The Undergraduate management concentration in Management Information Systems is geared towards servicing the needs of students and their prospective employers in two ways. The curriculum provides students with marketable job skills by teaching them material that is of immediate usefulness in entry-level positions. For example, students can gain depth in the areas of software development using database technology, or fourth-generation languages or C. Also, emerging trends and issues in information systems theory and applications are emphasized in order to better serve those students who rise to managerial esponsibility. Thus, students are prepared to use their practical knowledge in a decision-making capacity.
Students must complete the standard curriculum for the management degree option; the required Information Systems Analysis and Design course; and two more MIS electives in order to fulfill the requirements of the MIS concentration. Students must complete the standard curriculum for the management degree option (which includes the required introductory MIS 311 course); the required MIS 323: Systems Analysis and Design course; and two additional MIS electives in order to fulfill the requirements of the MIS concentration. Course descriptions follow. Each course is four credit hours.
Introduces principle methods and tools for the analysis and design of logical specifications, including administrative and managerial principles of information systems development. It teaches the principle of high quality information requirements determination and specification through communication with stakeholders.
Discussion of the implementation of logical design specifications in a data base environment. Topics include an introduction to data base architecture, integrative issues and semantic data modeling in existing data base products.
This course is a study of the foundations of software development and the principles of managing a software department. The developmental language is Visual C++ 6.0. Topics covered in depth are control structures, functions, arrays or matrices, pointers, and an introduction to object oriented programming. We will also explore aspects of computer architecture from the perspective of how the software interfaces with hardware control units, random access memory, registers, and various peripheral devices.
This course surveys issues, technologies, and skills relating to the application of data communications and telecommunications technology in management systems. Topics include network management techniques and models, network design and simulation.
Students will learn to design and implement complex business software using Visual Basic. Topics include preparation of design documents including logic models and page layouts as well as programming fundamentals.
A capstone 'hands-on' course using concepts from previous MIS courses in a project for local businesses and organizations. MIS 323 must be completed prior to enrolling in MIS 473.
Recent topics courses have included Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling, and computer security.
