2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Aug 06, 2026  
2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog

CSA 345 - Information Technology Management


Description: Management methodologies spanning IT projects, assets, vendor relationships, and service delivery coordinated to improve technology ROI through alignment, cost optimization, agreements, automation, and data-driven insights.

Prerequisites: CSA 110  

Credits: 4
Lecture: 4
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. IT investment evaluation frameworks
  2. Multi-project resource management
  3. Technology asset lifecycle costing
  4. Vendor evaluation and partnership models
  5. Service-level agreement formulation
  6. IT monitoring
  7. Automation opportunities assessment

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Evaluate strategic technology investments. (1, 2)
  2. Compose integrated IT project plans. (2, 6)
  3. Analyze total cost of ownership and licensing agreements. (3, 4)
  4. Construct service-level agreements. (5)
  5. Analyze sustainable IT management. (6, 7)