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GRADUATE COURSES
MIS 502 Technical Foundations of Information Systems
(3 Hrs.)
Introduces details of computer hardware and software technologies necessary
for informatoin systems professionals. Particular hardware architectures
(CISC, RISC), operating systems fundamentals, and concepts of object
orientation will be described. Programming skills in an object-oriented
language will be developed. Access to the Internet is required.
Prerequisite: Proficiency or course work in a high level programming
language such as Java, C++, Visual Basic, COBOL, C, Fortran, etc. or
MIS 322.
MIS 513 Management Information Systems
(3 Hrs.)
Provides a foundation for understanding and analyzing information in
organizations. Fundamental concepts of systems and information are covered.
Topics include computer-based information systems, user requirements,
and analysis and specification of systems requirements, life cycle,
and security. Access to the Internet is required. Open to non-majors.
MIS 523 Managerial Decision Support Systems
(3 Hrs.)
This course covers a variety of related Decision Support Systems topics.
It gives participants a flexible definition of DSS technology and introduces
some principles of DSS design and use. This course equips students with
fundamental concepts an techniques of expert systems. Special emphasis
is placed in this course on microcomputer-based decision support systems.
Access to the Internet is required.
Prerequisite: MIS 513 or equivalent, and One Semester of Production
Operations Management.
MIS 531 Strategic Decision Support Systems (3 Hrs.)
Theoretical and practical aspects of collecting and interpreting strategic
information and using the results in organizational decision making.
Includes computerized and non-computerized sources of external data,
selection and reprocessing of internal data, alternative means of storage
and retrieval, and effective use of information in dynamic strategic
decision processes. Access to the Internet is required. Open to non-majors.
MIS 542 Management of Database Systems
(3 Hrs.)
The management of data base systems within organizational settings.
Includes features of database management systems, various data models,
database schema design, normalization, relational algebra, relational
calculus, SQL, query optimization, and various indexing techniques.
Access to the Internet is required.
Prerequisite: MIS 502, MIS 552.
MIS 552 Systems Analysis and Design (3
Hrs.)
System life cycles, including planning requirements, analysis, components
acquisition, installation, maintenance, and enhancement; emphasis on
distributed systems, prototyping, and CASE tools. Individual and/or
team project involving reports and walk-throughs. Access to the Internet
is required.
Prerequisites: MIS 502 or equivalent.
MIS 561 Competitive Information Systems (3 Hrs.)
Explores the use of modern technology, including the Internet, to gain
a competitive edge in the marketplace. Within the context of the need
for having an adaptive organization, includes the examination of modern
theories of competitive strategy, gathering and use of competitive intelligence,
the role of the sales force in competitive strategy formulation and
execution, and the ethics of competitive intelligence. Open to non-majors.
Access to the Internet is required.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
MIS 564 Telecommunications (3 Hrs.)
The principles and applications of telecommunications are emphasized.
The technical and managerial aspects of telecommunications within a
business are covered. International standardization efforts are introduced
and the development of local and public networks are compared. LAN and
PBX standards, implementations, and performance are compared. Other
topics include comparison between voice and data traffic and between
analog and digital transmission methods and integration of voice, data,
facsimile, and video. Access to the Intenet is required.
Prerequisite: MIS 502
MIS 568 Enterprise models (3 Hrs.)
Provides a process-oriented view of the organization and its relationships with suppliers, customers, and competitors; processes as vehicles for achieving strategic objectives and transforming the organization; process analysis, design, implementation, control and monitoring; processes as a means of achieving compliance; impact on work; the role of enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. The process continuum: from structured to unstructured processes. Impact on work practices. The role of systems in transforming organizations and markets; global perspectives.
Prerequisite: MIS 513 and MIS 575
MIS 570 Topics in
Management Information Systems (1 to 3 Hrs.)
An advanced topic from the current literature of MIS. May be repeated
for an indefinite number of hours, but particular topics must differ.
Access to the Internet is required.
MIS 571 Electronic
Commerce: Business Uses of the Internet (3 Hrs.)
Tools and technologies needed for electronic commerce are reviewed.
Business opportunities, challenges, and strategies for use of the information
superhighway will be explored, as will strategies and vision on how
to leverage the emerging national and global information infrastructure.
Other topics include the impact of the emerging electronic market and
commerce re-engineering in today's corporations. Access to the Internet
is required.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and familiarity with a computer
and the Internet.
MIS 572 Neural Networks and Business Applications
(3 Hrs.)
Study on neural netowrks technology and exploration of its potential
applications in business and management through hands-on class projects.
