Think Like a CIO
BUSA-41010
Understand the new role of CIO in the digital economy and modern organizations
In addition to leadership skills, the successful CIO must have a strong grasp of technology, business, management, finance, and project management. This course draws on a wide array of fields to provide you with the necessary leadership and technical skills to effectively transform organizations, manage IT departments, and communicate effectively with technical staff, management, and customers. The course content is continually updated to incorporate the latest shifts in technology.
In this course, you will develop a comprehensive plan to lead the organization’s IT resources effectively and review technical environment, skills, and processes to increase efficiency.
Course Highlights:
- The Changing Role of CIO
- IT Capital And Operational Management
- Using Technology to Transform Organizations
- IT Skill and Resource Management
- IT Vendor Management
- Managing Virtual Teams
- Cost and Budget Management
- Cyber Security & Business Continuity
- Digital Transformation
- Effective IT Organizations
Course Benefits:
- Develop and Implement a Plan to Manage and Optimize the Enterprise Technological Resources
- A real-world map to evaluate and invest in emerging technology
- Assess and improve the IT Organizational Effectiveness
- Develop staffing, training, and skill management plans
- Estimate IT spending levels and compare it to the industry metrics
- Align IT Resources with business strategies and develop metrics to gage success
- Implement Project Management and portfolio management Processes
- Understand IT outsourcing and vendor management
Course Typically Offered: Live Online during Spring and Fall quarters.
Other Formats: Hybrid - COMING in 2024
First 5 weeks Live Online, last sessions offered in-person during 3 consecutive days. For more details about this options, please contact infotech@ucsd.edu
Prerequisites: BSc in Computer Science or related degree, or two years of experience in an IT field.
Next steps: Upon completion of this class, consider enrolling in other courses in the Technology Leadership Certificate.
More information: Contact infotech@ucsd.edu to learn more about Technology Leadership and course offerings.
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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- No refunds after: 6/30/2025
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Instructor: Khosrow Khosravani
Khosrow “Koz” Khosravani has been involved in the field of Information Technology for over 3 decades. He started as a Software Engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation (later merged with Compaq) coding Vax-Macro assembly language for VAX mini-computer clusters. He then was involved with many firms as an IT consultant and trainer. His area of specialization includes software engineering, e-business security & back-end integration, distributed relational database management systems, wireless technologies, networking, web development, and distributed applications. He has trained hundreds of employees at major US firms such as Boeing and Raytheon in the areas of web development, online security, and software engineering as well as the integration with back-end systems such as Microsoft IIS web server, SQL server, site server, and the Biztalk server, utilizing Windows advanced server platform.
Koz is currently conducting research on various areas of digital transformation utilizing frontier and emerging technologies such as AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, IoT, Big Data, AR/VR and Cloud Computing.
