Recently, new regulatory environments have required companies to provide better documentation of their accounting and IT systems to improve the management and disclosure of their business processes for better financial and regulatory controls. Accounting and IT professionals have significant roles in audit and control activities, since they control the systems that monitor and report on finance, planning and operations. The courses within this specialization cover:
- Business-process management and security
- The strategies for integrating governance and compliance
- The IT organization's financial and business intelligence services
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
If you do not have an AACSB accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in business, you are required to complete at least 12 credit hours that provide a general business foundation upon which your graduate information systems degree will be built.
Choose four of the following courses:
- Data Analysis for Managers BUSN6530
- Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information BUSN6550
- Marketing Management BUSN6560
- Management of Operations BUSN6630
- Financial Management BUSN6640
If you have a limited business background consider taking BUSN6550, BUSN6560, BUSN6630 and BUSN6640.
Curriculum
Information Systems Audit and Control Association model curricula recommendations are integrated into the specialization. This provides you with the necessary skills to meet the demand for future accounting and IS professionals.
The Accounting and Information Systems Audit and Control specialization focuses leveraging the existing IT infrastructure to establish quality in financial and internal audit processes and address the regulatory issues associated with reporting, consolidation and document/content management more effectively and completely.
Before starting the specialization, you need to complete:
- Financial Accounting ACCT6030
You then complete the following courses:
- Business Process Management ISMG6040
- Analysis, Modeling and Design ISMG6060
- Database Management Systems ISMG6080
- Information Systems Management and Strategy ISMG6180
- Business Intelligence Systems ISMG6220
- Global Enterprise Systems ISMG6420
- Auditing ACCT6020
- Accounting and Information Systems Processes and Controls ACCT6510 /ISMG6510
Then choose two of the following:
- Information Systems Security and Privacy ISMG6430
- IT Project Management ISMG6450
- Financial Statement Analysis ACCT6340
- Fraud Examination ACCT6360
- Advanced Auditing ACCT6620
- Internal Auditing ACCT6470
Business Intelligence (BI) systems combine operational data with analytical tools to present complex and competitive information to planners and decision makers. The objective is to improve the timeliness and quality of inputs to the decision process. BI is used to understand:
- The capabilities available in a firm
- The state of the art, trends, and future directions in the markets
- The technologies and regulatory environment in which the firm competes
- The actions of competitors in the implications of these actions
With this specialization, you get the necessary skills and knowledge in real-time data warehousing, data visualization, data mining, online analytical processing, customer relationships management, dashboards and scorecards, corporate performance management, expert and advanced intelligent systems, and hands on experience with leading BI tools.
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
If you do not have an AACSB accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in business, you are required to complete at least 12 credit hours that provide a general business foundation upon which your graduate information systems degree will be built.
Choose four of the following courses:
- Data Analysis for Managers BUSN6530
- Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information BUSN6550
- Marketing Management BUSN6560
- Management of Operations BUSN6630
- Financial Management BUSN6640
If you have a limited business background consider taking BUSN6550, BUSN6560, BUSN6630 and BUSN6640.
Curriculum
You first complete:
- Database Management Systems ISMG6080
- Business Intelligence Systems ISMG6220
Then choose six of the following:
- Information Systems Management and Strategy ISMG6180
- Global Enterprise Systems ISMG6420
- Information Systems Security and Privacy ISMG6430
- Data Warehousing and Administration ISMG6480
- Business Intelligence in Healthcare, ISMG6810 OR Business Intelligence in Financial Modeling, ISMG6820
- Business Applications of Data Mining DSCI6828
- Customer Relationship Management MKTG6090
Electives
You need to complete an additional 6 credit hours by completing both:
- An elective course from an ISMG graduate courses OR an Internship
- A free elective selected from any graduate course offered by the Business School, except BUSN courses numbered below 6800
This specialization focus on information technology as the prime driver of business strategy.
Coursework focuses on the strategic, technological, financial and organizational issues involved with the effective management of information technology within an enterprise.
