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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT


Professors W.E. Halal, J.H. Carson, E.J. Cherian, J.P. Coyne, M.J. Granger, E.G. Carayannis
Associate Professors R.G. Donnelly (Chair), W.H. Money, J. Artz, L. Williams, S. Dasgupta
Assistant Professors J. Feinstein, R.A. Lumley, P. Weiss, N.M. Brenner, V. Sahasrabudhe, M.D. Haddad, Y. Zhou, W. Duan
Professorial Lecturers D. Harris, D. Karlgaard, P. Oliver, J. Barker, S. Serich
Associate Professorial Lecturers C.A. Gruel, C.O. Bevis, S.M. Barry-Oliver, C.V. Feudo, J.P. Sagi, M.J. Spina, R. Iyer

See the School of Business for programs of study in business administration leading to the degrees of Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Information Systems Technology, and Doctor of Philosophy.

226 Decision Support Systems (3) Staff
  Same as DnSc 226.
230 Management of Technology Innovation (3) Donnelly
  Competitive, economic, and political factors that influence technology innovation in public and private organizations, domestically and internationally. Management of research and development: project selection, resource allocation, technology planning, management of development projects. Quality, manufacturing, and intellectual property issues.    (Fall and spring)
232 International Science and Technology (3) Carayannis
  Technology transfer among advanced countries and LDCs. Comparative science and technology policies and capabilities of countries. Technology basis for international trade, licensing, patenting, and joint ventures. Global transfer of military technologies and export controls. Technology in economic development.    (Spring)
233 Emerging Technologies (3) Halal
  Exploration of new developments in scientific and technological innovation, including automation, energy, medicine, bioengineering, social science, information technology, and space. Emphasis on forecasting these technological advances and assessing their economic and social effects. The role of advancing technology in driving social change.    (Spring)
234 New Venture Financing: Due Diligence and Valuation Issues (3) Staff
  Same as Fina 234.
235 Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3) Donnelly
  The process of innovation and entrepreneurship used to launch and build new ventures. Organizing for innovation, raising venture capital, tax considerations, managing the small technology-based venture, marketing technology. Case studies of recent low- to high-tech ventures. Developing a business plan for a technology-based venture.    (Spring and summer)
239 Seminar: Technology Commercialization (3) Donnelly
  Capstone course integrating the field of management of science, technology, and innovation. Commercialization of technology in the private sector and the impact on competitiveness. Implementation of technology in the public sector. Technology development, from new product concept to utilization. Prerequisite: ISTM 230 or 232 or 233 or 235 or permission of instructor.
240 Case Studies in Information Systems (3) Artz, Cherian
  Case studies dealing with information systems management and technology. Strategic and management-related issues on information systems development, implementation, and application. Prerequisite: MBAd 221.    (Fall and spring)
241 Information Systems Security (3) Carson
  An advanced course in information technology, emphasizing the philosophies, principles, and practices of security management in and impact of privacy legislation on computer-based systems. Risk assessment, state-of-the-art measures, trends in the information security field, and roles of the various levels of management and technological staff. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy.    (Fall)
242 Systems Analysis for Information Systems (3) Artz, Granger
  Development of a specification for an information system. Topics include CASE tools, data gathering, information flow modeling, object-oriented analysis, data file organization, input/output and other nonfunctional requirements. Prerequisite: MBAd 221.    (Fall and spring)
243 Human Factors in Information Systems (3) Staff
  The user–computer interaction, human factors of on-line dialogues, interfacing, and various approaches to user–system interaction. Emphasis on the development and evaluation of user–computer interfaces using software such as Visual BASIC and Windows.    (Fall and spring)
244 Telecommunications: Technology, Applications, and Operations (3) Staff
  Basic technical concepts, applications, and trends of telecommunications; operations; cost considerations of implementing telecommunications systems. Prerequisite: MBAd 221.    (Spring)
245 Database Management for Information Systems (3) Artz
  Theory, architecture, and implementation of database management systems in corporate and organization information systems. Designing databases for business applications and implementing such databases using commercially available packages. Prerequisite: MBAd 221.    (Fall)
248 Data Warehouse Design (3) Artz
  Key concepts in data warehouse design, including measurement of business processes, dimensional modeling, theories of data warehouse development, and methods of exploiting the data warehouse. Differences between relational databases and data warehouses.    (Spring and summer)
271 Principles of Information Systems (3) Cherian, Haddad, Money
  Overview of all information systems, including integration of management, information, and systems concepts into a unified framework. Management information systems development, design, implementation, and evaluation strategies.    (Fall, spring, and summer)
272 Information Resources Management (3) Staff
  An overview of the use of information by organizations and the strategies, policies, and technology used to manage information resources and security. Computer networking and national and international telecommunications are examined within the technical, legal, economic, and social environments of systems operations. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy.    (Fall and spring)
