Minor in Information & Communications Technology for Business Agility
Risks are an inherent part of any organization, thus minimizing the cost and impact of risks has become a major area of focus and concern. Moreover, the risks and uncertainties brought about by fast-changing technology and digital adoption can increase doubts in moving forward for a company or its industry as a whole. In general, this program introduces concepts and strategies in business agility, which allows organizations to quickly adapt to changes in their internal and external environments and remain resilient in the face of uncertainty. This program also provides means to develop skills and knowledge for the integration of business continuity planning into the organization to address corporate-threatening incidents/events, regardless of their source. These skills empower businesses and individuals in becoming change leaders, ensuring creativity, quality, and cost-effectiveness in their operations.
Program Outcomes
By the end of the program, learners will be able to:
- Identify security risks, threats, and measures to ensure the protection of data and information in the organization
- Determine appropriate business performance evaluation frameworks, tools, techniques, metrics, and analytics for an organization
- Apply agile project management principles and perform agile methods and strategies
- Recommend ICT solutions that can help mitigate organizational risks and allow planning for continuous business operations
Course List
| Introduction to Information Security (ISINSEC) | 3 units |
| Business Performance (ISBPERF) | 3 units |
| Agile Project Management (ITAGILE) | 3 units |
| Data and Business Analytics (ISBUSAN) | 3 units |
Course Details
Introduction to Information Security (ISINSEC)
Information Security is a broad set of theories and practices that can include technology acquisition up to enterprise governance. This course provides an overview into the inclusion of information security considerations into the IT services lifecycle which includes the selection, implementation, and management of IT services by guiding organizations.
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Identify the phases in IT security life cycle
- Recognize the fundamental technical knowledge requirements in identifying security requirements, their current state, and the importance of data privacy act
- Understand how to implement data privacy
- Evaluate potential data and information security solutions and their business case
Business Performance (ISBPERF)
The value of businesses and the information systems they use could be assessed and evaluated based on several frameworks including value chain, benchmarking, value network analysis, and investment performance. Students learn to appreciate that ICTs as an investment for an organization need to have articulated business value, that must be assessed and monitored.
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Identify, describe and explain the concepts of business performance management and related IT applications
- Effectively use frameworks/models/standards, appropriate metrics, and corresponding IT tools for an organization
- Analyze and evaluate an organization’s business performance management approach
- Provide business performance recommendations/solutions that have positive impact for the organization
Agile Project Management (ITAGILE)
This course involves the practice and discussion of principles, processes, methodologies, tools, and techniques in agile project management. Students will get to identify and assess IT project constraints, including scope, time, cost, and quality in performing various activities throughout the project lifecycle to ensure project success. The course also provides an opportunity for students to hone their knowledge, skills, and attitude as an effective IT project manager, considering the continuously changing requirements, technology, resources, and schedule in an agile environment.
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Understand the agile principles and phases in managing a project
- Apply appropriate tools and techniques in order to manage project resources effectively and efficiently
- Evaluate and present the result of agile project management activities and recommend areas for improvement
Data and Business Analytics (ISBUSAN)
This course exposes students to the strategic value of information for the analysis of the organization, its businesses, requirements, and trends. In this course, students will learn how to design and develop a database that can support online and batch transaction processing, considering the characteristics of transactional data, including data integrity, and information persistence. Basic concepts and skills in developing data warehouses to support online analytical processing (OLAP) will also be covered. Furthermore, the course introduces the students to data mining and producing information through business intelligence tools and techniques as part of descriptive analytics.
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Explain and understand the importance of business intelligence and descriptive analytics in organizations
- Identify and understand the various techniques of mining data from a data warehouse
- Design and develop a database that can support transaction processing
- Apply knowledge in data warehousing in designing one for descriptive analytics
Schedule of Course Offerings
Term 1
- Introduction to Information Security
Term 2
- Business Performance
Term 3
- Agile Project Management
- Data and Business Analytics