IT Management
BS in Data Driven Innovation
Specialize in Data Driven Innovation for IT Managers
This specialization develops valuable skills in data retrieval, mining, analysis, and reporting that are becoming increasingly useful across all sectors. Data majors become skilled problem-solvers and innovators, adapting to the changing needs of a modern enterprise.
Data analytics is the process of extracting meaning from raw data using anything from a laptop to specialized computer systems. These systems transform, organize, and model the data to draw conclusions and identify patterns, leading to increases in knowledge and market share that have significant implications for an organization’s profitability. The need for graduates with these skills crosses all types of business including agriculture, construction, finance, retail, government, manufacturing and not-for-profits.
$53.29
National median wage for Computer Systems Analysts *Updated May 2022
$52.50
National median wage for Management Analysts *Updated May 2022
$47.25
National median wage for Operations Research Analysts *Updated May 2022
For more information on employment, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The above information was also sourced from the BLS.
Bachelor's of Science in IT Management Specializing in Data Driven Innovation
CWU general education and degree requirements must be satisfied.
Program Availability
2024-2025 Catalog Requirements:
- ADMG 285: Sustainable Decision Making - 5 credits
- ADMG 302: Financial Analysis for IT Managers - 4 credits
- ADMG 371: IT Administrative Management - 4 credits
- ADMG 372: Leadership & Supervision - 4 credits
- ADMG 374: Project Management - 5 credits
- ADMG 385: IT Tools for Professional Communication - 4 credits
- IT 165: Seeing Through the Data - 4 credits
- IT 202: Change Ready: Tech Skills for Leaders - 4 credits
- IT 228: Intro to IT – 4 credits
- IT 238: Intro to Cyberwarfare - 4 credits
- IT 248: Digital Systems Fundamentals - 4 credits
- IT 260: Integrated Computer Applications - 4 credits
- IT 301: IT Security, Privacy, & Ethics - 4 credits
- IT 468: Projects in Database - 4 credits
- RMT 340: Influencing Customer Decisions - 4 credits
- RMT 366: Customer Relationship Management - 4 credits
- RMT 379: IT Management Career Planning - 1 credit
- ADMG/IT 490: Cooperative Education (Internship) – 8 credits
Total Core Credits: 83
Plus the following Data Driven Innovation classes:
- IT 359: Advanced Spreadsheet Applications - 4 credits
- IT 363: Data Mining for IT Managers - 4 credits
- IT 365: Data Driven Innovation - 4 credits
- IT 425: Reporting Data Analytics - 4 credits
- IT 469: Enterprise Database Systems: SQL - 4 credits
- IT 483: Applied Predictive Analytics for IT Managers - 4 credits
Total Specialization Credits: 24
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