MS Management Information Systems The MIS masters program has traditionally sought to provide practicing IS professionals with additional skills for an accelerated career path in MIS, as well as provide a graduate level entry for non-majors into the field. The recently reengineered graduate program seeks to streamline the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed for effective participation in the corporate IS environment. A wide selection of MIS courses and electives allows for creation of individualized programs to match specific career objectives.
The core of the program covers several new paradigms for information systems. Structured methodologies, object-oriented paradigms, web-development tools and languages, and visual development formalisms represent some of the basic frameworks that students will utilize. The use of such innovative and integrative methodologies as information engineering, joint application design, and object-oriented approaches provide a rounded perspective. Hands-on use of CASE tools and automated development tools is also required, as is exposure to current and future information technologies. Students seeking a more technical focus can choose courses on distributed and client/server systems, intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, knowledge-base systems, simulation and modeling, decision support systems, groupware, data warehousing, data mining, and software quality, among others. Students expecting to work more closely with managers and users may tailor their program through topics such as business process reengineering, information systems strategy, behavioral aspects of information systems, end-user development, planning for information technology adoption and diffusion, and managing people and organizations.
CoursesArea of Concentration (21 credits)
Bus Adm-740 Management Information Systems Concepts and Languages
Bus Adm-744 Management of Information Systems
Bus Adm-747 Systems Analysis and Design
Bus Adm-748 Information Technology Project Management*
Bus Adm-749 Data Management Systems
Bus Adm-812 Emerging Information Technologies
Bus Adm-813 Object-Oriented and Visual Paradigms
*designated integrating course
MIS Electives (9 credits) Bus Adm-741 Decision Support Systems and Groupware
Bus Adm-746 Topics in Management Information Systems
Bus Adm-814 Intelligent Systems for Business
Bus Adm-819 MIS Internship
Bus Adm-890 Introduction to Electronic Business
Bus Adm-891 Development of Electronic Business Applications
Bus Adm-893 Infrastructure for Electronic Business
Bus Adm-899 Management Research Project or Thesis
Total Degree Credits Required: 30 Credits Foundation CoursesStudents admitted to the MS-Management Information Systems program are assumed to have basic proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software for microcomputers; credits taken to acquire these skills do not apply toward the degree.
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