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Electronic Government Specialization

The Electronic Government (EG) specialization provides students with a greater level of understanding and competence in public sector policy and with approaches to providing services through online transactions with internal and external customers.
 
To complete the EG specialization, students in the IM degree program must take the two required courses for the respective specialization from the list below. The two EG required courses are indicated by an asterisk (*). In addition:
  • Students in the Main Campus IM program must then take two more courses from the list.
  • Students in the Executive IM program must take one more course from the list.
  • Students in the Maxwell School MPA or MAPA graduate programs who want the EB specialization must take IST 618: Survey of Telecommunications and Information Policy, the two required courses, plus one more course from this list:
                            IST 619           Applied Economics for Information Managers
                            IST 643*         U.S. Federal Information Policies
                            IST 678           Electronic Markets
                            IST 683           Managing Information Technology-Enabled Change
                            IST 711*         E-Government
                            IST 727           IT Capital Planning
                            IST 775           Information Industry Strategies
                            IST 782           National and International Information Policies
 
 
 
This coursework is designed to prepare students for success in the following EG-related positions:
  • e-Government Analyst/Consultant/Project Manager
  • e-Government Application Developer/Web Site Developer/Infrastructure Architect
  • MIS Specialist/Manager/Director
 
Core competencies expected, and often required, in EG-related positions:
 
 
Business/Process:
  • Experience in business case/ROI development and implementation.
  • Expertise in project management.
  • Understanding in business intelligence, ERP, CRM, and EPM (Enterprise Performance Measurement) concepts.
  • Familiarity with government agencies, government policies, government processes/practices in building business cases and in making technology investments, such as Exhibit 300.
  • Experience/knowledge in government consulting environment is highly desirable.
 
 
Technical:
  • High-level working knowledge of web-enabling technologies and best practices, including but not limited to Java, HTML, ASP, PHP, XML, SQL, Unix, SQL server, Oracle database structures, the concept of application server.
  • Working knowledge of current leading e-Business applications such as IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, Sun One, Oracle AS, Macromedia JRun, etc.
  • Knowledge in Portal and Intranet practices/technologies as well as B2B, B2C markets.
  • Competency in utilizing web site-editing software.
  • Deep understanding in web-enabling back-end database technologies and front-end integration.
  • Familiarity with J2EE and .NET platforms.
 
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The iSchool is one of eight universities around the globe partnering with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL) to offer an Executive Master’s degree in eGovernance.

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