Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Explores the strategic presence of information technology across business, its impact on day-to-day operations, and the risks created. Discusses effective use of information technology to improve business decision-making, revitalize business processes, and gain competitive advantage. Additional work required of graduate students.

Decision-making and decision modeling skills for improving business performance. Design and programming of business applications using MS-Excel and Visual Basic Applications (VBA).

Use of a programming language in the structural design and implementation of business applications. Use of good software design principles and cross-platform application integration capabilities.

Financial measures of IT value including TCO, ROI, and NPV; non-financial dimensions of business value such as strategic fit, IT investment risk; IT governance and IT models; measuring IT performance; IT change management.

Budgeting and controlling IT costs; IT procurement including requirements specification, requests for proposals, evaluation criteria, and vendor selection; evaluating and managing vendor performance; developing and monitoring contracts.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Management of information systems development from a business perspective. Focus on mainstream and emerging systems analysis and design techniques. First-hand experience with commercial tools used in information systems development projects.

Database and data warehousing concepts, design principles, and methods of use in assisting management decision-making and in building Web-based database applications. Focus on widely used commercial database environments.

Identify a business opportunity, develop an e-business strategy, and design the web store. Gain hands-on experience in setting up a fully functional web store.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Concepts and models of support systems for management decision making. Systems analysis of unstructured decision problems.

Such issues as top down modular design of management information systems, testing, documentation, and implementation.