στοιχείων:
Θεμέλια: στο επίπεδο των θεμελίων, το πρότυπο έχει σχεδιαστεί για να υποδεχτεί
φοιτητές με διαφορετικά υπόβαθρα. Συγκεκριμένα ορίζονται οι επιχειρησιακές και
πληροφοριακές δεξιότητες που είναι απαραίτητες για το υπόλοιπο του
προγράμματος σπουδών.
Πυρήνας: το επόμενο επίπεδο αποτελείται από τα βασικά μαθήματα. Όλοι οι
φοιτητές θα πρέπει να παρακολουθήσουν τον κοινό πυρήνα μαθημάτων.
Τα μαθήματα αυτά καλύπτουν τους παρακάτω τομείς:
• Τεχνικά Μαθήματα
o IT Infrastructure
o Analysis, modelling, and design
o Enterprise Models
o Emerging Technologies and Issues
• Διοικητικά Μαθήματα
o Project and change Management
o IS Policy and Strategy
o Implications of Digitization OR Human – Computer Interaction
o Integrated Capstone
Ολοκλήρωση: μια καινοτομία του εν λόγω προτύπου είναι στοιχείο της ολοκλήρωσης
που απαιτείται μετά από κάθε μάθημα του πυρήνα. Με αυτό τον τρόπο οι φοιτητές
είναι σε θέση να συνδυάσουν ένα ευρύ φάσμα τεχνολογιών, να συνθέσουν τις ιδέες
που παρουσιάστηκαν και να υλοποιήσουν πολυσύνθετα συστήμα εντός ενός
οργανισμού.
Τροχιά καριέρας: το πρότυπο είναι έτσι σχεδιασμένο ώστε να ικανοποιεί τις
ιδιαίτερες ακαδημαϊκές ανάγκες ενός μεταπτυχιακού στα ΠΣ. Η ελαστικότητα αυτή
υφίσταται τόσο στο επίπεδο εισαγωγής στο πρόγραμμα όσο και σε υψηλότερο
επίπεδα όπου τα ιδρύματα και οι φοιτητές μπορούν να επιλέξουν συγκεκριμένη
τροχιά καριέρας που θα αντιπροσωπεύει τις τρέχουσες οργανωσιακές ανάγκες.
Το πρότυπο είναι χρήσιμο για διαφορετικές ομάδες. Για τους διαχειριστές
πανεπιστημίων και κολλεγίων ορίζει τις απαραίτητες πηγές για ένα επιτυχημένο
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πρόγραμμα σπουδών. Οι επιμέρους σχολές έχουν στη διάθεση τους ένα μοντέλο για
την ανανέωση των προγραμμάτων τους. Οι επαγγελματίες και οι διαχειριστές ΠΣ
έχουν ένα πολύτιμο εργαλείο για καλύτερη κατανόηση των προσόντων που μπορούν
να περιμένουν από τους απόφοιτους προγραμμάτων που συμβαδίζουν με το
πρότυπο.
Το πρότυπο πρόγραμμα σπουδών έχει σχεδιαστεί για να χρησιμοποιηθεί από τα
ιδρύματα ως ένα σύνολο κανόνων στους οποίους μπορούν να βασίσουν τα δικά τους
προγράμματα. Οι απόφοιτοι των αντίστοιχων προγραμμάτων έχουν ένα σύνολο
γνώσεων και δεξιοτήτων, κατέχουν ένα συγκεκριμένο κομμάτι σε λεπτομέρεια λόγω
της ακολουθούμενης τροχιάς καριέρας ενώ έχουν εμπεδώσει μια σειρά από αξίες
απαραίτητες για την επιτυχία στον τομέα των Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων.
Μια συνοπτική παρουσίαση του προτύπου φαίνεται στο παρακάτω σχήμα:
Εικόνα 7: Σχηματική παρουσίαση του προτύπου MSIS 2006
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UK Hungary
China
Czech Rep.
Canada
BulgariaAustria
Australia
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4.2 Προσφερόμενα μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα στα Πληροφοριακά Συστήματα
Το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών στα Πληροφοριακά Συστήματα αποτελεί
ένα από τα πιο διαδεδομένα προγράμματα παγκοσμίως. Στα πλαίσια της παρούσας
μελέτης έγινε προσπάθεια αναζήτησης και ονομαστικής καταγραφής όσων το δυνατό
περισσότερων προγραμμάτων έτσι ώστε να επιλεχθούν προς ανάλυση εκείνα που θα
πληρούσαν μια σειρά κριτηρίων όπως η σχετικότητα με το προτεινόμενο
πρόγραμμα, η φήμη του πανεπιστημίου, οι τυχόν ιδιαιτερότητες και καινοτομίες, η
εναρμόνιση με τα κοινώς αποδεκτά πρότυπα κ.α.
Μετά από την αξιολόγηση επιλέχθηκαν 40 προγράμματα, για τα οποία
καταγράφηκε τόσο η δομή όσο και τα προσφερόμενα μαθήματα. Τα πανεπιστήμια
που προσφέρουν τα συγκεκριμένα προγράμματα βρίσκονται στην Αμερική, την
Αυστραλία, την Ασία και την Ευρώπη, ενώ μια κατανομή ανά χώρα δίνεται στο
παρακάτω σχήμα:
Αυστραλία 3
Αυστρία 1
Βουλγαρία 1
Καναδάς 3
Κίνα 1
Τσεχία 1
Ουγγαρία 1
Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο 3
ΗΠΑ 26
Σύνολο 40
Εικόνα 8: Κατανομή των καταγεγραμμένων προγραμμάτων ανά χώρα.
Συνολικά καταγράφηκαν 1181 μαθήματα εκ των οποίων 356 απαιτούμενα και 825
επιλογής. Οι τίτλοι των προγραμμάτων που καταγράφηκαν παρουσιάζονται στον
παρακάτω πίνακα:
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Πίνακας 5: Τίτλοι καταγεγραμμένων προγραμμάτων
Information Systems Management 12
Information Technology Management 11
Information Systems 10
Technology 1
Analysis, Design and Management of IS 1
Computer Science 1
Information and Telecommunications Systems 1
Information Management 2
Internet Technology 1
Σύνολο 40
Αναλυτικά τα προγράμματα τα οποία καταγράφηκαν και αναλύθηκαν παρουσιάζονται
στον παρακάτω πίνακα:
Πίνακας 6: Προγράμματα Μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών στα ΠΣ που καταγράφηκαν
Πανεπιστήμιο Χώρα Τίτλος Προγράμματος Carnegie Mellon University USA Masters of Information Systems Management UC Berkeley School Of Information USA Master of Information Management and Systems
(MIMS) George Maison University - School of Management
USA M.S. in Technology Management
Johns Hopkins University - School of Professional Studies in Bussiness and Education
USA Master of Science in Information and Telecommunications Systems
London School of Economics UK MSc Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems (ADMIS)
New Jersey's Science & Technology University
USA Master of Science in Information Systems
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
USA M.B.A. Programm in Information Systems
Prudue University USA Master of Science in Technology (TECH) State University of New York at Buffalo USA Master of Science in Management Information
Systems Temple University USA Master of Science Progamm in Computer Science Mays Business School at Texas A&M University
USA Master of Science in Management Information Systems
University of Pennsylvania USA Executive Master's in Technology Management at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh USA The Katz MBA/MS-MIS Dual Degree University of Toronto Canada Master of Information Studies
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Πανεπιστήμιο Χώρα Τίτλος Προγράμματος University of Washington - The Information School
USA Master of Science in Information Management
University of Pennsylvania - College of Information Sciences and Technology
USA M.S. in Information Sciences and Technology
University of Michigan USA Master of Science in Information (MSI) CEU Business School Hungary Master of Science (MSc) in Information Technology
Management - Hungary University of Hradec Králové Czech
Rep. Master's Degree in Information Management
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Austria Master's Programm in Information Systems
Illinois Institute of Technology USA Master of Information Technology & Management (MITM)
Univesrsity of Texas at Dallas - The School of Management
USA Master of Science, Information Technology & Management
Golden Gate University USA Master of Science in Information Technology Marist College, School of computer Science and Mathematics
USA Master of Science in Information Technology Management (ITM)
Brandais University USA Master of Science in Information Technology Management
University of Arizona, Eller college of Management
USA Master's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS)
The University of Manchester UK Master of Science (MSc) in Management and Information Systems: Change and Development
The University of Sheffield UK MSc in Information Management Sauder schools of Business, University of British Columbia
Canada Master of Science (MSc) program in MIS
Athabasca University - Canada’s Open University
Canada Master of Science in Information Systems
University of Wollongong Australia Master of Information Technology Management University of Technology, Sydney Australia Master of Business in Information Technology
Management Monash University of Technology Australia Master of Information Management and Systems
Professional (MIMSPro) Hong Kong Baptist University China Master of Science in Information Technology
Management Stevens Institute of Technology, University SU "St . Kliment Ohridski"
Bulgaria Master of Science in Information Systems
University of California Irvine, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science
USA General M.S. Degree
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Bloomington
USA MS in Information Systems
The University of Georgia, The Master of Internet Technology
USA The Master of Internet Technology
Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business
USA Masters of Science in Information Management (MSIM)
University of Maryland - Master of Information Management
USA Master of Information Management
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4.2.1 Δομή των προγραμμάτων
Τα καταγεγραμμένα προγράμματα στο σύνολο τους παρουσιάζουν σχεδόν
παρόμοια δομή η οποία σχηματικά παρουσιάζεται στην παρακάτω εικόνα:
Εικόνα 9: Δομή των καταγεγραμμένων προγραμμάτων.
Τα μαθήματα κορμού ή απαιτούμενα μαθήματα (required courses – core
courses) καταρτίζονται τον κορμό του μεταπτυχιακού προγράμματος προσφέροντας
γνώσεις σε τομείς – κλειδιά για την κατανόηση και την εφαρμογή των
Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων και των Τεχνολογιών Πληροφορικής. Συνήθως
διδάσκονται στο 1ο και 2ο εξάμηνο και το πλήθος τους ποικίλει από 4 έως 8.
Τα μαθήματα επιλογής (electives) βοηθούν τους φοιτητές να εμβαθύνουν σε
ένα συγκεκριμένο τομέα χαράσσοντας έτσι τη δική τους τροχιά καριέρας όπως αυτή
αναφέρεται στο πρότυπο MSIS 2000 που προαναφέρθηκε. Συνήθως διδάσκοντα
μετά το 2ο εξάμηνο οπότε και έχουν αποκτηθεί οι βασικές γνώσεις από τα μαθήματα
κορμού. Σε ορισμένα μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα, όπως στο MSMIS του Carnegie
Mellon, η λήψη συγκεκριμένων μαθημάτων επιλογής οδηγεί στην απόκτηση
ειδικότητας (specialization) χωρίς όμως αυτό να σημαίνει ότι έτσι αποκτάται
ξεχωριστός τίτλος για κάθε ειδικότητα. Ο αριθμός των μαθημάτων επιλογής που
πρέπει να παρακολουθήσει ο μεταπτυχιακός φοιτητής ποικίλει από 4 εώς 8 ανάλογα
με τον αριθμό των διδασκομένων μαθημάτων κορμού.
Η διπλωματική διατριβή (master thesis – practicum) ποικίλει ανάλογα με το
μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα. Συνήθως αποτελεί βασική έρευνα η μια πρακτική
Διπλωματική Διατριβή
Απαιτούμενα/
Μαθήματα Κορμού
Μαθήματα Επιλογής
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εφαρμογή με σαφώς καθορισμένο χρονοδιάγραμμα. Σε κάποιες παραλλαγές η
διατριβή μπορεί να γίνει ομαδικά από 2- 4 φοιτητές, με αποτέλεσμα να
αναπτύσσονται οι δεξιότητες της διαλογικότητας, της σύνθεσης και της εφαρμογής
των μεθόδων δημιουργικότητας. Επίσης μπορεί να έχει τη μορφή πρακτικής
άσκησης σε κάποια επιχείρηση ή ακόμα και τη μορφή υλοποίησης ενός συστήματος
που θα συνδυάζει τις γνώσεις που αποκτήθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια του
προγράμματος. Η διπλωματική διατριβή συντάσσεται συνήθως κατά το τελευταίο
εξάμηνο του προγράμματος και ισοδυναμεί με περισσότερα του ενός μαθήματα
(συνήθως 2 εώς 3).
Λόγω του μεγάλου εύρους του υποβάθρου που έχουν οι φοιτητές που
ενδιαφέρονται να παρακολουθήσουν ένα μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών,
πολλές φορές προηγείται μια σειρά εισαγωγικών μαθημάτων που έχουν ως σκοπό να
διδάξουν τις βασικές αρχές των πληροφοριακών μαθημάτων. Τα μαθήματα αυτά
μπορούν να ισοδυναμούν με 9 εώς 12 μονάδες και το περιεχόμενο τους είναι
παρεμφερές με αυτό που περιγράφεται στο πρότυπο IS ’97 [9].
Η διάρκεια των μεταπτυχιακών προγραμμάτων στα πληροφοριακά συστήματα
συνήθως είναι δύο χρόνια κατανεμημένα σε τέσσερα εξάμηνα. Δεν είναι όμως λίγες
οι φορές που τα προγράμματα έχουν εντατικό χαρακτήρα και διαρκούν ένα χρόνο ο
οποίος κατανέμεται σε τρεις περιόδους.
4.2.2 Μαθήματα
Τα διδασκόμενα μαθήματα στα μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα που καταγράφηκαν
ποικίλουν τόσο ως προς τον αριθμό όσο και ως προς το αντικείμενό τους. Μετά την
καταγραφή των μαθημάτων ακολούθησε ομαδοποίηση και ανάλυση έτσι ώστε να
προκύψουν εκείνα τα οποία συναντόνται συχνότερα ή σχεδόν πάντα στα
μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα. Βάσει της προαναφερθείσας ανάλυσης συντάχθηκαν
δύο λίστες με τα 20 πιο συχνά συναντούμενα μαθήματα κορμού καθώς και με τα 20
πιο συχνά συναντούμενα μαθήματα επιλογής.
Η μεγαλύτερη ομοιογένεια εμφανίζεται στα μαθήματα κορμού όπου η
πλειοψηφία των προγραμμάτων περιλαμβάνουν μαθήματα σχετικά με κλασσικά
αντικείμενα των πληροφοριακών συστημάτων όπως Βάσεις Δεδομένων, Ανάλυση και
σχεδιασμός συστημάτων, Δίκτυα και Τεχνολογίες πληροφορικής. Ως νέο μάθημα σε
σχέση με τα κλασσικά αντικείμενα θεωρείται η διαχείριση έργων πληροφορικής
(Project management) το οποίο περιλαμβάνεται ως μάθημα κορμού στο 1/3 των
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προγραμμάτων γεγονός που καταδεικνύει την ανάγκη για ορθή διαχείριση των
ανθρωπίνων πόρων και αξιοποίηση του διαθέσιμου χρόνου. Σε σχέση με τα
μαθήματα επιλογής είναι σαφές ότι δίνεται έμφαση στην ασφάλεια των
πληροφοριακών συστημάτων , στη μοντελοποίηση των επιχειρησιακών διεργασιών
και στις επιχειρηματικές δυνατότητες του διαδικτύου.
Οι λίστες των 20 πιο συχνά συναντούμενων μαθημάτων παρατίθενται στους
πίνακες που ακολουθούν:
Πίνακας 7: 20 πιο συχνά συναντούμενα μαθήματα κορμού
α/α Τίτλος Μαθήματος Συχνότητα
εμφάνισης
1 Management of IS 20
2 Databases 20
3 System design and analysis 17
4 Networks 16
5 Introduction to IT 15
6 Project management 13
7 Organizational theory / behavior 10
8 Programming 9
9 Finance 8
10 Accounting 7
11 Management 7
12 IT strategies 7
13 Research Methods 6
14 DSS 6
15 Internet technologies 6
16 Statistics 5
17 Information retrieval 5
18 Strategic Management 5
19 Business Process Modelling 3
20 Information Law 3
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Πίνακας 8: 20 πιο συχνά συναντούμενα μαθήματα επιλογής
α/α Τίτλος Μαθήματος Συχνότητα
εμφάνισης
1 Information System Security 17
2 Database Management 14
3 Project Management 13
4 Networks 13
5 Knowledge Management 12
6 Data Mining 10
7 Marketing 10
8 Programming 9
9 Electronic Commerce 7
10 Information Retrieval 7
11 Multimedia 7
12 Finance 7
13 Organizational Strategy 7
14 Supply Chain Management 7
15 Distributed Systems 6
16 Decision support systems 6
17 Business Process Modelling 6
18 E-business 5
19 Information Policy 5
20 Software Engineering 5
Οι περιγραφές των προαναφερθέντων μαθημάτων επισυνάπτονται στο
παράρτημα.
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4.2.3 Το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα MISM του πανεπιστημίου Carnegie
Mellon
To «Masters of Information Systems Management» είναι ένα μεταπτυχιακό
πρόγραμμα τριών εξαμήνων, που συνδυάζει τις πρακτικές της Τεχνολογίας της
Πληροφορίας με τις επιχειρησιακές πρακτικές. Το πρόγραμμα στηρίζεται στη φήμη
του πανεπιστημίου Carnegie Mellon ως παγκόσμιος ηγέτης στην τεχνολογία και στη
διοίκηση. To Masters of Information Systems Management έχει σχεδιαστεί για άτομα
που έχουν καταδείξει δυνατότητα σύνθεσης ποσοτικών και ποιοτικών εννοιών [10].
Κυριότερα σημεία του προγράμματος
§ Ένα δυναμικό, ταχύρρυθμο πρόγραμμα τριών εξαμήνων. Το πρόγραμμα
είναι διάρκειας ενός ημερολογιακού έτους για τους σπουδαστές με πάνω από
τρία έτη επαγγελματικής εμπειρίας (έναρξη και λήξη το μήνα Μάιο). Οι
σπουδαστές με λιγότερη επαγγελματική εμπειρία παρακολουθούν αρχικά ένα
θερινό πρόγραμμα και ολοκληρώνουν το πρόγραμμα σε δεκαοχτώ μήνες
(τέλος Αυγούστου έως Δεκέμβριο).
§ Εξαιρετική σχολή - οι σπουδαστές διδάσκονται από ιδιαίτερα ικανούς
καθηγητές και ερευνητές στον τομέα τους. Το MISM αντλεί σειρές
μαθημάτων και από το Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science, το
Software Engineering Institute, το H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy
and Management, και το Tepper School of Management και την
επιχειρηματική και επαγγελματική κοινότητα.
§ Σημαντικές ευκαιρίες σταδιοδρομίας – Οι απόφοιτοι έχουν άμεσο
αντίκρισμα στην επιλογή τους. Καλύτερες θέσεις εργασίας, εταιρίες
καλύτερης ποιότητας, καλύτερους μισθούς και καλύτερες δυνατότητες
εξέλιξης. Οι κορυφαίες συμβουλευτικές εταιρίες, οι εταιρίες
χρηματοοικονομικών υπηρεσιών, και οι εταιρίες τεχνολογίας είναι οι
συχνότεροι εργοδότες των πτυχιούχων MISM.
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Εικόνα 1ο: Το τρίπτυχο στο οποίο βασίζεται το πρόγραμμα MISM.
Πρόγραμμα σπουδών
Το πρόγραμμα του MISM απευθύνεται σε επαγγελματίες που επιθυμούν να
αποκομίσουν τις απαιτούμενες δεξιότητες ξοδεύοντας το ελάχιστο χρονικό διάστημα
εκτός εργατικού δυναμικού. Τα μαθήματα ολοκληρώνονται σε τρία διαδοχικά
εξάμηνα. Οι σπουδαστές απαιτείται να παρακολουθήσουν 15 μαθήματα διάρκειας
ενός εξαμήνου, συμπεριλαμβανομένης μιας ομαδικής διπλωματικής εργασίας και να
επιδείξουν ικανότητα στους βασικούς τομείς. Το πρόγραμμα σπουδών εξαίρει τη
σημασία και τις αλληλεξαρτήσεις μεταξύ της τεχνολογίας, της διοίκησης και της
στρατηγικής για μία επιτυχή σταδιοδρομία.
Ενδεικτικό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών
Πρώτο εξάμηνο
Database management*
Object-oriented Programming in Java*
Financial Analysis*
Professional Writing*
EC Technologies
Introduction to Information Security Management*
Δεύτερο εξάμηνο
Organizational Communication and Distributed Object Technologies*
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Telecommunications Management*
Object oriented Software Analysis and Design*
Statistics for IT Managers*
Decision-making under Uncertainty*
Electronic Commerce
Hacking Exposed
Τρίτο εξάμηνο
Organizational Management*
Economic Analysis*
Information Systems Project*
Incident Response
Global eBusiness Strategy
Managing in a Virtual Environment
*Απαιτούμενα μαθήματα
Προσφέρονται ειδικεύσεις στους παρακάτω τομείς:
♦ electronic commerce,
♦ strategic information processing,
♦ information security management,
♦ service management and
♦ medical informatics.
Τα μαθήματα επιλέγονται με βάση τα προσωπικά ενδιαφέροντα και τις
εμπειρίες κάθε σπουδαστή. Οι σπουδαστές που έχουν ήδη ένα ισχυρό υπόβαθρο σε
οποιαδήποτε από τα απαιτούμενα μαθήματα μπορούν να απαλλαγούν από το
συγκεκριμένο μάθημα με την άδεια του καθηγητή και να το αντικαταστήσουν με
κάποιο μάθημα επιλογής ή με πρόσθετη εργασία σε κάποια από τις ειδικότητες.
Το πτυχίο του MISM προϋποθέτει:
§ 15 μαθήματα διάρκειας ενός εξαμήνου, που ολοκληρώνονται σε τρία εξάμηνα
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§ ομαδική διπλωματική εργασία
§ επίδειξη ικανότητας στους βασικούς τομείς
§ παρακολούθηση ενός θερινού προγράμματος για τους σπουδαστές χωρίς
ικανοποιητική επαγγελματική εμπειρία
Συνολικά οι απαιτήσεις του κύκλου των μαθημάτων περιλαμβάνουν:
Ø Μαθήματα στον τομέα «Technology and technology management»
(αντιστοιχεί σε 5 μαθήματα)
Ø Μαθήματα στον τομέα «Organizational management and strategy»
(αντιστοιχεί σε 4 μαθήματα)
Ø Μαθήματα ομαδικών εργασιών (αντιστοιχεί σε 2 μαθήματα)
Ø Μαθήματα επιλογής ή ειδικότητες (4 μαθήματα)
Το πρόγραμμα του MISM αντλεί μαθήματα από ολόκληρο το πανεπιστήμιο και
μία πλούσια γκάμα μαθημάτων επιλογής. Εκτός από τις επιλογές που παρουσιάζονται
παρακάτω, οι σπουδαστές μπορούν να επιλέξουν επιπλέον μαθήματα επιλογής από
αυτά που προσφέρονται στο School of Computer Sciences, στο Software
Engineering Institute, στο H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
και σε άλλες σχολές του Carnegie Mellon:
• Advanced Database Management
• Advanced Topics in Information Security
• Algorithms and Data Structures for Information Processing
• Building and Implementing Enterprise Wide Systems
• Computers and Organizations
• Data Warehouse
• Decision Support Systems
• EC Technologies
• Electronic Commerce
• Electronic Commerce Marketing
• Entrepreneurism
• Geographic Information Systems
• Global eBusiness Strategy
• Hacking Exposed
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• Health Care Information Systems
• High Tech Marketing
• Incident Response
• Information Security Risk Management
• Internet Security
• Internet Technologies
• Introduction to Information Security Management
• Managing in a Virtual Environment
• Negotiation
• Organizations and Strategic Information Processing
• Power and Influence
• Security Architecture and Analysis
• Software Project Organization and Management
Ειδικεύσεις
Οι ειδικεύσεις περιλαμβάνουν τομείς όπως: Electronic Commerce, Strategic
Information Processing, Information Security Management, Service Management και
Medical Informatics. Οι ειδικεύσεις επιτρέπουν στους σπουδαστές για να αναπτύξουν
ένα ενισχυμένο επίπεδο εμπειρίας σε έναν ή περισσότερους τομείς. Ενσωματώνουν,
τέλος, την τρέχουσα έρευνα του Carnegie Mellon με τα πιο επίκαιρα ζητήματα της
επιχειρησιακής πρακτικής.
i. Electronic commerce
Το ηλεκτρονικό εμπόριο μέσω του Διαδικτύου προώθησε τα προϊόντα και τις
υπηρεσίες που πωλούνται μέσω των ηλεκτρονικών συναλλαγών. Οι περισσότερες
επιχειρήσεις σύντομα θα πρέπει να επιλέξουν μεταξύ του να πραγματοποιούν τις
συναλλαγές τους με εξωτερικούς πελάτες και τους προμηθευτές σε ηλεκτρονική
βάση "οποτεδήποτε-οπουδήποτε" ή να εγκαταλείψουν το επιχειρείν. Το επιτυχές
ηλεκτρονικό εμπόριο περιλαμβάνει το συνδυασμό τεχνολογικών και πρακτικών
marketing και management με τρόπο που είναι εξολοκλήρου καινούριος. Αυτός είναι
ο τομέας στον οποίον υπάγεται η ειδίκευση του Electronic commerce.
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Ενδεικτικός κύκλος μαθημάτων
Πρώτο εξάμηνο
§ Database Management
§ Object Oriented Programming in Java
§ Financial Accounting
§ Principles of Finance
§ Professional Writing
§ Professional Speaking
§ EC Technologies*
§ Introduction to Information Security Management*
Δεύτερο εξάμηνο
§ Org. Communication and Distributed Object Technologies
§ Telecommunications Management
§ Object Oriented Software Analysis and Design
§ Statistics for IT Managers
§ Decision Making Under Uncertainty
§ Electronic Commerce*
Τρίτο εξάμηνο
§ Organizational Management
§ Advanced Database Management*
§ Economic Analysis
§ Information Systems Project
§ Digital Transformation
§ Electronic Commerce Marketing*
§ Entrepreneurism*
* Μαθήματα ειδίκευσης σε Electronic Commerce
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ii. Security Information Processing
Οι μεγάλες επιχειρήσεις αντιμετωπίζουν σημαντικές τεχνικές και οργανωτικές
προκλήσεις που σχετίζονται με τη μεγιστοποίηση της αξίας των terabytes δεδομένων
και πληροφοριών που μπορούν να είναι στη διάθεση τους. Η συγκεκριμένη ειδίκευση
αντιμετωπίζει τα τεχνικά και τα ζητήματα διοίκησης που συνδέονται με τη λήψη, την
αναπαράσταση, την ανάκτηση, και την ανάλυση των εξαιρετικά μεγάλων συνόλων
δεδομένων. Τα μαθήματα σε αυτήν την ειδίκευση διδάσκονται από τη σχολή του
Carnegie Mellon of Computer Science.
Ενδεικτικός κύκλος μαθημάτων
Πρώτο εξάμηνο
§ Database Management
§ Object Oriented Programming in Java
§ Financial Accounting
§ Principles of Finance
§ Professional Writing
§ Professional Speaking
§ Algorithms and Data Structures for Information Processing*
Δεύτερο εξάμηνο
§ Org. Communication and Distributed Object Technologies
§ Telecommunications Management
§ Electronic Commerce
§ Statistics for IT Managers
§ Decision Making Under Uncertainty
§ Software Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles*
Τρίτο εξάμηνο
§ Organizational Management
§ Economic Analysis
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§ Digital Transformation
§ Data Mining I*
§ Data Mining II*
§ Organizations and Strategic Information Processing*
§ Software Engineering for Information Technology II: Practice*
* Μαθήματα της ειδίκευσης Strategic Information Processing
iii. Information Security Management
Η συγκεκριμένη ειδίκευση ενσωματώνει τα τεχνικά, διευθυντικά και τα ζητήματα
πολιτικής στην ασφάλεια των πληροφοριών. Τα μαθήματα σε αυτήν την ειδίκευση
διδάσκονται από γνωστούς ειδικούς στην ασφάλεια πληροφοριών από το Software
Engineering Institute's CERT(r) Coordination Centre και το H. John Heinz III School
of Public Policy and Management.
Ενδεικτικός κύκλος μαθημάτων
Πρώτο εξάμηνο
§ Database Management
§ Object Oriented Programming in Java
§ Telecommunications Management
§ Statistics for IT Managers
§ Professional Writing
§ Professional Speaking
§ Introduction to Information Security Management*
Δεύτερο εξάμηνο
§ Org. Communication and Distributed Object Technologies
§ Object Oriented Software Analysis and Design
§ Financial Accounting
§ Principles of Finance
§ Decision Making Under Uncertainty
§ Privacy in the Digital Age*
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§ Hacking Exposed*
§ Information Security Risk*
Τρίτο εξάμηνο
§ Organizational Management
§ Economic Analysis
§ Information Systems Project
§ Digital Transformation
§ Security Architecture and Analysis*
§ Incident Response*
* Μαθήματα της ειδίκευσης του Information Security Management
iv. Medical Informatics
Καθώς τα νοσοκομεία, οι ασφαλιστές και οι κυβερνήσεις πιέζουν για μία πιο
αποτελεσματική μεταχείριση, για πιο αποδοτικούς προμηθευτές και για πιο φθηνή
υγειονομική περίθαλψη, η σημασία της αποτελεσματικής συλλογής, διαχείρισης, και
ανάλυσης των πληροφοριών αυξάνονται. Οι προκλήσεις που σχετίζονται με το
συνδυασμό της ιατρικής γνώσης, του οργανωσιακού management, της στατιστικής
ανάλυσης, και της τεχνολογικής καινοτομίας για την αποτελεσματική, χαμηλού
κόστους υγειονομική περίθαλψη αποτελούν το αντικείμενο της ειδίκευσης Medical
Informatics.
Ενδεικτικός κύκλος μαθημάτων
Πρώτο εξάμηνο
§ Database Management
§ Organizational Management
§ Object Oriented Programming in Java
§ Financial Accounting
§ Principles of Finance
§ Professional Writing
§ Professional Speaking
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§ Algorithms and Data Structures for Information Processing*
Δεύτερο εξάμηνο
§ Org. Communication and Distributed Object Technologies
§ Telecommunications Management
§ Object Oriented Software Analysis and Design
§ Statistics for IT Managers
§ Decision Making Under Uncertainty
§ Advanced Database Management
Τρίτο εξάμηνο
§ Information Systems Project
§ Digital Transformation
§ Health Economics*
§ Data Linkage and Privacy Protection*
§ Health Care Information Systems*
* Μαθήματα της ειδικότητας Medical Informatics
v. Service Management
Αυτή η ειδίκευση εκπαιδεύει τους σπουδαστές στην παροχή και τη διαχείριση
των υπηρεσιών με έμφαση στον αντίκτυπο και τη χρήση των υπηρεσιών ΙΤ. Αυτή η
ειδίκευση ικανοποιεί μια βασική ανάγκη για τα άτομα μέσα στους οργανισμούς που
είναι σε θέση να διαχειριστούν αποτελεσματικά την ανάπτυξη, την παράδοση και την
υποστήριξη των υπηρεσιών και από την πλευρά των πελατών και των φορέων
παροχής υπηρεσιών. Αυτή η συγκέντρωση θα δώσει έμφαση σε θέματα όπως η
διαχείριση υπηρεσιών, η διαχείριση έργων και κινδύνου, οι συμφωνίες σε επίπεδο
υπηρεσιών, οι διαπραγματεύσεις, η διαχείριση ικανότητας, η μέτρηση απόδοσης, η
βελτίωση ποιότητας και απόδοσης, και τα πρότυπα ωριμότητας για τη διαχείριση
υπηρεσιών.
Ενδεικτικός κύκλος μαθημάτων
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Πρώτο εξάμηνο
§ Database Management
§ Object Oriented Programming in Java
§ Telecommunications Management
§ Statistics for IT Managers
§ Professional Writing
§ Professional Speaking
§ Managing Service Organizations*
§ Project Management *
Δεύτερο εξάμηνο
§ Org. Communication and Distributed Object Technologies
§ Financial Accounting
§ Principles of Finance
§ Decision Making Under Uncertainty
§ Negotiation*
§ Contracts*
§ Sourcing Management*
§ Capability Improvement for Service Organizations*
§ Managing IT Outsourcing*
Τρίτο εξάμηνο
§ Managing In A Virtual Environment*
§ Economic Analysis
§ Information Systems Project
§ Digital Transformation
§ Privacy in the Digital Age*
§ Service Design & Development*
* Μαθήματα της ειδικότητας Service Management
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4.3 Μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα στα Πληροφοριακά Συστήματα
στην Ελλάδα.
Στην Ελλάδα, τα Μεταπτυχιακά Προγράμματα Σπουδών οδηγούν στην
απόκτηση Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης (Μ.Δ.Ε.). Ο γενικός στόχος των
Προγραμμάτων Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών (Π.Μ.Σ.) είναι η διεύρυνση των σπουδών,
σε μεταπτυχιακό επίπεδο, με σκοπό την παροχή ειδίκευσης σε διάφορες γνωστικές
περιοχές. Στην Ελλάδα λειτουργούν διακόσια δέκα τρία (213) Π.Μ.Σ. στα
Πανεπιστήμια και δώδεκα (12) Π.Μ.Σ. στο Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο. Στα
μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα μπορούν να εγγραφούν απόφοιτοι των Πανεπιστημίων
και των Τ.Ε.Ι. Η εισαγωγή των υποψηφίων γίνεται με τη διαδικασία της επιλογής ή
των εξετάσεων (προφορικών ή/και γραπτών). Επίσης, απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση
αποτελεί η γνώση μιας τουλάχιστον ξένης γλώσσας. Η χρονική διάρκειά τους δεν
μπορεί να είναι μικρότερη από ένα ημερολογιακό έτος.
Συγκεκριμένα, στον ευρύ τομέα τον Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων διατίθεται μία
ευρεία γκάμα Μεταπτυχιακών Προγραμμάτων που δίνει την ευκαιρία σήμερα στους
απόφοιτους της τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης να εμβαθύνουν και να ειδικευτούν στον
τομέα που τους ενδιαφέρει με αποτέλεσμα να διαθέτουν ένα σημαντικό
ανταγωνιστικό πλεονέκτημα εισερχόμενοι στην αγορά εργασίας. Τα Εκπαιδευτικά
Ιδρύματα που προσφέρουν σήμερα Μεταπτυχιακά Διπλώματά Ειδίκευσης (Μ.Δ.Ε.)
είναι τα εξής:
1. Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
Τμήμα Οικονομικών(συνεργαζόμενο με το Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών)
1.1 Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης με τίτλο: ''Πληροφορική και Διοίκηση''
1.2. Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης στην ''Πληροφορική'' με κατευθύνσεις:
α) Ψηφιακά Μέσα
β) Επικοινωνιακά Συστήματα και Τεχνολογίες
γ) Πληροφοριακά Συστήματα
δ) Τεχνολογίες Πληροφορίας και Επικοινωνιών στην Εκπαίδευση
2. Εθνικό & Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
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Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης με τίτλο: ''Πληροφορική και Τηλεπικοινωνίες''
με ειδικεύσεις:
α) Υπολογιστικής Επιστήμης
β) Προηγμένων Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων
γ) Τεχνολογίας Συστημάτων Υπολογιστών
δ) Συστήματα Επικοινωνιών και Δικτύων
ε) Επεξεργασίας Σήματος για Επικοινωνίες και Πολυμέσα
στ) Νέων Τεχνολογιών Πληροφορικής και Επικοινωνιών
Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης στη ''Διοίκηση και Οικονομική των
Τηλεπικοινωνιακών Δικτύων'' (διατμηματικό Π.Μ.Σ. συνεργαζόμενο με το Τμήμα
Οικονομικών Επιστημών)
3. Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Τμήμα Πληροφορικής
3.1 Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης στον Τομέα των Πληροφοριακών
Συστημάτων
3.2 Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης με τίτλο: ''Επιστήμη των Υπολογιστών''
Τμήμα Διοικητικής Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας
3.3 Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης στις ''Διοικητική των Επιχειρήσεων'' με
κατευθύνσεις:
α) Διοικητική των Επιχειρήσεων (Business Administration)
Περιγραφές των 20 πιο συχνά συναντούμενων μαθημάτων κορμού
1 Management of IS
In today's ever changing technology environment, it is critical that organizations understand how
to identify, acquire and implement new technology applications to sustain competitive
advantage. This course will be divided into three modules to address each of these stages, even
though some of the discussion on these may overlap the entire semester, depending on the
availability of the resources (external speakers, research material, etc.).
