MS in Information Systems and Decision Sciences

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The MS in Information Systems and Decisions Sciences program provides the conceptual understanding and technical competence for careers in information systems.  Information Systems are computer-based systems that provide management with the necessary information to support the decision-making needs of an organization. Students in the program select either a generalist concentration, a concentration in Business Intelligence, or a concentration in decision sciences.

The program is scheduled especially for those students who are employed full-time, with all courses offered during the late afternoon and evening. Students with a recent undergraduate degree in business administration equivalent to the degree offered at CSU Fullerton should be able to complete the ten-course curriculum within a year-and-a-half on a full-time basis.

Preparatory Requirements

Students with a bachelors degree in a field other than business administration may be required to take 15 units of additional preparatory courses with grades of at least "C" or better (2.0):

Math 135	Business Calculus (3)
ISDS 265	Intro to Information Systems & Applications (3)
ISDS 309	Intro to Operating Systems and Programming (3)
ISDS 361A OR ISDS 513	Quantitative Business Analysis: Probability and Statistic (3)Statistical Analysis (3)

and the following business foundation courses with at least a 3.0 (B) overall grade point average and with grades of “C” (2.0) or better in each course:

ACCT 510	Financial Accounting (3)
ECON 515 OR MGMT 339	Microeconomic Perspective for Managers (3) Principles of Management and Operations (3)
FIN 320	Business Finance (3)
ISDS 514	Decision Models for Business and Economics (3)
MGMT 518 OR MKTG 351	Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (3) Principles of Marketing (3)

 

Study Plan

The study plan consists of 30 units which must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.00. Students may select a particular concentration, however a concentration is not required for the degree. The study plan must include a minimum of 21 units at the graduate (500) level.

Students may select either a general program in which there are five required courses (including a Terminal Requirement course) and five electives, a concentration in Business Analytics or a concentration in Decision Sciences. Students who do not select a specific concentration and who do not have an undergraduate degree in information systems are required to take ISDS 309 prior to beginning the program and are required to take ISDS 411 as one of their five electives.

Required Courses (12 Units)

ISDS 550	Business Data Communications (3)
ISDS 551	Information Resources Management (3)
ISDS 552	Information Systems Analysis, Design and Development (3)
ISDS 555	Business Databases: Design & Processing (3)

Five Elective Courses in Information Systems (15 Units)*
Five advisor approved courses selected from the following:

ISDS 411	Business Application Design (3)
ISDS 415	Principles of Business Intelligence (3)
ISDS 418	Privacy and Security (3)
ISDS 431	Enterprise Systems Implementation, Configuration, and Use (3)
ISDS 433	Enterprise Systems Administration (3)
ISDS 435	Integrated Enterprise Information Systems (3)
ISDS 437	Enterprise Networks for Information Systems (3)
ISDS 474	Data Mining for Managers (3)
ISDS 553	Fundamentals of Electronic Commerce (3)
ISDS 554	E-Commerce: Technological Perspective (3)
ISDS 556	Data Warehousing & Foundation of Business Intelligence(3)
ISDS 557	Issues in Business Information Systems and Global Telecommunications (3)
ISDS 558	Advanced Software Development with Web Applications (3)
ISDS 563	Geographic Information Systems for Business (3)
ISDS 568	Information Systems for Knowledge Management (3)
ISDS 576	Business Modeling and Simulation (3)

* Students may use one applied management science course and one applied business course as electives. The applied management science course may be selected from the following:

ISDS 526	Forecasting, Decision Analysis and Experimental Design (3)
ISDS 560	Advanced Deterministic Models (3)
ISDS 561	Advanced Probabilistic Models (3)

The applied business course may be selected from the following:

ACCT 511	Seminar in Managerial Accounting (3)
ECON 502	Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3)
FIN 523	Seminar in Corporate Financial Management (3)
MGMT 444	Project Management (3)
MKTG 525	Seminar in Marketing Problems (3)

 

Terminal Requirement (3 Units)

ISDS 577	Seminar in Information Systems Implementation (3)

 

DECISION SCIENCES CONCENTRATION

Required Courses (9 Units)

ISDS 415	Principles of Business Intelligence (3)
ISDS 526	Forecasting, Decision Analysis and Experimental Design (3)
ISDS 560 or ISDS 561	Advanced Deterministic Models (3) or Advanced Probabilistic Models (3)

 

At least 3 Units from:

ISDS 422	Surveys and Sampling Design and Applications (3)
ISDS 461	Statistical Theory for Management Science (3)
ISDS 467	Statistical Quality Control (3)
ISDS 472	Design of Experiments (3)
ISDS 473	Applied Statistical Forecasting (3)
ISDS 474	Data Mining for Managers (3)
ISDS 475	Multivariate Analysis (3)

 

Elective Classes (Up to 15 Units)

ISDS 465	Linear Programming in Management Science (3)
ISDS 490	Queuing and Stochastic Models in Management Science (3)
ISDS 516	Analytical Techniques in Logistics (3)
ISDS 551	Information Resource Management (3)
ISDS 552	Information Systems Analysis, Design and Development (3)
ISDS 553	Fundamentals of Electronic Commerce (3)
ISDS 555	Business Databases: Design & Processing (3)
ISDS 560 or ISDS 561	Advanced Deterministic Models (3) or Advanced Probabilistic Models (3)
ISDS 563	Geographic Information Systems for Business (3)

 

Non-ISDS Elective Classes (Up to 6 Units)

ECON 502	Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3)
ACCT 511	Seminar in Managerial Accounting (3)
FIN 523	Seminar in Corporate Financial Management (3)
MGMT 524	Seminar in Organization Behavior and Administration (3)
MKTG 525	Seminar in Marketing Problems (3)
MGMT 535	Production and Operations Management (3)
MGMT 539	Supply Chain Management: Making E-Business Happen (3)

 

Terminal Requirement (3 Units)

ISDS 576	Business Modeling and Simulation (3)

 

For Further Information

Curriculum and Career Advising
To access the university catalog, please visit www.fullerton.edu/catalog. For more information regarding curriculum content or career opportunities, please contact the Department Chair of Information Systems & Decision Sciences, Dr. Bhushan Kapoor, at (657) 278-2221 or bkapoor@fullerton.edu.

Admissions and Application Procedures
If you have questions regarding admissions and application procedures for the Graduate Programs, please contact our Recruitment Specialist at mcbe_gradprograms@fullerton.edu or (657) 278-8580.

Application Status
If you have already applied and have questions about your application status, please contact our Evaluations Specialist at mcbe_gradapps@fullerton.edu or (657) 278-2003.