Concentration Overview
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The Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Technology, Data Management and Analytics concentration provides students with the knowledge needed to develop, deploy, manage, and integrate enterprise wide data and information systems to support the goals of the organization.
Credit Distribution
I. Core Courses (15-18* Credits)
| MSI-5010 | Foundations of Information Technology* | 3 |
| MSI-5020 | Telecommunications and Networking | 3 |
| MSI-5030 | Object-Oriented Application Development | 3 |
| MSI-5040 | Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design | 3 |
| MSI-5050 | Principles of Database Design | 3 |
| APS-5100 | Project Management for Technology | 3 |
II. Concentration (15 Credits)
III. Capstone (6 Credits)
| APS-7000 | Master Project in Applied Science and Technology | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 36-39
* MSI-5010: Foundations of Information Technology is required for learners who need a refresher or who lack the prerequisite knowledge in IT as determined during the application evaluation period.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the concentration in Data Management and Analytics, graduates will be able to:
- use data modeling frameworks to create databases that operationalize business intelligence and meet the information needs of an organization;
- design and develop information management systems that serve to identify, capture, evaluate, retrieve, visualize, and share all of an organization’s information assets;
- design, develop, implement, utilize, and manage secure integrated multidimensional information systems; and
- utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques to identify and analyze data patterns and make these patterns available for use by the organization.