The Bachelor of Science in Strategic Management of Information Systems (BS-SMIS) emphasizes the strategies involved in managing technology and the information that it generates. The program includes courses which provide a basic management foundation, including such areas as critical thinking, leadership and accounting and financial techniques. It also emphasizes specific areas related to the technology field such database management, systems analysis and design, and enterprise resource planning. The program culminates in a capstone course, which enables students to integrate the skill sets learned throughout the degree program. In the capstone course, students examine and analyze the strategic role that technology plays in helping an organization maintain its competitiveness and meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Students in the BSSMIS program progress by taking one course at a time in a designated sequence. They work in project teams that increase their learning opportunities, serve as a support system and allow them to evaluate diverse solutions to typical management challenges. During the first course in the program, all students complete a joint Community Service Project that allows them to learn to function in a team, deepens their appreciation of their civic duties and responsibilities and demonstrates the Franciscan Values that are inherent to the mission of Cardinal Stritch University
A graduate of the BSSMIS program is well positioned to manage the information technology processes and solutions that have become an integral part of an organization's overall business strategies as well as to facilitate communication and strategic planning between the technology side of an enterprise and those who consume its products. This program can be taken online or on ground.
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MGT 306 Principles of Self-Management (5 weeks, 3 credits)
ASB 101 Introduction to Written Communication (Prerequisite) (8 weeks, 3 credits)
MGT 301 Critical Thinking and Writing (6 weeks, 3 credits)
MGT 405 Management and Leadership (6 weeks, 3 credits)
MGT 430 Introduction to Management Information Systems (5 weeks, 3 credits)
ASB 151 Finite Mathematics (Prerequisite) (6 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 403 Introduction to Project Management of Information Systems (5 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 459 Legal and Ethical Issues in Management of Information Systems (5 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 423 Business Data Communications (5 weeks, 3 credits)
ADM 341 Microeconomics (5 weeks, 3 credits)
MGT 450 Financial Planning and Control Systems (8 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 441 Database Management (6 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 427 Marketing for the Information Age (5 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 439 Systems Analysis and Design (6 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 449 Enterprise Resource Planning (5 weeks, 3 credits)
SMS 494 Capstone: Strategic Management of Information Systems (11 weeks, 5 credits)