1998-1999 Academic Catalog

School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Management Information Systems The management information systems major prepares students for careers in management information systems such as programmers, systems analysts, and MIS directors. The curriculum follows guidelines established by the Association of Information Technology Professionals for the training of information system professionals. Course requirements involve 80 quarter hours including: Business administration core requirements ......................... 55 ACCT-211,212 Principles ofAccounting I, II ......................... 10 BUS-lOOBusinessPrologue .................................................... 1 BUS-211,212Statisticsl,II ....................................................... 6 BUS-218BusinessLawI .......................................................... 4 BUS-299 Personal Development (3 quarters) ........................... 0 BUS-311 Decision Analysis ..................................................... 3 BUS-399 Professional Development (3 quarters) ..................... 0 BUS-442BusinessSeminar ...................................................... 3 BUS-499ExecutiveDevelopment(3quarters) .......................... 0 ECON-233Microeconomics ..................................................... 4 ECON-234Macroeconomics .................................................... 4 FIN-371 FinancialManagementoftheFirm ............................. 4 MGMT-350 Principles ofOrganization and ' Management .......................................................................... 4 MGMT-451 Administrative Policy and Strategy ...................... 4 MIS-222StructuredProgramming ............................................ 4 MRKT-360PrinciplesofMarketing ......................................... 4 Management information systems requirements ................... 25 MIS-226ModernProgrammingTools ..........:........................... 4 MIS-326 Systems Analysis ...................................................... 4 MIS-327 Systems Design ......................................................... 4 MIS-328 Database Development ............................................. 4 MIS-421 Software Development .............................................. 3 MIS-200,300,400Electives ........................................................ 6 Additional required cognate: *GSCI-190 Calculus for Business ............................................. 5 *satisfies mathematics General Education Requirement Management InformationSystemsMajor Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ...................................................... 0-8 Other General Education Requirements ............................. 75-95 MIS and business administration requirements ..................... 80 Required cognates ................................................................... 5 Electives ............................................................................. 12-32 Total(minimum,notincludingproficiency) ....................... 192 A complete description ofthe General Education Requirements is found on page 30. First year: Suggested Four-Year Curdculum for the Management Information Systems Major BUS-100 Business Prologue ....................................................... l BEGE-171 The Christian Life .................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 English Composition I ............................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition II .............................................. 5 GSCI-190 Calculus for Business ................................................ 5 GSS-100 Foundations ofSocial Science ..................................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................ 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 Humanities elective ................................................................... 4 Socialscience/globalawaren.esselective .................................... 4 Total .................................... ~ ... 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JO BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... 4 BUS-218 Business Law .............................................................. 4 BUS-211,212 Statistics .............................................................. 6 BUS-299 Personal Development ................................................ 0 LIT-231 World Literature ........................................................... 5 MIS-222 Structured Programming .............................................. 4 MIS-226 Modem Programming Tools ....................................... 4 Biology elective ............................................................;............ 5 Physical education elective ....................................................... 1 Total •••,••••••••Jt••<11••o•o:t1•""''""""••••••••"•••••••••"••"*""•••,•••••"'*"'""'"""""••••ii-••il"•'!••"• 47 Third vear: BEGE-375 God and History ...................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................. 4 BUS-311 Decision Analysis ....................................................... 3 BUS-399 Professional Development (3 quarters) ...................... 0 ECON-233 Microeconomics .......................................:.............. 4 ECON-234 Macroeconomics ...,................................................. 4 FIN-371 Financial Management of the Firm .............................. 4 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management........ 4 MIS-326 Systems Analysis ............................................... ~ ....... 4 MIS-327 Systems Design .....................;.................,................:.. 4 MIS-328 Database Development ..........,.................................... 4 MRKT-360 Principles of Marketing ......................................... 4 science elective ........................................................... 5 .................,,........................................................................... 48 Fourth vear: BUS-442 Business Seminar ........................................................ 3 BUS-499 Executive Development quarters) .......................... 0 MGMT-451 Administrative Policy and Strategy ...................... 4 MIS421 Software Development ............................................... 3 MIS electives ............................................................................ 6 History 5 Electives .......................:................................................., ..........