Business Administration, Management Information Systems Major, B.S.

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Requirements for the major in management information systems

Major adviser: Vijayan Sugumaran

Management Information Systems (MIS) is about applying information technology to business problems. The emphasis is on finding solutions. To the MIS professional, information technology is a tool, not an end in itself. MIS is concerned with using information and communication technologies to support management at all levels (supervisory, middle, top) and in all business functional areas (accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and operations management) with the information they need for planning, control, and decision making. In addition to computer technology, MIS considers how managers and knowledge workers actually use information and how system specialists and end users interact during the analysis, design, implementation, and on-going use of information systems. MIS experts attempt to bridge the gap between information technology and people’s needs. A related field is Computer Science. The two majors differ in that Computer Science emphasizes the technical side of hardware and system software, whereas MIS emphasizes application software development and the business context in which an information system exists.

To fulfill the requirements for the major in management information systems, students must be admitted to major standing in management information systems, complete the core program and complete at least 27 credits, as specified below, with a grade of 2.0 or better in each major course. A grade of 2.0 or better must be achieved in each prerequisite for an MIS course before an MIS major, or any Oakland University student, may begin work in that MIS course.

Required in the pre-core and core – 6 credits

Required major courses – 12 credits

MIS 305 - Information Technology Foundations (3)
MIS 314 - Business Database Systems (3)
MIS 315 - Business Systems Analysis and Design (3)
MIS 350 - Software Program and Project Management (3)
MIS 399 - Achieve III - Management Information Systems (0)

Electives – choose three courses – 9 credits

MIS 405 - Networks (3)
MIS 406 - Information Security Lab (3)
MIS 420 - Electronic Commerce (3)
MIS 422 - Business Object Development (3)
MIS 424 - Business Application Architecture (3)
MIS 426 - Business Application Technology (3)
MIS 436 - Decision Support Systems (3)
MIS 443 - Business Analytics (3)
MIS 445 - Simulation in Management (3)
MIS 447 - Practical Computing for Data Analytics (3)
MIS 450 - Web Analytics (3)
MIS 480 - Advanced Topics in MIS (3)
MIS 546 - Business Analytics (3)¹
MIS 563 - Networks (3)¹
MIS 564 - Network Management (3)¹

Note

¹The 500-level MIS courses are open to undergraduate students with the permission of the Faculty Coordinator for the Master of Science in Information Technology Management (MSITM) Program. Students who have taken MIS 406 , MIS 443 , MIS 447 , MIS 445 ,or MIS 450 , MIS 546, MIS 563, or MIS 564 under a previous catalog will be able to count these courses as an elective.

27 total credits

Knowledge paths for the major in management information systems

Students pursuing the MIS major can structure their coursework by choosing electives along one of the following knowledge paths:

Systems Analysis, Design, Implementation and Management Knowledge Path

MIS 100 , MIS 300 , MIS 305 , MIS 314 , MIS 315 , MIS 350 , plus 3 electives

Combined Bachelor and Master Degree (4+1 Plan) Knowledge Path

MIS 100 , MIS 300 , MIS 305 , MIS 314 , MIS 315 , MIS 350 , plus MIS 546, MIS 563, and 1 elective

Business Analytics Knowledge Path

MIS 100 , MIS 300 , MIS 305 , MIS 314 , MIS 315 , MIS 350 , plus MIS 443 , MIS 436 , and one elective from MIS 445 , MIS 447 and MIS 450 .

Networking & Information Security Knowledge Path

MIS 100 , MIS 300 , MIS 305 , MIS 314 , MIS 315 , MIS 350 , and
MIS 406
, plus MIS 563 and MIS 564

Application Development Knowledge Path

MIS 100 , MIS 300 , MIS 305 , MIS 314 , MIS 315 , MIS 350 , plus three electives from MIS 420 , MIS 422 , MIS 424 and MIS 426