| | Course Syllabus - IST 440W Information |
| | Sciences and Technology Integration and |
| | Problem Solving |
| | General Course Information |
| | Department | IST |
| | Number | 440W |
| | Title | Information Sciences and Technology Integration and Problem |
| | Solving |
| | Credits | 3 |
| | Description | This course is the undergraduate capstone for Information |
| | Sciences and Technology majors in the Baccalaureate |
| | degree. It requires students to work collaboratively in teams of |
| | 4-6 students, with each team comprised of students from more |
| | than one option and, if possible, more than one campus. |
| | Each team is given a significant real-world problem or issue in |
| | which information technology is part of the solution. Teams will |
| | be expected to manage the project effectively and to |
| | communicate its results clearly to a variety of audiences within |
| | an organization. Major topics include: review of problem-based |
| | and case-based learning; overview of project management |
| | practices; assessment of organizational and technical issues |
| | posed by the scenario; development and testing of work plans |
| | and analysis of options; communication within the group; |
| | communication within a management environment; and |
| | presentation of results to a variety of audiences inside and |
| | outside the organization. |
| | |
| | IST students need to understand the organizational and social |
| | contexts in which technology functions. Indeed, many |
| | technology problems are multi-dimensional--they have an |
| | economic dimension, a legal dimension, a human resources |
| | dimension, and so on. This course will require students to |
| | analyze, evaluate, and test alternative solutions and to weigh |
| | their advantages and disadvantages for the organization. |
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