MIS Minor

Information technology has been the driving force behind the new way of doing business. It has enabled companies to make tremendous strides in productivity, it has opened new markets and new channels, and it has created new product and service opportunities. While one part of the information revolution has been advances in hardware, and another has been advances in software, a third major advance has been in the systems-side of information, or how information is organized and used to make effective decisions. That is Management Information Systems (MIS). The Minor in MIS offers students (other than MG, MGE, or MIS majors, who may take the courses as part of their major or as Breadth or Free Electives, as appropriate) the opportunity to broaden their disciplinary program with material and skills widely useful in the business world. This program will help students to broaden their exposure to information technology and its use in business and industry.

To complete the Management Information Systems Minor, a student must complete two units of work with the following distribution:

1. A total of three (3) courses in Business Foundation and Programming Skills, with at least one (1) from each group,:
   1. Business Foundation:
      BUS 1010 Leadership Practice;
      BUS 1020 Global Environment of Business Decisions;
      BUS 2020 The Legal Environment of Business Decisions;
      BUS 2060 Financial Statements for Decision Making;
      BUS 2070 Risk Analysis for Decision Making;
      BUS 2080 Data Analysis for Decision Making;
      BUS 3010 Creating Value through Innovation;
      BUS 3020 Achieving Effective Operations;
      BUS 4030 Achieving Strategic Effectiveness.
   2. Programming Skills:
      CS 1101 Introduction to Program Design or CS 1102 Accelerated Introduction to Program Design,
      CS 2102 Object Oriented Design Concepts
      CS 2118 Object-Oriented Design Concepts for Business Applications
      CS 2301 Systems Programming for Non-Majors or CS 2303 Systems Programming Concepts
2. Two (2) courses from the group of courses:
   MIS 3700 Information Systems Management;
   MIS 3720 Management of Data;
   MIS 3740 Organizational Application of Telecommunications;
   MIS 4740 E-Business Strategy;
   MIS 4781 Information Systems and Technology Policy and Strategy.
3. Capstone Experience:
   MIS 4720 Systems Analysis and Design
   

Students majoring in MIS may not take the MIS Minor. For general policy of the Minor, see the description.