The following course Information Systems Project Management is provided in its entirety by Atlantic International University's "Open Access Initiative" which strives to make knowledge and education readily available to those seeking advancement regardless of their socio-economic situation, location or other previously limiting factors. The University's Open Courses are free and do not require any purchase or registration, they are open to the public.

The course in Information Systems Project Management contains the following:

• Lessons in video format with explaination of theoratical content.
• Complementary activities that will make research more about the topic , as well as put into practice what you studied in the lesson. These activities are not part of their final evaluation.
• Texts supporting explained in the video.

The Administrative Staff may be part of a degree program paying up to three college credits. The lessons of the course can be taken on line Through distance learning. The content and access are open to the public according to the "Open Access" and " Open Access " Atlantic International University initiative. Participants who wish to receive credit and / or term certificate , must register as students.

Lesson 1: Information Systems Concepts and Usages

Project Management Information System (PMIS) help plan, execute and close project management goals. During the planning process, project managers use PMIS for budget framework such as estimating costs. The Project Management Information System is also used to create a specific schedule and define the scope baseline. At the execution of the project management goals, the project management team collects information into one database. The PMIS is used to compare the baseline with the actual accomplishment of each activity, manage materials, collect financial data, and keep a record for reporting purposes. During the close of the project, the Project Management Information System is used to review the goals to check if the tasks were accomplished. Then, it is used to create a final report of the project close.

Lesson 2: Information systems in business context

Ministries of Education are basically functionally organized bureaucracies involved in mostly day-to-day operational activities. Projects are generally foreign to them and the staff does not have experience with managing large projects. International lending agencies often require these ministries to set up small project management units in a matrix type organization to oversee the implementation of projects that could range in size from US$10 million to US$50 million. The average project would have a variety of components including "hard" components like school construction and "soft" components like curriculum development and teacher training.
The World Bank requires certain procedures including semi-annual progress reports. In the past year the World Bank has introduced new requirements to provide greater control over accounting and disbursement called the Loan Administration Change Initiative (LACI).

Lesson 3: FUNDAMENTALS CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Most of the data captured by information systems relates to the operations of the organization itself, serving to produce internal information. But in an increasingly competitive marketplace, a firm needs to access more and more external information. Therefore, it is important to note that decision makers need both the internal information about their organization and the external information about its environment.
A firm can succeed only by adapting itself to the demands of its external environment. The environment is represented by a number of groups that affect the company's ability to achieve its objectives or that is affected by it. Such groups are called the stakeholders of a firm, which includes both internal and external stakeholders.

Lesson 4: Concepts and Usages- Establishing a management information system

Information is a critical resource in the operation and management of organizations. Timely availability of relevant information is vital for effective performance of managerial functions such as planning, organizing, leading, and control. An information system in an organization is like the nervous system in the human body: it is the link that connects all the organization's components together and provides for better operation and survival in a competitive environment. Indeed, today's organizations run on information.
The term information system usually refers to a computer-based system, one that is designed to support the operations, management, and decision functions of an organization. Information systems in organizations thus provide information support for decision makers. Information systems encompass transaction processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, and strategic information systems.

Lesson 5: Information systems in business context

Mere enunciation of the architecture tasks in an organization is not enough. These objectives can be put into practice only with a proper engagement process. This helps to establish the rules of governance and the ways in which the architecture process can be managed. Enterprise architecture engagement ensures that EA standards and guidelines are put into effect. It sets out rules specifying ways in which Enterprise Architecture and strategic planning can be carried out by projects. It is an intrinsic part of enterprise architecture governance process.
For effective engagement, interaction between the project team and the architects is critical. It includes various steps such as developing EA standards, carrying out project activities and performing compliance and conflict resolution activities.

Lesson 6: Information Systems Life Cycle management-case study

Information life cycle management (ILM) is a comprehensive approach to managing the flow of an information system's data and associated metadata from creation and initial storage to the time when it becomes obsolete and is deleted.information life cycle management (ILM) is a comprehensive approach to managing the flow of an information system's data and associatedmetadata from creation and initial storage to the time when it becomes obsolete and is deleted. Unlike earlier approaches to data storage management, ILM involves all aspects of dealing with data, starting with user practices, rather than just automating storage procedures, as for example, hierarchical storage management (HSM) does. Also in contrast to older systems, ILM enables more complex criteria for storage management than data age and frequency of access. ILM products automate the processes involved, typically organizing data into separate tiers according to specified policies, and automating data migration from one tier to another based on those criteria. As a rule, newer data, and data that must be accessed more frequently, is stored on faster, but more expensive storage media, while less critical data is stored on cheaper, but slower media.

Lesson 7: Decision Making

The dependency on information technology (IT) has increased progressively for organizations as a strategically important competitive advantage. If planned, developed, and managed properly, IT can bring about greater efficiency in organizational operations, better working environments, and effective decision-making processes.[1] Therefore, many organizations are trying to catch up the development gap with the industry by means of technology acquisition.2 Technology acquisition process is essential in developing a good management information system for an organization. Many IT projects have failed because of poor design planning, false selection of the development, and a lack of follow up on key milestones addressed in the acquisition process. This research paper discusses proper steps and key factors in planning, acquiring, developing, and reviewing the IT acquisition.

Lesson 8: Risk Management in IT Projects

The risks associated with electronic data processing represent a majority of today's companies' operational risk. In addition to the mere operating risk, the successful completion of complex IT projects has a major strategic impact on enterprises and their competitiveness. The operational risks resulting from IT projects can be reduced substantially through efficient risk management. IT auditors therefore must be involved more actively in project risk management. Since 1 May 1998, public limited companies in Germany are obliged by law (Gesetz zur Kontrolle und Transparenz im Unternehmensbereich) to implement a monitoring system that enables them to perceive in advance developments that could jeopardize the continuity of the company. Thereby, for the first time, German legislators explicitly requested all enterprises systematically to record all business risks and to manage the identified threats.

 

Lesson 9: Information Systems Security

Information Systems have become so developed and detailed in their short history. Society has developed along with the Information Systems, becoming a more technologically-reliable generation, also known as the digital firm era. Along with an increasing reliability for Information Systems, the digital firm era has also brought about an increasing profitability, competitiveness, and efficiency for any business of any size that uses an Information Systems. Since the current technological generation has become so dependent upon Information Systems, the problems threatening Information Systems also threaten the order of everyday activities that many take for granted. The intricate role that Information Systems plays in daily activities has been developed near to perfection, but there are many current problems such as spamming, hacking, jamming, malicious software, sniffing, spoofing, and identity theft.

Lesson 10: CASE STUDY My Hands-On Experience Software Testing

Done web performance evaluation for American Airlines, Brown University, Riyadh Bank and many others. Presented a lightening note on how to convert all functional tests into heuristic performance tests at Google Test Automation conference (GTAC-2010).
Also, dealt with non-web performance testing (i.e. desktop GUI applications or SDK packages ), for example performance analysis of boot time, application activity, testing via API, memory footprint, encryption cycles performance etc.

We understand how busy adults do not have time to go back to school. Now, it's possible to earn your degree in the comfort of your own home and still have time for yourself and your family. The Admissions office is here to help you, for additional information or to see if you qualify for admissions please contact us. If you are ready to apply please submit your Online Application and paste your resume and any additional comments/questions in the area provided. (Online Application) (Request Info)

Atlantic International University
800-993-0066 (Gratis en EUA)
808-924-9567 (Internacional)