TECH 530 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

This course is designed to equip students with the critical skills and knowledge to ensure business resilience and continuity in the face of disasters and unforeseen incidents. As IT systems become increasingly central to organizational operations, quickly recovering and maintaining business operations during and after a crisis becomes paramount. This course delves into strategies, best practices, and technologies for developing robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, students will learn to assess risks, develop and implement comprehensive continuity strategies, and ensure rapid recovery of IT functions, aligning with both technical and business requirements.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Outcomes

1. Develop Comprehensive Business Continuity Plans: Students will learn to design and implement detailed business continuity and disaster recovery strategies that ensure the stability and resilience of IT operations and business processes.
2. Risk Assessment and Management: Students will gain the ability to conduct thorough risk assessments, identify potential threats and vulnerabilities within IT and business frameworks, and develop strategic mitigation plans to address identified risks.
3. Ethical and Responsible Decision-Making: Understand and apply ethical considerations in the development and execution of business continuity plans, ensuring that recovery strategies uphold organizational integrity and societal values.
4. Effective Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: Develop the skills to communicate business continuity strategies and plans effectively to various stakeholders, ensuring clarity, buy-in, and operational alignment.
5. Critical Analysis and Continuous Improvement: Learn to critically evaluate business continuity and disaster recovery plans, incorporating feedback and emerging best practices to improve and update strategies continuously.