Neural network tools such as Brainmaker (for Windows) and Neural Ware
(for DOS). Topics include biological neurons and connections, expert
systems vs. neural networks, fuzzy logic, machine learning, perceptron,
back propagation, training and testing techniques, and others. Access
to the Internet is required.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and a college-level statistics
course.
MIS 573 Project Management (3 Hrs.)
Managing projects within an organizational context, including the processes
related to initiating, planning, executing, controlling, reporting,
and closing a project. Covers topics such as project integration, scope,
time, cost, quality control, risk management, and earned value management.
Students will be exposed to knowledge base needed for Project Management
certification. Access to the Internet is required. Open to non-MIS majors.
Prequisite: BUS 322, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
MIS 574 Marketing on the Internet (3 Hrs.)
Offered only online as an MIS elective. Focuses on how the Internet
is affecting traditional marketing activities and functions such as
market segmentation, the marketing mix, and global marketing. Included
is consideration of new Internet marketing models in business-to-consumer
marketing (B2C) and businee-to-business (B2B) marketing, with particular
emphasis on advertising on the Internet. Open to graduate non-majors
if space is available with permission of the instructor and their advisers.
MBA students may not use this course as a substitute for BUS 512. Access
to the Internet is required.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
MIS 575 Technology Management and Organizational
Transformation (3 Hrs.)
Provides participants with knowledge and skills in the concepts of managing
technological change within for profit and not-for-profit types of organizations.
Examines how information technology makes possible new business models,
new organizational structures, and new management processes. Presents
different approaches and current practices in dealing with the organizational
and human aspects of effective technology transition initiatives. Topics
covered include change management, new information technology-based
business models, planning for technology transition, managing change
agents, and managerial decisions about information technology. Major
emphasis on discussion of current situations faced by today's organizations
and extended case studies. Access to the Internet is required.
Prereqisite: MIS 513, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
MIS 576 Data Warehousing (3 Hrs)
Data warehousing is an emerging technology within the IT industry. It provides an infrastructure to collect subject-oriented data for predefined strategic as well as tactical managerial decision making purposes such as planning, logistics and promotions. The main topics covered are dimensional modeling, Star and Snowflake scheme, data staging, logical and physical design implementation, and query design. State-of-the-art database technologies are used to demonstrate and practice the concepts, methodologies, and techniques.
Prerequisite: MIS 542. Restricted to Graduate and Doctoral.
MIS 578 Information Security (3 Hrs)
This
course will cover both technical and business/managerial aspects of
information security. The technical part will cover 1) threats to
information security, 2) vulnerabilities of major computer information
systems components, such as networks and databases, 3) controls that
reduce the chances and impacts of security breaches. The technical
materials focus on concepts and principles rather than design and
implementation. The business/managerial part will cover risk
management, security planning, disaster recovery, legal, ethical and
professional issues. In addition to covering the concepts and
principles, the course will also include industry practices and latest
developments.
MIS 583 Graduate Project and Seminar (3
Hrs./1 Hr.)
Closure experience involving an advanced problem or need in MIS; may
or may not involve a practicum. For project examples, see "Closure
Requirements" section. Project topic must be approved in advance
by the MIS Department Committee; written report and oral presentation
required. Course may be repeated, but only four hours may be used to
satisfy degree requirements. Access to the Internet is required.
Prerequisite: 18 hours of 500 level coursework in MIS
Note: If the project is not completed during the initial three-hour
enrollment, students must register for one credit hour on an audit basis
in all subsequent semesters until the project is completed.
MIS 584 MIS Capstone (3 Hrs.)
This course covers current topics in MIS including issues related to
areas of business environment, technology, globalization, politics,
ethics, legal, regulatory, and demographic diversity. The role of MIS
in those areas will be addressed. In each semester, these selected topics
may not be the same depending on what topics are current and emerging.
Assignments include paper critiques, group discussions, and a final
paper or project. This course is primarily for MIS majors and should
be taken in the last semester of the MIS degree program. Access to the
Internet is required.
Prerequisite: 24 hours of 500 level coursework in MIS.
MIS 585 MIS Thesis and Seminar (6 Hrs./1
Hr.)
Academic study of a student-selected topic in MIS that involves a survey
of relevant literature and empirical analysis. Thesis topic must be
approved in advance by the MIS Department Committee; written report
and oral presentation required. Course may be repeated, but only six
hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements. Access to the Internet
is required.
Prerequisite: 18 hours of 500 level coursework in MIS.
Note: If the thesis is not completed during the initial six-hour
enrollment, students must register for one credit hour on an audit basis
in all subsequent semesters until the project is completed.
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