78 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 0855Data Science3
We are all drowning in data, and so is your future employer. Data pour in from sources as diverse as social media, customer loyalty programs, weather stations, smartphones, and credit card purchases. How can you make sense of it all? Those that can turn raw data into insight will be tomorrow's decision-makers; those that can solve problems and communicate using data will be tomorrow's leaders. This course will teach you how to harness the power of data by mastering the ways it is stored, organized, and analyzed to enable better decisions. You will get hands-on experience by solving problems using a variety of powerful, computer-based data tools virtually every organization uses. You will also learn to make more impactful and persuasive presentations by learning the key principles of presenting data visually. NOTE: This course fulfills a Science & Technology (GS) requirement for students under GenEd.
We are all drowning in data, and so is your future employer. Data pour in from sources as diverse as social media, customer loyalty programs, weather stations, smartphones, and credit card purchases. How can you make sense of it all? Those that can turn raw data into insight will be tomorrow's decision-makers; those that can solve problems and communicate using data will be tomorrow's leaders. This course will teach you how to harness the power of data by mastering the ways it is stored, organized, and analyzed to enable better decisions. You will get hands-on experience by solving problems using a variety of powerful, computer-based data tools virtually every organization uses. You will also learn to make more impactful and persuasive presentations by learning the key principles of presenting data visually. NOTE: This course fulfills a Science & Technology (GS) requirement for students under GenEd.
The MIS department prioritizes the professional development of its students as high as the domain specific knowledge and skills students develop in many of its classes. This zero-credit, credit/no-credit, self-directed course challenges students to complete a portfolio of professional development activities which prepare students to be valued contributors and leaders in industry after they graduate. Students will select and complete activities from a list of activities provided by the MIS department so no two students will have the same portfolio of accomplishments. Progression of the student's professional development journey will be measured with the PRO Points system and grades (credit/no-credit) for this course will be calculated based on the number of PRO Points the student has earned to date.
Subject
MIS
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Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Learn the role of information systems and digital platforms in business and how digital products are conceived, designed, secured and deployed. Understand component-based software architectures and APIs. Build simple software applications.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Learn the role of information systems and digital platforms in business and how digital products are conceived, designed, secured and deployed. Understand component-based software architectures and APIs. Build simple software applications.
The MIS department prioritizes the professional development of its students as high as the domain specific knowledge and skills students develop in many of its classes. This zero-credit, credit/no-credit, self-directed course challenges students to complete a portfolio of professional development activities which prepare students to be valued contributors and leaders in industry after they graduate. Students will select and complete activities from a list of activities provided by the MIS department so no two students will have the same portfolio of accomplishments. Progression of the student's professional development journey will be measured with the PRO Points system and grades (credit/no-credit) for this course will be calculated based on the number of PRO Points the student has earned to date.
Subject
MIS
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0
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0
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Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of CR in MIS 1001.
Create web-based applications that carry out a business process and integrate web-based services. Learn loops, arrays, conditional statements, data validation, responsive web design, and making API calls.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C (except where noted) in (MIS 1101, MIS 1901, MIS 2101, MIS 2901, 'Y' in CRMI01, or 'Y' in CRMI04), (MIS 2502 (
Navigate and query relational and NoSQL databases to support applications. Combine multiple sources of data using extract, transform, load for data cleansing. Discover insights from data using analytics software.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit Hours
Type
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Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (MIS 1101, MIS 1901, MIS 2101, MIS 2901, 'Y' in CRMI01, or 'Y' in CRMI04)
The MIS department prioritizes the professional development of its students as high as the domain specific knowledge and skills students develop in many of its classes. This zero-credit, credit/no-credit, self-directed course challenges students to complete a portfolio of professional development activities which prepare students to be valued contributors and leaders in industry after they graduate. Students will select and complete activities from a list of activities provided by the MIS department so no two students will have the same portfolio of accomplishments. Progression of the student's professional development journey will be measured with the PRO Points system and grades (credit/no-credit) for this course will be calculated based on the number of PRO Points the student has earned to date.
