| ISM 6211: Information Systems Management and Strategies (3) Offerings |
| Introduces the key concepts, systems, and strategies needed to manage information as a strategic resource. Explores the impact of managing information in an environment of constant technological and organizational change. |
| Equivalent Courses:BUS 6170
Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6212: Database Management and Warehousing (3) Offerings |
| Explores the various processes involved in the creation and management of organizational data. Topics include: developing sound entity-relationship data models, building normalized relational database management systems, and understanding how to move from an operational system to a decision support-based data warehouse. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6213: Enterprise Analysis and Integration (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ISM 6211, 6212, 6232 and BUS 6130, 6164. Treats the enterprise as an integrated system. Investigates problems with traditional approaches; identifies issues and potential solutions. Explores techniques for developing information architectures and integrating strategic and tactical IT/IS plans with business plans. Addresses managing information systems and organizational changes brought about by information systems. |
| Equivalent Courses:BUS 6271
Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6225: Information and Technology Ethics (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ISM 6211 and BUS 6201. Explores the moral and legal implications of information management issues. Includes topics such as security, privacy, transborder data flow, information ownership and responsibility, information as power, vendor relations, virtual organizations, personal interactions, discrimination, behavior in and out of the work place, and other related issues. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6231: Information Systems Project Management I (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ISM 6211, 6212 and BUS 6260, 6266. Introduces the software development life cycle, techniques and tools used, and project management methods. Includes feasibility, analysis and requirements definition. Explores the provision of values-based leadership to IS project teams. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6232: Information Systems Project Management II (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6231 Continues the system development and management practices begun in ISM 6231. Covers the techniques, tools, project management methods and leadership issues related to managing the activities of the design, development, test, implementation and maintenance stages of the software development life cycle. Compares other SDLC approaches including object-oriented and rapid application development. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6245: Information Technology Infrastructure (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6211. Explores the technologies needed to design, implement and manage effective computer networks. Includes local and wide area networks, Internet, intranet, and extranet architectures and issues in e-business systems implementation. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6255: Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: ISM 6211, 6212. Examines advanced database and knowledge management topics. Develops a method for migrating from relational operational systems to multidimensional decision support systems that supports business intelligence activities. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6313: Information Technology as a Strategic Advantage (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6211 or BUS 6170. Examines the competitive advantage created by Information Technology. Includes the competitive landscape of e-business, adoption of new technologies, and appraisal of business models, strategies and value configurations. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6331: Information Systems Security (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6211. Develops an understanding of information systems security issues. Addresses security policy creation, risk evaluation and implementation of security measures in organizations. Examines privacy and ethical issues and legal requirements. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6335: Information Technology Engineering Management (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6211. Explores issues in software engineering such as development methodologies and standards, reusability, software quality assurance, CASE tools, software metrics, and tools to evaluate, control, and estimate the systems development function. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6345: Distributed Applications (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6245. Examines technical options in computer architectures, servers, operating systems, telecommunication and networks, as well as management and performance issues related to distributed client server, Web-based and mobile/wireless computing. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6900: Independent Study (3-6) Offerings |
| Provides the opportunity for a student to study a topic of special interest under faculty supervision. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6910: Seminar in Information Systems Management (1-6) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6211. Explores variable topics related to effective management of information systems. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6930: Information Systems Management Consulting Practicum (3-6) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6231. Provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience in the information systems management field under instructor supervision. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. |
| Restrictions:Information Systems Management Majors only. Graduate only. |
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| ISM 6960: Master's Project (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ISM 6231. Allows students to complete an independent project designed and driven by the student(s) to demonstrate proficiency in completing an information management project or performing research to further the state of the art in a particular area of ISM. May be repeated for credit 1 time. |
| Restrictions:Information Systems Management Majors only. Graduate only. |
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