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Master of Science in Management
Options
Accelerated MSM ISM |
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The MSM – Fast track Information Systems option has been designed for students in undergraduate information systems or related programs who are interested in pursuing graduate work with a project management emphasis. Additional requirements for students wishing to pursue this option include:
- Undergraduate degree in Information Systems (from AACSB accredited school) or related fields with a Pre-MBA minor
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 with successful course completion in programming, database, and networking (B or better)
- Documented completion of an IS related internship (or other IS work experience) with a letter summarizing project and work scope from supervisor is preferred
- Letters of reference from undergraduate program director or faculty
- Undergraduate students who wish to count 6200:554 and 6500:520 towards their graduate degree may take these classes at the five hundred level in their senior year and must receive a grade of B or better. However, these classes must be taken exclusive of their requirements towards their baccalaureate degree.
- Undergraduate degree must be completed at the most two years prior to planned date of program entry
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| Management Core (9 credits) |
| 6500:640 |
IS and IT Governance |
| 6500:663 |
Data Analysis for Managers
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| 6500:675 |
Supply Chain Management |
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| Information Systems Core (12 credits) |
| 6500:645 |
Software Development and Quality Assurance |
| 6500:643 |
Systems Analysis and Design |
| 6500:646 |
Enterprise Systems Implementation |
| 6500:678 |
Project Management |
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| Pick one: |
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| 6700:695 |
Internship (see below for suggested guidelines) |
| 6500:690 |
Selected topics in Management (This course may be taken as an elective to add a Global or Study Abroad experience) |
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| Electives (6 credits) select from: |
| 6200: 554 |
Information System Security (may be transferred if student has taken this at the 5xx level in the undergraduate program and did not count toward the baccalaureate degree) |
| 6500: 520 |
Management of Data Networks (may be transferred if student has taken this at the 5xx level in the undergraduate program and did not count toward the baccalaureate degree) |
| 6500:644 |
Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence |
| 6500:652 |
Organization Behavior (recommended for students with an undergraduate degree in a non-Business field)
or any 6500:6xx class |
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Guidelines for receiving credit for the IS Internship:
1. Students are required to work at least 20 hours of work per week
2. The internship must be approved by the Department Chair
3. Internships will be approved based on the type of business and the scope of the work to be done
4. Interns will complete a report based on MIS faculty specifications
5. The internship should be in an area directly related to any of traditional Information Systems functions related to systems planning, analysis, design, programming, implementation, networking operations and infrastructure, technical documentation, systems installation, maintenance and IT auditing. |
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6500:640 INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND IT GOVERNANCE 3 credits
Prerequisite: 602. Covers issues, strategies, tactics for managing organizational use of information technology and systems. Includes strategic alignment, project management, offshoring, security, application systems, and emerging technologies.
6500:663 DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 601 or equivalent. Design, evaluation and interpretation of research in business and organizations. Integrates quantitative and behavioral concepts and processes encountered in conducting such research, including ethical issues.
6500:675 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3 credits
Prerequisite: 600. Focuses on the integration of activities and information/material flows across multiple organizations that comprise the supply chain, and the relationships among those organizations.
6500:643 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 602 or 6200:603. A hands-on treatment of the methods used to develop different types of business information systems.
6500:645 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 3 credits
Prerequisites: 602. Introduction to business software development and quality assurance. Student teams will work on projects with an emphasis on implementation of business systems.
6500:646 ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION 3 credits
Prerequisite: 602. The configuration and implementation of Enterprise Systems to support the cross functional integration of business processes.
6500:678 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 credits
Prerequisites: 601 or permission of instructor. Provides working knowledge of tools and methods available to project managers including computerized analysis of network models to aid in the planning and control functions.
6700:695 INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. On-the-job experience with cooperating private and public sector organizations. Individual assignments made by supervising faculty member. Periodic reports and research papers required. Credit/noncredit.
6500:690 SELECTED TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT 3 credits
(May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisite: 652. Selected topics in historical, contemporary and/or operational and functional areas of management.
6200:554 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 3 credits
Prerequisites: 603 or equivalent. Focus on information systems risk and security in distributed business environments; develop policies, practices, and systems for security of computers and data in business.
6500:520 MANAGEMENT OF DATA NETWORKS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 602. Principles of the design and management of data networks for business communications.
6500:644 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 3 credits
Explores the technologies of Business Intelligence (data warehouses, data mining, portals) and how organizations successfully manage the creation, sharing, transfer, and exploitation of knowledge.
6500:652 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3 credits
Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. Study of factors which influence human behavior in business organizations. Emphasis on theories of individual and group behavior, motivation, leadership and communication in organizations.
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