Professional & Workforce Development

BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Did you know that more than 80% of information technology (IT) jobs are in non-IT industries? Many of these jobs require more than technical skills. In fact, many of today’s employers across all industries seek professionals with a blend of technical diversity, business savvy, and effective communication skills.

To address this growing need, the Alexandria Campus is pleased to offer its Business Information Technology Management Certificate Program. This certificate program is designed for business managers from any industry involved with information technology systems and strongly recommended for those interested in becoming managers. Provides a thorough study of information technology, business management, and key “soft” skills demanded in the workplace. Students may take all of the courses or elect to take individual courses without a commitment to complete the certificate program. While there are no prerequisites, students are encouraged to take the courses in sequence. Tuition includes all required course materials.

Introduction to Information Systems Leadership
In today’s networked enterprises and global business markets, business leaders need to understand the concepts of Information Technology leadership. This course introduces students to IT resources and addresses the interconnected relationships of IT for global business success. This course provides exposure to and understanding of information systems components, uses, challenges, and leadership management approaches to address today’s IT challenges.
This course will be offered in the Fall


Information Systems Analysis Management
Systems analysis enables the IT analyst to perform myriad tasks in a structured manner. The course helps non-technical professionals understand system requirements and specifications. This course is an in-depth study of systems analysis fundamentals, best industry practices and standards, and the systems lifecycle. Emphasis is on logical systems analysis that identifies the elements, with hands-on exercises and cases performed in and out of class. This course requires no computer programming knowledge. It will cover data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, entity relationship diagrams, input-output processing charts and methods addressing data and processing.
Instructor: Dr. William Boddie
This course will be offered in the Fall

Enterprise Architecture Leadership
This course will introduce Enterprise Architecture as an organizational support to deliver strategic planning, decision-making, and business process execution. The course defines enterprise architecture and discusses its background, its current status, and leadership
as the cornerstone of an effective enterprise architecture capability. Students will recognize enterprise architecture as a distinct approach as they explore real-world examples of organizations that use EA to support their strategic business objectives.
Instructor: Dr. William Boddie
This course will be offered in the Fall


Transforming Organizations through Business Process Reengineering Leadership
Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is the application of IT system solutions to improve business process effectiveness, and efficiency, and to reduce business costs. Students will learn proven methods to reengineer organizational business processes using leadership and management principles, processes, tools, and techniques. The course introduces students to the principles of business process reengineering using an accepted BPR lifecycle methodology, the industry standard integrated Definition for Functional Modeling (DEF) 0 modeling methodology, and business case development business process reengineering.
Instructor: Dr. William Boddie
This course will be offered in the Fall

Project Management
Standard project management practices and procedures are used worldwide for projects of all sizes as businesses have discovered that this significantly increases probability and overall success. Participants will learn how to lead a project using industry standard
methods, tools, and techniques. • Focuses on a structured approach to managing projects,
enabling project completion on time, and meeting project budget and other requirements.
• Reviews the four project lifecycle phases and includes plans, templates, and terminology used in the project management arena.
• Emphasizes the importance of planning as the cornerstone of effective project management.
Instructor: Dr. William Boddie
This course will be offered in the Fall


MS Project 2003
Microsoft Project 2003 is the most popular software application used to automate many of the project management support functions. This course introduces students to the functionality,
features, and capabilities of MS Project 2003. The course provides practical experience and enables students to plan projects, tasks, and activities, and allocate resources using MS Project 2003. Course prerequisite: BUSC 1859 (Project Management)
Students will accomplish the following:
• develop and schedule project timelines
• manage costs and schedules
• track project progress
• produce essential management reports
• learn how to link tasks and activities
• enter project data
• develop and use Gantt Charts and network diagrams
• compare planned project data to actual project data
Instructor: Dr. William Boddie
ITEC 1952-21A 1.2 CEU
M/W 4/2-4/11, 4 sessions $295
6:30-9:30 p.m. Arlington Center Register for this class Now!

IT Systems Security Management
IT systems security is a rapidly growing area of critical concern to business leaders and managers as businesses are placing sensitive and critical data on automated information systems and need to protect the integrity of their data. IT systems security provides the foundation for maintaining integrity for IT components, including hardware, software, database, telecommunications, people, and data. This course is an in-depth study of information systems security management principles, processes, and practices. It addresses IT systems security, discusses real-world cases of IT security incidents, trends, and issues. The course provides instruction on developing IT system security plans and
on conducting security-related risk assessments.
Instructor: Dr. William Boddie
BUSC 1860-21A 1.2 CEU
M/W 4/23-5/2, 4 sessions $295
6:30-9:30 p.m. Arlington Center Register for this class Now!