Subject
MIS
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0
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0
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Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of CR in MIS 2001.
Learn to design and build cloud-based network infrastructures for deploying applications securely at scale. Create and deploy a simple RESTful API for consumption with fault-tolerance.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C (except where noted) in (MIS 2402 or 'Y' in CRMI02), (MIS 2502 or 'Y' in CRMI03), and (MIS 2001 (CR or higher;
Create and deploy a complete, end-to-end web-based application. Design and build complex RESTful APIs. Create single-page applications that consume and integrate multiple APIs to create a seamless user experience.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C (except where noted) in (MIS 3406 or 'Y' in CRMI05), (MIS 3506 or 'Y' in CRMI07), and (MIS 3001 (CR or higher;
Learn business process analysis including requirements analysis, feasibility, and data and process modeling. Develop the skills required to create innovative, technology enabled, corporate and consumer products and services. Apply information gathering techniques to elicit requirements. Compose business and technical requirements. Work in teams to design and recommend information systems solutions to improve or transform business processes. Lead the "make vs. buy" decisions. Justify proposed process improvements and proposed information systems solutions. Learn how to implement and negotiate changes to requirements.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (MIS 2502 or 'Y' in CRMI03)
This course gives students the applied, hands-on experience necessary to derive patterns and insight from data. Students will learn how to utilize technology to process data, visualize (plot) data, perform data assembly, data cleansing, data munging, and how to leverage statistical methods to gain insight from data. Students will have hands-on experience with current, cutting-edge tools. NOTE: Prior to Fall 2023, this course was titled "Applied Predictive Analytics."
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Describe, scope, and build a complete user experience. Understand the role of usability and design principles. Build innovative and pleasurable user interfaces that achieve human, social, organizational, and business model goals.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (MIS 2402 or 'Y' in CRMI02)
In this course you will learn the importance of Information Security through modern case studies and pragmatic approach to evaluating security as an executive.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (MIS 1101, MIS 1901, MIS 2101, MIS 2901, 'Y' in CRMI01, or 'Y' in CRMI04)
MIS 3534Strategic Management of Information Technology3
This course prepares students to be effective exploiters and managers of information technology. The management of information technology is addressed by considering the contemporary issues faced by general managers, e.g., globalization, time compression, and technology integration. Strategic approaches for dealing with these issues are explored. An integrative class project is used to pull together operational concepts from lower level information system and business courses as they apply to the management of information technology.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Learn how to lead, plan and manage global technology-enabled, process-centric information systems projects by focusing on initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing projects in the context of topics such as integration, scope, timing, cost, quality, human resource, technology, communications, and risk and procurement. Explore the impact of the human element as it relates to the success and failure of information systems projects. Learn how to monitor project plans and communicate status reports to clients, and create and respond to request for proposals.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (MIS 2101, MIS 2901, 'Y' in CRMI01, or 'Y' in CRMI04)
This course provides the knowledge and skills to leverage emerging and innovative information technology to create business opportunities for both new entrepreneurial ventures and traditional firms. As we move into the AI/digital world, the ways by which companies create value is fundamentally shifting from products to experiences. The rapid convergence to digital technology provides new opportunities to offer novel products and services that did not exist before. In this course, students will be asked to think how entrepreneurs and companies produce radically new and innovative products and services in the increasingly digital world. The course focuses on how organizations can design novel and desirable products and services with a focus on leading edge technologies. Through applied projects, student teams will learn how to evaluate and apply new innovative technologies to create new digital experiences, products, and services.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
In this course we review concepts and principles related to new business models supported by innovative use of Web 2.0 and social media. Through a combination of readings, discussion, presentations, and hands-on projects we examine (i) the organizational use of key media technologies such as web sites, blogs, web analytics, and search engine optimization, (ii) the business models underlying successful innovative new media organizations including Wikipedia, Craigslist, YouTube, and Facebook, and (iii) the role of centralized, decentralized, and crowd-sourced information resources in online media innovation.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Special topics in current developments in the field of information systems.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (MIS 1101, MIS 1901, MIS 2101, MIS 2901, 'Y' in CRMI01, or 'Y' in CRMI04)
MIS 3581Co-operative Experience in Management Information Systems3
Students undertake a research project that integrates their current MIS related work experience with their classroom experience at Temple University. The results are reported in a series of status reports, blogs and a PowerPoint presentation prepared under the supervision of a faculty member. NOTE: Arrangements are made through the Management Information Systems Department and this course is open to Fox MIS majors and minors only. A 2.7 cumulative GPA or higher is recommended.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (MIS 1101, MIS 1901, MIS 2101, MIS 2901, 'Y' in CRMI01, or 'Y' in CRMI04)
