General Management Information Systems
The General Management Information Systems concentration is attractive to those who seek a broad-based graduate program in information systems leadership. This concentration offers a solid professional core in the functional areas of business, enriched with leading-edge courses that apply to information systems management. Students have the option of selecting four courses that meet their professional goals in this track.
Program Structure
Effective Fall 2009
Foundation Courses (0-15 credits)
Any or all of the foundation courses may be waived, depending on professional experience, previous course work, or certification. Final determination of a waiver is made by the program director.
BPST 316 Statistics for Managers (3 credits)
CIST 299, 305, 401, 406 or equivalent (3 credits)
CIST 304 or equivalent (3 credits)
LRSP 311, 331 or equivalent (3 credits)
Three credits from the following:
ACCT 201 Accounting for Managers or equivalent (3 credits)
LRSP 306 Economics for Business or equivalent (3 credits)
LRSP 412 Marketing for Managers or equivalent (3 credits)
LRSP 435 Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity (3 credits)
Note: Students may complete a maximum of 9 credits in graduate-level courses (including graduate transfer courses) prior to completion of all required foundation credits. Any student who earns a grade below C in a foundation course taken at the University must retake the course and earn a C or higher.
Core Courses (24 credits)
MBUS 550 Computer-Based Decision Support Systems (3 credits)
MMIS 500 Management Information Systems (3 credits)
MMIS 505 Information Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
MMIS 515 Information Technology Project Management (3 credits)
MMIS 535 Strategic Management of Information Systems and Innovation (3 credits)
MMIS 540 Computer Information Security (3 credits)
MMIS 590 MIS Research Project (3 credits)
MMIS 591 MIS Externship (3 credits)
Required Courses (12 credits to be selected)
MBUS 523 Marketing Strategy (3 credits)
MBUS 525 Visionary Leadership (3 credits)
MBUS 526 Organizational Change and Transformation (3 credits)
MBUS 537 Contracting for Managers (3 credits)
MBUS 554 Management Risk Analysis with Computer Simulations (3 credits)
MBUS 555 Knowledge Management Systems (3 credits)
MMIS 531 Managing and Leading the Information Technology Workforce (3 credits)
MMIS 532 Enterprise Information Systems (3 credits)
MMIS 533 Management of Information Technology Outsourcing (3 credits)
MMIS 534 Business Database Systems (3 credits)
MMIS 558 Legal and Regulatory Environments of Technology Management and Emerging Technologies (3 credits)
MMIS 570 Special Topics (1-3 credits)
MSCS 501 Organization of Programming Languages (3 credits)
MSCS 505 Operating Systems (3 credits)
MSCS 510 Database Principles and Design (3 credits)
MSCS 514 Network Principles and Applications (3 credits)
MSCS 515 Artificial Intelligence (3 credits)
MSCS 520 Simulation Techniques (3 credits)
MSCS 525 Parallel Processing (3 credits)
MSCS 530 Software Engineering (4 credits)
MSCS 540 Game Programming (3 credits)
MSCS 544 Three Dimensional Computer Graphics (3 credits)
MSCS 548 Advanced Web Application Development (3 credits)
MSCS 570-577 Selected Topics in Computer Science (3 credits)
MSCS 591 Individual Study in Computer Science (1-3 credits)
Note: A matriculated MSMIS student can obtain each of the following two concentrations if the requisite course work in each concentration is successfully completed. No more than one course is allowed to overlap concentrations. Completion of more than one MSMIS concentration does not result in the awarding of more than one degree. Attaining an additional concentration after graduation requires the completion of a minimum of 12 additional credits.
Advising Guide (effective Fall 2009)
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