2 Databases
This course is designed to cover both the theoretical and practical aspects of database
management systems. In order to provide an understanding of the evolution of data
management, the traditional file organization is compared with network, hierarchical and
relational models of data. The theory and practice of languages and design approaches for the
relational model are stressed. Specific topics covered will include data modeling, database design
using normalization theory and relational query languages, and issues of database security,
privacy and integrity. Students in the course will be expected to design and implement a
database application using ORACLE.
3 System design and analysis
Comprehensive introduction to information systems development. Topics include the systems
analyst, the systems development life cycle, methodologies, development technology, systems
planning, project management, systems analysis, systems design, systems implementation, and
systems support. Introduction to tools and techniques for systems development.
4 Networks
This course covers current and evolving data network technologies, protocols, network
components, and the networks that use them, focusing on the Internet and related LANs. The
state of worldwide networking and its evolution will be discussed. This course covers the Internet
architecture, organization, and protocols including Ethernet, 802.11, routing, the TCP/UDP/IP
suite, DNS, SNMP, DHCP, and more. Students will be presented with Internet-specific networking
tools for searching, testing, debugging, and configuring networks and network-connected host
computers. There will be opportunities for network configuration and hands-on use of tools.
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5 Introduction to IT
This course is concerned with understanding the different viewpoints found in the literature
about the role of IT in achieving development. This provides the basis for discussing a variety of
issues regarding policy and implementation of IT production and consumption in the context of
developing countries.
6 Project management
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the history, current practice, and
future directions of project management. Principles and concepts of project management will be
presented and discussed within the context of the knowledge areas and process groups defined
in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the principles and concepts of
project management, from project initiation through project closure. Pick up almost any business
magazine from the last five years and 9 times out of 10 there will be an article in it relating the
story of a failed project. While numerous factors contribute to these failures, many of them are
attributable to ineffective project management. In reaction to this history of failures, project
management has become recognized as a discipline to be studied, learned, and applied.
Project management principles consistent with the PMBOK will be covered through readings,
lectures, discussions, and group case study analyses. Students will apply several of the
techniques covered in the course through the development of a Project Charter document and
the creation of a detailed Project Schedule to realize given time and cost constraints. Two exams
will supplement the discussions, projects, and case study activities.
7 Organizational theory / behavior
Individuals in organizations; including personality perceptions, learning, and motivation; group
processes, including work groups, leadership, communication, decision making, and the
management of organizational change. Organizational theory, research and design; including
overview of theories such as bureaucracy, open systems, organizational ecology. Issues of
departmentation, differentiation, integration, power and politics; governance structures including
agency and stakeholder theories. Interorganizational networks and organizational sets.
8 Finance
This course is designed to provide students with a base level of sophistication in finance. It
equips students with the basic tools necessary to analyze how corporations make investment and
financing decisions, and how different securities are priced in modern financial markets.
9 Programming
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This unit aims to provide students with the basic concepts involved in the development of well
structured software using a programming language. It concentrates on the development of
problem solving skills applicable to all stages of the development process. Students gain
experience with the translation of an informal problem specification into a program design, and
the implementation of that design into a programming language. The subject introduces
software engineering topics such as maintainability, readability, testing, documentation,
modularisation, and reasoning about correctness of programs. Students are expected to read
and understand existing code as well as develop new code. The language used to illustrate and
implement the programming princilples taught in this unit is C++.
10 Accounting
Introduces engineering and technical managers to financial and managerial accounting, enabling
them to understand, critique, and direct project evaluation. Financial accounting covers
accounting concepts, basic accounting principles, and the structure of the three main financial
statements, with detail on a few of the more important transactions. Managerial accounting
includes basic cost concepts, product costing systems, and the use of managerial accounting
data for decision-making and control.
11 Management
Leadership, motivation, career development, performance evaluation, and team design,
composition and facilitation in professional service environments. Helps participants understand
both themselves and those they manage. The roles of the CIO and the IT manager are explored.
12 IT strategies
The course is designed to help current and prospective Information Technology (IT) managers
(and others who deal directly with IT investment) to learn how to tie technology investment and
implementation directly to business results.
13 Research Methods
We expect that few students will continue on to Ph.D. studies, and the term "research" is here
used in its broadest meaning. COMP 695 provides an update and consolidation of methods and
tools used in CIS for finding and collecting information, assessing information sources, and
presenting information in various ways, including technical reports and presentations. It also
introduces or reviews and applies some project management tools that students are then
recommended to use for the final "integrative" phase of their program, and some optimization
techniques and tools for increasing their cost/time-effectiveness. Overshadowing and
encompassing this is more information about, and practice in use of, various general problem
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domains and problem-solving strategies.
14 Statistics
This introductory course in data analysis and statistical inference requires no background in
statistics. Its objective is to provide individuals who aspire to enter management positions in
firms that use the internet to market and serve its clients with the basic statistical tools for
analyzing and interpreting internet data. The course is divided into three distinct components:
descriptive statistics, fundamentals of statistical inference, and regression analysis. The emphasis
of the classes on descriptive statistics is the calculation and interpretation of summary statistical
measures for describing raw data. The sessions on fundamentals of statistical inferences are
designed to provide you with the background for executing and interpreting hypothesis tests and
confidence intervals. The latter half of the course focuses on regression analysis, a widely used
statistical methodology. Throughout the course you will regularly analyze internet data using the
statistical software package Minitab.
15 Information retrieval
Focuses on the principles and methods of information retrieval through interactive database
searching. Problems of database organization and structure, question negotiation, strategy
formulation, multidatabase searching and online search service management are investigated.
Critical examination and evaluation of major vendors and their systems.
16 Strategic Management
Addresses managerial decision-making at both the formulation and implementation phases of
strategic planning. Integrates concepts from both traditional and non-traditional business
disciplines. Since managers usually must make strategic decisions without possessing all the
relevant information, the focus is on decision-making under uncertainty.
17 Business Process Modelling
The course builds the foundations for process analysis by focusing on key aspects of business
processes, including information, documents, people, roles and business rules. The main
objective is to provide an introduction to various techniques and tools of process analysis and
workflow management including UML methodology and simulation. Technology and systems
support for workflow configuration and management will also be discussed.
18 DSS
Introduces simple models and ideas that provide powerful, and oftentimes surprising, qualitative
insights about a large spectrum of managerial problems in diverse industries and functional
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areas, including operations, finance, accounting, and marketing. Provides insight into the kinds
of problems that can be tackled quantitatively, the methods and software available for doing so,
and the difficulties involved in gathering the relevant data. Major topics include linear and integer
programming, decision making under uncertainty, and simulation.
19 Information Law
Four hours of lecture per week (half a semester in duration; offered during the first half of the
semester). Law is one of a number of policies that mediates the tension between free flow and
restrictions on the flow of information. This course introduces students to copyright and other
forms of legal protection for databases, licensing of information, consumer protection, liability for
insecure systems and defective information, privacy, and national and international information
policy.
20 Internet technologies
This course will cover how the Internet is organized, addressing, routing, DNS, protocols,
TCP/IP, SMTP, the use of Internet applications, and the creation of Web pages using HTML and
graphical applications. Networked multimedia distribution technologies are also explored. The
design of effective Web site including page layout, user interface design, graphic design, content
flow and site structure as well as management of Web site resources including intranet
management and design considerations are addressed. Students design and create a major Web
site with multiple pages and cross-linked structures. (2-2-3) This course covers Web page
authoring techniques using both HTML and WYSIWYG authoring software; HTML 4.0 including
CSS and DHTML will be taught. Hands-on exercises include all aspects of using the Internet;
students study, create and refine Web pages online, and learn to create basic Web graphics.
Current technologies used in this course may include Apache, Macromedia Dreamweaver and
Nvu. Current material taught in this course includes the knowledge necessary to complete the
CompTIA i-Net+ or CIW Foundations examination.
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Πίνακας 8: 20 πιο συχνά συναντούμενα μαθήματα επιλογής
1 Information System Security
In-depth examination of topics in the management of information technology security including
access control systems & methodology, business continuity & disaster recovery planning, legal
issues in information system security, ethics, computer operations security, physical security
and security architecture & models using current standards and models.
2 Database Management
This course provides students with a thorough introduction to data modeling; relational, object-
oriented and object-relational database design concepts and issues. The design emphasis will
be explored through a combination of team and individual projects as well as exposure too
hands-on database implementations.
3 Knowledge Management
This course aims to present a coherent view on the role of knowledge and knowledge
management in organisations from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students will gain an
appreciation of the sources of unstructured and semi-structured knowledge and learn current
techniques which permit this knowledge to be applied to perform organisational activities. The
unit presents a comprehensive model of the knowledge management process from
organisational and technological perspectives. Students will have an opportunity to explore
current approaches to knowledge management in the context of a variety of case studies.
4 Project Management
Introduction to concepts of project management and techniques for planning and controlling of
resources to accomplish specific project goals. While the focus is on technically oriented
projects, the principles discussed are applicable to the management of any project. Topics
include time, cost considerations, cash flow forecasting, financial and performance control,
documentation.
5 Networks
Computer networks, network technology, protocols, routing algorithms, reliability and design
issues. Data transmission and transmission media, data communications fundamentals,
transmission efficiency, wide-area networks, local area networks, wireless networks, TCP/IP
and other protocol architectures, client/server computing, network management, and network
security.
6 Data Mining
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Covers the concepts and principles of advanced data mining systems design. Presents methods
for association and dependency analysis, classification and predication, and clustering analysis.
Optional topics may include Web and scientific data mining, knowledge discovery applications,
and current trends in data mining.
7 Marketing
Information Technology provides new opportunities for marketing departments to set prices,
target promotional campaigns, customize products, and reach customers in multiple channels.
It also provides opportunities to actively and passively gather information from customers and
modify and customize marketing programs in response to this information. This class will build
on material covered in 95-732 eCommerce Marketing, by analyzing in more detail the strategic
implications of these capabilities for marketing practice. Potential topics covered in the course
include auction pricing mechanisms, optimizing the marketing mix in B2B exchanges, channel
synergy, disintermediation and reintermediation in markets, customer privacy, the role of
intellectual property law in digital product exchanges, and anti-trust implications of price
transparency.
8 Programming
Structured programming continues with advanced concepts including strings, arrays, pointers,
data structures, file manipulation, and dynamic memory management. Students create more
complex applications that work with user input, manipulate user supplied text or text obtained
from a file, apply standard library routines for working with literal text, use pointers to store
complex structures within arrays, and read and write data from files, the console, and the
terminal. The object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigm is covered in depth including the
philosophy of OOP, classes and objects, inheritance, template classes, and making use of class
libraries.
9 Electronic Commerce
The Internet affords great opportunities for conducting business transactions that do not
require physical proximity. This course describes the fundamental components and issues
involved with electronic commerce such as: Internet fundamentals, business process analysis,
electronic payment methods and systems, security, certificates, EDI, standards, and commerce
servers.
10 Information Retrieval
Covers the concepts and principles of information retrieval systems design. Techniques
essential for building text databases, document processing systems, office automation systems,
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and other advanced information management systems.
11 Multimedia
The goal of this course is to teach the fundamentals of interface design as well as basic tools
for Multi-Media authoring and production. Throughout the course students will become familiar
with the following software packages:
12 Finance
This course has a specific focus on international business problems that are financial in nature.
Topics include an examination of the international environment the firm operates in,
international investment, exchange rates and the management of risks arising from shifting
exchange rates, and the problems of short and long-term asset and liability management.
13 Organizational Strategy
One of the key decisions every organization must face is defining its "strategy towards itself," in
other words, designing the organization in order to achieve its strategic goals. In this course we
will consider the most important aspects of this strategy: aligning internal and external
strategies, the design (and limits) of performance incentives, investing in the workforce through
training, and designing the boundary of the organization (outsourcing, make vs. buy). We will
use insights from economics and organizational behavior to analyze the factors that lead to
successful organizational strategies. Instruction will consist of lectures combined with cases
from the for-profits, not-for-profit, and public sectors.
14 Distributed Systems
Examines digital communication architecture, technologies and strategies. Studies distributed
processing systems, distributed database systems and networking systems. Surveys current
architectures and future directions, design and operational considerations. Uses case studies.
15 Decision support systems
This unit is intended to provide students with a detailed introduction to the development and
use of information systems in supporting management and decision-making. Students will learn
of the nature of management work and how this affects the development of systems intended
to support management decision-making. A number of commonly used decision support
modelling techniques will be explored. Topics covered include: managers and management,
decision making, judgement heuristics and cognitive biases, DSS development methods,
personal decision support systems, influence diagrams, the role of modelling in Decision
Support, systems dynamics, data warehousing and business intelligence.
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16 Supply Chain Management
Strategies that enhance integration throughout the supply chain can lead to improved
performance (in terms of cost, quality, customer satisfaction, flexibility, etc.) and thereby
provide firms with a source of competitive advantage. This course focuses on improving the
performance of the firm and its supply chain through coordination among multiple sites,
functions, and economic actors (customers and suppliers). Students learn how to design and
implement strategies for structure and management, both cross-functionally, within the firm,
and across an industry value chain among interacting firms. The course equips students with
analytical tools to assess performance tradeoffs and support decision making, and students
become familiar with supply chain strategies that have been adopted by leading companies.
17 Data warehousing
This course focuses on the design, management, and implementation of IT-supported business
processes. The evolution of information technology and the near ubiquity of the Internet give
business firms the opportunity to completely redesign their business processes, to develop
systems faster, and to implement systems in entirely new ways. Topics covered include
business process analysis and design, implementation, change management, and performance
measurement systems. Relevant technologies include Web-based application service providers,
workflow management systems, knowledge management systems, and enterprise systems.
Students learn how to analyze a business problem, design new business processes, and
manage the implementation process. They also gain an understanding of the technology
support structure required for successful implementation of organizational and
interorganizational processes.
18 E-business
Survey of concepts of electronic business including technical, organizational, societal and legal
issues; relevance to modern business enterprises. Classification 6 students may not enroll in
this course.
19 Information Policy
Introduction to policymaking and the players and stakes involved in information creation,
access and use. Emphasis on the political, economic, legal and social issues affecting
information and its institutions, including relevant social theory and analytical methods. The
focal policy issues considered in depth will vary from year to year: e.g. government information,
intellectual property, intellectual freedom, (universal) access, cultural content, community
networking, and privacy.
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20 Software Engineering
Software Engineering studies modern methodology of the development of large programming
projects, including requirements analysis, specification, design, coding, debugging and testing,
maintenance, and thorough documentation as illustrated by examples and papers from current
literture. The course will prepare students for working in teams to build quality software.
This course focuses on the both traditional and emerging principles and knowledge of software
engineering and provides the necessary hands-on practice for those who wish to enhance their
knowledge base. This course is designed for people who work or are about to in any aspect of
software development. Also it is intended for people who have a managerial responsibility for
software development and anyone who is interested in how complex software sytems are
designed and built.
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ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙ:
Κατάλογος μεταπτυχιακών προγραμμάτων που καταγράφηκαν
Πανεπιστήμιο: Carnegie Mellon University
Πρόγραμμα: Masters of Information Systems Management
Χώρα: USA
The MISM program is a one-year, intensive, on-campus master’s program designed to meet the needs of
professionals who wish to gain the required skills while spending a minimum amount of time outside the workforce.
Coursework is completed in three consecutive semesters. Students are require taking the equivalent of 15
semester-length courses, including a team-based project course, and demonstrate competence in core areas. The
curriculum emphasizes the importance of and interrelationships among technology, management and strategy for
successful careers.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Golden Gate University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Technology
Χώρα: USA
The convergence of these factors is the driving force in technology driven business today. In the 21st-century
marketplace, business and information technologies are increasingly interdependent in their support of operational
and strategic opportunities across the enterprise. To attain success for yourself and your company you must understand and implement these integrated business
and technology tools; a Golden Gate University degree can help you do that. The MSIT will give you: · A broad managerial focus on the full range of IT architecture, infrastructure, platforms and applications · The practical ability to apply technical solutions in dynamic, fast moving environments · A solid grounding in program management skills, including projects with diverse constituents, local and global
components · The ability to align IT resources with business goals and objectives The degree will advance your career by increasing your ability to: · Analyze, design, deploy and effectively use information technologies · Make and justify decisions involving technology that impact corporate return on investment · Communicate effectively with diverse groups of managers, users, clients, partners and stakeholders
Πανεπιστήμιο: Temple University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science Program in Computer Science
Χώρα: USA
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The Master of Science in Computer Science emphasizes a general approach to the study of computing, including
courses in artificial intelligence, operating systems, computer architecture, networking and communications,
software engineering, graphics and image processing, data base systems, collaborative systems and theoretical
areas. The curriculum is not oriented toward any specific applications area of computing, but emphasizes general
graduate level studies in computing, preparing students for careers in systems analysis, teaching and research. The MS program in Computer Science is an advanced degree intended to provide students with the knowledge and
skills necessary to hold professional positions oriented toward the development and design of computer systems.
Graduates with this degree would be able to seek employment as systems programmers for research organizations,
computer centres, or for computer manufacturers. Alternatively, graduates could become involved in the design and implementation of new applications software or
the planning and evaluation of computer based systems. Prospective employers would include the government or
industrial firms that utilize computers for research and/or production purposes.
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Pittsburgh
Πρόγραμμα: The Katz MBA/MS-MIS Dual Degree
Χώρα: USA
As part of the “Techno MBA” family of programs, which combine MBA and technology-driven graduate degrees, this
course of study combines the strategic management skills of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business’
rigorous MBA with IS expertise.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Bloomington
Πρόγραμμα: MS in Information Systems
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Bloomington
Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) students gain a knowledge of systems and business skills -
through course and experiential project work. These skills are what make our graduates well rounded business-
savvy IT professionals who have the managerial and technical skills needed to hit the ground running. MSIS is an 18-month 30 to 36 credit hour, full-time graduate degree program for qualified candidates with a
bachelor's degree (U.S. equivalent) in any academic discipline, preferably CS or CIS/MIS. Work experience is not
required. There are several prerequisites required. Students without sufficient business background can complete
the necessary prerequisites through IU's Independent Study Program. Students who lack technical background
(programming and database knowledge is expected) may complete the programming through IU's Independent
Study Program. However, SAGP will have to work with an applicant to determine the best way to secure the
database knowledge as IU does not offer a correspondence course in this area. The program emphasizes analysis, design, development, and implementation of information systems, data
management, project management as well as topics such as networking, e-business strategies, strategic
management of IT, and IS security all within the context of business practice. Through coursework and real world
corporate-sponsored projects, graduates develop and apply both technical and business skills.
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Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Arizona, Eller college of Management
Πρόγραμμα: Master's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS)
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Arizona
The Master's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) is designed to prepare students for challenging
careers involving the design, analysis, implementation and operation of computer-based information systems. MIS
involves the use of computers in organizations and the integration of computer skills with the functional areas of
management. Education in management information systems enables students to pursue careers involving the use,
definition, analysis, design, implementation, and operation of computer-based information systems.
Πανεπιστήμιο: The University of Georgia, The Master of Internet Technology
Πρόγραμμα: The Master of Internet Technology
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Athens
The Master of Internet Technology (Master of IT) Program officially began in August 2001. It is one of a few
multidisciplinary masters degree programs offered by The University of Georgia. The vision is to bridge the gap
between management (business) and computing (technology) instruction. The program is administered by the
Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) in the Terry College of Business The Master of IT Program is delivered over five semesters, from August of the first academic year to May of the
second year. The courses are taught two evenings a week at the Georgia Gwinnett College campus, located about
35 miles from the University of Georgia campus. Students are required to complete 32 semester hours of
coursework. Eleven credit hours involve project management instruction and a project internship in which students
work as a team to develop an Internet-based solution for a client. Projects are done for actual businesses and
organizations to solve a current problem or leverage the Internet to expand business opportunities. These are large
projects that provide students with practical project management and development experience. Each team commits
a total of 950 to 1200 hours developing and managing their project. Students develop skills in Internet technology and software development while also learning the aesthetics of Web
media and the business considerations of electronic commerce. Graduates of the Master of IT Program are capable
of working and advancing in the rapidly growing fields of e-business and Internet development as designers,
software developers, and managers.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Johns Hopkins University - School of Professional Studies in Business and Education
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information and Telecommunications Systems
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Baltimore
Our MS in Information and Telecommunications (MS/ITS) program offers a unique educational approach that
balances theory and practice, giving you the methodology and technology skills you need to plan, develop,
implement, and manage integrated information and telecommunication systems that meet organization needs in a
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highly competitive environment. This fully accredited master's program is designed for professionals who want to: 1. Move up to management or development roles within their organizations; 2. Leverage their knowledge in functional areas with IT to move to consultancy roles; 3. Update their skills and use the newest IT concepts and tools so that organizations can better compete in the
global market place.
Πανεπιστήμιο: UC Berkeley School Of Information
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Berkeley
The Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program is a 48 unit, two-year full time program,
designed to train students in the skills needed to succeed as information professionals. Such professionals must be
familiar with the theory and practice of storing, organizing, retrieving and analyzing information in a variety of
settings in business, the public sector, and the academic world. Technical expertise alone is not sufficient for
success; iSchool graduates will be expected to perform and manage a multiplicity of information related tasks. In
order to function effectively they will need to: * understand how to organize information * analyze user information needs * be able to design or evaluate information systems that allow for efficient and effective user interaction * be able to provide and assure the quality and value of information to decision makers * understand the economic and social environment in which their organization functions * be familiar with relevant issues in law, economics, ethics, and management Such a profession is inherently interdisciplinary, requiring aspects of computer science, cognitive science,
psychology and sociology, economics, business, law, library/information studies, and communications.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Brandais University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Technology Management
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Boston
Today’s information managers require specialized knowledge and skills to direct the development and deployment
of information systems. They are not only expected to manage technology people, but they must be capable of
assuring the quality of information and its value to those who will ultimately use it for decision making. This program is designed to prepare professionals to meet the requirements for managing the information
technology and systems of organizations. It combines technological and managerial components to develop
graduates who can deal effectively with the complexity and variety of issues involved in applying information
technology successfully within organizations. This focus is intended to develop student’s expertise in building, managing and deploying enterprise-wide
Information Technology. Graduates of the program will be prepared for positions that involve providing enterprise-
wide IT solutions, including the roles of information technology manager, project manager, technology/information
architect, and process/business analyst.
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Πανεπιστήμιο: State University of New York at Buffalo
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Management Information Systems
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Buffalo
Management Information Systems (MIS) is the name given to the application of computer related technology to
managerial programs. There is of course a heavy technical component in the course work, but the program also
provides students with the broad perspective needed to advance in their managerial careers. The business analyst
of the future must be able to identify how technology can be applied to solving existing and new problems, but also
how to leverage technology to realize strategic opportunities. Students will explore the application of computerized information systems, including Web technologies, to run a
modern technology-based business. The Web, via e-commerce, has created a revolution in consumer-to-business
and business-to-business transactions. The business analyst of the future must be able to identify how Web-based
technologies can be applied to solving existing and new problems and how to leverage technology to realize
strategic opportunities. Students will receive exposure to networking and data communications, database management systems, distributed
computing, and to the various systems analysis and design development strategies.
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of California Irvine, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science
Πρόγραμμα: General M.S. Degree
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: California
The ICS general M.S. degree program is designed for students who do not wish to specialize in any specific area.
Students can explore many of the advanced fields in computer science. These areas include: embedded systems,
VLSI, parallel architectures, user interfaces, bioinformatics, graphics and visualization, security and cryptography,
HCI/CSCW, software engineering, data structures, and ubiquitous computing.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Illinois Institute of Technology
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Information Technology & Management (MITM)
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Chicago
The Master of Information Technology & Management (MITM) is a degree program designed primarily for working
professionals who seek a hands-on, laboratory based program to broaden and deepen their knowledge of new and
emerging information technologies, the application and integration of these technologies, and the administrative
practices used in the effective management of these technologies.
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Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Maryland - Master of Information Management
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Information Management
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Maryland
Not long ago, a lot of people had not even heard of a Master of Information Management (MIM) degree. But the
change has been sudden and exciting. Today, many professionals are finding their way to this degree because it
has everything that is needed to excel and lead in the information age. Every cutting-edge organization needs the
skills the MIM degree offers. MIM at the University of Maryland teaches students to blend the technology used in information management with
critical decision-making skills. It is quite possibly the most balanced advanced degree available, one that teaches
students how to control our most vital resource: information. MIM is about much more than knowing how to gather and store information. It's about learning to make information
useful, an expertise that will make a difference in every organization's future. A MIM degree is perfect for technology savvy innovators who recognize there is a new path to success. We invite you to get a feel for what it means to pursue a Master of Information Management (MIM) degree at the
University of Maryland. Maryland is now one of the country's leading research universities and ranks 18th in the
nation among public research universities. In just the last decade, the university has catapulted to the forefront of
many fields. Today, we have 79 academic programs within the top 25 rankings nationwide and 32 in the top 10.
Students have immediate access to the faculty and the superior resources of this university with its world-renowned
faculty and a diverse student body that brings varied experience and points of view. The University of Maryland MIM program teaches students to blend the technology used in information
management with critical decision-making skills. It is quite possibly the most balanced advanced degree available,
one that teaches students how to control our most vital resource, information. The Master of Information
Management degree is a management degree that focuses on connecting information consumers and creators with
the information content that they need. It looks upon technology as the conduit for providing information content at
the time and in the format that is most effective and efficient to meet the organization's needs. The course of study that the College of Information Studies has designed is a highly practical and applied learning
educational experience. It enables students to learn from each other, to solve real problems, and to engage in a
degree plan that meets their own particular needs and interests. The geographic region in which the MIM degree is situated affords opportunities to learn about state of the art
developments in information management
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Michigan
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information (MSI)
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Michigan
Our program prepares you to: - Work as an information professional in a variety of environments - Become a leader and change agent in preparing organizations for a constantly evolving information society
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- Synthesize human-centered and technological perspectives by balancing the opportunities and constraints
imposed by people, information, and technology - Promote a user-centered approach to information and reflect the knowledge, values, ethics, and principles that
derive from that approach
Πανεπιστήμιο: New Jersey's Science & Technology University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Systems
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: New Jersey
The MSIS program provides solid grounding in systems analysis and software engineering, information and
communication technologies, and management of information systems. The program emphasizes the planning,
investigation, design, development, application, management and evaluation of Information Systems. The program
trains students to be integral members of application design and development teams.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Marist College, School of computer Science and Mathematics
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Technology Management (ITM)
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: New York
The primary goal of the master's program in Information Systems is to help meet the increasing demand for
knowledgeable personnel who possess a balanced combination of technical and managerial skills. In keeping with
this goal, the program offers two tracks. ISM has a business administration component. ITM has an information
technology component. The essential focus of both tracks is preparing students to identify, analyze and solve
business problems using the systems approach - a proactive approach to problem solving, planning and managing.
Throughout the program, faculty encourage students to develop and exercise critical thinking skills. Students are
called upon to identify and state important points, and their supporting arguments; recognize assumptions and
biases, and their implications; detect contradictory or irrelevant information; and analyze and articulate relationships.
Primary areas of study include information systems technology, systems concepts, and processes and management
functions. Through repeated exposure, students also become well versed in the principles of quality management -
principles that are an integral component of modern systems analysis and design. Information students are not only
gaining new skills, they are preparing for one of the nation's best and fastest growing careers - systems analyst.
National, state and local labor department statistics rank the occupation of systems analyst among the top growth
fields through the year 2005. In addition, Bureau of Labor statistics place systems analysts among the top 25% of
the nation's work force in terms of compensation.
Πανεπιστήμιο: New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Πρόγραμμα: M.B.A. Program in Information Systems
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: New York
The central question that Information Systems (IS) courses address is the following: Why do some organizations
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get value from their information technology investments while others do not? One set of courses answers this
question primarily by examining how fundamental changes in market structure inducted by new technologies impact
business models. The second set emphasizes the enabling potential of information technologies through increased
efficiency or business intelligence. The third set focuses on the effective management of the information assets of
organizations, be they internal, outsourced, or joint ventures. The IS area provides a crucial part of business education necessary for students seeking careers in a variety of
industries, from finance to management consulting.
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Pennsylvania
Πρόγραμμα: Executive Master's in Technology Management at the University of Pennsylvania
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Pennsylvania
Led by Penn Engineering and co-sponsored by Wharton, the Executive Master's in Technology Management
(EMTM) develops leaders with the knowledge and insight to: - Anticipate emerging trends and opportunities - Lead within and across organizations - Transform innovation into success
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Pennsylvania - College of Information Sciences and Technology
Πρόγραμμα: M.S. in Information Sciences and Technology
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Pennsylvania
The Master of Science degree in Information Sciences and Technology offers advanced graduate education for
students contemplating careers in academic teaching and research, or research in a non-academic setting. The
program is interdisciplinary in nature and expects scholarship at the highest levels exhibiting depth of competency in
at least one of the core areas of the Information Sciences and Technology and an understanding of the integration
of the critical constructs that drive the field: users, information, and technology.
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Washington - The Information School
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Management
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Seattle
The MSIM program offered by the Information School of the University of Washington informs and inspires people
who believe that information and information systems are a key part of their careers. The program educates
students in the leadership, analysis, and technology of information-intensive organizations. Drawing from disciplines ranging from management, computer science, and information science to philosophy, law,
and design, the program gives students practical skills backed by solid intellectual concepts.
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Πανεπιστήμιο: Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business
Πρόγραμμα: Masters of Science in Information Management (MSIM)
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Tempe
The Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) is an evening degree program designed to enable
business people to master the art of managing in an IT-enabled environment. It is designed for working
professionals in the IT field who recognize the importance of information technology in the competitive, global
economy. This program takes students through a one-year experience with an intensive, lock-step curriculum that
focuses on managing IT relationships in the context of business processes. The MSIM program begins every May
and consists of ten courses, taken two evenings per week, for a total of 30 credit hours completed by the following
May. Courses are offered in the evenings through the Department of Information Systems in the W. P. Carey
School of Business at Arizona State University.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Mays Business School at Texas A&M University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Management Information Systems
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Texas
The MS/MIS degree is designed to prepare students for careers as information system professionals. A rich variety
of career paths are open to MIS students including consulting, programming, systems analysis & design, network
administration, and database administration. The challenging and rewarding careers open to MIS students can also
lead to managerial positions in the information services area, including Chief Information Officer.
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Texas at Dallas - The School of Management
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science, Information Technology & Management
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Texas
The Master of Science in Information Technology & Management is designed to bridge the gap between the
information technologist and the business professional. By providing a technology intensive program with a
business focus, the program will produce graduates who can play significant roles within organizations in helping
them apply information technology to business problems and create efficient and effective solutions. The degree is
obtained by completing the program course requirements of 36 credit hours beyond all prerequisites. Students must
maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on all graduate coursework and a 3.0 grade point average in the
basic business core to qualify for graduation and to remain in good standing.
Πανεπιστήμιο: George Maison University - School of Management
Πρόγραμμα: M.S. in Technology Management
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: Virginia
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Now more than ever, success in many businesses depends on the successful management of technology. The
success of companies such as Boeing, Freddie Mac, IBM, Intel, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman,
Sony, and Walmart depends on how well they manage technology internally, for customers, and in products. These
companies succeed with • Rapid innovation—bringing technology products quickly to the marketplace • Insightful technology integration—choosing the best set of technologies and standards for a particular project or
application • Creation of focused technology organizations—bringing the organization skill and flexibility • Successful management of complexity—implementing systems thinking in a global and networked marketplace For students to succeed in these areas, a focused program of study is truly beneficial—not a general management
degree such as an M.B.A. nor an engineering master’s degree in software development or systems engineering.
Professionals in a technology industry could not ask for a more focused, more practical master’s degree program
that is aligned with the specific challenges of technology businesses than the Technology Management Program at
George Mason. The program is geared toward students whose goal is to manage a company or division where
technology is a key factor of its success.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Purdue University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Technology (TECH)
Χώρα: USA Πόλη: West Lafayette
Computer and Information Technology (formerly Computer Technology - CPT) prepares students for existing and
emerging jobs and careers in the application of information systems and technology to plan, analyze, design,
construct, maintain, and manage - software development - systems integration - data management - computer networks In addition, CIT is developing courses in the following signature areas: - cyberforensics - biomedical information - IT healthcare - information security - wireless networking
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Πανεπιστήμιο: London School of Economics
Πρόγραμμα: MSc Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems (ADMIS)
Χώρα: UK Πόλη: London
ADMIS is an advanced course based around the issues, approaches and tools for information systems development
and operation within organisations. It presents a balance between the management and technical themes that have
an impact on the practice and theory of information systems. Students may come from a variety of backgrounds but
must have a basic knowledge of information technology.
Πανεπιστήμιο: The University of Manchester
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science (MSc) in Management and Information Systems: Change and
Development
Χώρα: UK Πόλη: Manchester
At the end of the programme, participants will have been provided with: - conceptual frameworks to understand the role of management, of information and of information systems in
organisations - new knowledge and skills to help in the effective planning, development and implementation of information
systems - new knowledge and skills to help in the effective management and change of organisations. A range of optional modules provides an opportunity to satisfy specialist hybrid manager knowledge and skill
requirements.
Πανεπιστήμιο: The University of Sheffield
Πρόγραμμα: MSc in Information Management
Χώρα: UK Πόλη: Sheffield
The effective management of information is vital to the success of both public and private sector organisations. In a
rapidly changing technological environment access to the right information in the right format, in the right place, at
the right time, depends on the information manager. The rise of computer networks, electronic publishing and the
Internet has made their skills indispensable for the creation, retrieval, organisation and dissemination of information
and data. The information manager's job is distinctive in that it focuses on the way in which information can be
managed to satisfy the needs of its users rather than on the technology itself. Information managers can be found in industry and commerce, finance companies, law firms, government
departments, the media, in universities - in organisations of all kinds. The MSc in Information Management
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Professional Preparation Programme equips students with the information literacy skills and technical background to
function effectively in such environments. As a consequence, graduates of the MSc programme are highly sought
after by employers and enjoy a very wide job market. A career in information management is open to students from a diversity of subject backgrounds, including
graduates with degrees ranging from science and engineering through to humanities or the arts.
Πανεπιστήμιο: CEU Business School
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science (MSc) in Information Technology Management - Hungary
Χώρα: Hungary Πόλη: Budapest
The MSc in IT Management Program is an American management degree that is much more specialized than a
general MBA. The program focuses on the relevant management issues in the IT discipline across various
industries, providing a unique blend of both technology and business management skills development. This program provides participants with the skills necessary to evaluate technological and managerial solutions, and
to identify which combination of these solutions would enhance the added value in their specific industry and type of
business. Particular emphasis will be given to developing entrepreneurial skills. Methods for transforming technological knowledge into profitable business applications is a core element throughout
this program. Strong industry involvement and executive participation guarantees the timeliness and relevance of
the technology entrepreneurial initiatives that are generated during the program. In addition, the program will address the large communication gap between so-called “techies” and managers.
Participants will focus on the fundamentals of both schools of thinking and learn how to mediate, interpret and
create a solid bridge between the two groups, thereby contributing to the organization’s competitive strength. Both the program content and the innovative teaching methods, such as: in-company internships, student managed
investment funds, senior industry executive round table meetings and presentations, venture capitalist monitoring
and inter-campus exchanges are pivotal to the success of the program
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Hradec Králové
Πρόγραμμα: Master's Degree in Information Management
Χώρα: Czech Rep. Πόλη: Hradec Králové
The Master’s degree programme in Information Management develops necessary skills in the field of management
science, information and knowledge technologies, as well as in methods for collecting, structuring and evaluating
large quantities of data. It also provides a strong background in the associated disciplines of managerial psychology
and economics.
