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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will establish a foundation in practices and procedures commonly employed in the protection of critical information and the computing infrastructures that service the information. Information housed on these systems has become increasingly important to the health and ongoing prosperity of organizations and individuals. As the importance of computing infrastructures and their associated information has risen, so too has the need to protect the infrastructure from events that cause the systems and their information to be damaged, destroyed or otherwise unavailable for use. This course will focus on basic industry practices, tools and strategies to aid organizations in the protection of these critical assets. Prerequisite: MIS 201; Prerequisite or corequisite: MIS 375 or permission of instructor. Offered as an alternative requirement to MIS 465 or to one programming course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course covers the requirements, management and performance of enterprises engaged in the use of technology. Requirements determination, analysis, design and cost management activities for technological enterprises are covered; a focus on the management of life cycle costs is emphasized. The management of third party organizations, outsourcing and project management activities are also covered. The legal, environmental and ethical issues associated with the management and performance of technological enterprises in global organizations are important components of this course. Guest speakers and case studies from local, national and international technological enterprises, agencies and regulatory organizations are employed in this course. Prerequisites: MIS 201, MIS 375. Recommended: MIS 480.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Electronic business offers exciting and innovative ways of doing business that can restructure corporations and enhance business performance. The objective of this course is to help students understand the essentials of electronic business and learn how to successfully develop an electronic business plan. The course focuses on the infrastructures of electronic business, including e-business technologies, strategies, capital, media and public policy. Students will explore electronic business design from the front and back end, taking a dynamic business environment into account. The front end focuses on customer relationship management, including market analysis, brand name building and interface issues. The back end focuses on business process re-engineering and various capital management techniques. Issues in the business environment, including media and public policy, will be explored. Prerequisite: MIS 201. Offered as an alternative requirement to MIS 425 or to one programming course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an overview of the concepts and principles of telecommunications systems and networks. This course provides an overview of the concepts and principles of telecommunications systems and networks, blending technical with managerial topics. Students will examine local area networks, wide area networks, value-added networks, as well as the array of facilities and resources available on wide area networks such as the Internet. Students will complete a network design project, and will configure, troubleshoot and manage a local area network during the semester. Network certification and testing requirements will be discussed and covered during the semester. Prerequisites: MIS 201, MIS 375 or permission of the instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an overview of the concepts and principles of database management systems, blending technical with managerial topics. Students will study the principles of database structures, the database development process, entity-relationship and object-oriented database models, logical and physical database designs, SQL, as well as distributed and object-oriented databases. Students will also examine data warehouses, as well as the challenges of global electronic data management, electronic commerce and ethical issues associated with the increasing integration and complexity of large-scale data sets. Students will complete a database design project during the semester. Prerequisites: MIS 201, MIS 375.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Courses in this series offer an in-depth exploration of specific issues within information systems, as well as topics of current interest to instructors or students. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, or permission of instructor.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Participation in a real-world learning experience is provided in internship opportunities. The intern reports as required to a faculty member, and both student and faculty member assess the internship as it relates to the student’s academic program and desired organizational experiences. Six hours of approved work experience is required to generate one credit. Prerequisite: permission of the program director.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is intended for honors students and is required for the honors degree in information systems. The student conducts an independent research project under the guidance of at least one faculty member in the program. The Honors Committee evaluates a written and oral presentation of the research project. This course may only be taken by permission of the program director.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A basic course dealing with the function, theory and principles of advertising. Covers the significance of advertising, its relation to marketing, advertising research, the consumer and the application of the planning and preparation of an advertising campaign. Prerequisite: MKT 301.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a study of domestic transportation in the United States and the role of transportation in physical distribution systems. The course deals with rates, regulations, national transportation policy, carrier operations, transport in the area of physical distribution and current issues in the field. Prerequisites: marketing concentration major, MKT 301.
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