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College of Business Administration - Curriculum Guide

Management Information Systems

Businesses process materials, products, and information. In the industrial era of the past, management of materials and products was the focus. In the Information Age, success, for individuals and for companies, requires the ability to manage information effectively.

The goal of the Management Information Systems (MIS) concentration is to teach future managers and analysts how to use information technology (IT) to help individuals and organizations perform more efficiently and effectively. Students develop new, cutting-edge approaches that allow them to use this powerful resource to its greatest advantage. Delivering the right information in the right form and format to the right people at the right time is essential in today's business world. Companies use MIS to achieve a competitive edge through the intelligent design and use of IT. Students study database management, decision support systems, telecommunications, systems analysis and design, program design methodologies, and other IT topics, such as digital multimedia, expert systems, the Web, and electronic commerce.

MIS can only be effectively designed and implemented when understood in the context of the individual user, the work group, the organization, and society. Therefore, the study of MIS at Northeastern combines a focus on technology with a focus on organizational systems within the business context. Not only do students develop technical and problem-solving skills that are in high demand by employers, they learn to identify how IT can best be used within a business organization.

MIS managers interact frequently with other managers throughout an organization; therefore, students are encouraged to complete a dual concentration in MIS and another area of business. Graduates of this program enter a wide range of professions that suit their particular interests. Professional options include systems analyst, programmer, database designer and administrator, webmaster, software helpdesk expert, project specialist, consultant, network administrator, and IT specialist within other departments, such as financial services or accounting. See course descriptions for more information.

Five-Year Bachelor of Science Curriculum

Quarters 1­3	See introduction.
Quarter 4	ACC 1111, Financial Accounting; MSC 1200, Business Statistics 1; and two nonbusiness electives.
Quarter 5	ACC 1112, Managerial Accounting; MKT 1435, Introduction to Marketing; MSC 1201, Business Statistics 2; and one open elective.
Quarter 6	FIN 1438, Principles of Finance 1; MSC 1301, Management Information Systems; MSC 1330, Data Management; and one open elective.
Quarter 7	FIN 1439, Principles of Finance 2; MSC 1335, Telecommunications and Networks; and HRM 1433, Organizational Behavior and Design.
Quarter 8	MSC 1441, Operations Management; MSC 1332, Decision Support Systems for Business; one nonbusiness elective; and one open elective.
Quarter 9	MGT 1446, Managing Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues; MSC 1336, Business Programming; ENG 1381, Writing for Professions; and one open elective.
Quarter 10	MGT 1450, Business Policy; MSC 1341, Information Resource Management; and two open electives.
Quarter 11	MSC 1342, Business Systems Integration; and three open electives.
Four-Year Bachelor of Science Curriculum
Quarters 1­5	See introduction.
Quarter 6	MSC 1335, Telecommunications and Networks; FIN 1438, Principles of Finance 1; MSC 1441, Operations Management; and one open elective.
Quarter 7	MSC 1330, Data Management; FIN 1439, Principles of Finance 2; HRM 1433, Organizational Behavior and Design; and one open elective.
Quarter 8	MSC 1336, Business Programming; MGT 1446, Managing Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues; ENG 1381, Writing for Professions; and one open elective.
Quarter 9	MSC 1341, Information Resource Management; MGT 1450, Business Policy; MSC 1332, Business Support Systems for Business; and two open electives.
Quarter 10	MSC 1342, Business Systems Integration; and three open electives.

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