The Master of Information Systems Management (M.I.S.M.) program prepares students for leadership in the creation and management of information systems, processes, and services that meet organizational needs. The curriculum integrates technical and business knowledge and skills, preparing students to work across organizational and disciplinary boundaries. The curriculum also provides students with the perspectives and skills they need to manage the development and delivery of information solutions that integrate contributions across a complex distributed supply chain. Students’ knowledge and skills are developed through hands-on practice in a collaborative, project-oriented environment in a context of legal, ethical, professional, and social responsibility.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this program, students will be able to:
1. Design appropriate software system structures in response to application needs, organizational environment, and technical ecology.
2. Make appropriate design choices based on system, service, and business process needs.
3. Analyze social, legal, ethical, and professional issues in business and technical decision making.
4. Employ best communication practices with business partners, users, customers, and third-party providers.
5. Use sound evaluation practices to select appropriately among competing technologies and technical approaches.
6. Manage business processes through analysis, design, and optimization in response to organizational needs.
Specializations
Degree Requirements
All specializations except Health Informatics and Project Management
- 33 total semester credit hours
- Core courses (24 sem. cr.)
- Specialization courses (6 sem. cr.)
- Capstone course (3 sem. cr.)
Health Informatics and Project Management specializations only
- 33 total semester credit hours
- Core courses (24 sem. cr.)
- Specialization courses (9 sem. cr.)