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MIS 111 Introduction to Computing (3) Basic computer hardware and software concepts, computer terminology, problem solving and program development concepts, with emphasis on problem definition and systems development, introduction to a general purpose programming language and hands-on experience using application software systems.

MIS 121 Introduction to Business Programming (3) Design and implementation of algorithms to solve business problems using structured programming techniques and the C programming language. Preparation for in-depth study of data structures and algorithms. P, MIS 111.

MIS 199 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

MIS 199H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

MIS 293 Internship (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

MIS 299 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

MIS 299H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I

MIS 301 Data Structures and Algorithms (3) Application system development techniques, fundamental data structures and algorithms; design and implementation of selected software procedures using C. P, MIS 121, MATH 123, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MIS 307 Business Data Communications (3) Data communications, networks, protocols, Internet and Electronic Commerce. P, MIS 121, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MIS 331 Database Management Systems (3) Introduction to database management systems; relational models; security concurrency, integrity and recovery issues; query interfaces. P, MIS 301; and advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MIS 341 Information Systems Analysis and Design (3) The analysis and logical design of business processes and management information systems focusing on the systems development life cycle; project management and cost-benefit analysis; techniques for gathering and analyzing information systems requirements; use of automated and non-automated techniques for logical system design. P, MIS 121, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MIS 342 Data Structures and Algorithms (3) P, C SC 127B or C SC 227. (Identical with C SC 342, which is home).

MIS 372 Comparative Programming Languages (3) I P, C SC 127B or C SC 227. (Identical with C SC 372, which is home).

MIS 373 Basic Operations Management (3) GRD OM is concerned with the creation of goods and/r services. Topics include business processes, MRP, forecasting, facility planning and layout, inventory management, quality control and just-in-time manufacturing. P, MATH 123; and ECON 376 or MAP 376 or MKTG 376 or ACCT 305; and advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MIS 393 Internship (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

MIS 396H Honors Proseminar (3) II P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MIS 399 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

MIS 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

MIS 411 Social Issues of Computing (3) Broad survey of the individual, organizational, cultural, social and ethical issues provoked by current and projected uses of computers. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 511.

MIS 421 Systems Modeling and Simulation (3) I II Topics include concepts of simulation software, model validation, selecting input, probability distribution, random variate generation, statistic analysis of output data. P, previous programming experience helpful not required: basic course in statistics. Advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 521.

MIS 422 Linear Programming and Applications (3) I Recognition, formulation and solution of linear programming models for decision making. Modeling issues illustrated using examples from systems design, manufacturing, logistics, finance, etc. P, MATH 119 and advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 522.

MIS 441 Information System Design, Prototyping and Evaluation (3) Design of computer-based solutions to individual and organizational problems; involves an analysis of subsystems user interfaces, hardware/software selection and evaluation, and system implementation; explores interface between systems and individuals and systems and organizations. P, MIS 341 and advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MIS 450 International Dimensions of Information Technologies (3) I National and regional information technology development strategies and policies; IT and national sovereignty; development and control of global "information highways;" impact of public and business policies on information systems design and use; international institutions and IT: convergence or divergence of information systems across countries, regions and international economic sectors. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 550.

MIS 451 Advanced Business Programming (3) I Technically oriented class focusing on software engineering practices after substantial definition of user requirements. Topics may include individual and team based processes, project management, inspection processes, design verification and validation, formal methods and software economics. P, MIS 301 and advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 551.

MIS 453 Software Systems (3) I II Software development and software engineering; brings together the elements of programming language, operating system, and development techniques; teaches and uses the C programming language and the Unix operating system. P, MIS 301, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 553.

MIS 454 Advanced Object Oriented Programming (3) I II The course provides instruction in the application of object oriented programming for business. Students will learn how to program and de-bug JAVA and Visual C++ systems. The course may include instruction in exception handling, graphic user interface (GUI) design, multi-threading, networking and other advanced topics. P, MIS 301. May be convened with MIS 554.

MIS 461 Accounting Information Systems (3) I II P, ACCT 310, advanced standing in the College of Business and Public Administration. (Identical with ACCT 461, which is home).

MIS 471 Policy Formation and Management Information Systems (3) Integration of the MIS activity with the functional operations of the business organization; utilization of case studies and a computer simulation model to enhance executive decision making relative to planning, organizing, controlling, and actuating. Writing Emphasis Course. P, FIN 311, MAP 305, MKTG 361, senior status, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. Credit only for one of : ACCT471, FIN 471, MAP 471, MIS 471, or MKTG 471. Open to majors only.

MIS 473A Production and Operations Management (3) II Productive systems, including service type industries; activities entailed in selecting, designing, operating, controlling, and updating systems. Forecasting, aggregate planning, MRP, inventory models under uncertainty, scheduling. P, MIS 373, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 573A.

MIS 473B Production and Operations Management (3) I Productive systems, including service type industries; activities entailed in selecting, designing, operating, controlling, and updating systems. Topics include project management, quality control, reliability, facility layout and decision theory. Case studies, group projects and industry speakers give students an understanding of human problems and quantitative methods. P, MIS 373, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 573B.

