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Concentration in Business Technology

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The concentration in Business Technology equips students with the technical and managerial acumen required for management and leadership positions in business and industry. 

The multidisciplinary approach of the concentration integrates business and technology topics that are often taught separately, giving students a holistic academic and practical experience.

Program Structure

In addition to the 24 credit-hour MBA core curriculum, a concentration in Electronic Business requires completion of the course work below.

A concentration shall include at least nine (9) credit hours.

Course Code Course Title Description Credits

BSAD 8736

Economics of Entrepreneurship

This course will review economic theories of entrepreneurship with special emphasis on Schumpeter's theory of creative destruction. The main focus of the seminar will be on the "high-level" entrepreneurship that sometimes results in major innovations. This course will address the societal benefits of entrepreneurship, factors influencing entrepreneurial success, the policies that best encourage entrepreneurship, and how firms can survive and prosper in an entrepreneurial environment.

Prerq: ECON 2200 or permission of the instructor for all students

3

CSCI 8590

Fundamentals of Deep Learning

This course is an introduction to deep learning, a branch of machine learning concerned with the development and application of neural networks. Deep learning trains the machine to learn patterns that it is presented with rather than requiring the human operator to define the patterns that the machine should look for. Deep learning is behind many recent advances in artificial intelligence, such as face recognition, speech recognition and autonomous driving. This course will cover the foundations of deep learning, learning theory, basic/advanced neural networks and problem domains of many selected applications.

Prereq: CSCI 3320 or instructor permission

3
ECON 8346 Economics of Technology

The seminar discusses whether innovation is more driven by demand or supply forces, the optimal timing of adoption of new technology, whether new technology benefits workers and consumers, and whether government is successful at supporting promising new technology.

Prereq: ECON 2200 or BSAD 8180 or permission of the instructor

3
ISQA 8180 Electronic Commerce

Electronic Commerce is the digital enablement of transactions between multiple parties. A multitude of technologies, tools and applications have brought about changes in business, and society that require careful consideration. Students are given an overview of electronic commerce business models and required to apply these to solve business problems or take on opportunities presented. They will cover topics such as social networking, electronic markets, and political and ethical issues associated with electronic commerce, and business plans for technology ventures. They will apply these concepts using Web 2.0 tools, mobile applications and website design assignments.

Prereq: ISQA 8310 or ISQA 3400.

3
ISQA 8196 Process Re-engineering w/Info Tech

Business process reengineering issues are examined. Reengineering concepts and methods are introduced. Additional special project(s) are required. SAP will be introduced.

3
ISQA 8206 Information and Data Quality

The course primarily focuses on developing an in-depth understanding of Data and Information Quality (DQ and IQ) concepts and issues. On completing this course students will be able to understand and use DQ and IQ Concepts in Information Systems projects, be able to recognize various patterns of Data and Design Deficiencies in Systems and be able to suggest appropriate DQ and IQ improvement plans in light of known deficiencies in systems.

3
ISQA 8210 Management of Software Development

This course will integrate concepts and techniques from software engineering, management science, psychology, organizational behavior, and organizational change to identify, understand, and propose solutions to the problems of software project management. The purpose of the course is to prepare the student for leadership positions in software development and software maintenance.

3
ISQA 8220 Advanced Systems Analysis and Design

This course is a systems analysis and design course for systems and business analysts. The course presents an overview of object-oriented system analysis and design. The course will then focus on theory, best practices, and modern methodologies that analysts can use to analyze and design information systems.

3
ISQA 8230 Telecommunications Management

This course will focus on the management required to operate today's complete telecommunications networks. The course will be based on the standards that are currently in place as well as examining the future directions. The student, upon the successful completion of this course, will have: an operational knowledge of the components of complex telecommunications networks, the management structures & computer systems needed to maintain that network, and the security solutions used to protect that network.

3
ISQA 8310 IT Infrastructure & Cloud Computing

This course will provide a comprehensive review of data and computer communications for business information systems within the framework of the ISO OSI model, evolving techniques for effective data communications, telecommunications infrastructure and services, and the design and management of organizational data and voice communications resources.

Prereq: CIST 2100 or equivalent.

3
ISQA 8410 Data Management

The course provides in-depth coverage of such areas as: the relational model, SQL, data modeling, data quality management, database design, data warehousing, business intelligence, document and content management, NoSQL systems, and data governance. The course offers a mix of theoretical treatment and hands-on application. Current DBMS and data modeling software will be used.

3
ISQA 8420 Managing the IS Function

The course provides a focus on the business management implications of the information explosion. The course is organized around a management audit of the information services activity to help present and future managers recognize and implement effective information services management.

3
ISQA 8525 Graphical User Interface Design

A study of the visual design for graphical user interface utilized in the development of business applications. The course includes a hands-on survey of the most prominent business software applications and an application project.

Prereq: Completion of MS/MIS foundation courses

3
ISQA 8530 E-Commerce Security

The course will integrate concepts, principles, and technologies from business, telecommunications, and computer science to identify, understand, and propose solutions to the security threats to e-commerce.

Prereq: CIST 2100 and ISQA 8310.

3
ISQA 8570

Information Security Policy &
Ethics

The course will cover the development and need for information security policies, issues regarding privacy, and the application of computer ethics.

Prereq: CIST 2100 or BSAD 8030, or permission of instructor

3
ISQA 8580

Security Risk Management & Assessment

The purpose of this course is to prepare the student for managing information security at the organizational level. This course will combine concepts from strategic management, decision science and risk analysis to prepare the student to integrate security issues into an organizational strategic planning process.

3
ISQA 8596

IT Audit and Control

This course explores organizational and managerial issues relevant to planning and conducting IT audit and control activities. The course covers the following conceptual areas: business risks and the management of business risk, IT risk as a component of business risk, the need to manage IT risks, and the basic type of controls required in a business system in order to control IT risks. Issues associated with new risks created by the use of the internet for business applications and electronic business are also covered.

3
ISQA 8700

Data Mining: Theory & Practice

This course provides students theoretical issues as well as practical methods for conducting data mining process, including the implementation of a warehouse. After covering the essential concepts, issues, techniques to build an effective data warehouse, this course emphasizes the various techniques of data mining, such as association, classification, clustering and prediction for on-line analyses within the framework of data warehouse architectures. This course also promotes students to conduct a real-life data analyzing project in Big Data Era.

3
ISQA 8736

Decision Support Systems

This course examines a set of information systems that specifically support managerial decision-makers: Decision Support Systems, Group Decision Support Systems, Executive Information Systems, Data Warehouses, Expert Systems, and Neural Networks. This course explores the development, implementation, and application of these systems, how these systems can be applied to current business problems, as well as how organizational issues impact the implementation and usage of these systems.

3
ISQA 8810

Info. Tech Project Fundamentals

The course will integrate concepts and techniques from management science, psychology, organizational behavior, & administration change to identify, understand & propose solutions to the problems of project management. The purpose of the course is to prepare the graduate for project participation and leadership.

3
ISQA 8820

Project Risk Management

This course will cover project risk management, i.e., the process of measuring or assessing risk in projects and then developing strategies to manage the risk. The topics covered will include: Risk Management Planning, Risk Identification, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Qualitative Risk Analysis, Risk Response Planning, and Risk Monitoring and Control will be covered in detail. Students will learn how to apply and use the tools and techniques needed to perform these project management tasks. A collection of readings on risk management from the empirical literature coupled with risk management standards from organizations such as IEEE and the Project Management Institute (PMI) will be used to provide the student with an excellent foundation in risk management and control.

3

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