Management of Information Systems
Courses
MIS 612 Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies 3.0 Credits
In this course, we will examine a variety of IS issues which are important to organizations, including information systems strategy, impact of IT on organization and work processes, business process reengineering, systems architecture and project management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 615 Aligning Information Technologies and Operations 3.0 Credits
Information Technology (IT) infrastructure must be aligned with an organization's strategy and operations to ensure optimal benefits. This class uses the principles of DevOps to examine operational alignment for IT infrastructure. Students learn how different IT infrastructures are matched to different operational profiles to maximize effectiveness. Students will also be exposed to cross-domain alignment: the ways in which top-level IT and business strategies affect operations. This includes how IT strategy affects business operations and how business strategy guides IT operations and infrastructure. Finally, students learn how new modes of system delivery meet the needs of business operations in hypercompetitive environments.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 624 Systems Analysis & Design 3.0 Credits
Examines concepts of the information systems development lifecycle and methods for analyzing user information requirements. Focuses on structured techniques for designing a system, managing its development and testing, performing feasibility analyses, and ensuring both user satisfaction and achievement of functional requirements. Covers techniques such as rapid application development (RAD), prototyping, and joint analysis and design (JAD) in detail. Also covers techniques such as data flow diagramming, logical database design, and user interface design.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 625 Management of Information Technology Operations 3.0 Credits
Contemporary Information Technology (IT) ecosystems include multiple infrastructure components, applications, and performance monitoring tools, which may be located within or external to an organization. In this course, students learn how a firm's IT assets are procured, deployed, integrated, and managed. This includes licensing and service level agreements (SLAs), cost center (shared services) and profit center approaches for IT infrastructure, approaches for identifying and remediating problems with IT operations, and best practices for securing IT assets. Machine learning for IT operations management is also covered.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 630 Inter-Active Decision Support Systems 3.0 Credits
Examines the theory of DSS for use in supporting managerial decision making. Also discusses EIS, KBS, data mining, and data warehousing. Describes the benefits of online analytical processing (OLAP) to the organization and how they can be measured. Includes the development and use of DSS by student groups in a case study.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 632 Database Analysis and Design for Business 3.0 Credits
Focuses on database analysis and design for a wide range of business functions. Stresses the fundamentals of sound logical database design using techniques such as entity/relationship modeling. Examines the relational database and the object-oriented approaches to database design and handles specific design methods, such as normalization. Also discusses physical database design and data storage methodologies such as raid and hierarchical storage management (HSM). Involves a hands-on orientation with the use of tools such as oracle, Access, and Visual Basic.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 633 Predictive Business Analytics with Relational Database Data 3.0 Credits
This course introduces students to data mining through Base Programming, applied statistics, and data visualization methods in SAS. In this course, students learn to solve statistical problems rigorously and think critically with data analysis in SAS. Students acquire the analytical skills in SAS programming, capabilities in recognizing data patterns and visualizing the results.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 634 Advanced Business Analytics with Relational Database Data 3.0 Credits
This course is the sequel of MIS 633. This course discusses SAS Advanced Programming as applied to business analytics in a relational database environment. The course deals extensively with SQL, SAS macros, optimization of SAS programs, and exploratory statistical methods as applied in SAS to identify and analyze patterns in the data.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 635 Introduction to Hadoop and MapReduce 3.0 Credits
Today’s business climate has created a data-driven economy, generating large amounts of data. Storage and processing of such large-scale datasets requires specialized software tools such as Apache Hadoop. The mission of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of Hadoop and MapReduce.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 636 Python Programming for Business Applications 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on the fundamentals of computer programming with Python and its applications in business practices. Specific emphasis will be placed on solving optimization problems and building predictive models widely used by industry (e.g., network optimization and churn models). Using the Python interpreted programming language, students will develop coding skills and be able to efficiently solve today's relevant business problems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 641 MIS Policy and Strategy 3.0 Credits
Ties together concepts from all areas of management and the economic, behavioral, functional, and technical aspects of MIS. Defines overall and context-specific information needs of organizations and focuses on the role of MIS in meeting these needs. Examines alternatives for matching MIS department structures and operations to the structures, strategies, and behaviors of organizations. Also investigates, proposes, and analyzes management policy issues relating to the management of the MIS function.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 642 Emerging Information Technologies in Business 3.0 Credits
