May 17, 2024  
2021/2022 University Catalog 
    
2021/2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


General Education Courses  

Courses offered at the SDSU Imperial Valley campus.  

Detailed information about course offerings can be found on the Class Schedule website.

 

Linguistics

  
  • LING 501 - Fundamentals of Linguistics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Principles of modern linguistics, with attention to English phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics; universals and typology.

  
  • LING 502 - Language in Mind and Society


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 501 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Child language acquisition, adult language production/comprehension and sociolinguistics. Dialects, language variation, and standardization. Bilingualism and language change.

  
  • LING 503 - Functions of Language


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 501 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Empirical methods in linguistics. Phonological structure of English and other languages. Functional and discourse related approaches to language patterns. Connections between morphosyntactic concepts and functional/discourse concepts to conduct text analysis.

  
  • LING 505 - Writing for Graduate Students


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Conditional or classified admission to an SDSU graduate program or undergraduates with consent of instructor.

    Conventions of scholarly writing appropriate for student papers, theses, or academic journal articles. Development of research questions and literature reviews as appropriate for students’ disciplines. Revision of current or previous course papers according to disciplinary conventions.

  
  • LING 521 - Phonology


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Theoretical principles of transformational-generative phonology.

  
  • LING 522 - Syntax


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Theoretical principles of transformational-generative syntax.

  
  • LING 523 - Morphology


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Theoretical principles of words structure, including inflection, derivation, and compounding; organization of the lexicon; structure of inflectional paradigms; morphophonological and morphosyntactic alterations; and computational applications.

  
  • LING 525 - Semantics and Pragmatics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Advanced semantic theory; systematic analysis of the interaction of sequences of language with real world context in which they are used.

  
  • LING 526 - Discourse Analysis


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Theories of discourse structure. Text and context. Frameworks for analyzing written and spoken discourses such as genre analysis, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, discourse and grammar, speech act theory, and corpus linguistics. Applications of discourse analysis such as cross-cultural misunderstanding.

  
  • LING 530 - English Grammar


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Six upper division units in linguistics.

    English morphology, syntax, and discourse structure, including simple and complex sentence structure; lexical categories and subcategories; discourse functions of selected constructions. Problems and solutions in teaching English grammar.

  
  • LING 550 - Theory and Practice of English as a Second Language


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): LING 101 , LING 420 , or LING 501 .

    The nature of language learning; evaluation of techniques and materials for the teaching of English as a second language.

  
  • LING 551 - Sociolinguistics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): A course in introductory linguistics.

    Investigation of the correlation of social structure and linguistic behavior.

  
  • LING 552 - Psycholinguistics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Psychological and mental processes related to comprehension, production, perception, and acquisition of language in adults and children.

  
  • LING 553 - Bilingualism


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420 , LING 501 , SPAN 448 , or SLHS 300 .

    Bilingualism in society and in schools. Cognition, language processing, and representation in bilinguals. Research methods in the study of bilingualism.

  
  • LING 555 - Practical Issues in Teaching English as a Second Language


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in LING 550 .

    Practical approaches to applications of the theory of English as a Second Language (ESL) and methodology for speaking, reading, listening, writing; techniques for facilitating growth of communicative competence.

  
  • LING 556 - Computer Assisted Language Learning and Teaching


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in LING 550 .

    Theory and practice of computer assisted language learning and language teaching. Hands-on experience with pedagogical aspects of using technology in the language classroom.

  
  • LING 571 - Computational Corpus Linguistics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Practical introduction to computation with text corpora and introduction to Python. Tokenizing, part-of-speech tagging, and lemmatizing (stemming) large corpora. Writing of Python programs required.

  
  • LING 572 - Python Scripting for Social Science


    Units: 3

    Same As: BDA 572 .
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.

    Python scripting for social science data. Statements and expressions. Strings, lists, dictionaries, files. Python with unformatted data (regular expressions). Graphs and social networks. Spatial data and simple GIS scripts.

  
  • LING 581 - Computational Linguistics


    Units: 3

    Same As: Computer Science 581.
    Prerequisite(s): LING 571  or LING 572  [or BDA 572 ] or CS 320 .

