MIS（Management Information System）管理信息系统做为一个门新兴 的交叉学科，将经济学，管理学，运筹学，统计学与计算机科学等学科紧 密地联系在一起，培养兼具信息技术与商业才能的复合型人才。根据第三 方社会调查机构最新数据显示 MIS 专业毕业生从事的职业都位列最高薪职 业 TOP 前 30，属于就业热门专业。
美国信息系统管理专业(Management Information System,MIS) 是一 个以人为主导的，利用计算机硬件、软件和网络设备，进行信息的收集、 传递、存储、加工、整理的系统。它将商业和信息技术完美的结合起来， 从而使信息获取更为便捷，工作更为高效，很大程度上提高组织的经营效 率。不同于信息系统（Information System,IS），管理信息系统是一个有 计划的系统，通过收集、储存和传递必要的资料，达到管理的功能。MIS 简 而言之就是信息技术在商业领域的应用，课程设置上包含了技术类课程以 及商学的课程，还有的学校是 CS 学院和商学院公共授课。
这门学科主要研究信息管理以及信息系统分析、设计、实施、管理和评价等方面的基本理论和方法。MIS 专业主要教授两方面的知识，一方面是技 术类知识，如软件和硬件知识，各种信息系统知识，数据处理知识，信息 系统的设计，分析以及应用，信息系统实践等；另一方面是管理知识，如 管理理论，战略管理，如何管理可以使信息系统应用最优化，如何有效使 用信息系统可以有助于完成商业决策和企业提升，等等。 近年来，由于信息技术的高速发展，信息系统已经被全面的应用在企业管 理里，而企业中信息部门成了一个不可或缺而且极为重要的企业组成部分。 随着 MIS 人才的需求和专业的实用性，MIS 已经逐渐成为一个热门的专 业，吸引着有技术背景但想要获取专业管理知识，或者有管理背景但是需 要了解相关信息系统知识的人才。
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专业名称：Master's in Information Systems
所在学院：School of Professional Stuies
This program offers eight areas of specialization, which must be eclare at the time of application:
·· Artificial Intelligence
· Data Science
· Database an Internet Technologies
· Health Informatics
· Information Systems
· Information Systems Management
· Information Systems Security
· Project Management
Core/Require Courses
(four courses plus a leaership class)
· CIS 413 Telecommunications an Computer Networks
· CIS 414 Object-Oriente Programming – or – MSDS 430 Python for Data Science
· CIS 417 Database Systems Design an Implementation
· CIS 498 Computer Information Systems Project ( Note: Registration for this course will be close one week prior to the start of the term ) - or - CIS 590 Capstone Research
Information Systems Management Specialization
The specialization in Information Systems Management introuces stuents to key information system management best practices, IT strategy evelopment, project management methos, information security an technology management techniques that apply to the entire system life cycle. The specialization emphasizes management techniques an methos use to ensure the successful implementation an ongoing operations of information technology capabilities that prouce value for the business. Stuents will learn various approaches to evelop IT strategies, evaluate emerging technologies, keep information secure, manage technology project implementations, an evelop frameworks to apply to the ongoing management an operation of application an information technology portfolios.
· CIS 494 Project Management Concepts
· CIS 457 Management of Information Security
· CIS 460 Information Technology Management
· CIS 465 Information Technology Strategy
· Plus three electives from the MSIS curriculum
Project Management Specialization
This specialization is esigne for IT professionals who want to acquire the skills an competencies for IT project management. The project management specialization provies the stuents with the managerial an technical skills that are applicable to information systems software evelopment lifecycle (SDLC) incluing requirements, analysis/esign, implementation, an testing. The stuent applies the funamental concepts an techniques of project management like scheule an buget estimation, resource allocation, progress monitoring, risk mitigation an contingency planning to IT projects in the software inustry. The stuent acquires hans-on experience with traitional project management methoologies an moern project management methoologies like Agile project management. Stanars for quality assurance an quality control, like ISO 9000 family of stanars, will be iscusse an explaine to assess the maturity of the evelopment organizations an the evelopment processes for the IT projects. Business Communication an IT bugeting moves projects an innovation forwar, focusing on application to real-worl initiatives.
· CIS 494 Project Management Concepts
· CIS 495 IT Project Management
· CIS 496 Information Technology Finance an Communication
· Plus four electives from the MSIS curriculum
·申请要求
· TOEFL – 100 or higher on the iBT (internet base TOEFL)
· TOEFL Institution Coe: 9019
· IELTS – 7.0 or higher on the Acaemic IELTS
· Grauate Application Dealines
· Fall Quarter: July 15
· Winter Quarter: October 15
· Spring Quarter: January 15
Summer Quarter: April 15
