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The Management Information Systems (MIS) program provides the expanded perspective needed to advance in the MIS field and allows students to tailor their education based on specific career goals by focusing their studies in IT strategy/management core of MIS along with the more focused areas of cyber security and data analytics. The curriculum supplements traditional MIS coursework that many receive in undergraduate programs by focusing on higher-level learning objectives and outcomes relevant in today鈥檚 rapidly changing business environment. Our emphasis is on the managerial aspects of information systems (IS), and the goals of our program are to help those currently working, or aspiring to work, in IS related fields position themselves for managerial positions, and to prepare individuals from other fields to build the skills needed to succeed in IS careers.

The program will administer a comprehensive examination to candidates for the Management Information Systems (M.S.) degree. This comprehensive exam will be administered in the final semester of the student鈥檚 M.S. in MIS degree program and will consist of questions designed to assess the extent to which the student has successfully met the program鈥檚 learning objectives of a) demonstrating how information technology links and enables the achievement of business goals in functional business units, b) applying critical thinking skills to analyze business problems, c) applying appropriate data analysis tools and methods to develop solutions to complex and unfamiliar business problems, and d) synthesizing the impact of cyber security vulnerabilities on business information systems development. The learning objective of demonstrating ability to manage others and work in teams will be assessed as a final exam component of MIS 525 Information Systems Project Mgt.