    Basic concepts in computational linguistics including regular expressions, finite-state automata, finite-state transducers, weighted finite-state automata, and n-gram language models. Applications to phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax. Probabilistic models. Statistical techniques for speech recognition.

  
  • LING 583 - Statistical Methods in Text Analysis


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 571  or LING 572  [or BDA 572 ]; and STAT 550  or STAT 551A .

    Statistical methods for analysis of large texts to include Bayesian classifiers, Markov models, maximum entropy models, neural nets, and support vector machines. Data collection and annotation. Applications to annotation, relation detection, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling.

  
  • LING 596 - Selected Topics in Linguistics


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Advanced study of selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • LING 597 - Research Practicum


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.

    Participation in a specific research activity under faculty supervision. Maximum credit three units toward the major and minor in linguistics. Maximum Credits: Maximum combined credit of three units of LING 597 and LING 797  toward the master’s degree in linguistics.

  
  • LING 610 - Topics in Historical Linguistics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Three upper division units in linguistics, preferably Linguistics 410, LING 501 , or LING 521 .

    Methods and principles used in historical study of language; processes of language change in phonology, syntax, and semantics; linguistics reconstruction; origin of language; language families; development of writing. Analysis of Indo-European, Old English, or Middle English. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • LING 620 - Advanced Formal Syntax


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 522 .

    Advanced study of formal syntactic theory.

  
  • LING 621 - Advanced English Phonology


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 521 .

    English phonetics, phonemics, and phonological rules. Phonological differences among American English dialects. Survey of contemporary approaches to phonology.

  
  • LING 622 - Discourse and Syntax


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 503 LING 522 , or LING 530 .

    Functional and discourse-oriented approaches to syntax and syntactic approaches to discourse.

  
  • LING 623 - Immigrant Languages


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Contrastive structure of selected languages representing significant immigrant populations in San Diego; emphasis on phonological, orthographic, morphological, lexical and syntactic features.

  
  • LING 626 - Pragmatics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 525  and six additional units of linguistics courses numbered 501 or higher (excluding LING 505 ).

    Gricean and neo-Gricean approaches to pragmatics; relevance theory; reference; presupposition; speech acts; information structure.

  
  • LING 650 - Materials Development in Applied Linguistics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 550 .

    Materials development and adaptation for teaching English as a second language and a language other than English.

  
  • LING 651 - Seminar in Sociolinguistic Research in the Speech Community


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 551 .

    Methods to include the collection of sociolinguistic data through interviews. Analysis of those data to address questions pertaining to language variation and change.

  
  • LING 652 - Second Language Acquisition


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 501 .

    Analyses of theories of second language acquisition; theoretical and empirical bases of current second language teaching methodologies.

  
  • LING 653 - ESL Reading and Writing


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 550 .

    Application of discourse and reading theory to the teaching and testing of ESL reading and writing. Issues of coherence, process-product, genre studies.

  
  • LING 654 - Language and Cognition


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 552 .

    Language production, comprehension, and acquisition, as these relate to human cognition.

  
  • LING 655 - English for Specific Purposes and Content-Based Instruction


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 550 .

    Theory, practice, and history of these two related approaches to ESL/EFL.

  
  • LING 656 - Quantitative Research Methods in Language Studies


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 420  or LING 501 .

    Research design and quantitative research methods for linguistic applications. Critical evaluation of published research studies; empirical research project.

  
  • LING 657 - Foundations of Language Assessment


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): LING 550 .

    Fundamental principles and goals of language assessment and language assessment research: characteristics of assessment methods; analyzing test tasks; designing test items; describing test scores; approaches to estimating reliability; validity and validation; authenticity and impact.

  
  • LING 696 - Advanced Topics in Linguistics


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Advanced study in specific areas of linguistics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • LING 740 - Internship in English as a Second Language and Foreign Language Teaching


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): LING 550 .

    Internship in teaching English as a second language and English as a foreign language, offering work experience with practicing professionals.