Students will prepare research papers under supervision of a faculty member. NOTE: None of the required MIS courses can be taken as an independent study.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credit Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Students will prepare research papers under supervision of a faculty member. NOTE: None of the required MIS courses can be taken as an independent study.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credit Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
The MIS department prioritizes the professional development of its students as high as the domain specific knowledge and skills students develop in many of its classes. This zero-credit, credit/no-credit, self-directed course challenges students to complete a portfolio of professional development activities which prepare students to be valued contributors and leaders in industry after they graduate. Students will select and complete activities from a list of activities provided by the MIS department so no two students will have the same portfolio of accomplishments. Progression of the student's professional development journey will be measured with the PRO Points system and grades (credit/no-credit) for this course will be calculated based on the number of PRO Points the student has earned to date.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of CR in MIS 3001.
Learn how to secure systems and the enterprise using cryptography, authentication, and ethical hacking. In this writing-intensive course for MIS, you will also identify and communicate cybersecurity risks facing businesses through risk assessment reports that support management decisions.
Organizations that strategically select, manage, and deploy digital business models prosper in the global economy. Students will use systems and business process thinking to create and analyze strategies for technology-enabled organizational and industry transformation. They will propose innovative solutions for new and existing business initiatives to leverage enterprise, consumer, and social technologies.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Data is a core building block of modern organizations; transforming data into information and knowledge enables firms to compete effectively. In this course, students learn best practices for acquiring, assessing, and analyzing data to solve business problems. Students also learn the technologies that comprise an organization's information infrastructure. Students gain hands-on experience with these concepts through case studies and exercises utilizing various hands on access to technology. Students will also gain skills in understanding the principles of transaction-oriented data, and how information is stored and retrieved from a data source, apply data mining and business intelligence techniques to solve specific business problems, communicate analysis results back to management for ongoing quality assurance and process improvement, understand and select appropriate data visualization techniques to effectively communicate results.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
An information system is only valuable to an organization when it enables and supports a useful business process. Students learn to assess, design, and analyze processes that foster innovation. Core concepts include designing effective solutions, identifying metrics for assessment, and communicating plans to management. Students apply these skills through analysis of business problems for actual firms. Throughout the course, students will gain a deeper understanding of the role of process in the functioning of an organization and how to innovate around that process by redesigning workflows and matching requirements with organizational systems. Students will also be able to identify key stakeholders and learn the fundamentals of project management.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of B- in (MIS 5001, MIS 5302, or MIS 5402)
This seminar reviews emerging technologies that will prepare students to effectively leverage new technologies to create business opportunities through innovation. The specific topic of this course varies by semester to accommodate new trends and technologies.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Information Technology leadership is a critical function in organizations. This course teaches the skills of effective technology strategists. Students develop the business case for new technology initiatives, evaluate the success of existing initiatives and develop plans for technology-enabled organizational change. Through a series of case study analyses, students develop technological and organizational skills required of IT leaders.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of B- in (MIS 5001, MIS 5302, or MIS 5402)
Today the user experience is the whole system; it is the interface and the experiences that define success, the code and business model are often secondary. Users only bother with activities that are obvious, simple, and pleasing. Perhaps the most challenging and interesting part of digital is the user experience (UX). This course focuses on understanding, evaluating, and designing user experiences. In the context of practical projects, we will learn the human, social, organizational, business model, and technical aspects of UX design. The goals of this course include understanding the role of usability and design principles, evaluating user experiences, and building a complete user experience using innovation to achieve the UX goals.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Digital business opportunities are no longer limited to the technology itself; they also include the experiences and ecosystems around them. To succeed in this new economy, today's leaders require a broad set of skills that incorporate creative thinking and innovation. Students will learn the tools and methods of Business Design to address real-world business problems. They will apply design inquiry techniques to craft original solutions to a series of practical scenarios.