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Department Information and Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree & Qualifications1 of faculty within Information Systems & Business Analytics

The purpose of the Department of Information Systems & Business Analytics is to provide students with the knowledge and ability to design, develop, and implement information systems that will help enterprises solve their problems effectively. Students will be given a solid foundation in the design, use, and management of databases, enterprise systems, telecommunications technology, information security, and electronic commerce systems. The department offers courses in management information systems, management science, and production and operations management, and business statistics at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Degrees offered

The department of Information Systems and Business Analytics offers these programs:

  • BBA in Business Analytics
  • BBA in Information Systems
  • MBA in Healthcare
  • MS in Healthcare Informatics and Management Systems
  • MS in Information Systems
  • MS in Health Informatics and Analytics
  • MS in Information Systems/Business Analytics Track
  • MS in Information Systems/Business Cybersecurity Track
  • Combined Master of Accounting/MS in Information Systems
  • Combined MS in Health Informatics and Analytics/MBA in Healthcare Management
  • Combined MS in Information Systems/MBA
  • Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems

Terminal Degree2 for each discipline taught in Information Systems and Business Analytics

  • DBA, Ph.D. in Management Information Systems (52.1201)
  • Ph.D. in Operations Management (52.0205) 

Related Disciplines3

  • Business Administration and Management (52.0201) - all QMB
  • Computer and Information Sciences (11.0101) - all ISM courses
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst (11.0501) - all ISM, QMB courses
  • Mathematics (27.0101) - all QMB courses
  • Management Science (52.1301) - all QMB courses
  • Operations Management (52.0205) - all QMB courses

Related Disciplines3 for specific courses

  • Any Business degree (52) - ISM 3949, 4949 (internship courses)
  • Medical Informatics (51.2706) - HSA 6155, 6156, 6176, HIM 6627, 6682, 6685
  • Business Administration and Management (52.0201) - HSA 6155, 6156, 6176, MAN 4583
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst (11.0501) - MAN 4583
  • Economics (45.0601) - HSA 6155, 6156, 6176
  • Electrical Engineering (14.1001) - QMB 3200
  • Health Care Administration (51.0701) - HIM 6019, HSA 6155, 6156, 6176
  • Health Services Administration (51.2211) - HIM 6627, 6682, 6685, HSA 6155, 6156, 6176
  • Industrial Engineering (14.3501) - all QMB courses
  • Industrial Engineering (14.3501) - MAN 4504, 4583, 4584, 5524, 6501, 6617
  • Management Science (52.1301) - MAN 4504, 4583, 4584, 5524, 6501, 6617, 6758
  • Manufacturing Engineering (14.3601) - MAN 4504, 4583, 4584, 5524, 6501, 6617
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management (52.0206) - HSA 6155, 6156, 6176
  • Operations Management (52.0205) - MAN 4504, 6501, 6617
  • Public Policy Analysis (44.0501) - HIM 6019, HSA 6155, 6156, 6176

Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the programs in Information Systems and Business Analytics)

Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.

Notes

1Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor's qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor's academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.

The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor's teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:

Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline

2The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline

3For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level

4(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.

Current/Effective Date 04/01/2020