Course Overview
All organizations rely on technology to deliver their core services and to achieve their business goals. As these organizations embrace digitization, they expose previously sensitive personal and corporate data to the risk of service interruptions, data loss and cyber-attacks. Senior executives look to technology leaders to provide risk based strategies to protect these data assets as well as to provide resiliency for business services. Protection of critical infrastructure and systems, data classification and compliance to legislation, standards and privacy laws are mandatory for organizations to thrive in the digital economy. This course provides a structured approach to adopting risk management disciplines and practices for organizations. Students will learn to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to the organization and specifically to information systems. Industry practice methods of risk assessment, risk mitigation as well as business impact analysis, business continuity, disaster recovery and incident response are the core learning outcomes from this course. The successful student will take away a clear understanding of risk management and a toolkit of practical approaches that can be applied to any organization.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in TMGT 7123
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$745.21
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyze threats, vulnerabilities and exploits as part of a holistic risk management plan
- Compare and contrast industry standard risk assessment practices
- Compare and contrasts industry standard risk mitigation and approaches
- Implement risk assessment and risk mitigation practices to business and industry use cases
- Use business impact assessments, business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning best practices
- Evaluate and recommend administrative, technical and physical security controls
- Interpret and apply knowledge of laws, standards, investigations and privacy to propose appropriate security controls for information systems
- Conduct a multi-disciplinary research study in a specific area of information, network and cybersecurity
- Develop and implement an Incident Response plan for business continuity and cybersecurity disruptions
Effective as of Winter 2020
Related Programs
IT Risk Management (TMGT 7156) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Geographic Information Systems
Advanced Diploma Part-time
- Geographic Information Systems
Bachelor of Technology Full-time/Part-time
Course Offerings
Spring/Summer 2026
Below is one offering of TMGT 7156 for the Spring/Summer 2026 term.
CRN 68096
Dates
Apr 07 - Jun 23 Loading
- CRN 68096
- $745.21 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 07 - Jun 23 | Tue | 18:30 - 22:15 | Online |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Albert Chow
Course outline
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- This course has mandatory virtual classroom sessions on Tuesdays, 1830-2215 (PST). This course forms part of the Bachelor of Technology in TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT degree program. Instructions for course readings (including purchasing instructions if applicable) will be released at the discretion of your instructor on The Learning Hub. Be sure to log in to The Learning Hub prior to your first session so you know how to attend. You may proceed to register for this course online, or by contacting Student Information and Enrollment Services (SIES) at 604-434-1610 or 1-866-434-1610 Toll-Free (Canada and US only).
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