David E. Douglas, Chairman of the Dept., 204 Business Administration Bldg., 575-4500
Timothy Paul Cronan, Graduate Coordinator, 575-6130
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR TAYLOR; PROFESSORS CRONAN, DOUGLAS, GLORFELD, JONES; ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HARDGRAVE; ASSISTANT PROFESSORS ALOYSIUS, RENWICK, WALSTROM
Degree Conferred: M.I.S. (CISQ)
The Master of Information Systems is designed to provide professional preparation for positions in business and government. It is designed with sufficient flexibility to meet the needs of students with various backgrounds and to foster lifelong learning and innovation.
Admission Requirements: The Master of Information Systems is open to students who have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and who can present evidence of their ability to do graduate work. "Evidence of ability" means a superior grade-point average, an acceptable test score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), and recommendations for graduate study.
Requirements for the Master of Information Systems Degree: The Master of Information Systems is a thirty (30) credit-hour program designed to provide professional information systems preparation for positions in business and government. Students whose previous studies in business administration and economics have fulfilled requirements as to the common body of knowledge requirements in business administration and who have completed appropriate coursework in the areas of computer information systems (COBOL, management information systems, systems analysis, database development) will be required to complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of graduate work:
CISQ 5503, Decision Support Systems (3 hours)
CISQ 5833, Data Management Systems, (3 hours)
MGMT 5403, Business Policy and Decision Making (3 hours)
CISQ electives (12 hours)
Approved business electives (9 hours)
TOTAL: 30 hours
Electives are chosen by the student in consultation with the CISQA Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis (CISQA).
CISQ electives may be approved CISQ courses numbered 5300 and above, as well as CISQ 5203, Statistics and Quantitative Analysis. Moreover, CISQ 4243, Current Topics in CIS; CISQ 4333, Object-Oriented Technologies Seminar; CISQ 4363, Business Application System Development; and CISQ 4283, Centralized Data Systems, may be taken. Approved courses in computer systems engineering and computer science may also be used. No more than nine (9) hours of approved upper division courses may be submitted for graduate credit.
The approved electives in business may be takn in accounting, economics, finance, computer information systems and quantitative analysis, management, or marketing/ transportation and logistics. Electives in business must include a minimum of six (6) hours of 5000/6000-level courses exclusive of those courses with numbers ranging between 5000 and 5200. Only one of the 5000/6000 electives in business may be an approved CISQ elective.
After admission the student must maintain a 3.00 grade-point average on all graduate coursework and all information systems coursework. Additionally, the student must receive a letter grade of at least a "B" in 75 percent of the courses attempted.
Courses: Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis (CISQ)
4243 Current Topics in Computer Information Systems Intensive investigation of selected developments in computer information systems hardware, software, and organization having current impact on computer information systems design and application. Offering an extension of lower-level CIS courses through individual student research and faculty team-teaching of advanced topics. Topical selection made with each course offering. Prerequisites: CISQ 3283 and CISQ 3393 or equivalent.
4253 Business Systems Simulation (Sp) System simulation techniques; their applications to business systems using an appropriate simulation language; extensive use of computer. Prerequisite: CISQ 3333 or equivalent.
4283 Centralized Data Systems (Fa, Sp) Introduces student to centralized information system design and implementation for business applications. In-depth study of logical systems modeling; physical file management; and software requirements. Prerequisites: CISQ 3283 and 3293.
4363 Business Application System Development (Fa, Sp) Review of fundamentals of application processing systems design and development, implementation of such a system by class. Prerequisite: CISQ 4283.
5103 Business Statistics (Fa, Sp) Analysis, summarization, and interpretation of data for use in managerial decision making. Includes descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, sampling, test of hypotheses, analysis of variance, and regression. Prerequisite: MATH 2043, MATH 2053 or equivalent.
5203 Statistics and Quantitative Analysis (Fa) Statistical analysis at intermediate level; lectures and problems develop understanding of statistical methods and provide illustrative situations for applying those methods. Includes analysis of variance and multiple regression. Prerequisite: CISQ 3033 or instructor's consent.