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Πανεπιστήμιο: Hong Kong Baptist University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Technology Management
Χώρα: China Πόλη: Hong Kong
The course aims to educate IT managers and professionals who possess technical and management knowledge for
designing, developing and managing IT systems. It provides a transformational experience in integrating the
technological and managerial sides of IT. On completion of this course, students will acquire: - the current knowledge in three main areas of IT management (namely, IT enterprise management, knowledge and
information management, and Internet and Web technologies); - the technical and management knowledge in an integrated manner for designing, developing and managing IT
systems; - the sense and creativity of identifying business needs and the capability of transforming them into IT systems; - the learning capability and solid foundations for sustainable self-development in the rapidly changing IT field.
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Toronto
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Information Studies
Χώρα: Canada
Information Systems combines the knowledge of computing and communication technology with an emphasis on
the content of information systems and on the needs and behavioural patterns of the users of information systems.
Students will approach computer-based information problems from the perspective of the information user.
Graduates will design and administer databases, design software for information retrieval, design and provide
training and customer support for users, market information services and products, and manage information
services and systems.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Athabasca University - Canada’s Open University
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Systems
Χώρα: Canada Πόλη: Athabasca
Athabasca University’s School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) offers the Master of Science in
Information Systems program. The program is based on the MSIS 2000 Model Curriculum, with the additional rigour
of a technology specialization. MSIS 2000: Model Curriculum and Guidelines for MS Degree Programs in
Information Systems is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery and the Association for Information
Systems. It is endorsed by the leading information systems organizations.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Sauder schools of Business, University of British Columbia
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Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science (MSc) program in MIS
Χώρα: Canada Πόλη: Vancouver
The Master of Science (MSc) program in MIS is intended for students who want to obtain specialized education in
Management Information Systems and the use of Information Technologies in business for the purpose of
continuing their studies towards a PhD degree in MIS. Purpose The MSc in MIS is a research oriented degree program. It is aimed at students who are interested in pursuing a
PhD degree after completing the MSc degree. Audience The MSc in MIS is aimed at students with undergraduate degrees in disciplines such as commerce, computer
science, economics, engineering, and the natural sciences. Students who do not have a background in business
and/or information technology will be required to complete prerequisite courses.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Stevens Institute of Technology, University SU "St . Kliment Ohridski"
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Science in Information Systems
Χώρα: Bulgaria Πόλη: Sofia
The MSIS Program is designed to provide participants with outstanding management, business, strategic, and
technical skills needed to help their companies apply information systems technology more efficiently and effectively
and become world-class leaders.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Πρόγραμμα: Master's Programm in Information Systems
Χώρα: Austria Πόλη: Vienna
The master's (Magister) program in Information Systems is intended to provide students with in-depth practical
competence focused on leadership and research skills. In this program, special emphasis is placed on gaining a
sound knowledge of management for enterprises in the IT sector as well as acquiring advanced research
qualifications.
Πανεπιστήμιο: Monash University of Technology
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Information Management and Systems Professional (MIMSPro)
Χώρα: Australia
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MIMS Professional is offered by the Caulfield School of Information Technology. The program aims to prepare
students for careers in information systems and information management. Graduates of the program are expected
to play leading professional roles in Australia and other countries. The course attracts students from a wide variety
of educational and professional backgrounds. Students are required to specialise in at least two areas of information
systems or information management. The course can be studied in full-time and part-time modes, and a number of
units are available by off-campus learning.
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Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Wollongong
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Information Technology Management
Χώρα: Australia
The organisational challenge of introducing and managing information technology is daunting. Today’s business
requires IT strategic planning to be an integral part of the organisation’s strategic plan. This degree is aimed
primarily at professionals who wish to progress upwards or broaden their career opportunities in the ICT industry,
and covers both IT strategic planning and implementation and organisational management.
Πανεπιστήμιο: University of Technology, Sydney
Πρόγραμμα: Master of Business in Information Technology Management
Χώρα: Australia Πόλη: Sydney
This course, jointly offered by the Faculty of Information Technology and the Faculty of Business, focuses on
organisational strategies and planning. It provides a well-balanced selection of subjects from both advanced
information technology and management, in an integrated program which is relevant to the current and future
demands of the IT industry. The subjects studied relate to organisational development and research for business,
state and third-sector organisations. IT managers and IT professionals who want to develop an IT management career at a senior level benefit from this
course. Graduates are able to understand how effective technology management can make a positive contribution
to their organisation. IT managers who already have significant levels of experience are challenged by this course
and gain new perspectives on their management behaviours and thinking.
can be effectively adapted towards this purpose. This course is intended to help students apply these quantitative methods in the
evaluation of information systems and technology.
Two aspects of the course that will be particularly emphasized to enhance the learning experience include:
1. case study approach, which presents many real-world settings involving information systems and technology in different
industries; and 2. numerical assignments, which provide ample opportunities for detailed discussions and quantitatively-oriented exercises. The
purpose of such a two-tiered course structure is to help students develop both broadened perspectives and specialized hands-on
knowledge and skills
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Systems Integration
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Given the range of enterprise systems available today, organizations are evaluating the costs and benefits of single source versus
best of breed implementations. This course explores the technical and strategic issues surrounding best of breed implementations
including the integration of systems within and between organizations. Technical concepts are illustrated through hands-on activities
using a commercially-available systems integration toolkit. Strategic issues such as the effect of systems integration on mergers and
acquisitions, project management and opportunities for revenue generation through integration are brought forth through case
discussion and guest speakers.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology Project Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Project management principles and processes are essential for today's projects and managers. Many information technology/system
projects tend to go over budget, not be on time and don't meet the end user's needs. This leads to customer dissatisfaction. Most
often the root cause of these troubled projects can be traced to simply not following sound project management principles. In this
course, students will learn the concept of a project in business settings, and practice some of the project management tools and
techniques for successfully managing IT/IS project life cycles, from concept to closure (the software/system development lifecycle).
Brief review of modern SDLC approaches will be addressed. After this course, students should be able to understand some of the
key project management tools and techniques -
* The "toolbox" e.g., project planning, scope, risk, change and issue management * Cost and quality control * Service level agreements (SLAs) * In-house vs. outsourced project management
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Security and Controls
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course provides a broad introductory survey to fundamental security concepts and issues including access controls, firewalls,
cryptographic systems and intrusion detection/prevention. The theme of the course is that security is primarily a management issue,
not a technology issue. Accordingly, projects are designed to not only provide an introduction to various tools and to illustrate
concepts, but also to understand the managerial issues involved.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing Enterprise Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Managing Enterprise Systems This course explores the range of systems that are available to today’s organizations. Beginning with Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) systems and going through customer-related and supplier-related tools, students will be exposed to the factors driving
software adoption and the keys for successful implementation. Special attention is paid to those technologies enabling key
functionality in managerial accounting, supply chain, and marketing software.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Process and Workflow Analysis
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course builds the foundations for process analysis by focusing on key aspects of business processes, including information,
documents, people, roles and business rules. The main objective is to provide an introduction to various techniques and tools of
process analysis and workflow management including UML methodology and simulation. Technology and systems support for
workflow configuration and management will also be discussed.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Knowledge Management
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This course aims to provide knowledge of the value added by Knowledge Management to the business proposition, including return
on investment, performance measures, and the ability to develop a business case involving strategy alignment.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Intelligent Decision Systems (Business Intelligence)
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
CIS 512 - Intelligent Decision Systems (Business Intelligence) The course will focus on deriving decisional value by using new orientations to data that are afforded by state-of-the-art Online
Analytical Processing Systems (OLAP) and Data Warehousing technology. The emphasis will be on retrieval and dissemination of decision supporting data by applying Relational-OLAP, Multidimensional-
OLAP and Web based-OLAP to Enterprise wide data. These concepts will then be further enhanced by applications of Data Mining
tools and techniques to further enhance the utility of the organizational information for strategic and tactical decision making.
Students will also be given exposure to collaborative computing environments and experience its implications for managerial
decision making.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data & Information Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Data & Information Management Databases are fundamental to the successful operation of all businesses. CIS 506 covers database theory, design and
implementation in the context of adding value to business enterprises. Specific topics covered include:
* Data modeling using entity-relationship (ER) * Query languages * The use of indices and aggregates to improve processing speeds
Several small databases are used for homework assignments, while a class project is used to familiarize students with the entire
process of designing and implementing a database. By the end of the course, students are expected to be familiar with database
use, design and implementation.
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Carnegie Mellon University Masters of Information Systems Management
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Database Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology and Technology Management
This course is designed to cover both the theoretical and practical aspects of database management systems. In order to provide an
understanding of the evolution of data management, the traditional file organization is compared with network, hierarchical and
relational models of data. The theory and practice of languages and design approaches for the relational model are stressed.
Specific topics covered will include data modeling, database design using normalization theory and relational query languages, and
issues of database security, privacy and integrity.
Students in the course will be expected to design and implement a database application using ORACLE.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Telecommunications Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology and Technology Management
This course will help students to understand the technical, business, and industry fundamentals necessary for the effective
management of organizations that develop, operate, and/or use telecommunications. These issues will be explored in the context of
the decisions they influence in areas of strategic telecommunications planning, developing and deploying business applications,
procuring and delivering services, and managing technical personnel and processes. Topics will include the underlying technical
fundamentals of voice and data networks, the protocols and services built from those fundamentals, industry and regulatory
structures and practices, and practical questions that arise from these issues.
The goals are for students to understand the telecommunications technology and industry well enough to make intelligent short-term
and long-term business and technical decisions, and to manage technical people wisely and effectively.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Object Oriented Programming in Java
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology and Technology Management
This course is an in-depth look at the popular programming language Java. It is not intended for first time programmers. An
exemption exam is given to MISM and MSIT students during orientation.
After some preliminaries devoted to basic syntax and program structure, classes, composition, inheritance and polymorphism are
examined. The Java collection classes are studied in some detail, as is the rather complex set of I/O classes. Additional topics
include exception handling, building GUIs with Swing, database connectivity with JDBC, and multi-threading. Throughout the second
half of the course, a series of homework problems develops a non-toy application, illustrating by example how larger object-oriented
programs are organized.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Object Oriented Software Analysis and Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology and Technology Management
Large-scale software development has been described as one of the most difficult of human undertakings. This course examines the
reasons for the inherent complexity of software construction, and presents structured methods to deal effectively with it. The course
will focus on the object-oriented approach for analysis and design. Students will gain an appreciation of the difference between
writing programs and doing analysis and design. Problem formulation and decomposition (analysis) and solution building (design)
will be covered. Students will work in small groups, each group having the responsibility for analysis, design and implementation of a
software system. Case tools will be used in several stages of the development process.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Digital Transformation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology and Technology Management
The objective of this core course is to serve as a capstone course integrating technological and managerial aspects of information
technology. Information and communication technologies play multiple roles within an organizational context. From a technological perspective, they define the information and communication
infrastructure and the associated architecture of applications deployed using the infrastructure and enable new ways to realize
business process digitization. From a managerial perspective, they facilitate new coordination mechanisms within and across
entities, enable new organizational forms, change the information environment within which work gets done, and permit the
implementation of new incentive structures. Successful efforts at digitization thus have to keep both technological and managerial perspectives in mind. Using a collection of cases, this course will study both intra-organizational and
inter-organizational deployment of information technology in a few important sectors (e.g., logistics, health care, information
technology and services). Each case analysis will require students to engage in both technical and managerial problem solving. The
technical component of the analysis will require students to propose IT architectures for the problems highlighted in the case. The
managerial component of the analysis will require students to analyze the business value of the proposed solution (examples: Does
the proposed solution confer competitive advantage? Do the monitoring costs of contracting with third party service providers
outweigh the benefits?) and address the change management issues that arise in implementing any digital transformation initiative.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Org. Communication and Distributed Object Technologies
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology and Technology Management
Objective: With the emergence of the Net as a computing platform, distributed applications are being widely deployed by
organizations. Understanding the principles/theory and the technologies underlying distributed computing and systems design is
increasingly important. Examples of technologies supporting such deployment include J2EE architecture, the .Net architecture and
Web services.
This course has three major objectives. First, it is designed to introduce students to the principles underlying distributed computing
and the design of distributed systems. Second, it aims to provide students with the opportunity to exercise these principles in the
context of real applications by having the students use technologies such as XML, SOAP, Web services, and J2EE/.Net-based
application servers. Finally, it seeks to endow students with the capacity to analyze, design, evaluate and recommend distributed
computing solutions skills in response to business problems.
Distributed Computing Principles
Distributed computing architectures: P2P, client server Inter-process communication Distributed objects and remote invocation Naming and Name services Time and Global State Management Transactions and Concurrency control Distributed Transactions
Material on principles of distributed systems will be taught from the Coulouris et al. book on Distributed Systems. Internet-enabled Distributed Computing Technologies Application Server architectures: J2EE and .Net Extensions of the Java Distributed Object model and the DCOM component-based
architectures Web Services: WSDL, UDDI, SOAP, XML http-based RPC combined with standards for interface definition and naming. Discussion and application of select APIs from the API layer of the J2EE architecture to illustrate distributed transactions,
middleware access protocols (MQ Series API), and Messaging services (JMS). Project oriented teaching with implementation components to get students hands on skills with J2EE/.Net frameworks.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Systems Project
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Project Cource
The IS project course provides students an exciting opportunity to apply skills they develop in the classroom to a problem from a real
world context. In doing so, studen```ts begin to make the transition from their academic world to the environments in which they will
work once they graduate. In these environments, the challenges of team building, resource development, client relations, limited
information and pressing deadlines are as real and important as the technical and managerial components of any task. The project is a semester long, intensive team-based experience focusing on one of the specialization areas available in the MISM
program. A typical project course includes design and development of an information system for an external client - often a
corporation or public agency. Each project results in a final report/document as well a demonstration, a prototype, a significant
portion of a larger system, or a finished system.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
Managers in general, including information systems managers, constantly make decisions. Rarely are they lucky enough to have “full
information”. Decision making under uncertainty is the norm. This class teaches a range of quantitative methods for making practical
decisions under uncertainty, and in doing so gives an intense introduction into the art of mathematical modeling of business and
social systems. The methods covered include forecasting, decision analysis, queuing theory, Monte Carlo simulation, and project management.
Some deterministic optimization methods will also be covered. The emphasis will be on “end user modeling” that equips the students
to use these methods to inform his or her own future decision making, but where appropriate will be extended to consider
construction of decision support systems generally.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Professional Speaking
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
As IT specialists and managers, you will explain new procedures and advocate specific policies and strategies to a variety of
audiences. This class helps refine your ability to verbally present and visually display specialized knowledge so that its significance
for listeners is clear.
Assignments in Professional Speaking focus on organizational skills, argumentation, extemporaneous delivery, and use of computer
graphics. Each presentation is an exercise in "thinking aloud". Presenters are asked to identify the outcomes they want to achieve, cite sources of information they use, and design visual aids that
reinforce major points of their presentations. Presentations are based on material related to participants' experience and/or training
in some aspect of information systems management.
You will give four formal speeches and a variety of informal presentations in this class. Formal speeches include:
- Speech to Inform (extemporaneous; 8-10 minutes; written analysis, outline, and visuals.): Examples might include the relationship
between encryption standards and international marketing, the future of traditional comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning
Systems, or an explanation of Object Oriented Programming. - Speech to Persuade (extemporaneous; 8-10 minutes; written analysis, outline, and visuals). Examples might include why functional
decomposition should be mastered, why an organization should switch from Windows NT to Linux, or why venture capitalists should
fund my business plan. - Speech to Evoke or Ceremonial Speech (extemporaneous or manuscript; 5 minutes; written analysis and outline, visuals optional).
Examples might include talking to start-up employees about Killer Apps, accepting the "Best Software Engineering Award," or
celebrating the birth of the PS90718 Microprocessor. - Revision (extemporaneous; 8-10 minutes; written analysis and outline; visuals). An edited version of the informative or persuasive
speech. The revision is the final speech. Every speech you give will be videotaped. You will review and evaluate your tape during required weekly meetings with a
Professional Speaking Teaching Assistant.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Statistics for IT Managers
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
This introductory course in data analysis and statistical inference requires no background in statistics. Its objective is to provide
individuals who aspire to enter management positions in firms that use the internet to market and serve its clients with the basic
statistical tools for analyzing and interpreting internet data. The course is divided into three distinct components: descriptive
statistics, fundamentals of statistical inference, and regression analysis. The emphasis of the classes on descriptive statistics is the
calculation and interpretation of summary statistical measures for describing raw data. The sessions on fundamentals of statistical
inferences are designed to provide you with the background for executing and interpreting hypothesis tests and confidence intervals.
The latter half of the course focuses on regression analysis, a widely used statistical methodology. Throughout the course you will regularly analyze internet data
using the statistical software package Minitab.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Principles of Finance
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
This course is designed to provide students with a base level of sophistication in finance. It equips students with the basic tools
necessary to analyze how corporations make investment and financing decisions, and how different securities are priced in modern
financial markets.
The syllabus includes:
- methods for valuing cash flows - the capital budgeting decision - the risk and return for different investments - corporate finance policy and strategy - credit risk Time permitting, other topical issues will also be covered, such as: derivatives securities and mergers and acquisitions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Accounting
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
This course is designed to teach students to understand the underlying principles used in compiling financial statements. Students
are taught the techniques necessary to conduct financial statement analysis and evaluate the operations of their own as well as
other organizations.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Economic Analysis
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
Economic analysis is critical to successful management of technology, including information technology. Whether you are interested
in managing the information resources and technology inside an organization or in formulating a strategy for electronic commerce,
the set of tools and analytical perspectives that economics provides play a vital role. The key unifying theme is the analysis of trade-
offs in allocating scarce resources, how markets affect these trade-offs and allocate resources and rewards, and the implications of
externalities.
After a quick review of the theory of consumer choice and the theory of production, where we will develop the analytical tools, we
shall proceed to apply them. We shall study a variety of topics including the pricing of information goods and price discrimination,
investment decision making, competition and competitive strategy, markets for information goods and the structure of such markets.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizational Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
This dynamic course focuses on the theory and application of organizational management. The overall course objectives are to
identify, apply, and evaluate techniques for structuring and resolving managerial problems in technology organizations. The course
will draw upon the collective experience of the students as well as various management theories, technology company examples,
and schools of thought. Substantial reading, writing, and analysis are required.
Topics include management schools and thought, planning, organizing, quantitative analysis, decision making, control methods, and
social responsibility.
Examination, written assignments, homework, and a group project and presentation are required.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Professional Writing
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Organizational Management and Strategy
Successful policy and management professionals constantly use writing to inform, persuade and motivate other professionals and,
specifically, to gain acceptance of ideas and decisions, many that lead to contracts, grants, and promotions. This course develops a
student's ability to write effectively for professional audiences.
The course is rhetorical in its approach: It is taught in the context of problem solving and critical thinking and it analyzes
organizational problems based on the interrelationships of audience, purpose, form, social/organizational context and strategic
thinking.
Course Objectives
The course provides students with strategic thinking models for analyzing audiences and their expectations and for matching the
writer's purposes to the audiences needs.
Specifically the course develops a student's ability to:
- Design a text at all levels to meet audiences -- needs and advance the writer's goals - Write in a variety of professional genres - Communicate specialized information to non-expert audiences - Adopt and hone an appropriate professional writing skill - Collaborate with other writers Assignments include memos, e-mail messages, letters, reports and proposals. At least one assignment requires collaboration.
A former marketing executive, accustomed to writing in the workplace, teaches the course.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Health Care Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
In this new era of managed care, with its emphasis on improving cost efficiency without risking quality of care, information
technology has emerged as a powerful force in helping to achieve multiple goals within health care organizations. The explosive
advances in information technology combined with the current climate for health care reform has created the need for skilled
individuals who can develop, understand, manage and integrate medical information systems in organizations. This course will
explore the concepts and application of major information systems methodologies and approaches in the delivery of modern health
care systems. Imaging applications, electronic data interchange, integrated delivery systems, computerized patient records, artificial
intelligence and expert medical systems, decision support systems and internet based applications are some of the areas that will be covered. A semester-long group project
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that synthesizes different topics will be a required component of the course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Building and Implementing Enterprise Wide Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course has three objectives, and it is split into three modules to achieve these objectives. The first module is the technology
module. The objective is to learn how to set up database systems that are accessible on the world wide web. The module will consist
of a series of labs and lectures on Java Servlet technology, and on Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). The module will have an
assignment and a project.
The second module is the modeling module. The objective is to learn enterprise-wide modeling, which is a necessary prerequisite to
building enterprise-wide systems. The module will consist of a series of labs and lectures, utilizing the ERA Computer Aided
Software Engineering (CASE) tool developed at Carnegie Mellon. The module will have an assignment.
The third module is the "off-the-shelf" Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems module. The objective is to get a firm
understanding of the issues that organizations face when dealing with implementing prepackaged ERP systems. The module will
consist of at least one lab which will involve looking at a feature of a commercially available ERP system, and several case study
discussion lectures. These case studies will be detailed studies of organizations that actually implemented ERP systems.
A project will combine modules two and three. This project will be presented in class by each team.
Grading will be based on assignments, projects and case study discussions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data Warehouse
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course will introduce you to the major activities involved in a data warehousing project. We'll begin by learning what data
warehousing is and how it differs from other database systems. We'll move into creating a database model that is specifically
optimized for data warehousing. From there, we'll look at what is involved in moving data from a source database into a warehouse.
We'll then learn about the different tools an end user can use to access the data in a warehouse and spend one class as a hands-on
lab with one such tool. We'll discuss organizational and management issues to be considered when approaching a data warehouse
project and we'll look at the common applications in which warehousing is being used today. Finally, we'll take a specific look at the
kinds of support the Oracle DBMS provides for data warehousing.
Please note that students who take this course must have a laptop with Personal Oracle 9i and Oracle Discoverer installed on it.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Hacking Exposed
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Network and host information security is dynamic and constantly evolving. Traditional, static security countermeasures have
continually proven insufficient. Network assessments are widely used as a dynamic security measure for government and
commercial organizations to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
This course teaches the theory and principle of network assessments, as well as the practical steps necessary to perform a network
assessment. Newly updated for Fall 2005, the course provides hands-on instruction related to the most recent emerging threats.
The course is hands-on in all respects. Students are provided all of the tools necessary to complete the course such as bootable
cdroms and current toolsets of assessment utilities. Classroom and homework practical labs allow all students to perform the hands-
on steps. In addition to multiple servers and workstations used for in-class labs and demonstrations, an entire real-world network is
set up on the Internet for students to use as a laboratory environment.
Students will learn how to “footprint” networks, identifying hosts, services, and vulnerabilities with traditional TCP/IP utilities.
Advanced topics and labs include finding rogue wireless access points, application security testing, DNS spoofing, man-in-the-
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middle attacks for cleartext protocols and SSL, network monitoring, ARP spoofing, and session hijacking.
The course consists of daily labs and two projects. The first project is a group exercise performing a vulnerability scan against a live,
remote network and documenting the results. The second project involves either creating a tool to automate part of the assessment
process or writing a paper on an approved topic. Final projects are presented in class.
This course is rigorously practical. Students are expected to have an interest in security, a curiosity in hacking, and the technical
skills to complete the assignment. Students taking the class must have a sound understanding of TCP/IP and network architecture,
in addition to some programming experience necessary for writing automated scanning scripts.
The course will be comprised of five days spread over several weekends during the semester, of five hours each day. Attendance is
mandatory at every session.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Incident Response
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Computer intrusions and security incidents are a part of life. Responding to these incidents is complex due to the technologies and
disciplines involved. Effective response requires an understanding of technology, investigative sciences, legal requirements, and
political considerations.
System and security administrators as well as managers are often asked to respond to and resolve incidents, but rarely have the
requisite knowledge to do so. This course teaches the theory and principles of incident response through a hands-on and practical
approach.
Students will see common network attacks first hand, and then learn the specific steps and methodology necessary to resolve the
incident. They will learn how a particular attack leaves a signature, and will be given the tools to identify those signatures. Students
will then use those tools to identify unknown attacks, both in lab settings and projects.
The entire lifecycle of incident response is covered, from pre-incident preparation through notification, initial response, and recovery.
Real world case studies will provide insight into the computer crime cases that corporations and government are currently facing.
Guest speakers with computer forensics and law enforcement backgrounds may be invited to speak.
Goals:
- Learn a methodology for identifying and resolving computer security incidents - Gain hands-on experience using the tools and techniques currently used by government and private industry to respond to
incidents - Introduce the forensic process and legal requirements of response - Learn unique critical thinking skills
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing In A Virtual Environment
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The shape of organizations is changing. Telecommuting, long-distance work groups, and virtual organizations are becoming more
common in today's workplace. This course examines the modes of work that exist and methods leaders and team members can use
to coordinate with and manage such teams. The course will focus on strategies for creating an efficient virtual workplace that
achieves its work goals while providing workers opportunities for learning and a sense of belonging. The course will cover such
topics as: Forms of virtual organizations and groups (e.g., exogeneous teams, cellular organizations, telework); Reasons for creating
virtual arrangements; Managing, motivating and rewarding distributed teams; Dealing with conflict; Technology virtual organizations
employ to get their work done; and High tech firms and the special role that technology plays in creating flexible work arrangements,
partnerships, and colloborations.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Negotiation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Negotiation is a process in which two or more parties make decisions to resolve conflicting interests. Decision makers use
negotiation in a variety of circumstances - collective bargaining, negotiating out of court settlements, resolving conflicting interests
within or across firms, agreeing on a purchase price for a good, and many other instances.
The objective of this course is to understand the process of negotiations and how the structure of the negotiations process affects
the outcomes achieved. Students will learn to establish a framework for analyzing various types of negotiations. For example,
differences between distributed vs. integrative negotiations and "one shot" vs. repeated negotiations will be examined. Some
examples of the topics to be discussed are described below:
1. Negotiation is typically conducted under uncertainty about the other side's bargaining position. Here, strategic aspects of the
negotiations process will be important and reputation effects may occur if the bargainers are involved in repeated negotiations over
time.
2. Bargainers frequently fail to reach agreements that are Pareto optimal, even when such options exist. For example, parties
bargaining over the price of a house may fail to reach an agreement even when the lowest price the seller will accept is less than the
highest price the buyer will pay for the house. These inefficiencies in the negotiation outcomes can lead to an inefficient allocation of
society's resources.
3. Negotiation outcomes are the product of the bargainers' strategies and the
structure of the "no agreement" outcome. For example, a manager may bargain with a supplier over the purchase price of a
shipment of inputs. The strategy the manager adopts will be a function of the price she could receive from another supplier.
4. Cognitive psychology examines how individuals deviate from rationality in making decisions. Economic theory describes how
rational individuals should make decisions. We will examine the implications of these two approaches for negotiation.
5. Whether or not individuals can form coalitions will be important in negotiations. In multi-party negotiations, the strategies employed
and the outcome will depend on whether or not a subset of the bargainers can agree to negotiate jointly against the remaining
bargainers.
6. Negotiations are often conducted on behalf of others. These are called principal-agent problems. For example, lawyers (the
agents) may bargain with each other on behalf of their clients (the principals) over an out-of-court settlement. This type of negotiation
will differ from negotiation between the principals themselves. To the extent that the incentives of the agents are different from those
of the principals, the outcome will differ as well.
Throughout the course, students will participate in negotiation exercises, either individually or in teams. The purpose of these
exercises is to demonstrate the concepts which are discussed in class on a more theoretical or abstract level.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Power and Influence
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This course addresses issues of power, influence and political behavior within organizations. While the readings will cover much of
the theory and research on power inside organizations, the class sessions will be devoted to demonstrations and applications of the
theory. Included will be experiential exercises and case discussions. We will explore the answers to the following questions: * What is power? * Who has it? How do they get it (and keep it)? * How is it used? What effect does it have on others? * How does power affect the performance of the organization as a whole?
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Analysis
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The first part of this course is designed to teach students to understand the underlying principles used in compiling financial
statements. Students are taught the techniques necessary to conduct financial statement analysis and evaluate the operations of
their own as well as other organizations.
The second part of this course builds on the financial statement analysis and is designed to teach students techniques used in
project management. Through lectures and case analysis, students are taught to understand and implement capital budgeting
techniques. The results are interpreted and used in evaluating, selecting and selling projects as well as supporting recommendations
for improving operations.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Intermediate Java
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Overview: The focus of this mini is on problem solving using the Java programming language. We will study such topics as Java's
object model, inheritance, polymorphism, error handling, event handling, the Java I/O system, graphical user interfaces, the JDK2
collection classes, multiple threads of control, interfaces, inner classes, JDBC, network programming using sockets and RMI.
Evaluation is based on homework problems assigned approximately every two weeks. There will also be a closed book final exam.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Strategic Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is an advanced course in strategic business management and will cover a broad array of business issues including
strategy, planning, tactics, marketing, and competitive positioning, as applied to both start-up and large technology companies. The
format of the course will be largely case studies as well as discussions/lectures to provide background for and analysis of the cases.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Security Risk Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Insecure or vulnerable systems are at risk of being breached. No system will ever be 100% secure. For a manager, information
security is therefore a risk to be managed. Managing this risks implies being able to quantify the risk, and understand and quantify
the returns to alternative means of reducing this risk.
Successful risk management also requires understanding the bigger picture - information systems are parts of organizations (or
entire economies). Their security depends not only on technical solutions but also on organizational procedures and public policies.
The first objective of the class is to provide a set of analytical tools for quantifying risk, and quantifying the costs and benefits of
mitigation methods and technologies. The second objective of this course to help students understand the broader environment
within which technical solutions to information security will (or will not) work. In particular, it will consider what sorts of policies and
procedures will complement technical solutions to provide cost effective and highly secure systems.
Over the past decade important new institutional frameworks at the global, national, and corporate level have altered the landscape
for shaping cyber security policy. A dynamic set of issues, shaped by changes in perceived threats, technologies, and opportunities,
continues to drive rapid changes at all levels. These include, for example, the rise of economically driven computer crime, concerns
about homeland security, and the increasing engagement of global institutions (e.g., EU and UN actions).
This seminar is intended to be a master’s level research seminar, focusing on how policies and new institutions are developing to
meet these challenges. While the specifics of implementing cyber security policy at an organizational level will be addressed, an
accompanying spring seminar “Implementing Cyber Security Policy” will focus much more directly on the challenges facing CIO’s in
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addressing and implementing policies within their own organizations. “Cyber Security Policy – Global, National, and Institutional
Developments” will focus on the legal, policy, and economic environments that successful CIO’s and CTO’s need to understand as
the factors that both shape the choices available, and explore likely developments in the future.
While not an engineering seminar, the course will require familiarity with the structure and functionality of both TC/IP and
telecommunications systems. It is particularly suited for those who anticipate careers as CIO’s (or its equivalent).
Professor Hunker was the founding director of the Federal Government’s Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO), and Senior
Director for Critical Infrastructure at the White House National Security Council, and remains active as an advisor in this field.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Software Project Organization and Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course studies the managerial aspects of software development. In-depth study of a modern framework for managing the
software development process will enable students to address the causes behind the recurring problems typical of conventional
development techniques. Students learn an evolutionary approach to development that incorporates strategies for avoiding the
difficulties that plague most large software development efforts.
Techniques for project assessment and control and for process improvement (such as the SEI CMM) are discussed. Becoming
familiar with workflow models, risk analysis, team organization and roles, and process automation and instrumentation (metrics) will
enhance a student's ability to make critical management decisions.
Students study the parameters of software cost and learn a general equation for software economics. Students critique real project
management artifacts and learn how to adapt existing documentation and standards for use on their own projects. Principles
concerning leadership, liability, the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, and management of customer relationships are
possible topics for case studies.
Exercises include creating various management artifacts: a modern work breakdown structure, planning and control documents
(including a project plan in MS Project), PERT and resource charts, and an effort and schedule estimate using COCOMO. Some
exercises include analyzing the effect of process parameters on several aspects of project performance.
Completing the course exercises in small teams of 3-4 students is encouraged, and students may submit their own project (from
another course or from their job) as the subject for a series of exercises, as deemed suitable by the instructor.
This course assumes students have previous significant software development experience (working with customers and users,
writing specifications, modeling designs, coding, and testing/preparing test plans) preferably on a moderate-sized (20 or more
people) project.
Students must have completed a course that requires a significant semester-long team project (4 or more people) and must possess
strong written communication skills.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Privacy and Confidentiality: Models and Implementations
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Information organizations, such as national statistical agencies, research data repositories and medical records clearinghouses,
collect data on individuals and firms. Often, at least a portion of this information is considered private or confidential, and is collected
with promises that it will only be used for statistical purposes, and if it is disseminated, the privacy of the respondents will be
protected.
This course looks at practical methods for disclosure limitation for microdata (raw data about individuals or firms) and tables
(aggregations of microdata). Methods such as data swapping, data shuffling, noise addition and synthetic data, among others, are
considered. We also look at some analogues of these methods for geographical data. Finally, privacy preserving data mining is
briefly surveyed.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Information Security Management
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This course is the overview course to the certificate and information systems security concentration in the I.S. graduate curriculum.
The course covers a variety of topics that will prepare those students who wish to develop a skill set in data security administration
or who wish to enhance their current information systems expertise by gaining additional knowledge in the field of computer security.
The topics to be covered during the semester will range from access control and data classification to cryptography and risk
management. Students will also be instructed in how to design and create disaster recovery plans, computer policies and standards,
system security architectures and physical security controls. Legal aspects of computer security will also be covered as will auditing
in a secured environment and managing as a day-to-day security administrator. In-class projects will focus upon critical thinking for
security managers in mainframe, midrange and network environments as well as research assignments and basic policy creation.
Guest speakers will also provide additional insight to selected topics during the semester
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Privacy in the Digital Age
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The reduction of the cost of storing and manipulating information has led organizations to capture increasing amounts of information
about individual behavior. New trade-offs have emerged for parties involved with privacy-enhancing or intrusive technologies:
individuals want to avoid the misuse of the information they pass along to others, but they also want to share enough information to
achieve satisfactory interactions; organizations want to know more about the parties with which they interact, but they do not want to
alienate them with policies deemed as intrusive. Is there a "sweet" spot that satisfies the interests of all parties? Is there a
combination of technological solutions, economic incentives, and legal safeguards that is acceptable for the individual and beneficial
to society?
Privacy is a complex and multi-faceted concept. This course combines technical, economic, legal, and policy perspectives to present
a holistic view of its role and value in the digital age. It begins by comparing early definitions of privacy to the current information-
focused debate. It then focuses on:
- technological aspects of privacy (privacy concerns raised by new IT such as the Internet, wireless communications, and computer
matching; tracking techniques and data mining; privacy enhancing technologies and anonymous protocols;.) - economic aspects (economic models of the market for privacy; financial risks caused by privacy violations; the value of customer
information; .); - legal aspects (laissez-faire versus regulated approaches; US versus EU legal safeguards; .) - managerial implications (the emerging role of Chief Privacy Officers; compulsory directives and self-regulative efforts;.) - policy aspects (trade-offs between individual privacy rights and societal needs; .) The course will consist of a combination of readings, assignments, and class discussions. Assignments will include essays and
technical projects.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Text Data Mining
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Large warehouses of textual data (sometimes called digital libraries) are a common feature of modern organizations. Organizations
also often create large text databases to address specific short-term needs, for example, for competitive analysis. This course
provides students with an understanding of common and emerging methods of organizing, summarizing, and analyzing large
collections of unstructured and lightly-structured text. Both knowledge-free and knowledge-based text mining are covered. Special
attention is paid to implementation issues and efficiency, as well as methods of tuning algorithms to improve accuracy. Examples are
drawn from domains such as government and financial services (e.g., the SEC Edgar repository).
