Masters of Science in Global IT Leadership

The School of Information Technology and Computing (SITC) at Abilene Christian University offers a 36-hour, non-thesis Masters of Science degree in Global IT Leadership. The program provides advanced training for individuals seeking positions of leadership and administration within IT organizations or whose career tracks may ultimately lead them to the position of Chief Information Officer. 

An interdisciplinary degree program, the Masters of Science in Global IT Leadership specifically combines knowledge and information from the disciplines of management systems, communication, and information technology. The curriculum emphasizes leadership, values, and organizational dynamics, as well as contemporary issues in the IT arena (both technical and administrative) that are encountered in today’s businesses and organizations. 

Course content is specifically designed to develop the skills encompassed by Gartner's "25 New IS Competencies" (The New CIO Leader, Broadbent and Kitzis, 2005). A typical program includes a block of three courses focused on leadership and communication in multinational organizations, a block of three courses focused on management systems and organizational behavior, and six courses selected from the area of IT administration, such as IT services, innovation and entrepreneurship, information assurance and control, governance, and enterprise architectures.

Completion of the degree requires a global experience in order for graduates to successfully address the challenges of an increasingly global economy and society. Applicants may receive a limited amount of credit for prior training or work experience upon submission and review of appropriate documentation.

All requirements for admission to the Graduate School at Abilene Christian University apply. 

For more information

Contact Dr. Timothy Coburn, Director, School of Information Technology and Computing, ACU Box 29315, Abilene, TX 79699, coburnt@acu.edu, 1-325-674-2206

Or

Visit www.itleader.org 
(in Mandarin)

Participating Faculty

• Brian G. Burton, Ed.D., University of Missouri

  Assistant Professor, Information Technology

  Virtual learning environments, technology utilization in organizations, organizational leadership and policy analysis

• Orneita Burton, Ph.D., Arizona State University
  Assistant Professor, Information Systems
  Information trust and assurance, economics of information systems, e-commerce, optimization of organizational systems and processes through effective IT deployment

• Robert R. Byrd, Ed.D., University of Louisville
  Associate Professor, Information Technology and Computing
  Knowledge management, IT organizational leadership

• Joseph J. Cardot, Ed.D., Texas Tech University
  Professor and Chair, Department of Communication
  Organizational communication, business and professional communication, diversity issues

• Timothy C. Coburn, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
  Director, School of Information Technology and Computing
  Professor of Statistics and Management Science
  Business intelligence and analytics, data mining, computer simulation and modeling, technology management

• C. Brad Crisp, Ph.D., University of Texas
  Assistant Professor, Information Systems
  Virtual teams and other IT-enabled learning settings, project management, systems analysis and design

• Carley H. Dodd, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
  Professor, Intercultural Communication
  Multicultural communication, leadership, communication systems in global corporations

• Paul Lakey, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
  Professor, Organizational Communication
  Leadership studies, organizational communication

• Fortune S. Mhlanga, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology
  Professor, Computer Science
  Database theory and applications, technology entrepreneurship, software engineering, international cooperation in technology initiatives

• Mark Phillips, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
  Assistant Professor, Management Science
  Organizational behavior, values-based leadership, industrial administration

• Don N. Pope, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
  Professor and Chair, Department of Management Science
  Management of processes and systems and their improvement through implementation and deployment of technology, enterprise resource management systems, customer relationship management systems

• Brent N. Reeves, Ph.D., University of Colorado
  Associate Professor, Computer Science and Management Science
  Knowledge-based information systems, computer-supported cooperative work, performance engineering for database systems