MIS 474 Current Topics in Operations Management (3) II Coverage of new techniques and technologies in operations management. Examples of topics that may be covered are JIT, OPT, robotics. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 574.

MIS 475 Managing for Quality Improvement (3) I Operational aspect of quality improvement. Topics include statistical process control, total quality management. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 575.

MIS 476 Management of Service Operations (3) I Explores management issues for services, which dominate our modern economy. Emphasis on design and evaluation of service systems, information system requirements through case analyses, analytical problem solving, and/or term project. P, MIS 373, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 576.

MIS 477 The Supply Chain and Logistics (3) I Organization, management and control of material flow processes; logistical strategies and relationships of procurement, handling, warehousing, transportation, and inventory control. P, MIS 373. May be convened with MIS 577.

MIS 478 Project Management (3) I Projects are the preferred way to get things done today in business. Course focuses on the problems and methods of running projects; special attention to information technology and software projects. Students manage real projects, use scheduling software, study cases and analytical tools. P, MIS 373, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 578.

MIS 479 Computer Models for Operations Management (3) II Use of available software packages to analyze complex operations management problems. P, MIS 373, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. May be convened with MIS 579.

MIS 480 Knowledge Management (3) I II Knowledge management is a discipline that promotes an integrated approach to identifying, capturing, retrieving, sharing, and evaluating an enterprise's information and knowledge assets. Topics include artificial intelligence, information retrieval, groupware, data warehousing, human-computer interactions and multimedia/multilingual systems. May be convened with MIS 580.

MIS 481 Internet Business and Technology (3) I II This course examines the information content, design, implementation, operational, managerial, business and legal issues that are essential to doing business on the Internet. (Identical with JOUR 481). May be convened with MIS 581.

MIS 486 Machine Scheduling (3) II General job-shop problems, performance measures. Complexity classification of problems, P and NP characteristics. Single and parallel machines, flow, open-shop and resource-constrained scheduling. P, MIS 422 or MIS 522, or consent of instructor. May be convened with MIS 586.

MIS 496A Special Topics in Management Information Systems (3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II May be convened with MIS 596A.

MIS 497A Collaboration Computing (3) I II May be convened with MIS 597A.

MIS 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

MIS 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

MIS 499 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

MIS 499H Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

MIS 506 Business Communication in Operations Management (1) I This is one unit of a three-course module designed to improve the oral and written communication skills of MBA students preparing for business leadership careers. In this module, students learn to prepare and deliver oral presentations and written documents which focus on effective communication in the business discipline of operations management. P, CR MIS 567. Open to MBA students only

MIS 507A Information Systems Architecture (3) I Fundamental concepts of software development systems. The principles of operating systems are presented, emphasizing UNIX and DOS/Windows. The role of programming languages in development environments is explored, and the C and C++ languages are introduced. The nature of the software development cycle is presented with an emphasis on software development environments P, MIS 531A.

MIS 507B Data Communications (3) II Comprehensive view of data and computer communications. Explores key issues in the field, in the general categories of principles (including basic concepts and terminology used in the field); design approaches and applications in business; standards such as the IEEE, OSI, TCP/IP and others.

MIS 511 Social Issues of Computing (3) For a description of course topics see MIS 411. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper. May be convened with MIS 411.

MIS 521 Systems Modeling and Simulation (3) I II For a description of course topics see MIS 421. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper. May be convened with MIS 421.

MIS 522 Linear Programming and Applications (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 422. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 422.

MIS 531A Data Structures and Algorithms (3) I II This course covers the design, implementation and analysis of data structures to be examined including stacks, queues, lists, trees, and graphs. The course will cover 40-50 different search and analysis algorithms for important information systems applications, including knowledge discovery, databases, Internet search, and data mining. Hands-on projects involving C, C++ or Java programming are required. P, knowledge of a programming language such as C, C++ or JAVA.

MIS 531B Data Structures and Database Management (3) II Introduction to database processing in comparison with file processing. Review of file organization and relevant data structures. Detailed study of various tools needed for logical and physical design, including data flow diagrams and the entity-relationship model. Examines the Relational and Codasyl database models. Several commercially available database management systems are reviewed. Course covers implementation. Students learn to develop database applications using Sybase or Sun/Unix machines. P, MIS 531A.

MIS 535 Data Management: Technology and Applications (3) I II Introduction to fundamentals of database systems, design techniques and their use in organizations. Course covers relational database technology and focuses on design of database applications. Case studies will be used to illustrate the use of database systems for strategic and operational decision making. Emerging technologies and their applications will be covered. Students will get hands-on experience with state-of-the-art commercial relational and object-oriented database technology and learn to use SQL. P, basic working knowledge of computers.

MIS 541A Introduction to Information Systems Analysis and Design (3) I Tools, techniques and methodologies for Business Process Re-Engineering, information systems analysis and design. Other topics to be discussed include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and supply chain management. Students are expected to undertake a project in a "real world" setting. (Identical with C SC 541A).

