MIS Undergraduate Course Descriptions

MIS 130 INTRO INTERACTION TECHNOLOGY
Introduction to Information Technology is designed to familiarize students with computing and communication technology as it is used in the business environment. Hands-on instruction covers the use of personal productivity tools and internet publishing.

MIS 140 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Management Information Systems addresses how information technology is used to support business operations and management, especially the use of spreadsheets in business applications to insure that students can analyze and present business data. Topics include strategic uses of IT, databases, data warehouse, decision support and artificial intelligence, e-commerce, systems development, IT infrastructure, security, emerging trends, social, ethical and legal considerations. (Formerly MIS 340) Prerequisite: None.

MIS 340 MANAGEMENT INFO SYSTEMS
Management Information Systems addresses how information technology is used to support business operations and management. Topics include strategic uses of IT, databases and data warehouse, decision support and artificial intelligence, e-commerce, systems development, IT infrastructure, security, emerging trends, social, ethical and legal considerations. Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing.

MIS 350 BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
The focus of this course is on the early phases of information systems development, specifically: planning, analysis, and requirements specification. In general, the course covers business modeling, process management, requirements gathering and other topics deemed important to business by systems analysts and consultants. Typical topics include planning techniques, analysis techniques, the system development life cycle, data flow diagrams, data gathering, network diagrams, Gantt charts, business process reengineering, joint application design, use case diagrams, flow charts, decision trees, decision tables, structured English, and more. (PREREQ(S): MIS 340 AND INTENDED OR DECLARED MIS MINOR STATUS)

MIS 360 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
This is a course in object-oriented systems analysis and design using UML. Students cover activity, use-case, class, sequence, state chart, and other UML diagrams. They also cover requirements analysis, GUI and infrastructure design along with project size and complexity estimating using Function Point Analysis. (PREREQUISITES: IT 130 AND EITHER MIS OR EBUS MAJOR INTENDED OR DECLARED STATUS)

MIS 362 INFO SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMNT
The course covers IS project management concepts, techniques, tools, issues, roles and responsibilities of project leaders. Topics include, but not limited to, resource allocation, scheduling, budgeting, monitoring, controlling, Gantt chart, precedence analysis, PERT, and CPM. Students are exposed to Microsoft Project. Prerequisite(s): MIS 360

MIS 364 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
This course covers the process of building a knowledge architecture, components of the knowledge architecture, knowledge types, knowledge acquisition, and approaches to managing knowledge. It will also focus on techniques for building road maps used to find employee information stored in the knowledge base such as job descriptions, skills, past projects and employment experience. Prerequisite(s): MIS 340

MIS 366 INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES/BUSINESS
The course will be an introduction to internet technologies with particular focus on World Wide Web and e-business applications. Topics include internet technology application framework, attributes of e-business applications, client and server side processing, web servers, Java, J2EE and Microsoft's .NET, accessing enterprise data, HTTP security, certificates and CA, XML and e-business integration, latency and workload management, and wireless access. Students will work in groups and will be required to do one design proposal and make one presentation using Visio. Prerequisite: IT 130

MIS 370 DATABSE MGT SYSTMS DESIGN/DEV
The course covers topics such as entity relationship modeling, normalization, Structured Query Language, database design principles, data warehousing, transaction management, and database administration. Students will complete assignments and a group term project using Microsoft SQL Server 05. Prerequisite: MIS 340

MIS 398 SPECIAL TOPICS
Special Topics

MIS 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent Study is available to students of demonstrated capability for intensive independent work in management information systems. PREREQUISITE(S): Written permission of supervising faculty member and Chair is required prior to registration.