Certificates

If you are not quite ready to committ to a Master's degree you can still receive the specialized instruction you need by choosing from our online graduate certificates. If you're looking for more specialized IT training, certificates available are:

• IT Project Management
  Students will be able to align projects with business goals, manage the changes that occur in the organization as a result of projects, develop and manage project budgets, negotiate project scope, effectively manage a distributed team, and integrate quality processes into information system projects.  The IT Project Management certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses: CIS6108 Transforming the Organization, CIS6208 IT Project Management, CIS6308 Managing Technical Teams, and CIS6385 Quality Management.
• Enterprise Systems
  Students will be able to align projects with business goals, manage the changes that occur in the organization as a result of projects, manage distributed teams, and work with vendors to evaluate and implement packaged software solutions.  The Enterprise Systems certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses:  CIS6107 Data Warehouse and Mining, CIS6108 Transforming the Organization, CIS6308 Managing Technical Teams, and CIS6318 Enterprise Systems.
• IT Security
  Students will be able to analyze and articulate the legal and ethical issues related to information technology, identify and assess information security risks and develop plans to address these risks.  The IT Security certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses:  CIS6205 IT Ethics and Security, CIS6305 Enterprise Information Security, CIS6330 Infrastructure Management, CIS6332 Networks Management, and CIS6342 Mobile Systems.
• IT Operations
  Students will have the ability to manage distributed teams, work with vendors to integrate products and services into a data center, prepare and establish processes for managing a data center, and design and implement a technology infrastructure to meet the needs of an organization.  The IT Operations certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses:  CIS6308 Managing Technical Teams, CIS6330 Infrastructure Management, CIS6332 Networks Management, CIS6342 Mobile Systems.