Academic Program

To complete the IT concentration, students must take COMM 4200 Project Management and six additional credits from the list below.

COMM 4200 Project Management. This course covers the basic processes related to the effective management of projects, including feasibility assessment, resource analysis, estimation of time, effort and cost, scheduling, team management, risk management, and implementation planning. The course is taught in the context of analyzing and managing the design of business processes in support of business strategy, including business requirements analysis, business process modeling, and process design. A survey of project management tools is also provided. Class work includes case analysis of real-world project scenarios and a management retrospective analyzing a completed IT project. Prerequisite: Commerce student or instructor permission.

COMM 4220 - Database Management Systems Credits: 3
COMM 4230 - Information Technology in Finance Credits: 3
COMM 4240 - Electronic Commerce Credits: 3
COMM 4250 - Innovation and Technology Management Credits: 3
COMM 4270 - Information Technology Project Practicum Credits: 3
COMM 4290 - Selected Topics in Information Systems Credits: 3
COMM 4562 - Topics in Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
COMM 4621 - Managing and Leading Credits: 3
COMM 4622 - The High-Performing Organization Credits: 3
COMM 4623 - Leading Change Credits: 3
COMM 4660 - Strategic Management Consulting Credits: 3

Students may count only one of 4562, 4622, 4660, or 4670 toward the IT concentration. These courses may be used to fulfill the requirement of the Management or IT concentration, but not both.

IT Concentration requirements flowchart

Sample Schedules

To meet the IT concentration requirements, students may take COMM 4200 during their third year and then have flexibility in scheduling during their fourth year. Students may also elect to take all of their IT concentration courses (COMM 4200 and two other courses) during their fourth year. Some sample schedules are available below:

Basic Schedule

Sample schedule for meeting the basic requirements of an IT concentration:

THIRD YEAR		FOURTH YEAR
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
ICE (12 credits)	ICE (9 credits)	One 3-credit-hour class from the list above	One 3-credit-hour class from the list above
	COMM 4200 (3 credits)	Other (12 credits)	Other (12 credits)
	Other (3 credits)

Study-Abroad Schedule

Sample schedule for meeting the basic requirements of an IT concentration while studying abroad:

THIRD YEAR		FOURTH YEAR
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
ICE (12 credits)	ICE Abroad (15 credits)	COMM 4200 (3 credits)	One 3-credit-hour class from the list above
		Other (12 credits)	One 3-credit-hour class from the list above
			Other (9 credits)

In-Depth Schedule

Sample schedule for meeting the basic requirements of an IT concentration and also preparing for a wider variety of IT-related careers:

THIRD YEAR		FOURTH YEAR
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
ICE (12 credits)	ICE (9 credits)	COMM 4230 (3 credits)	COMM 4250 (3 credits)
COMM 4200 (3 credits)	COMM 4220 (3 credits)	One 3-credit-hour class from the list above	COMM 4240 (3 credits)
	Other (3 credits)	One 3-credit-hour class from the list above	One 3-credit-hour class from the list above
		Other (6 credits)	Other (6 credits)