Master of Information System Management
Encyclopedia
The Master in Information System Management, also known as Master of Science in Information System Management is a professional Master's degree
in the Management
of Information System
s of organizations. The degree is also known as Master of Science in Information Management or Master of Information Systems with a similar curriculum. (abbreviated M.ISM, MS.IM, M.IS or similar.)
Through study of the diverse subjects that effects the operation of information system within organizations, the Information System Management degree attempts to equip recipients to manage and deploy effectively in a computer system in a changing Information Age
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Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in the Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
of Information System
Information system
An information system - or application landscape - is any combination of information technology and people's activities that support operations, management, and decision making. In a very broad sense, the term information system is frequently used to refer to the interaction between people,...
s of organizations. The degree is also known as Master of Science in Information Management or Master of Information Systems with a similar curriculum. (abbreviated M.ISM, MS.IM, M.IS or similar.)
Through study of the diverse subjects that effects the operation of information system within organizations, the Information System Management degree attempts to equip recipients to manage and deploy effectively in a computer system in a changing Information Age
Information Age
The Information Age, also commonly known as the Computer Age or Digital Age, is an idea that the current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously...
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Curriculum
Though unique to each degree-granting institution, an MISM will often include most, if not all, of the following:- Information systems modeling
- Project managementProject managementProject management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
- Databases
- Computer networks
- EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
& StatisticsStatisticsStatistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments.... - Business concepts
- Electives
Universities
Universities that offer MISM;- Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
- DeVry UniversityDeVry UniversityDeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of DeVry Inc , a proprietary, for-profit higher education organization that is also the parent organization for Keller Graduate School of Management, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, Apollo College, Western...
- University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
- University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
- Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...