Naveen Jindal School of Management
Master of Science in Information Technology and Management
36 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Alain Bensoussan, Gary Bolton, Metín Çakanyildirim, Huseyin Cavusoglu, Jianqing Chen, William M. Cready, Milind Dawande, Gregory G. Dess, Umit G. Gurun, Dorothée Honhon, Kyle Hyndman, Varghese S. Jacob, Sanjay Jain, Ganesh Janakiraman, Elena Katok, Dmitri Kuksov, Nanda Kumar, Seung-Hyun Lee, Stanley Liebowitz, Zhiang (John) Lin, Sumit K. Majumdar, Stanimir Markov, Amit Mehra, Syam Menon, Vijay S. Mookerjee, B. P. S. Murthi, Vikram Nanda, Özalp Özer, Mike W. Peng, Hasan Pirkul, Cuili Qian, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Srinivasan Raghunathan, Ram C. Rao, Brian Ratchford, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Sumit Sarkar, Suresh P. Sethi, Kathryn E. Stecke, Riki Takeuchi, Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang, Jun Xia, Ying Xie, Harold Zhang, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci, Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Michael Hasler, Bin Hu, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Atanu Lahiri, Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Maria Loumioti, Lívia Markóczy, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, H. Dennis Park, Anyan Qi, Young U. Ryu, Serdar Simsek, Harpreet Singh, Upender Subramanian, Shaojie Tang, Shouqiang Wang, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Zhe (James) Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Khai Chiong, Rafael Copat, Soraya Fatehi, Andrew Frazelle, Ying Huang, Joonhwi Joo, Sora Jun, Jason Kautz, Tongil Kim, Sheen Levine, Christopher Mace, Samir Mamadehussene, Jean-Marie Meier, Zixuan Meng, Radha Mookerjee, Jedson Pinto, Ignacio Rios Uribe, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Simon Siegenthaler, Kirti Sinha, Shujing Sun, Xiaoxiao Tang, Shervin Tehrani, Ashwin Venkataraman, Christian Von-Drathen, Guihua Wang, Hongchang Wang, Pingle Wang, Junfeng Wu, Steven Xiao
Professor Emeritus: R. Chandrasekaran
Associate Professor Emeritus: David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, Britt Berrett, Abhijit Biswas, Pamela Foster Brady, Shawn Carraher, Larry Chasteen, Paul Convery, Tevfik Dalgic, Howard Dover, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, William Hefley, Robert Hicks, Robert Kaiser, Marilyn Kaplan, Van Latham, Sonia Leach, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi, John F. McCracken, Diane S. McNulty, Larry Norton, Divakar Rajamani, Daniel Rajaratnam, Kannan Ramanathan, Prakash Shrivastava, Mark Thouin, McClain Watson, Jeff Weekley, Habte Woldu, Fang Wu, Laurie L. Ziegler
Clinical Associate Professors: Shawn Alborz, Dawn Owens, Carolyn Reichert, Avanti P. Sethi, Ramesh Subramoniam, James Szot, Aysegul Toptal, David Widdifield
Clinical Assistant Professors: Athena Alimirzaei, Christina (Krysta) Betanzos, Moran Blueshtein, Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks, Dupinderjeet Kaur, Revansiddha Khanapure, Kristen Lawson, Liping Ma, Parneet Pahwa, Jason Parker
Professors of Instruction: Semiramis Amirpour, Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Suzette Plaisance Bryan, Matt Polze, Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professors of Instruction: Judd Bradbury, Monica E. Brussolo, Ayfer Gurun, Maria Hasenhuttl, Julie Haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson, Jennifer G. Johnson, Kathryn Lookadoo, Sarah Moore, Mohammad Naseri Taheri, Hirofumi Nishi, Daniel Sibley, Agnieszka Skuza, Hubert Zydorek
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Negin Enayaty Ahangar, Daniel Karnuta, Joseph Mauriello, Victoria D. McCrady, Rasoul Ramezani, Gaurav Shekhar
Professors of Practice: Gregory Ballew, Tiffany A. Bortz, Ranavir Bose, Alexander Edsel, Charles Haseman, Rajiv Shah, Donald Taylor, Keith Thurgood
Associate Professors of Practice: Nozar Hassanzadeh, Jackie Kimzey, Julie Lynch, Jennifer Murray, David Parks, Margaret Smallwood, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Khatereh Ahadi, Steven Haynes, Abu Naser Islam, Edward Meda, Robert (Stephen) Molina, Paul Nichols, Timothy Stephens, Guido Tirone, Robert Wright
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Information Technology Management (MS ITM) is a minimum 36 semester credit hours STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degree program that prepares students to better understand the complex world of Information Technology, its management, and issues that occur at the interface between IT and business.
