The MIS Honors project is designed to provide the honors program student an exposure to current issues and technologies in the information systems field. The purpose of the project is to provide students an opportunity to explore new vistas of knowledge as well as integrate concepts from prior classes in an applied or academic setting. Selected projects must be sufficiently complex in scope to allow for a minimum of three credits per semester. In rare cases, students may be allowed to complete a six-credit project over two semesters.

Students may pursue three types of projects:

1. Information systems research project involving a review and synthesis of the literature in information technology or current MIS topics. Projects may also involve the development of survey instrument, the collection, and the analysis of data to study a well known MIS theory or framework.
2. Information systems case study involving the study or investigation of a technology or a phenomenon in an organizational setting.
3. Systems development project involving a combination of aspects and phases of the systems development life cycle.

Students are required to submit a comprehensive 30 - 40 page double spaced report for research projects or case studies. Systems development projects require a report of at least 15 pages in addition to any relevant or required documentation. Students should also agree to a set of milestones and interim deliverables with the project sponsor(s) prior to startup. All reports must be professionally written and conform to the Department of Management style guide that is available here. Honors project topics must be independent of any other projects required to complete degree program requirements.