Information Systems, M.S.

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

The following goals and learning outcomes have been established for students pursuing a master’s degree in information systems:
Telecommunications

• Assess the telecommunications needs of an organization
• Supervise the development of a local or wide-area data and communications network
• Use the Internet in support of operations
• Select the appropriate telecommunications hardware and software

Managerial

• Be familiar with the terminology and basic principles of business information systems and the Internet
• Understand ethical, global, political, social, legal, regulatory, environmental and technology issues
• Understand the impact of demographic diversity on organizations

Systems development process

• Analyze the information systems needs of an organization
• Design an information system to serve the needs of an organization

Data needs

• Design a database system to serve the needs of an organization
• Select appropriate software to operate a database system

Programming concepts

• Write a computer program using the fundamental concepts of programming
• Document a program
• Select a particular computer language for a programming application

Collaboration

• Work productively in a team or collaborative setting to achieve common goals

Research

• Conduct, evaluate and synthesize research, and apply theoretical ideas to practical settings

Communications

• Effectively present ideas in a logical framework in a variety of forms with proper language structure and mechanics