Course requirement consists of core courses, IT elective courses, and free elective courses. Core courses provide foundational knowledge regarding information technology and management practices and serve as the foundation for understanding the complex issues that occur at the interface between IT and business. IT elective courses provide students with opportunities to learn specialized knowledge in one or more focused tracks and free elective courses enable students to select courses that maximize their individual educational and professional goals. Detailed course requirements for the MS ITM degree may be found in the following section.
To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required (all majors are considered). Students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in both core courses and in all graduate courses taken in the degree program, excluding program prerequisites to qualify for the MS degree.
Prerequisite
Students pursuing the Master of Science in Information Technology Management degree program are required to complete one semester credit hour of MAS 6102 Professional Development course. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). All program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.
Course Requirements
MIS 6009 Information Systems Internship1 (required elective)
Core Courses: 18 semester credit hours
Select the following three courses (9 semester credit hours).
MIS 6323 Object Oriented Programming in Java
or MIS 6382 Object Oriented Programming in Python
BUAN 6320 Database Foundations for Business Analytics
or MIS 6326 Data Management
MIS 6308 System Analysis and Project Management
Select three courses from three different core business areas listed below. Business core areas are listed in bold and underlined. (9 semester credit hours). Note that statistics is a required prerequisite for many courses in JSOM. In particular, BUAN 6359/OPRE 6359 is required for several courses that are part of the Business Intelligence and Analytics track.
Statistics
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis
OPRE 6359 Advanced Statistics for Data Science
Accounting
ACCT 6305 Accounting for Managers
ACCT 6336 Information Technology Audit and Risk Management
ACCT 6386 Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
Marketing
MKT 6301 Marketing Management
MKT 6337 Predictive Analytics Using SAS
MKT 6321 Interactive and Digital Marketing
MKT 6382 Professional Selling I
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ENTP 6370 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ENTP 6375 Technology and New Product Development
Organizational Behavior
OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
OB 6332 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
OB 6334 Foundations of Organizational Development
Healthcare
HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System
Strategy
BPS 6310 Strategic Management
BPS 6332 Strategic Leadership
Operations Management
OPRE 6302 Operations Management
OPRE 6304 Operations Analytics
OPRE 6332 Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
Economics
MECO 6303 Business Economics
Finance
FIN 6301 Financial Management
Real Estate
REAL 6321 Introduction to Real Estate
International Business
IMS 6304 International Business Management
IMS 6310 International Marketing
IMS 6360 International Strategic Management
IMS 6365 Cross-Culture Communication and Management
IMS 6V92 Regional Area Studies: Western Europe
Electives: 18 semester credit hours
Select 18 semester credit hours from electives listed below. The MS ITM degree program offers opportunities for students to focus in a specific track (optional) to obtain an in-depth knowledge in a specific area depending on their interests. Students are not required to choose any track - they may select the 18 semester credit hours from any mix of courses across the different tracks. As part of the 18 semester credit hours of elective courses, students may also substitute up to six semester credit hours of any master's-level courses offered within JSOM as free electives, except for MIS 6320 or ACCT 6320 or OPRE 6393. Additionally, students must abide by any restriction specified in a course description.
Information Technology Management Tracks
The Enterprise Systems track is recommended for students interested in developing and managing large-scale applications and IT infrastructure.
MIS 6309 Business Data Warehousing
MIS 6319 Intelligent Enterprise Systems with SAP
MIS 6332 Intelligent Enterprise Systems Configurations and Implementation with SAP
MIS 6338 Accounting Systems Integration and Configuration
MIS 6345 SAP Analytics
MIS 6369 Supply Chain Software with SAP
MIS 6371 SAP Cloud Analytics
MIS 6378 Customer Relationship Management with Salesforce
The Business Intelligence and Analytics track is recommended for students interested in managing large-scale data and analyzing them to develop sound business strategies.
MIS 6309 Business Data Warehousing
MIS 6324 Business Analytics with SAS
or MIS 6356 Business Analytics with R
MIS 6334 Advanced Business Analytics with SAS
or MIS 6357 Advanced Business Analytics with R
MIS 6341 Applied Machine Learning
MIS 6344 Web Analytics
MIS 6345 SAP Analytics
MIS 6346 Big Data
MIS 6386 Modeling for Business Analytics
MIS 6373 Social Media Business
MIS 6380 Data Visualization
MIS 6385 Robotic Process Automation
MIS 6392 Causal Analytics and A/B Testing
BUAN 6335 Organizing for Business Analytics Platforms
BUAN 6340 Programming for Data Science
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis
The Cyber Security Management track is recommended for students interested in cyber security risk management.
MIS 6316 Data Communications
MIS 6330 Cybersecurity Fundamentals
MIS 6333 Digital Forensics and Incident Management
MIS 6337 Information Technology Audit and Risk Management
MIS 6339 Analytical Reviews Using Audit Software
MIS 6363 Cloud Computing Fundamentals
MIS 6368 Applied Cybersecurity Analytics and Risk Management
MIS 6384 Preparing for Cybersecurity Threats
The Digital Product Management track is recommended for students interested in managing the creation, design, and delivery of digital software products.
