Foundations in IT Management (ISE501) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Foundations in IT Management	ISE501	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The objective of this course is to provide an overview of IT services. The course is comprised of sessions where each session covers an IT service and will use case studies to introduce students to real-world examples of the services provided by IT corporations for their customers. The focus will be on the essential concepts and methodologies used to architect, implement, and support companies requesting IT services.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Describe the basic terms and concepts for IT Recognize the main components of IT architecture Recognize the main services related with IT Analyze the need for integration systems in order to provide effective and efficient responses to market needs Identify the major problems which occur in a system Analyze the need for integration systems in order to provide effective and efficient responses to market needs
Course Content	Computing infrastructure overview; introduction to IT Services: event and fault management; problem management; change management; configuration management; asset management (inventory and software distribution); performance and capacity management;security management; network management; storage management; workload management; backup and recover

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Computing Infrastructure Overview	Ch. 2-5
2	Introduction to IT Services	Ch. 6-7
3	Event and fault management	Ch. 9-12
4	Problem management	Ch. 13
5	Change management and configuration management	Ch.14, 16
6	Asset management	Ch. 17-18
7	Performance and capacity management	Ch. 19
8	Security management	Ch. 22
9	Network management	Ch. 23-24
10	Storage and workload management	Ch. 25-26
11	Backup and Recovery management	Ch. 27
12	End-user services	Ch. 30
13	Reporting management	Ch. 31
14	BPM fundamentals	Ch. 32-33
15	Final Examination Period	Review of topics
16	Final Examination Period	Review of topics

Sources

Course Book	1. Foundations in IT Services - Lecture Notes, IBM Corporation, 2007.
Other Sources	2. van Bon, J., Foundations of IT Service Management: based on ITIL, Van Haren Publishing, 2005.
	3. Sturm, R., Morris, W., Foundations of Service Level Management, Sams, 2000
	4. Fitzsimmons, J., Fitzsimmons, M., Service Management: Operations, Strategy, Information Technology, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 6th edition, 2007.
	5. Addy, Rob. Effective IT Service Management – To ITIL and Beyond! Springer, 2007.
	6. Orand, B., Foundations of IT Service Management: The Unofficial ITIL v3 Foundations Course in a Book, BookSurge Publishing, 2009.
	7. Hurwitz, J., Bloor, R., Kaufman, M., Halper, F., Service Management For Dummies, For Dummies, 2009.
	8. Betz, C., Architecture and Patterns for IT Service Management, Resource Planning, and Governance: Making Shoes for the Cobbler's Children, Morgan-Kaufmann, 2006.
	9. Case, G., DuMoulin, T., Spalding, G., Dissanayake, A. C., Service Management Strategies that Work - Guidance for Executives, Van Haren, 1st edition, 2007

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	3	30
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	5	100

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.			X
2	An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.				X
3	An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.			X
4	An ability to function on multi-disciplinary domains.	X
5	An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.			X
6	An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.		X
7	An ability to communicate effectively.			X
8	Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
9	A knowledge of contemporary issues.			X
10	An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.					X
11	Skills in project management and recognition of international standards and methodologies				X
12	An ability to produce engineering products or prototypes that solve real-life problems.			X
13	Skills that contribute to professional knowledge.		X
14	An ability to make methodological scientific research.		X
15	An ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge.	X
16	An ability to defend an originally produced idea.		X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	16	5	80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	3	15	45
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	20	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	30	30
Total Workload			175