Management Information Systems (MIS)

Prerequisites: Graduate standing. This course examines the role of information technology, and its management, in supporting an organization's (internally- and externally-focused) operations and strategies. Particular attention is given to issues associated with the funding and building of business and technology architectures to enable efficient, effective, and adaptable operational, tactical and strategic actions. (Irreg.)

Prerequisite: graduate standing. Study of knowledge management from a variety of perspectives -- historical, social, technical, managerial. Review of problems, opportunities, and events providing the impetus for focus on knowledge management. Explores various technologies that support knowledge management. Consideration of the social implications of knowledge management. However, our focus will be on the three critical elements in knowledge management-people, processes, and technology. Explores practices entailed in developing a knowledge infrastructure, valuing knowledge assets, managing the interaction of knowledge and people, leveraging teams, knowledge across organizations, managing people to facilitate effective knowledge sharing and use. (Irreg.) 2.000 Credit hours 2.000 Lecture hours

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 5602. This course focuses on managing projects, including their implementation within an organization. A project is a complex, non-routine, one-time effort limited by time, budget, resources, and performance specifications designed to meet customer needs. The characteristics make project management a particularly challenging management task. Project management concepts apply to many other types of organizational actvities, e.g., managing task forces and committees. Planning, organizing, staffing and controlling projects require traditional management skills, an understanding of quality assurance techniques, and an appreciation of the unique challenges of managing projects.