Department of Information Systems and Management

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Dr. Jeffrey Siekpe-Sambo, Ph.D., Interim Department Chair

Avon Williams, K-413

(615) 963-7032

General Statement

The Department of Business Information Systems, in support of the mission of the University and the College, prepares students to have the skills, competencies, and knowledge to manage the integration of technology with business processes and provides a range of career opportunities in information technology and business management roles in today’s modern business world. In addition, the department’s General Business area allows students to study within a broader business degree program, and the Management concentration to focus on specific aspects of management, such as leadership, conflict resolution, and strategic decision-making. In summary, the department offers four concentration areas: Business Data Analytics, Information Systems, Management, and General Business.

Programs

• Business and Management, Concentration General Business
• Business Information Systems, Concentration Business Data Analytics
• Business Information Systems, Concentration Information Systems

Courses

• BISE 3150 - Business Communications (3)
• BISE 3350 - Business Research & Report Writing (3)

• BISI 2150 - Microcomputer Applications (3)
• BISI 2500 - Blockchain Technology and Applications 3
• BISI 2600 - Artificial Intelligence in Business (3)
• BISI 3160 - Business Application Development (3)
• BISI 3230 - Management Information Systems (3)
• BISI 3250 - Advanced Spreadsheets for Data Analytics (3)
• BISI 3260 - Object-Oriented Programming (3)
• BISI 3360 - Information Technology and Cloud Computing (3)
• BISI 3500 - Data Mining (3)
• BISI 4150 - Database Systems (3)
• BISI 4155 - Advanced Database Systems 3
• BISI 4160 - Data Analytics and Visualization (3)
• BISI 4230 - Analysis, Design, and Implementation (3)
• BISI 4250 - Decision Support Systems (3)
• BISI 4360 - Computer Networking (3)
• BISI 4364 - Cyber Security and Forensics (3)
• BISI 4400 - Website Design and Development (3)
• BISI 4410 - Web Technologies and Applications (3)
• BISI 4550 - Project Management (3)
• BISI 4600 - Business Intelligence (3)
• BISI 4800 - Internship (3)
• BISI 4810/4820 - Seminar in Information Systems (3/3)
• BISI 4900 - Practicum (3)
• BISI 4990 - Independent Study in BIS (3)

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