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course introduces students to the essential concepts of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including business processes, security, audit, and control functions. The course looks at how a business' key transactions are executed and how business process operational risks are accounted for and controlled in an ERP environment. Information system and accounting controls to assure confidentiality, integrity and reliability are examined. Finally, the course looks at how transaction processing data is transformed into data for management analysis and financial reporting.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course teaches students about the technology concepts and components that are critical for IT auditors to understand. It uses an enterprise architecture framework to introduce students to business data, computer applications and infrastructure necessary to supporting operational business processes. The course introduces students to computer networks, operating systems, servers and applications with a focus on using the command line to audit and identify vulnerabilities.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course introduces students to the essential concepts of IT auditing. Students will learn standards and guidelines for performing an IT audit. Topics will include concepts of internal controls. Students will learn to plan and manage an audit as well has how to report on evidence collected during the audit.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course examines the principles of IT governance and management. Understanding IT governance and operations are an integral part of enterprise governance. Effective governance and management of IT consist of leadership, organizational structures and processes that ensure that IT operations sustain and extends the enterprise strategy and objectives. Topics includes IT frameworks, standards, policies, procedures, organizational structures, enterprise architecture, risk management, IT and cyber security management, protection of assets, maturity models, laws, regulations, IT resource management, IT service acquisition and management, quality management and IT performance management. Student will have hands-on experience in exercising IT governance and management and apply topics learned to auditing and risk assessing real organization's policy, procedures, structure and processes.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 5203Systems and Infrastructure Lifecycle Management 13
This course examines how an organization plans, designs, builds, implements and maintains information systems within an environment of IT risk management and control. Topics include information feasibility and business case assessment, requirements analysis, system design, project planning, IT risk management, development versus acquisition tradeoffs, maintenance support and return of investment analysis to assure technologies deliver value and support the organization's business objectives.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Learn how the operational aspects of an IT organization deliver on the value proposition of the organization. Learn about the technical infrastructure and how this infrastructure provides a reliable and secure platform for applications. Learn about service center management and how these teams are utilized to deliver value to the organization.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of B- in MIS 5201.
Information is an organization's most precious asset. Inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information, loss of data integrity and availability of information can have significant operational and financial impact on the organization. In this course students learn to apply COBIT and the NIST Risk Management Framework to recognize and manage risks facing information assets of the organization through mitigating controls including logical, physical, and administrative IT security; and business continuity, disaster recovery and contingency strategies.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course introduces students to the use of data in the detection and prevention of financial fraud and the detection of cybersecurity threats and attacks. This class relies heavily on data analytics to examine datasets produced by audit and security controls (for instance, network log files). Basic data analysis concepts are presented and then applied to security or audit problems. Audit-specific and more general business intelligence tools will be used to help students better understand the analytics process.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course introduces students to the hacking strategies and tactics used by ethical or "White Hat" hackers. Methods of vulnerability exploitation to be used primarily in the process of Security Penetration will be explored in theory and in hands on exercises. The course will require simple programming using Open Source scripting languages and hacking tool kits. For that reason some knowledge of and experience with computer programming is required.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course introduces students to Penetration Testing. Methods of vulnerability assessment and exploitation are examined as a means of identifying areas requiring improved security and recommended changes. The ethical, business governance and legal implications of penetration testing are examined. Specific techniques are examined in detail with the intent of giving the students a practical understanding of how Penetration Tests are conducted and laboratory-based experience in their actual conduct.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
While all businesses work to be as secure as possible, no organization can be completely secure. Preventing attacks, quickly identifying successful attacks, detecting advanced persistent threats and monitoring systems activity in order to deter intrusions can result in significant business benefit. This course examines the variety of tools and techniques used to do this work. This course also examines the process and procedures required for an effective intrusion detection and response through preparation, monitoring, eradication, and compliance.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Examines the methodology by which an organization aligns its business strategy with its security operations. Both the current and desired future states of the business’ security efforts are described so that resources can be directed to the security efforts most needed to support the business.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of B- in MIS 5206.
