Concentration in Information Systems and Information Management (ISOM)
Requirements
Select four courses from the following:
DSC 330, DSC 335 and DSC 340 are prerequisites for all 400 level DSC courses.
Strongly recommended:
DSC 433 Information Analysis for Managerial Decisions (Fall 2007)
DSC 477 Supply Chain Operations and Information (Spring 2008)
DSC 488 eBusiness (Winter 2008)
Plus one or more of the following:
DSC 444 Business Database Management Systems (Fall 2007)
DSC 466 Project and Operations Management Models (Winter 2008)
DSC Concentration Course Offerings 2007-2008
Fall 2007
Winter 2008
Spring 2008
DSC 433
DSC 466
DSC 477
DSC 444
DSC 488
ISOM concentration students are encouraged to participate in the ISOM Club. For details contact Grant Castner.
Course Descriptions:
DSC 433 Information Analysis for Management Decisions: Information technology advances yield an ever-increasing volume of data to support managerial decision making. Managers must learn how to leverage this information to make profitable business decisions. By using appropriate business models and data-driven analytical tools, managers may uncover new strategies for serving customers and increasing profits. Over time, firms rely increasingly upon fact-based decision making approaches, requiring that managers understand how to develop defensible business proposals based on both spreadsheet and database analysis. This course will apply techniques that are essential to the aspiring manager who must develop such proposals. We will emphasize data-driven analytical tools, including statistical techniques and data-mining methods, for enhancing decision-making and managing risk.
DSC 444 Business Database Management Systems: Database systems support the vast majority of all transactions occurring over the internet. Database systems are now widely used by companies of all sizes. As information-storage and processing requirements continue to increase in scope, database professionals face ever-increasing challenges. Key topics that will be covered in this course include: requirements analysis, database design theory, query writing, data modeling, and normalization techniques.
DSC 466 Project and Operations Management Models: In today’s competitive business environment, many companies are developing their products and services with project-based programs and innovative operations configurations. Furthermore, in the typical business organization, the majority of the controllable costs and assets are managed by the operations function. Managers with knowledge of the various operations models will be better equipped to synthesize information, conceptualize problems, and make decisions regarding today’s complex operations challenges. This course addresses many of the contemporary models and decisions in project planning and control, service delivery, transportation, and manufacturing.
DSC 477 Supply Chain Operations and Information: This course will deliver a thorough understanding of the supply chain function and its operational challenges, including how to evaluate and design effective supply chains. Supply chain operations encompass the flow of goods and services, and related information through a supply network consisting of retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. The goal of this course is to provide a managerial perspective of both the important tactical and strategic issues, as well as an understanding of the analytical tools that are used to solve important supply chain problems.
DSC 488 eBusiness: This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and principles of electronic business. The major objective of the course is to provide students with the ability to assess the effects of implementing e-business strategies on business performance. Students will gain solid understanding of the issues surrounding e-business. We will analyze the effect of e-business on business processes, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. The course will examine the important e-business topics of infrastructure, security, privacy, management, censorship, intellectual property, and payment methods. Students will develop a basic level of commercial website construction knowledge to reinforce the theoretical concepts and principles.
Why should students concentrate in ISOM?
Great job opportunities (corporate as well as consulting) exist in high value-added areas such as:
-Supply Chain Management
-e-Business Strategy and Operations
-Information Systems Management
-Systems Analysis
-Customer Relationship Management
-Project Management
Unique program in the Pacific Northwest
A truly integrated concentration
Demand Driven: Based on a partnership with the industry (for jobs, internships, and class projects)
Offers important courses for students in other concentrations
Investments in Operations and IT capabilities consume the bulk of resources at firms. This creates a wide arena
of challenging and lucrative opportunities in ISOM
Who should concentrate in ISOM?
Students who...
Have or want to develop the ability to see the big picture first
Want to develop the ability to translate the big picture into appropriate details.
Enjoy being critical and logical thinkers (out of the box for both the big picture as well as tactics).
Want to develop the ability to back up their decisions with good business sense
Want to develop the ability to relate across functional areas
Are definitely not technology averse
Are interested in finding how to leverage information technology (and other technologies) in improving manufacturing and services
Have the desire to understand, organize and manage the implementation of projects.