5233 Management Information Systems (Sp) Presents information systems and their characteristics in light of functional areas of the organization. Other topics presented: data collection and communication, data organization and storage, data processing, information retrieval and display, data base management systems, computer system development, and application software. Prerequisite: CISQ 1121L or equivalent.
5303 Applications of Decision Theory (Fa, Sp, Su) Develops appreciation of role of general decision theory and quantitative methods in facilitating managerial decisions. Prerequisite: CISQ 5103 or equivalent.
5333 Operations Management (Irregular) Functions and quantitative techniques involved in the operating areas of a business. An enterprise is viewed as integrated system to demonstrate interrelation of functions and use of feedback, control; current research and special problems supplement text. (Same as MGMT 5333.) Prerequisites: CISQ 5103 or instructor's consent.
5413 Decision Analytics (Irregular) Development and application of quantitative methods to the managerial and business decision processes. Topics include linear, integer, and goal programming and sensitivity analysis; nonlinear optimizations, network models, inventory models, queueing models, simulation, heuristics, and decision theory; computer solutions; related literature. Prerequisites: CISQ 5303 and MATH 2043, or equivalent.
5423 Seminar in Systems Development (Irregular) Advanced study of structured systems development. Emphasis on strategies and techniques of structured analysis and structured design for producing logical systems specifications and for deriving physical systems designs. Coverage of methodologies for dealing with complexity in the development of information systems. Prerequisites: CISQ 5713 or equivalent.
5443 Marketing Methods
5503 Decision Support Systems (Fa) An analysis of the highest level of information support which serves the manager-user. A study of systems providing quantitative-based information derived from one or more databases within and/or external to the organization and used to aid upper-level management in the decision-making process. The evaluation and application of tools in problem solving and decision making. Prerequisite: CISQ 5713 or equivalent.
5613 Business Applications of Nonparametric Techniques (Sp) Consideration of business and economic research related to sampling and experimental design, testing of hypothesis, and using nonparametric tests. Prerequisite: CISQ 5203 or equivalent.
5623 Statistical Analysis (Sp) Applications of statistical techniques and analysis of business and economic research. For students in business and economics without regard to fields of specialization. Prerequisite: CISQ 5203 and 5713, or equivalent.
5713 Computer Systems Applications (Su) General computer characteristics and capabilities relative to problems of managerial analysis, decision making, telecommunications; consideration of IT systems and languages. Prerequisite: CISQ 2232 or equivalent.
5723 Computer Methods in Research (Su) Applications of computers to business and industrial research. Numerical problem-solving techniques, statistical computational techniques and packages, accessing of government and private standard data bases. Prerequisite: CISQ 5623 or equivalent.
5733 Advanced Business System Modeling Analysis and modeling of business systems using simulation techniques. Modeling of business systems using an appropriate simulation language; extensive use of computer. Prerequisite: CISQ 5723 or consent.
5833 Data Management Systems Investigation and application of advanced database concepts include database administration, database technology, selection and acquisition of database management systems. Data modeling and system development in a database environment. Prerequisite: CISQ 5713 or equivalent.
6011 Graduate Colloquium (Fa, Sp) Presentation and critique of research papers and proposals. Prerequisite: consent.
6103 Seminar in Management Information Systems Focuses on the relationship between an information system and the organization it supports. Topics include systems theory, information system resources, types of information systems, and characteristics of the managerial activities that involve information systems. Prerequisite: CISQ 5723 or consent.
6113 Seminar in Computer Information Systems Topics Provides the student with information in current CIS technological topics. Topics include end-user computing and development, advanced generation languages, artificial intelligence, human factors, small business computing, data center management, distributed data processing and communications, and technology. Prerequisites: CISQ 5723 or consent.
6123 Seminar in Computer Information Systems Research This directed special problems seminar provides a forum to study research in CIS. In addition, students design and develop plans of research in light of current topics and methodology. Research topics in CIS. Prerequisites: CISQ 5423, 5503, 5833, and 6113.
636V Special Problems (1-6) (Irregular) Independent reading and research under supervision of senior staff member. By arrangement, 1 to 6 hours of credit.
6423 Seminar in Casual Marketing (Same as MKTT 6423.)
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