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

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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 ongoing 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 theoretical side of hardware and system software, whereas MIS emphasizes application software development and the business context in which an information system exists.

Requirements for the major in management information systems, B.S.

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 (C) or better in each major course. A grade of (C) 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 3050 - Information Technology Foundations (3)
MIS 3140 - Business Database Systems (3)
MIS 3990 - ACHIEVE III - Management Information Systems (0)
MIS 4050 - Business Systems Analysis and Design (3) or MIS 5150 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
MIS 4060 - Managing Information Projects (3) or MIS 5160 Software Program and Project Management (3)

Electives – choose three courses – 9 credits

MIS 4130 - Networks (3)
MIS 4140 - Information Security Lab (3)
MIS 4170 - Practical Cyber Security Fundamentals (3) or MIS 5170 - Practical Cyber Security Fundamentals (3)
MIS 4180 - IS Risk Analysis and Controls Development (3) or MIS 5180 - IS Risk Analysis and Security Controls Development (3)
MIS 4200 - Electronic Commerce (3)
MIS 4220 - Business Object Development (3)
MIS 4240 - Business Application Architecture (3)
MIS 4260 - Business Application Technology (3)
MIS 4410 - Operations Analytics (3)
MIS 4460 - Business Analytics (3) or MIS 5460 Business Analytics (3)
MIS 4470 - Practical Computing for Data Analytics (3)
MIS 4500 - Web Analytics (3)
MIS 4560 - Introduction to Data Science (3) or MIS 5560 Introduction to Data Science (3)
MIS 4700 - IS Security (3)
MIS 4750 - Mobile Security and Secure Application Development (3)
MIS 4900 - Special Topics in MIS (3)
MIS 5630 - Networks (3)¹
MIS 5640 - Network Management (3)¹

Note

The 5000-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. For students pursuing the MSITM Program, MIS 5150 can substitute for MIS 4050, MIS 5160 can substitute MIS 4060, and two of the following graduate elective courses can substitute as undergraduate elective courses for the MIS Program - MIS 5460, MIS 5560, MIS 5170, and MIS 5180.

Students who have taken MIS 4140, MIS 4170, MIS 4180, MIS 4410, MIS 4460, MIS 4470, MIS 4500, MIS 4560, MIS 4700, MIS 4750, MIS5170, MIS5180, MIS5460, MIS5630, MIS5560, or MIS5640 under a previous catalog can count these courses as an elective. Students who have taken MIS5150 or MIS5160 under a previous catalog can count these courses as required courses.

27 total credits

Business Analytics (BA) Specialization

Minimum of 27 Credits

Specialization Adviser: Mark Isken

Business analytics involves a diverse, yet complementary, set of quantitative techniques and information technologies for supporting managerial decision making in business. Analytics includes creative use of large (and not so large) datasets, statistical analysis, data visualization, predictive analytics, simulation, data preparation and cleaning, data warehousing and business intelligence. The successful business analytics professional combines technical knowledge and skills with business domain knowledge and strong communication skills to generate business insights and support managerial decision making at all levels of the organization.

Required in the pre-core and core - 6 credits

Required major courses - 12 credits

MIS 3050 - Information Technology Foundations (3)
MIS 3140 - Business Database Systems (3)
MIS 3990 - ACHIEVE III - Management Information Systems (0)
MIS 4050 - Business Systems Analysis and Design (3) or MIS 5150 - Systems Analysis and Design (3)
MIS 4060 - Managing Information Projects (3) or MIS 5160 - Software Program and Project Management (3)

Required for BA Specialization - 6 credits

MIS 4460 - Business Analytics (3) or MIS 5460 Business Analytics (3)
and
MIS 4560 - Introduction to Data Science (3) or MIS 5560 Introduction to Data Science (3)
or
MIS 4470 - Practical Computing for Data Analytics (3) or MIS 5470 Practical Computing for Data Analytics

*Students are recommended to take both MIS 4560 and MIS 4470. If students take both of these courses, one of them will be counted towards the elective. Students on a previous catalog can use MIS 4470, MIS 5460, MIS 5150, MIS 5160, MIS 5470, or MIS 5560 as a required course for the BA Specialization.

Electives - 3 credits

Choose one (1) from the following list of electives:

MIS 4410 - Operations Analytics (3)
MIS 4500 - Web Analytics (3)
MIS 4560 - Introduction to Data Science (3) or MIS 5560 - Introduction to Data Science (3)

MIS 4470 - Practical Computing for Data Analytics (3) or MIS 5470 - Practical Computing for Data Science (3)
MIS 4900 - Special Topics in MIS (3) (with Specialization Advisor’s approval)
QMM 4400 - Management Science (3)
QMM 4520 - Forecasting (3)

*Students are recommended to take both MIS 4560 and MIS 4470. If students take both of these courses, one of them will be counted toward a required course and one of them will be counted toward an elective course.

Students on a previous catalog can count QMM 4520 or MIS 4900 as elective courses for the BA Specialization.

Note

The 5000-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. For students pursuing the MSITM Program, MIS5150 can substitute for MIS4050, MIS5160 can substitute for MIS4060, and two graduate electives can substitute as undergraduate required courses for the BA Specialization - MIS5460 and MIS5560

Information Security Management (ISM) Specialization

Minimum of 27 Credits

Specialization Adviser: Xiaodong Deng

The increased number of information security breaches or ever sophisticated cybercrimes make information systems security a fast-growing field creating a huge demand for security professionals to protect organizations’ information assets including intellectual property, competitive intelligence, business transaction records, and other strategic, tactical, and operational data. The objective of informant security management specialization is to provide complementary knowledge and skills to MIS students to manage the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of an organization’s information assets.

Required in the pre-core and core - 6 credits

Required major courses - 12 credits

MIS 3050 - Information Technology Foundations (3)
MIS 3140 - Business Database Systems (3)
MIS 3990 - ACHIEVE III - Management Information Systems (0)
MIS 4050 - Business Systems Analysis and Design (3) or MIS 5150 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
MIS 4060 - Managing Information Projects (3) or MIS 5160 Software Program and Project Management (3)

Required for ISM Specialization - 6 credits

MIS 4170 - Practical Cyber Security Fundamentals (3) or MIS 5170 - Practical Cyber Security Fundamentals (3)
MIS 4180 - IS Risk Analysis and Controls Development (3) or MIS 5180 - IS Risk Analysis and Security Controls Development (3)

Electives - 3 credits

Choose one (1) from the following list of electives:

MIS 4130 - Networks (3)
MIS 4140 - Information Security Lab (3)
MIS 4700 - IS Security (3)
MIS 4750 - Mobile Security and Secure Application Development (3)
MIS 4900 - Special Topics in MIS (3) (with Specialization Advisor’s approval)

Students who have taken MIS 4170, MIS 5150, MIS 5160, MIS 5170, MIS 5180, or MIS 4900 under a previous catalog will be able to count this as a required course for the ISM Specialization.

Note

The 5000-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. For students pursuing the MSITM Program, MIS 5150 can substitute for MIS 4050, MIS 5160 can substitute for MIS 4060, and two graduate electives can substitute as undergraduate required courses for the ISM Specialization - MIS 5170 and MIS 5180.