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Database Management
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This course will have a technology component and an advanced topics component. With the technology component, the student will
learn and use several Oracle products: Designer/2000 for database modeling, PL/SQL for creating program units in SQL to manage
certain aspects of database table usage, and Developer/2000 to design forms. The assignment requirements for this component will
be the design and implementation of a working database: a set of tables, procedures, and forms.
Within the advanced topics component, we will follow a seminar format to review and discuss readings in topics such as object
relational databases, data mining and warehousing, databases and the web, security in databases, and workflow systems. The
assignment requirement for this component will be a fairly in-depth research analysis and synthesis paper.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Geographic Information Systems
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a system of hardware, software, and procedures designed to support the capture,
management, manipulation, analysis, modeling and display of spatially-referenced data for solving complex planning and
management problems. GIS applications use both spatial information (maps) and databases to perform analytical studies.
This course covers underlying geographic concepts (world coordinate system and projections, vector map topology, tiled and layered
maps, standard computer map file formats, urban applications, etc.) and provides computer lab tutorials and case studies on the
leading GIS software, ArcView 3.2 from Environmental Systems Research Institute.
By the end of the course, students will have sufficient background so that with on-the-job experience they can become expert users
of GIS in organizations - building, managing, and using GIS maps and data.
Some topics covered include City and Regional Planning, Community and Economic Planning and Development, Housing Studies,
Transit and Transportation Issues, Land Use, Historic and Archeological Studies, Crime Analysis and Policing, Emergency
Management and Public Works Utilities, Census and Demographic Studies, Public Health - Epidemiological Studies and Business
Uses including Marketing and Advertising.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Decision Support Systems
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This course will explore and discuss the design, development, and implementation of decision support systems (DSS), and how
these systems can be applied to solve current business problems. The course will emphasize data management for DSS, and
therefore will cover several fundamental data management building blocks in areas such as data warehousing and data mining. The
role of these building blocks in a variety of modern enterprise business contexts, such as web personalization and customer
relationship management (CRM), will also be explored.
The format of the course will be a combination of lectures and hands-on sessions. The lectures will be interactive and will cover
topics such as data modeling for DSS, extraction/transformation/load (ETL), business intelligence (BI), and data mining techniques
(e.g., classification, association). The hands-on sessions will expose students to a variety of enabling technologies for DSS,
including data warehousing tools, data mining tools, and application server platforms. An important component of the course is the
group project, in which students are expected to design, develop, and implement a DSS.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος EC Technologies
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Because of its ubiquitous nature, the Internet has become a successful medium for facilitating businesses. Understanding of the
technology is essential to build interesting business models. In this mini-course, students will learn technologies to implement e-
commerce solutions and will analyze some interesting business models from the technology perspective.
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Major focus will be given to Active Server Pages (ASP) and basics of Extensible Mark Up Language (XML). This course assumes a
decent knowledge of HTML. Following a quick overview of HTML, students will deal with writing ASP scripts to create dynamic
HTML and database connectivity. Next, XML structures and syntax will be introduced. The course will also cover integration of XML
and ASP.
The classes will be tutorial-based where students will be given hands- on exercises during the class. For this class, will require
laptops with Windows 2000 Professional (as required by the MISM Program). Grading will be based on five assignments and a final
exam.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Electronic Commerce
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The Internet, in general, and the World Wide Web, in particular, have had a dramatic impact on how individuals and organizations
transact goods and services. It has given rise to new organizational forms (e.g., virtual organizations) and markets which feature
electronic transactions models in new categories of goods and services (e.g., order placement and fulfillment for digital products on
information networks). These developments have potentially profound implications for society and raise several legal and policy
issues that are yet largely unresolved (e.g., copyright, taxation).
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the following topics which pertain to electronic commerce on
the Internet.
Technology infrastructure: Introduction to WWW technology, recent extensions, and an analytic review of WWW technology trends.
Electronic payments systems and related issues pertaining to authentication, security and privacy. The objective is to provide an
overview of the key technologies enabling electronic commerce on the Internet. Organizational applications: Overview of electronic commerce applications in the retail, government and health sectors. These
applications will illustrate consumer-business, business-business and intra-organizational electronic commerce in physical as well as
digital products. The different business models underlying these electronic commerce applications will be highlighted and discussed
from both an operational and strategic perspective. Policy Issues: Overview of the key legal and policy issues underlying electronic commerce. Issues such as privacy, content selection
and rating, and intellectual property rights will be discussed.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Electronic Commerce Marketing
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The course will be centered on classroom discussions of readings of very current materials including the textbook, periodical
literature, and material printed on the Web. There may be guest lecturers selected from the Internet marketing community. Short
analysis papers and a term paper will be required throughout the course. The short analysis papers will develop a critique,
hypothesis, or position on subjects from assigned readings or on class discussion questions.
The term paper would cover subjects like:
the impact of eCommerce on principles or concepts of classical marketing analysis and/or criticism of particular electronic marketing techniques proposals for electronic marketing campaigns for real or hypothetical products or services proposals for applying technology to the improvement of particular marketing functions that we cover feasibility and credibility analyses of case studies in the textbook, with examples, if any, from current practice The emphasis is on insightful analysis of pertinent source materials and effective presentation of one's analyses and conclusions.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internet Technologies
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In this course students will write several Java programs that illustrate how Java and XML work together on the internet. We will study
the Extensible Markup Language (XML) and write programs using the Extensible Stylesheet Language: Transformations (XSLT).
Students will program with Sun's Java API for XMLProcessing (JAXP) using the Simple API for XML (SAX) and the XML Document
Object Model(DOM). On the server we will be writing servlets that use the JDBC API under Apache's Tomcat. We will study and
write Document Type Definitions(DTDs) and XML schemas and review the schemas of the Financial Product Markup Language
(FpML) and the Wireless Markup Language(WML). We will also study the Web Services Definition Language (WSDL), the Universal
Description, Discovery and Integration framework (UDDI) and the Simple Object Access Protoco (SOAP).
The final exam will be held during the last class. The final is open book but the only books that are allowed are the required texts for
the class.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Topics in Information Security
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This course will examine a wide variety of recent developments in the field of information security, both practical and theoretical, with
an emphasis on research that is being done at the CERT Research Center. Topics to be covered include:
- Trends in Exploits. The technology employed by network intruders continues to become more sophisticated. We will examine some
of the most recent developments, both actual and hypothetical, including Burneye, Shiva, and Curious Yellow. - Trends in CSIRTs. The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) remains our first line of defense against cyber-
attacks, and the methodology is maturing. We will review the basics of CSIRT management, the history of CSIRTs, and the current
state of the art. - Security and Web Services. Security is an obvious requirement for e-business. We will look at the recent standards that have been
emerging in this, including XML Signature, XML Encryption, WS-Security, and SAML. - Network Topology and Survivability. The last few years have seen a rethinking of network topology. We will examine the work of
Barab‡si and others and its relevance to network survivability. - Emergent Approaches to Network Security. Network attacks exploit the unbounded nature of the internet, and successful defense
strategies will also. We will examine computer immunology, which attempts to incorporate insights from the human immune system
into computer security, as well as related approaches. - Insider Threats. By some accounts, the majority of security incidents come from insiders. We will look at an ongoing survey of
insider threats that is being done at CERT. - Malicious Code Detection. Defending against network attacks would be a lot simpler if there were an easy way to identify malicious
code. Unfortunately, that's a hard problem. We will look at function extraction and other techniques that are being explored. - Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection. The exponential growth in cyber attacks dictates an automated approach to detecting
intrusions. We will examine some of the approaches presented at the RAID 2003 held in Pittsburgh last September. - Security and Anonymity. Anonymity arguably makes network security more difficult because it impedes tracking and tracing, but it
is necessary for privacy. We will look at some recent suggestions that say what is needed is a more flexible and nuanced approach
to dilemma.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Security Architecture and Analysis
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Growing societal dependence on large-scale, highly-distributed network systems amplifies the consequences of intrusion and
compromise. Such systems face security threats that continue to grow in sophistication and scope. System architectures must
incorporate security capabilities to deal with these threats. These capabilities include such techniques as boundary control, security
protocols, encryption, authentication, intrusion detection, multi-level security and network partitioning.
This course provides you with analytical methods to assess and improve system security and survivability. Topics covered include
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architecture fundamentals, security and survivability methods, and development of secure and survivable systems. Architecture
analysis and trade-offs can assess the relative merits of security strategies for particular environments of system use. In addition,
systems must be analyzed and designed for survivability of critical mission functions. The Survivable Network Analysis method is
used to evaluate and improve survivability.
Development of secure and survivable architectures likewise requires rigorous software engineering methods to ensure reliable
implementation of security strategies. Relevant topics include fundamentals of system architecture representation, definition, and
analysis, system survivability analysis, security threats and architecture strategies, and security architecture implementation and
lifecycle management.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Entrepreneurism
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This course provides an overview of the entrepreneurial process, from evaluating the opportunity/idea through development. It also
examines issues of importance including startup strategies, raising funds, assessing risks, legal aspects, marketing ideas, and
managing resources and growth. This course allows students to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship and provides a background for
startup ventures.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internet Security
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The course examines Internet security from the perspective of information system managers and administrators. The course focuses
on high level technical details of the Internet, its operations, and security issues. Class projects will focus upon critical thinking for
managers and administrators responsible for providing Internet security services.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Digital Libraries
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Digital libraries are large warehouses of data, usually unstructured data. During the last two decades they have become a common
feature of businesses, governments, and other organizations. This course provides students with an understanding of common and
emerging methods organizing, searching, using, and archiving large digital libraries. The course will also address digital archiving
and preservation architectures that maintain access to authentic digital records over many decades. The emphasis will be on digital
libraries of text documents, because these are the most common, but other media types will also be covered. Examples will be
drawn from commerical and government domains (e.g., the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, the U.S. Library of
Congress).
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Security Risk Management
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Today's information systems professionals will be called upon to secure the information assets of the organization and protect the
organization from cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Managing risk to the organization requires a process that balances business
requirements against information security options. This course is based upon the OCTAVEsm methodology developed at Carnegie
Mellon University by CERT within the Software Engineering Institute. (OCTAVE is an acronym for Operationally Critical Threat,
Asset, Vulnerability Evaluation.) Soon to become the standard for information security risk assessment, the OCTAVEsm
methodology provides a framework for an organization to assess its own threat profiles and infrastructure vulnerabilities and to
develop a comprehensive security strategy.
This course provides the student with a formal process for performing an information security risk assessment in an organization.
The course presents an exciting opportunity to learn the skills students will need in actual working environments including workshop
skills and critical thinking about security as well as the OCTAVEsm methodology itself. A case study will be presented on which the
students will exercise their newly learned skills in class workshops around a healthcare information system.
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Distinguished speakers will lecture from the Software Engineering Institute, a Big Five consulting company, an insurance company, a
healthcare organization, a national law enforcement agency, and a company developing information security technology. The
lectures will combine the formal training developed by SEI/CERT for OCTAVEsm with additional materials on such topics as threat
profiles, infrastructure vulnerabilities, risk management, and information assurance policy issues.
Students will be required to submit a class project on a key subject related to cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, or protection
strategies. Class projects may be individual papers or team projects depending on the complexity of the topic chosen.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Algorithms and Data Structures for Information Processing
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Algorithms and Data Structures for Information Processing is a one-semester, 12-unit course which covers the fundamental data
structures and algorithms for information processing. The course uses the Java programming language to illustrate the concepts
covered; students are expected to code their assignments in Java. Students enrolled in the course must have a prior background in
programming (course work or practical experience). Students with an adequate grasp of programming should have little difficulty
learning the Java constructs required to do their assignments.
It should be emphatically noted that this is not a Java programming course. With the exception of some initial background
information, the course does not focus on the Java language itself, and students who have not studied Java are responsible for
acquiring any additional required skills outside of class. Students without adequate programming preparation should consider taking
an additional programming course as a pre-requisite or co-requisite to this course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Computers and Organizations
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Computers have been used in organizations since World War II. Their use has both intensified and changed in character in recent
decades. For a typical firm, fully 50 percent of its capital investment goes into computers and telecommunications equipment. While
early computers were primarily used for mathematical functions and accounting, they are now used for a much wider array of
functions, including process control, development of new products, various forms of organizational communication and electronic
commerce.
This course examines the introduction, diffusion, and use of computers and telecommunications in organizations from a social
perspective. Information technology is assessed in terms of its interaction with human behavior, organizational characteristics, and
organizational procedures. Both historical and contemporary examples will be used. By the end of the course, students should have
a better understanding of the range of uses to which information technologies are put in organizations, the controversies surrounding
their use, and the complexities involved in predicting their effects.
The course is appropriate for students: 1) who expect to work in fields in which they create or manage computing systems 2) with a research interest in organizational processes 3) who want to be able to participate knowledgeably in current debates on computing and information systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Global eBusiness Strategy
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This course will explore the impact of national and international policy on IT business strategy. Public policy in many cases can be
thought of as the "rules of the game." For purposes of this course, IT includes an array of technologies and emerging markets such
as telecommunications hardware and services, computers, and software to name a few. Well thought out and sophisticated strategy
is a means some IT businesses use to exploit the rules of the game, take advantage of the new technologies and capture a clear
advantage over their competition. However, public policy "rules" around the world are not static. Policy is constantly changing and
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executives therefore need a solid grounding in strategy and strategic analysis combined with IT public policy to gain an
understanding of these changes can impact every IT businesses most important decisions.
Our course will proceed in three stages. First, students will learn several established strategic analysis tools with a special emphasis
on the work of Dr. Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School. We will then explore some of the latest technical advances in IT
and determine the implications for these advances for corporate strategy. Once we have some grounding in strategy and IT
technology we will then explore the implications of national and international IT policies -- trade policy, standards, domestic
regulatory policy and international and national regulatory regimes -- on corporate ebusiness strategy.
This course relies heavily on case studies and independent research. The cases will allow students to get a better understanding of
the policy implications for strategic planners and decision-makers in information and communication technology based organizations.
This course will be highly interactive with students encouraged to participate actively in the presentations and discussions. Guest
lectures will participate as well.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizations and Strategic Information Processing
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Organizations and Strategic Information Processing introduces students to information technologies that have particular strategic
importance for many modern organizations. The course addresses the need to make information from diverse, distributed, and
heterogeneous information sources available throughout an organization and its close business partners. Topics include knowledge
management, information retrieval, and the advantages and disadvantages of large, integrated information systems.
The course also addresses techniques for analyzing the information that an organization collects. Topics include datamining from
text and relational databases, Web traffic analysis, and collaborative filtering.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος High Tech Marketing
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This class is an in-depth study and implementation of all aspects of marketing a high technology service, software or product
business. Topics will include product definition, product positioning, pricing, product launch, distribution, advertising, public relations,
Internet marketing, direct marketing, and product management. Each student will implement a marketing plan for a business idea of
their own, or work with an existing local company. Classes will include lectures, examples, case studies, and outside speakers.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Multimedia
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The goal of this course is to teach the fundamentals of interface design as well as basic tools for Multi-Media authoring and
production. Throughout the course students will become familiar with the following software packages:
By the end of class students will be able to create their own interactive presentations using these software packages. Also, students
will understand the concepts and process interface designers use in their work.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Capability Improvement for Service Organizations
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This course provides knowledge and skills that are critical for effective control over planning and execution of strategies and
processes. The course begins with a discussion of best practice frameworks, including the Baldrige Award, ISO 9001, CMMI, and
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the eSCM-SP, that provide a foundation for organizations that aim to consistently provide high quality services in a cost-effective
manner.
The course continues with a discussion of measurement-driven approach to process and quality improvement, including Six Sigma
and statistical process control. Covers fundamental issues such as measurement of service quality, effectiveness of service level
attributes, control of service processes, and analysis of process variation. Relying on the students knowledge of statistics and
decision analysis, this course teaches them how to apply statistical techniques in a service provider context.
The contents of this course reflect best practices in the application of systems and industrial engineering techniques, which are
characteristic of superior service organizations.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Assurance Policy
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This course is a seminar on the formulation of effective and implementable security policy. The course is designed to acquaint
students with many of the issues involved in security policy and with the alternatives in meeting many of these issues. The course
will be highly interactive, and student presentations will be involved, as will case study analysis. A term paper is expected.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Topics in Interactive Marketing
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Information Technology provides new opportunities for marketing departments to set prices, target promotional campaigns,
customize products, and reach customers in multiple channels. It also provides opportunities to actively and passively gather
information from customers and modify and customize marketing programs in response to this information. This class will build on
material covered in 95-732 eCommerce Marketing, by analyzing in more detail the strategic implications of these capabilities for
marketing practice. Potential topics covered in the course include auction pricing mechanisms, optimizing the marketing mix in B2B
exchanges, channel synergy, disintermediation and reintermediation in markets, customer privacy, the role of intellectual property
law in digital product exchanges, and anti-trust implications of price transparency.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Projects in Finance
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This course is a special topics course, focusing on selected topical issues in finance in greater detail. It provides students an
opportunity to develop skills in collecting and analyzing financial data from original data sources and commercial databases used in
the financial services sector.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Women and Public Policy
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This course will examine many of the cutting-edge social and professional issues surrounding women in public policy and IT. Its
purpose is to analyze and discuss women's participation in a number political and policy related activities and to give students
practice in analyzing a variety of public policy issues that affect women today.
Through a series of readings, class discussions, and guest presenters, students will have an opportunity to explore, analyze and
discuss some of the most relevant issues affecting women today. We will also examine and evaluate various public policy initiatives
designed to address these issues. Some of the topics included in the class are: Women in politics, both at the national and
international levels; gender inequality in the work place and women in large organizations; women and technology; women
reshaping human rights; women in the professions and the arts; and women and health related issues. Students will be able to do research on topics not covered in this description.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Intermediate Economic Analysis
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Economic analysis is critical to successful management of technology, including information technology. Whether you are interested
in managing the information resources and technology inside an organization or in formulating a strategy for electronic commerce,
the set of tools and analytical perspectives that economics provides play a vital role. The key unifying theme is the analysis of trade-
offs in allocating scarce resources, how markets affect these trade-offs and allocate resources and rewards, and the implications of
externalities.
After a quick review of the theory of consumer choice and the theory of production, where we will develop the analytical tools, we
shall proceed to apply them. We shall study a variety of topics including the pricing of information goods and price discrimination,
investment decision making, competition and competitive strategy, markets for information goods and the structure of such markets.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology and Social Accountability
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The rapid development of information technology will have a substantial impact on the whole of society. It will change the
relationship between individuals and machines, shift the basis of political power, open new economic markets, and challenge
personal privacy. The course examines factors that influence the social dynamics of an information society. It will address such
questions as "Does IT empower us through access to information or cripple us through sophisticated surveillance?", "Is privacy
possible today?", "How much can I learn in a virtual school?", "How do we reconcile 'community values' with the 'Global Village'?",
and "Will all boats rise on the information ocean?". Specific topics include privacy and data access issues; distance learning;
electronic commerce; political processes and telecommunications; medical informatics; and computer law in cyberspace. Students
will learn to construct their own web pages and engage in collaborative group work through electronic means. The course is
conducted through web-based instructional units and involves no lectures.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Analysis and Design of Information Systems
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This course will teach the student to use the Systems Development Life Cycle method to perform an information systems analysis
and design project. In the analysis phase, the student will learn how to perform feasibility analyses, collect data, use structured
techniques such as data flow diagrams to logically describe and develop systems, and prepare a systems proposal.
In the design portion, a major objective will be to learn to use the material gathered and developed in the analysis phase to design
the system. This includes normalizing and defining a data base file structure as well as designing related forms, reports user
interfaces, and data entry procedures. Covered also in this portion will be issues concerning testing and deploying a system.
Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on the use of structured tools and techniques to support each phase of the Systems
Development Life Cycle. To this end, the student will learn to use a Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) software
package that provides an on-line approach to using these tools.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Negotiation in Complex Environments
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Negotiation is more than haggling over the price of a car or the completion of a simple transaction. Negotiation is about reaching
mutual agreements when the parties involved have conflicting goals and preferences. Negotiations in business settings are typically
very complex, often involving multiple parties concerned about multiple issues with external constituents to satisfy. This course will
extend the skills and knowledge gained from the introductory negotiation courses at GSIA and the Heinz School by examining
negotiation in complex environments. Through the use of negotiation role-plays, students from both GSIA and the Heinz School will
explore multi-party negotiation, team negotiation, repeated negotiations, getting past "no," the role of the Internet in negotiations, and
cross-cultural negotiation.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizational Strategy
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One of the key decisions every organization must face is defining its "strategy towards itself," in other words, designing the
organization in order to achieve its strategic goals. In this course we will consider the most important aspects of this strategy:
aligning internal and external strategies, the design (and limits) of performance incentives, investing in the workforce through
training, and designing the boundary of the organization (outsourcing, make vs. buy). We will use insights from economics and
organizational behavior to analyze the factors that lead to successful organizational strategies. Instruction will consist of lectures combined with cases from the for-profits, not-for-profit, and public sectors.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Retrieval
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This course studies the theory, design, and implementation of text-based information systems. The IR core components of the
course include statistical characteristics of text, representation of information needs and documents, several important retrieval
models (Boolean, vector space, probabilistic, inference net, language modeling), clustering algorithms, automatic text categorization,
and experimental evaluation. The software architecture components include design and implementation of high-capacity text
retrieval and text filtering systems. A variety of current research topics are also covered, including cross-lingual retrieval, document
summarization, machine learning, topic detection and tracking, and multi-media retrieval.
This course involves written assignments, and programming assignments such as search engine implementation and automatic text
classification. Good programming skills are a prerequisite.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Knowledge Management and Infrastructure Planning
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This course demonstrates the integration and use of software in infrastructure management to streamline operations, boost
productivity and develop and achieve strategic planning goals. As we enter the information age, an increasing number of organizations are finding that their facilities are obstacles in efforts to
maintain high quality and stay competitive. Many are learning to rely on computers to better organize and expand the wealth of
information involved in infrastructure management.
For complex, and asset-intensive organizations, it is often necessary to centralize and integrate knowledge into a single,
comprehensive EIS (Executive Information System) solution. An EIS system includes the merger of Business and Technology
Applications which are easily accessible by all levels in an organization. This information is used for marketing, space planning,
human resources, asset tracking, and operations and maintenance.
An effective approach to asset optimization involves both strategic and operational planning. It is designed to meet goals to maintain
facility function and integrity, allocate and use space resources fairly and optimally, and integrate the management of space assets
with the management of other assets. The intent of this course is to show the use of CAD (Computer Aided Design), CAFM
(Computer Aided Facilities Management), EIS (Executive Information Systems), and KM (Knowledge Management) in order to
integrate these and other infrastructure management functions in new and emerging technologies. Employing these technologies on
the WWW will also be explored.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος IT Global Sourcing
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This course provides a full perspective on why and how IT services are sourced. You will gain an understanding of how the global IT
delivery model works and what controls and practices need to be in place to make it successful. Topics covered include best
practices in workload selection, vendor relations, risk management, and governance. We will explore the unique business drivers in
the offshore sourcing of application support, software development, and IT enabled services. Discussions with industry experts from
IBM Global Services, Cognizant Technologies, Mellon Financial, and Deloitte Consulting will be a key course component. The goal
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of the course is to better prepare you to work on the client side, consulting side, or service provider side of a multi-sourced IT
environment.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Public Management
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Effective management in any organization usually requires that you, as a manager, supervise or lead your organization through an
exercise where a certain basic set of principles are applied to analyze and identify a problem or task, define a clear goal or objective
in order to solve the problem or task, and finally, outline a reasonable plan that can be executed to achieve that goal or objective.
However, what do you do when that "management template" doe not quite fit? When none of the stakeholders involved necessarily
agree that there is a problem to solve to begin with, let alone agree on a desired outcome or plan to achieve that outcome? This
course will explore public management at the most senior staff level in the legislative branch of our federal government - focusing on
the challenges a congressional Chief of Staff or Staff Director faces on a daily basis simply keeping a large office functioning, let alone orchestrating any type of
changes in public policy. The course will explore the inherent tensions, challenges and rewards of managing issues, staff,
constituents, the media, lobbyists and your elected official as they all attempt to shape the form of the ever changing "management
template".
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizational Change: Transition and Transformation
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Organizational change occurs in many forms from minor transitions to transformations and upheavals. Effectively managing change
involves different activities depending on the scope of change and the organization's readiness for it. Special attention will be given
to managing disruptions from transitions and inevitable losses that change brings. Cases will be used from public administration and
for-profit organizations with emphasis on those with extensive involvement of multiple stakeholders (e.g. employees, general public,
boards, clients and customers.)
Topics:
1. Strategies for Accommodation (minor changes) versus strategies for Transformation (major upheavals) -Keeping or changing the script; New wine in old bottles versus a whole new bottle - Practical first steps - Timing and phases
2. Change processes to create support or overcome resistance - Diagnosing readiness for change - Building support and legitimacy - Top/down and bottom/up facilitation of change
3. Creating permanent change (making it last)
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Leadership: Innovation and Organizational Change
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This course seeks to develop the students' understanding of the range and complexity of behavior required in leaders, in both public
or private sector settings.
Using a combination of theoretical readings, case studies and focused writing and reflection on personal experience, we will attempt
to sharpen our awareness of our own potential as leaders and to improve our leadership performance.
We will focus our collective efforts on the following objectives:
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1. Developing and exercising theoretical models of leadership and change in public and private institutions; 2. Understanding the role of the leader in defining and communicating a vision for the institution, and developing some generalized
rules and "best practices" for constructing the vision; 3. Examining the impact of leadership and various types of power in shaping the normative environment of public and private
institutions; 4. Exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with leadership transitions, and gaining practice with tools designed to
facilitate this transitions; 5. Understanding the differences between direct and indirect leadership, and examining the challenges faced by successful junior
leaders making the transition to senior leadership roles; and, 6. Studying the unique problems faced by leaders attempting major institutional change, and building a set of guidelines to improve
This course prepares those specifically interested in middle or upper management careers in the marketing/communications field,
either in nonprofit or profit-oriented sectors. The focal point of the course is the understanding of the entire spectrum of the
marketing/communications planning and implementation processes and the synergism with component strategies and tactics with
specific international applications. The course isolates the strategic disciplines involved through the entire marketing/communications
and creative development functions. There is no formal prerequisite for this course, but a general familiarity of basic business
management practices is highly recommended. This is a dialogue and interactive communications course among students and
lecturer. The lecturer will present working concepts and formulae regarding techniques, and interpretation of data that affect the creative communication process.
Weekly case study assignments will be used for class discussion and preparation for the final examination.
In addition to the textbook, there is a course workbook containing class session key points and reference for the course. The
material presented each week during the session is highly valuable vis-a-vis the required mid-term project (an independent research
review of an existing marketing/communications plan), and the final exam (case study analysis and interpretation).
The student will receive a final grade for the course based upon an analysis of and interpretation of an organization's marketing
program for the mid-term project and the final examination. There will be several guest lecturers during the semester who will
discuss real-world marketing/communications cases and current trends of the marketing/communications industry.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Strategic Planning
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The objectives of this course are:
1. To present a theoretical basis for the application of strategic planning in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations;
2. To build an understanding of the process, tools and techniques appropriate to strategic planning via readings and case studies;
3. To provide an opportunity for personal skill development by students' partici-pation in the preparation of the strategic plan; and
4. To develop techniques for communicating effectively in group settings.
The content of the course includes definition of the basic terms used in strategic planning; concepts, practices, trends and
discussions of operational planning versus strategic planning; analysis of factors external to the organization and the organization's
internal strengths and weaknesses; setting an organization's mission and objectives; development of alternatives, reviewing options
and selecting strategies; strategic plan implementation, strategy evaluation and contingency plans.
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Student will work in committees of not more than five to develop strategic plans for local not-for-profit organizations. The workshop
segment of the class will be structured to help students progress through their project work. Students will be expected to turn in a
written strategic plan and give oral presentations at the end of the semester.
Benefits: Increased competition for not-for-profit funding and services makes strategic planning more necessary than ever. No
organization can hope to compete without a solid well planned strategy. In many cases, the very survival of an organization can
hinge on whether it is following a strategic plan. In essence, strategic management allows an organization to be more proactive than
reactive in shaping its own future; it allows an organization to initiate and influence (rather than just respond to) its environment, and
thus exert control over its own destiny. Upon successful completion of this course, students would have gained a thorough
understanding and hands on experience to develop and implement strategic plans.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Topics in Leadership
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Building upon the foundation of 91-810, Advanced Topics in Leadership focuses on the emerging requirements facing public and
private-sector leaders in the changing world economy. Course readings and case studies focus on the challenges of promoting innovation and creativity in government settings. At the end of the course,
students should be able to:
1. Explain how the requirements for leadership are changing as organizations become more flexible and information-based;
2. Anticipate and move to correct common causes of leadership failure;
3. Apply sound principles for leading employees and organizations which place a high premium on creative thought and action;
4. Design and implement effective programs of innovation and organizational change.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Modeling and Analysis
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While some business owners who appear on the cover of business magazines claim they make decisions purely on instinct, most
managers go through a methodical process of assessing their options. This course offers the participants a series of frameworks and financial modeling techniques to assist in making and supporting
business decisions.
The format of the course provides a brief review of financial management topics prior to the analysis using spreadsheets. Flexible
financial models are built using Excel which allows students to perform in-depth analysis and quickly evaluate options and make
informed recommendations. The class sessions will include exercises and implementation of the techniques. Out of class
assignments will ask students to evaluate a business situation and make and support their decision based on their analysis. Upon
completion of the course students will have an understanding of basic spread-sheeting using formulas and functions. They will have
gained experience in using the advanced tools in Excel like solver, goal seek and data tables. Students will have developed skill in
performing sensitivity analysis and conveying the results and making their recommendations in written reports. Because of the
hands-on nature of the course, many sessions will be held in the computer lab. It is assumed that participants have a general
knowledge of finance and accounting as well as a basic knowledge of Excel.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Spreadsheet Modeling and Analysis for Management Decision Making
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This course is an extension of 91-857. Although 91-857 is not a prerequisite, this session assumes that you have a basic
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understanding of how to use the advanced tools in Excel such as Goal Seek, Data Table and Solver.
Upon completion of this course students will have experience in evaluating product attributes, analyzing pricing policies and
forecasting sales as well as other components of pro forma financial statements. Students will build flexible financial models and
perform sensitivity analysis to quickly evaluate the options available to them in a business scenario. Because of the hands-on nature
of the course, many sessions will be held in the computer lab. The class sessions is generally divided into two parts, lecture and then
a lab in which students implement the techniques on their own. Out of class assignments will ask students to evaluate a business situation and make and support their decision based on their analysis.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Management Of Computer And Information Systems
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The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge, skills, and exposure to issues for managing information as an asset and
information technology. Students completing this course will be better equipped to be staff members in an Information Systems
department, or managers of a functional area(s) engaged in defining and implementing information systems opportunities and
solutions.
Coursework: A high volume of reading will be required. Besides an essay type midterm and final exam, 4-5 short papers will be
assigned. Class participation is solicited and expected.
Major topics to be covered include: Information asset management, strategic information systems planning, information services
organization issues - critical success factors, personnel selection and management, systems development techniques, a study of
competitive advantage systems, computer systems related fraud - security and confidentiality issues, request for proposal
development, vendor selection methods, systems implementation and training issues, telecommunications management, and
artificial intelligence system development, with pragmatic uses along with management issues, and a review of disaster recovery management in conjunction with governing laws.
Case studies will be studied and discussed in order to reinforce the solutions using various forms of information technology.
Guest speakers will address their area of specialty and allows students to receive multiple perspectives of information and computer
management.
Students will have sufficient knowledge after this course to contribute to system planning, selection, implementation, benefits
realization, and protection requirements. Many valuable tools and techniques will be learned which will provide a more sophisticated
approach to leveraging organization information providing increased revenue, decreased expenses and increased productivity. The
course is valuable for every middle and upper management person due to their reliance on information processing for decision
making and operations management.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Software Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles
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Software Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles is a one-semester, 12-unit course which covers the fundamental
principles of software engineering for information technology. The focus includes both project management (estimation, planning,
tracking, risk) and software methodology (analysis, design, implementation, testing).
A basic understanding of programming is required. During the second half of the course, students will exercise the principles they
have learned by analyzing, designing, and planning a specific software project. There are no programming assignments in Software
Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles, but students who elect to take Software Engineering for Information
Technology II: Practice will implement the system they designed in Software Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Competitive Strategy
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All organizations are faced with the task of achieving their goals in the face of external obstacles and pressures. An organization's
approach to these challenges constitutes their competitive strategy. In this course we will use the tools of game theory to develop
ways of thinking strategically about these challenges. This will include defining an organization's "value net" of customers,
competitors, complementors, regulators and suppliers, analyzing an organization's added value, how that depends on competitors
and complementors, and designing strategies taking account of these factors. Instruction will consist of lectures combined with cases from the for-profit, not-for-profit, and public sectors.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing Service Organizations
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This course introduces students to a body of knowledge on service management. It provides a conceptual framework for problem-
solving, innovation, and effective management within the context of service organizations. The course covers the organizational
capabilities, decisions, processes, and methods that are essential to effectively manage services. The discussion of the current and
potential impact of digital technologies on service industries, underpins all other topics.
Students get a firm understanding of the nature and characteristics of services and the peculiar challenges and opportunities they
present in service delivery and support systems. Students also learn how to describe and define the service concept in a given
segment of the industry and identify organizational designs and patterns for effectively managing interactions with customers and
delivering such services. Classification and decomposition of services into components is also taught as a basis for identifying
potential problems and constraints from applying a particular service model.
The course lays the foundation for other courses on service management with topics such as specification of service quality, service
metrics, structure of service level agreements, capacity management, problem management, service availability, customer
satisfaction, performance, and utilization. From these topics, students would be able to understand and appreciate the fundamental
principles, processes, and practices of outsourced or managed services.
Case studies are used to illustrate how organizations can grow "profitably" by leveraging their core capabilities and resources,
particularly digital technologies. Discussions include how traditional "product"-based functional hierarchies can transform into
service-based organizations focused on delivering value to customers.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Privacy and Anonymity in Data
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This course introduces students to the identifiability of data, record linkage, data profiling, data fusion, data anonymity and privacy
protection. This knowledge is timely because society is experiencing exponential growth in the number and variety of person-specific
data collected and shared. Students learn to identify and control inferences that can be drawn from such data. In the first part of this
course, students learn to be data detectives and exploit information that is publicly available in order to build sensitive profiles and
identify individuals from seemingly anonymous data. In the second part of the course, students learn new privacy protocols and
anonymity protection schemes and then assume the responsibility of producing public-use files for data holders. Students then
attempt to compromise each other's releases. Examples are drawn from criminal data, financial data, web use, declassification
efforts, medical information, and bio-terrorism and counter-terrorism efforts. The course ends with students attempting to bridge the
technical challenges and solutions with effective policies (examinations include medical privacy legislation, HIPAA, video
surveillance laws and bio-terrorism and counter-terrorism laws).
Related topics are drawn from: data mining, information retrieval, web technology, computer security, cryptography, relational
databases, statistics and political philosophy.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Web GIS Programming Using Visual Basic.NET
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You can view this course as either
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- GIS course that uses Visual Basic programming or - Visual Basic course that uses GIS as an application area. In either event, you learn a good amount on both topics. This course provides a thorough introduction to Microsoft’s .NET
programming environment, including Visual Basic.NET and ASP.NET, and ESRI’s pre-built components for Web-based GIS included
it its ArcIMS package. Students will learn how to build GIS applications for the Web using these components and tools.
Another way to describe the course is to start by saying that there is a new kind of programming for non-programmers out there;
namely, component programming. It uses pre-built program components, glued together by a user interface and database access,
and written using object-oriented languages like Visual Basic.NET. Most of the intense programming is already done by the
commercial companies that build the components. Thus it is possible to build very powerful programs for organizations with only a
few hundred lines of relatively easy code, instead of a few hundred thousand lines of really hard code. In this course, you use
several .NET tools to build Web-based interfaces to implement ArcIMS components.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Planning for an Information Technology Start - Up
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A business plan is a document that articulates the critical aspects, basic assumptions, and financial projections regarding a business
venture. The process of writing a business plan is an invaluable experience, and it will force the entrepreneur to think through his or
her business concept in a systematic way.