This course introduces students to operating system security and tools to secure and audit an organization's computer operating systems. Methods of securing operating systems are explored in theory and through hands-on exercises. The first part of the course focuses on processes used to secure the Microsoft Windows operating system. The second part of the course applies similar techniques to secure the Linux operating system. The course will discuss techniques and tools used to help reduce weaknesses in default installations and configurations of different operating systems.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course provides students with a broad understanding of the investigation of digital data to gather evidence relating to criminal or other legal incidents and events. The class examines how technology and law interact. Lecture and hands-on exercises enable students to gain a practical understanding of: incident response, processing a crime/incident scene and gathering evidence, performing forensics analysis and conducting forensics investigation. This course helps students understand how to respond to computer incidents. Legal issues involved in responding to computer attack are explored, including employee monitoring, working with law enforcement and handling evidence.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course introduces students to network architectures, network security concepts, threats and the methods used to protect network communication, which determine an organization's "Security Posture". Students will perform an in-depth examination of the OSI model and TCP/IP protocol in order to understand the technologies behind protecting network communications (firewalls, routers, switches, virtual private networks, intrusion prevention and detection systems, and highly available architectures). With this fundamental understanding of network communication, students will explore the inherent vulnerabilities related to network communications and the challenges of implementing an enterprise security architecture that aligns with business goals, IT strategy, and Governance.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of B- in MIS 5206.
In this course students practice a variety of business skills that are necessary to be effective as an IT auditor. These skills include managerial communications and public speaking skills, interviewing skills, negotiation and personal selling skills, business writing, industrial psychology/behavioral science skills, project/time management and team building skills. The course is delivered through a series of workshops and simulations and include observations of business practices at host IT companies.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 5411Business Intelligence and Data Visualization3
The first part of this course will focus upon the strategic role of information technology from the perspective of a non-technical manager. Key topics include IT strategy, systems thinking, disruptive innovations and digital transformation, digital business models, cybersecurity, cloud computing, IT governance and ethics. The second part of this course follows completion of an Excel module, and will explore the principles of data literacy and analysis through tools that enable turning data into insight through analysis and visualization. Students will also learn to evaluate visualizations by applying key principles of presenting data effectively.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This foundational course introduces business professionals to core AI and machine learning concepts within a business context. Students will learn essential AI technologies, including supervised learning, neural networks, and natural language processing, all presented through practical business applications rather than technical implementation. Through case studies and real-world examples, students explore how organizations successfully integrate AI into operations and develop the vocabulary necessary to communicate effectively with technical teams about AI opportunities and limitations.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course provides business leaders with essential knowledge of data infrastructure requirements for successful AI implementations. Students will learn data quality assessment techniques, retrieval methods, and the fundamentals of data hosting solutions, including cloud platforms and data centers. The course covers critical topics such as data governance, access management, security protocols, and scalability considerations for AI systems. Through practical exercises, students will understand how to evaluate data readiness for AI projects, design data workflows, and make informed decisions about data infrastructure investments that support organizational AI initiatives.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course explores cutting-edge AI technologies and their business applications, with a focus on generative AI systems, large language models, and AI-powered productivity tools. Students will gain hands-on experience with enterprise AI platforms, learn effective prompting strategies, and understand how to integrate AI assistants and co-pilot technologies into business workflows. The course emphasizes practical implementation of emerging AI tools while maintaining a technology-agnostic approach that prepares students to evaluate and adopt new AI innovations as they emerge. Through experiential learning, students will develop skills in selecting appropriate AI technologies for specific business use cases and managing the adoption of evolving AI capabilities within organizations.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This management-centric course focuses on the strategic design, operational governance, and risk management of autonomous AI agents utilizing modern LLM-based architectures (e.g., ReAct, AutoGen). Students will move beyond simple coding to understand and manage the logic (Reasoning), actions (Acting), and memory of agents. Through low-code/no-code practical exercises and case studies, the course prepares non-technical leaders to evaluate an agent's business case, determine optimal Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) strategies, establish robust ModelOps processes, and effectively communicate the strategic risks and value of agent systems to executive leadership.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 5505AI-Driven Business Process Transformation3
