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Synopsis

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• Effectively apply foundational concepts, processes, and tools of data and information management
• Effectively apply the laws and policies related to data and information management
• Demonstrate fundamental understanding of data modeling
• Apply the principles of database design and optimization
• Select tools, equipment, and technologies used to assist individuals with disabilities to use computer equipment and software
• Discover and implement new developments and applications of information technology
• Select the principles, methods, and tools to assess the effectiveness and practicality of information technology systems
• Implement the principles, methods, and tools for the coordinated management of an IT program
• Administer the principles, methods, and techniques of information technology (IT) assessment, planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation

Topics

Fundamentals of Data and Information Management

• Definitions and data types
• The laws and policies related to data and Information Management
• Data models, levels of data modeling
• Database and DBMS categories

Accessibility

• Accessibility definitions and regulatory requirements

Technology Awareness

• Strategies for new technologies to support organizational requirements
• Risk trends in hardware, software, and telecommunications

IT Performance Assessment

• Techniques to ensure data quality
• Federal IT Dashboard

IT program Management

• Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) and budgeting process
• Role of modeling and simulation during the acquisition lifecycle
• Current marketplace and federal IT acquisition

Information Resources Strategy and Planning

• IT resources focused on supporting organizational goals
• IT modernization and improving the effectiveness and productivity of mission operations