273 Electronic Business (3) Cherian
  Overview of electronic commerce/electronic business and interorganizational information systems and their impact on contemporary organizations. Technical, business, security, privacy, legal, e-government, and Internet issues. Prerequisite: ISTM 271 or 282 or MBAd 221.    (Fall and spring)
274 Survey of Advanced Information Technologies (3) Lumley
  The processes at work in the emergence of new information technologies and techniques for identifying the impacts of these processes. Strategies of technology planning, project selection, and resource allocation.    (Fall, spring, and summer)
277 Human–Computer Interface Design and Evaluation (3) Granger
  The development of successful human–computer interfaces depends on integrating theory and practice from many different fields. Students gain direct experience in applying an apt mix of concepts and practices in the context of developing, evaluating, and enhancing an Internet application for a real client.    (Fall, spring, and summer)
280 Information Systems Development and Applications (3) Dasgupta
  The information systems life cycle is discussed in terms of technologies, impact, and management. Topics include structured and object-oriented analysis, prototyping, software reuse, testing, life-cycle costs, and software development environments. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy or department approval.    (Fall, spring, and summer)
282 Telecommunication and Enterprise Networks (3) Carson
  Telecommunications and networking as applied to enterprises in the commercial and public sector. A survey of the technologies and applications of telecommunications systems with emphasis on LANs and Internet technologies. Selection of technologies and configurations necessary to support business applications. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy or department approval.
283 Topics in Higher-Level Languages (3) Staff
  The structure and organization of high-level languages in relation to the systems development process. Object-oriented design and programming using the JAVA or VB.Net programming language. Programming assignments demonstrate the concepts presented. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy or department approval.    (Spring)
284 Database Systems (3) Artz, Haddad, Weiss
  Use of the latest techniques for developing and implementing an effective database system. Topics include database organization, creation, and maintenance; evaluation criteria; standardization of database systems; and analysis of the state of the art in database development. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy or department approval.    (Fall, spring, and summer)
285 Database and Intelligent Systems (3) Artz
  Analysis and solution of complex information problems through commercially available database and intelligent systems; development of evaluation methodology, comparison of implementation strategies. Hands-on experience with major commercial systems. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy; ISTM 284 or department approval.    (Summer)
286 Comparative Operating Systems (3) Weiss, Artz, Carson
  Survey of modern operating systems including Unix, Windows NT, and MVS. Process management, memory management, storage management, scheduling, and security are considered theoretically and as implemented in specific operating systems. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy or department approval.    (Fall)
287 Design of On-Line Information Systems (3) Carson, Money, Weiss
  Capstone project course. Analysis, design, and implementation of on-line information systems. Systems analysis, database design, dialog design, response time and reliability calculations, system testing, and project planning. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy or department approval.
289 Web-Based Systems Development (3) Artz, Lumley
  The conceptualization, design, and development of business applications using the World Wide Web and emerging technologies. Prerequisite: M.S.I.S.T. candidacy or department approval.
290 Special Topics (2 or 3) Staff
  Experimental offering; new course topics and teaching methods. May be repeated once for credit.
298 Directed Readings and Research (3) Staff
299 Thesis Seminar (3) Staff
300 Thesis Research (3) Staff
340 Philosophical Issues in Information Systems (3) Artz
  Seminar for doctoral students interested in information systems. Various philosophical traditions and insights from those traditions applied to problems in information systems.    (Fall, alternate years).
341 Advanced Topics in MIS Research (3) Prasad, Dasgupta, Prasad
  For information systems doctoral students. Seminal papers and leading methods and instruments as applied to MIS research.    (Spring, alternate years)
385 Special Topics in Research Methods (3) Wirtz
  Research problems and issues related to student dissertations form topics for readings, group discussions, and assigned papers.    (Fall and spring)
390 Philosophical Foundations of Administrative Research (3) Artz
  Philosophy of science as applied to research in administration. Topics include the nature and current problems of epistemology, the development and role of theories, and the relationship between theory, methodology, and empirical data.    (Fall and spring)
391 Advanced Problems in Research Methodology (3) Wirtz, Gowan
  Use of models and theoretical frameworks in research; formulation of research questions, hypotheses, operational definitions, research designs, sampling and data analysis approaches. For doctoral candidates who have completed the general examination and all courses and are preparing for their dissertation.    (Fall and spring)
397 Doctoral Seminar (1 to 3) Staff
  Current research and scholarly issues in management science.
398 Advanced Reading and Research (arr.) Staff
  Limited to doctoral candidates preparing for the general examination. May be repeated for credit.
399 Dissertation Research (arr.) Staff
  Limited to doctoral candidates. May be repeated for credit.

