IT Systems Acquisitions: An Exploration of Two Acquisitions in a University Setting

<p>This thesis describes the information technology system acquisition life cycle and examines two enterprise class information technology system acquisitions, Georgia Southern University’s acquisition of a new learning management system and a discovery system at the Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern University. There are many activities that need to be addressed during the IT system acquisition life cycle to determine the appropriate IT system for an organization, such as planning, information search, evaluation of prospective systems, and vendor negotiations.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Applied Engineering (M.S.A.E.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (restricted to Georgia Southern)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Hawkins, Kristen Dianne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cheryl L. Aasheim
• Christopher A. Kadlec

• ETD
• Information Technology System Acquisition
• System Acquisition Life Cycle
• Georgia Southern University
• Discovery System
• Learning Management System
• Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/820

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1824