Change Management course looks at how systems and technologies are implemented. It includes consideration of project planning, scheduling, and budgeting as well as consideration of the change management required to implement projects. IS Policy and Strategy is typically case based and looks at the IS project portfolio from the view of the senior IS executive and from the business executive. It shows the students how policy and strategy considerations affect every aspect of IS. The Integration course is a new feature in the curriculum. Integration is a multi-billion dollar industry that attracts senior people and it is virtually neglected in IS education. The need for integration is driven by the need for innovation, coordination, and speed. These three characteristics are the result of competition, globalization, emerging technologies, and organizational change. These phenomena demand integration of organizational and technological perspectives. Intesxation can be viewed from three perspectives: (1) Integrating the Enterprise, (2) Integrating the IS Function, and (3) Integrating IS Technologies. Each perspective could merit a course of its own. The curriculum recommends that schools offer one of these courses or create a course that looks at all three perspectives. The choice depends on the capabilities of the school's
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