2014-2015 M.S. in MIT Charlottesville Tentative Class Schedule (PDF)

MASTER OF SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CLASS SCHEDULE
2014-2015, Charlottesville Section
Module 0 – Business Value through IT (Grazioli)
Date
July 31, 2014
Aug. 1, 2014
Aug. 2, 2014
Topic
 Welcome and Program Overview
 Business Models and Transformation of Business
 The Honor System
 Introduction to Technology at McIntire
 What is Strategy?
 Introduction to Career Services at McIntire
 Value Chain
 Creating Business Value Through IT
 The Job of the C-Level Executive – Guest Speaker
 Introduction to Module 1
Module 1 – Enterprise Architecture (Grazioli)
GCOM 7790: Enterprise Architecture (4 cr.) ● GCOM 7800: Advanced Enterprise Architecture (4 cr.)
Date
Topic
Aug. 28, 2014
 Welcome and Module 1 Introduction
 Introduction to Enterprise Architecture and the Zachman Framework
 Managing Team Dynamics
Aug. 29, 2014
 Managing Architectures
 Module Project Case Analysis
 Business Process Management
Aug. 30, 2014
 Business Process Modeling
 Use Case Workshop
Sept. 4, 2014
 Data Management
 Logical Database Design Workshop
Sept. 5, 2014
 Database System Development SQL and CASE tools
 Optimizing Database Design
 Enterprise Data Modeling
Sept. 6, 2014
 Designing Data Warehouses
 Data Architectures Lessons Learned
 Network Infrastructure
Sept. 11, 2014
 Contemporary Approaches to Enterprise Architectures
 Messages and Events
 Networking Infrastructure Wired and Wireless
Sept. 12, 2014
 IT Security
 Network Infrastructure Management
Sept.13, 2014
 Presenting and Evaluating Architectural Initiatives
 Enterprise Architecture Takeaways & Lessons Learned
Note: Dates are confirmed, content can be reallocated to adapt to contingencies.
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Module 2 – IT Project Management (Nelson)
GCOM 7830: IT Project Management (4 credits) ● GCOM 7831: IT Project Retrospectives (3 credits)
Date
Topic
Oct. 2, 2014
 PMBOK, Project Integration & Scope Management Infamous Failures, Classic Mistakes
& Best Practices
 Project Retrospectives & Quality Management
 Portfolio Management
Oct. 3, 2014
 Estimation & Scheduling
Oct. 4, 2014
Nov. 6, 2014
Nov. 7 2014
Nov. 8, 2014
Dec. 11, 2014
Dec. 12, 2014
Dec. 13, 2014
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Project Cost Management
Project Communication Management / Writing for Results
Project Risk Management & Project Brand Management
Agile Project Management
Project Budgeting
Project Budgeting Techniques
Global Sourcing
Procurement Management
Measuring Project Value
Project Recovery & The Great Escape
Project Human Resource Management: Leading Teams
Project Retrospective Presentations
Discussion of Organizational PM Reviews
Module 3 – Enterprise IT Management (Abbasi)
GCOM 7850: Enterprise IT Mgmt. (3 credits) ● GCOM 7860: Advanced Enterprise IT Mgmt. (4 credits)
Date
Topic
Jan. 15, 2015
 Introduction and Module Overview
 IT Governance
Jan. 16, 2015
 Innovation
 Data Management
Jan. 17, 2015
 Data Warehouses
 Business Intelligence
Feb. 19, 2015
 Analytics Overview
 Analytics: Application Areas
Feb. 20, 2015
 Workforce Analytics and Social Technologies
 Integration Strategies
 Web Services; Software Foundation for SOAs
Feb. 21, 2015
 Quick Reconnaissance Exercise
 Service Oriented Architectures
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Management Communication
Mar. 19, 2015
 Snow Day
Mar. 20, 2015
Mar. 21, 2015
Apr. 9, 2015
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Enterprise Risk Management and Contingency Planning
Operations Overview
Business Continuity
Project Presentations
Managing Differences
Presentations Feedback
Executive on Grounds Feedback Session
Note: Dates are confirmed, content can be reallocated to adapt to contingencies.
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Module 4 – Strategic Management (Gray)
GCOM 7810: Strategic Mgmt. of IT (4 cr.) ● GCOM 7840: Innovation and Technology Mgmt. (4 cr.)
Date
Topic
Apr. 10, 2015
 Building Competitive Advantage
 Industry Analysis
Apr. 11, 2015
 Financial Accounting and Reporting
 Interpreting Financial Statements
May 7, 2015
 Strategy Execution
 IT Business Alignment
May 8, 2015
 Financial Statement Analysis
 Financial Forecasting
May 9, 2015
 Value Creation
 Corporate Strategy
June 11, 2015
 Marketing Concepts for IT Managers
 Marketing Research
June 12, 2015
 Team Management
 Leadership
June 13, 2015
 Network Strategy
 Communication
 Ethics
July 10, 2015
 CSP Presentations
July 11, 2015
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CSP Debrief
Aug. 2015

MSMIT Graduation party
May. 22, 2016
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Final Exercises (UVA graduation ceremony)
Note: Dates are confirmed, content can be reallocated to adapt to contingencies.
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