The ISTM courses listed below are offered at the Virginia Campus and are available only to students in the Executive Master of Science in Information Systems Technology.

401 Individual and Group Decision Processes (3)  
  Study of the individual and group processes in decision making in organizations. Topics include decision effectiveness, decision analysis techniques, group dynamics, and managerial style as related to decision making.
402 Quantitative Methods for Information Systems (3)  
  Introductory study of quantitative techniques for problem solving. Statistical concepts, including confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression. Linear programming. Applications and case studies involving management information systems.
404 Enterprise Networks in Organizations (3)  
  The role of data communications and networking within organizations. LANs and interconnecting LANs to create enterprise networks. Emerging technologies such as videoconferencing, multimedia, and ATM. The interaction between networks and MIS as typified by client-server architectures is emphasized.
405 Database Systems (3)  
  Application and implementation of database management systems in the public and private sectors. Database organization, creation, maintenance, and management. Client–server technology. Review of commercial database management systems.
406 Decision Support Systems and Methods (3)  
  Computer-based decision-making aids and simulations. Issues in effective implementation of decision support systems. Review and analysis of various expert systems, including tools and generators, classification vs. diagnostic type systems, and building modules. Design of decision support and expert systems.
407 Introduction to MIS Business Relationships (3)  
  Introduction to MIS business solutions. Integration of MIS into the business and organizational environment. Case studies of various organizational structures and MIS needs and solutions. Economic analysis of MIS applications.
408 Strategic Planning and Business Process Engineering (2)  
  Development and implementation of a long-range organizational strategy. Business process engineering and re-engineering. Technology assessment and technical management, use of critical success factors. Innovative uses of MIS in organizations.
410 Information Systems Security (2)  
  Network and MIS security issues. Risk assessment, technological and procedural security measures. Computer fraud and privacy issues. Hacker attacks, phone fraud, denial of service, and virus and work attacks.
411 Information Systems Design (4)  
  Introduction to the design and analysis of information systems. The systems development life cycle, analysis of requirements, design of logical systems, analysis and design of user interfaces, system documentation and specifications. Planning for system implementation, evaluation, and maintenance.
412 The Information System Development Process (2)  
  Management decisions and activities during the life cycle of an information system. Project estimation and planning for information systems. Contractual issues in system development and acquisition. Requirements analysis, systems analysis, development, testing, and maintenance. Rapid prototyping, spiral model development, and alternative development strategies.
490 Special Topics (1 to 3)
 

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