Business plans developed through this course will include:
- Description of the company, product, and market - Competitive Overview - Sales and Marketing Plan - Operations - Financials - Executive Summary
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Negotiation
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Negotiation is a process in which two or more parties make decisions to resolve conflicting interests. Decision makers use
negotiation in a variety of circumstances - collective bargaining, negotiating out of court settlements, resolving conflicting interests
within or across firms, agreeing on a purchase price for a good, and many other instances.
The objective of this course is to understand the process of negotiations and how the structure of the negotiations process affects
the outcomes achieved. Students will learn to establish a framework for analyzing various types of negotiations. For example,
differences between distributed vs. integrative negotiations and "one shot" vs. repeated negotiations will be examined. Some
examples of the topics to be discussed are described below:
1. Negotiation is typically conducted under uncertainty about the other side's bargaining position. Here, strategic aspects of the
negotiations process will be important and reputation effects may occur if the bargainers are involved in repeated negotiations over
time.
2. Bargainers frequently fail to reach agreements that are Pareto optimal, even when such options exist. For example, parties
bargaining over the price of a house may fail to reach an agreement even when the lowest price the seller will accept is less than the
highest price the buyer will pay for the house. These inefficiencies in the negotiation outcomes can lead to an inefficient allocation of
society's resources. 3. Negotiation outcomes are the product of the bargainers' strategies and the structure of the "no agreement" outcome. For example,
a manager may bargain with a supplier over the purchase price of a shipment of inputs. The strategy the manager adopts will be a
function of the price she could receive from another supplier. Cognitive psychology examines how individuals deviate from rationality
in making decisions. Economic theory describes how rational individuals should make decisions. We will examine the implications of
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these two approaches for negotiation.
4. Whether or not individuals can form coalitions will be important in negotiations. In multi-party negotiations, the strategies employed
and the outcome will depend on whether or not a subset of the bargainers can agree to negotiate jointly against the remaining
bargainers.
5. Negotiations are often conducted on behalf of others. These are called principal-agent problems. For example, lawyers (the
agents) may bargain with each other on behalf of their clients (the principals) over an out-of-court settlement. This type of negotiation
will differ from negotiation between the principals themselves. To the extent that the incentives of the agents are different from those
of the principals, the outcome will differ as well.
Throughout the course, students will participate in negotiation exercises, either individually or in teams. The purpose of these
exercises is to demonstrate the concepts which are discussed in class on a more theoretical or abstract level.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data Mining I
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Data mining, or intelligent analysis of information stored in data sets, has recently gained a substantial interest among practitioners
in a variety of fields and industries. This course will provide the students with understanding of the industry standard data mining
methodologies, and with the ability of formulating and solving problems with it. The particular attention will be paid to practical,
efficient and statistically sound techniques, capable of providing not only the requested discoveries, but also the estimates of their
utility. The lectures will be complemented with hands-on experience of using advanced data mining software to solve realistic
problems based on real-world data.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Modeling for IT
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While some business owners who appear on the cover of business magazines claim they make decisions purely on instinct, most
managers go through a methodical process of assessing their options. This course offers the participants a series of modeling
techniques and frameworks to assist in making and supporting business decisions.
The format of the course is to introduce or review financial issues such as valuation, pricing, product and service attribute planning,
capital budgeting and forecasting. The next step is to use spreadsheet techniques to build flexible models. The flexibility of the
models allows managers to perform sensitivity analysis and quickly evaluate their options. The class sessions will include exercises
and implementation of the techniques. Out of class assignments will ask students to evaluate a business situation and make and
support their decision based on their analysis.
Because of the hands-on nature of the course, many sessions will be held in the computer lab. It is assumed that participants have a
general knowledge of finance and accounting as well as a basic knowledge of Excel. The course will cover implementing some of
the advanced tools available in Excel.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
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This hands-on course provides an broad overview of the entrepreneurial process. Each student will go through all the steps
necessary to start a new company including idea generation, building a management team, raising funds, marketing and sales, and
legal issues. Working in a team or as an individual, the students will create a complete business plan and company presentation.
This course is of value to both students who want to be an entrepreneur, or just learn about being one.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Linux
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This course covers the Linux operating system and its related applications. The focus of the course is two-fold.
One component is hands-on technical experience with installing, configuring, and administering Linux systems. This will be done
partly through in-class lectures and labs, but a significant amount of the hands-on work will be done by the students outside of class
time.
The other component of the course is to develop an understanding of how Linux fits into enterprise IT environments, its strengths
and weaknesses, and the economic, social, political, and legal forces acting on it. This will be done partly through in-class discussion
and partly through outside reading.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Regulating the Cyberspace: A Comparison of American & European Policies
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A decade ago the founder of Electronic Frontier argued that we have to approach cyberspace with a settler's determination to civilize
it as rapidly as possible. In this course we will look at one aspect of the efforts to regulate cyberspace which have emerged in the
last several decades in the US and the EU and its member states: The use of criminal law and administrative sanctions in order to
outlaw harmful or illicit uses of cyberspace. First we will compare the different regulatory approaches of the US and the EU member
states. Second, we will analyze the effectiveness of criminal and administrative sanctions in an area in which the national legislature faces a tremendous loss of (boundary) control. Third, we will discuss the efforts of the US
and the EU to police cyberspace through transnational cooperation.
Τίτλος ΜαθήματοςInformation Warfare
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This minicourse will provide the student with a basic understanding of information warfare. This course will build from a strategic
understanding of warfare as reflected in the information realm. It will discuss both theoretical and practical aspects of dealing with
information warfare. Included will be a discussion of how Information Warfare differs from cybercrime, cyberterrorism and other
forms of on-line conflict.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internship
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The internship option, unique to the MISM program, offers MISM students the opportunity to supplement their regular academic
program with valuable practical experience. Students may intern with a company that: (1) corresponds to a field of interest or
specialization area pre- existing within the MISM program and (2) represents a variety of industry sectors including consulting,
software companies, finance, and other types. Positions may also vary from IT managers to security consultants, to business
analysts, to applications engineers, and others.
As the line between old economy and the new economy becomes less defined, the integration of strong information technology
skills, communications skills and training in organizational management and strategy issues is becoming very important. Getting
involved with important projects and real issues is the ultimate learning experience. By working in a professional environment,
students will solidify their knowledge gained in MISM coursework. This working knowledge of technology will help students to
capitalize on trends that can impact business, regardless of industry.
For the academic component of the course, students must clearly define their internship goals and requirements and work out the
details with the faculty advisor assigned to the internship course. These goals must satisfy those requirements as defined and
agreed upon by the faculty advisor. The requirements may vary from case to case. It may be useful to be in contact with the faculty
advisor to discuss the internship and related professional issues before/during/after the internship.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Applied Cryptography
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In this course we will study the mathematics and programming associated with selected topics from public key cryptography.
The course will include:
* A discussion of the general principles of public key encryption and digital signatures;
* The mathematical underpinnings of the basic algorithms;
* Implementation projects using some of the popular public key algorithms.
Mathematical topics will include primes and unique factorization, GCD's and the Euclidean Algorithm, basic modular arithmetic,
inversion using the Extended Euclidean Algorithm, efficient calculation of large powers in modular arithmetic, Fermat's Little
Theorem (ap-1 mod p = 1), The Rabin-Miller Test, and discrete logarithms. With this background, public key methods based on
factorization and discrete logarithms will be discussed.
We will also study topics in cryptography from a Java programming perspective. We will include both "bare hands" implementation of
basic cryptographic algorithms using Java's primitive types, Java's BigInteger class, and projects involving high-level tools such as
the Java Cryptographic Extension API(JCE) and the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA).
Prerequisite: It will be assumed that the student has basic Java programming skills and is enthusiastic about mathematics and
programming.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Sourcing Management
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The nature of this course teaches students the knowledge and skills required by organizations to analyze sourcing options and
decisions within the framework of business opportunities and strategies. The course provides students an analytical framework with
which they can evaluate business needs, sourcing options, economic benefits, and associated risks.
Students learn how to develop the business case either for shared services (insourcing) or managed services (outsourcing), or a
combination of both. Leveraging on knowledge gained from other courses in the SMC, such as negotiations and contracts, students
are taught the critical skills of preparing RFIs and RFPs, managing business expectations, and defining criteria for the selection of
partners and service providers. Other topics include design of sourcing functions and processes, contract administration, portfolio
management, enterprise governance, and risk management.
The distinct feature of the course is the case study based discussions of risks associated with sourcing decisions due to complexity
and uncertainty in transitions and transformations, and the role played by economic, geo-political, and cultural factors.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing in a Virtual Environment
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The shape of organizations is changing. Telecommuting, long-distance work groups, and virtual organizations are becoming more
common in today's workplace. This course examines the modes of work that exist and methods leaders and team members can use
to coordinate with and manage such teams. The course will focus on strategies for creating an efficient virtual workplace that
achieves its work goals while providing workers opportunities for learning and a sense of belonging. The course will cover such
topics as: Forms of virtual organizations and groups (e.g., exogeneous teams, cellular organizations, telework); Reasons for creating
virtual arrangements; Managing, motivating and rewarding distributed teams; Dealing with conflict; Technology virtual organizations
employ to get their work done; and High tech firms and the special role that technology plays in creating flexible work arrangements, partnerships, and
colloborations.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Cybercrime
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Do you want Microsoft to be able to hack into your computer to search for pirated software? Of course you don't. However, that is
one of the scenarios being considered in Congress to address software piracy.
Along with advent of near universal computer usage has come a wave of crimes and privacy issues involving computers and digital
data. Attorney General John Ashcroft has recently stated that: "Although there are no exact figures on the costs of cybercrime in
America, estimates run into the billions of dollars each year. And unlike more traditional crimes, cybercrime is especially difficult to
investigate."
Naturally, this has become a very large concern for both the private and public sectors.
Cybercrime Law & Policy is new course that will cover the laws and policies behind all these issues. Primarily, the course will instruct
in mainstream cybercrime matters present in today's economy, including: identity theft, piracy, computer intrusions, spam, illegal
access to electronic communications, international cybercrime, as well as prosecution and preventative measures. The course will
also discuss, however, several areas more traditionally thought of as privacy issues. Students who complete this course will be able
to address cutting edge issues in information technology, allowing them specialized knowledge to take with them into the workplace.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics Technology Innovation Policy
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Science and Technology have been critical factors in creating long-term economic growth and societal well-being. They have also
been a source of great risks and a theme of wide disarray between interested parties. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
aims at identifying and leveraging opportunities for effective and efficient use of science and technology, aiming to achieve common
goals such as health, environmental quality, economic growth, safety and security, among others. It also tries to minimize their
potential adverse impacts, as well as balancing different views, perspectives and interests in society.
This course provides an understanding of some of the fundamental models, processes, resources and institutions associated to the
relationship between science, technology, innovation and policy (STIP). The question over balancing market failure and government failure, managing tradeoffs across uncertainty, efficiency and ethics,
assessing and using scientific information, as well as the role of STIP for development will be part of the discussion. Cases will be
both historical and contemporary and include intellectual property rights, health policy, strategic trade, R&D promotion, standards &
coordination issues, among others, with comparisons of practices across countries and focus in diverse industries. At the end of the
course, students will have acquired substantive knowledge of this critical field and enhanced their capacities as future practitioners
and leaders in the area.
The course comprises five cycles: an introduction and brief history; an assessment of the critical STIP issues in the context of
advanced economies; an evaluation of the role of policy in the absence of established markets, focusing on ethics, values and
security; a discussion of the STIP in the broader international environment, including developmental issues; finally a debate over
policy assessment and improvement.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος IT Delivery in Complex Organizations
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This mini-course prepares students for delivering software applications in a complex business environment. Case studies of major
public and private sector software failures will be analyzed for lessons learned. One third of the course time will be focused on
understanding and surviving the growing trend of offshore IT outsourcing. Project initiation, governance, scope management, risk
management, and inter-group coordination will be covered. Upon completion, the student will gain a practical understanding and
appreciation for the drivers behind project success and failure.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Strategic Management and Implementation
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This case-based course is designed to assist the student to understand the basics of strategic planning and to investigate how to
translate a strategy into information processes, systems and deliverables.
The goals will be, first, to understand the basics of strategic planning as it applies to a business, to a business function (e.g. IT,
Marketing, Operations, etc.) or to product management. The next two goals will be to assess strategic management and
implementation from two perspectives: from implementing the IS/IT needs of a business based on its overall strategy, and from
developing an IS/IT product -- from concept to business case. The format of this course will be based largely on case study analysis
and discussion, with text material and lectures to provide background for the analyses.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Product Management in IT
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This case-based course is designed for the students who have an interest in combining their technical knowledge and skills with
business interests to transition into a product management role with an IS/IT vendor. The basics of Product Management, and its
relation to the overall Marketing function and Strategic Planning, will be covered. Note that Course 95-821: Strategic Planning and
Implementation is a prerequisite for this course. Product Management throughout the product life cycle, from product strategy, to
conceptualization, development, launch, growth, maturity and decline, will be covered. The format of this course will be based largely
on case study analysis and discussion, with text material and lectures to provide background for the analyses.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Technology Consulting in the Community
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In this course, the student develops consulting and management skills while collaborating on site with a community leader of a non-
profit community organization. The student learns process consulting, project management, communication, relationship
management, problem identification, and analysis.
The class meets twice a week for instruction and discussion. In addition, each student is partnered with a leader in a community
organization who they will work with one-on-one 3 hours a week on-site.
The goals of the consulting partnership are:
- to expand the capacity of the community organization to use, plan for, and manage technology - in a way that is sustainable - and leads to a new vision for how technology can support the organizations mission. This class is different from the MISM project course in that it is one-on-one consulting and will not include substantial information
systems development. The focus is on capacity building within the organization, not building systems, though some very small
database development may be involved depending on the needs of the organization. One potential outcome of the student's
consulting work may be a proposal for a follow-up MISM project course project.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Mobile & Pervasive Computing
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
With over 1.6 billion mobile phone users worldwide and over 150 million mobile Internet users, new wireless and pervasive
computing applications and services are set to change the way enterprises interact with both their customers and their employees.
The explosion in mobile phone and PDA ownership along with the growing popularity of WLAN technologies and the deployment of
2.5G and 3G networks is leading to a slew of new Internet applications and services. They range from mobile commerce services to
wireless enterprise applications all the way to more futuristic pervasive computing scenarios. This growing trend is not just about
technologies and new business models. It is also about new usage scenarios that overcome the limitations of mobile devices to
support users in the context of a broad range of time critical activities as well as related privacy challenges.
The objective of course is to introduce participants to the technologies, applications, services and business models associated with
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Mobile Commerce and more generally with wireless and pervasive services and applications. The course also provides an overview
of future trends and ongoing research in this new and fast growing area.
The course is based on the instructor's book, "m-Commerce: Technologies, Services and Business Models" (Wiley, April 2002).
Course material is updated annually to reflect the latest technological developments as well as trends in industry and research labs.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Corporate Finance
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Principles of corporate finance is a mini-semester course being offered at the Heinz School during the first half of the Spring 2005
semester. It is being offered at the Master's level, with the target audience being MS students in the various professional graduate
programs offered by the Heinz School.
This course is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of how firms finance, invest and manage themselves in the
`real world'. In Finance 101, we typically assume that financial markets are perfect. In practice, firms face a variety of market
imperfections. For Example:
- flotation costs for equity is considerably higher than for debt - firms sometimes face significant costs in raising capital - shareholders cannot constantly supervise managers - certain expenses can be claimed as tax deductions whereas others cannot After completing this course, you will better understand how shareholders tryo to maximize their stake in the firm given such market
imperfections.
Time permitting, I will also introduce the real options valuation used to value risky investments, as it has several advantages over
traditional NPV method.
If you plan a career in consulting or finance, this course should be useful to you. If your interests are in public service, you too might
want to take this course as governmental agencies increasingly are relying on advanced valuation methods to perform cost-benefit
analysis.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος The Broadband Revolution: Regulation and Strategy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This master’s level research seminar will focus on the critical issues facing future policy makers, CIO’s, and CTO’s in the emerging
broadband landscape. The creation of a broadband world includes factors such as disruptive technologies, new business models,
compelling applications, infrastructure challenges, next generation wireless deployment, security obstacles, and regulatory
impediments. For example,
- The ongoing construction of the next generation network, Internet2; - The explosion of third generation wireless services challenges decision makers, both public and private, to evaluate business and
competitive opportunities, as well as new public policy challenges; - The broadband world represents a challenge for national policy makers as well as global firms positioning themselves in the face of
these exciting but disruptive technologies; - The emergence of new threats worms, viruses, computer attacks raises issues that could dampen the economic and social benefits
of new broadband applications; - Regulatory impediments and incentives need to be reexamined in light of the convergence of old and new systems, and the rise of
new business and organizational models. Seminar participants will be expected to research and report on these and other facets of the emerging broadband world that will
shape the types and nature of decisions that they, as future senior public and private decision makers in roles like CIO’s, will be
facing. While not a technical course, strong familiarity with the underlying technologies and their likely future evolution will be
expected.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Software Engineering for Information Technology II: Practice
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Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Software Engineering for Information Technology II: Practice is a one-semester, 12-unit project course. Normally, Software
Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles is a prerequisite for Software Engineering for Information Technology II: Practice. Students follow the system design and project plan they created in
Software Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles to complete their system in Software Engineering for Information Technology II: Practice.
Qualified students who have requisite programming skills may petition the instructor to register for Software Engineering for
Information Technology II: Practice without taking Software Engineering for Information Technology I: Principles first. In cases where existing project teams require additional members, and there is a match of
interest, new students may be added for Software Engineering for Information Technology II: Practice.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Course Objectives Upon completion of this course the student will be able to: - Identify the key elements involved in managing a project; - Organize the project into manageable parts and components; - Understand techniques and methodologies necessary to create and manage project teams; - Use effective tools to oversee and report upon projects; - Formulate and control project schedules and budgets; and, - Bring complex projects to a successful conclusion. Course Description Organizations are no longer at a point where Information Technology is considered an embellishment but rather it is now an absolute
necessity. From the smallest to the largest organization the electronic storage and flow of information is critical to the successful
achievement of goals, objectives and the provision of products and services. Variables contributing to the difficulty for the Information
Technology professional in delivering those products and services include: - The advent of Internet applications; - The expanded use of offshore development, - The increase of project complexity; and - The need for deliverable perfection. To manage that delivery process typically we now find the construct mechanism for the delivery of those products and services to be
the Project rather than a series of non-integrated tasks. The increased dependence upon projects necessitates the need for both
improved project management and oversight. The purpose of this course is to assist the I/T professional in understanding the
components of complex projects, manage those project components, form and lead a project team. Project Management tools and
techniques will be introduced and discussed.
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Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Bloomington MS in Information Systems
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Capstone Project
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The capstone project is a key component of the MSIS degree program. The project consists of a one-semester team project to plan,
design and build a system to address a problem presented by a corporate client. Students will participate in activities that encompass the typical system
development life cycle. Hence, they are likely to interview client personnel and potential system users, conduct market research, transform client
needs into a requirements document, develop a system design that includes a human interface component, and build a working
prototype suitable for implementation and testing
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Object-Oriented Business Programming
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is designed to introduce students to the use of object-oriented programming techniques to address business problems.
We will use the programming language Java to illustrate object-oriented programming concepts. The Unified Modeling Language
(UML) will be used to demonstrate object-oriented design concepts. Students will learn how to use Java to create both stand-alone
applications and web applications (servlets). The focus will be on the use of Java and UML to create business applications program
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Systems Analysis
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση This course examines structured approaches to analyze business information problems. It introduces methodologies, tools, and
techniques that allow ananalyst to understand information systems in business and to identify opportunities to improve business
performance.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business System Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course examines structured approaches to solving business information problems. It considers how to design and implement
information systems with attention to topics such as change management that are critical to realizing desired organizational, project,
and professional outcomes.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Applied Leadership
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
week long Applied Leadership Learning Laboratory
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Executive Leadership of IT Strategy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course examines effective IT leadership at the executive level. It focuses on the CIO and how she or he works with other
executives, leads an effective information systems organization, and makes technology choices in the context of sometimes)
conflicting business imperatives
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Mobile Business: Tech & Strategies
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
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This course explores the new world of mobile business, examining current and future trends with regard to the roles of financial
institutions, operators, content providers and other key players in the mobile value chain. The course provides students with the
technical and business skills and knowledge necessary to integrate mobile and wireless technologies into a business organization to
enhance business processes, reduce operating expenses, or produce additional revenue streams.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Web Applications Development
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is intended to provide students' with an understanding of the technology infrastructure that is used to create web-based
applications in modern organizations. The course provides in depth experience in implementing all aspects of a web-based
application as well as the principles used to design such applications. Students will be exposed to a variety of Java-based web
applications development techniques including JSP, Java Servlets, Struts, Web Services etc. From a design point of view, students
will also be exposed to the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and the use of Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Designing & Managing Organizational Data Assets
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Despite of large quantity of data collected by organizations, managers often struggle to obtain information that would help them in
decision-making. This course focuses on the business advantage and business potential of data assets in supporting managerial
decision-making. It examines the corporate information factory including the concepts of data warehousing and data marts, the
issues that affect the success and failure of data warehouses, the importance of data quality and metadata management, the
significance of software tools in developing and using the data assets, and emerging trends in data warehousing.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course will introduce students to the state of the art techniques used in project management. We will introduce students to
Project management software Microsoft Project and Primavera will be used as tools to illustrate the concepts. Optimization and Risk
Management associated with project management will be modeled using Excel Solver and Risk software
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business & Systems Planning & Integration
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Student teams from either Financial & Industry Analysis or Systems Analysis Groups will integrate in planning a new e-commerce related project. Students will
use “real” business situations to develop: an understanding of planning required for e-commerce ventures; the ability to integrate
systems and financial planning; knowledge of how to create good business plans; knowledge of sources of capital required to fund e-
commerce ventures; and further develop team, project management, analytical and communication skills.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizational Info Systems Security
Τίτλος Μαθήματος SAP
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Workflow Design
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing Info Security & Policy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Information security – the assurance of system availability, data confidentiality, and integrity – has become a serious concern in
today’s more open and interconnected business environment. Sound security reduces risk for individuals and organizations. In this
course, our objective is to gain a fundamental understanding of three inter-related areas of security: managerial policies,
technologies, and legal/ethical issues. Taking a broad perspective, we will examine (a) what security is and why it is important, (b)
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legislation and standards, (c) computer and network vulnerabilities, (d) viruses and other malicious code, and (e) how policies and
awareness can thwart security breaches, (f) risk management, incident response, and contingency planning
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics: IT Audit
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course will provide an advanced coverage of the process used by external auditors to conduct audits. It encompasses the audit
process, audit planning, the use of analytic review, control reviews, and the collection and verification of audit evidence for
transaction and other systems. The use of statistical sampling procedures and the options available for the issuance of audit
opinions will be covered. Special emphasis in this course will be on auditing computer information systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Ethics & Negotiation
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Process Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Description: Every organization, whether it provides a tangible manufactured good or an intangible service (or some combination of
the two) must manage a variety of processes. These processes transform inputs (such as raw materials, parts, human capital) to
provide outputs (a tangible good or service) which are valued by customers. Organizations that effectively design these processes to
minimize wasted time, motion and materials develop an advantage over their rivals. Most organizations have numerous processes,
some of which are primary components of the chain of production, some of which are secondary functions, which play a supporting
role. The true power of an effective process design is to eliminate functions that do not directly add value or directly support the
organization's products/services. This course examines the key methods used to analyze, develop and improve transformation
processes in both the manufacturing and service sectors. The objective is to develop an understanding of trade-offs and limitations
involved in process design as well as to develop an understanding of many of the basic tools used to analyze and improve
processes.
In addition to the development of an understanding of how to conceptually improve a business process, the student will learn a
powerful modeling technique, Process Model. Process Model is one of the hot items in the marketplace for assisting in the analysis
and improvement of business processes. Approximately one-half of the classroom time will be devoted to the learning and use of
Description: This course focuses on supply chain design and management, especially as it relates to inter-firm, coordination efforts
in a global setting. The objectives of this course are to build a basic understanding of supply chain issues and learn to model some
of the problems encountered in supply chain management. The course is comprised of a number of case studies which provide a
rich context for discussions. Additionally, a series of modeling classes connected to these cases are designed to help future
managers back their improvement alternatives with some quantitative analysis. The focus of the modeling is not on optimality, but on
finding good solutions by using sound reasoning and numbers. We also use a simulation and quest speakers to round out the
classroom material.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Network Design & Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This hands-on course focuses on the foundation concepts necessary to gain an understanding of modern network management and
security. In this course, students: (a) develop a solid conceptual foundation of the terminology of modern networks, (b) develop key
OSI Model networking, management, and security skills, and (c) discuss important security issues associated with the successful
implementation of modern networks.
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London School of Economics MSc Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems (ADMIS)
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Dissertation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The aim of the dissertation is for students to pursue an independent piece of research within the field of information systems. The dissertation is a quantitative or qualitative investigation in the field. It may be either a theoretical or empirical piece of research.
Students must obtain the approval of their advisor before embarking on any research. The course Information Technology: issues
and skills provides background material on undertaking dissertation work.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Systems Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course examines management and organisational issues involved in the introduction and operation of computer-based
information systems in business. The course discusses the proposals for the use of information technology for competitive advantage in business. It examines issues
involved in managing the technology, including policies for strategic planning, knowledge management and implementing computer-
based systems. It addresses organisational problems, including end-user computing, IS governance and evaluating computer-based
information systems. The course uses case studies to demonstrate the key issues.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Systems Development
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
A critical review of the processes by which organisational problems are analysed, and information systems are developed to address
these problems. An appreciation of the tools used in systems development. The course considers the framing, resourcing and execution of systems development projects within organisational contexts. It gives
particular attention to problem structuring and problem design issues. We critically review contemporary analysis and design approaches, and issues related to mobile information and communication
technology (ICT), information filtering, infrastructure constraints, knowledge management, and groupware applications.
We consider issues of designing and constructing systems, as well as implementing new systems into organisational contexts. The
course considers systems development activities both within a life cycle model, as well as contrasting contemporary approaches
such as rapid application development.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology: issues and skills
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course provides students with the technological context of information systems. It provides the opportunity to learn (or revise)
essential skills in the use of particular software packages as well as research skills relevant to the study of information systems. It
also provides a forum for seminars by visiting speakers. A critical overview of the changing nature of information technology. Practical laboratory-based instruction in relevant software
packages. Weekly seminars given by various visiting speakers from academia and industry who will discuss a wide range of issues
relevant to contemporary information system
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course addresses theoretical and conceptual foundations for the study of information systems within organisational settings. The course provides an introduction to information systems in terms of themes studied and major theoretical perspectives. The
course focuses closer on some of the theoretical perspectives used currently in the social study of information and communication
technologies: transaction cost economics, institutionalist theory, and the sociology of technology.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Aspects of Information
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course explores the socio-philosophical foundations of information and information systems. It introduces students to the key
theoretical principles underlying information systems and applies them to practical issues of information systems development and
management.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Innovation and Technology Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course examines technology management and innovation studies in order to understand the emergence, success and failure of
technological systems, and explore the relevance to information systems implementation and management. The course introduces different theoretical perspectives on innovation studies and technology management. Topics include: - systems and management approaches to technology development; - sociology of technology; and - science and technology studies. Technology case studies will be examined, including software and information systems failures, IT expertise, decision-making,
project escalation in information systems projects, and technology.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Inter-organisational Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The organisational, managerial, technological and theoretical aspects of computer-based inter-organisational information systems. 1. Underlying technologies: inter-organisational 2. Practical and management aspects of the diverse technologies 3. Electronic commerce and the impact on inter-organisational relationships 4. Theoretical perspectives of inter-organisational information systems 5. New organisational forms, such as networked organisations and electronic markets
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Interpretations of Information
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course explores the socio-philosophical foundations of information and information systems. It introduces students to the key
theoretical principles underlying information systems and applies them to practical issues of information systems development and
management. It is structured around a number of themes. Each of the themes is introduced and explored in relation to the
appropriate critical literature which is then applied to information systems issues.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος IT and Development
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is concerned with understanding the different viewpoints found in the literature about the role of IT in achieving
development. This provides the basis for discussing a variety of issues regarding IT-based socio-economic activity in the context of
developing countries.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Systems Design in Context
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course aims to give students a theoretical and practical introduction to the key issues in designing and building contemporary
information and communication technologies (ICT).
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Aspects of Inter-organisational Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The organisational, managerial, technological and theoretical aspects of computer-based inter-organisational information systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Aspects of IT and Development
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is concerned with understanding the different viewpoints found in the literature about the role of IT in achieving
development. This provides the basis for discussing a variety of issues regarding policy and implementation of IT production and
consumption in the context of developing countries.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Aspects of Security in Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The study of IS security from a social perspective, analysing the role of technical, formal and informal elements in the security of
systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Aspects of Systems Design in Context
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course aims to give the students a theoretical and practical introduction to the key issues in designing and building
contemporary information and communication technologies (ICT).
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Aspects of Innovation and Technology Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course examines technology management and innovation studies in order to understand the emergence, success and failure of
technological systems, and explore the relevance to information systems implementation and management.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Principles of Privacy and Data Protection
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course provides a detailed overview of the key elements of privacy and data protection. Its content is international in nature, and
discusses technical, social, legal and political dimensions of key issues including visual surveillance, national security, policing,
internet and medical privacy.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Topics in Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση a: Global Consequences of Information Technology b: Knowledge, Organisations and Technologies c: E-Government d: Information and Communication Technology Policy: theory and practice e: Techno-Legal Aspects of Information Systems: policy, regulation and business perspectives
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Security in Information Systems for Organizations
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The study of IS security from a social perspective, analysing the role of technical, formal and informal elements in the security of
systems.
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Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Corporate Information Planning
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση MIS Core
Concepts regarding the design and use of computer-based management information and decision support systems; combinations of
computing hardware and software and design concepts evaluated to meet managers' information needs.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Database Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση MIS Core
Information processing and management involving applications and user orientation in a business environment using commercially
available database management systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Systems Analysis and Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση MIS Core
Methodologies, techniques, and tools for information systems analysis and design; the analysis and logical design of business
processes and management information systems focusing on the systems development life cycle; techniques for logical system
design.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Data Communications
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Mis Core
Concepts and technology of on-line and network-based systems in business; analysis of data communication requirements, design,
selection and application of network technologies including wide and local area networks, distributed processing, network
architecture, and systems management and control; software simulation projects emphasized.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος MIS Project Mgmt and Implementation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση MIS
Advanced coverage of systems development topics with emphasis on the management and implementation of business computing
systems; group project orientation to include feasibility analysis, alternative evaluation and selection, and management approval; use
of software engineering tools where appropriate.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Groupware and Collaborative Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Management of IT
Theory, application, and human and organizational issues of groupware and collaborative technologies as they apply to collocated
and dispersed team members working together. Introduction to groupware, virtual teams, and collaboration technology.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Global Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Management of IT
Impact and the central role of information systems (IS) on globalization of business; issues of deployment of information systems
and technology in international commerce, global IS environmental variables such as technology, legal, political, economic, social
and cultural.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος E-Services
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Management of IT
Examines the deployment and utilization of information technologies by businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to
deliver services with applications in banking and financial advisory services, healthcare, and federal, state and local governments.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Information Security
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση E-Security Consultant
Explores the business, managerial , and technological aspects of information security; analysis, design, and implementation issues
surrounding effective information security; authentication, authorization, availability, business continuity planning, confidentiality,
Survey discussion of different hardware, file systems, data structures and actual use of computer operating systems such as
Windows, Linux/Unix environments.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Data Mining
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Business Intelligence - and - Data Analytics -
Rationale for business data mining through case studies of business applications; process of data mining by using commercial data
mining software on very large data sets; half of the course devoted to lab training in the use of data mining software including SAS
Enterprise Miner and SPSS Clementine.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Fundamentals of Business Programming
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Business application development using both procedural and object-oriented programming techniques. Use of component based
software design and development for distributed business software systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Professional Internship
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
A directed internship in an organization to provide students with on-the-job training with professionals in organizational settings
appropriate to the student's professional objectives. May be repeated for credit.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Directed Studies
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Directed study on selected problems using recent developments in business research methods. Classification 6 students may not
enroll in this course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics in...
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Selected topics in identified area of information systems, operations management or management science.
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Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Competitive Advantage From Operations
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course serves as an introduction to Operations Management. We approach the discipline from the perspective of the general
manager, rather then from that of the operations specialist. The coverage is very selective: We concentrate on a small number of
powerful themes that have emerged recently as the central building blocks of world-class operations. We also present a sample of
operations management tools and techniques that have been proved extremely useful over the years. The topics discussed are
equally relevant in the manufacturing and service sectors.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Foundations of Finance
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This course is about financial markets: financial assets (securities) and how they are valued and traded. Financial markets constitute
the financial environment in which the firm operates. Although much of what we cover is relevant to personal finance and corporate
finance (that is, financial decisions within the firm), these areas are not the primary focus of the course. For the most part, we take
the viewpoint of a user of the financial market: an investor, investment advisor, or someone using the market to hedge risk.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Marketing
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This course introduces you to the concepts and skills you need to create and critique effective marketingstrategy. This course is
designed for all Stern students, regardless of their majors. Businesspeople in allareas need a solid understanding of marketing
strategy to succeed. Simply put - Effective marketing strategy satisfies consumer needs and creates consumer value while allowing thefirm to achieve its objectives. Usually the firm's ultimate objective is profit, but not-for-profit and government organizations are alsomajor economic forces. Firms
need customers who believe the firm satisfies their needs better thancompetitors - otherwise it will go out of business and the rest of
business strategy is pointless. Forsimplicity this syllabus refers to a firm's offering as a "product," but this can refer to a tangible
product ora service. Marketing strategy covers several kinds of activities, each of which affects the others. Firms must resistthe temptation to focus on
one of these at the expense of the others. This creates an ineffective,unbalanced marketing strategy. Firms need to create a
balanced, coordinated marketing mix, where allelements of its marketing strategy work together. Marketing strategy also requires
combining qualitativeand quantitative analysis. This course will give you experience in coordinating the marketing mix andcombining
quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Firms and Markets
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course will employ the marginal analysis and the consumers-firms-markets perspectives provided by economics principles to
enhance your understanding of the business environments in which you will be working and the important strategic issues that arise
in those environments. Issues of when and how markets work, when and how market failures can arise, and the consequences and
opportunities for enterprises in those environments will be prominent.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Accounting and Reporting
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Describes financial reporting objectives and methods used by corporations. Focuses on the analysis of the information in corporate
financial statements, including the impact of alternative accounting procedures and assumptions. Offers ways to adjust for selected
reporting differences. Discusses applications using cross-sectional and time series analysis. Case studies (including firms with
international operations), computer databases, and computer-based assignments may be used. An understanding of basic financial
concepts is recommended
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Statistics & Data Analysis
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The course is designed to achieve an understanding of fundamental notions of data presentation and analysis and to use statistical
thinking in the context of business problems. The course deals with modern methods of data exploration (designed to reveal
unusual or problematic aspects of data bases), the uses and abuses of the basic techniques of inference, and the use of regression
as a tool for management and for financial analysis
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Global Economy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is about the economic performance of countries. Why are some countries are rich, and others poor? Why do poor
countries sometimes catch up, and rich countries sometimes fall behind? Why do all countries experience variation in their growth
rates? Why do countries occasionally experience financial panics or crises? These questions form the core of the field of
macroeconomics. As we work our way through them, we will consider the impact on performance of saving and investment,
productivity, capital and labor markets, legal and political institutions, monetary and fiscal policies, and international lows of goods
and capital.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information and Internet Technologies
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course introduces the technology concepts underlying current and future information systems, with an emphasis on Internet-
related technologies. It begins with the fundamentals of computer systems, databases, and networking. Special emphasis is given
to technologies that underlie the World Wide Web and e-commerce, including HTML, XML, emerging interoperability standards,
security, search, information retrieval, agent technologies, data warehousing, and data mining. It provides both a refresher to basic
concepts as well as coverage of cutting-edge technologies. It assumes no prior knowledge of technology or programming, beyond
experience with personal computers. Course requirements include homework assignments and a term paper.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Online Privacy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Privacy issues have been getting increasing attention from lawmaker, regulators, and the media. As a result, businesses are under
increasing pressure to draft privacy policies and post them on their Web sites. Chief privacy officers are becoming essential
members of many enterprises, and companies are taking proactive steps to avoid the potential reputation damage of a privacy
mistake. This course provides an overview of online privacy issue, privacy laws, and privacy-related technologies and self-
regulatory efforts. Students study the approaches that companies are taking to address their customers online privacy concerns, as
well as review recent privacy blunders. Students also gain an understanding of both privacy-invading and privacy-enhancing
technologies. Students are prepared to assess the privacy practices of organizations in order to document these practices in privacy
policies (including P3P policies) and to evaluate the implications of these practices for the organization.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Global Outsourcing Strategy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Exporting of white-collar jobs is receiving increasing attention both at business and political levels. Whether you are a proponent or
an opponent of this trend, you need to know how to make sound decisions about your global sourcing strategy. This course focuses
on Information Technology (IT) outsourcing, currently the largest area of global professional services outsourcing. It will draw
comparisons between IT, business processing outsourcing (BPO), and infrastructure outsourcing. The course covers two broad
areas: (1) global sourcing models and (2) the design and implementation of a sourcing strategy. It draws on economics and
management theories as well as real-world examples from management practice. The goal is to help identify the challenges of
global sourcing as well as the costs, risks, rewards, and strategies involved in making sourcing decisions. Students are given an
opportunity to research a topic of their choice in the area of global sourcing.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Digital Markets and E-Commerce
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The goal of this course is to help business students: 1. Understand the fundamental principles of digital markets and digital goods 2. Understand current and future developments in digital markets 3. Identify the key decisions they need to make as managers about e-commerce 4. Plan and implement corporate e-commerce strategies The course will focus on changes in firms, industries, markets, and social behavior which are related to the growth of the Internet
and e-commerce. Where appropriate, we will seek to extrapolate are findings to the next five years. What will the economy and
society be like in 2010?