MIS 541B Advanced Topics in Information Systems Analysis and Design (3) II Tools, techniques and methodologies for undertaking Object Oriented Analysis and Design will be discussed in detail. Student are expected to undertake a group project implementing an object oriented application. (Identical with C SC 541B).

MIS 550 International Dimensions of Information Technologies (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 450. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program and a class presentation. May be convened with MIS 450.

MIS 551 Advanced Business Programming (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 451. Graduate-level requirements include an additional in-depth term paper and 30% more reading. May be convened with MIS 451.

MIS 553 Software Systems (3) I II For a description of course topics see MIS 453. Graduate-level requirements include the production of several medium-sized programs, with emphasis on the program life-cycle, maintainability, and life-cost. P, some knowledge of data structure. May be convened with MIS 453.

MIS 554 Advanced Object Oriented Programming (3) II For a description of course topics see MIS 454. Graduate-level requirements may include an additional term paper. P, MIS 531A. May be convened with MIS 454.

MIS 555 Emerging Information Technology and Management (3) I II Topics will vary depending on student and faculty interest and recent developments in the field.

MIS 567 Design and Control of Production Systems (3) II Instruction of the basic concepts in operations management. Topics covered include quality control, process analysis, MRP, queuing theory, forecasting, and classical inventory models. P, open only to graduate students in BPA.

MIS 570 Management and Evaluation of Information Systems (3) I II The methodologies of economics and management information systems are applied to the problem of designing and evaluating information systems for a profit-maximizing firm. An MBA integrative course. P, ECON 500 or consent of instructor.

MIS 573A Production and Operations Management (3) II For a description of course topics see MIS 473A. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 473A.

MIS 573B Production and Operations Management (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 473B. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 473B.

MIS 574 Current Topics in Operations Management (3) II For a description of course topics see MIS 474. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 474.

MIS 575 Managing for Quality Improvement (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 475. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 475.

MIS 576 Management of Service Operations (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 476. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 476.

MIS 577 The Supply Chain and Logistics (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 477. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 477.

MIS 578 Project Management (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 478. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 478.

MIS 579 Computer Models for Operations Management (3) I For a description of course topics see MIS 479. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper or program. May be convened with MIS 479.

MIS 580 Knowledge Management (3) I II For a description of course topics see MIS 480. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper. May be convened with MIS 480.

MIS 581 Internet Business and Technology (3) I II For a description of course topics see MIS 481. Graduate-level requirements include an Internet overview and a case study analysis. (Identical with JOUR 581). May be convened with MIS 481.

MIS 586 Machine Scheduling (3) II For a description of course topics see MIS 486. P, MIS 422 or MIS 522 or consent of instructor. May be convened with MIS 486.

MIS 588 Systems Design for Management (3) I II Focuses on automated tools to support managers in organizations including office automation, decision support systems, GDSS; applications and methodologies for designing, implementing, and evaluating such systems and their organizational impact.

MIS 596A Special Topics in Management Information Systems (3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II For a description of course topics see MIS 496A. May be convened with MIS 496A.

MIS 597A Collaboration Computing (3) I II For a description of course topics see MIS 497A. May be convened with MIS 497A.

MIS 599 Independent Study (2-6) [Rpt./]

MIS 611A Topics in Research Methodologies in MIS (3) I Introduces beginning doctoral degree students and advanced master's degree students to important research and survey articles in the field of management information systems.

MIS 611B Topics in Research Methodologies in MIS (3) II Provides a knowledge of research methodologies used in the MIS discipline, including experimental design, surveys, case studies, field work, and software engineering.

MIS 671 International Issues (3) I Analysis of industry successes and failures in global markets, focusing on the national characteristics, company strategies and national policies behind them. Case studies of more than 20 countries around the world (most of which will be student generated). Regional developments and problems. Sectorial emphasis on international technological developments and issues related to the globalization of the information technologies.

MIS 680 Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence (3) I This course covers advanced and practical AI techniques such as natural language processing, cognitive modeling techniques, machine learning techniques, neural networks, and evolutionary programming. These techniques will be discussed in the context of emerging information systems applications, including knowledge discovery, advanced visualization, virtual reality, human-computer interactions, geographic information systems, digital libraries, and Internet searching. Hands-on projects involving C, C++, or Java programming are required. P, MIS 531A. Open to all graduate students.

MIS 696A Readings in MIS (3) I II

MIS 696B Group Support Systems (3) I II

MIS 696C Emerging Information Technologies (3) I II

MIS 696D Models for Quantitative Analysis (3) I II

MIS 696E Recent Advances in MIS (3) I II

MIS 696G Advanced Topics in Data Management (3) II

MIS 696H Master's Report Projects (3) S P, open to majors only.

MIS 696I Management of Executive Information (3) II

MIS 699 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MIS 796A Research Issues (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II P, open to majors only.

MIS 797A Research Design (3) [Rpt./ 5] I II P, MIS 796A.

MIS 799 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MIS 900 Research (2-4) [Rpt./]

MIS 910 Thesis (6) [Rpt./]

MIS 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

MIS 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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