This course updates traditional IS process improvement methodologies by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students will master Process Mining for data-driven process discovery, compare and contrast RPA and AI Agents for optimal automation strategy, and design IT-enabled To-Be Processes. The curriculum focuses on operationalizing automation by embedding AI Governance, Human-in-the-Loop (HITL), and ModelOps as essential MIS control points to ensure the reliability, compliance, and sustained performance of automated systems.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course introduces business professionals to hands-on AI development through rapid prototyping techniques and generative AI-assisted programming. Students will learn fundamental programming concepts and "vibe coding" methodologies that enable non-technical professionals to create functional AI prototypes using intuitive development approaches. The course emphasizes practical implementation skills, teaching students to transform business ideas into working prototypes using AI-powered development tools and low-code/no-code platforms. Through project-based learning, students will develop the technical confidence to validate business concepts, communicate effectively with development teams, and bridge the gap between business vision and technical execution.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course provides comprehensive training in ethical AI development, risk management, and regulatory compliance essential for responsible AI leadership. Students will explore fundamental ethical frameworks for AI decision-making, learn to identify and mitigate algorithmic bias, and develop governance structures for responsible AI deployment. The course covers critical topics including fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy protection, and emerging regulatory requirements across different jurisdictions. Through case studies and practical exercises, students will develop skills in conducting ethical impact assessments, designing compliance frameworks, and establishing organizational policies that ensure AI systems align with societal values and legal standards.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This course is the culmination of the MS in AIM program. Student teams function as an internal or external AI Management Consulting group for a real-world client problem. The project requires the integration of all foundational, technical, and strategic knowledge from the curriculum to deliver a comprehensive AI transformation proposal. The final proposal must not only include a functional AI Agent/GenAI prototype but also demonstrate executive leadership by providing a robust Financial Justification (ROI/TCO) and a detailed Operational Governance and Change Management Plan for responsible deployment.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
In Social Media Innovation, students will review concepts and principles related to social and digital media. Through a combination of readings, discussion, presentations and projects, we examine (i) why social media is often a crucial channel for business success; (ii) how organizations are and should be using social media to achieve their goals; and (iii) the role of centralized, decentralized, and crowd-sourced information online. At the end of the course students will have gained deeper knowledge on understanding the tenants of social business governance, be able to analyze how modern marketers navigate the major platforms, explore social media listening and data management best practices, and identify approaches for successful social media campaign planning and implementation.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
1.5
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
In this fully immersive, experiential capstone, students will design and measure the efficacy of a digital marketing strategy across multiple channels, evaluate the suitability for new digital marketing technology such as mobile apps, and manage a portfolio of digital marketing assets such as mobile apps, websites, social media and others. Students will design a fully formed digital marketing campaign around their own team generated idea. Students will spend the semester applying knowledge gained in all previous coursework including building the collateral, analyzing data, developing a UX - culminating in one final presentation of their work.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 5687Business Skills for ITACS Professionals I1.5
In this course students develop and practice a variety of business skills that are necessary to be effective as an ITAC professional. These skills include managerial communications and public speaking skills, interviewing skills, negotiation and personal selling skills, business writing, industrial psychology/behavioral science skills, project/time management, leadership and team building skills. The course is delivered through a series of workshops and simulations that enable students to practice leadership, team building, and management communications.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
1.5
Credits (max)
