The undergraduate program in MIS is designed to educate future information systems professionals and managers. The student is offered coursework choices that allow preparation for a variety of jobs. Typical entry-level positions include application programmer, systems analyst, information analyst, and end user support specialist. In addition to technical topics, the program emphasizes the management of information systems so that its graduates can ultimately assume managerial positions, such as Vice President for Information Services. In some companies, information systems are of such strategic importance that managers with an MIS background are becoming chief executive officers.

The program is interdisciplinary in nature with specialized training in information systems, management, and information technology. It builds on the Terry College's common core, which includes coursework in accounting, economics, business law, mathematics, statistics, computer programming, finance, marketing, production, and management. Often, the common core is completed before taking coursework in the MIS program.

The programs' educational objectives are realized through a variety of instructional methods, including: "hands-on" computer experience; class lecture and discussion; textbook and article study; class assignments, laboratory projects, and applied (team) projects in the business community; case studies; demonstrations; field trips; and presentations by practitioners from the MIS community.

You will find a precise description of each offered MIS class below:

MIST 2090. Introduction to Information Systems in Business. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO INFO SYS.
Not open to students with credit in CSCI 1100-1100L or MGMT 2090 or MGMT 2190H.
Computer concepts and information technology in business, including hardware and software concepts, fundamentals of information systems, telecommunications, and business-related software packages.
Offered every year.

MIST 2190H. Introduction to Information Systems in Business (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO INFO SYS.
Not open to students with credit in CSCI 1100-1100L or MGMT 2090 or MGMT 2190H.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Computer concepts and information technology in business, including hardware and software concepts, fundamentals of information systems, telecommunications, and business-related software packages.
Offered every year.

MIST 4600. Computer Programming in Business. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP PROG IN BUS.
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 4600.
Prerequisite: MIST 2090.
Introduction to computer programming. Program development using an object-oriented language; top-down design; structured programming; elementary data structures; and debugging, testing and implementation.
Offered every year.

MIST 4610.Data Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DATA MANAGEMENT.
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 4610.
Prerequisite: MIST 2090.
Data management, including database development, access, and administration. The focus is on issues and principles of managing organizational data. Students will get extensive experience in developing data models, creating relational databases, and formulating and executing complex queries.
Offered every year.

MIST 4620. Systems Analysis and Design. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SYS ANAL & DESIGN.
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 4620.
Prerequisite: MIST 4600 and MIST 4610; Corequisite or prerequisite: MIST 4630.
Structured systems analysis and design with emphasis on the development of business application systems. Methods of systems documentation are examined through the use of tools and techniques for describing process flows, data flows, data structures, system objects, file designs, input and output designs, and program specifications.
Offered every year.

MIST 4630. Network-Based Application Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NET APP DEV.
Prerequisite: MIST 4600 and MIST 4610; Corequisite: MIST 4620.
Network-based application development using a current development language and platform. Concepts include: application development strategies and techniques, web technology platforms, a web development language and web services. Projects will involve development of a network-based application for an organization.
Offered every year.

MIST 4700. Management Information Systems Internship or Cooperative Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MIS INTERN/CO-OP.
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 4700.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3000 and MIST 4600 and MIST 4610 and permission of department.
Students are permitted to enter businesses, governmental agencies, or other organizations for the purposes of obtaining practical and applied management information systems experience. A paper or suitable project associated with a description and analysis of this experience is required.
Credit for this course does not count towards the MIS major. It may be used as a Free Elective.
Offered every year.

MIST 5600. Special Topics in Management Information Systems. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPECIAL TOPICS MIS.
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 5600.
Prerequisite: MIST 4600 and MIST 4610.
The management information systems field evolves rapidly and covers many topic areas. Recent developments in areas such as office automation, data communications, and the implementation of management information systems.
Offered every year.

MIST 5620. Business Intelligence. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BUS INTELLIGENCE.
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 5620.
Prerequisite: MIST 4600 and MIST 4610.
Business intelligence provides the highest level of information support to aid the manager in the decision-making process. This course provides the student with the skills necessary to conceptualize, build and implement systems utilizing business intelligence in organizations.
Offered every year.

MIST 5640. Network Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NET MGMT.
Prerequisite: MIST 4600 and MIST 4610.
Basic computer networking technology concepts, standards, products, services, security, and emerging technologies. This course starts with basic networking, progressing to use of networking to deliver and manage network applications/services. While the focus for the course is around the Internet, the application of the concepts extends to other networks.
Offered every year.

MIST 5650. Integrated Enterprise-Wide Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS.
Prerequisite: MIST 4620.
Introducing student to issues of computer information systems supporting business process integration in large organizations. We focus on the problems that traditionally fragmented information systems create, the possibility of purchasable enterprise-wide integrated systems (often called Enterprise Resources Planning or ERP systems), and the benefits and difficulties of implementing such systems.
Offered every year.

MIST 5670. Managing the Information System Resource. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MAN IS RES.
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 5670.
Prerequisite: MIST 4620.
The issues and management techniques involved in administering the Information System/Resource activities in an organization. The focus is on computer-based resources and IS development activities. Management of IS professionals, development and management of project teams, user-professional relationships, emerging technologies, and planning processes. A sociotechnical perspective is emphasized.
Offered every year.

MIST 5730. Advanced Data Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED DATA MGMT.
Prerequisite: MIST 4600 and MIST 4610.
SGML, XML and associated technologies, XML implementations, XML tools, XML data management, business uses and applications of XML, data synchronization technologies and managing data synchronization systems.
Offered every year.

MIST 5740. Project Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
Fundamental and practical aspects of project management, especially with regard to leadership and managerial processes and tools essential to successful project completion.

MIST 5750. Business Process Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BUS PROCESS MGMT.
Prerequisite: MIST 2090.
Modeling business work systems with focus on processes and the information technology (IT) to support business processes. The focus is on using IT to create, automate, and integrate business processes. Major topics covered: modeling work systems, major business processes and their relationships, modeling tools, business process/application development and integration approaches, creating business application systems without programming.
Offered every year.

MIST 5760 Accounting Controls, Information Systems, Auditing and Assurance. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CONTROLS & IS AUDIT
Prerequisite: ACCT 2102 or MIST 4620
Focuses on understanding how critical business processes (revenue cycle, systems development cycle, etc.) are tracked and guided by various "controls" to insure their integrity. Covers controls in a manual operation, a typical "legacy" information systems environment, and a modern integrated ERP environment. Hands-on experience with SAP (a major ERP system).
Offered every year.

MIST 5780 Globalization and Information Technology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GLOBAL INFO SYSTEM
Prerequisite: MIST 2090 or MIST2190H or CSCI 1100-1100L
The course introduces students to globalization and its linkage with information technology. Topics covered include globalization strategies, cultural and structural issues impacting the development, adoption, and use of IT, offshore sourcing, the digital divide, and e-readiness.
Offered every year.

MIST 5990. Directed Study. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED STUDY
Permission of Department.
Directed study in management information systems topics, giving particular attention to specialized problems in an area related to a student's academic interests.