Curriculum
You first complete:
- Business Process Management ISMG6040
- Information Systems Management and Strategy ISMG6180
Then choose six of the following:
- Database Management Systems ISMG6080
- Internet and Mobile Technologies ISMG6120
- Business Intelligence Systems ISMG6220
- Global Enterprise Systems ISMG6420
- Information Systems Security and Privacy ISMG6430
- IT Project Management ISMG6450
- Emerging Technologies ISMG6460
Electives
You need to complete an additional 6 credit hours by completing both:
- An elective course from an ISMG graduate courses OR an Internship
- A free elective selected from any graduate course offered by the Business School, except BUSN courses numbered below 6800
Curriculum
First complete:
- Analysis, Modeling, and Design ISMG6060
- Database Management Systems ISMG6080
Then choose six of the following:
- Business Intelligence Systems ISMG6220
- Service Oriented Architecture ISMG6280
- Information Systems Security and Privacy ISMG6430
- Emerging Technologies ISMG6460
- Business Intelligence In Healthcare ISMG6810
- Introduction to Health Information Technology HLTH6071
- Fundamentals of Health Information Technology Management HLTH6072
Electives
You need to complete an additional 6 credit hours by completing both:
- An elective course from an ISMG graduate courses OR an Internship
- A free elective selected from any graduate course offered by the Business School, except BUSN courses numbered below 6800
Learn to build and manage large systems using platforms for web sites development, mobile and wireless applications, and web services and service oriented architectures. The courses provide expertise in .Net programming, business process management, Internet and mobile technologies, web site development technologies, data warehousing and administration, and service oriented architecture. Project management coursework enables graduates to successfully handle highly complex systems development projects in the business world.
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
If you do not have an AACBS accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in business, you are required to complete at least 12 credit hours that provide a general business foundation upon which your graduate information systems degree will be built.
Choose four of the following courses:
- Data Analysis for Managers BUSN6530
- Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information BUSN6550
- Marketing Management BUSN6560
- Management of Operations BUSN6630
- Financial Management BUSN6640
If you have a limited business background consider taking BUSN6550, BUSN6560, BUSN6630 and BUSN6640 .
Curriculum
You first complete
- Analysis, Modeling and Design ISMG6060
- Database Management Systems ISMG6080
Then choose six of the following
- .Net Programming Fundamentals ISMG6020
- Business Process Management ISMG6040
- Internet and Mobile Technologies ISMG6120
- Web site Development Practices and Technologies ISMG6240
- Service Oriented Architecture ISMG6280
- IT Project Management ISMG6450
- Data Warehousing and Administration ISMG6480
Electives
You need to complete an additional 6 credit hours by completing both
- an elective course from and ISMG graduate courses OR and Internship
- a free elective selected from any graduate course offered by the Business School, except BUSN courses numbered below 6800
The Geographic Information Systems option expands upon system development skills through the understanding geographic information systems work flows, analysis processes and data models.
This option for the either the Business Intelligence (BI) or Web and Mobile Computing specializations addresses how map representations can be abstracted in geo-databases to develop intelligent GIS systems. Learn how GIS can improve efficiencies, decision making, planning, geographic accountability, science-based plans and communication.
The GIS option is offered in conjunction with the College of Engineering and Applied Science and a certificate in GIS is awarded by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
In addition to these courses you complete the common body of knowledge courses (CBK) above and your primary specialization (either BI or Web and Mobile)
Curriculum
First complete:
- Your primary Specialization (BI or Web and Mobile)
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems CE5381 (take this course as your Information Systems elective)
Then choose three of the following:
- GIS Spatial Data Development CE5382
- GIS Analyses - Theory and Practice CE5383
- GIS Management and Policies CE5384
- GIS Relational Database Systems CE5385
- GIS Laboratory CE5386
Notes:
- GIS courses are offered online and can be completed concurrently with the information systems courses.
- Students will be able to register for the classes on the Web. There are not any special registration requirements.
- Students need to notify the graduate advising office at the Business School (303-315-8200) prior to graduation if they are planning to complete the GIS option. Students also need to indicate the completion of the coursework when they submit their online intent to graduate form.