M.S. in Information Management Systems

MS IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

FALL SEMESTER

SPRING SEMESTER

SUMMER CLASSES

iMS 739: Enterprise Software Development 3

IMS 799 — Graduate Thesis — 3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

IMS 701: Behavior and Leadership in IT:

This course is designed to provide an understanding and appreciation of organizational behavior issues facing senior and mid-level IT managers. Topics to be examined include: organizational behavior from an individual, group and structural perspective, organizational culture, leadership, perception and decision-making values and attitudes, and emotional intelligence. The material should be of interest and benefit to IT professionals, irrespective of technical specialty, who are currently in or aspire to IT management.

IMS 711: Organizational Transformation:

Study of interrelated economic, social, political, and technological forces requiring organizations to transform their systems and processes to survive and succeed. Students will examine a variety of typical transformations from the perspective of a work unit member and a manager of the change process.

IMS 713: Special Topics in Information Systems:

Variable content with topics that can change from semester to semester. Topics are identified by title in the schedule of classes. Practical applications will be stressed. The course may be repeated for a total of six hours.

IMS 716: Instructional Technologies:-

In this course students will create, assess, and deploy current technologies used for K-College instruction and corporate training environments. Topics covered include developing training materials, courses, individualized instruction, websites, multimedia projects, and on-line instruction in educational settings. focus will be given to modern programming environments and models for developing instructional materials.

IMS 717: Object-Oriented Analysis and Programming:

Advanced topics in object-oriented programming methodology. Instructor will present different programming paradigms and discuss object-oriented programming concepts including principles of data abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation. The course will emphasize problem solving using Java programming language. Topics include classes and objects, data abstraction, “agents, message, and methods,” class hierarchies and inheritance, I/O packages, applets, exceptions, and multithreaded programming. Students are required to develop several programming assignments using Java programming language in various computer environments.

IMS 718: Information Systems Analysis and Design:

Methodology to assist in analyzing and designing computer-based information systems for business applications. Tools include data flow diagrams, flowcharts, Structured English, pseudo code, hierarchy charts, structure diagrams, and Warnier-Orr charts. Application of these tools to a systems development project is required.

IMS 719: Client/Server Technologies And Applications:-

This course covers concepts and practical applications of client server systems, a common form of distributed system in which software is split between server tasks and client tasks. Both central and distributed server models will be studies, with particular focus on middleware, systems planning, and data access. The course includes hands-on development of client-server applications in database systems.

IMS 720: Database Management Systems:

The course introduces database management and database management systems (DBMS). Students will acquire technical and managerial skills in database planning, analysis, logical design, physical design, implementation, and maintenance. Students will receive hands-on training in database design, development, and implementation using relational DBMS software. Emphasis is on designing and developing reliable databases to support organizational management. Cross-listed as OMIS 366. Credit will not be given for both.

IMS 722: Information Systems Policy and Strategy:

Strategic management and deployment of information systems and technologies (ISTs) to improve business competitiveness. An examination of the role of IST strategy in enabling companies to effectively manage in the turbulent and dynamic business environment brought about by the Internet. Analysis of new business opportunities in electronic commerce brought about by ISTs, including the organizational redesign that these technologies require. An examination of implementation and change management issues related to IST deployment in the new environment. Focuses on drawing lessons from the experiences of leading companies that are deploying ISTs to define and support their e-commerce strategies.

IMS 724: Telecommunications and Business Networks:

This course provides the essential technical understanding necessary to evaluate and integrate telecommunication technologies into sustainable business models as well as to make decisions concerning the communications infrastructure, in any organization. Technology topics covered include voice and data networks, local and wide area networking, Internet, and generations of wireless technologies. to form the basis for the discussion of economic and managerial issues about how the technology is deployed, including issues of interoperability, scalability, regulations, security, service level agreements, convergence, unified messaging, and service quality.

IMS 725: Software Project Management:

An overview of software project development methodology, covering both technical and managerial aspects of software development. Examines alternate software life-cycle models and introduces modern techniques for definition, design, implementation, and validation of software products. Cross-listed as OMIS 368. Credit will not be given for both.

IMS 726: Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing:

This course introduces technologies and managerial issues related to data warehousing, business intelligence, decision support systems, data mining, Web mining, and customer relationship management. Students acquire technical and managerial skills in using and developing decision-support applications. Emphasis is on learning how to derive business value from large amounts of data. Hands-on training will be provided using a variety of BI tools. A lab fee is required.

IMS 727: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems:

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems attempt to integrate all departments and functions across a company onto a single computer system that can serve every department’s particular needs for up-to-date and accurate data, independent of language, location, and currency. These systems dictate a standard data format across the entire organization; they are modular, multifunctional, and compatible with third-party software. This course has dual foci: analyzing ERP systems through a managerial perspective, and system implementation. A hands-on group project emphasizes the application of concepts and techniques discussed in class. The class also will investigate multivendor systems and integration issues.

IMS 729: Application Development Methodologies:

Students learn concepts in a systematic approach to the analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of software. Includes studies of the various models of the software life-cycle, software development project management, system requirements analysis, and methodologies for practical application of these models to software development, including the use of CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) tools. Students apply these principles in projects to improve the quality of their development process and final products.

IMS 731: Financial Information Systems:

Course examines analysis, design and implementation of enterprise information systems as they relate to the accounting function and corporate financial management. Particular emphasis is on learning not only what functions the systems provide, but also understanding their technological structure and linkages with business strategy. Moreover, this course is intended to enable students to recognize organizational situations for which information system controls and assurance would help achieve organizational goals, and to participate in planning, development, and implementing control devices in highly automated contexts.

IMS 734: E-Business Technologies:

IMS 736: Information Security Management:

Computers and the Internet have revolutionized the way we live and do business, but have left us vulnerable to a number of security threats. Virus writers or computer hackers take advantage of the relatively unknown properties of computers and the networks. In addition to this kind of malicious attack, a computer system also is prone to abuse by its legitimate users. Information security’s objective is to implement overall security policy and procedures. This course covers the techniques and technologies of information and data security.

IMS 737: Computer Simulation and Modeling:

Use of computer simulation to design and operate complex processes or systems. Design, validation, operating procedures, and analysis of results of computer simulation experiments. Study examples of the applications of computer simulations, including different types of scheduling, such as assembly line and job shop; distribution system design; inventory reordering design; waiting line systems; and the manufacturing processing design.

IMS 738: Information Technology: Ethics and Public Policy:

An introduction to the normative principles for ethical decision making: which principles are applicable and weighing conflicting principles. Course includes in-depth explorations of contemporary ethical and public policy issues relating to information technology.

iMS 739: Enterprise Software Development:

Students learn how to construct large scale enterprise applications using current technologies by basing those application on standardized, modular components and by providing a complete set of services to those components. A final project will integrate and extrapolate best practices for enterprise applications treated throughout the course.

IMS 799: Graduate Thesis