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BSA/510

IT Governance and Management

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Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.

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Course level: Graduate

This course provides an introduction to how data is architected and organized. It discusses the different data models used to store data, outlines several schemas that drive how data is structured, and provides other database concepts relating to the design and architecture of data.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Explain the effectiveness of the IT governance structure.
  • Discuss IT organizational structure and human resources management.
  • Formulate an IT strategic plan checklist.

  • Utilize the enterprise’s IT policies, standards, and procedures to determine if the enterprise is in compliance and support IT strategy.
  • Illustrate the importance of the Quality Management Systems (QMS).
  • Summarize IT management and monitoring of controls.

  • Examine IT monitoring and internal control evaluations.
  • Align assurance practices and IT performance.
  • Justify an IT balanced scorecard.

  • Survey IT contracting strategies and policies.
  • Examine the contract management practices and the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
  • Compare change management with configuration management in the context of existing business processes.

  • Compare risk management practices.
  • Formulate a risk management and mitigation plan.

  • Distinguish the IT role in the Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) planning.
  • Examine the Business Continuity Plan standards and procedures.
  • Model an Enterprise’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP).

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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Credit Transfer

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The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.