The course will provide a thorough understanding of the many responsibilities for managing technology by the organization IT resource, executives, managers, and functional end users. Concentration on IT plan and budget development with associated management, IT roles and responsibilities, system development and operations best practices, security management, IT procurement with emphasis on service and product agreements, vendor relationships, project management, and business continuity/disaster recovery. Junior or senior class standing is required. Coursework in information systems, software design, project management, or related job experience is strongly preferred, but not required due to the managerial, rather than technical, nature of the course.