Master of Information Systems Management Program

The Master of Information Systems Management (MISM)* program requires successful completion of 45 semester-credit hours. The program includes a concentration that serves students’ professional and personal interests – and provides flexibility in customizing their program. In addition, a technical foundations course, required for those without programming experience, gives students fundamental skills needed to succeed in the program. Total program length varies based on the number of courses taken per eight-week session.

Courses are distributed as follows:

Program Core Courses all six required
FI504	Accounting and Finance: Managerial Use and Analysis
GM591	Leadership and Organizational Behavior
HR587	Managing Organizational Change
IS535	Managerial Applications of Information Technology
PM586	Project Management Systems
TM583	Strategic Management of Technology

Technology Core Courses all five required
IS581	Systems Analysis, Planning and Control
IS582	Database Concepts
IS589	Networking Concepts and Applications
IS600	Information Systems Capstone
SE571	Principles of Information Security and Privacy

Concentrations

To best serve their professional goals and needs, MISM students can pursue four-course concentrations. Course requirements for specific specialty (concentration) areas are outlined below.

Students successfully completing coursework required for a concentration may request, in writing, that the concentration be designated on the academic transcript.

Requirements for earning a concentration may be satisfied through a maximum of three semester-credit hours of transfer credit, course waivers or course exemptions. A course may be applied to one concentration only.

Students not wishing to pursue a specific concentration can choose any four courses from those listed in the concentration areas below.

Information Security any four required
SE572	Network Security
SE573	E-Business Security
SE574	Database Security
SE575	Information Security Law and Ethics
SE576	Risk Mitigation and Contingency Planning
SE577	Cryptography and Security Mechanisms
SE578	Practices for Administration of Physical and Operations Security
SE579	Security in Systems Architecture and Applications
SE591	Disaster Recovery/Forensics and Security

Data Administration and Management all four required
IS561	Database Administration and Management
IS562	Database Programming and Applications
IS563	Business Intelligence Systems
IS564	Enterprise Data Management and Administration

Wireless any four required
TM561	Wireless Technologies
TM562	Wireless Devices and Applications
TM563	Wireless Networks
TM564	Management of Wireless Systems
TM589	Wireless Communication Systems

Global Outsourcing Management all four required
HR582	Managing Global Diversity
IS568	Global IT Outsourcing
IS569	Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Global Outsourcing
PM584	Managing Software Development Projects

Health Information Systems Management any four required
HS541	Health Service Systems
HS543	Health Services Finance
IS565	Healthcare Security, Privacy and Compliance
IS566	Informatics and Application Systems in Healthcare
IS567	Healthcare Information Administration and Management

Project Management any four required
GM588	Managing Quality
PM584	Managing Software Development Projects
PM585	Integrated Planning and Scheduling
PM587	Advanced Program Management
PM588	Integrated Project Performance Analysis
PM589	Project Cost and Risk Management
PM598	Contract and Procurement Management

Electronic Commerce any four required
EC542	Electronic Commerce Technology Management
EC544	Electronic Commerce Strategy Management
IS577	Internet-Oriented Programming
IS583	Database Applications for Electronic Commerce
IS586	Client/Server Applications
SE573	E-Business Security

Distributed Systems Management all four required
IS574	Visual Basic
IS577	Internet-Oriented Programming
IS586	Client/Server Applications
TM586	Network Strategy and Design

Information Systems Tools any four required
IS574	Visual Basic
IS575	Advanced Visual Basic
IS577	Internet-Oriented Programming
IS578	C++ Programming
IS579	Java Programming

Information Systems Applications any four required
IS583	Database Applications for Electronic Commerce
IS585	Decision Support and Expert Systems
IS586	Client/Server Applications
TM588	Groupware and the Internet
TM589	Wireless Communication Systems
TM590	IP Telephony/VoIP

Network Management any four required
SE572	Network Security
SE591	Disaster Recovery/Forensics and Security
TM563	Wireless Networks
TM587	Network Operations and Management
TM590	IP Telephony/VoIP

For additional information see the Keller academic catalog.

* availability varies by location

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