| ISY 095 | Word 2003 and Computer Concepts (0) This noncredit module covers basic word-processing skills using Microsoft Word and computer concepts. With ISY 095-098, students in the School of Business Administration satisfy the technological and information literacy requirement of the Liberal Arts Core. Graded Pass/Fail. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 096 | Excel 2003 and Windows XP (0) This noncredit module covers basic spreadsheet skills using Microsoft Excel 2003 and the effective uses of Windows XP. With ISY 095-098, students in the School of Business Administration satisfy the technological and information literacy requirement of the Liberal Arts Core. Graded Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: ISY 095. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 097 | PowerPoint 2003 and Office XP Integration (0) This noncredit module covers the creation of presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 and the integration of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. With ISY 095-098, students in the School of Business Administration satisfy the technological and information literacy requirement of the Liberal Arts Core. Graded Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: ISY 096. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 098 | Access 2003 (0) This noncredit module covers database skills using Microsoft Access 2003. With ISY 095-098, students in the School of Business Administration satisfy the technological and information literacy requirement of the Liberal Arts Core. Graded Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: ISY 097. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 110 | Foundations of Information Systems (3) Introduces the role and impact of the computer and information systems in modern organizations. Included is the study of hardware and software, telecommunications and the Internet, application development, data processing, and principles of information systems. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisites: ISY 095-098. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 120 | Programming Concepts (3) This lab course covers the basic techniques of software development in a business environment. The initial focus is an understanding of algorithms and the use of techniques, such as the use of flowcharts and pseudocode, to analyze a business problem. The course uses the Visual Basic programming language to develop graphical user interfaces (GUIs), to develop simple algorithms, to read and write sequential files, and to use arrays. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 095 or equivalent. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 125 | Application Development on the Web (3) This lab course expands on programming techniques learned in ISY 120 to develop interactive applications for the Web. The initial focus is the development of static Web pages using HTML. Students use client-side techniques such as CSS and JavaScript. Server-side programming techniques are reviewed including Cold Fusion, PHP, Perl, C#, and ASP. XML is also examined. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 120. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 205 | Computer Technology (3) This lab course examines the various components of technology: hardware, communications, storage, and software, and how these components work together to support information system applications. It covers how the technology works and has evolved. Computer systems are configured and upgraded. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge necessary to prepare for a career in computer support and maintenance. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 110. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 225 | Systems Analysis and Design (3) Examines the systems analysis and design processes — the aspects of the systems development life cycle that occur before the programming phase. Both traditional (structured) techniques and object-oriented analysis and design techniques are considered. Students will learn analysis and design strategies and apply these in a major class project. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisites: ISY 097 and ISY 110. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 300 | Decision Analysis (3) This course includes an examination of the decision process, the primary models of decision making, and how information is used for decision support. A major emphasis of the course is an introduction to decision analysis, including practical experience in modeling decisions, uncertainty, and preferences. The course also provides an introduction to decision support systems, as implemented on microcomputers. Prerequisites: ISY 096, ISY 120, ISY 225, MSC 300, or permission of department chair. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 301 | Information Systems (3) Explores information systems as a means of information management. To accomplish this, the course looks first at the nature of organizations and their need for information, then at the nature of information technology, and finally combines the two for a look at information systems. Prerequisites: ISY 095-098. This course is not open to IS majors. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 310 | Database Technology (3) This lab course teaches students to work with relational databases — the central point of many of today’s enterprisewide applications. Subjects covered include database design, database models, logical and physical database design, applications development, and database administration. Students learn to use SQL as the primary database language. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisites: ISY 098, ISY 120, and ISY 225, or permission of department chair. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 320 | Human Factors in Information Systems (3) Examines an important part of system development: the human-computer interface. A good human-computer interface can increase the usability of a system and contribute to its success, affecting such things as time to adopt, customer satisfaction, and data quality. This course examines the entire spectrum of human needs in developing, operating, and using information systems. Prerequisite: ISY 225 or permission of department chair. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 330 | Computer Networking (3) Covers an increasingly important part of an organization’s infrastructure: its computer networks. All types of networks are discussed including LANs, WANs, MANs, and the Internet. The underlying concepts of telecommunications are also discussed. Topics include managerial concerns and interests, hardware, systems design, and operational factors. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 205. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 335 | Computer Security (3) Provides students with a broad understanding of the basic concepts of information security and the technologies used to implement them. It provides a framework for thinking about security, with attention to specific types of security problems and the tools for addressing them. Specific topics covered include firewalls, host security, cryptography, application security, and incident and disaster response. It also addresses the ethical issues raised by hackers and viruses. The course focuses on the problems of information security associated with computers and networks running Microsoft Windows operating systems. