Information Systems (B.B.A.)
At-a-Glance

Note: This program is currently being revised. Please check back periodically for updates.

Admission to major: 2.0 grade-point average or better and completion of all College of Business Administration lower-division requirements.

Advising: A student should consult with department faculty on a regular basis for course selection.  Each student can also be assigned an adviser by the department after declaring the major; phone: 216-687-4760.

Student organizations: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA).

The information systems (IS) major is designed to prepare a student for a career in information systems. IS, as a field of study, began in the 1960s and has grown in scope and depth. As an academic discipline it encompasses two broad areas:

• acquisition, deployment and management of information technology (IT) resources and services;
• development of IS infrastructure to support the organization process.

The IS function in an organization has a broad responsibility:

• acquisition, development and management of IT, such as computers and communications;
• development and management of corporate data;
• tracking new information technology;
• assisting users in use of new technology; and
• assisting in organization-wide IT strategy planning and implementation.

Graduates of IS programs will have a combined preparation in business core courses and applied computing. They will not only have the necessary managerial and business knowledge to solve business problems in functional areas such as accounting, finance, marketing and management, but also technical skills to develop and support information systems with a varying degree of scope.

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Major-Field Requirements

Required Courses:

• IST 203 Software Tools for Personal Productivity ¹
• IST 211 Fundamentals of Systems Development
• IST 221 Information Systems in the Organization
• IST 311 Advanced Programming of Business Systems
• IST 321 Systems Analysis Methods
• IST 331 Modern Database Design and Implementation
• IST 341 Management of Business Networks
• IST 465 Enterprise Integration Systems

Electives²:

Choose at least 10 hours from the following courses.

• IST 410 Object-Oriented Programming for Business Applications (4 credit hours)
• IST 420 Project Management for Information Systems (3 credit hours)
• IST 430 Knowledge Management (3 credit hours)
• IST 450 Web-Based Programming (3 credit hours)
• IST 461 Electronic Business (3 credit hours)
• IST 490 Professional Internship (1 credit hour)

Math Courses

Although MTH 151-156 may be used to satisfy the math requirement, students are encouraged to take MTH 181-182 as an alternative.

Further Note:

All IST and CIS courses must be passed with a grade of C or better.

The CIS Department also offers another degree, the Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science.

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Recommended Program of Study ³

¹MTH 181-182 may be substituted for MTH 151-156

² Students should see a faculty adviser before scheduling.

³BUS 101 is not required for transfer students.

(W)Counts as a writing course for the General Education Requirements. Three writing courses are required. The B.B.A. core courses must be completed prior to taking MLR 465, the capstone course in the B.B.A. degree program.

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