The faculty in the College of Business offers a program leading to the M.S. degree in Information Management.
The faculty also participate in the programs leading to the Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. degree in Business Administration degrees.
MASTER OF SCIENCE
The program leading to the M.S. degree in Information Management educates specialists to develop and apply quantitative and computer methods to support business decision making. Areas of study include strategic cost management, technical foundations of data management, business database concepts, electronic commerce, distributed database systems, information systems development, event based models, decision support systems, and project management.
Admission. All applicants must have completed three courses in business, one course in calculus, one course in statistics, and two programming languages. Refer to the School of Accountancy and Information Management for a current listing of required course prerequisites for the program. All applicants are also required to submit the supplemental application materials required from the school. A complete advising guide and application packet may be obtained by writing
Applicants must also submit scores from either the Graduate Management Admission Test or the Graduate Record Examination. International applicants whose native language is not English must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language and Test of Spoken English exams.
Program of Study. The program of study consists of the following 30 semester hours:
| ACC 541 | Strategic Cost Management and Uses of Information Technology (3) |
| ACC 591 | Electronic Commerce (3) |
| ACC 591 | Events-Based Models (3) |
| CIS 505 | Object-Oriented Modeling and Programming (3) |
| CIS 506 | Business Database Concepts (3) |
| CIS 512 | Decision Support Systems (3) |
| CIS 530 | Information Systems Development (3) |
| CIS 535 | Distributed Information Systems (3) |
| CIS 591 | Advanced JAVA Programming (3) |
| CIS 591 | Applied Project (JAVA) (3) |
| Total: 30 |
Foreign Language Requirements. None.
Thesis Requirements. A thesis is optional.
Final Examinations. A final written examination is required of all candidates. In addition, an oral examination in defense of the thesis is required of candidates who elect to write a thesis.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Research activities of Information Management faculty encompass theory and applications in computer information systems, management science, operations management, and statistics. The faculty are actively engaged in research in the following areas: database systems, artificial intelligence, management information systems, decision support systems, model management systems, mathematical optimization, decision analysis, linear statistical models, panel models, categorical data analysis, experimental design, forecasting, operations strategy, productivity and quality management, production scheduling, project management, health care operations, and service operations.
Students and faculty have access to excellent computing facilities, including mainframes, minicomputers, computer workstations, and specialized equipment and software for research in graphics, distributed database systems, group decision support systems, model management systems, management science, operations simulation, and statistics.
Omnibus Graduate Courses: See omnibus graduate courses that may be offered.
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