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ITT 2099 - IT Capstone

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2Lab 2
Course Description: This is an advanced course designed to integrate technology architecture, planning, business process, and teamwork. Content includes the project management and customer services knowledge necessary to construct and manage complex technology-based systems to support an organization. Students will implement their solution to a business problem in cross-sectional teams. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT) program.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): ECT 1013 , CVF 1083  and ITT 1032  with a grade of C or higher or instructor consent.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: CVF 1093, ITT 2036 . Course should be taken in the student’s second year.

Major Content
  1. Project management methods
  2. Technical documentation
  3. Return on investment
  4. Team dynamics
  5. Systems requirements
  6. Implementing a framework
  7. Solutions implementation
  8. Project planning

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. apply the principles of systems theory in order to solve complex technology-based business problems.
  2. apply the system development life cycle to a given business problem scenario involving end user and intermediate devices in a networked environment.
  3. define Return On Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
  4. demonstrate the application of project management.
  5. design the solution to a given business problem scenario/project.
  6. develop a project charter.
  7. develop skills necessary to work in a diverse team.
  8. develop written technical business documentation.
  9. explain the advantages of working in teams.
  10. revise their 5-year career plan.


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