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<div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I am looking for a<u> </u>textbook for the course:</font><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
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<strong><u>ITCO 602 Management and Leadership in IT</u></strong></p>
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This course provides the student with the advanced skills and knowledge required for managing Information Technology development projects. It also introduces and explores the concepts of Management and Leadership in an IT setting and the skills essential for
both the business and academic worlds. Topics can include: Organizational behavior and cultural issues that impact IT projects; feasibility studies, risk assessment, and management approaches; project scheduling; cost-benefit analysis, project planning and
control; software metrics; project team formation, leadership and management including group behavior and motivation theories that energize individuals; communication and project reporting; and change management. The course involves hands-on exercises, including
lab work. The course emphasis is on understanding and developing leadership skills, including contemporary approaches to leadership and studying examples of successful corporate leaders in the IT sector.</p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font size="4">I would appreciate your advise for the best textbook and resources to suit the above course.</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #244061; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">Regards</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #244061; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">Nabeel Al-Qirim, PhD</font></span></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>College of Information Technology<br>
United Arab Emirates University<br>
P.O Box 17551 - Al Ain<br>
United Arab Emirates </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #244061; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span><font face="Times New Roman">Tel: +971-3-7135531 <span>Mobile: +971-507308705</span></font></span></p>
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+971-3-7672018 Email:<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #244061; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">
</font><a href="mailto:nalqirim@uaeu.ac.ae" target="_blank"><font size="2">nalqirim@uaeu.ac.ae</font></a></span></span></span><span>
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</font><a href="http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/nalqirim/" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/nalqirim/</font></a></span></p>
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