Graduate Course Descriptions

Management Information Systems (MIS)

MIS 5305 Information Technology in Global Markets 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MIS 3301

This course enables students to better understand how information technology can be utilized as a strategic tool. Both local and global markets are discussed, but emphasis is placed upon establishing a global information technology strategy, based upon the specific needs of an organization. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: IS/IT strategic analysis, Strategic management of IS/IT, and managing information systems and technology investments.

MIS 5306 Strategies for Electronic Commerce 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MIS 3301 or equivalent

This course concentrates on how to best utilize internet technologies for one's business. It will prepare potential managers to make strategic decisions regarding the deployment of electronic commerce. At a minimum the following subjects will be discussed: Internet technology, legal, financial, and behavioral issues related to electronic commerce, and electronic commerce strategies.

This is a Concentration Course in International Business for the MBA

MIS 5307 Systems Analysis, Design, and Implementation 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MIS 3301 or equivalent

This course examines the steps and techniques involved in the development and implementation of computer-based applications. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: feasibility analysis, requirement analysis, functional specifications, prototyping, system development tools, and implementation requirements.

MIS 5308 Database Management 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MIS5306 and Systems Analysis, Design, and Implementation (or concurrently)

This is a project course, focusing on development and design of a database, utilizing a database management system. The beginning of the class will focus on database concepts, issues, and technology, while the end of the class will be dedicated to the development of a database to solve a business-related problem. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: principles of DBMS development and use, issues and database administration, data models, and methods for conceptual, logical and physical design of databases.

MIS 5309 Telecommunications for Business 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MIS 3301 or equivalent

This course provides students with the fundamentals of telecommunications and Internet technologies, as they relate to businesses. Focus is on how businesses can best apply network technology and telecommunication to improve operations. At a minimum the following subjects will be discussed: data communications technologies, system architectures, and network management.

MIS 5310 Managerial Decision Support Systems 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MIS 3301 or equivalent

This course provides an in-depth analysis of the process of decision-making, as well as the tools available to assist managers in making decisions. Emphasis will be placed on how information technologies can best assist managers in making a variety of decisions. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: individual differences in creativity and decision and leadership styles, tools for structured decisions, tools for unstructured decisions, and tools for semi-structured decisions.

This is a Concentration Course in Management for the MBA

MIS 5311 e-Marketing 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MIS 3301 or equivalent

Developments in information and communication technology (ICT), such as broadband, mobile communications and the Internet, have changed the world of business (the norms, forms, processes and boundaries). It is influencing, determining, and reflecting structural changes in the way business organizations conduct their marketing activities. Marketing provides an important interface between customers and organizations which is being radically influenced by electronic media. Increasingly, enhanced communications with customers has become pivotal to the success of business activities. Networks, mobility, innovation, interaction and flexibility have become central to any marketing plan. Marketers have to adapt or reinvent their tools to design, promote and deliver value packages. This course exposes the students how the new ICT can be used to develop and improve the activities of marketing (e-Marketing) that cut costs, increase revenue and reduces time of marketing across the globe. This course attempts to study these issues with an objective to:

• Stimulate thinking on marketing in context of information economies
• Understand and analyze the implications of the use of the electronic media for business to consumer, and business to business marketing
• Understand the convergence of marketing functions in the digital environment
• Identify the obstacles to the development and implementation of e- Marketing programs