ITM635 Emerging Technology Seminar (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): ITM607 , ITM631  
This course examines a timely technical topic and provides the student access to the relevant authoritative speakers and emerging technology.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze how emerging technologies are identified, how they evolve, and the factors that may encourage or stifle their growth.
2. Analyze the challenges in retiring legacy systems.
3. Evaluate the intellectual property, business structure, financing, technology dissemination, and regulatory issues often associated with emergent technology.
4. Develop a methodology for assessing the viability of new technology within an organization.
5. Articulate the skillset necessary to implement and manage leading edge technology.