Management Information Systems Course Descriptions
MIS-713: Business Application Development
This course focuses on the use of object-oriented programming to develop applications for business solutions. Topics include user-interface design, basic programming logic and techniques, database concepts, and database applications.
MIS–719: Information Systems Planning & Design
The course provides students with an understanding of the concepts of planning, analysis, design, and implementation of modern information systems and information architectures. Project planning and design issues will be discussed in terms of the traditional systems developmental lifecycle, business objects models, object oriented analysis and design, and process analysis. Students will use a variety of contemporary tools such as Unified Modeling Language (UML), Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE), Business Process Management (BPM) and Project Management in their project work. Prerequisites: MIS 713.
MIS–740: Business Process Management & the Digital Firm
This is an applied course in information systems concepts and techniques used in business process management (BPM) in an e-business environment. Topics will include tools to assist BPM such as Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard, Object Oriented analysis, Activity Decision Flow, Resource-Event-Agent and other contemporary continuous process improvement approaches. The implementation issues of organizational fit and innovation diffusion will be discussed along with security and ethics. Prerequisites: ACCT 708, MGMT 705, MGMT 712, MIS 713, MIS 719 and ECON 706.
MIS–742: Telecommunication Systems Management
This course provides in-depth coverage of data communications applications and the management of telecommunications hardware and software. Emphasis is on analysis and design of networking applications, management of telecommunications networks, and evaluation of connectivity options. Topics to be covered include: telecommunications devices, media systems, network hardware and software, network configuration, network applications, cost-benefit analysis, topologies and reliability. Students will work with assembling and testing networks in a network laboratory. Prerequisites: ACCT 708, MGMT 705, MGMT 712 and ECON 706.
MIS–744: Enterprise Data Modeling
The course is designed to teach new forms of information and data modeling, taking advantage of rich computer media and a variety of conceptual approaches such as Object Role Modeling, Unified Modeling Language, and Entity Relationship Modeling. The role of data modeling in subsequent activities of an Information Technology project will be explored including business intelligence and competitive intelligence. Students will translate conceptual models into workable logical and physical designs resulting in a database implementation. Prerequisites: MIS 740 and MIS 742.
MIS–746: E-Business and E-Commerce
This course is a comprehensive overview of building and managing an e-business. Topics examined include: the decision to bring a business online, choosing a business model, developing a business plan, accepting payments, marketing strategies, and security. A complete web-based e-business storefront will be designed and developed based on a viable business model and marketing plan. Prerequisites: MIS 740 and MIS 742.
MIS–748: MIS Projects
This course provides an in-depth practical application of the techniques used in the development of information technology-based solutions. Using current systems analysis and project management techniques, students will plan, design and implement a software project. Students may work in faculty-supervised teams with sponsoring business. Typical project deliverables include: analysis and evaluation of existing business processes, evaluation of alternative solutions, system functional and data design, interface design, and a project implementation plan. Prerequisites: MIS 740, MIS 742 and MIS 744 or MIS 746.
