Jun 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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ECT 4440 - Lifecycle Management in Emerging Communication Systems
Students explore lifecycle management for IT, software, and VR/Game systems. Topics include defining, implementing, and operating/maintaining complex systems; performing needs analysis; generating alternatives and performing tradeoff analyses; specifying equipment; planning schedules and budgets; applying cost analysis techniques; and developing and responding to RFPs/RFQs.
Requisites: Sr and ITS 3100 or ECT 2401
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Learning and Doing, Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to describe the technology infrastructure landscape.
- Students will be able to explain the role of an architect in defining strategy decisions.
- Students will be able to explain how to build an architecture to guide decisions.
- Students will be able apply business methods to allocate costs appropriately to business teams.
- Students will be able to identify and explain technology trends by reviewing academic and trade sources.
- Students will be to explain and apply portfolio management, business case construction, project management, and supplier management.
- Students will be able to identify and explain cultures of innovation and persistence for developing solutions.
- Students will be able to explain the concept of alternative information security architectures.
- Students will be able to apply an information security architecture, including a graphical depiction of the solution and recommendations for partnering with suppliers and selecting software.
- Students will be able to effectively communicate recommendations to a review panel of faculty and industry experts.
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