  
  • LING 795 - Seminar in Linguistics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of three units of 600- and 700-numbered courses in the master’s program for linguistics.

    Research in linguistics, course content varying according to instructor. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • LING 797 - Advanced Research Practicum


    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of graduate adviser.

    Participation in a specific research activity under faculty supervision. Maximum combined credit of three units of LING 597  and LING 797.

  
  • LING 798 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair or instructor.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

  
  • LING 799A - Thesis


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): An officially appointed thesis committee and advancement to candidacy.

    Preparation of a project or thesis for the master’s degree.

  
  • LING 799B - Thesis Extension


    Units: 0

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Prior registration in Thesis 799A with an assigned grade symbol of RP.

    Registration required in any semester or term following assignment of RP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis is granted final approval.

  
  • LING 799C - Comprehensive Examination Extension


    Units: 0

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Completion or concurrent enrollment in degree program courses.

    Registration required of students whose only requirement is completion of the comprehensive examination for the master’s degree. Registration in 799C limited to two semesters.


Management

  
  • MGT 296 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 1-4

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

  
  • MGT 352 - Human Resource Management


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Acquisition, development, maintenance, and termination of human resources in accordance to goals of the organization.

  
  • MGT 353 - Creativity and Innovation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 350 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Managing creativity, including selling creative ideas to others, scanning for new opportunities, taking creativity to the marketplace, and creating an organizational culture for innovation.

  
  • MGT 355 - International Entrepreneurship


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Launching and managing an international entrepreneurial venture. Search and identification of opportunities in foreign markets, logistics of international business expansion, cross-cultural business communication, and international networking.

  
  • MGT 357 - Multinational Business and Comparative Management


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): B A 350 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Context of international business, environment, institutions, and business practices. Cultural awareness, sensitivity, interpersonal, and leadership skills needed in an international context.

  
  • MGT 358 - Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Process of initiating, expanding, purchasing, and consolidating businesses. Concepts, theories, and techniques of managerial innovation and implementation.

  
  • MGT 401 - Management Internship


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): B A 350  and consent of faculty adviser. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Internship with business firms, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations. Under joint supervision of intern organization and course instructor. Activities for advancing career readiness, applying principles of managing organizations, enhancing leadership skills, and supporting professional development.

  
  • MGT 420 - Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition and Evaluation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in Management 358. Proof of completion of prerequisite required: Copy of transcript.

    Core concepts and key elements of recognizing and evaluating new business opportunity to include customer discovery process, design thinking, industry and market analysis, lean startup methodology, market trends, problem-solution validation, and value proposition design.
     

  
  • MGT 434 - Business Negotiation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 350 .

    Origins and strategies of abstract and theoretical approaches to bargaining and negotiation in business situations faced by managers and leaders.

  
  • MGT 444 - Business Ethics and Corporate Governance


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): B A 300 , B A 350 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory, morality of capitalism, and corporate governance. Ethical theory and its application to ongoing issues and current events within the business context.

  
  • MGT 452 - Family Business Management


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 358 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Managing a family owned business. Succession planning, governance, strategy and family dynamics of mixing family and business roles, non-family employees, and culture.

  
  • MGT 455 - Social Entrepreneurship


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 358 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Entrepreneurial skills to craft innovative responses to social needs. Social mission, launching and building a social venture and developing social returns to an enterprise.

  
  • MGT 459 - Franchise Management


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 358 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Franchising presented as a viable alternative path to entrepreneurship. Nature and role of franchisor and franchisee including challenges of becoming a franchisee of an existing system and of becoming a franchisor.

  
  • MGT 460 - Business Model Design and Development


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 358  and MGT 420 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Core concepts and key elements of producing a business plan for a new entrepreneurial opportunity to include designing experiments to validate critical business model assumptions and assess product-market fit.

  
  • MGT 461 - Human Resource Selection


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 352 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Employee selection and placement issues in organizations including strategic, legal, and measurement issues. Roles of recruitment, job analysis, and human resource planning in human resource selection process.

