The Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) Department is designed to educate students to analyze, design, implement, and manage technology-driven business solutions.
Offered a major, you are guided through a flexible curriculum. Led by a committed, personable faculty, students apply business functions to design, improve, and manage operations and business processes. Coursework includes analysis and design, database systems, networking, strategic planning, and computer and communications technologies. This curriculum provides you with the knowledge, communication skills, and leadership experience demanded in today's business world.
Participation in research and internships with the leading business organizations in the area is strongly encouraged by the ISOM Department. These opportunities provide you with valuable industry experience that often becomes a springboard into graduate school or meaningful future employment.
The Information Systems major prepares students to design and deliver business solutions that integrate people, processes, and technology. Students learn to:
- Identify and analyze business opportunities,
- Acquire and assess business solutions,
- Lead and facilitate strategic initiatives,
- Enable informed decision making, and
- Manage relationships with technology providers and customers
Information systems majors study the analysis, design, development, and management of information systems in organizations. They develop an understanding of the need for information, its use in the decision-making process, and the procedures by which information is provided to management.
