Chief Information Officer Management Certificate - Curriculum 198 (DL)

Program Officer

Madeleine Fuentes, LCDR, USN
Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 220

(831) 656-7793, DSN 756-7793
madeleine.fuentes1@nps.edu

Academic Associate

Jeffrey Dunlap, CAPT, USN (Ret.), Lecturer
Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 242

(619) 370-6647
jeffrey.dunlap@nps.edu

Program Director

Christina Hart, Ph.D.
Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 334

(831) 656-6269, DSN 756-6269
cchart@nps.edu

Brief Overview

The DDM Chief Information Officer (CIO) Cyber Management Certificate will provide the critical education required by the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to manage government information technology systems. This certificate will allow its graduates to effectively manage the resources, people, processes, and technologies necessary to ensure our information technology systems optimize mission performance and information assurance. This certificate meets all of the Clinger-Cohen educational competency requirements.

Convenes

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Program Length

Four quarters

Four Quarter Certificate

Students are required to take four courses to complete the CIO Management Certificate (Curriculum 198). Courses may be completed in any order:

Required Courses

Course NumberTitleCreditsLecture HoursLab Hours
MN4021Strategic Management of IT

4

0

-or-

IS4182Enterprise Information Systems Strategy and Policy

4

0

-and-

MN3331Principles of Acquisition and Program Management

5

1

-or-

MN3301Acquisition of Defense Systems

4

0

-or-

MN3221Principles of Acquisition and Program Management I

3

0

-and-

MN3222Principles of Acquisition and Program Management II

3

0

-or-

MN3392Systems and Project Management

4

0

-and-

MN3309Software Acquisition Management for Defense Systems

3

2

-and-

CY3201Foundations of Cyberspace Operations

3

0

-or-

CY3200Cyberspace Operations Fundamentals

4

2

CS3600 Introduction to Cybersecurity is a course alternative to CY3200 or CY3201 with approval from Academic Associate and NPS Academic Council.