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Information Systems Management

Also see the Graduate Program in Information Technology and the Graduate Program in Management.

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ISMT E-100 Information Systems Management (12528)

Fall term

Jeffrey E. Francis, MS, Consultant.

Class times: Mondays beginning Aug. 31, 7:35-9:35 pm.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

This course provides a broad overview of the issues managers face in the selection, use, and management of information technology (IT). Increasingly, IT is being used as a tool to implement business strategies and gain competitive advantage, not merely to support business operations. Using a case study approach, topics include information technology and strategy, information technology and organization, and information technology assets management. The course takes a management rather than a technical approach to the material presented. As such, it should be of use to students of general management interested in information technology and to students of information technology interested in management. Prerequisite: knowledge of the use of information systems in business settings. (4 credits)

ISMT E-110 Internet and Integrated Productivity Software for Managers

Fall term (12555)

Stephan Kolitz, PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University.

Class times: Tuesdays beginning Sept. 1, 5:30-7:30 pm. Required sections to be arranged.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,850.

Online option available. Lecture 1 video.

Spring term (22314)

Teresa J. Chisholm, MBA, Director of Special Projects, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Harvard University.

Class times: Tuesdays beginning Jan. 26, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,850.

Online option available.

Limited enrollment.

This course provides a solid foundation in end-user office productivity software for word processing, spreadsheet analysis and modeling, database management, charting, presentations, and appropriate applications for interacting with the Web (including development of web pages) and the rest of the Internet. Students learn the conceptual basis of each of these tools and apply them to representative tasks in business and in the home. The emphasis is on using software to organize, analyze, and communicate information. Students should expect to spend 10 or more hours each week working on assignments, usually in Harvard University computer labs. The course demands a high level of commitment to keep up with class assignments and learn the use of the software tools. Prerequisites: basic experience using either Windows or the Macintosh operating system and some experience using a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. (4 credits)

ISMT E-120 Desktop Office Applications for Managers

Fall term (12531)

Jean A. Pfeifer, CSS, Senior Project Manager, University Information Systems, Harvard University.

Class times: Tuesdays beginning Sept. 1, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections Tuesdays, 7:35-9:35 pm.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

Spring term (22333)

Jean A. Pfeifer, CSS, Senior Project Manager, University Information Systems, Harvard University.

Class times: Tuesdays beginning Jan. 26, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections Tuesdays, 7:35-9:35 pm.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

This course presents an advanced treatment of office desktop software useful for managers at all levels. It emphasizes the use of desktop software to increase office productivity. Topics include automating repetitive tasks, streamlining work processes, sharing information via the Internet, collaborating within work groups, and learning techniques for integrating and combining applications and for sharing best practices among co-workers. Assignments require and class demonstrations are done with Microsoft Office. Internet access is required. Prerequisites: experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, or similar software. Microsoft Access experience is not required, although some familiarity with a database program is helpful. (4 credits)

ISMT E-130 Spreadsheet Models for Managers

Fall term (12515)

Richard Brenner, SM, Principal, Chaco Canyon Consulting.

Class times: Thursdays beginning Sept. 3, 7:35-9:35 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

Using commercial spreadsheets, this course explores practical approaches to business modeling, emphasizing the needs of financial, retail, wholesale, service, publishing, or software concerns ranging in size from start-ups to global enterprises. Students learn to model costs, revenue, cash flow, plant and equipment requirements, and employee costs and productivity. In a term project of their design, students develop a business model and use it to study how a business responds to change. To simulate the workplace environment, students are encouraged, but not required, to work assignments and term projects in teams. Prerequisite: ISMT E-110, or the equivalent experience with spreadsheets. (4 credits)

January session (23306)

Richard Brenner, SM, Principal, Chaco Canyon Consulting.

Class times: 9 am-noon, beginning Tuesday, January 5. Week 1: T, W, Th. Week 2: M, T, W, Th. Week 3: T, W, Th.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

Using commercial spreadsheets, this course explores practical approaches to business modeling, emphasizing the needs of financial, retail, wholesale, service, publishing, or software concerns ranging in size from start-ups to global enterprises. Students learn to model costs, revenue, cash flow, plant and equipment requirements, and employee costs and productivity. To simulate the workplace environment, students are encouraged, but not required, to work assignments in teams. Prerequisite: ISMT E-110, or the equivalent experience with spreadsheets. (4 credits)

ISMT E-135 Simulation for Management Decision Making (22358)

Spring term

Stephan Kolitz, PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University.