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisites: ISY 330 and MA 155. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 340 | Software Testing and Quality Assurance (3) This lab course focuses on quality assurance in the system development process in general, and in software testing in particular. It includes practical approaches to preparing computer documentation in each phase of the software development process and the use of this documentation to ensure the quality of the final product. Software testing methodologies and strategies are also addressed. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisites: ISY 120 and ISY 225, or permission of department chair. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 350 | Project Management (3) Focuses on the concepts, skills, and tools that are necessary for successful management of systems development — a key requirement of the workplace today. Projects are discussed in today’s context of in-house development as well as outsourcing. The course deals with both the technical and behavioral aspects of project management. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 225 or permission of department chair. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 360 | Topics in Information Systems (3) This course varies according to the topic announced and is designed to allow students to examine contemporary topics. Students may not take the topics course more than twice in fulfilling degree requirements within the major. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: varies with topic. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 370 | Advanced Programming Concepts (3) This lab course is a continuation of ISY 120. It emphasizes advanced programming, principles, problem-solving techniques, file manipulation, Windows and Web applications, and program design. These concepts are addressed using Visual Basic. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisites: ISY 120 and MSC 205. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 400 | Internship (3-6) Students in their senior year must register for a field experience in the metropolitan area. The internship is monitored by the internship director and is in an information technology field. Prerequisites: permission of director of internships for the School of Business Administration, senior status, minimum of 90 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all courses in the IS major. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 433 | Research (1-6) A student in this course will conduct collaborative research (scholarly work leading to new knowledge) under the direction of a faculty member. Refer to the Marymount Academic Research Initiative (MARI) guidelines. Prerequisite: application and approval of department chair. |
| ISY 501 | Information Technology Infrastructure (3) Explores the technology behind information systems, which are essential components of today’s business, government, education, and society. Technical discussions of hardware, applications software, operating systems, databases, the Internet, and information security are included. Enterprisewide infrastructure and its management as well as emerging and disruptive technologies are also discussed. This course is normally taken in the first semester of the program. |
| ISY 503 | Managing Information Technology (3) Examines the use of information technology and its impact on the effectiveness of business functions. These technologies and their applications are evaluated from functional, managerial, and planning perspectives. This course is normally taken in the first semester of the program. |
| ISY 510 | Enterprise Data and Data Administration (3) Recognizing the increasing dependence on data in today’s information systems, both in transactional systems and data warehouses, students learn database planning; physical data organization; and database design, implementation, and administration. Data quality, privacy, and security issues are discussed. Includes hands-on work with a modern relational database. Prerequisites: ISY 501 and ISY 503. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 512 | Quantitative Analysis and IT Decision Making (3) Demonstrates the ways that complex business issues are analyzed and resolved, especially those in the world of information technology and systems. It provides knowledge of a wide range of decision-making methods and tools that include classical decision analysis, decision trees, influence diagrams, group decision making, cost-benefit analysis, resource allocation, flow charts, and simulation. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 515 | Information Security and Telecommunications (3) Students learn the basic concepts of information security and its implications to the organization, including risk analysis. Basic problem areas at the individual, organizational, and national levels are addressed along with suggested means for control, reduction, and/or elimination. The course also focuses on the technology, costs, connectivity, and capacity of telecommunications including broadband, wireless, and satellite technology. Prerequisites: ISY 501 and ISY 503. |
| ISY 520 | Accounting Information Systems (3) A survey of the principles and techniques of auditing and controlling information systems. The course covers auditing concepts, concerns, and objectives; information systems’ controls and tests; privacy, integrity, and security; and legal aspects of information systems. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisites: ISY 501, ISY 503, and MBA 516. (Also listed as ACT 520.) |
| ISY 521 | E-Business (3) Provides a comprehensive understanding of electronic business (e-business) focusing on what it is, how it works, and how it differs from traditional commerce and marketing. The course provides a functional understanding of the infrastructure that supports the Web, and examines how the Internet is used by business; government; and educational, medical, and nonprofit organizations. Opportunities and threats posed by e-business are also addressed. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 503. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 523 | Knowledge Management (3) Students develop an understanding of the ways in which organizations create, identify, capture, evaluate, and apply knowledge for competitive advantage. The course develops a framework for the assessment of an organization’s knowledge needs, and examines the information demands and content requirements of knowledge workers. Strategic, economic, behavioral, and cultural issues in the creation, transfer, and effective use of knowledge are analyzed. Best practices in knowledge management are also discussed. Offered in fall semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 503. |
| ISY 525 | Systems Analysis, Design, and Acquisition (3) Students will learn techniques in the analysis, design, and acquisition of information systems in today’s business environment. With a focus on object-oriented, Web-based and component-based software, the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) addresses problem identification, requirements analysis, development, acquisition, integration, installation, testing and maintenance of systems. Effective acquisition of commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) is also discussed. Prerequisites: ISY 501 and ISY 503. |
