IT 580 Technology Leadership

Centers around the leadership knowledge and skills necessary for a chief information officer (CIO) or equivalent. Topics include strategic thinking, consulting, budget formulation, and effective management and leadership. In case studies and role-playing exercises, students practice leadership skills, such as influence- and relationship-building. Students use analysis techniques, questioning skills to gather information, negotiation and influencing skills to make decisions, and communication skills to present the final proposal at an executive level. Students must achieve a minimum grade of B-. (3)