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COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

What is Computer Information Systems (CIS)?
Computer Information Systems is an academic discipline which bridges the gap
between the business and the computer science eld. CIS is more focused on
practical application of technology to support the enterprise in order to add value
to their oerings.

About the Information and Decision Sciences Department

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
CIS graduates nd jobs as:
System Analyst
Business Analyst
Database Administrator
Network Architect
Computer Support Specialist
IT Consultant
Programmer
IT Project Manager

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
A practical and on site experience is
an essential aspect of the learning
process for all CIS students.
Internships in CIS will be arranged
with the prior approval of the
instructor and the department.

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Welcome to the Department of Information and Decision Sciences in the College

of Business Administration. The Information and Decision Sciences department is
one of the four departments at the College of Business Administration. The
College is an AACSB Accredited School and less than 5% of the schools world-wide
have earned this prestigious designation.
Information and Decision Sciences majors acquire the knowledge and skills that
are necessary to improve their own lives and those of their places of employment.
The Department oers a BBA in Computer Information Systems.

Professional and Student Organizations

The Association of Information Technology Professionals
(AITP) is a national organization with professional and
student chapters all over the United States. The student
chapter is devoted to helping students widen their career
opportunities in the management of information systems.
The Association for Operations Management is a not-for-prot
educational organization respected throughout the world as
an authority on integrated resource management. Student
members attend meetings of the professional chapter where
they network with local managers and students from other
chapters, they participate in plant tours and attend regional
and national meetings sponsored by the professional chapter.
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is a professional organization
dedicated to the study and promotion of the eld of quality with
chapters in the U.S. and abroad and a student chapter at UTEP.
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Computer Information Systems Degree Plan

Department Chair:
Administrative Assistant:

Dr. Leo Gemoets

Mary Hernandez

FIRST SEMESTER
ENGL 1311 Expository English Composition
MATH 1320 Mathematics for Social Sciences
UNIV 1301 Seminar in Critical Inquiry
HIST 1301 History of US to 1865
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology
THIRD SEMESTER
ACCT 2301 Principles of Accounting I
POLS 2310 Introduction to Politics
ECON 2304 Principles of Economics
COMM 1302 Business Communication
COURSE Natural Science Core*
FIFTH SEMESTER
BLAW 3301 Legal Environment of Business
ENGL 3355 Workplace Writing
BUSN 3304 Global Business Environment
QMB 3301 Quantitative Methods of Business
CIS 4385 Business Data Structure
SEVENTH SEMESTER
ECON 3310 Managerial Economics
CIS 3345 Management Information Systems
OSCM 3321 Production/Operations Mgmt.
CIS 4365 Database Management
CIS 4370 Business Data Communications

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Room 205
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Tel. 747-5496
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SECOND SEMESTER
ENGL 1312 Research and Critical Writing
MATH 2301 Mathematics for Social Sciences II
HIST 1302 History of US to 1865
ECON 2303 Principles of Economics
COURSE Natural Science Core*
FOURTH SEMESTER
ACCT 2302 Principles of Accounting II
POLS 2311 Introduction to Politics
QMB 2301 Fundamental to Business Statistics
PHIL 2306 Ethics
COURSE Visual and Performing Arts Elective
SIXTH SEMESTER
MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing
FIN 3310 Business Finance
MGMT 3303 Mgmt. & Organizational Behavior
ACCT 3314/3321 Managerial or Inter. Acct.
CIS 3350 Business System Design
EIGHTH SEMESTER
CIS Electives I**
CIS Electives II**
CIS Electives III**
Upper Level Business Electives
MGMT 4300 Strategic Management

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*SEE ONLINE CATALOG FOR COURSE DESCRIPTION :

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** From CIS 3385, CIS 4305, CIS 4320, CIS 4330, CIS 4399, OSCM 3335
Every eort was made to provide accurate and up to date information. Terms and conditions are subject to change.

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July, 2011