MGT 403 - Introduction to BSM/BSMIS This course is designed to provide the tools needed by students to begin the program. Students are introduced to NLU's online tools, electronic library and their writing is assessed. 1 quarter hour MGT 416 - Information Systems Concepts Provides a fundamental understanding of the value and uses of information technology in business operations, managerial decision-making, and in creating a strategic competitive advantage for the enterprise. Course provides a broad overview of the basic elements of the technology field. Future managers, entrepreneurs, and other specialists will understand the uses of technology in today’s business world. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours. MGT417 - Communication Networks This course provides an overview of data communications and networks for IT and business professionals. The course covers the technical fundamentals of how networks function, studies real-life applications of network technology, and outlines network design and management issues faced by business and IT organizations. The course also covers the latest trends in communications and networking technologies and the new applications and architectures that these technologies enable. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours
MGT413 - Procuring, Managing and Leading High Technology Workers This course is geared towards the human resource official and line manager who recruit, manage and retain those professionals who think and act as free-agents. The purpose of this course is to provide concrete advice on day-to-day procurement, management, and retention issues specific to the high technology employee. It provides insights into different ways of thinking about and managing the higher-paid, highly sought after, and often introverted employee. The course also emphasizes how managers can more effectively manage the internal and external environment that relates to the management of information technology human resources. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours
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MGT424 - Developing and Managing Web Sites This course covers the key technical and business issues associated with the design, development, and management of internal or external web sites. In addition to providing hands-on experience with web development tools, the course addresses the roles, processes, and interfaces that are required for producing effective web sites. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours. MGT433 - Developing and Managing Databases This course teaches how databases are designed, implemented, and managed in today's business environment. Students learn the theory and then apply it using database management software to solve common business problems. The course also addresses business issues associated with enterprise data, such as data integrity and privacy. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours MGT437 - Data Mining and Warehousing Introduction to the fundamental concepts of data mining including motivations for and applications of data mining. The course provides an overview of the ethics and privacy issues with respect to invasive use, and an exploration of data mining methodologies. Introduces techniques for mining information from the web including logs, forms, cookies, user identification and path analysis. Prerequisites: MGT403, MGT433. 4 quarter hours
Return to Top MGT456 - Securing Corporate Information Assets The proliferation of corporate databases and the development of telecommunication network technology as gateways to intrusion are examined. Ways of investigating the management of the risk and security of data systems are presented as a function of design through recovery and protection. Issues of risk and security, as they relate to specific industries and government, are major topics in the course. Examples are presented of how major technological advances in computer and operating systems have placed data, as tangible corporate assets, at risk. Quantitative techniques for risk assessment and for qualitative decision making under uncertainty are explored. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours MGT473 - Strategic Uses of IT This course prepares students to increase the strategic effectiveness of information technology. Its main objective is to help students become better decision-makers thereby enabling them to compete more effectively in today’s information technology-driven environment. Major topics include issues relating to the development of an IT-enabled strategy and organizational design; challenges related to electronic commerce within and between organizations; and IT structure, organization, planning, control, & management. Material covered in this course centers around field-based research and case study analysis. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours MGT469 - Enterprise Resource Planning Course provides an overview of enterprise resource planning. Students will learn how to create a seamless integration of information flow through an organization by combining various sources of information into coherent software applications and databases. They will also learn how to transform business processes to create a seamless flow in supply chains. The course presents the origins and evolution of ERP along with trends and issues it has created. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours
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MGT462 - Systems Development Life Cycle Course provides an overview of the systems development life cycle, including the phases of planning, analysis, design, build, test, deployment, and support. The course will cover the latest tools, techniques, and methodologies for developing business applications. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding and specifying business requirements, then iteratively transforming requirements into a system design. Prerequisite: MGT403. 4 quarter hours MGT471 - IT Project Management This course covers how to plan and manage IT projects. Students will learn and apply principles, techniques, and tools for taking an IT project from inception to the delivery of business value. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the interplay among IT project requirements, such as scope, quality, productivity, budget, resources, and schedule. The course content is aligned with industry certifications (Project+, Project Management Professional), though the course by itself does not prepare students for these certification exams. Prerequisites: MGT403, MGT462. 4 quarter hours MGT485 - Applied MIS Techniques This course is the capstone for the BS in Management Information Systems program. The course uses case studies and research assignments as vehicles for students to integrate and apply the business, technology, and management concepts they have learned in previous courses. Students will analyze real-world business technology issues, propose strategies, design solutions, plan projects, and relate what they are doing to business value. Prerequisites: MGT403 and all other BSMIS program courses. 5 quarter hours
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