Information Systems (BS)

Program Educational Goals:

The objective of the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems is to produce graduates with a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, as well as an understanding of how technology is used to solve problems in business. Graduates will also have a basic understanding of business principles, including accounting, finance, marketing, project management, and organizational behavior.

Graduates will be able to:

Communicate effectively in a business or professional setting using appropriate presentation skills, audience analysis, and organizational principles
Use knowledge of the social, legal, ethical, and cultural issues inherent in the discipline of computing to guide decisions in real-world situations
Design computational solutions to real-world problems and encode these using a variety of programming languages and paradigms
Analyze algorithm complexity and its effects on computational solutions
Apply an understanding of network technologies used in business environments to implement, maintain, and administer information technology infrastructure
Describe and employ common software engineering practices, including team programming, design patterns, and tools
Implement and maintain databases on modern database management systems, while paying attention to issues of security, integrity, and concurrency
Develop and manage systems analysis and design projects
Apply the principles of accounting, including managerial accounting
Analyze problems faced by operations managers including scheduling, process design, inventory management, and quality control
Apply knowledge of organizational behavior and the concepts relevant to individual differences, attitudes, motivation, teams, leadership, power, and organizational culture to the challenges of management
Apply project management techniques in the context of developing business solutions.

Four Year Plan

Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path toward graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

College Requirements:

The College of Engineering requires nine additional breadth credits (21 credits total including the University Breadth requirements) (minimum grade of C-).
- These nine credits may be selected in any combination from the University Breadth Requirements list and the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement List in any category except Math, Natural Sciences and Technology.
- Of the 21 credits, six credits must be at the Upper Level, defined as:
  - any 300-level or higher course on the University Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
  - any 300-level or higher course on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
  - any foreign language instruction course at the 107 level or higher as designated on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (some courses above the 107 level do NOT count toward this requirement because they are taught in English).
- A maximum of two courses (six credits) can be taken from the Career and Professional Preparation sub-section of the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list to satisfy the College of Engineering additional breadth requirement.
- Of the 21 credits, three credits may be used to satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement (recommended for timely progress toward degree completion).
- With few exceptions, students may not use courses from their major to satisfy Breadth Requirement coursework.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses taken from the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list can ONLY count toward the additional nine credits of breadth the College of Engineering requires for its majors. They CANNOT count for University Breadth.

Academic Standards

Students pursuing any engineering major (except Computer Science or Information Systems) must have at least a 2.0 grade point average in all coursework that counts toward the Engineering Grade Point Average as seen on the degree audit. This coursework generally consists of engineering, mathematics, and science courses used to fulfill graduation requirements. The college adheres to the university grade forgiveness policy. Outside of the timeframe specified in that policy, if a course is repeated, only the last grade will be used to compute the Engineering Grade Point Average. Credit from courses taken pass/fail cannot be used to complete any engineering degree requirement, unless the course is only offered pass/fail in the engineering curriculum.

Major Requirements:

Core:

MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
MATH 210 - Discrete Mathematics I Credit(s): 3
MATH 205 - Statistical Methods Credit(s): 4

Laboratory Science Course:

One of the following sequences:

Option I:
PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I Credit(s): 3
PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II Credit(s): 3
PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
Option II:
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I Credit(s): 3
PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
PHYS 202 - Introductory Physics II Credit(s): 3
PHYS 222 - Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
Option III:
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 104 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
Option IV:
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 4
BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 4
Option V:
GEOL 105 - Geological Hazards and Their Human Impact Credit(s): 3
GEOL 115 - Geological Hazards Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GEOL 107 - Geology of Dynamic Earth Credit(s): 4
Option VI:
GEOL 107 - Geology of Dynamic Earth Credit(s): 4
GEOL 110 - Earth’s Evolving Systems Credit(s): 4

Additional Coursework:

Note: a minimum grade of C- is required in each of CISC 108 , CISC 181 , CISC 210 , and CISC 220 .

ENGL 312 - Written Communications in Business Credit(s): 3
or
ENGL 410 - Technical Writing Credit(s): 3
COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation Credit(s): 3
CISC 355 - Computers, Ethics and Society Credit(s): 3
CISC 108 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credit(s): 3
CISC 181 - Introduction to Computer Science II Credit(s): 3
CISC 210 - Introduction to Systems Programming Credit(s): 3
CISC 220 - Data Structures Credit(s): 3
CISC 250 - Business Telecommunication Networks Credit(s): 3
CISC 275 - Introduction to Software Engineering Credit(s): 3
CISC 437 - Database Systems Credit(s): 3
CISC 498 - Computer Science Senior Design Project I Credit(s): 3
MISY 430 - Systems Analysis and Implementation Credit(s): 3
ACCT 207 - Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 208 - Accounting II Credit(s): 3
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
or
FINC 311 - Principles of Finance Credit(s): 3
MISY 431 - MIS Project Management Credit(s): 3
MISY 432 - MIS Projects Credit(s): 3

Two of the following:

BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
CISC 260 - Machine Organization and Assembly Language Credit(s): 3
CISC 3xx or above (except for CISC 355 , CISC 356 , CISC 357 , CISC 366 , CISC 465 , and CISC 466 )
FINC 311 - Principles of Finance Credit(s): 3
MISY 427 - Information Technology and Organizational Effectiveness Credit(s): 3
MISY 480 - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Credit(s): 3

Note:

Because of their very nature, CISC Experimental Courses (CISC courses with an x67 number) must be approved beforehand by the CIS Undergraduate Committee before being accepted toward the two elective course requirement.

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.