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CIS499
Preview: CIS499 Information Systems : Capstone
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
Course residency requirement: This course must be taken as last or next to last class; it is not
eligible for transfer credit and must be taken at Strayer University.
This course is the capstone course for the Bachelor of Information Systems program. The course
takes senior management a approach to examine issues in managing the information systems
function in organizations and how information systems integrate, support, and enable various types
of organizational capabilities. Topics include developing an intellectual framework to critically assess
existing information systems infrastructures, emerging technologies, and how enabling technologies
affect organizational strategy.
Required Resources
James W. Cortada. 2009. How Societies Embrace Information Technology: Lessons for
Management and the Rest of Us. CIS499 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. textbook available
at https://www.strayerbookstore.com
Dean Lane. 2011. The Chief Information Officer's Body of Knowledge: People, Process, and
Technology. CIS499 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. textbook available at https://www.strayerbookstore.com
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Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project or their equivalents such as OpenOffice, Dia,
and Open Project are required. If you use equivalent tools, make sure that you save the files for
grading using extensions that are readable by their equivalent Microsoft Windows edition. Tutorials
for Microsoft Office can 2010 be found on Microsoft's support site, located at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx.
Supplemental Resources
ACM. No date. Association for Computing Machinery . https://www.acm.org/
NSA | CSS. No date. National Security Agency – Central Security Service. https://www.nsa.gov/
CNSS. No date. The Committee on National Security Systems. https://www.cnss.gov/
Create an information systems project plan.
1
Develop a business requirements document for an information systems
project.
2
Propose a database design to address an organization's business
requirements and reporting needs.
3
Evaluate the advantages and challenges of using advanced data analytics
and cloud technology in an organization.
4
Propose a network infrastructure design and comprehensive security policy to
support an organization's business and security requirements.
5
Create an executive summary and a presentation outlining the project plan for
an executive-level audience.
6
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Week 1 - To Do List
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