  
  • MGT 462 - Compensation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 352 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Wage and salary administration in organizations. Determinants of general wage and salary levels and structures. Total compensation systems, interrelationship among employee performance, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, pay equity, and employee pay satisfaction.

  
  • MGT 463 - Performance Management


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 352 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Definition, measurement, and evaluation of employee performance, development of employee skills, and implementation of a performance management system.

  
  • MGT 464 - Legal Issues in Managing Employees


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 352 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Statutes, case law, and legal issues relevant to managers, including recruitment, hiring, wages and hours, discrimination, sexual harassment, occupational safety and health, firing and post-termination. Focus on California and federal laws that managers need to know.

  
  • MGT 466 - International Human Resource Management


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 352 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Human resource issue facing multinational corporations including staffing, training and development, performance management, expatriation and repatriation, and compensation.

  
  • MGT 467 - Diversity Issues


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MGT 352 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Managing employees in a diverse workforce. Policy development for managing diversity. Legal issues in diversity.

  
  • MGT 475 - Leadership in Organizations


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 350 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Leadership, communicating vision, initiating changes and innovation, and developing leadership competencies through self-assessment.

  
  • MGT 496 - Selected Topics in Management


    Units: 1-4

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair.

    Selected areas of concern in management. May be repeated with new content with consent of department chair. Maximum Credits: six units.

    Note: Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • MGT 498 - Investigation and Report


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of instructor.

    A comprehensive and original study of a problem connected with management under the direction of one or more members of the management staff. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • MGT 499 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • MGT 596 - Advanced Topics in Management


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Six upper division units in management. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Advanced special topics in management. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units of 596 applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • MGT 696 - Seminar in Selected Topics


    Units: 3

    Intensive study in specific areas of management. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • MGT 710 - Seminar in World Business Environment


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 673 .

    Nature, dimensions and motives of international business. Impact of environmental factors. Nature of multinational corporation, importance of national and multilateral controls and policies for international business management.

  
  • MGT 721 - Seminar in Group Processes and Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 673 .

    Perceptions and processes in work groups. Experience in interpersonal networks, influence and rewards, stereotypes; managing differences and conflicts.

  
  • MGT 722 - Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Institutions


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 673 .

    Ethical and social aspects of current issues in business and society. Changing role of stakeholders including consumers, shareholders, and employees. Assessment of operation, functioning and regulation of the market system.

  
  • MGT 724 - Entrepreneurship


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 673 .

    Examination of the entrepreneurial approach; concepts, theory and techniques of managerial innovation and implementation; analysis of entrepreneurial skills.

  
  • MGT 729 - Seminar in Organizational Issues


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 673 .

    Issues in organizations in modern society: organization design, environmental interface, and political processes. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • MGT 744 - Seminar in Managing the Growing Firm


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): M.B.A. core or admission to degree curriculum for M.S. degree business administration.

    Problems and issues confronting entrepreneurs beyond start-up of a new venture. Focus on issues from both entrepreneur and investor perspectives.

  
  • MGT 746 - Seminar in Corporate Governance


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.

    Roles and interrelationships among members of corporate governance triad: managers, directors, and shareholders. History and theories of corporate governance, ethical obligations underlying the three roles, and case studies.

  
  • MGT 747 - Seminar in Managing Technology Commercialization


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.

    Assessment of future commercialization potential of early stage technologies. Technology commercialization process including technology and market assessments, business models, revenue streams, licensing, and protection of intellectual property.

  
  • MGT 748 - Seminar in International Entrepreneurship and Business Development


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): B A 673 .

    Challenges and issues confronting entrepreneurs seeking to develop international business opportunities. Concepts, theory, and techniques of international entrepreneurship. Drivers of entrepreneurship and assessment of entrepreneurial conditions around the world.

  
  • MGT 797 - Research


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy.

    Research in the area of management. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

  
  • MGT 798 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.


Management Information Systems

  
  • MIS 180 - Principles of Information Systems


    Units: 3

    Fundamentals of information systems in business. Integration of information technology, e-commerce, systems analysis, database management systems, networking, security, and collaboration. Application of concepts through developing solutions to business problems using spreadsheets, database management systems, and web development tools/languages.

