Information Systems Track – Bachelor of Business Administration
With the explosion of the internet and a growing dependency on information technology and digital networks in all career fields, computer competency is in high demand. The information systems program prepares students with the organizational and technical abilities needed for professional information technology positions in contemporary organizations. Students learn to assess business needs and develop appropriate solutions. Computer environments range from desktop hardware and software to local area networks, enterprise systems, object-oriented programming and Internet-based technologies. Graduates typically go into positions such as systems analysts, applications programmers, web developers, network administrators, technical support and systems consultants.
Program Competencies
Specific competencies and outcomes to be achieved by students are:
- Assess the need for, implement and evaluate information technologies at the enterprise and desktop levels.
- Demonstrate proficiency in business software applications and decision support technologies that improve performance at all organizational levels.
- Apply problem solving and analytical reasoning skills within the framework of information systems.
- Recognize the strategic importance of information systems as an integral part of organizational performance.
- Demonstrate knowledge of telecommunications, networking, and multi-user, wide-area platforms.
- Demonstrate the ability to model organizational and quantitative processes and functions as a foundation for designing information system solutions.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply project management tools and techniques that are essential to managing information system projects.
- Identify and design opportunities and strategies for IT-enabled organizational improvement and innovation.
- Demonstrate mastery of functional skills used in designing, building and managing databases that support information systems in an organization.
Assessment
- AACSB/EBI Undergraduate Business Exit Study (every three years).
- AACSB/EBI Undergraduate Business Alumni Study (every three years).
- BBA Business Core Assessment of Learning (specific goals - annually).
- Embedded outcomes assessment measures established annually to assess the achievement of specific student outcome measures.
- CIS Core Competency Assessment.
IS Track Requirements
General Education
Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable).
Business Qualifying Courses
Business Prerequisite Course
| ACCT 281 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 282 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BBA 261 | Business Law and Regulations | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Upper Core BBA Courses
Students must be admitted to the Department of Business Administration program to register for upper division business core courses. Admission requires completion of the business qualifying courses and a cumulative Morehead State GPA of at least 2.25 for all MSU and transfer courses.
| CIS 311 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 360 | Business Finance | 3 |
| BBA 315 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
| BBA 350 | Business Plan Development | 3 |
| BBA 363 | Ethical Decision Making in Business | 3 |
| BBA 370 | Operations and Service Management | 3 |
| BBA 380 | International Business | 3 |
| BBA 475 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| BBA 499C | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MATH 305 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
BBA 380: (or international cooperative education, or international exchange course experience)
Track Requirements
| CIS 326 | Introduction to Databases | 3 |
| CIS 340 | Data Networking Systems | 3 |
| ETM 320 | Project Management | 3 |
| CIS 490 | Strategic IS Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Choose one of the following:
| CIS 385 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| CIS 413 | IS Analysis and Design | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
CIS 385 - Recommended for students who focus on business analytics.
CIS 413 - Recommended for students who are interested in managerial issues of information systems or in the area of systems/business analyst.
If one is selected as the required course, the other may be used as an elective.
Choose one of the following:
| CIS 202 | Introduction to Programming - Visual Basic | 3 |
| CIS 205 | Introduction to Programming - C++ | 3 |
| CIS 214 | Introduction to Programming - Java | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose nine hours from the following:
Approved Electives for the IS Track
| CIS 202 | Introduction to Programming - Visual Basic | 3 |
| CIS 205 | Introduction to Programming - C++ | 3 |
| CIS 214 | Introduction to Programming - Java | 3 |
| CIS 295 | Mobile Application Development | 3 |
| CIS 302 | Advanced Programming -Visual Basic | 3 |
| CIS 305 | Advanced Programming-C++ | 3 |
| CIS 314 | Advanced Programming-Java | 3 |
| CIS 320 | Web Technologies and Design | 3 |
| CIS 322 | Systems Security and Information Assurance | 3 |
| CIS 365 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| CIS 385 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| CIS 413 | IS Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CIS 426 | Database Administration | 3 |
| CIS 430 | Advanced Topics in Information Systems | 3 |
| CIS 439 | Cooperative Education IV | 1-8 |
| CIS 442 | Network Administration | 3 |
| CIS 476 | Special Topics in Computer Information Systems | 1-3 |
| FIN 365 | Financial Issues for Small Business | 3 |
| MNGT 365 | Financial Issues for Small Business | 3 |
| MNGT 310 | Small Business Organization | 3 |
| Electives | 300-level or above CS or ETM electives | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Even though not required, all IS students are encouraged to explore and investigate a possible 180 hour IT cooperative education placement or other virtual internship with an organization between their junior and senior year. Three-hour credit for cooperative education is available. More information about possibilities may be obtained by emailing or making an appointment with the cooperative education coordinator.
Free Electives
Students may select additional CIS courses from this list to fulfill the free electives if students desire to gain additional coursework in information systems or internships.
Total Credit Hours: 120