This course explores the current and potential future impact of emerging technologies on organizations and their core business operations, namely, accounting, finance, management and operations. Students will gain insights into these technologies and examine the challenges and opportunities of integrating the technologies into the organization. Other topics covered include managing change and legal and privacy issues resulting from emerging technologies.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 643 Digital Platform Management 3.0 Credits
Digital platforms exist in various forms, such as electronic markets where participants exchange products and services, or core IT products that bring communities of businesses and consumers together. Incumbents as well as start-ups can build digital platforms to enter new markets or launch digital innovations. This course introduces students to the various types of digital platforms and the opportunities they offer. By studying the dynamics in this arena, students learn about the various forms of coordination and competition that exist in digital ecosystems, and what strategies firms have employed to succeed there. Additionally, students gain understanding of the changes that take place in markets and industries when digital platforms emerge.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 650 Management of Health Care Info Systems 3.0 Credits
This course explores the concepts, design, and application of the management of information systems in the modern healthcare environment.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 651 Information Systems Outsourcing Management 3.0 Credits
The course presents a balances presentation of the risks and benefits of outsourcing and what should be the objectives and mindset of successful outsources. It also discusses the appropriate skill set, how to approach this risky endeavor. Although concentrating on information systems outsourcing, it lessons apply to other types of outsourcing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 652 Business Agility and IT 3.0 Credits
This introductory course will cover the core principles, practices, and frameworks of agile practices and how they can be utilized to drive successful delivery inside an organization. These concepts also tie into the idea of organizational change, and how an enterprise can use these practices and principles on a large scale to shift an organization to one that reacts to change and opportunity at speed to enable success. The course will also emphasize these learnings in the context of real-world Management Information Systems (MIS) projects. Additionally, some related emerging topics such as international/distributed project management and design thinking all in the context of agile methodologies will also be introduced.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 653 Design Thinking for Digital Innovations 3.0 Credits
Design Thinking is a human-centered, collaborative approach to designing new services and products that has become popular in the context of digital innovations. Design thinking can also be applied to strategies and roadmaps, organizational structures, and processes-related problems. This course teaches the core principles, practices, and frameworks of design thinking, and how they can be utilized to drive successful business outcomes. Topics discussed include: the philosophy, concepts of design thinking, the process (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test, implement), customer and team collaboration, identification of customer needs, and value-driven product design.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 661 Managing with Enterprise Application Software using SAP - Logistics 3.0 Credits
This course examines essential concepts in ERP (enterprise resource planning) and the software that supports operational processes in modern companies. We will use SAP ERP solutions, taking a hands-on approach to applications areas such as procurement, production, fulfillment, or related business processes. After completing this course, students will be equipped with practical skills and competencies for careers in business and information technology where ERP software is used.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 662 Managing with Enterprise Application Software using SAP-Accounting & Analytics 3.0 Credits
This course examines real-life accounting business processes in modern companies, concepts of enterprise application software like ERP (enterprise resource planning) and methods for reporting and data analysis. We will use SAP ERP and Analytics solutions, taking a hands-on, case study approach to exploring Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and related business processes. After completing this course, students will be equipped with practical skills and competencies for careers in business and information technology where SAP software is universal.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS 901 Research Seminar in MIS 3.0 Credits
This course provides an introduction to research in the fields of Management Information Systems. It covers classic journal articles in the field, various research methods, and provide a perspective in a major research project during the course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIS I599 Independent Study in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS I699 Independent Study in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS I799 Independent Study in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS I899 Independent Study in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS I999 Independent Study in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS T580 Special Topics in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS T680 Special Topics in MIS 0.5-9.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS T780 Special Topics in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS T880 Special Topics in MIS 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIS T980 Special Topics in MIS 0.5-9.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
