ISM 3011 MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 credits

This course is an examination of information systems and their management. The student will be introduced to digital integration, managing information systems, electronic business, managing of hardware and software and designing information systems. 47 contact hours.

ISM 3232 SOFTWARE ESSENTIALS 3 credits

Prerequisites: CGS 1100 and admission to the Technology and Management BAS Program. Recommended: CIS 2321. This course covers a broad range of software topics as they apply to software management and systems analysis and design. Topics include, but are not limited to organizational requirements analysis, process of systems development and design, systems development life cycle (SDLC), and optimization of technology payback. 47 contact hours.

ISM 3320 CORE SECURITY PRINCIPLES 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Technology and Management BAS program. This course provides the foundation of security principles and skills necessary for the successful management of information security in an organization. Students will understand the controls over hardware, media, as well as personnel responsible for utilizing an organization's information assets. The student will also become familiar with auditing and monitoring for security events. The course focuses on the physical measures and their associated procedures necessary to safeguard against damage, loss and theft. The student will be able to recognize the basic concepts of cryptography including key algorithms, distribution methods, methods of attack, and the construction and use of concepts such as digital signatures. 47 contact hours.

ISM 3324 APPLICATIONS IN INFORMATION SECURITY 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Technology and Management BAS program. This course helps develop the important security concepts relative to software application development and access control that provide the knowledge and skills necessary for the successful management of information security in an organization. Students will understand the environment where software is designed and developed as well as the critical role software plays in providing security to an organization's information systems. The course focuses on software development concepts that relate to security, and how access control methodologies fit into the entire enterprise architecture. 47 contact hours.

ISM 3330 INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Technology and Management BAS program. This course develops the information security knowledge and skills necessary for the successful management of information security technology in an organization. Students will understand an organization's information assets. Students will also learn how to develop and implement policies, procedures and standards as they relate to an information security plan. The course focuses on information classification, risk assessment, business continuity planning and enterprise security architecture, as well as the key concepts of enterprise information security planning and administration. 47 contact hours.

ISM 3930 SEMINARS IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 1 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to any BAS program in the College of Technology and Management or permission of the Dean. This course focuses on current and emerging issues in the management of technology in a modern business. Its format and topics will vary but will typically include a half-day to one-day seminar by one or more industry subject matter experts on specific technology management topics such as telecommunication, information security, system development management, etc. The requirements for each student will vary with the seminar topic. This course must be taken three (3) times for a total of three (3) credits using different seminar topics. In addition, students can take it a 4th time as an elective for 1 credit under a different seminar topic. 16 contact hours.

ISM 4212 DATABASE DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION 3 credits

Prerequisite: CGS 1100 or permission of the Dean and admission into the Technology Management BAS Program. This course covers the essentials of database design and administration in a business environment and focuses on the skills and knowledge necessary to develop data models aligned with the requirements of business. This course also covers structured query language (SQL) and the object-oriented approach to data modeling and design. 47 contact hours.

ISM 4220 NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS 3 credits

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Technology & Management BAS program or permission of the Dean. Recommended: At least two information technology or computer science courses at a college or university level. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the various networking technologies and their practical application in the management of a business. The course also covers the technical issues involved in designing and implementing an efficient network for voice, data, and information networks. 47 contact hours.

ISM 4301 GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Technology and Management BAS programs. This course addresses key management issues as they are applied to global information resources management. This course addresses key management issues as they are applied to global information resources management. This course also addresses strategic global systems issues such as hardware, software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), electronic business integration, security and infrastructure support for a variety of industries. 47 contact hours.

ISM 4323 SECURITY ESSENTIALS 3 credits

Basic understanding of network, database and application principles is suggested. This course includes the study of security issues: access control, authentication, authorization, and non-repudiation as well as network security, platform security, data and file security, virus detection and management, scam control and security administration. Also included are support technologies and tools such as: security gateways, firewall, certification authorities, Public Key Identifiers (PKI) services. 47 contact hours.

ISM 4480 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SYSTEMS AND STRATEGIES 3 credits

Prerequisites: Admission to the Technology Management or International Business BAS programs or to the Business Technology Education BS program. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the management approach to defining and implementing e-commerce (EC) systems. The course addresses the digital economy, EC strategy and marketing, EC models (Business to Business, Business to Consumer, etc.) as well as EC architectures. The course will cover management and regulatory issues in EC such as internationalization, electronic payment methods, Internet fraud, mobile ecommerce, and current implementation technologies. Architectures and inter-dependence (i.e. integration) of systems will be covered. 47 contact hours.

ISM 4932 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission into the Technology Management BAS program. This course is an examination of unique information systems management topics and problems that deserve additional depth and attention as technology and information systems evolve. The student will be introduced to the foundational technologies, history, and contemporary issues surrounding the course topic. 47 contact hours.