Information Systems (IS)

90. Keyboarding Lab (1) (F, W, Sp) (Pass/No Pass) Keyboarding mastery and development of basic skills. Students who have had high school typing within the past five years should not register for this course.

91. Personal Productivity with IS Technology (3) (F, W, Sp) Personal productivity concepts and skills using email, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation graphics, web browsing, and the Internet. Fee required. (Prerequisite: Ability to type 25 wpm.)

330. Management Information Systems (3) (F, W, Sp) Manager's use of information technology to support decision making at all levels. Integrates and uses management functions, computer databases, accounting principles, model building and graphical representation. (Prerequisite: B- or better in CIS 100 or Business Core.)

350. Database Management Systems (3) (F, W) Introduction to design and implementation of database management systems. Emphasis on data structures, normalization of data, data modeling, and database methods. (Prerequisite: CIS 101.)

390R. Special Topics in Information Systems (1-3) (Variable).

399R. Internship in Information Systems (1-12) Maximum 12 (Variable) Students may receive credit for applied experience in information systems. Prior approval must be obtained and a program coordinated by a faculty member and the on-site supervisor. (Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.)

400. Information Systems Proficiency (0) (F,W,Sp,Su) Students demonstrate proficiency at important Information Systems skills by examination. This qualifies them to enter the IS capstone experience.

430. Foundations in IT Services, Enterprise Systems, and ERP Skills (3) (F) Students learn principles of IT Services and enterprise systems that dramatically impact enterprise business processes; including IT components, architecture, interconnections, best practices, and ERP skills. (Prerequisites: CIS 201, IS 330, IS350, IS 400, IT 224/L, IT 280/L. Corequisite: IS 430L.) 

430L. Foundations in IT Services, Enterprise Systems, and ERP Skills Lab (0) (F) Required with IS 430, hands-on experience. (Corequisite: IS 430.)

450. Advanced Database Topics (3) (Sp) Review and application of advanced database topics such as data mining, data warehousing, object-oriented databases, database programming and database administration. (Prerequisite: IS 350.)

485. Project Management and Practice (3) (F, W) Advanced students design and implement a significant information system. Project management, management of the IS function, and systems integration are components of the experience. (Prerequisites: IS 400, CIS 405.)

495R. Independent Study (1-3) (Variable) (Prerequisite: instructor consent.)

496R. Student Research (1-3) (Variable) Supervised individual research for students who have been granted a student research and development associateship. (Required of all associates.) (Prerequisite: instructor consent .)