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Introduction
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Target Audience
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Objectives
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Training Methodology
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Seminar Outline
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INTRODUCTION:
Information technology
(IT)-computers and telecommunications- is having the kind of
revolutionary restructuring impact that has been expected and touted for
years. The rapid advances in the speed and capacity of computing devices,
coupled with the pervasiveness of the internet, digital storage,
wireless, and portable devices and multimedia content, are causing major
changes in the way managers run and manage organizations.
This interactive one-day seminar
is designed to provide target audience with skills in managing all
aspects of Information Technology utilization in the modern-day
organization. It focuses on planning for IT, managing operations,
organizing IT architecture, staffing for IT, as well as maintaining
control through via IT. In other words, the seminar will focus on
sharpening the skills of the modern manager who deals with IT and makes
IT decisions on daily basis.
The seminar will provide extensive
overview of the topics through lecturing, dialogue, case analysis, and
hands-on work. Selected IT software will be introduced in the areas of
planning and managing IT resources.
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Target
Audience:
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Managers
who are responsible for their firm's IT implementation
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Managers
who are responsible for running the daily IT operations of the
organization
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CIO's
responsible for strategic planning and who consider IT as a source of
gaining competitive advantage for their organizations.
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Managers
who are involved in purchasing IT solutions
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Auditors
who are responsible for maintaining control through utilization of IT
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Objectives:
At the end of this seminar participants will be able to:
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Understand
the importance of IT management
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Understand
the CIO's responsibilities
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Appreciate the strategic use of
information technology
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Master
the skills in IT planning
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Adopt
best approach to manage telecommunications and the internet
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Assess
the best ways to hire and develop IT staff
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Use
IT for managerial decision making
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Deal
with the future challenges of IT management
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Training
Methodology:
The seminar will be conducted in a
workshop style along with discussing real world cases and examples that
cover the seminar topics. Part of the work will be conducted in the
computer lab where several IT tools for managers will be covered where
hands-on work will be conducted.
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SEMINAR
OUTLINE:
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Nature
and importance of IT management
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The
CIO's responsibilities
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The
strategic use of information technology
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IT
planning
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Managing
telecommunications and the internet
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Managing
knowledge workers
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Use
IT for managerial decision making
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Future
challenges of IT management
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Lab
session
For more information about this program please contact the business
development unit:
Mr. Hani M. S. Al-Kadi
P. O. Box 146, Dhahran, 31261 Saudi Arabia
Mobil: (966) 504 9876
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Tel:
(966) 3 860-1401
Fax: (966) 3 860-1149
E-Mail: alkadi@kfupm.edu.sa
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Designed & Developed by
Hani M. S. Al-Kadi
Business Development Unit
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