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The information management certificate offers an overview of information systems, their role in organizations, and the relation of information systems to the objectives and structure of an organization. An introduction to the design and management of database systems in a business environment is provided. A study of the methods used in analyzing information needs and specifying application system requirements is complemented with a study of the concepts and techniques used in specifying the physical design of the targeted system. With appropriate choice of courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in information systems management.
Certificate Requirements
Students must take one of the following courses:
CMIS 102 Introduction to Problem Solving and Algorithm Design (3)
CMST 306 Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming (3)
or previous workplace experience with C, C++, Visual Basic, Ada, COBOL, or another high-level language plus an additional supporting elective from the lists belowStudents must take the following courses:
IFSM 300 Information Systems in Organizations (3)
Students must take one of the 300-level elective courses from the following:
IFSM 302 Workplace Productivity (3)
Students must take one of the 400-level elective courses from the following:
IFSM 430 Information Systems and Security (3)
Total credits for certificate in Information Management (18)