This course develops skills in technology awareness, computer fluency, computing devices, ethical use of the Internet, and business applications for problem solving, communicating, and making informed decisions, including word processors, presentation software, electronic spreadsheets, and database management systems. Students will gain skills in developing business applications and web pages. Credit cannot be granted for both CMP SCI 1010 and INFSYS 1800.

Prerequisites: INFSYS 1800 or satisfactory performance on proficiency exam. This course provides an overview of the field of information systems including concepts of systems analysis and design, ethics in information systems usage, electronic business, database management, enterprise systems, information security, and JavaScript programming concepts. Business cases will be utilized to illustrate how information systems improve decision-making. Students will also gain valuable strategies for career development and networking.

Prerequisites: INFSYS 2800 or CMP SCI 1250, and a minimum campus GPA of 2.0. This course provides an introduction to object-oriented programming. Topics include object-oriented design principles and choices, encapsulation, inheritance, and event-driven programming. Hands-on labs during class sessions and assignments help students develop applied programming skills. Students may not receive credit for both INFSYS 3806 and INFSYS 6806.

Prerequisites: INFSYS 2800 or CMP SCI 1250 or permission of Information Systems department chair. This course provides an overview of modern Information Technology (IT) infrastructure components and focuses on systems administration in Linux and Windows server environments. Students will learn to install, configure, operate, maintain, and secure servers. Topics include user management and policies, file systems, backup and recovery, network configuration, and host security among others. Virtualization and cloud environments are introduced. Basic foundations of automation and configuration management using shells and other contemporary tools are provided. Credit cannot be granted for both INFSYS 3820 and INFSYS 6820.

Prerequisites: INFSYS 2800 and a minimum campus GPA of 2.0. This course provides students the skills and knowledge needed for roles as ERP business analysts, ERP configuration specialists, and consultants. Students will be introduced to integrated business processes through the application of SAP modules supporting Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Financial Accounting (FI), Production Planning (PP), and Controlling (CO) as components of the SAP integrated business solution. Students will complete exercises to construct a functioning company operating in an integrated SAP R/3 environment.

Prerequisites: INFSYS 3806, ACCTNG 2400, minimum campus GPA of 2.0. This course provides an introduction to the design and use of databases in meeting business information needs. Topics include database planning, conceptual design, and data administration. The concepts are studied with projects involving the use of a current database management system.

Prerequisites: Minimum business GPA of 2.5, minimum campus GPA of 2.0, completed and/or currently enrolled in at least 6 credit hours of information systems electives at the 3000 level or above, consent of supervising instructor, and consent of department chair. Students are employed in the field of information systems where they apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Professional development obtaining specialized work experience are primary goals. An information systems faculty member will monitor the student's program with the student providing a formal written report at the end of the project.

Prerequisites: Minimum campus GPA of 2.0 and approval by the supervising professor and the Area Coordinator. Special individual study in information systems under the supervision of a full-time information systems faculty member.

Prerequisite: INFSYS 2800. This course seeks to prepare students for IT leadership roles using business cases as exemplars. Credit cannot be granted for both INFSYS 4800 and INFSYS 5800.

Same as P P ADM 6800. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. This course provides an overview of issues related to the management of information systems within organizations. Course topics may include the role of the Chief Information Officer, business value from emergent information technologies (IT), enterprise systems, the impact of IT on organizational competitiveness, managing IT-enabled projects, extracting business intelligence from big data, sourcing IT, cybersecurity, ethics, intellectual property rights, and societal impacts of IT.

Prerequisites: INFSYS 6840 or permission of instructor. The internship will be a supervised field experience in a US-based business/organization or a US-based international business/organization. Students will be employed off-campus for a 10-16 week period on projects directed by host organization supervisors in consultation with a UM-St. Louis faculty member. The project requires students to apply IS concepts to a real-world problem. The project does not duplicate, but builds upon material in the IS curriculum. A professional written report will be required.

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and graduate director. Special individual research topics in Information Systems under the guidance of a specific professor.

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. This course provides an introduction to object-oriented programming. Topics include object-oriented design principles and choices, encapsulation, inheritance, and event-driven programming. Hands-on labs during class sessions and assignments help students develop applied programming skills. Students may not receive credit for both INFSYS 3806 and INFSYS 6806.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing. This course establishes the critical role of Linux and Windows server environments in contemporary Information Technology (IT) infrastructure management. Students will explore both the technical and management aspects of server infrastructure. Technical aspects include installation, operation, maintenance, virtualization, and systems security. Management aspects include server lifecycles and management of server environments at scale using automation and configuration management tools within the context of application development, security operations, and IT operations. Credit cannot be granted for both INFSYS 3820 and INFSYS 6820.

Prerequisite: INFSYS 5800. Effective project management ensures that a project is completed on time, within budget, and has high quality. The purpose of this class is to examine the task of project resource management with a focus on IT and services. It will cover conventional aspects of project management, such as the project evaluation, planning, roles, responsibilities, scheduling, and tracking. In addition, this class will examine risk management, change management, critical chain management, build vs. buy analysis, package vs. custom solutions, vendor qualification and selection, and the roles of certification in the process. The class will also cover the management of programs or a portfolio of IT projects.

Prerequisites: INFSYS 5800. Topics of current interest in management information systems. Topics may include international information systems, electronic commerce, decision support systems, information systems strategy, telecommunications, and information systems management.