| ISY 530 | Management Support Systems (3) Covers the development and use of computerized technologies to support management decision making in today’s environment. It focuses on multi-attribute decision making, expert systems, neural networks, and systems dynamics. Theory, hands-on training, and applications are covered for each topic. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisites: ISY 501 and ISY 503. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 531 | Systems Thinking, Modeling, and Simulation (3) Introduces the student to systems thinking. It explores the use of system dynamics software in modeling systems and in simulating effects of one component on another. The student receives hands-on experience in developing and employing system dynamics simulations in support of business process re-engineering cases. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisites: ISY 501 and ISY 503. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 535 | Intelligent Decision Systems (3) Examines several emerging technologies — including expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, intelligent agents, and nanotechnology — focusing on the “what” and the “so what” aspect of these technologies as they relate to decision making. Applications, theory, and case studies are covered for each topic. Limited hands-on opportunities are provided to illustrate the developmental process. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ISY 503. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 536 | Intelligent Agents (3) Provides an understanding of the concepts, tools, and applications involved in using intelligent agents to assist managers in solving real-world problems and automating business processes. The use of agent technology to find, filter, and fuse information will be central, featuring many examples and case studies. Students will have the opportunity for hands-on involvement. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ISY 503. This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 537 | Human Resource Information Systems (3) Provides students with a background in human resource information systems (HRIS) analysis and implementation. It includes an introduction to measurement concepts of human resource management decisions; the latest HRIS practices, issues, and trends; plus software, product analysis, outsourcing, and HRIS project management. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ISY 503. (Also listed as HRM 537. |
| ISY 538 | Neural Networks in Finance (3) Introduces the utilization of neural networks to financial decision-making situations. Course includes a thorough discussion and presentation of the background, history, and theory of neural networks, followed by case studies involving the application of neural networks to financial decisions, such as bond rating, interest rate forecasting, merger candidate evaluation, and stock price prediction. Included in the course is an opportunity for students to use neural network software to develop a course project. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisites: ISY 501, ISY 503, and MBA 522. (Also listed as FIN 582.) This course contains a significant component in the use of computers. |
| ISY 545 | Health Care Informatics (3) Provides a broad understanding of the emerging field of medical informatics from the clinical, administrative, and health services planning perspectives. The course focuses on issues related to how public and private sector organizations generate and use information for management, evaluation, and research. It will also address how organizational needs for information intersect and sometimes conflict with individual needs for privacy and confidentiality. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ISY 503. |
| ISY 550 | Supply Chain Management (3) Discusses Supply Chain Management as an essential component of business strategy and how information systems are being used to maximize effectiveness. This course focuses on Supply Chain Management and its relationship to production of customer value, marketing and sales, forecasting, logistics, purchasing, performance measurement, and information systems and technology. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite: ISY 503. |
| ISY 565 | IT Policy and Strategy (3) Integrates the Information Systems program through the extensive use of readings and cases. It focuses on business models, policy decisions, and the effective development of an IT Strategic Plan. This is the capstone course of the IS program and is normally taken just before completion of the degree. Prerequisite: must have completed at least 27 credit hours in the degree program. |
| ISY 572 | Information Assurance and Policy (3) Focuses on security issues concerning information and its communication in today’s information technology environment. International security law and legal principles are addressed. Ethics, privacy, and intellectual property are also discussed in detail. Students are provided information about available state-of-the-art defensive measures. Prerequisites: ISY 501 and ISY 503. |
| ISY 573 | Information Security Management (3) Students develop knowledge and skills for the management and assurance of security of information and information systems in today’s information technology environment. The course focuses on planning, designing, implementing, managing, and auditing security at all levels. Global issues are discussed. This is an optional course for students earning the certificate in Computer Security and Information Assurance offered by the Department of Computer Science. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ISY 572. |
| ISY 580 | Network Management (3) Presents a detailed examination of the concepts, tools, and techniques used in managing networks. It is based on the perspective that network management is one element of an enterprise information system. Both technical and managerial aspects are covered. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ISY 515. |
| ISY 585 | Advanced Telecommunications Topics (3) Explores advanced topics introduced in ISY 515 in telecommunications both from a business venture perspective and a technological perspective. Students will explore contemporary literature in such areas as audio and video delivery, satellite technology, wireless networks, regulatory issues, protocol development, personal telecommunications, the changing telecommunications provider environments, and financial issues. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: ISY 515. |
| ISY 590 | Topics in Information Systems (3) Explores a contemporary topic relating to some aspect of information systems. This course may be repeated for credit with a new topic. See department chair for course offering schedule. |
| ISY 599 | Information Systems Project (3) Requires the student to integrate and apply knowledge acquired in the degree program. The student will work individually to complete an approved project for a sponsor. This is a professional project that results in a significant presentation and report. Prerequisites: ISY 565 and completion of at least 30 credit hours in the degree program. |