ISEM 539 - Enterprise Architecture Frameworks

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: ISEM 500
Description: This course provides an overview of the common enterprise-wide architectural framework that drives business decisions regarding selection, implementation and management of ICT systems and solutions. In addition, different enterprise architecture frameworks are reviewed and the most commonly used framework - TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) - is examined in detail. The course topics include supporting and transforming Global Value Chains; e-business designs; creating an enterprise architecture; and the various methodologies, tools and techniques used in the design and implementation of the enterprise architecture. The course encompasses all aspects of information and communications technology, including data networks, applications, operating systems, database systems, telecommunications systems, and hardware components in the context of a total enterprise-wide framework.