University of Minnesota
Information​ ​Systems Specialization
University of Minnesota

Information​ ​Systems Specialization

Information Technology . Become a better manager of information technology to address business problems

Soumya Sen
Jason Chan
Gautam Ray

Instructors: Soumya Sen

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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Utilize conceptual frameworks to align IT investments with business strategy

  • Specify business requirements as information system specifications

  • Assess the fit between business requirements and enterprise systems features

  • Evaluate technological alternatives for developing the IT infrastructure for the organization

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Specialization - 4 course series

IS/IT Governance

Course 110 hours4.7 (689 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Discover how to align IT investment decisions with the goals and strategies of the organization.

  • Evaluate individual IT investments and learn how to incorporate risk into IT investment decisions.

  • Evaluate a portfolio of IT investments and learn how to charge users for IT investments.

  • Learn different levers firms can use to increase adoption of IT innovation and how IT systems may require different strategies for implementation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Governance
Category: Change Management
Category: Risk Management
Category: Investment Management
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Decision Making
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Return On Investment
Category: User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Information Technology
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Capital Budgeting

Analysis for Business Systems

Course 29 hours4.8 (547 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn about the standard models of systems development: the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

  • Learn how to read and create specific deliverables that business systems analysts prepare during the SDLC.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Requirements Management
Category: Requirements Analysis
Category: Business Process Modeling
Category: User Requirements Documents
Category: Decision Making
Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Business Process
Category: Business Requirements
Category: Business Systems Analysis

Enterprise Systems

Course 37 hours4.7 (778 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn (more) about Enterprise Systems/Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs).

  • Understand why ERPs are useful to companies.

  • Develop an appreciate of the managerial aspects related to the selection and implementation of ERPs.

  • Learn practical knowledge that would help to address real world business problems associated with ERP usage and implementation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Enterprise Resource Planning
Category: Change Management
Category: Business
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Business Management
Category: IT Management
Category: Business Process
Category: Business Systems
Category: System Implementation
Category: Business Technologies
Category: Business Solutions

IT Infrastructure and Emerging Trends

Course 48 hours4.8 (471 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn about issues in cloud computing and various realizations of service-oriented computing.

  • Discover the range of mobile technologies available to modern enterprises and how these can be used to create innovative business models.

  • Become aware of cyber security threats that organizations need to be aware of and learn about various defense mechanisms.

  • Explore the innovation that emerging technologies like Blockchains can bring about.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Virtualization
Category: Data Security
Category: Blockchain
Category: IT Infrastructure
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Cyber Threat Intelligence
Category: IT Management
Category: Technology Solutions
Category: Innovation
Category: Information Technology
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Information Systems

Instructors

Soumya Sen
University of Minnesota
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