In today's successful organizations information systems and technology (IST) have become indispensable in the way managers define and execute corporate strategy, manage valuable resources, and formulate their organization’s unique value proposition.  The MIS Concentration equips IT-capable managers and consultants for a variety of functional areas including Finance, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Human Resources who are able to leverage IST resources for competitive advantage.  The MIS Concentration also develops leaders for the MIS organization who conduct systems and technology planning and analysis, software project management, and technology-based support for business operations and processes.  Graduates with an MIS Concentration typically obtain jobs in one of the following areas:  consulting, project management, business/process analyst, or function as IT-equiped line management in other functional areas of the business.

Concentration Requirements
A concentration in MIS requires a total of 12 credits of IDSc coursework or approved non-IDSC coursework.

• IDSc 6201 can be waived in favor of elective credits by students with the appropriate combination of academic and professional background.  Contact Professor Riggins if you think you have the background to waive either this courses.
• Student earning the MIS Concentration are required to take IDSc 6040 or IDSc 6050.  IDSc 6040 is recommended for student with little or no IT background; IDSc 6050 is recommended for student with extensive IT background.
• Students who have previously taken the old IDSc 6240 (Managing Organizational Information Resources) may be substituted IDSc 6204 for IDSC 6040/6050 requirement.
• IDSc 6431 has a prerequisite of IDSc 6201
• IDSc 6432 has a prerequisite of IDSc 6201 or instructor permission
• IDSc 6452 has a prerequisite of IDSc 6451 or instructor permission
• IDSc 6461 has a prerequisite of IDSc 6201 or instructor permission
• IDSc 6491 is arranged credits and needs instructor permission
  

Students who participate in this concentration will be able to pursue a number of kinds of positions, depending upon their selection of a second concentration area (either primary or secondary). However, it is critical that the student recognizes at the outset of his or her program that the job market for E-Business is a nontraditional one. As the electronic business marketplace expands, we expect that there will be significant demand among DotCom firms for our graduates in this. However, this probably is not where the bulk of the demand will come from. A large percentage of the recruiters will be traditional and large firms that are moving forward rapidly to establish their business on the new channel of the Internet and the national and global IS and business process-focused consulting firms. To be the most effective in the job market, we encourage Full-Time MBA students to obtain a relevant internship during the summer of Year 1 in the program. The internship should provide a blend of experience with e-business-related issues, knowledge of a specific functional area (e.g., Finance, Operations, IS, Marketing, etc.), and significant exposure to the new technologies that are used in electronic commerce.

Students who concentrate in E-Business at CSOM will be prepared to pursue a range of traditional positions, as well as new kinds of positions that relate more closely to electronic commerce on the Internet. The emphases of the positions that will be available are on e-business-focused and e-technology-focused skills, and they require the E-Business Concentration to be taken in parallel with other concentrations (e.g., Information Systems, Marketing, Management, Finance and Operations).