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Electronic Communities
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Substantial increase in household Internet connections has led to a dramatic rise in the number of people participating in large,
Internet-enabled groups outside the work context. Many are organized around recreation and entertainment; some are organized
around civic and political issues; some around personal needs for support or advice; and some around technical topics. With the
publication of Net Gain in 1997 and the growth in Linux and other open-course technologies came the realization that these groups
could be shaped into a source of business value. The goals of this course are to introduce students to varieties of electronic
communities; to provide frameworks for evaluating their usability and sociability; and to evaluate alternative business and technology
models for electronic communities. Students complete individual assignments based on the readings and complete a group
assignment based on an a-nalysis of electronic communities.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Computer and Network Security
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
As enterprises become increasingly reliant on electronic media and communication, the protection of data and electronic
infrastructure becomes critical important. Incidences of security failures in commercial and noncommercial environments are
increasing in number and severity. Hence, it is essential that enterprises continually develop and refine security strategies that
reflect the changing uses of information technology. This course introduces basic concepts of computer and network security, with
an emphasis on the threats and countermeasures relevant to Internet and Web services. Students are prepared to evaluate the
security needs of organizations and to develop strategies to address these needs. The requirements and design of security
technologies are reviewed, and case studies are presented.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology and Strategy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course explores the role of information technology (IT) in corporate strategy with specific attention paid to the Internet. Different
Internet business models are identified and are used to explain competitive practices. Cases and lectures illustrate how technology
is used to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. The course also describes different Internet technology infrastructures and
identifies issues in managing a firm's technology as a strategic asset.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Risk Management Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
In today’s world of complex financial engineering, rising volatility, and regulatory oversight, prudent management increasingly
requires understanding, measuring, and managing risk. Banks, securities dealers, asset managers, insurance companies, and firms
with significant financing operations all require real-time, enterprise-wide risk management systems for handling market, credit, and
operational risk. Such systems establish standards for aggregating disparate information, including positions and market data and
operational risk, calculating consistent risk measures, and creating timely reporting tools. This course is directed toward both finance
and technology oriented students who are interested in understanding how large-scale risk systems need to be evaluated, acquired,
architected, and managed. It identifies the business and technical issues, regulatory requirements, and techniques to measure and
report risk across an organization or market.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Customer Relationship Management Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Managing customer relationships is increasingly about having the right systems that provide the right electronic and human touch
points to customers. Customer relationship management (CRM) systems encompass both software applications and business
strategies that anticipate, interpret, and respond to the needs of current and prospective customers. They allow organizations to
identify, acquire, serve, and retain profitable customers in interacting with the right customers and providing to them the right offers,
through the right channel and at the right time. To achieve such functionality, it is important to have the right mixture of people,
processes, and technologies. Modern CRM systems are becoming increasingly more dependent on the right mixtures of
technologies and systems that deliver the functionality described above. This course focuses in depth on such technologies and
systems. In particular, it covers the systems supporting operational CRM, e.g., the systems that automate front-office customer
interactions in sales, marketing, and customer service as well as systems supporting analytical CRM, i.e., the systems that analyze
customer activities captured by operational CRM and that provide actionable knowledge about the customers. These technologies
include databases, customer-centric warehouses, business intelligence, personalization, data mining, decision support, customer
tracking, and profiling technologies. The course also examines how all thee CRM technologies enable the functionalities and
business strategies described above.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Design and Development of Web-Based Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The World Wide Web and the new technologies and standards surrounding it have dramatically changed the way systems are
developed and used in organizations and markets. This course covers the issues and concepts in developing data-driven Web sites.
Students evaluate a variety of different Web development approaches and architectures, including the common gateway interface
model, Java, Active Server Pages, Dot Net, and Web Services. A variety of alternative development approaches are compared,
looking at issues such as the development environment and the security, performance, scalability, and maintainability of systems
developed with the different approaches. The class is divided into student teams. Each team implements a small system using one
of the supported technologies and evaluates their experience. Students should have the ability to build a simple Web page and be
proficient with common Microsoft office business applications, especially ACCESS. There is light programming, which is used as an
example of how to build dynamic Web pages for B2C and B2B sites. Assignments include both Active Server Pages as well as
J2EE. Unix, Windows 2000, and Linux platforms are available to host projects.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data Mining and Business Intelligence
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Businesses, governments, and society leave behind massive trails of data as a by-product of their activity. Increasingly, decision
makers rely on intelligent systems to analyze these data systematically and assist them in their decision making. In many cases,
automating the decision-making process is necessary because of the speed with which new data are generated. This course
connects real-world data to decision making. Cases from finance, marketing, and operations are used to illustrate applications of a
number of data visualization, statistical, and machine learning methods. The latter include induction, neural networks, genetic
algorithms, clustering, nearest neighbor algorithms, case-based reasoning, and Bayesian learning. The use of real-world cases is
designed to teach students how to avoid the common pitfalls of data mining, emphasizing that proper applications of data mining
techniques is as much an art as it a science. In addition to the cases, the course features Excelbased exercises and the use of data
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mining software. Real-world datasets are included as an optional data mining exercise for students interested in hands-on
experimentation. The course is suitable for those interested in working with and getting the most out of data as well as those
interested in understanding data mining from a strategic business perspective. It will change the way you think about data in
organizations.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing the Digital Firm
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The central question addressed in this course is "How can managers maximize the business value of IT investments?" Investment
in information technology in the United States--and other industrialized countries--has risen to 35 percent of all business capital
investment (50 percent of various complimentary investments are included). These investments in IT are changing the way we
manage people and organize business in a global environment. Managers of digital firms need to identify the challenges facing their
firms; discover the technologies that will help them meet these challenges; design business processes to take advantage of the
technology; and create management procedures and policies to implement the required changes. This course prepares you to make
these important decisions and to manage effectively in a digital environment. Cases are drawn from financial service, consumer
products, retail and wholesale distribution, and manufacturing firms. Speakers from Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Siebel, Oracle,
PeopleSoft, AsMe.com, Google, and other firms are an integral part of the course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
As financial markets become more electronic and more liquid, a higher degree of knowledge about systems and analytics is required
in order to compete. This course teaches students how modern financial markets function as a network of systems and information
flows, and how to use information technology for decision making in trading and managing customer relationships. Information
systems serve two purposes in the financial industry. First, they facilitate markets and their supporting services such as payment,
settlement, authentication, and representation. Second, they facilitate or engage in making decisions such as when and how much to
invest in various instruments and markets. The first part of the course describes how systems facilitate various kinds of payment and
settlement mechanisms, enable financial markets such as exchanges and ECNs, and support inter-institution communication. The
second part of the course describes how traders, analysts, and risk managers use systems to cope with the vast amounts of data on
the economy, markets, and customers that flow into their systems each day. It covers automated trading systems and other types of
customer-oriented analytic systems that are becoming increasingly intelligent in how they make or support decisions. The course
features a mix of case studies, Excel-based illustrations and assignments, and the latest industry tools. It is particularly suited for
finance and marketing students interested in understanding information technologies in financial services from a practical career
standpoint.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Process Design and Implementation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course focuses on the design, management, and implementation of IT-supported business processes. The evolution of
information technology and the near ubiquity of the Internet give business firms the opportunity to completely redesign their business
processes, to develop systems faster, and to implement systems in entirely new ways. Topics covered include business process
analysis and design, implementation, change management, and performance measurement systems. Relevant technologies include
Web-based application service providers, workflow management systems, knowledge management systems, and enterprise
systems. Students learn how to analyze a business problem, design new business processes, and manage the implementation
process. They also gain an understanding of the technology support structure required for successful implementation of
organizational and interorganizational processes.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data Governance
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
How much is your data worth? What are the probabilities of risk? How much should you spend to protect your data from theft,
fraud, abuse, and regulatory fines? Who is using your data, inside your company, with business partners, outsourcers, offshore,
why, and when? What policies do you need? How do you govern them? These are key questions that every business executive
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needs to answer today because data is the raw material of economic growth, and Data Governance is a strategic imperative. There are a lot of myths about Governance. It is not a technology, not something new, not very hard to do, but hard to do very well.
Effective Data Governance is a culture of organizational behavior that mitigates risk. It is as much about self-control as it is about
quality control, the rule of law and the architecture of regulation. It is the process of balancing appropriate access to information to maximize value creation with control and discipline to manage risk.
How an organization strikes that balance impacts employees, customers, business partners, citizens, political institutions, and global
networks. Governing data well is a critical challenge for businesses today.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Technologies for Business Applications
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course provides a thorough examination of several key technologies that enable major advances in e-business and other high-
tech industries, and explores the new business opportunities that these technologies create. For each of these technologies, it
provides an overview of the "space" corresponding to this class, examines who the major players are, and how they use these
technologies. Students then study the underlying technologies; examine the business problems to which they can be applied; and
discuss how these problems are solved. Key companies in the "spaces" created by these technologies are also studied: what these
companies do; which technologies they use; how these technologies support their critical applications; and how these companies
compete and collaborate among themselves. Moreover, the course examines possible future directions and trends for the
technologies being studied; novel applications that they enable; and how high-tech companies can leverage applications of these
technologies. This is an advanced course, and it is intended for the students who have already acquired basic knowledge of
technical concepts and who want to advance their knowledge of technologies beyond the basics and to further develop an
understanding of the dynamics of the "spaces" associated with these technologies.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing Financial Businesses
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
For second-year students. May be counted as a finance or nonfinance elective. This course looks at the management of financial service organizations during periods of rapid regulatory, cultural, and technical
change. The focus is on issues as perceived by top executives. Particular industries and firms are selected for case study
exploration. Three main themes are examined: strategy and its execution, managing culture, and managing technology. Classes
are a combination of lectures, case studies, and outside speakers.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Electronic Commerce: Management in Digital Markets
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Digital markets have profound differences from traditional markets. For instance, copies of digital goods can be produced at almost
zero cost, and online markets enable buyers to easily compare the offerings of many different sellers. The goal of this course is to
provide students with a fundamental understanding of digital markets and to equip them with the concepts and principles necessary
to understand current and future developments in digital markets; to separate the value from the hype; and to function in and take
advantage of these markets. The first half of the course focuses on the markets for digital goods such as software, news, music, or
movies, which can be delivered through the Internet, and covers their delivery infrastructure, pricing, digital rights management, and
economics. The second half of the course focuses on online marketplaces, covering consumer search, advertising, product
differentiation and customization, competitive dynamics, and the impact of the Internet on industry structure, organizations, markets,
and business-to-business commerce.
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Purdue University Master of Science in Technology (TECH)
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Local Area Networking And Systems Administration
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Telecommunication and Networking
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Local Area Networks (LANs). Topics include the study of LAN communication
protocols, the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model, client/server operating system architectures, basic security services, and
introductory systems administration concepts.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data Communications
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Telecommunication and Networking
This course provides an introduction to both Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs). Modem technology,
standards, and practices are explored. Three architectural models are used to illustrate protocol relationships and operational
characteristics of both packet and circuit switched networks. Business issues from both provider and user perspectives are
discussed. Current technology and trends in each architectural element are reviewed.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction To C++ Language Programming
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Telecommunication and Networking
This course is an introduction to C++ language programming for persons with prior programming experience. Course topics include
data types, control flow, operators and expressions, and an introduction to class construction including other object-oriented
concepts and constructs. Applications are designed for business, manufacturing, or technology, depending on audience.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Programming II
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Telecommunication and Networking
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internetwork Design And Implementation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Telecommunication and Networking
This is an advanced course in network architecture. Students learn to design and implement wide area network systems capable of
simultaneously transporting packet-switched and circuit-switched, voice, multi-protocol data, and video. An emphasis is placed on
the integration of diverse communications technologies, while considering the effect of engineering decisions on business
performance. These learning outcomes are reinforced in the laboratory setting.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Programming I
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Telecommunication and Networking
Introduction to computers and software, primitive types, strings, input, output, flow of control, classes, objects, methods, arrays,
inheritance, exception handling, recursion, abstract data types, collections framework, streams and file I/O, reusable software, and
event-driven programming. The programming language used is Java. Intended primarily for students majoring in computer sciences.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Measurement and Evaluation in Industry and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology
An introduction to measurement strategies in industrial, technical, and human resource development environments. The evaluation
of measurement outcomes will be the primary focus of the course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology
Analysis of research and evaluation of research reports. Emphasis on understanding the application of fundamental statistical
methods in design and interpretation of research findings in industrial, technical, and human resource development environments.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Quality and Productivity in Industry and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology
Examines the contemporary issues of continuous improvement in quality and productivity in manufacturing and service industries.
Includes a close examination of the evolving philosophies bearing on the scope, improvement, and costs of quality assurance
programs in industry and technology.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology Architecture
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / IS-Tecnology Management / IS-Education and Training /
Telecommunications and Networking
A conceptual and technological survey of information technology architectures inclusive of operating systems, network operating
systems, distributed systems architectures, and distributed application architectures. Interoperability between these architectural
components is explored. Current technology and trends in each architectural element are reviewed.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Systems Analysis and Design Methods
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / IS-Tecnology Management / IS-Education and Training
Comprehensive introduction to information systems development. Topics include the systems analyst, the systems development life
cycle, methodologies, development technology, systems planning, project management, systems analysis, systems design, systems
implementation, and systems support. Introduction to tools and techniques for systems development.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Database Fundamentals
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / IS-Tecnology Management / IS-Education and Training
A study of relational database concepts. These concepts include data design, modeling, and normalization; the use of Structured
Query Language (SQL) to define, manipulate, and test the database; programmatic access to a database and practical issues that
database developers must handle.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Programming with Data Structures
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / IS-Tecnology Management / IS-Education and Training
This course introduces programming techniques used to develop dynamic Internet and intranet applications. Topics include client-
side scripting, server-side scripting, and their appropriate use. The students will gain practical experience using contemporary
scripting technologies in laboratory-based assignments
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Programming with Objects
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / IS-Tecnology Management / IS-Education and Training
This course introduces visual, object-oriented application development and programming. Topics include software engineering
methods; problem solving and algorithm development; control structures; objects and events; user interface construction;
programming correctness verification and validation and data structures and processing. Student projects involve user interface
construction, simple file/database/object searches and updates, and report generation.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Systems Development
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / IS-Tecnology Management / IS-Education and Training
This course introduces information systems development. Topics include types of information systems, system development,
database management systems, and problem solving. Students will read/create UML, ERD, and data flow diagrams to model
information system objects, data, processes, and logic. Labs emphasize modeling and SQL/QBE querying to prepare students for
later systems, programming, and database classes. Given user requirements students will design, construct, and test a personal
computer information system.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Workshop In Computer Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Telecommunications and Networking Technology
Advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new developments relating to technical, operational, and
training aspects of industry and technology education.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology Economics
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology / Information Systems / Information Systems and Technology Management/
Telecommunications and Networking Technology
Examines the economics of information systems and information technology as it relates to business performance. Topics include
strategic information technology planning, alignment with business planning, value assessment, and performance measurement.
Special emphasis is placed on issues relevant to strategic information technology infrastructure management, both for the
information technology unit as well as the business as a whole.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Developing Instructional Programs for Industry and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology
Emphasis on content priority and sequence, sources and assessment of instructional materials, instructional methods, and pertinent
research
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Technology from a Global Perspective
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology
Introduction to the challenges faced by the practicing technologist when working and interacting with international technical
personnel, both here and abroad, including history, standards, education, and practice of technology outside the United States.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Developing Courses for Industry and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Technology
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Principles and procedures in planning, organizing, and developing instructional content for industrial, technical, and human resource
development courses.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Management of Information Technology Resources
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / Information Systems and Technology Management /
Telecommunications and Networking Technology
Focuses on the management of information technology (IT) as an organizational asset. Investigates the problems, challenges, and
issues facing IT managers in a rapidly changing, competitive environment. A "best practices" approach to solutions is developed.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Quality Management in Information Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / Information Systems and Technology Management /
Telecommunications and Networking Technology
This course explores quality and productivity models used to ensure quality in information technology systems development
processes. Special emphasis is on learning and understanding process metrics and measurement, as well as initiatives such as
Total Quality Management, Continuous Process Improvement, Six Sigma, and the Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity
Model.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology Project Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / Information Systems and Technology Management /
Telecommunications and Networking Technology
Explores the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully initiate, plan, manage, control, and report on information technology
projects. Special emphasis is placed on learning the PMBOK and its practices concerning integration management, scope
management, time management, cost management, quality management, human resource management, communications
management, risk management, and procurement management. Practical examples are used to demonstrate the concepts and
techniques, plus hands-on experience is received by working on a case study.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizational Impact of Information Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Systems / Information Systems and Technology Management /
Telecommunications and Networking Technology
Concepts and methods that integrate previous training in functional areas of management. The perspective is that of the general
manager charged with directing the total enterprise. Emphasis is given to formulation and implementation of strategy.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Accounting
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Business Area
The two-course accounting sequence employs a user's perspective on the firm's database. First, the standard accounting model is
developed into a working tool, as no prior study of accounting is assumed. Then illustrative business cases are discussed to show how external reports conform to financial contracts and public regulation.
Public reports primarily directed to investors and creditors are analyzed to reconstruct the economic events and managerial
decisions underlying generally accepted accounting standards.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managerial Accounting
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Business Area
Oriented to managers, the second course of the accounting core examines the firm's internal systems for costing products or
services and their interpretation. A variety of manufacturing and service industries are studied to demonstrate design of flexible cost
systems to match the firm's technological, competitive and/or multinational environments. Applications to budgeting, variance
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analysis, pricing models, performance evaluation and incentives are demonstrated. Case discussion and analytical "what if" modes
of instruction are used to enhance managerial skills of students. Design and use of accounting data are linked to other subjects in
the program core and to ethical aspects of accounting policy issues.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Management I
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Business Area
Analysis of short-term working capital needs. Cash budgeting procedures, pro forma statements, major types of short-term loan
arrangements, and short-term asset management.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Financial Management II
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Business Area
Long-term capital structure planning, capital budgeting, treatment of uncertainty in investment decisions, security underwriting,
dividend policies, and mergers.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Marketing Management I
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
An integrated analysis of major marketing decisions, including product pricing, advertising, distribution, and sales force policies.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Strategic Management I
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Concepts and methods that integrate previous training in functional areas of management. The perspective is that of the general
manager charged with directing the total enterprise. Emphasis is given to formulation and implementation of strategy.
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The University of Georgia The Master of Internet Technology
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος MIT Project II
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Continuation of MIST 7590. Software development and implementation for the MIT project. Continuing consultation with the client.
Testing and deployment of software. Presentation to client, faculty, students and public.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος MIT Project I
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Consultation with a client to determine the software need. Planning and design for an enterprise application satisfy client needs.
Initial stages of software development and testing. Project planning and management. Interim reporting. Instruction on cutting edge
topics in Web design and Web software development. The project concludes with a working e-commerce Web application developed
by the team and a presentation of this application to the sponsor, faculty, other students and the public.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internet Programming II
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Multitier enterprise applications using J2EE technology with enterprise javabeans (EJBs), Java messaging service (JMS) and other
J2EE technologies. Applications that provide or use web services. Architecting enterprise applications using J2EE and other
technologies.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internet Programming I
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Introduction to Java Web applications using servlets and JavaServer pages (JSP). Basic servlet programming, accessing form data,
database access using JDBC, Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL), security and authentication. Deployment and administration of an
application server such as Apache Jakarta Tomcat. Use of an IDE to develop and deploy applications.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Electronic Commerce
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The general notion of electronic commerce and the management and marketing concepts and procedures that apply to electronic
Basic principles of design, information architecture, page layout, color principles and the use of color. Technology and design
principles of Web page construction. HTML, XHTML cascading style sheets (CSS) and JavaScript. Detailed examination of the
document object model
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Object Oriented Systems Analysis
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course covers the principles and application of object oriented design and systems analysis for enterprise applications. The
emphasis is on the use of modeling tools such as UML to design and architect solutions to information technology problems
involving a multitier architecture and distributed processing.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Fundamentals and practical aspects of project management, especially with regards to managing software development in an e-
commerce environment.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Database Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Database Management Data storage and management principles, data modeling, database management, XML.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internet Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Introduction to the technologies, protocols and standards of the Internet. Networking basics, tcp/ip, network topologies, the domain
name system, search engines, network security principles, firewalls, encryption, VPNs, multitier architecture, HTTP, FTP and other
network protocols, wireless networks and mobile computing, IP telephony, network administration, basic Linux/UNIX administration
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UC Berkeley School Of Information Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Distributed Computing Applications and infrastructure
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Three hours of lecture, one hour of programming laboratory per week. Prerequisites: An introductory programming course in a high-
level language (such as Java, C, or C++) and consent of instructor. Technological foundations for computing and communications: computer architecture, operating system, networking, middleware,
security. Programming paradigms: object-oriented design, design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, formal languages.
Distributed system architectures and models, interprocess communications, concurrency, system performance.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Law and Policy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Four hours of lecture per week (half a semester in duration; offered during the first half of the semester). Law is one of a number of
policies that mediates the tension between free flow and restrictions on the flow of information. This course introduces students to
copyright and other forms of legal protection for databases, licensing of information, consumer protection, liability for insecure
systems and defective information, privacy, and national and international information policy.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Professional Skills Workshop
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
One hour of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week. As information and information systems projects have become increasingly
strategic, information workers at all levels and in all environments must demonstrate higher levels of professionalism, not only to
perform their duties competently, but to remain competitive in the job market. This course, in conjunction with the SIMS final project,
gives students insight into the source and best practice of professionalism, and gives students the chance to refine the essential
skills in a simulated but realistic working environment.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Organization and Retrieval
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Three hours of lecture per week. This course introduces the intellectual foundations of information organization and retrieval:
conceptual modeling, semantic representation, vocabulary and metadata design, classification, and standardization, as well as
information organization and retrieval practices, technology, and applications, including computational processes for analyzing
information in both textual and non-textual formats. Students will learn how information organization and retrieval is carried out by
professionals, authors, and users; by individuals in association with other individuals, and as part of the business processes in an
enterprise and across enterprises. This is a required introductory course for SIMS Master's students, integrating perspectives and best practices from a wide range of
disciplines.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Social and Organizational Issues of Information and Society
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Three hours of lecture per week. The relationship between information and information systems, technology, practices, and artifacts
on how people organize their work, interact, and understand experience. Individual, group, organizational, and societal issues in information production and use, information systems design and
management, and information and communication technologies. Social science research methods for understanding information
issues
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Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Qualitative Research Methods for Information Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Sociology of Information
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Policy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics and Policy
This course will introduce students to policy issues and analytical methods in the areas of information systems, communications,
computing, and media. Economic, political, social, and legal perspectives will be introduced. The specific topics will vary from year to
year and will reflect the current interests of the students and the instructor, but the following list should suggest the range of areas
likely to be covered.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Economic Methods for Decision Making
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics and Policy
Three hours of lecture per week. Using economic methods for management decisions. Understanding costs and pricing.
Microeconomics of information and information organizations. Financial management.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Economics of Information
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics and Policy
Three hours of lecture per week. The measurement and analysis of the role information plays in the economy and of the resources
devoted to production, distribution, and consumption of information. Economic analysis of the information industry. Macroeconomics of information. Enrollment is limited.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Legal Issues in Information Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics and Policy
Three hours of lecture per week. The emergence of global digital networks, such as the Internet, and digital technologies that
enhance human abilities to access, store, manipulate, and transmit vast amounts of information has brought with it a host of new
legal issues that lawyers preparing to practice in the 21st century will need to understand and address. Although many are trying to
"map" existing legal concepts onto problems arising in cyberspace, it is becoming increasingly evident that this strategy sometimes
doesn't work. In some cases, it is necessary to go back to first principles to understand how to accomplish the purposes of existing
law in digital networked environments. The course will explore specific problems in applying law to cyberspace in areas such as
intellectual property, privacy, content control, and the bounds of jurisdiction. Students with familiarity with the Internet and its
resources or with backgrounds in some of the substantive fields explored in this course are especially welcome, but there are no
formal prerequisites. Grades for the course will be based either on a series of short papers or on a supervised term paper.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Intellectual Property Law for the Information Industries
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics and Policy
Three hours of lecture per week. This course will provide an overview of the intellectual property laws with which information
managers need to be familiar. It will start with a consideration of trade secrecy law that information technology and other firms
routinely use to protect commercially valuable information. It will then consider the role that copyright law plays in the legal protection
of information products and services. Although patents for many years rarely were available to protect information innovations,
patents on such innovations are becoming increasingly common. As a consequence, it is necessary to consider standards of
patentability and the scope of protection that patent affords to innovators. Trademark law allows firms to protect words or symbols
used to identify their goods or services and to distinguish them from the goods and services of other producers. It offers significant
protection to producers of information products and services. Because so many firms license intellectual property rights, some
coverage of licensing issues is also important. Much of the course will concern the legal protection of computer software and
databases, but it will also explore some intellectual property issues arising in cyberspace.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Multimedia Information
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Design and Architecture
The course will be divided into three parts: (1) Past. This part is concerned with the history and theory of digital multimedia production. Brief excursions into semiotics, film and
media theory, the history and theory of computation, and computational media theory will provide the underlying basis for the
discussion and evaluation of state-of-the-art systems and concepts, while introductions to video and audio production practice will
give insight into theoretical concepts as well as current production processes. Students will apply their theoretical knowledge in two
hands-on assignments. (2) Present. This part surveys current commercial and academic research systems for media production, editing, annotation,
retrieval, and reuse. Among other things, we will investigate automated media analysis and media asset management as well as
current media standards. Students will write an analysis and critique of an exiting multimedia information system. (3) Future. We will look into the future of digital multimedia information systems including systems that automate and integrate many
aspects of digital media production and reuse. We will discuss and design new concepts as well as next-generation multimedia
information systems and prototypes. Students will work on and present final projects improving an existing system or designing a
new component for a digital multimedia information system.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Principles of Information Retrieval
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Design and Architecture
Three hours of lecture per week. Theories and methods for searching and retrieval of text and bibliographic information. Analysis of
relevance and utility. Statistical and linguistic methods for automatic indexing and classification. Boolean and probabilistic
approaches to indexing, query formulation, and output ranking. Filtering methods. Measures of retrieval effectiveness and retrieval
experimentation methodology. This course is intended to prepare you to understand the underlying theories and algorithms of advanced information retrieval
systems and to introduce the methodology for the design and evaluation of information retrieval systems. The course will introduce
you to the major types of information retrieval systems, the different theoretical foundations underlying these systems, and the
methods and measures that can be used to evaluate them. The course will focus on the both the theoretical aspects of information
retrieval design and evaluation, and will also consider the practical aspects of how these theories have been implemented in actual
systems. These topics will be examined through readings, discussion, hands-on experience using various information retrieval
systems, and through participation in evaluation of different retrieval algorithms on various test collections. The prerequisite for the
course is INFOSYS 202, though this may be waived with the consent of instructor. A good familiarity with computers and
programming is highly desirable.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος User Interface Design and Development
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Three hours of lecture per week. User interface design and human-computer interaction. Examination of alternative design. Tools
and methods for design and development. Human- computer interaction. Methods for measuring and evaluating interface quality. This course covers the design, prototyping, and evaluation of user interfaces to computers which is often called Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI). It is loosely based on course CS1 described in the ACM SIGCHI Curricula for Human-Computer Interaction
(Association for Computing Machinery, 1992). HCI covers many topics including: 1.Human capabilities (e.g., visual and auditory perception, memory, mental models, and interface metaphors); 2.Interface technology (e.g., input and output devices, interaction styles, and common interface paradigms); and, 3.Interface design methods (e.g., user-centered design, prototyping, and design principles and rules), and interface evaluation (e.g.,
software logging, user observation, benchmarks and experiments). This material is covered through lectures, reading, discussions, homework assignments, and a course project. This course differs
from CS 160 primarily in two ways: 1.There is an emphasis on interfaces for information technology applications; and, 2.There is less emphasis on programming and system development, although some simple prototyping (for example, in visual basic
or using JAVA GUI development tools) may be required. (CS 160 has a big programming project.)
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Visualization and Presentation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
The design and presentation of digital information. Use of graphics, animation, sound, visualization software, and hypermedia in
presenting information to the user. Methods of presenting complex information to enhance comprehension and analysis.
Incorporation of visualization techniques into human-computer interfaces.Computer visualization is used widely in scientific and
engineering disciplines to help people understand the systems they study, but has only recently begun to be applied to general
information. This course will focus on the use of visualization to enhance comprehension and analysis of structured information such
as text collections, networked systems like the Web, work processes, etc. For examples of what computerized visualization is see:
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/casa/martin/atlas/atlas.html Much of the relevant work is new and still being researched. For this reason, many of the lectures will be given by guest speakers
with expertise in specialized subareas. Readings and lectures will cover basic visualization principles and tools, and relevant work in the new field of information
visualization. Students will gain hands-on experience with existing tools. All students are expected to participate in class discussion, write a short survey paper or design a graphical presentation, and do a
project. The project will consist either of creating or enhancing a visualization system or technique, or conducting a user study to
evaluate a system or technique. This course is targeted to both SIMS and computer science students. Students must be willing to read papers that contain some
advanced math and must be willing to augment existing programs (using either a scripting language or a standard programming
language).
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information in Society
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Information Economics and Policy - and - Sociology of Information -
This semester, this course will be a kind of follow-on the first part of IS204. We will address in more detail some of the topics
introduced in 204, and add others. Topics will include: social/cultural approaches to knowledge and knowledge communities,
emphasizing the collaborative nature of knowledge; computer-mediated knowledge work, including computer-mediated
communication (CMC) and computer supported cooperative work (CSCW); culture and the internet; issues of self and the internet,
including the construction of alternative ‘selves’; and the culture of technology design (with attention to the tensions between
technologists and social scientists). Other possible topics include: gender and technology; technology and the body; and the digital
divide. This class will have a seminar format, with topics determined in part by the interests of the participants. The major product will
be a term paper exploring one or more topics in depth. Recommended for MIMS students, and for graduate students in other departments with an interest in social issues in knowledge
work and information technology. Students with specific interests that you would like to see addressed in the class are encouraged
to email the instructor.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Computer-Based Communications Systems and Networks
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Information Assurance- and -Information Design and Architecture -
This is an introductory networking course intended to provide students with a detailed understanding of computer-based
communications and networking technologies and how they are used in distributed information systems. Topics include:
communications fundamentals, transmission media, networking technologies (e.g., LAN and WAN), network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP,
HTTP), routing, socket programming, Internet economics and policy-making. The course will include lectures, readings and
discussions, student projects and presentations, and examinations.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Strategic Computing and Communications Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Information Assurance - and - Information Economics and Policy -
Factors strongly impacting the success of new computing and communications products and services (based on underlying
technologies such as electronics and software) in commercial applications. Technology trends and limits, economics,
standardization, intellectual property, government policy, and industrial organizations. Strategies to manage the design and
marketing of successful products and services.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Database Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Information Assurance - and - Information Design and Architecture -
Three hours of lecture per week. This course is concerned with the use of Database Management Systems (DBMS) to solve a wide
range of information storage, management and retrieval problems, in organizations ranging from large corporations to personal
applications, such as research data management. The course combines the practical aspects of DBMS use with more theoretical
discussions of database design methodologies and the "internals" of database systems. A significant part of the course will require students to design their own database and implement it on different DBMS that run on
different computer systems. We will use both ACCESS and ORACLE. In the theoretical portion of the course, we will examine the major types or data models of DBMS (hierarchical, network, relational,
and object-oriented). We will discuss the principles and problems of database design, operation, and maintenance for each data
model.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Document Engineering
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Information Assurance - and - Information Design and Architecture -
Three hours of lecture per week. This course introduces the discipline of Document Engineering: specifying, designing, and
deploying electronic documents and information repositories that enable document-centric applications. These applications include
web services, virtual enterprises, information supply chains, single-source publishing, and syndication. Course topics include developing requirements, analyzing existing documents and information sources, conceptual modeling,
identifying reusable components, modeling business processes and user interactions, applying patterns to make models more
robust, representing models using XML schemas, and using XML models to implement and drive applications. Document Engineering has much in common with the field of Information Architecture, but extends its scope beyond web site and
web application design. It is complementary to User Interface Design and Development (IS 213), taking an "inside out" or
"information driven" perspective on many of the same design issues addressed from the "outside in" by the latter.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Privacy, Security, and Cryptography
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Information Assurance - and - Information Design and Architecture -
This course will survey results in computer security, cryptography, and privacy, with an emphasis on work done in the last 3 years.
Student projects (creative work, demonstrations, or literature reviews) will form a substantial portion of the course work. Prerequisite:
IS 206 (Distributed Systems) or a strong background in distributed systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Group and Organizational Approaches to Information System Use
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Human-Computer Interaction - and - Sociology of Information -
This course explores the relationship between organizations and the development and use of information technology and systems. It
presumes that organizational models reflect the opportunities created by information technology and the changing institutional
context. We will compare the implications of different organizational models for knowledge and information flows, learning within and
between organizations, and learning between organizations and their environment. Case materials will draw from private and public
sector organizations as well as professional, educational and other non-profit organizations. We will devote special attention to
organizational transformations associated with new models of innovation and the “network” or knowledge economy. The course is recommended for MIMS students, SIMS Ph.D. students, and graduate students in other departments with an interest
in the relationship between information technology and the transformation of organizations.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση - Human-Computer Interaction - and - Information Design and Archtecture -
This course addresses concepts and methods of needs and usability assessment. The emphasis will be on understanding users'
needs and practices and translating them into design decisions. Topics to be covered include: methods of identifying and describing
user needs and requirements; user centered design; and evaluation of information systems. We will practice a number of major
usability assessment methods, including heuristic evaluation, surveys and focus groups, and naturalistic/ethnographic methods.