Class times: Wednesdays beginning Jan. 27, 5:30-7:30 pm. Required sections to be arranged.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,850.

Online option available.

Simulation is one of the most widely used methodologies for modeling and analyzing complex systems and processes. In recent years its use in business applications has increased dramatically due to available and easy-to-use software on increasingly powerful personal computers. Students learn how to design, build, use, and analyze simulation models of business systems and processes using widely available simulation software. The business systems and processes that the class studies are supply chain management (including production and inventory management, and transportation), project management, financial decision making, and others tailored to the background and interests of the class. Prerequisites: ISMT E-110, or the equivalent, and some background in probability or statistics. An evaluation assignment will be available on the course website. Before registering, students should use it to see if they have the proper background for the course. (4 credits)

ISMT E-140 Using Databases for Information Management (22360)

Spring term

Maria R. Garcia, EdD, Associate Professor of Graduate Studies, Franklin Pierce University.

Class times: Mondays beginning Jan. 25, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

Managers encounter information management requirements both for personal use and as a company-wide resource. This course provides the fundamental concepts necessary to understand, develop, analyze, evaluate, and manage computerized database applications. Students become acquainted with the terminology associated with discrete field data collection, entry, conversion, querying, reporting, and development using Microsoft Access. Students build a working database using Microsoft Access to serve the information needs of an enterprise. Through research and hands-on projects, students develop an appreciation for the adaptability, scalability, and practical utilization of databases. As a final project, students build a business database application. Prerequisites: ISMT E-110 or familiarity with office productivity software, such as word processors and spreadsheets. (4 credits)

ISMT E-150 Introduction to GIS (12917)

Fall term

Wendy Guan, PhD, Director of GIS Research Services, Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University.

Class times: Thursdays beginning Sept. 3, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections Thursdays, 7:35-8:35 pm.

Course tuition: noncredit and graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

This course introduces the concepts and components of a geographic information system (GIS). It also teaches the essential skills of spatial data management, analysis, and visualization through the use of the ArcGIS software package. Upon completion of this course, students understand the fundamental concepts of a GIS including spatial data models, spatial analysis, and cartographic principles. They also gain hands-on training in spatial data collection, editing, transformation, and mapping, as well as spatial analysis operations such as location-based query, address geocoding, terrain and watershed analysis, spatial interpolation, best site selection, least cost path delineation, and a number of other GIS modeling techniques. GIS technology has broad applications in the natural and social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, engineering, and management. Examples include wildlife habitat study, urban and regional planning, contagious disease monitoring, agriculture and forestry, environmental quality assessment, emergency management, transportation planning, and consumer and competitor analysis. This course introduces a few selected cases of GIS application in different disciplines. Prerequisite: familiarity with Word documents, spreadsheets, and browsing the Internet. (4 credits)

ISMT E-200 Trends in Enterprise Information Systems

Fall term (13043)

Zoya Kinstler, PhD, Senior IT Architect, Verizon Business, Inc.

Class times: Mondays beginning Aug. 31, 7:35-9:35 pm.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

Spring term (22365)

Zoya Kinstler, PhD, Senior IT Architect, Verizon Business, Inc.

Class times: Mondays beginning Jan. 25, 7:35-9:35 pm.

Course tuition: graduate credit $1,800.

Limited enrollment.

A capstone course for the information management systems (IMS) concentration in the Graduate Program in Information Technology, this course brings together topics learned throughout the students' graduate coursework in a format that combines lectures, case studies, and a team project. The course is geared toward information technology (IT) professionals who are interested in design and deployment of enterprise-scale software applications. Real-life industry scenarios are discussed, blending business and technology perspectives in each case. Topics include enterprise applications, business-to-business portals, enterprise data management, IT architecture and integration, and ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library). Prerequisites: students must be candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts in information technology, enrolled in the IMS concentration, and have completed at least nine ALM in IT courses. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course. (4 credits)



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