Management Information Systems (MIS) 1
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (MIS)
MIS 139 -๎๎University Seminar๎๎
University Seminar serves as the entry point to the Slippery Rock
University general education program. With its strong faculty-student
interaction, the course promotes intellectual inquiry, critical and creative
thinking, and academic excellence. Through varied content, the course
introduces students to academic discourse and information literacy while
exploring topics such as diversity and inclusion and global awareness.
This course will set students along the path to becoming engaged with
issues and scholarship important to a 21st century education while they
learn about themselves and their place in the world.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Freshman 1 or
Freshman 2.
Enrollment limited to students with the ROCK STUDIES STUDENT
attribute.
MIS 190 -๎๎Experimental๎๎
A unique and speci๏ฌcally focused course within the general purview of a
department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as
a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
MIS 198 -๎๎Selected Topics๎๎
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is
directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature,
may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
MIS 210 -๎๎Productivity Software๎๎
An in-depth, practical study of existing productivity software packages
that focuses primarily on decision-support systems for microcomputers.
Projects will involve the use of intermediate and advanced features of
various software packages, as well as the use of several packages in
๏ฌnding computer-based solutions to information storage and retrieval
problems.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Every Term
MIS 211 -๎๎Information Systems Application Development๎๎
The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to the
fundamental concepts and models of application development so that
they can understand the key processes related to building functioning
applications and appreciate the complexity of application development.
Students will learn the basic concepts of program design, data structures,
programming, problem solving, programming logic and fundamental
design techniques for event-drive programs. Program development will
incorporate the program development life cycle: gathering requirements,
designing a solution, implementing a solution in programming language
and testing the completed application.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
MIS 265 -๎๎Management Information Systems๎๎
Managerial and technological issues that are necessary to understand,
establish, manage and use information systems in all functional areas of
organizations.
Prerequisites: CPSC๎210D or MIS๎210D
D Requires minimum grade of D.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring Terms
MIS 290 -๎๎Experimental๎๎
A unique and speci๏ฌcally focused course within the general purview of a
department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as
a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
MIS 298 -๎๎Selected Topics๎๎
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is
directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature,
may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
MIS 300 -๎๎Challenges of Computer Technology๎๎
An in-depth study of the critical issues related to the computerization
of society. Ethical, legal, and moral issues raised by the evolution of
computer technology will be discussed.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Thematic Thread(s): The Future, Transfer Thread Completion Course
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore
1 may not enroll.
MIS 301 -๎๎Practical Computer Security๎๎
A practical introduction to the threats present to the online, electronic
community, and how to protect yourself and your organization from them.
๎ We will explore the connectivity structure of the Internet, along with
the security and criminal threats to members of the online community.
The legal, ethical and technical issues related to threats such as viruses,
worms, and identity theft will be covered.
Prerequisites: CPSC๎099D or CPSC๎110D or CPSC๎130D or CPSC๎100P
D Requires minimum grade of D.
P Requires minimum grade of P.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore
1 may not enroll.