  
  • MIS 299 - Special Study


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair and instructor.

    Individual study.

  
  • MIS 301 - Statistical Analysis for Business


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 180 ; MATH 120 ; STAT 119  or ECON 201 . Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Statistical methods applied to business decision making.

  
  • MIS 305 - Business Processes, ERP, and Analytics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 180 . Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Fundamental business processes and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Utilizing an ERP to run a business. How analytics are used by organizations to improve decision making.

  
  • MIS 306 - Information Systems Analysis


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 180 . Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Systems development life cycle concept, with emphasis on analysis of requirements using structured methodology. Acquisition strategies, application design alternatives, architecture design, feasibility study, implementation plans, needs assessment, and prototyping.

  
  • MIS 315 - Business Applications Programming


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 180 . Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Computer programming for business applications. Appropriate data structures, control structures and program structures. Languages widely used in business applications.

  
  • MIS 380 - Data Management Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 180 . Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Methodology for applying data base management systems in design of information systems. Analysis of data base applications from perspectives of system users and systems analysts.

  
  • MIS 383 - Networks and Data Communications


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 180 . Approved upper division business major, business minor, or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business. Proof of completion of prerequisites required: Copy of transcript.

    Fundamental data communications concepts, including voice communications and carrier service offerings, communications hardware, and network design. Global, enterprise, workgroup, and local area networks. Protocols and network operating systems. Network security and control. Formerly numbered Management Information Systems 483.

  
  • MIS 396W - Reporting Techniques for Business Professionals


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): RWS 290 . Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281  [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test score or verification of exemption; copy of transcript. Must be admitted to the upper division major in business.

    Advanced preparation of oral and written reports used in business and other organizations. Individualized study of reports in student’s career field.

  
  • MIS 401 - Business Intelligence and Analytics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 301 .

    Using diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive, and visual analytics to solve business problems and make data-informed decisions at operational, strategic, and tactical levels.

  
  • MIS 406 - Information Systems Design


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 306 , MIS 315 , MIS 380 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Business information systems design, installation, and implementation as part of the systems development life cycle, with emphasis on structured design methodology.

  
  • MIS 429 - Contemporary Issues in Information Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Approved upper division business major or other major approved by the Fowler College of Business.
     

    Practices, techniques, and theories of systems that create value with information. See Class Schedule for specific content. May be repeated for a maximum of nine units with new content.
     

  
  • MIS 455 - Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 306 .

    Innovative digital technologies. Communicate value creation, capture, and delivery. Monetization and commercialization, prototype new products and services, and strategize financing.

  
  • MIS 460 - Project Management


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in B A 360 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Management of small and large projects. Work breakdown structure milestones, project cost estimating and reporting, and single and multiple resource allocation/leveling. Computerized project management software.

  
  • MIS 481 - E-Business/Web Development


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 306 , MIS 315 , MIS 380 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Issues and tools related to developing Internet-based applications with database integration through hands-on projects. Developing complex sets of Web pages by linking front-end Web browser languages and databases via back-end server languages, database queries, and middleware.

  
  • MIS 482 - Information Technology Projects


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 18 units of upper division management information systems courses. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Contemporary technologies in a business context to include artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data science tools, Internet of things, mobile programming, and robotics. Implementation with client organizations and/or in-depth research analysis resulting in proof of concept and applications.

  
  • MIS 492 - Management of Information Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 306  and MIS 380 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Role of information systems in organizations from management perspective: strategic information system planning, systems administration, and management of end user computing. Management issues related to systems development and implementation. Management of computer operations and the computer center.

  
  • MIS 495 - Management Information Systems Internship


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division business major approved by the Fowler College of Business.

    Internship with business firm, government agency, or nonprofit organization under joint supervision of internship organization and course instructor. Career readiness, fundamentals of management information systems, and professional development. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • MIS 496 - Selected Topics in Information Systems


    Units: 1-4

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair.

    Selected areas of concern in information systems. May be repeated with new content with consent of department chair. Maximum Credits: six units.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

 

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