ISTM - Mgmt Info Systems
ISTM 601 Fundamentals of Business Programming
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Business Application Development using both procedural and object-oriented programming techniques; use of component based software design and development for distributed business software systems. Prerequisite: Graduate business classification or approval of instructor.
ISTM 610 Business Data Communications
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Concepts and technology of on-line and network-based systems in business; analysis of data communication requirements, design, selection and application of network technologies including wide and local area networks, distributed processing, network architecture, and systems management and control; software simulation projects emphasized. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.
ISTM 612 Management Information Systems
Credits 1 to 3.
1 to 3 Lecture Hours.
Concepts, theories, and the strategic role of information systems as applied to business organizations; highly integrative/cross functional in nature. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: Enrollment is limited to MBA students.
ISTM 615 Business Database Systems
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Information processing and management involving applications and user orientation in a business environment using commercially available database management systems. Prerequisite: Knowledge of one programming language.
ISTM 620 Systems Analysis and Design
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Methodologies, techniques, and tools for information systems analysis and design; the analysis and logical design of business processes and management information systems focusing on the systems development life cycle; techniques for logical system design.
ISTM 622 Advanced Data Management
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Data and database management and advanced SQL techniques; issues of data security, backup and recovery, large scale databases, master data management, concurrent user data access, scalability, and policies. Prerequisites: ISTM 615 or equivalent; graduate classification in business.
ISTM 624 Advanced Systems Analysis and Design
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Advanced topics in business systems analysis and design; alternative methodologies such as agile development, extreme programming, Rational Unified Process; Unified Modeling Language; bench marking and best practices for systems development; cost/benefit analysis, estimation and budgeting for business information systems; testing; patterns, domain-driven design; process modeling; service-oriented architecture and cloud computing. Prerequisite: ISTM 620 or equivalent; graduate classification in business.
ISTM 630 MIS Project Management and Implementation
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Advanced coverage of systems development topics with emphasis on the management and implementation of business computing systems; group project orientation to include feasibility analysis, alternative evaluation and selection, and management approval; use of software engineering tools where appropriate. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this class. Prerequisite: ISTM 620.
ISTM 631 Information Systems Design and Development Project
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Design and delivery of functional, multi-platform application system using current technologies; user interface design emphasized; issues of mobile device forms, software delivery, and development. Prerequisites: Graduation classification; ISTM 622; ISTM 630.
ISTM 635 Business Information Security
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Explores the business, managerial, and technological aspects of information security; analysis, design, and implementation issues surrounding effective information security; authentication, authorization, availability, business continuity planning, confidentiality, disaster recovery, encryption, firewalls, fraud protection, security policy development, integrity, risk management, virus protection, VPNs and wireless security. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: ISTM 610.
ISTM 637 Data Warehousing
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Provides an understanding of the process by which a data warehouse system is designed and developed along with the underlying concepts and software systems; includes OLAP models and their differences with standard OLTP models. Prerequisite: ISTM 615 or approval of instructor.
ISTM 643 Corporate Information Planning
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Concepts regarding the design and use of computer-based management information and decision support systems; combinations of computing hardware and software and design concepts evaluated to meet managers' information needs. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites: ISTM 615 or equivalent or approval of instructor.
ISTM 645 IT Security Controls
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Familiarization with planning, design, and implementation of controls to minimize risks to business information; focus on the importance of managing business information security; introduction to the tools, concepts and theories to safeguard an organization’s information systems and IT assets; understanding of cryptography and application, operations, and physical security. Prerequisite: ISTM 635.
ISTM 650 Business Data Mining
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Rationale for business Data Mining through case studies of business applications; process of data mining by using commercial Data Mining software on very large data sets; classification, clustering, association rule mining, visualization, and prediction through a hands-on approach. Prerequisite: STAT 652 or approval of instructor.
ISTM 652 Customer Relationship Management and Technologies
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Theory and application of information technology in customer relationship management, construction of CRM infrastructures in organizations. Prerequisite: ISTM 615.
ISTM 655 Security Management and Compliance
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Familiarization with managerial and legal aspects of business information security; focus on importance of managing business information security and theories to help safeguard an organization’s information systems and IT assets; understanding of Security Architecture and Design, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, Laws Investigation and Ethics. Prerequisite: ISTM 635.
ISTM 660 Applied Predictive Analytics for Business
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Develop an understanding of the role of predictive analytics in shaping business outcomes; provide hands-on, practical approach to implementing predictive analytics tools for gaining competitive advantage in business. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
ISTM 670 Capstone Information Systems Service Project
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Philanthropic collaboration with a not-for-profit or non-profit entity in a consultative capacity; hands-on experience with consulting practices, client relationships, systems analysis and design, project-management, IT development and implementation, digital collaboration tools, knowledge management, organizational change, and/or IT security. Prerequisite: ISTM 615 or equivalent; ISTM 620 or equivalent; ISTM 630 or equivalent.
ISTM 680 Human-Computer Interaction in Mangement Information Systems
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Techniques, principles and theory involved in designing and implementing interactive technologies based on humans’ physical, cognitive and emotional resources; focus on application of qualitative and quantitative evaluation techniques for interaction phenomena; understanding interaction phenomena at the individual, group, organizational and societal levels; accessibility, cultural and ethical implications of human-computer interaction. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
ISTM 681 Ethics of Information Systems
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Exposure to the main ethical issues surrounding information, data and the systems and artifacts that are used; examination of information in multiple business areas, including marketing, accounting, finance, HR, sales, operations and information systems.
ISTM 682 Data Analytics Platforms
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Coding platforms used for data analytics; data wrangling, exploration and visualization; model testing and validation; machine learning techniques. Prerequisite: STAT 601 or equivalent.
ISTM 683 Web and Social Media Analytics
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Study of business challenges faced by modern firms in the new economy; focus on web analytics, unstructured data analytics and social network analytics to derive insights from business data. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.
ISTM 684 Professional Internship
Credits 1 to 6.
1 to 6 Other Hours.
A directed internship in an organization to provide students with on-the-job training with professionals in organizational settings appropriate to the student's professional objectives. May be repeated for credit. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: Approval of committee chair and department head.
ISTM 685 Directed Studies
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Directed study on selected problems using recent developments in business research methods. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and graduate advisor.
ISTM 689 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Selected topics in identified area of information systems, operations management or management science. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. May be repeated for credit.
ISTM 705 Information Management for Decision Making
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Lecture Hours.
Policies, practices and procedures for management corporation information; relational database theory and relationship database management systems; data modeling; structured and unstructured data management; structured query language; secure data practices; information management for managerial decision making. Prerequisite: For Master of Science in Business students only.