ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Brief Course Description:

This course explores the design, selection, implementation and management of enterprise IT solutions. The focus is on applications and infrastructure and their fit with the business.

Topics covered will address enterprise architecture concerns both within and beyond the organization, with attention paid to managing risk and security within audit and compliance standards. Students will also perfect their ability to communicate technology architecture strategies concisely to a general business audience.

Course Objectives:

The objectives of the course are to:

• Introduce students to design, selection, implement and management enterprise IT solutions.

• Introduce students to risk management and security issues within audit and compliance standards.

• Introduce students to how to communicate technology architecture strategies to general business audience.

• Introduce students to enterprise architecture frameworks and service oriented architecture.

• Introduce students to emerging technological issues such as green computing, virtualization and cloud computing.

Expected Course Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand a variety of frameworks for enterprise architecture analysis and decision-making.

• Evaluate the total cost of ownership and return on investment for architecture alternatives.

• Utilize techniques for assessing and managing risk across the portfolio of the enterprise.

• Evaluate and plan for the integration of emerging technologies.

• Manage proliferating types and volume of content.

• Understand the core concepts of data/information architecture.

• Evaluate existing data/information architecture designs.

• Plan for business continuity.

• Understand the benefits and risks of service-oriented architecture.

• Understand the role of audit and compliance in enterprise architecture.