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This course provides an introduction to the systems development life cycle (SDLC) emphasizing the recent adaptive approaches to SDLC, such as the unified process life cycle and agile methods. The course focuses on the disciplines of business modeling, requirements analysis, and logical design and utilizes the Unified Modeling Language (UML) for analysis, modeling, and design of business-oriented information systems. Information assurance issues of system controls and security are covered with respect to their impact on system requirements and design models.
Credits: 3
Semesters offered: Spring 2024
This course teaches the technical and managerial skills needed in developing predictive analytics applications which are used by customer-centric corporations - retail, financial, communication, and marketing groups - to help make decisions involving complex systems. The course concentrates on a set of well-known predictive analytics methods to support business decision making. Topics such as association rule mining, decision trees, neural networks, regression analysis and cluster analysis are covered in great depth. Extensive hands-on experience using software such as SAS Enterprise Miner is provided.
Credits: 3
Semesters offered: Fall 2023 | Spring 2024
This course will introduce students to the concepts and practices of project management in an IT context. The challenges and issues that are specific to IT projects will be the focus of this course. IT Project Methodology and the concept of measurable organizational value will provide a foundation for this course. Several techniques and metrics for IT project scope, time and cost estimation such as function point analysis will be introduced. The class will also enable students to understand the integrative nature of risks associated with IT projects as a part of the risk assessment and risk management component of the course. Quality systems, such as ITIL, CMM, etc, that support IT project quality will be discussed. The students will be introduced to change management issues including human resources and communication issues which arise as a result of a new IT project. Real world business cases will be used to further emphasize the above topics. The course will provide some basic body of knowledge that may help the students prepare for the PMI certification exams.
Credits: 3
Semesters offered: Spring 2024
Introduction to Business is intended to prepare students with little or no background in business management for their future professional careers, and studies in specific business disciplines. The first half of the semester covers a broad discussion of the language of business, focusing primarily on Accounting and Finance principles and fundamentals. The second half of the course focuses on Marketing products and services and managing Human Resources which maximize value for the organization.
Credits: 3
Semesters offered:
This course is geared towards providing the student with practical experience in relevant academic areas through an internship with an external organization or project within the university under the academic supervision of a faculty mentor in the MSS department. The course will allow the student to integrate knowledge and skills acquired in their academic program through their application in a practical setting.
Credits: variable
Semesters offered: Spring 2024
• Two electives (3 credits each)
The MIS practicum is the capstone course for this program. It provides you with real-world experience in the MIS area through an internship with an external organization or a project within the university under the academic supervision of a faculty mentor in the MSS Department. The course will allow you to integrate the knowledge and skills you acquired in the classroom and apply them in a practical setting.
Each of the courses, except MGS 649, is 3 credit hours. The total program is 31 credit hours.
*MGS 614 is a component of the Information Assurance certificate. If you take three of these elective courses, you will be eligible for the certificate in addition to the MS degree. See further information on the Information Assurance certificate.
**MGG 503 - students without a business background are required to take this course.