IDSC 6040: Information Technology Management (2 cr)
Prerequisites: MBA core menu course
Management of information systems, information technology (IT) in global organizations. Strategic uses of IT. Alignment of IT, organizational strategy, internet/web technologies, and e-commerce customer services. Integration of e-business applications, interorganizational systems, and systems implementation. Management of information as a resource. Lecture, case analysis, classroom discussion.
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IDSC 6050: Information Technologies and Solutions (2 cr)
Prerequisites: Background in information technology or computer science
Advanced technologies/solutions critical to evaluating opportunities and creating strategic advantage. Technologies covered may include data warehousing, data mining, CRM, ERP, XMA, and wireless. Fundamental knowledge to create a normative base. Business applications via short cases. Features/capabilities of commercial software implementations.
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IDSC 6401: Decision Technologies (2 cr)
Prerequisites: MBA student
Traditional vs. web-based decision support. Focuses on business-to-consumer (B2C) applications. Expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms, geographic information systems, intelligent agents, and yield management systems. Business applications. Requirements, decision representations, and business value of applications. Hands-on experience with software tools.
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IDSC 6421: Financial Information Systems and Technologies (2 cr)
Prerequisites: MBA Student
IT-focused business models of financial firms. Industry/firm technology infrastructures, applications, and in-firm control technologies. IT in financial markets and investment management. E-brokerage, digital quote vendors, web-based IPO’s. Web-based and home banking systems, traditional/internet-based e-payment solutions, e-bill payment/presentment. Hands on experience with software.
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IDSC 6423: Enterprise Systems (2 cr)
Prerequisites: none
Requirements of architectures of information systems that help integrate business processes and optimize performance across diverse organizations/divisions. Capabilities of information systems in enterprise integration and supply chain management. Linkages necessary between information systems and business processes.
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IDSC 6435: Business Process Excellence (2 cr)
Concepts, frameworks, and techniques to align strategy, architecture, process, and technology. Business process analysis/redesign using practical process modeling tool. Real-world team project.
IDSC 6442: E-Sourcing and E-Auctions (2 cr)
Prerequisites: MBA Student
Traditional firms' planning processes to establish e-business operational, sales, and web-based marketing capabilities. Bundling, aggregation, digital product pricing policies. Technology standards, sponsored technologies. Industry infrastructures for e-commerce. Enabling technologies in business-to-business contexts. Web server and content management. Design issues. Hands-on with software development tools.
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IDSC 6444: Business Intelligence (2 cr)
Use of information technologies to gather, store, analyze, and access data to help managers make decisions about their business and the way they serve customers. Data mining, personalization, recommender systems.
IDSC 6465: Global Sourcing of IT and IT Enabled Services (2 cr)
Outsourcing of information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services. Outsourcing of business/knowledge-centric processes such as finance and accounting, human resources, engineering services and data analytics..
IDSC 6471: Knowledge Management (2 cr)
Design, evaluation, use of knowledge in organizations. Leveraging knowledge in workers, structures, processes. Assessment of knowledge needs. Evaluation of key decision processes, information demands, usage patterns, content requirements. Behavioral/cultural barriers. Use of technology for knowledge management.
IDSC 6481: Managerial Decision Making (2 cr)
Prerequisites: MBA Student
Frameworks for making decisions as a manager, knowledge worker, or individual. How policies are adopted. Poor decision making. Learning from mistakes. Bounded rationality, system thinking, concepts of learning.
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IDSC 6490: Advanced Topics in MIS: Information Security Summary (PDF)
Prerequisites: MBA Student
Discussion/analysis of topics/developments in managing information systems.
IDSC 6491: Independent Study in Information Systems (1-4 cr)
Prerequisites: Instructor consent
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