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: Each student is 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 nine 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)

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

First Semester 3	Credits
Natural Science with Lab 2	5
ENG 101 English I	4
MTH 151 Math Concepts 4	1
MTH 152 Math Concepts4	2
MTH 153 Math Concepts 4	1
IST 203 Software Tools for Personal Productivity 1	3
BUS 101 Intro College Life	1
Total	17
Second Semester 3	Credits
African-American Experience 2	3
Natural Science 2	3
ENG 102 English II or approved course	3
MTH 154 Math Concepts 4	1
MTH 155 Math Concepts 4	2
MTH 156 Math Concepts 4	1
ECN 201 Prin of Macro	3
Total	16
Third Semester 3	Credits
Western Culture 2	4
ACT 221 Intro Act I	3
ECN 202 Prin of Micro6	3
GAD 250 Bus Com, (W) 7	3
OMS 201 Bus Stat I	3
Total	16
Fourth Semester 3	Credits
Diversity Course 2	3
ACT 222 Intro Act II	3
OMS 202 Bus Stat II	3
IST 211 Fund. of Sys Dev	3
IST 221 Info Sys in Org 5	3
Total	15
Fifth Semester	Credits
Social Science 2	3
ECN 302 Intermediate Microeconomics	3
MKT 301 Introduction to Marketing	3
IST 311 Adv Prog of Business Systems	3
IST 321 Systems Analysis Methods	4
Total	16
Sixth Semester	Credits
Arts and Humanities 2	3
MLR 321 Organizational Behavior	3
OMS 311 Intro to Operations Management	3
IST 331 Design and Implementation of DBMS	4
IST 341 Networks and Telecommunication	4
Total	17
Seventh Semester	Credits
Arts and Humanities 2	3
MKT 351 Bus, Soc & Gov (W) 7, 8 or BLW 411 Business Law and Ethics (W) 7, 8	3
FIN 351 Introduction to Financial Management	4
IST Elective2	3
IST Elective 2	3
Total	16
Eighth Semester	Credits
Arts and Humanities 2	3
Nonwestern Culture 2	4
MLR 465 Mgt. Strategy and Policy (W) 7	3
IST 465 Enterprise Integration Systems	3
IST Elective 2	3
Total	16

¹ Required as part of the B.B.A. core; does not count toward hours in the major.

² Students should see a faculty adviser before choosing electives.

³ The first four semesters for Information Systems majors are slightly different from the recommended schedule for other B.B.A. majors.

⁴ The Analytical Geometry & Calculus sequence (MTH 181-182) may be substituted for MTH 151-156.

⁵ Information Systems majors take IST 221 instead of IST 305.

⁶ Once ECN 201 or 202 or their equivalents have been successfully completed, no additional credit for principles-levels economics courses will be counted toward graduation in the College of Business.

⁷ (W)Counts as a writing course for the General Education Requirements. Three writing courses are required. The BBA core courses must be completed prior to taking MLR 465, the capstone course in the BBA degree program.

⁸ Information Systems majors take MKT 351 or BLW 411 but not both.

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