Finally, we will discuss methods of bringing needs and usability assessment into the design process. This course is appropriate for both 1st and 2nd-year MIMS students, and for students from other departments with a strong interest
in user-based design and assessment, with the instructor's permission. Students will complete at least one major group project
related to needs assessment and evaluation. Second-year MIMS students may use this project to meet their capping project
requirement.
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University of Arizona, Eller college of Management Master's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS)
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Information Systems Analysis and Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course introduces the basic steps in engineering an Information System. An overview of techniques for analysis, design and
overall software lifecycle management is presented. Structured Analysis, basic object oriented analysis and development of large-
scale Systems Architectures are presented in the context of business process reengineering of enterprise information systems.
Recent advances in managerial practices and software technologies are discussed. Students are expected to do a semester-long
project to learn the application of these basic methodologies in real-world settings
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Communication
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is an overview of the methods, processes, and functions necessary for effective communication in today's high tech,
global marketplace. The goals for this course are to develop an understanding of the need for and the requisite skills of competent
communication in both the physical and electronic environments
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data Base Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The course introduces the student to fundamentals of database analysis, design and implementation. Emphasis is on practical
aspects of design and development. Topics covered include: conceptual design of databases using the entity relationship model,
relational design and normalization. SQL and PL/SQL, web based database design, and implementation using Oracle or some other
modern Database Management System. Students are required to work with a local client organization in designing and implementing
a web based database application. Additional technology related to data warehouses, knowledge discovery and distributed
databases is covered as well. Students will acquire hands-on-experience with a state-of-the-art database management system and
web-based development tools as well as Java/C/C++.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Business Foundations for Information Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course will many business foundations in support of MIS students in the MS program. In today's environment, IT solutions have
to support the competitive needs of organizations and recognize the inter-organizational nature of business processes. In addition,
the IT solutions have to support the financial well-being of a firm as well as its responsibility to various stakeholders.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Web Computing and Mining
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course introduces data structures and algorithms that are suited for developing Internet-based information systems in business
intelligence, search engines, digital libraries, knowledge management systems, web/data/text mining, national security, and
biomedical informatics. The course contains lectures, readings, programming assignments, lab sessions, and a large-scale hands-on
system development project. The course will begin with select fundamental yet useful data structures (e.g., stacks, queues, lists,
trees, and graphs) and sorting and searching algorithms. Newer and more robust web/data/text mining algorithms (e.g., neural
networks, decision trees, genetic algorithms, spreading activation, information retrieval, natural language processing) are then
introduced in the context of modern and emerging information systems in business, engineering, and bioinformatics.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizations, Privacy and Security
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
In this course, we will explore how data is captured and used, security techniques for protecting data, and the managerial and
governance policy implications for both the private and public sector.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος IT Strategy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course is intended to provide students exposure to the issues and challenges that both users and systems professionals face
within the IT management arena as part of a firm.s business and IT strategy. The goals are for students to learn how to plan IT
options to address competitive needs, analyze business systems using reengineering methods, investigate IT options for acquisition,
design, and implementation, and develop change management strategies using innovation and learning based theories.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Problem Definition and Project Plan
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Defining a problem for an MS Project requires an understanding of the context within which the problem is articulated, stake
holders involved in and impacted by the problem scope and its potential resolution, and getting their buy-in to put the
resources needed to solve the problem. This course investigates the technologies used to document and scope the
problem, identify the financial, people and time resources needed to solve the problem, and develop a project plan using
Microsoft Project. Specific attention will be paid to understanding potential pitfalls or risks that will delay the project and
contingency plans to address these risks.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Software Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
In this course, you will learn to model problems, and then implement those models as object-oriented systems. The course will begin
with a discussion of techniques and notations for object-oriented modeling. Building on the modeling techniques we develop, we will
then discuss strategies for implementing reusable and extensible systems. Although topics will vary in response to new technologies,
you will learn a core set of skills including polymorphic code construction, the use of inheritance and composition and design
patterns.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Enterprise Computing Environments
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems represent an integrated strategy for the management of information among an
organization, its suppliers and its customers. Topics discussed will include the enabling information architecture, functional
characteristics of ERP environments, alternatives to integrated ERP environments, and the impact of ERP implementations on
business processes.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Workflow Technologies and E-Commerce Applications
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The fundamental objective of workflow technologies is to automate the routing, monitoring, and control of business processes. A
workflow system provides software tools that enable the specification and maintenance of the organizational model, the process
map, the process constraints, and the process monitoring and control rules. E-commerce embeds many business processes that are
transforming company relationships. Workflow technologies provide the right concepts and tools for e-commerce automation. This
course will enable the students to develop a prototype workflow system in a particular application domain
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project Execution and Presentation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Successful execution of a project not only starts with a clear articulation of the problem and the development of a project plan, but a
careful execution of each step, monitoring the status for potential deviations and putting resources needed to bring the project on
track, if there are delays. In addition, the project execution, depending on the nature of the project may require extensive research,
prototype system development, and/or in-depth case analysis. The course uses class lectures to reinforces various methods in
conducting research, prototype application development and case analysis, and ensures that the students stay focused on the
project execution through status reports, intermediate and final presentations (both oral and written) and engage in knowledge
sharing for lessons learned.
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University of California Irvine,
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science
General M.S. Degree
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Data Structures
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Theory
Introduction; binary and leftist heaps Binomial and Fibonacci heaps Binary search trees Splay trees; persistence suffix trees hashing lowest common ancestors; augmenting data structures cutting and linking trees Study problems on LCAs and cutting and linking trees geometric searching Study problems on segment and interval treesunion find
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Analysis of Algorithms
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Theory
1. Recursion 2. Evaluation of relations 3. Dynamic programming 4. Greedy algorithms 5. Trees 6. Pattern matching 7. NP-
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Fundamentals of the Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Theory
Review of O-notation and algorithm analysis. Graphs, graph representation, and traversal. See also Guido van Rossum's essay on
graph representation in Python. Shortest paths.Network flow.Matching.Dynamic programming.
Longest common subsequences, change-making problem, optimal triangulation. Greedy algorithms. Huffman coding, minimum spanning trees, approximate traveling salesman and set cover. Linear programming.NP-completeness: definitions. NP-completeness: Cook's theorem and satisfiability. Thanksgiving day. NP-completeness: Example reductions. Case study: truck scheduling algorithms. Branch and bound.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Principles of Data Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Software and Systems
This course provides students with an introduction to the design of databases and the use of database management systems for
applications. We will cover the entity relationship (E/R) approach to database design. We will cover the relational data model,
mapping E/R designs to relations, relational design theory, abstract query language such as relational algebra, and programming in
SQL. Students will get exposure to how relational database management systems are used to implement a database. Time
permitting, we will also consider advanced database management features such as object-oriented and object-relational database
systems. This course is aimed at database design and use of database management systems in implementing database
applications
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Software Engineering
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Software and Systems
This class is a graduate survey of software engineering topics. The instructors assume basic background in software engineering as
well as some experience in developing software systems. For example, the course assumes knowledge the following basic ideas:
software engineering principles (such as abstraction and information hiding), software development phases (e.g., requirements
analysis, design, implementation), software development processes (such as the waterfall and spiral models), software design
methodologies (such as object-oriented design), software testing and analysis strategies, and project management issues (e.g., chief
programmer teams). Students unfamiliar with this area are advised to take ICS 121, as this course will not repeat basic material, but
rather will focus on issues at the frontier of software engineering. At the end of the class, students should be knowledgeable about
what key problems are currently being pursued by software researchers and what key approaches are being proposed and
investigated, as well as be familiar with the work of many of the leading software researchers.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Human-Computer Interaction
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Software and Systems
This course gives an introduction to human-computer interaction with an emphasis on user interface and interaction design.
Students learn about HCI theory, guidelines for good interface and interaction design, user needs and task analysis, and selected
HCI research topics
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Compiler Construction
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Software and Systems
This is a graduate course on advanced compiler construction. Two developments are driving the need for new techniques of programming language implementation: New hardware architectures (such as RISC and VLIW) require more complex optimizations than their predecessors. We discuss
essential optimization techniques such as redundancy elimination, register allocation, and instruction scheduling. New programming languages (such as Java) provide novel features that need to be implemented efficiently. We examine advanced
language-implementation topics such as type-directed dispatch, garbage collection, dynamic linking, and just-in-time code
generation. These topics will be introduced in class alongside a programming project, in which students have the opportunity of applying their
new knowledge in practice.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Distributed Computer Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Software and Systems
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Embedded & Ubiquitous Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Architecture/CAD/Hardware
Increasing integration of communications, multimedia and processing and relentless digitization of data (including even RF data)
continues to expand the scope and complexity of embedded systems. To appreciate these advances, and to productively contribute
to future advances of these systems, a critical appreciation of the underlying technology underpinning is a must. The goal of this
course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the technologies behind the embedded systems, particularly, those using
computing elements (processor, DSP, or ASSPs). The students develop an appreciation of the technology capabilities and
limitations of the hardware, software components for building embedded systems, and methods to evaluate design tradeoffs
between different technology choices.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Computer Systems Architectures
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Architecture/CAD/Hardware
Design of computer elements: ALU, control unit, and arithmetic circuits. Memory hierarchy and organization. Caches. Function unit
sharing and pipelining. I/O and interrupt processing. RTL and behavioral modeling using hardware description languages.
Microprocessor organization and implementation techniques
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Internet
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Architecture/CAD/Hardware
Assumes that students are familiar with networks and their protocols Introductory graduate course on the Internet and its architecture and protocols This course will provide students with a broad overview of the basic principles of the Internet and its architecture and protocols. Topics covered include Internet architecture, addressing, routing (OSPF, BGP), IP (IPv4, IPv6, mobile IP), TCP (flow and congestion
control, TCP variants), multicast, quality of service (IntServ, DiffServe, policy servers), streaming protocols (RTP, RTCP), Internet applications (P2P and distributed discovery), and other advanced Internet topics
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Computer Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Architecture/CAD/Hardware
Introduction to modern digital system design, design automation paradigms, review of graph theory and basic algorithms Design/hardware description, system representation and modeling (HDL, finite-states, data flow, sequencing graphs and other
extended models) Behavioral modeling and optimization (architectural synthesis, compilation, and optimization techniques) High level synthesis and optimization (scheduling, binding, timing constraints, resource constraints) Logic-level synthesis and optimization (state encoding, two/multi-level logic optimization) Technology mapping Physical design (floorplanning, partitioning, placement, and routing)
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project in Software System Design
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Expert Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
To introduce students to the history of and motivation behind knowledge-based expert systems. Students will complete a project that
involves creating an expert system in CYC Τίτλος Μαθήματος Comprehensive Project in Software System Evolution
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The goal of this course is to provide students with an industrial-like experience in software development. Students will undergo the
vicissitudes of developing a large-scale software system from the point of view of all involved personnel - customer, developer, and
manager. This course is a two-quarter project course in which the students specify, design, construct, test, document, and evolve a
complete software system using concepts learned in ICS 52, 121, and 141. Special emphasis is placed on the need for and use of
teamwork, management, planning, and other tools for developing and maintaining large-scale software systems. Using techniques
for formal specification and analysis at multiple levels of abstraction are also emphasized, as well as those for usability evaluation
and evolution. A central focus of this course is the application of the software engineering concepts studied in ICS 121 in a significantly sized
software development project worked on in teams. This course will will emphasize well-understood requirements, logical object-
oriented design, effective oral and written communication of concepts, and group cooperation.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Project in Software Engineering
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Introduction to the theory of programming language processors covering lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis,
intermediate representations, code generation, optimization, interpretation, and run-time support.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project in the Social and Organizational Impacts of Computing
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Language Processor Construction
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project in Operating System Organization
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
# There will be a set of projects to complete, each dealing with a different part of the operating system. These will be discussed in
class. On the due date, you have to turn in your deliverables (design documentation, commented code, report, depending on
project). The functionality of some projects must also be demonstrated by running them with a given set of test data. # You may work individually or in teams of two students (for some projects). Individuals and teams will carry out the same projects
but the assigned workload is increased for teams.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Logic Design Laboratory
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The goal of this course is to learn the basic principles of digital design. The course aims at enabling a student to design small digital
systems for different applications starting from abstract specifications or behavioral/structural descriptions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Computer Design Laboratory
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Students will learn hardware design and simulation using the Verilog hardware description language. The use of hardware
simulators and debugging tools will be explored. The culmination of the course is the design and simulation of a MIPS processor
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Computer Networks
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This primary goals of this class are to understand the limitations of the existing Internet protocols and to learn how to design better
protocols that overcome these limitations. The prerequisite of this course is ICS 243A. Students are supposed to have learned the basics of the Internet protocols. We will
revisit a number of network protocols, examine the challenges they face in today's Internet, learn the state-of-art proposals to
address the challenges, and discuss our own solutions. The core components of the course are class discussions and a class project. You are required to organize into groups of two or
three to prepare for class discussions and to work on the class project.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project in Algorithms and Data Structures
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* Design, implementation, execution, and analysis of algorithms * Based on material from ICS 23 and ICS 161, plus some more advanced topics * The programming language will be C/C++ (each student's choice) * There are 3 required projects, no homeworks and no examinations
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project in Artificial Intelligence
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The main goal of this class is to have each student implement a working artificial intelligence system. For this quarter we will be
primarily focusing on building a system which can analyze and recognize faces in digital images. This is something which humans
can easily do, but which is difficult for computers. The project will involve the implementation of a variety of learning algorithms and
image analysis functions. The overall goals of the class are to: * Learn how to use the MATLAB scientific programming environment * Understand the general principles of how computers can perform simple learning, recognition and classification tasks * Learn about automated image analysis and why it is a difficult problem, but how in some cases we can use learning algorithms
to build reasonably accurate and useful image analysis systems * Design, implement, and test a system (composed of component algorithms) which can learn to classify face images * Learn how to experimentally evaluate and test your system.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project in Human Computer Interaction & User Interfaces
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Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology and Organizational Context
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Application of communication and information technologies to support work processes, including technology-enhanced
communication networks, computer-supported collaborative work, decision-support systems, interactive systems, and systems
analysis. Acquisition of information systems and their integration into the organization
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Users and Use Context
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Use of information by individuals. Nature of information. Information behavior and mental models. Characteristics of problems, task
analysis, problem solving, and decision making. Methods for determining informat ion behavior and user needs. Information access.
Information technolog y as a tool in information use.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Management of Information Programs and Services
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Administration of information programs, services, and projects, including the role of leadership in management; developing mission,
vision, and goals; providing effective management for results; managing professionals; financial management; and professional
conduct and ethical issues.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Selected Topics in Information Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Selected Topics in Information Management
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Strategic Information Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Defining and identifying strategic information in an organization. Char acteristics of strategic information management, including the
principle s, practices, issues, and programs involved with the strategic managemen t and protection of information in organizations
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Management Team Experience
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Information issues within organizational frameworks. Integrated, team-ba sed, experiential learning opportunity. This is a group
independent stud y.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Environments
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Role and function of information in organizations. Organizational envir onment and its influence on internal and external
communication, organiz ational structure and management, organizational culture, information fl ow, organizational identity. Shared
mental models and group decision ma king. Differences among types of organizations. Information policy.
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Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος User Interaction with Information Systems
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Interactive user interfaces for information systems, including models of human information processing and decision making.
techniques of usability evaluation.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Solving Problems in Information Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
In-depth problem analysis and resolution derived from and contributing to Information Management Team Experience. Independent
study
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Systems Analysis and Planning
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Formal process for planning and designing an information technology system, including identifying users and other stakeholders,
analyzing work processes, preparing system specifications, conducting feasibility and usability studies, and preparing for
implementation. Approaches to analyzing system components and functions. Measurement and evaluation of system performance.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Environmental Scanning for Information Managers
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Methods and techniques to monitor the environment to identify opportunities and threats and relate them to the strengths and
weaknesses of the organization. Develop and implement plans to identify and track external events that impact strategic information
management within an organization and prepare reports.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Project Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Management of projects through planning and execution of lifecycle phases. Includes estimating costs, managing risks, scheduling,
staff and resource allocation, team building, communication, tracking, control and other aspects of successful project completion.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Writing RFPs and Evaluating Proposals
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Evaluation of project needs and characteristics of successful RFPs; Writing technical, administrative, management and pricing
requirements; Guidelines for evaluating proposals and selecting vendors.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Seminar in Strategic Information Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Issues, problems, and processes in the strategic management of information and the management of information programs in
institutional settings.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Professional Opportunities for Information Managers
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Roles and responsibilities of information managers, including information officers and others in charge of programs, to play,
coordinate, direct, or foster the systematic creation of information systems and services within an organization.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Audits
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Processes for determining the existing information environment by identifying the information required to meet the needs of the
organization; determining the information currently available: and identifying gaps and other needs.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Principles of Competitive Intelligence
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Focuses on how to build business advantage by the collection and analysis of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, market positioning,
and strategic planning of competitors, using open source information.
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University of Michigan Master of Science in Information (MSI)
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος Understanding Networked Computing
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
The networking of computers has transformed them from devices for computation and individual productivity into devices for
communication and coordination. We are beginning to see profound effects of this transformation in organizations and in the public
life of our society, most visibly in the amazing growth of the Internet. An understanding of networked computing equips you to
participate in and help guide society's transformation.
After mastering the material in Understanding Networked Computing, students should be able to quickly understand the
opportunities created by networked application software they haven't seen before and explain them to people who have less
technical background; participate with engineers in design discussions about new networked application software or variants of
existing ones; read the information technology trade press and recognize application opportunities and strategic business
implications; and contribute a technologically informed voice to information policy discussions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Fundamentals of Human Behavior
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Surveys basic principles of cognitive and social psychology relevant to the design and use of information systems. Focuses on
important findings in psychological science and their implications for the design and use of information systems. Topics include the
basics of human perception, memory capacity and organization, the development of skill and expertise, and the characteristics of
everyday reasoning and decision making. For example, a central problem in information science is how to label information stored
for later recall. By examining how human memory operates, we can gain some insight into possible schemes that may be compatible
with human users. This survey of what we know about the human mind offers ideas about how to exploit mental capacities in the
design and use of information systems.
Each week in the course, students read original articles and discuss their content. For each session, students should come prepared
with questions regarding the readings (~40 pages per week). Since no background in psychology is assumed, it is important that
students actively identify unfamiliar concepts and raise questions in class. The instructor's goal is to provide assistance and support
as students learn to draw upon and integrate new scientific findings into their thinking about information use. Students are expected
to actively participate in discussions, and through interactions in class, learn to draw connections from the research literature.
Because class discussions are the core activity in the course, it is expected that students attend class regularly, contribute to the
interactions, and complete assignments on time.
Each student writes a one-page reaction paper each week to help identify the relevance of the ideas from the readings. This paper
describes a concrete illustration of a psychological principle and its implications for information systems. There is also a final project
requiring the evaluation of a single existing information system using multiple principles of psychology discussed throughout the
term. This project can be conducted individually or in small groups (two to four students working together) and the report should
contain no more than 10 pages. Final grades for the course are a weighted average of participation (one third), short papers (one
third), and the final project (one third). Students should feel free to discuss their progress in the course, along with any suggestions,
with the instructor at any time.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος User-Interface Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Provides an introduction to user-interface design from a design principles perspective. The course covers such topics as
standards and style guides, and visual design principles. The perspective is a pragmatic, applied view of design, with frequent
practical design exercises. The format of most classes is roughly half lecture and discussion and half in-class exercises.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Evaluation of Systems and Services
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Covers the key concepts of evaluation and a variety of methods used to determine the goals of a system or service, performs
organizational analysis, assesses task/technology or service fit, determines ease of learning of new or existing services or systems,
determines ease of use, assesses aspects of performance (including information retrieval), and evaluates the success in
accomplishing the user/organizational goals. Methods include observation, survey, interviews, performance analysis, evaluation in
the design/iteration cycle, usability tests, and assessment of systems in use.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Understanding Records and Archives: Principles and Practices
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Archives and Records Management
Provides an understanding of why societies, cultures, organizations, and individuals create and keep records. Presents cornerstone
terminology, concepts, and practices used in records management and archival administration. Examines the evolution of methods
and technologies used to create, store, organize, and preserve records and the ways in which organizations and individuals use
archives and records for ongoing operations, accountability, research, litigation, and organizational memory. Participants become
familiar with the legal, policy, and ethical issues surrounding records and archives administration and become conversant with the
structure, organization, and literatures of the archival and records management professions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Use of Information
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Engages students in the central professional and academic commitment of the School of Information: that better academic
knowledge and better professional practice both rest on understanding the actual use of information in real-world environments. This
course introduces students to frameworks, methods, and issues on information use in various levels of aggregation (individual,
group, organization, and profession) and various contexts (work environments, community, and society). Students learn fundamental
notions of information need, information behavior, knowledge construction associated with designing information systems, and
services.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Social Systems and Collections
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Considers collections of information resources in the broadest sense of the term. Includes libraries and archives, business records,
research data, personal files, art collections, and other sets of information items held by individuals or groups for later use. Deepens
understanding of fundamental social processes within which such collections are embedded, and the processes that shape their
creation, use, and meaning. Fosters the synthesis of collections and social systems by showing how collected information
simultaneously results from ongoing social processes and affects them.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Search and Retrieval
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Looks at search and retrieval in information systems as a continuous process, ranging from concepts and procedures integral to
human-mediated search to the data structures and algorithms necessary to automate the search and retrieval process. Course is
divided into three parts: What a searcher must know about an information retrieval system, data structures, and algorithms, and
basic automatic techniques for search and retrieval.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Choice and Learning
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Course is about problem-solving. All cognitive activities are fundamentally problem solving in nature. Even non-problem activities
(watching a movie) require problem solutions. For example, should you spend time at a movie or with girl/boyfriend? Should you rent
or buy a house? We study decision-making about problems given current information and resources. In particular, how do humans
make choices? How do human factors affect choices?
What is the role of information? We also study learning; that is, how can we prepare to make better future choices? What information
should we acquire?
In studying these problems, we combine two different disciplines: cognitive psychology, which is descriptive, perceptual and
heuristic; and economics, which uses normative, deliberate reasoning to solve well-defined problems without cognitive limitations.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organization of Information Resources
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services
Provides a conceptual understanding and skills in the organization, access, and representation of information in a variety of formats.
Students learn basic concepts and principles of cataloging and metadata, organization and classification, and standards that have
been developed for the ways in which information is organized and described. Students work with tools that have been accepted as national standards and evaluate emerging methods that provide alternative
means for providing surrogate descriptions and organization. The focus is on cataloging and classification standards and tools
developed in library environments, with a view toward evaluating the effectiveness of these models in both libraries and other
information environments.
Examples of standards include the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, Dublin Core, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Library of
Congress Classification, and Dewey Decimal Classification. The class also looks at emerging metadata standards developed for
digital record control. An emphasis is given to evaluating the extent to which current and emerging standards are developed with the
needs of users in mind.
Cataloging and metadata standards are examined in the larger social context in which they were developed and are being applied,
including evaluating subject access schemes and the way in which they reflect social biases and constructs.
Class format includes lecture, guest presentations from practitioners from a variety of information environments, hands-on small
group exercises, weekly assignments to apply specific skills, and a major group project which explores in depth some specific theme
of the course. The emphasis in skills is on understanding the nature of the standards with the understanding that specific expertise
will require practice in an internship or the workplace.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Visual Persuasion
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services
What is the distinctive contribution that visual images make to persuasive communication? What are the fundamental characteristics that distinguish visual images from other modes of communication? Students examine the nature of visual persuasion in everyday life, learn how to manipulate the formal elements of visual imagery to
deliver a persuasive message, discover how visual imagery influences behavior, develop strategies to protect themselves from the
unwanted messages images convey, and learn how to use persuasive imagery wisely in their own creations.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Retrieval
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services
Information is everywhere. We encounter it in our everyday lives in the form of E-mail, newspapers, television, the Web, and even in
conversations with each other. Information is hidden in a variety of media: text, images, sounds, videos. While casual information
consumers can simply enjoy its abundance and appreciate the existence of search engines that can help them find what they want,
information professionals are responsible for building the underlying technology that search engines use.
Building a search engine involves a lot more than indexing some documents -- information retrieval is the study of the interaction
between users and large information environments. It covers concepts such as information need, documents and queries, indexing
and searching, retrieval evaluation, multimedia and hypertext search, Web search, as well as bibliographical databases.
In this course, students go over some classic concepts of information retrieval and then quickly jump to the current state of the art in
the field, where crawlers, spiders, and hard-of-hearing personal butlers roam.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Database Application Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services
Covers both theoretical and practical aspects of DBMS, such as database design, use, and implementation. An essential part of the course is the final programming project through which students design and develop a practical database system for library access,
electronic commerce, information retrieval, or a similar application. The final project involves the use of the database language SQL
and (optionally) a language used in Web applications, such as WebL, Java, or Perl.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Online Searching and Databases
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services
Introduces students to searching databases available through commercial online retrieval systems. Such systems typically feature a
terse command language that requires knowledge of Boolean searching and selection of a search vocabulary from specialized
thesauri. Students who take this course will be prepared to assume positions as intermediary searchers in libraries, research
departments, and for-profit document search and delivery services where they will conduct searches for clients in commercial
retrieval systems. Despite the online, interactive nature of these systems and databases, intermediary searchers make every effort
to minimize time spent online due to high connect-time charges and database royalties. Students who are not interested in becoming
online searchers can benefit from this course in terms of being able to differentiate between searches that should be delegated to intermediary searchers and those that
they can do on their own in the system's simplified, Web-based version or through Web search engines and browsing services that
access World Wide Web and other royalty-free content. Students interested in the design of digital libraries benefit from this course
in that it helps them devise methods of automatically identifying end-user searches that require delegation and building such
delegation into future systems.
Focuses on the presearch interview, database selection, search strategy development, and evaluation of search results. In-class
online searches and lectures cover basic and intermediate levels of systems command languages that students enlist in weekly lab
assignments. Learn how to choose vocabulary for online searches using printed and online thesauri, subject headings lists, and
other controlled vocabularies, and determine when to enlist such vocabularies prior to or during online searches.
Group projects require students to explore on their own capabilities of intermediate-level system capabilities and to make
comparisons between searching databases available through commercial online retrieval systems and Web search engines and
browsing services. In-class discussions conclude with managerial aspects of in-house online searching services and the status of
and future trends in the online industry.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Architecture
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services
The term "Information Architecture" has become popular in the past few years as people have realized that there is a whole set of
principles, concepts, techniques, and tools that are required to build and maintain effective information spaces in distributed
systems, particularly those accessible through the World Wide Web. The scope of the field of information architecture encompasses
the myriad technologies, techniques, and principles associated with producing these.
This definition implies a vast array of computer hardware and software; principles and techniques for graphical design; and concepts
and tools for organizing content effectively. Furthermore, all of this must be considered within the framework of the needs of the
various audiences who will use these resources. Thorough preparation in the field of information architecture -- that is, becoming an
information architect -- requires knowledge which comes from a multiplicity of fields and perspectives, including computer science,
human computer interaction, graphic design, and library and information science.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Media for Children and Young Adults
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Course reflects "children's culture," including television, movies, games, toys, etc.. As well as being a survey course covering the
media and culture of children and young adults, this course serves as an "introductory" course to give students information and skills
that they can use in other SI courses in which they might be working on or with materials for children and young adults.
Content includes resources for the study of media for children and young adults (bibliographies, journals, review publications, critical
writings, Internet sites, organizations, awards and best books lists, etc.); characteristics and interests of the age groups; history and
development, including current publishing trends of media for children and young adults; evaluative criteria for media; illustrations in
children's media; potential use and value of this media in a variety of settings (libraries, schools, museums, zoos, hospitals, homes,
Internet, etc.); and, of course, the media itself (materials for babies and pre-schoolers, picture books, chapter books, fiction, young adult novels, informational and reference materials, films and videos,
filmstrips, audio/sound recordings, computer applications, multimedia CD-ROMs, Internet/Web sites, movies, television and radio
programs, games, toys, etc.).
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Seminar in Practical Engagement
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
For students who have performed at least 360 hours of work in a Directed Field Experience or summer internship approved for
Practical Engagement Program points. Students prepare and present a poster session of a reflective nature about their summer
work experience. This poster session is presented for the entire SI community, DFE mentors, and SI alumni during homecoming
week. Students attend two preparatory class sessions before the poster sessions are held. Students create a professional quality
display of their work and show and discuss their work with small groups of people.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Instructional Design for Information Skills
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Of interest to students who plan to work in K-12 environments or in positions that may focus on K-12 interests. Examples include
school media centers, classrooms, school media administration, youth services in public libraries, museum outreach services,
community services, product design, and Internet services. Students work individually or in teams to design and execute a teaching
unit in cooperation with K-12 professionals or a K-12 outreach program. Students select from a wide range of possible associations,
from individual teachers or librarians to existing outreach groups, such as CHICO (Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community
Outreach), the University of Michigan Digital Library Middle Years project, or the Internet Public Library.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Government Information: Issues, Resources, and Policy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Federal government publications as products of government activity and sources of information. Access issues and problems;
methods of increasing access. Includes print, computer-based, and other formats.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Collection Development and Management
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Introduces principles and issues of collection development and management. Considers evaluation criteria, resources and
procedures for selecting and acquiring information products in all formats (print, audiovisual, electronic, etc.). Includes collection
policies; collection description, evaluation, maintenance and preservation; document delivery, vendor plans, fund allocation,
intellectual property and resource sharing.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics: Digital Libraries
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Provides students with an integrated understanding of the research frontiers of the evolving environment called "digital libraries." The
course explores the evolving definition of a digital library and technical, managerial, economic, and legal issues associated with
them. The topic is treated from an international perspective and includes consideration of digital library research and development
underway in Europe and Asia as well as the U.S.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Practical Engagement Workshop: Digital Librarianship
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Provides an opportunity for students to work and learn together on the reference and collection development/maintenance functions
of a digital public library. Involves the practical work of answering reference questions, building and maintaining collections and
working on youth services, and includes discussions on larger conceptual and theoretical issues. Students interact with and learn
from students in the advanced course (SI 696) via direct instruction and management of their activities. Students gain experience
and insight into technology and librarianship, and their intersection.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Music Bibliography
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Uses and evaluates sources of information in music, including research methods, theory and practice in modern editions of music,
and bibliographic descriptions of scores and recordings.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Preserving Information
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Preservation is commonly defined as the acquisition, organization, and distribution of resources (human, physical, monetary) to
ensure adequate protection of information with continuing value for access by present and future generations. Preservation
encompasses planning and implementing policies, procedures, and processes that together prevent further deterioration or renew
the usability of selected groups of materials. Preservation management is most effective when planning precedes implementation
and when prevention activities have priority over renewal activities. This course teaches the basic principles, policies, and procedures for protecting information resources from loss, damage,
deterioration, destruction, and obsolescence. The course introduces current methods and best practices for extending the useful life
of information in a wide variety of media. Considerable emphasis is on management and decision-making and current preservation
issues, particularly preservation of digital information and the use of digital technologies for preservation reformatting. Course features lectures and discussion with some visits to campus preservation facilities and occasional guest lectures. This
course is an introductory overview. Students wishing to specialize in preservation management acquire the basis for seeking
additional training through Directed Field Experiences, internships, apprenticeships, workshops, and other practical engagement
activities.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Multimedia Production
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Teaches students how to express themselves in terms of integrated media, develops skill and expertise in nonlinear writing, teaches
how to engage audiences in the ongoing action, and embodies their creations in rich visual imagery that entertains as well as
instructs.
Learn the foundations and theory of the various image systems that together form integrated media. Create basic, integrated media
presentations using current off-the-shelf commercial software for desktop machines. Librarians, archivists, school media specialists,
aspiring writers, collectors, and anyone else who owns the rights to or who is affiliated with an organization that owns and publishes
content -- especially content with unique visual and/or auditory characteristics -- want to bring this content to life using integrated
media, one of the newest and most exciting forms of human communication.
A first step for students who want to become a player in the fledgling business of integrated media publishing as a creative director,
interface designer, editor, content expert, writer, animator, or evaluator of new products. Follow-on courses might include an
intermediate integrated media course that includes additional techniques, such as three-dimensional animation and Quicktime VR;
one that is connected with SI practical engagement activities; and those in virtual reality and video communications that are currently
taught in the College of Engineering.
Integrated media productions and techniques for processing digital artifacts (e.g., audio, video, animation) are extensible to the
World-Wide Web. Students who enroll in this course are not expected to have outstanding artistic skills or prior knowledge of
integrated media tools. Although students will be expected to create simple animations, illustrations, or collages, and capture stills,
video or audio shorts, they will be members of teams on which students will pool their talents to create a unique integrated media
production.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Resources and Services
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Recorded knowledge: content and collections
Acquaints students with representative sources of information in all formats as well as with delivery methods for services and
systems in a variety of information environments. Emphasizes the dynamic nature of contemporary provision of information service
and the importance of understanding users' information needs and behaviors. Resources considered include all formats and delivery
methods: print-based, vended online services, Web-based resources, Internet search engines, CDs/integrated media, large data
files, digital libraries, community networks, GIS, knowledge management systems, etc. Students study a representative sample of
resources and services and their applications.
Covers understanding users' information-seeking needs and behaviors and meeting those needs through both human-based/face-
to-face and technology-based services, through direct or intermediated provision of information, as well as through education and
training activities; evaluation of such resources and services; preparation of information resources; management issues; current
developments, trends, and future research. Format is lecture and discussion, with students using actual reference questions for
searching practice and to demonstrate mastery of the material. Students may work with a single partner to develop Web-based or
other information resource or service plans.
Learn about the information needs, information resources and delivery mechanisms available in both human and technology-based
systems Study a representative sample of same and apply these sources to real-life situations Consider the on-going management and
evaluation of systems and services designed to meet information needs Learn about likely developments and future research in this
area
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Professional Practice in Libraries and Information Centers
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Information needs, uses, and environments
Builds on the conceptual framework of information needs and the use of information provided in "Use of Information". In that course
the focus is on techniques that information professionals use to understand the needs of people who employ a wide variety of
information systems.
Emphasis is on professional practice. Professional practice occurs both in institutional settings (including public, academic, special,
and school libraries and information centers) and directly between information professionals and clients (such as information
brokers).
Prepares students for need-based, client-centered professional practice in a variety of information environments (including public,
academic, special libraries and school media centers) in a period of major change. Professional practice consists of a variety of
functions and practices which increase client access to information and knowledge. It is based both on an understanding of user
information constructs and on knowledge of information systems and services. Course addresses concepts related to public libraries,
academic libraries, special libraries, medical libraries, school libraries, and information centers, strategy and strategies, competency,
and competencies.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information-Seeking Behavior
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Information needs, uses, and environments
Information-seeking is a complex information and communication activity requiring access to diverse information systems and
resources in order to deal with work-related, personal, and social information problems. This course provides students an
introduction to the human aspects of systems and technology in various information contexts, including work place, schools, health
care, and everyday life. This course critically examines concepts, models and frameworks relevant to human information behavior.
