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BSA/510
IT Governance and Management

Course level: Graduate

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3 credits

Total credits

6 weeks

Course length

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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.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

  • 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).

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