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Earn a Master of Information Systems - Enroll Now for July 2009

Master of Information Systems Courses:

Technology architectures: Having a technology architecture is an essential precondition to an enterprise attaining organizational flexibility. Technology architecture can be defined as the blueprints for an organization’s IT infrastructure. The blueprints include principles, standards, guidelines, and technologies that describe and direct an organization’s technology infrastructure for the future. Defining the technology architecture typically requires an examination of the enterprise from various perspectives: business, work, information, application, and external.

Project assurance & failure avoidance: Given that 23% of IT projects are canceled before they are ever completed and 49% are over budget when completed, the root causes of IT project failures and how to manage and avoid failures must be addressed by IT leaders. Project failures can arise from size, uniqueness, and complexity characteristics. Studying these characteristics is essential.

Enterprise systems: Enterprise systems and the plans, methods, tools aimed at modernizing, consolidating, and coordinating technology applications are key themes in the program. Topics such as 24/7 availability, instantaneous scalability, personalized self-service, and error-free transaction processing drive the need to examine enterprise systems and systems integration.

Technology strategies: Learning how to manage information systems necessitates an examination of technology obsolescence, renewal, and integration issues. Study of technology strategies which examine the application portfolio and link them to business needs is another important aspect of the program. Delving into technology strategies teaches students how to ensure that business functions will continue to operate effectively in a manner consistent with the future needs of the business.

Business continuity & disaster recovery, information ethics, & security: Information systems are especially prone to disruptions. Ensuring the continuous working of systems and business processes is a critical aspect to managing information systems. Topics covered in the program include how to plan, implement, and utilize recovery techniques to ensure business process continuity. Due to today’s regulatory environment and societal awareness and pressure, organizations must follow ethical standards and implement appropriate security policies. Topics include current regulatory standards and laws, privacy concerns and ethics, and security mechanisms and policies.