Understanding human information seeking behavior tends to be qualitative and inductive in nature. Therefore, students have opportunities to learn various ethnographic techniques step-by-step, including how to conduct
ethnographic interview and nonparticipant observation and how to take field notes. Students will also practice qualitative data
analysis using QSR N6 software.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics: Current Issues in School Media
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Information needs, uses, and environments
School media programs are unique in that they are integrated with curricular, technological, and societal interests as manifested in
school/educational environments. These programs serve all members of an educational community. This course focuses on
theoretical and practical issues in the organization and administration of school media programs and/or comparable district and state
media service programs. Special attention is given to Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, the most recent
publication of guidelines for school media programs. Reading assignments identify the professional literature that supports and
defines media programs as they exist in educational environments. Topics also include the historical development of national and
international media programs and their relationship to education in different cultures. Projects focus on policies and procedures for managing the general program as
well as specific aspects such as budget/finance, facilities design, personnel, technology, public and organization relations, and
evaluation.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Outcome-based Evaluation of Programs and Services
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Information needs, uses, and environments
Course provides an overview of the purposes and uses of outcome-based evaluation approaches and methods, and provides an
opportunity to conduct a focused outcome evaluation of a user-focused service in a library, a nonprofit organization, an archive, a
museum or other service-focused organization.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Management of Specialized Information Services
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Library and Information Services Information needs, uses, and environments
Various professions, including archivists, entrepreneurs, information specialists, and librarians, devise and manage information
services. Once considered primarily the responsibility of library and archives organizations, the functions of information service
management have enlarged, merged, or been subsumed within management information services and systems. This course surveys
the highly diverse organization and management of information services with a special emphasis on corporate information provision.
Because more than half of the services are staffed by a single professional, solo practice demands a knowledge of all aspects of
management and service delivery. At the same time, rapidly-advancing information technology applications require attention so that
efficient and cost-effective use timely access to information critical in highly competitive and highly specialized venues.
As work environments become increasingly information intensive, complex, multi-layered services have grown in large organizations.
In these venues, technical competency in narrowly focused areas may be decentralized yet team-driven. These generally
technologically sophisticated and networked environments require skills and knowledge quite different from those of the solo
practitioner.
Information professionals find that no matter whether they choose a career as a single entrepreneur, solo librarian, archivist, or
whether they join a large organization, they become managers -- of themselves, of clients or staff, and sometimes of substantial
systems and services.
Through classroom instruction, eight one-hour mini-workshops on specific management skill, assignments, readings and discussion,
tours and guest lecturers, this course studies types of practice, considers the users' information needs and seeking behavior, and
examines highly dynamic, current issues in systems and services.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Management of Specialized Information Services
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Various professions, including archivists, entrepreneurs, information specialists, and librarians, devise and manage information
services. Once considered primarily the responsibility of library and archives organizations, the functions of information service
management have enlarged, merged, or been subsumed within management information services and systems. This course surveys
the highly diverse organization and management of information services with a special emphasis on corporate information provision.
Because more than half of the services are staffed by a single professional, solo practice demands a knowledge of all aspects of
management and service delivery. At the same time, rapidly-advancing information technology applications require attention so that
efficient and cost-effective use timely access to information critical in highly competitive and highly specialized venues.
As work environments become increasingly information intensive, complex, multi-layered services have grown in large organizations.
In these venues, technical competency in narrowly focused areas may be decentralized yet team-driven. These generally
technologically sophisticated and networked environments require skills and knowledge quite different from those of the solo
practitioner.
Information professionals find that no matter whether they choose a career as a single entrepreneur, solo librarian, archivist, or
whether they join a large organization, they become managers -- of themselves, of clients or staff, and sometimes of substantial
systems and services.
Through classroom instruction, eight one-hour mini-workshops on specific management skill, assignments, readings and discussion,
tours and guest lecturers, this course studies types of practice, considers the users' information needs and seeking behavior, and
examines highly dynamic, current issues in systems and services.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics: Intellectual Property and Information Law
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Explores related and sometimes competing legal and policy frameworks for the development and dissemination of ideas and
expression in the Information Age. The ways in which principles of free speech and expression compare and contrast with
intellectual property rights are explored in relation to the advancement of knowledge and innovation, with particular focus on the
impact of the Internet and new technology. The impact of other legal considerations and values on the development and
dissemination of ideas and information (such as security, privacy, local control vs. national and international considerations,
competition, and the protection of minors) are also examined. The course draws upon the contexts of education, business, and
government.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Systems, Networks, and Webs
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Course offers historical, comparative, and theoretical perspectives on the evolution of major infrastructures from the 19th century to
the present. Students explore three main types of infrastructures: transportation, electric power, and communications/information
systems.
The course draws out structural similarities and differences among the historical trajectories of major sociotechnical systems that
underlie the industrialized world and its offspring, the information society. For example, transportation infrastructures face their most difficult challenges at the interface between different transport modes, as
in ports (where shipping connects with trucking and rail) and airports (where air transit connects with automobile, truck, bus, subway,
train, and pedestrian modes). These intermodal problems in transport systems find significant parallels in information infrastructures,
where data conversion (from analog to digital, or from one digital format to another) creates difficult problems for system designers
and users.
Students examine how infrastructures form, how they change, and how they shape (and are shaped by) social systems. A major
focus is the role of standards (e.g., railroad track gauge, alternating current voltages, and TCP/IP) and standard-setting bodies in
creating "ground rules" for infrastructure development. Concepts such as "technological momentum" (the tendency of large technical
systems to become increasingly resistant to change), "load factor" (maximizing the use of available system capacity), and
"interdependence" (among components and between connected infrastructures) are explored. Students learn to articulate the differences between systems, networks, and webs (or internetworks) as both technological and social
phenomena.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Public Goods
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
This half-semester course deals with the theory and practice of incentive-centered design, with applications to matching markets.
Upon completion of this course, students should have a broad understanding of situations where it may be valuable to explicitly
consider individual incentives when engineering systems; be able to recognize the class of mechanism that would be appropriate to
particular real-world settings; and be able to identify the key design consideration in adapting such mechanisms to particular
settings. In addition, doctoral students should be able to prove the game theoretic properties of existing or new institutions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Ethics, Values, and Information Dilemmas
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
The "information" revolution and the expanding use of information technology within all organizations, profit and non-profit, public
and private, has created an environment in which access to massive quantities of information, at startling speeds, is now possible
through electronic means. Within this environment, policy makers, managers, indeed all individual users of the technology must
make decisions about how they want to use new technological capabilities and in some cases, even if they use technology in
particular ways. The changing environment requires that all individuals clarify their values, understand ethical and unethical responses, and actively process information making informed decisions.
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This discussion and lecture course provides in-depth study of the development of moral and ethical reasoning. It focuses on the
ethical issues and value dilemmas that arise within then new information environment. It explores some of the information and
technology-related incidents faced by individuals and institutions as they become familiar with, and adjust to, the impact of
technology on work, recreation, and education.
Participants have an opportunity to do investigation and data gathering on specific issues relating to the handling of electronic
information in various settings and the ethical issues involved. They analyze technology-related incidents. Incidents are discussed in
relation to ethical, moral, impulse-related, and social cognitive human development, conflicting values, existing literature, and law.
Discussion topics include, among others, copyright, security, freedom of speech, personal boundaries, ownership, anonymity, and
civil liberties. Students examine, in-depth, the development and dynamics of impulsive behavior, lying, secrets, and access to pornography, looking specifically at ways in which information technology is bringing these
processes into play. Participants learn methods of issue analysis and practice solving dilemmas by understanding the values and
ethical issues surrounding the dilemmas.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Management of Electronic Records
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Records are the corporate and cultural memory that provide proof of actions and decisions, build a knowledge-base for reflection
and learning, and form a perspective on today's society that we will pass on to future generations. As organizations create and
maintain more of their records electronically, they are struggling to develop effective policies, systems, and practices to capture,
maintain, and preserve electronic records.
Course examines the ways in which new information technologies challenge organizations' capacities to define, identify, control,
manage, and preserve electronic records. Students learn how different organizational, technological, regulatory, and cultural factors
affect the strategies, practices, and tools that organizations can employ to manage electronic records. Problems of long-term
preservation and continuing access to electronic records are analyzed and addressed.
Addresses electronic records management issues in a wide variety of settings, including archives and manuscript repositories.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Entrepreneurship in the Information Industry
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Prepares students to start businesses in the information industry or to work effectively in new start-up businesses. Discusses
aspects of creating a business and expects students to develop an idea into a business plan that could be used to either guide the
creation of the business or secure funding for a new business.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Law and Management of the Information Corporation
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Examines the legal and managerial issues facing an IP or information-based organization from its startup phase through either an
initial public offering (IPO) or an acquisition by another firm. Course covers a range of topics, including forming the initial venture and
structuring its ownership, obtaining financing, operating the venture, maintaining corporate records and databases, and developing
and pursuing an exit strategy, such as an IPO or an acquisition. These topics are explored in the context of organizations whose
primary assets are intangible, and thus the course comparatively examines the various forms intellectual property protection is
available for the informational assets of an organization. Course also focuses on transactions in intellectual property, such as
licensing and technology transfer, using a series of case studies.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Seminar in Information Policy: Regulation and Politics
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Course explores key issues at the intersection of information, governance, and public policy. In the first part of the course, students
are introduced to some of the key regulatory paradigms, principles, and forces (speech rights, universal service/access, intellectual
property, national research, development, procurement policies, competition, and anti-trust policies, etc.) that have both shaped and
driven developments in the information field.
Specific topics to be covered include regulatory and technical convergences across the traditional print, broadcast,
telecommunication, and computer industries; the strategic role of public science, research, and development policy; the public and
strategic implications of market consolidation, anti-trust, and competition policy in the information field; the evolution of intellectual
property policy and its sometimes painful accommodation to the changing information landscape; and the privacy and access
implications of new forms of government and commercial surveillance.
The second part of the course explores the impact of new informational forms and technologies on the practice of democratic
governance itself, and includes discussions of "digital" or "E-government" (roughly, the transformation of public administration,
decision-making, and service delivery via IT-enabled forms); and nascent examples of what is sometimes (optimistically?) called "E-
democracy," marked by new forms of political organization and communication enabled by blogs, sites, boards, lists, and other sorts
of political machinery. The final section of the course adopts an explicitly transnational focus, and considers such themes as transnational competition in the information industries; the globalization of informational work; and the
strategic adoption and promotion of information technology in international development settings.
The course is geared to the interests of two primary SI groups: students pursuing policy or policy-relevant careers in the public,
private, or nonprofit sectors; and current and future information professionals seeking to understand the broader policy forces and
principles governing work in the information field.
Reading assignments are drawn from a wide range of primary and secondary sources, including relevant legislation (Freedom of
Information Act, 1996 Telecommunications Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, USA PATRIOT Act, etc.), legal cases (U.S. v.
Microsoft, RIAA v. Napster), and a variety of popular, trade, and academic sources. Written assignments introduce students to some
of the key skill-sets associated with work in the policy field and include legal case summaries, policy briefs, legislative analyses, and position
papers. Students may also opt to pursue a more substantial research project in an information policy field of their choice, in
consultation with the instructor. In light of the seminar nature of the course, students are expected to participate actively in weekly
seminar activities, and are called upon at least once during the semester to assume a leadership role, in conjunction with the
instructor, in guiding seminar activities.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Matching Mechanisms
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
This half-semester course deals with the theory and practice of incentive-centered design, with applications to matching markets.
Upon completion of this course, students should have a broad understanding of situations where it may be valuable to explicitly
consider individual incentives when engineering systems; be able to recognize the class of mechanism that would be appropriate to
particular real-world settings; and be able to identify the key design consideration in adapting such mechanisms to particular
settings. In addition, doctoral students should be able to prove the game theoretic properties of existing or new institutions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Seminar in Organizational Studies (ICOS)
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Meets weekly for presentations and discussions of new work by leading researchers studying human organization and related
subjects. Students attend all seminars and read weekly assignments. Students may write independent papers when enrolled for
larger numbers of credit hours. Prior course work in organizations is recommended. ICOS is the Interdisciplinary Committee on
Organizational Studies.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Information Economics
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
An advanced doctoral seminar on recent research in several topics within the broad rubric of information economics. Goals are to
introduce you to important research ideas, methods, and results that you can use in your own research, and to prepare you to teach
your own course in information economics.
Students study economics of various types of information content and of some information technologies. You also spend a
somewhat smaller share of time on the design of information technologies to assist in economic allocations.
Questions about the economics of information are not new, but most of the research you will read is recent. The course design is
motivated by the vast number of new problems, or new combinations of old problems, that have followed from two major trends.
These trends are the exponentially falling costs of digital computation and communications. As a consequence, organizing,
searching, retrieving, and delivering information has become astonishingly inexpensive. As a crude shorthand, we sometimes say
that digital information can be duplicated at zero marginal cost, with perfect fidelity (no quality loss), and distributed at zero cost.
When something even approximating these conditions occurs, unusual economic phenomena arise.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Electronic Commerce
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
The Internet is rapidly changing the way we trade with one another, conduct businesses, and organize financial institutions. This
course covers a range of important principles -- drawn from computer science, economics, and other disciplines -- that influence the
design and analysis of Internet commerce systems. The goal is to develop a mastery of the fundamental concepts and approaches
through examples, rather than an exhaustive survey of the field. The course is loosely organized as two half-semester modules --
"Foundations of E-commerce" and "Online Auctions and Pricing." For winter 2006, this is a 3-credit, full-semester course (in subsequent years, the two modules may be offered independently).
The general outline of material breaks trading into three topics -- locating buyers and sellers (search), setting terms of trade
(negotiation), and verifying and consummating the deal (exchange). The first half-semester will cover search and exchange systems
and introduce students to design and analysis methods to make online commerce robust against failures, malicious attackers, and
strategic manipulation. The second half-semester will cover negotiation through an in-depth study of online auctions, exchanges, and
pricing schemes. Students study the theory and practice of incentive engineering for business or social goals in this rapidly growing
area.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Economics
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Consists of two half-semester modules, "Information Economics" and "Incentive-Centered Design: Contracting and Signaling." This
year the course is offered for three credits, full semester; in the 2006-07 academic year, the course may be offered as two separate
1.5 credit courses.
Module 1: Information Economics: Students receive a strong grounding in the economics of information goods and services. You
analyze strategic issues faced by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations: pricing, bundling, versioning, network externalities, and
rights management.
Module 2: Incentive-Centered Design: Contracting and Signaling. Students are prepared to advise clients or their own organization
on the design of contracts and screening policies when one of the parties has an information advantage over the other. For example,
you study the design of patent licenses (the licensor knows more about the market) and the design of social systems to reduce spam
(the spam sender knows more about the content before the recipient decides whether to read).
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Technology, Emerging Law, and Applied Policy
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Focuses on technology, emerging law, and applied policy. It provides an opportunity to examine the ethical and policy issues arising
within the new information environments of colleges, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. Participants review currently
proposed laws and their implications for individual citizens and for public and private organizations. They have the opportunity to
research and analyze pieces of proposed legislation and practice formulating and defending drafted policies, thus applying their
analysis to practice.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Managing the Information Technology Organization
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Information Economics, Management and Policy
Most professionals are deeply involved with information technology throughout their careers. Many professionals elect to lead, or are
asked to lead, an IT unit. This cross-disciplinary course introduces students to the skills needed to manage the modern IT
organization. Students develop skills and techniques in the areas of technology assessment, strategic planning, budgeting and
financing, human resources administration, IT operations, and leadership. This course is designed to be cross-disciplinary, with examples and activities drawn from higher education, information services,
manufacturing, health care, public administration and other areas. A variety of instructional methods are used to engage students and help identify similarities and differences between IT applications in various
professional fields.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information in Organizations
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction / Information Management, Economics, and Policy
Focuses on information and knowledge management in organizations. Course adds to the material in Social Systems and
Collections, but aims the intellectual apparatus students built in Social Systems and Collections toward a specific problem: how organizations can handle their information more effectively. For the past several
years, this problem has gone by the name "knowledge management," or KM. KM's bubble has burst, but there is an enduring problem. To the extent that organizations have repetitive activities and the people in
them come to understand and learn, then we will augment and facilitate that understanding and learning. The intellectual goal of the
course is for students to make sense of it. Students leave the course with a better understanding of how information is handled in an
organizational setting; some new(er) technologies for handling information and knowledge; and an understanding of how hard this
can be, and an intellectual framework for understanding future activities in this area.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος eCommunities: Analysis and Design of Online Interaction Environments
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction / Information Management, Economics, and Policy
Gives students a background in theory and practice surrounding online interaction environments. For the purpose of this course, a
community is defined as a group of people who sustain interaction over time. The group may be held together by a common identity,
a collective purpose, or merely by the individual utility gained from the interactions. An online interaction environment is an electronic
forum, accessed through computers or other electronic devices, in which community members can conduct some or all of their
interactions. The term eCommunity is used as shorthand, both for communities that conduct all of their interactions online and for
communities that use online interaction to supplement face-to-face interactions.
Two main threads weave through the course, based on the two main texts. One thread is concerned with the practical issues of
design and use of online tools to support communities, and how choices that must be made in design can impact the function and
style of the resulting community. The second thread focuses on the sociological theory that provides a frame to better understand
communities in general. These theoretical pieces provide a lens for better understanding the implications of choices made on the
more practical level.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics: User-Interface Design Studio
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
This is an advanced design course in a workshop format that explores interface design in rich detail and complexity. Four extended
projects and one semester-long group project examine the design process from beginning to end, wth instructor and peer feedback
to iteratively refine designs between weeks. Classes are in workshop format, involving peer design reviews and collaborative design
exercises tackling challenging problems from a variety of industries and types of software.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος
Information-Seeking Behavior
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Information-seeking is a complex information and communication activity requiring access to diverse information systems and
resources in order to deal with work-related, personal, and social information problems. This course provides students an
introduction to the human aspects of systems and technology in various information contexts, including work place, schools, health
care, and everyday life. This course critically examines concepts, models and frameworks relevant to human information behavior.
Understanding human information seeking behavior tends to be qualitative and inductive in nature. Therefore, students have
opportunities to learn various ethnographic techniques step-by-step, including how to conduct ethnographic interview and
nonparticipant observation and how to take field notes. Students will also practice qualitative data analysis using QSR N6 software.
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Teaches students how to express themselves in terms of integrated media, develops skill and expertise in nonlinear writing, teaches
how to engage audiences in the ongoing action, and embodies their creations in rich visual imagery that entertains as well as
instructs.
Learn the foundations and theory of the various image systems that together form integrated media. Create basic, integrated media
presentations using current off-the-shelf commercial software for desktop machines. Librarians, archivists, school media specialists,
aspiring writers, collectors, and anyone else who owns the rights to or who is affiliated with an organization that owns and publishes
content -- especially content with unique visual and/or auditory characteristics -- want to bring this content to life using integrated
media, one of the newest and most exciting forms of human communication.
A first step for students who want to become a player in the fledgling business of integrated media publishing as a creative director,
interface designer, editor, content expert, writer, animator, or evaluator of new products. Follow-on courses might include an
intermediate integrated media course that includes additional techniques, such as three-dimensional animation and Quicktime VR;
one that is connected with SI practical engagement activities; and those in virtual reality and video communications that are currently
taught in the College of Engineering.
Integrated media productions and techniques for processing digital artifacts (e.g., audio, video, animation) are extensible to the
World-Wide Web. Students who enroll in this course are not expected to have outstanding artistic skills or prior knowledge of
integrated media tools. Although students will be expected to create simple animations, illustrations, or collages, and capture stills,
video or audio shorts, they will be members of teams on which students will pool their talents to create a unique integrated media
production.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Visualization
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
The rise of the Information Age and the ascendancy of computer graphics come together in the area of information visualization,
where interactive graphical interfaces reveal structure, extract meaning, and navigate large and complex information worlds.
Provides an in-depth introduction to the state-of-the-art in information visualization. Through a series of readings, videotapes, and
discussions, students look at various strategies that have been developed, including their static, dynamic, and interactive aspects,
and understand when, where, and why they work. In addition, there is an effort to place Information Visualization in the more general
contexts of visualization (e.g., as used in statistics and physics) and information work.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Database Application Design
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Course is an introduction to database management systems (DBMS). Covers both theoretical and practical aspects of DBMS, such
as database design, use, and implementation. An essential part of the course is the final programming project through which
students design and develop a practical database system for library access, electronic commerce, information retrieval, or a similar
application. The final project involves the use of the database language SQL and (optionally) a language used in Web applications,
such as WebL, Java, or Perl.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Architecture
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
The term "Information Architecture" has become popular in the past few years as people have realized that there is a whole set of
principles, concepts, techniques, and tools that are required to build and maintain effective information spaces in distributed
systems, particularly those accessible through the World Wide Web. The scope of the field of information architecture encompasses
the myriad technologies, techniques, and principles associated with producing these.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Natural Language Processing
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
This introduction to computational linguistics stresses the processing of written language with supplementary discussion of topics
related to spoken language. The course is based on the textbook, Speech and Natural Language Processing (Daniel Jurafsky and
James H. Martin, Prentice Hall, 1999). Course covers finite state automata and finite state techniques for processing words,
language models, tagging corpora for part-of-speech, context-free grammars, parsing techniques, unification grammars and
unification-based parsing, probabilistic parsing, semantics, discourse modeling, word sense disambiguation and information retrieval,
natural language generation, and machine translation.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
An advanced course that explores the social, organizational, and technical issues involved in designing, developing, and deploying
computational and communication tools to support the activities of groups and organizations. Students review a variety of research
methods and conceptual frameworks that have guided CSCW work. Both classic and contemporary material is read and discussed.
Students gain first-hand experience with a variety of tools through class demos and through a semester-long group project that
evaluates an instance of a tool.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
This course teaches the fundamentals of statistics, that is, the ability to describe data samples and draw inferences about the
populations from which they were drawn. It should also sharpen individual intuition about how to read data, interpret data, and judge
others' claims about data.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Special Topics: Learning to Teach the Strategic Use of Complex Computer Applications
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Provides students the theoretical basis and practical experience to design and deliver a course to teach the effective use of complex
computer applications. Focus is on designing courses that teach commands in combination with general strategies for computer
applications, such as CAD, spreadsheet, and information retrieval systems. Students have the opportunity to apply their skills in
teaching "Computing Skills and Concepts," that is based on the above goals.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Programming II
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Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Builds on the fundamentals of object-oriented programming and GUI primitives taught in SI 543: "Programming I." At the end of this
class, students will:
Write recursive programs Choose appropriate data structures for programming tasks Understand threads and techniques for coping with synchronization problems Understand network programming and distributed objects and be able to use software libraries that offer those functions Understand database interfaces and be able to use software libraries that offer those functions Quickly learn how to use unfamiliar software libraries Quickly assimilate code written by someone else in order to use or modify it Design and document interfaces to software modules so as to assist others in reusing or modifying those modules Quickly learn to use unfamiliar programming languages that have the same basic features as Java Course uses Java as its programming language and teaches the underlying concepts. Uses many Java-specific examples and
employs Java software libraries. All assignments are written in Java.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Visual Persuasion
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
The purpose of "Visual Persuasion" is to answer two key questions:
What is the distinctive contribution that visual images make to persuasive communication? What are the fundamental characteristics that distinguish visual images from other modes of communication? Students examine the nature of visual persuasion in everyday life, learn how to manipulate the formal elements of visual imagery to
deliver a persuasive message, discover how visual imagery influences behaviour, develop strategies to protect themselves from the
unwanted messages images convey, and learn how to use persuasive imagery wisely in their own creations.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Programming I (Java)
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
An introduction to programming using Java, with special emphasis on graphical user-interface design and implementation.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Design of Complex Web Sites
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Human-Computer Interaction
Covers the application of database technology to the service of Web sites. Students discuss Web site design, implementation, and
evaluation. More importantly, students focus on the use of data gathering, storage, retrieval, processing, and formatting, in the
context of a Web site. Course covers gathering data from users through online forms and PhP scripts; effectively storing that data in
a database on the server (using MySql); Web-based administrative interfaces to the database; and the effective formatting and
display of the data at the Web site. Practical application are studied; this is a project-based course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Management of Electronic Records
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Archives and Records Management / Information Management, Economics, and
Policy
Records are the corporate and cultural memory that provide proof of actions and decisions, build a knowledge-base for reflection
and learning, and form a perspective on today's society that we will pass on to future generations. As organizations create and
maintain more of their records electronically, they are struggling to develop effective policies, systems, and practices to capture,
maintain, and preserve electronic records.
Course examines the ways in which new information technologies challenge organizations' capacities to define, identify, control,
manage, and preserve electronic records. Students learn how different organizational, technological, regulatory, and cultural factors
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affect the strategies, practices, and tools that organizations can employ to manage electronic records. Problems of long-term
preservation and continuing access to electronic records are analyzed and addressed.
Addresses electronic records management issues in a wide variety of settings, including archives and manuscript repositories.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Preserving Information
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Archives and Records Management
Preservation is commonly defined as the acquisition, organization, and distribution of resources (human, physical, monetary) to
ensure adequate protection of information with continuing value for access by present and future generations. Preservation
encompasses planning and implementing policies, procedures, and processes that together prevent further deterioration or renew
the usability of selected groups of materials. Preservation management is most effective when planning precedes implementation
and when prevention activities have priority over renewal activities.
This course teaches the basic principles, policies, and procedures for protecting information resources from loss, damage,
deterioration, destruction, and obsolescence. The course introduces current methods and best practices for extending the useful life
of information in a wide variety of media. Considerable emphasis is on management and decision-making and current preservation
issues, particularly preservation of digital information and the use of digital technologies for preservation reformatting.
Course features lectures and discussion with some visits to campus preservation facilities and occasional guest lectures. This
course is an introductory overview. Students wishing to specialize in preservation management acquire the basis for seeking
additional training through Directed Field Experiences, internships, apprenticeships, workshops, and other practical engagement
activities.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Access Systems for Archival Materials
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Archives and Records Management
Examines the interactions of people, content, and technological tools and their relation to access to archival programs and archival
materials. The course outlines and critiques assumptions about uses and use, the management of descriptive programs and the
practices surrounding the provision of access to and representation of archival materials, the history and theory behind these
practices, the tools and technologies that enable access, and a vision for how these basic elements can work together in access
systems to better provide information to users. The course also looks at access tools and representations as part of an entire descriptive program that has economic, political, and cultural ramifications. Students examine
and analyze issues of effectiveness, economics, technological implementation, and audiences for different types of surrogates for
primary sources including: national and subject guides, calendars, finding aids (in paper form and online), bibliographic records
(MARC), hypertext mark-up language (HTML), encoded archival description (SGML/XML/EAD), other automated systems, as well as
images of the records themselves. Issues of content and context, appropriate levels of control, selection, and interpretation are
studied. Doctoral students also read, critique, and participate in research in this area.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Research Seminar on Archives and Institutions of Social Memory
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Archives and Records Management
Thematic focus of this research seminar is collective memory and the role of archives as "memory institutions." Students examine
the role of archives and archivists in shaping memory through appraisal and selection, creation and collection of oral history, and
interpretation and display of documentary evidence. Most of the readings place archives in the context of a broader literature on
memory and interpretation of the past, including comparisons between archives and other memory institutions, such as museums.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Practical Engagement Workshop in Archives and Records
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Archives and Records Management
Focuses on developing applied archival skills. Student experiences are reinforced by regular meetings with skilled practitioners in a
variety of areas who share their knowledge in a structured environment.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Appraisal of Archives
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση Archives and Records Management
Examines the archivist's "first responsibility," the appraisal of records in all media for long-term preservation. The responsibility is
"first" because appraisal comes first in the sequence of archival functions and thus influences all subsequent archival activities, and
it is "first" in importance because appraisal determines what tiny sliver of the total human documentary production will actually
become "archives" and thus part of society's collective memory. The archivist is thereby actively shaping the future's history of our
own times.
Begins with the theoretical foundations of appraisal and the controversial responsibility of assigning cultural value to some
documentary artifacts and not others, within a broader content of history and memory. Sessions on the evolution of appraisal
thinking, and different appraisal experiences, In Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia, follow. With this background, the
course focuses on examples from the real world of appraisal strategy and methodology, including electronic records. Attention will be
paid to personal and private records as well as government and institutional ones. The class will end by trying to apply the theories
and methodologies through group projects to various recording media and functional areas of records creation, these reflecting
student interests.
The goal of the course is to provide students -- through readings and discussion -- a thorough knowledge of the basic theories,
strategies, and professional practices concerning appraisal and an orientation to doing this job well as working archivists.
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University of Pennsylvania - College of Information Sciences and
Technology M.S. in Information Sciences and Technology
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Υποχρεωτικά Τίτλος Μαθήματος MODELS AND THEORIES OF HUMAN–COMPUTER INTERACTION
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
The objecThe theoretical perspectives covered in IST 522 can be organized roughly by their level of analysis: human perception and
performance, mental models and cognition, social behavior, and organizational and cultural impacts. For each general topic area,
core readings are used to define standard vocabulary, concepts and relations, methods and criteria for evaluation, and implications
for the design of interactive systems. The students and professor select complementary readings from the research literature that
question, extend, or otherwise refine these basic models and theories. Students participate in class discussions that hone the
students’ analytical skills and deepen their understandingof specific theories. Students also complete a research project motivated
by one or more theoretical frameworks covered in the course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Management: Information and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Introduction to theoretical, computational, and practical issues involved in managing textual, spatial, temporal, and multimedia
information in a computerized system. Information Management: Information and Technology is designed to introduce you to theoretical and computational methods for
information generation, modeling, transmission, processing, storage, and analysis. These methods, mostly algorithmic in nature,
explore the links between the critical constructs of information science and technology.
They have applications in all areas of information and computational, cognitive, and social sciences, from intelligent information
processing to human-computer interfaces to social networks. Among the topics that may be covered in this course are information
theory, representation and transmission, sampling, data representation and storage, formal grammars and languages, compression
and encryption, computational complexity, graphs and networks, knowledge representation, data mining, inference, and information
retrieval.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Information Processing Architecture and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course introduces the core theories, concepts, and methods regarding information and technology from an information
processing point of view. The course introduces the theories of how to archive, exchange, and base decisions on information.
Students study information retrieval, the Internet, and search engines as well as database and networking concepts. Middleware-
layer concepts covered include data mining tools and Web services. Quality-of-service issues are discussed, including scalability,
efficiency, security, and recovery of systems.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Human-Computer Ineraction: The User and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Users, models of users, developing the models, technology for creating interfaces; examples of good research and implications for
HCI design. This course offers you a broad, interdisciplinary approach to user sciences focused on how humans, or teams, interact with
information, technologies, and environments. Mutual impacts of collaboration, cognition, computation, and context are explored and
modeled as a basis for understanding systems dynamics in human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work.
Theories, models, methods, measures, and simulations—developed for real-world problems—highlight the roles of understanding,
usefulness, and usability in engineering user-centered designs. The course uses experimental studies, ethnography, cognitive task
analysis, scaled world simulation, and reconfigurable prototypes within student design projects.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Models and Theories of Human-Computer Interaction
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course covers the theoretical foundations of human–computer interaction that prepares students for planning and conducting
research in HCI. The theoretical perspectives covered in IST 522 can be organized roughly by their level of analysis: human perception and
performance, mental models and cognition, social behavior, and organizational and cultural impacts. For each general topic area,
core readings are used to define standard vocabulary, concepts and relations, methods and criteria for evaluation, and implications
for the design of interactive systems. The students and professor select complementary readings from the research literature that
question, extend, or otherwise refine these basic models and theories. Students participate in class discussions that hone the
students’ analytical skills and deepen their understanding of specific theories. Students also complete a research project motivated
by one or more theoretical frameworks covered in the course.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Human Information Behavior: Information and the User
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Introduction to research into the nature of human information and communication processes at the individual, social, and
organizational levels. In this course, you will explore the human context within which information and information technology exists. You will analyze the
interactions among individuals, groups, and IT as well as the research issues arising from these interactions. The influence of the
human context on IT will be considered, as will the impact of IT on human behavior. Through readings and research projects, you
will examine the human context at the individual, organizational, industry, societal, and global levels.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Integrative Theories and Methods if the Information Sciences and Technology
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
An integrative treatment of research and theories on how technologies are used to meet information needs at multiple levels of
analysis. In this course, you will explore the fundamental assumptions, theories, and constructs shared by the multiple fields which make up
information sciences and technology. The emphasis of this course is on defining and developing conceptual links between human
behaviors, people’s information needs, and their uses of information technologies. You will study those through critical analysis of
contemporary and classic readings, ongoing debate and discussion, and individual reflection and synthesis of how people use
information and communication technologies to meet their information needs. Readings span individual, group, and other units of
social analysis within a range of research domains. The course also provides students with a basis for formulating researchable
topics and questions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Colloquium
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Continuing seminars that consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers. During the program of study, you will be required to participate in a two, 1-credit colloquiums. These courses will offer you
opportunities to discuss your research with your peers as well as receive advice from members of the faculty on academic and skill
development issues. The colloquiums also are opportunities for you to explore a broad range of theories, interests, and methods that
define the IT field. Taught by a different faculty member each semester and team-taught when feasible, colloquium also involves faculty guests from
other related academic departments who provide exposure to different ideas, applications, and theoretical perspectives.
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος HUMAN–COMPUTER INTERACTION: THE USER AND TECHNOLOGY
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
This course offers you a broad, interdisciplinary approach to user sciences focused on how humans, or teams, interact with
information, technologies, and environments. Mutual impacts of collaboration, cognition, computation, and context are explored and
modeled as a basis for understanding systems dynamics in human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work.
Theories, models, methods, measures, and simulations—developed for real-world problems—highlight the roles of understanding,
usefulness, and usability in engineering user-centered designs. The course uses experimental studies, ethnography, cognitive task
analysis, scaled world simulation, and reconfigurable prototypes within student design projects.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος INTEGRATIVE THEORIES AND METHODS OF THE INFORMATION SCIENCES AND
TECHNOLOGY
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
An integrative treatment of research and theories on how technologies are used to meet information needs at multiple levels of
analysis.
In this course, you will explore the fundamental assumptions, theories, and constructs shared by the multiple fields which make up
information sciences and technology. The emphasis of this course is on defining and developing conceptual links between human
behaviors, people’s information needs, and their uses of information technologies. You will study those through critical analysis of
contemporary and classic readings, ongoing debate and discussion, and individual reflection and synthesis of how people use
information and communication technologies to meet their information needs. Readings span individual, group, and other units of
social analysis within a range of research domains. The course also provides students with a basis for formulating researchable
topics and questions.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Organizational Informatics
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Researching information and information systems in organizations. This course presents a foundation module that studies information systems in organizations using various levels of analysis:
individuals, groups, firms, and industries. This module introduces a range of organizational, institutional, managerial, economic,
psychological, and social theories that assist in the analyses. A second module covers information systems development, global
information systems, information and communications technologies (ICT) governance in organizations, and enterprise systems. The
last module discusses the impact of ICT on organizations, including cross-organizational alliances and networks.
Είδος Μαθημάτων: Επιλογής Τίτλος Μαθήματος Regression Methods
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Analysis of research data through simple and multiple regression and correlation; polynomial models; indicator variables; step-wise,
piece-wise, and logistic regression
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Τίτλος Μαθήματος Qualitative Research
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
s information and communication technologies (ICTs) have evolved, so too has our understanding of the role of the human contexts
within which information technologies are situated. This has led to the need for appropriate methods of studying information systems
and technologies in their context of use. There is a growing consensus that qualitative methods offer important research
opportunities for this type of study. Therefore, researchers in such fields as the information sciences and technologies,
communication technologies and information systems should have an understanding of the various types of qualitative methods so
that they can determine ones that are most appropriate for addressing their particular research problems. The course is
complementary to quantitative methods courses, in that it addresses problems that are not amenable to those approaches. For
example, studies involving very small groups, individuals, societal level concepts and others often lend themselves to qualitative research techniques.
This course begins by considering research topics that lend themselves to the choice of qualitative research methods. It then
proceeds to examine the steps involved in conducting qualitative research. These include: developing the research question(s); choosing a particular research method (such as ethnography, case study or
action research); making decisions about approaches to data collection (such as interview or focus group) and analysis (such as
coding technique); and producing and publishing the results.
This course explores concrete issues that researchers have encountered in their use of qualitative methods. It does this by drawing
upon the collective expertise of distinguished scholars who employ qualitative methods in their own research. The course will
examine published work that focuses on research findings as well as that which discusses methodological issues.
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Advanced Statistics
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Correlation theory and methods, discriminant analysis, and factor analysis; applications to mental test theory
Τίτλος Μαθήματος Observational Methods
Τομέας / Ειδίκευση
Design and application of observational methods in developmental research