Managing Global Software and Service Supply Chains

Organize development projects in the global service marketplace, based on key considerations and best practices in outsourced and offshore development. Analyze the most important issues and practices for both clients and service providers, including legal, economic, cultural, and intellectual property issues; IT and business process outsourcing; global human resources; service supply chain management; and governance and client relationship management.

Completion Requirements

• 33 semester credit hours
  • Core courses (24 sem. cr.)
  • Specialization courses (6 sem. cr.)
  • Specialization capstone course (3 sem. cr.)

Estimated time to completion is less than 2 years. Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress; credits transferred, if applicable; and prerequisite courses. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

The courses are delivered in a prescribed sequence. Each 16-week semester, except for the first and last semester, includes two consecutive 8-week courses.

Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Sem. Credits
	Semester 1
NSEI 6701	Managing the IT-Enabled Enterprise	3
NSEI 6712	Business Architecture and Process	3
	Semester 2
NSEI 6110	Software Architecture	3
NSEI 6301	Information System and Service Analysis and Design	3
	Semester 3
NSEI 6112	System and Service Architecture	3
NSEI 6721	Organizational and Social Dimensions of Information Systems	3
	Semester 4
NSEI 6511	Information Systems Project Management	3
NSEI 6561	Service and Sourcing Management	3

Specialization Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
	Semester 5
NSEI 6521	Global Information Systems Development	3
NSEI 6562	Global Services Management	3

Capstone Course

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
	Semester 6
NSEI 6980	ISM Capstone	3

Prerequisite Course for Students Without a Computing Degree

Students requiring these prerequisites will take them after NSEI 6712 Business Architecture and Process.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
NSEI 3380	Introduction to Client-Side Web Programming	3
NSEI 3381	Object Oriented Programming for ISM	3

Course Descriptions

For assistance in deciding which online degree specialization fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.