1.5
Credit unit
Credit Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 5688Business Skills for ITACS Professionals II1.5
In this course, you will increase the business and interpersonal skills necessary to be a competent and successful ITACS Professional. These skills build upon those covered in the previous semester as students learn how to improve their responsive listening skills, achieve intention in communication, clarify their roles as leaders in decision making contexts, build teams, improve their writing effectiveness in IT auditing and security reports and assignments, and build credibility in the ITACS professions.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
1.5
Credits (max)
1.5
Credit unit
Credit Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 5801Managing Information Systems in the Enterprise3
This course provides an introduction to the strategic role of information technology in today's digital centric world. You will learn how to apply systems thinking to analyze and understand organizational IT strategy and usage. You will also learn how to apply theories of innovation to analyze the disruptive potential of technology. Organizations that strategically select, manage, and deploy digital business models prosper in the global economy. Students will use systems and business process thinking to create and analyze strategies for technology-enabled organizational and industry transformation. They will propose innovative solutions for new and existing business initiatives to leverage enterprise, consumer, and social technologies.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 5811Data Literacy: Understanding and Communicating with Data3
Data Literacy is the ability to explore, understand and communicate with data. In today's organization, data is collected, analyzed and disseminated at all levels. Managers utilize data to monitor the health of the organization and respond to challenges faced before those challenges become a crisis. This course will provide students with access to various data analysis tools and provide insight into how to utilize data to communicate a story to an organization's stakeholders in a concise, meaningful way.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Open only to M.S. in MIS students who must have completed all 4 core courses and 2 electives. For this capstone experience, students select a topic in their area of interest and write a research paper or implement an information system.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This is the final course of the ITACS IT Auditing track. This course has two purposes. First, students are guided through an in-depth review of what they learned in prior courses of the track, with emphasis on mastering key points of the five Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) knowledge domains while preparing for the CISA exam. Second, students work on a project focused on integrating what they have learned through research of an emerging topic in the field of IT assurance.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
This is the final course in the ITACS Cyber Security track. This course has two purposes. First, students are guided through an in-depth review of what they learned in prior courses of the track, with emphasis on mastering key points of the eight Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) knowledge domains while preparing for the CISSP exam. Second, students work on a project focused on integrating what they have learned through research of an emerging topic in the field of IT assurance.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 9003Foundations of Electronic Commerce Research3
This course offers an overview of electronic commerce research in the domain of Information Systems (IS). An impressive body of work on electronic commerce has developed over the last two decades in IS research, and this course aims at reviewing and integrating this large body of research toward identifying gaps in the literature and proposing new opportunities for research that students can pursue as part of independent research projects. This course overviews the electronic commerce literature in IS research under a framework based on the main entities involved in electronic commerce - businesses and consumers that interact with the aid of Internet technologies, resulting in three broad research areas - (1) Business to Consumer (B2C), (2) Consumer to Consumer (C2C), and (3) Business to Business (B2B). These three broad research areas are further categorized into sixteen specialized topics and sub-areas, which help summarize the literature and integrate the body of work.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
MIS 9011Proseminar in Management Information Systems1-3
This course is required for all first year PhD in Business Administration - MIS students. It offers an overview of electronic commerce research in the domain of Information Systems (IS) under a framework based on the main entities involved in electronic commerce - businesses and consumers that interact with the aid of Internet technologies, resulting in three broad research areas - (1) Business to Consumer (B2C), (2) Consumer to Consumer (C2C), and (3) Business to Business (B2B). These three broad research areas are further categorized into sixteen specialized topics and sub-areas, which help summarize the literature and integrate the body of work. An impressive body of work on electronic commerce has developed over the last two decades in IS research, and this course aims at reviewing and integrating this large body of research toward identifying gaps in the literature and proposing new opportunities for research that students can pursue as part of independent research projects.
Subject
MIS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
