USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 138

Information Systems and Decision Sciences (ISM)

Courses - Course Descriptions - Printable Degree Requirements

The Management Information Systems (MIS) major provides the skills and knowledge necessary for information systems development and support positions in both business and non-business organizations.

Requirements for the B.A./B.S. Degree:

Within the 120 semester hour program listed in the General Requirements section, students must complete a set of six MIS courses and two approved MIS electives. MIS majors must earn a "C" or better in all required MIS courses; they can use grade forgiveness for only one upper-level MIS course.

Required MIS Courses:

• ISM 3232 Business Application Development* (3)
• ISM 3113 Systems Analysis and Design* (3)
• ISM 4212 Database Administration (3)
• ISM 4220 Business Data Communications (3)
• ISM 4300 Managing Information Resources (3)
  One of the following:
• ISM 4234 Object Oriented Design (C++) (3)
  or
• ISM 4XXX Web Application Development/Java (3)
• Plus Approved MIS Electives** (6)

Total (24)

*ISM 3232 (Business Application Development) is to be taken before, or concurrently with, ISM 3113 (Systems Analysis and Design) which is a prerequisite for all other required MIS courses. Normally ISM 3113 should be completed by the end of the first semester of the junior year.

**No more than three hours of ISM 4950 may be counted as MIS electives. (ISM 4905 will not count as an MIS elective.)

Requirements for a Minor in MIS (for Business majors only):

Students majoring in Business Administration may minor in MIS. The requirements are

1. ISM 3232 Business Application Development (3)
   ISM 3113 Systems Analysis and Design (PR/CR ISM 3232) (3)
   ISM 4212 Database Administration (3)
   Approved MIS Elective (3)

   Total MIS hours (12)

2. A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the minor course work at USF and in all minor courses completed at any institution.

3. At least 9 hours of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF.

USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 140

Information Systems and Decision Sciences Faculty

Chairperson: S. J. Birkin; Salomon Brothers/Hidden River Corporate Park Chair of Distributed Technology: A. R. Hevner; Professors: S. J. Birkin, A. R. Hevner; Associate Professors: A. Bhattacherjee, J. E. Blanton, K. Chari, M. E. Cohen, R. W. Collins, T. G. Gill, E. M. Hufnagel, T. L. Sincich, M. J. White, R. P. Will; Assistant Professors: D. J. Berndt, M. J. Garfield, N. Hikmet, G. Kearns, A. Nelson, C. Riggle, A. Watkins, H. W. Webb; Instructors: M. Dummeldinger, R. Fentriss, C. C. Sanford, R. Satterfield, A. J. Waltz, D. C. White, W. W. Whitlock.

Course Descriptions

• CGS 2100 Computers In Business (3)
• ISM 3011 Information Systems in Organizations (3)
• ISM 3113 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
• ISM 3232 Business Application Development (3)
• ISM 3431 Management Science Production/Operations Management Applications (3)
• ISM 4133 Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (3)
• ISM 4212 Database Design and Administration (3)
• ISM 4213 Advanced Database Administration (3)
• ISM 4220 Business Data Communications (3)
• ISM 4233 Information System Interface Design (3)
• ISM 4234 Object-Oriented Design and Development (3)
• ISM 4240 Distributed Operating Systems (3)
• ISM 4290 Senior Seminar in Information Systems (3)
• ISM 4300 Managing Information Resources (3)
• ISM 4400 Decision Support Systems Applications-Computer Assisted Decision Making (3)
• ISM 4480 Electronic Commerce Systems (3)
• ISM 4905 Independent Study (1-6)
• ISM 4930 Selected Topics in MIS (1-3)
• ISM 4950 Independent Research (1-6)
• MAN 4504 Operations Management: A Systems Approach (3)
• MAN 4507 Operation Production Systems (3)
• QMB 2100 Business And Economic Statistics I 6A QM (3)
• QMB 3200 Business And Economic Statistics II (3)

Please send questions or comments to:
Mia Fluitt - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2001