24 courses with the subject MIS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MIS 1380Business Computing3
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides in-depth experience with spreadsheets and other software. A graphical operating environment such as Windows is used. Students are required to design and develop projects which address common business problems. Relevant information systems concepts providing the foundation for advanced Business studies are provided.
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides students exposure to an in-depth involvement with data processing concepts and their functional role in the information-based society of today. Both are achieved through extensive hands-on experience with the microcomputer and on the basis of a thorough understanding of the operating system. Selected, commonly used applications programs are involved in this process.
Credits: 3 hrs The student is introduced to information technology as available and used by today’s organizations for the creation of intranet, Internet, and World Wide Web sites. The course focuses on the development of web-based information through the use of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) and scripting languages (e.g. JavaScript, VBScript, PERL). Students explore the issues related to the complete design of a web site, including: legal and ethical issues, design consistency, continuity, issues relating to the use of various browsers, and aesthetics.
Credits: 3 hrs This course introduces structured techniques, object-oriented programming and other methods for building information systems. The course focus is on general problem solving, algorithm development and interface building. Students will be exposed to modern tools for system building in client-server environments.
Credits: 3 Hrs The growth and use of sophisticated Information Technology (IT) has generated a large amount of data. Business Intelligence focuses on extracting useful information from large datasets and making sense of it. Business Intelligence analysis can lead to improved decision making and strategic advantage for organizations through a better understanding of the customers, suppliers, employees, and other stakeholders.
30 hours/sophomore standing Student Learning Outcome: Information Literacy Area of Knowledge: Social and Behavioral Science
MIS 2388COBOL I3
Credits: 3 hrs This course is an introduction to programming in procedural language. It offers an introduction to COBOL syntax and language. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and writing well-structured programs.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a continuation of MIS 2388 . Emphasis is placed on the development of good programming habits. More advanced language features are introduced.
MIS 3102Managing Technology in the Nonprofit Environment1.5
Credits: 1.5 hrs This course introduces students to managing technology in nonprofit organizations. Topics discussed include basic principles related to computer literacy, computer equipment, computer technologies and technology resources; and the role, implementation, and impact of information technology in the nonprofit sector.
Credits: 3 hrs Students completing the Structured Systems Building course ( MIS 2320 ) will extend their knowledge of event-driven system building by implementing an information system, using a programming language capable of calling functions in a database management system.
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides an introduction to project management concepts and tools (such as Microsoft Project and Visio). These concepts and tools represent the best practices commonly used to manage projects in MIS and other project-based environments. Students will explore issues, strategies, methods and techniques used in initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing projects.
MIS 1380 - Business Computing or CSC 1306 - The Computer and its Use I , or permission of instructor.
MIS 3330Information Systems Concepts3
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides a conceptual framework for understanding information systems in organizational settings. Ethical and global issues associated with the development, implementation and support of these systems are explored. Technical communication skills are enhanced.
Sophomore standing Student Learning Outcome: Written Communication Level of Knowledge this Course Address(es): Depth
MIS 3340Business Information Systems Analysis, Design, and Development3
Credits: 3 hrs This course introduce students to all facets of the systems development life cycle, namely planning, analysis, design, development, and maintains. The systems analysis portion describes methods for defining what organizational processes exist, what future processes are required, and the transformation necessary to build these future processes. The system design portion describes methods used to define how to select components and build systems. The development portion of the course introduces structured techniques, object-oriented programming and other methods for building business information systems.
Credits: 3 hrs Students are introduced to the basic concepts involved with the use and management of telecommunications. The primary focus is networking (local as well as wide area), electronic mail and teleconferencing, distributed data operations and database management, control and efficiency, regulatory and security considerations. The objective: student recognition of key telecommunications to successful management of the information system.
Credits: 3 hrs The course builds on previous student exposure to information technology with particular focus on database design and development. Students will develop entity-relationship models and a logical design for a system of moderate complexity. A physical system implementing this design will be constructed using a database management system.
Credits: 3 hrs A business internship (ACC 3391, ACC 4391, BUA 3391, BUA 4391, ECO 3391, ECO 4391, FIN 3391, FIN 4391, MIS 3391, MIS 4391, MGT 3391, MGT 4391, MKT 3391, MKT 4391) is defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. Business internships may be paid or unpaid opportunities. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of business internships regardless of prefix during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. An internship requires a minimum of 120 contact hours per semester. Internships are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses.
Junior standing, and good academic standing with no violations of the academic integrity code, grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
MIS 4314Accounting Information Systems3
Credits: 3 hrs The role of the accounting information system is addressed from two aspects: (1) as the framework for the general, integrated information system within the organization, and (2) as the method of choice for measuring both monetary and nonmonetary forms of asset-equity transactions. This course focus is on the components of the accounting information system, their interrelationships and basic functions in providing information for day-to-day decision-making by management. Students are provided firsthand exposure to system development outside the classroom either individually or as members of functionally integrated teams.
MIS 1380 , ACC 3317 , ACC 3319 ; or permission of instructor
MIS 4322Global Electronic Commerce3
Credits: 3 hrs Students will be introduced to the theory and practice of using the Internet for commercial activities that reach beyond national borders. Software, security, payment systems, and the business models used by international electronic businesses are covered. Legal, regulatory, ethical, and cultural issues related to these businesses are also addressed.
Credits: 3 hrs This is an advanced level course in Project Management. It examines complexity and uncertainty within the Project Management domain and its life cycles. Current alternative approaches to project management that has been adopted by organizations or in wide use will be taught. Students will build projects using specialized project tools like Microsoft Project as well as apply skills learned about the current methodologies such as, but not limited to Agile, Lean and Scrum to developing such projects.
MIS 4360Information Resources Management: Basic Components and Considerations3
Credits: 3 hrs This course is concerned with managing the resources required to produce information in complex organizations. Typically, critical analysis of current reading material in the information technology area is emphasized.
MIS 4380Advanced Management of Information Systems3
Credits: 3 hrs Students are required to address one or more advanced or emerging issues in information systems management as part of the overall curriculum objective—enhancement of student knowledge and understanding of basic information system design, operations, and management concerns.
Credits: 3 hrs A business internship (ACC 3391, ACC 4391, BUA 3391, BUA 4391, ECO 3391, ECO 4391, FIN 3391, FIN 4391, MIS 3391, MIS 4391, MGT 3391, MGT 4391, MKT 3391, MKT 4391) is defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. Business internships may be paid or unpaid opportunities. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of business internships regardless of prefix during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. An internship requires a minimum of 120 contact hours per semester. Internships are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses.
Senior standing; good academic standing with no violations of the academic integrity code; grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
MIS 4392Cooperative Education Field Experience: Parallel Plan3
Credits: 3 hrs Designed for students for whom a half-time work experience is more appropriate. In such cases, students will usually be enrolled in courses other than Cooperative Education at the university part-time while involved in a work/learning experience for 20 hours per week. Procedures for approvals of placement and credits toward graduation are the same as for MIS 3691 .
MIS 4691Cooperative Education Field Experience: Alternating Plan6
Credits: 6 hrs Offers students an opportunity to prepare for their chosen careers by combining academic theory and actual work experience. The work experience is to be full-time paid work for approximately 15 weeks. The Cooperative Education staff, the employer, the student and the student’s major department must agree on the employment terms and the learning experience to be gained. The academic grade (either Pass-Fail, or A, B, C, D, F) is the responsibility of the student’s major department, with due consideration given to the employer’s evaluation of the student. The student may enroll in this course in two non-consecutive semesters for a total of 12 credit hours. These hours or any part thereof can count toward the student’s degree, or may be additive, at the discretion of the student’s major department.
