Information Technology 647

ITEC 647
Enterprise Information Architecture

1. Catalog Entry

ITEC 647
Enterprise Information Architecture

Credit hours (3)
Prerequisites: ITEC 542 and ITEC 645

Studies comprehensive, enterprise-wide approaches to organize, protect, and control trusted information from diverse sources as a strategic enterprise asset. The course covers information governance, master data management, metadata management, data quality and integration, and cloud computing architectures.

2. Detailed Description of Course

    1) Information architecture
    2) Information governance
    3) Master data management
    4) Information quality
    5) Data integration
    6) Metadata management

3. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

This course will be delivered in a lecture and discussion format with demonstration and application of concepts using one or more enterprise level database management systems.  

4. Goals and Objectives of the Course

Students who complete this course will be able to:
    1) Explain the importance of data governance.
    2) Develop policies for protecting and securing data and information assets.
    3) Design and develop a system to protect and secure data and information.
    4) Develop a program that integrates data from multiple sources.
    5) Profile data elements.
    6) Analyze the quality of an individual data element.
    7) Analyze the overall quality of a data source.
    8) Design and develop a system to capture and manage metadata.

5. Assessment Measures

A significant component of the assessment must measure each individual student’s mastery of the conceptual and applied knowledge and skills described in the course objectives. Evaluations may include but are not limited to assignments, projects, presentations, quizzes, and examinations.  

6. Other Course Information

None.

Review and Approval

April 23, 2014