Information has joined land, labor, capital, and materials as a central resource for all business managers. Thus, although management specialists with an in-depth education in information systems are needed, every manager is called on to utilize information for business advantage.

Information systems include computers, a wide variety of programming languages, telecommunications, mathematical modeling and computer software for data analysis, factory and office automation, robotics, and expert systems. Managers need to know how and when to apply these technologies, how organizations can acquire and manage information systems that use these technologies, and how businesses should organize themselves to take advantage of opportunities through these technologies.

Students from all areas of business can benefit from understanding information systems. For example, since accounting systems are usually computerized, cost accountants, auditors, and corporate finance managers must be able to use and analyze information systems. General managers need to understand information systems as organizational innovations that must be adopted and implemented simultaneously with changes in organizational designs, strategies, and behaviors. Market researchers must be able to extract data from large databases and analyze them using sophisticated decision and business modeling techniques. Manufacturing and engineering managers must understand the linkages between technical and business computing applications.

Undergraduates have the opportunity to receive awards, recognition, and scholarships. Internships and independent studies are also available to students.

The Computer and Information Systems (CIS) curriculum prepares students for careers in the broadly defined computer information systems field as it applies to business.

Positions in demand now are often business analysts, liaisons between technology and functional areas like accounting, finance, marketing and operations.

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems degree requirements
Computer Information Systems course descriptions

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