Academic Director: Art Karshmer, Ph.D.
Corporate information security is of ever increasing
importance and in response to the increased technical, organizational,
political, and legal complexity surrounding the field, the MSIS program
now offers three elective courses that provide a more in-depth treatment
of this important area.
Objectives
- Integrates information and organizational cultures;
focusing on current and emerging concepts from both technical and
managerial viewpoints.
- Addresses the need of organizations to integrate
disparate internal systems in order to create effective communication
channels with external parties such as suppliers and customers.
- Promotes the ability to use information technology to
foster sound financial systems, to create more effective organizational
structures, and to better manage an organization's human capital.
- Investigates how policy and strategic decisions are
affected by information systems and how technology is transforming
organizations.
- Improves people, business, and team skills, while
emphasizing a customer service orientation, ethics and professionalism.
Program Requirements
The MSIS curriculum includes 36 semester credits (12
courses). Students must also demonstrate computer proficiency through
academic background or professional training.
Required courses are sequenced as follows:
- MSIS 612 - Analysis, Modeling and Design
- MSIS 611 - Data Base
- MSIS 620 - Economics for IS Managers
- MSIS 625 - IT Policy and Strategy
- MSIS 613 - Communications and Networking
- MSIS 651 - IT Security
- MSIS 624 - Managing Projects and Change
- MSIS 647 - Global Information Systems
- MSIS 636 - Identity Management and Trust
- MSIS 653 - Network Security
- MSIS 659 - IT Audit and Forensics
- MSIS 626 - Capstone Project
Information Security Concentration Courses:
- MSIS 636 - Identity Management and Trust
- MSIS 653 - Network Security
- MSIS 659 - IT Audit and Forensics
Degree Requirements
- Completion of all major coursework with a minimum
cumulative 3.0 GPA