MIS 6393 Foundations of Digital Product Management
MIS 6313 Managing IT in the Analytics Age
MIS 6349 Digital Consulting Project
MIS 6360 Agile Project Management
MIS 6375 Technology and New Product Development
MIS 6380 Data Visualization
MIS 6396 User Experience Design
The IT Consulting and Services Management track is recommended for students interested in IT consulting and project management.
MIS 6204 Information Technology for Management
MIS 6302 Managing Digital Strategy
MIS 6313 Managing IT in the Analytics Age
MIS 6339 Analytical Reviews Using Audit Software
MIS 6349 Digital Consulting Project
MIS 6360 Agile Project Management
MIS 6363 Cloud Computing Fundamentals
MIS 6374 Internet of Things
MIS 6375 Technology and New Product Development
MIS 6378 Customer Relationship Management with Salesforce
MIS 6385 Robotic Process Automation
MIS 6398 Blockchain Technology and Applications
BPS 6360 Management and Organizational Consulting: Theory and Practice
The Healthcare Systems track is recommended for students interested in managing IT in the healthcare domain.
HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System
MIS 6305 Healthcare Analytics
MIS 6317 Healthcare Informatics
MIS 6330 Cybersecurity Fundamentals
MIS 6374 Internet of Things
MIS 6381 Electronic Health Records Applications
MIS 6393 Foundations of Digital Product Management
The Cloud Computing track is recommended for students interested in cloud computing.
MIS 6363 Cloud Computing Fundamentals
MIS 6389 AWS Cloud Solution Architecture
MIS 6347 AWS Cloud Analytics
MIS 6374 Internet of Things
1. Students may use MIS 6009 only for their first internship and any additional internship must be completed as MIS 6V98 (3 semester credit hours maximum). Students may use MIS 6V98 or MIS 6349 to fulfill the internship requirement. Students are no longer eligible to enroll in MIS 6009 if they have already completed MIS 6V98 or MIS 6349.
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Information Technology
9 semester credit hours
Faculty
Associate Professor: Mehmet Ayvaci
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Health Information Technology emphasizes practical concepts in healthcare IT and hands on experience gained using electronic medical records (EMR) software. The focus will be on identification and understanding the key information required for managing and working with healthcare information systems. It also demonstrates the use of analytics and software tools related to healthcare information to develop sound healthcare decisions, particularly the core functionalities of the EMR software platform, including how to support clinical information workflows in a paperless environment, and the interconnectivity with other clinical and business systems.
Courses required for graduate certificate in health information technology (9 semester credit hours)
MIS 6317 Healthcare Informatics
MIS 6305 Healthcare Analytics
MIS 6381 Electronic Health Records Applications
Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Systems
9 semester credit hours
Faculty
Associate Professor: Atanu Lahiri
Professors of Instruction: Mary Beth Goodrich, Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professor of Instruction: Judd Bradbury
Assistant Professor of Practice: Abu Naser Islam
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Systems emphasizes theoretical concepts in enterprise resource planning and hands on experience using SAP software. It provides broad exposure to various SAP functional modules such as sales and distribution, supply chain management, customer relationship management, procurement, human capital management, accounting, and data warehousing. Furthermore, the certificate program provides students with an opportunity to get an in-depth knowledge of two of these modules.
MIS 6319 Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP
And choose two of the courses listed below:
MIS 6309 Business Data Warehousing
MIS 6332 ERP Configurations and Implementation with SAP
MIS 6338 Accounting Systems Integration and Configuration
MIS 6345 SAP Analytics
MIS 6369 Supply Chain Software with SAP
MIS 6371 SAP Cloud Analytics
Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence and Data Mining
12 semester credit hours
Faculty
Professors: Huseyin Cavusoglu, Jianqing Chen, Syam Menon, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Atanu Lahiri, Zhe (James) Zhang
Assistant Professor: Radha Mookerjee
Clinical Assistant Professors: Ravi Narayan, Nassim Sohaee
Associate Professor of Instruction: Judd Bradbury
Assistant Professor of Practice: Abu Naser Islam
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence and Data Mining provides students with an understanding of how to analyze large complex data sets in order to solve business problems. It emphasizes theoretical concepts and clinical knowledge associated with the design, delivery and use of business intelligence and data mining techniques in organizations.
Required courses: 12 semester credit hours.
MIS 6309 Business Data Warehousing
MIS 6324 Business Analytics with SAS
or MIS 6356 Business Analytics with R2
MIS 6334 Advanced Business Analytics with SAS
or MIS 6357 Advanced Business Analytics with R
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis
or OPRE 6359 Advanced Statistics for Data Science2
2. OPRE 6359 is required for MIS 6356