Curriculum

CIS 525

Strategic Value of IT

Instills students a balanced and disciplined view of IT and business with their interplay. Cases and assignments involving the symbiotic relationship of IT and business are assigned to provide real-world exposure for critical thinking and engaging discussion.

CIS 506

Information Management

Addresses central issues in managing information to achieve competitive advantage and support innovation. Specific topics covered include data modeling using entity relationship (ER) diagrams, data quality, building analytic capability, and providing user-friendly access to organizational information.

CIS 510

Enterprise Processes and Systems

Focuses three primary areas: gaining a thorough understanding of business processes; investigating the enterprise systems that underpin them; and exploring how digital transformation, with a special emphasis on emerging AI technologies, can significantly improve business results.

CIS 541

Business Data Visualization

The design of insightful business data visualizations and dashboards to improve business decision making. Key focus on data visualization design principles incorporating graphical integrity. Applies advanced data visualization techniques to make sense of large data sets such as temporal, geospatial, topical and business data while also making it easier to digest, present and utilize for business needs and users.

CIS 560

IT Services and Project Management

Provides an overview of the project management process groups and knowledge areas (defined by the PMBOK) and focuses on the application of key concepts, tools and techniques for delivering on-time, on-budget IT project and services that meet end-user needs.

CIS 591

Data & Tech Governance in Business

Students will benefit from understanding practical ramifications of Information and Information Technology governance decisions, how they support broader business objectives, and implications of geopolitical differences. Business students will gain insights into best practices of governing data analytics, artificial intelligence/advanced algorithms (AI), cloud platforms, information and cybersecurity, as well as understand their pivotal role in supporting global business strategy.

CIS 565

Artificial Intelligence in Business

Provides the foundations of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and business fundamentals in relation to AI, and explores AI's applications within companies and across industries to enhance decision-making, improve processes and achieve positive outcomes. Also explores impacts of AI at the societal, organizational and individual level.

CIS 575

Emerging Technologies (Capstone)

Explores decision models and frameworks applied to assess, evaluate, and implement technologies. Provides context for applying the decision models and frameworks, including enterprise integration technologies, mobile platforms and the Internet of Things, semantic web, and electronic collaboration technologies.

CIS 531

Cloud Architecture and Strategy

For students who seek an overall understanding of the architecture and platforms of cloud computing from a business perspective. Provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, core services, security, architecture and support to improve the outcomes of the enterprise.

CIS 512

Business Intelligence

Understanding how organizations make use of Business Intelligence (BI) to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. Builds the foundations for evidence-based managerial decision making. Covers technologies for data warehousing and data mining from a managerial perspective. Covers contemporary topics such as real-time BI, business analytics, and business performance management with the help of case studies, audio-video content, guest speakers, online forums to generate creative thinking and discussion.

CIS 540

Enterprise Cybersecurity

Provides a broad survey of information security and controls, utilizing industry-based frameworks to illustrate how information security programs are developed, delivered and operationalized in organizations today. Develops an understanding of the issues associated with information security with particular emphasis on how management contributes to the effectiveness of an organization's information security program.

CIS 580

Practicum

Department consent required.