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Graduate Studies Calendar 2011-2012 Courses of Instruction Course Descriptions M Management Information Systems MGIS
Management Information Systems MGIS

Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.

Management Information Systems Chairperson —  V. Mitchell

Graduate Courses
Management Information Systems 601       Management Information Systems
The fundamental role of information systems (IS) and Information Technologies in leading and managing effective organizations. Strategic, tactical and operational aspects of IS are covered, focusing on their impact on managerial decision processes across a range of business contexts. Topics highlight the development, control, impact and evaluation of IS activities from the individual to the societal level of analysis.
Course Hours:
H(3-1)
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Management Information Systems 725       e-Technology
Technical and managerial issues related to buying, building, and implementing e-technology to enable various organizational and business strategies and relationships including business-to-business, business-to-customer, business-to-employee and employee-to-employee strategies. Topics include: systems internetworking, information management, systems integration, wireless technologies, transmission security and authentication, project management, software design, technology diffusion and evaluation, technology-enabled business process design, and legal and ethical issues.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Management Information Systems 601.
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Management Information Systems 735       Systems Analysis and Design
Planning and implementation of network-enabled (i.e. Intranet and Internet) solutions to facilitate information and knowledge transfer across business environments. Reflects the information explosion of recent years, the new technological advances in information systems, and the exponential growth in electronic business processes. Course emphasis is placed on the management of technology-enabled business processes.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Management Information Systems 601.
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Management Information Systems 737       Enterprise Data Management
Data systems, technologies and management issues associated with information design, capture, storage, search, and dissemination to various stakeholders of an organization. Includes database management technologies, data modelling tools, interface design, structured query language, document and knowledge management systems, and information backup, security and disaster recovery. Brief aspects of the course explore linkages with Internet-based technologies, design issues, web services, search strategies and telecommunication systems for information delivery (wireless and wired; intranet, extranet, and internet).
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Management Information Systems 601.
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Management Information Systems 743       Telecommunications
Basic telecommunications and data communications concepts relevant to organizations. Fundamentals of analog and digital signalling and transmission. Wide and local area networking. Protocols and standards; telecommunication applications. The role of the Internet in organizations.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Management Information Systems 601.
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Management Information Systems 797       Advanced Seminar in Management Information Systems

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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PhD Course
Management Information Systems 799       Doctoral Seminars in Management Information Systems

799.01. PhD Seminar I in Management Information Systems

799.02. PhD Seminar II in Management Information Systems

799.03. PhD Seminar III in Management Information Systems

799.04. PhD Seminar IV in Management Information Systems


Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
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