The ISQA faculty has developed a series of concentrations to assist students as they work to complete the program.
Concentrations consist of coordinating elective courses. Students may choose to take courses that make up a concentration, or not, as they see fit.
Concentrations are not minors in the traditional sense, but rather reflect areas in demand in the community. If you have any questions regarding these concentrations, please get in touch with the ISQA Department.
Students pursuing a concentration are to complete a 'Change of Academic Program' form, secure appropriate signatures, and submit the form in-person at the Registrar's office.
i-Business Application Development & Management
This concentration consists of 18 credit hours.
The i-Business Application Development & Management Concentration will provide students with the technical, organizational, and managerial background to plan, develop, and manage Internet-based applications. The concentration includes courses that provide students with an understanding of the issues, concepts, and technologies involved in establishing and implementing a corporate strategy for electronic business. These courses address issues of organizational strategy, process reengineering, and supporting information systems architecture. Students will also learn and apply technical skills needed to develop Internet-based distributed applications.
Core Courses - 6 hours:
- ISQA 4180 - E-Commerce
- ISQA 3910 - Project Management
Elective Courses - 9 hours:
- CIST/CYBR 3600 - Information Security Policy and Awareness
- ISQA 3520 - GUI Design
- ISQA 4000 - Special Topics in ISQA (Topic MUST be related to I-Business. Prior approval from the Undergraduate Program Committee is required to use this course in the concentration.)
- ISQA 4100 - Information System Architecture and Organization
- ISQA 4190 - Process Re-Engineering with Information Technology
Capstone Course - 3 hours:
- ISQA 4380 - Distributed Technologies & Systems
Information Assurance
This concentration consists of 18 credit hours.
The Information Assurance concentration supplements and extends the Management Information Systems (MIS) curriculum by focusing on the foundational principles, worked examples, theory, and skills necessary to analyze, design, and construct secure information systems.
These courses address the fundamental technologies, policy, assurance, and ethics involved in the protection of information systems. Hands-on experience is gained through numerous laboratory exercises associated with each course. The concentration is designed to accommodate students with either a CS or MIS background.
Note: The 18 credit hour Information Assurance concentration can be taken through Computer Science or Management Information Systems.
Core Courses - 18 hours:
- CIST 3110 - Information Technology Ethics
- CYBR 2600 - System Administration
- ISQA 3400 - Information Technology Infrastructure
- CIST/CYBR 3600 - Information Security Policy and Awareness
- CIST/CYBR 4360 - Foundations of Cybersecurity
- CIST/CYBR 4540 - Computer Security Management
Internet Technologies
This concentration consists of 18 credit hours.
The Internet Technologies (iT) concentration supplements the Management Information Systems (MIS) by focusing on the expertise needed to implement solutions that involve contemporary Internet technologies and software applications.
The concentration is designed to accommodate the differing backgrounds of MIS and CS majors. The requirements of either the MIS or CS majors provide the background necessary to pursue the iT concentration. The concentration makes extensive use of existing MIS and CS courses, building on what has been accomplished in these programs and provides extensive hands-on, project-based experience for the students.
Note: The 18 credit hour iT concentration can be taken through Computer Science or Management Information Systems.
Core Courses - 6 hours:
- CSCI 2850 - Programming on the Internet
- CSCI 3830 - Advanced Java Programming
Elective Courses - 9 hours (A student can select only 3 courses in consultation with the advisor):
- CYBR 3600 - Information Security Policy and Awareness
- ISQA 3310 - Managing the Data Base Environment
- ISQA 3400 - Information Technology Infrastructure
- ISQA 3520 - Graphical User Interface Design
- ISQA 4000 - Special Topics in ISQA (Topic MUST be related to Internet Technologies. Prior approval from the Undergraduate Program Committee is required to use this course in the concentration.)
- ISQA 4180 - Electronic Commerce
- ISQA 4300 - Database Administration
- ISQA 4730 - Decision Support Systems
- ISQA/ITIN 4880 - Systems Simulation and Modeling
- ISQA/CSCI 4890 - Data Warehouse and Data Mining
Capstone Course - 3 hours:
- CIST 4910 - Systems Development in Open Source Communities
IT Audit & Control
This concentration consists of 18 credit hours.
The IT Audit and Control Concentration is available only to MIS majors and provides students with the technical, organizational, accounting/auditing, and managerial background to plan and conduct IT audit and control activities.
The concentration will cover the following conceptual area: business risks and the management of business risk, IT risk as a component of business risk, the need to manage IT risks, basic type of controls required in a business system in order to control IT risks, controls associated with top management, system development, quality assurance, boundary controls, and communications. Issues associated with new system control risks created by the use of the internet for business applications and electronic business will also be covered in one or more courses.
Students will learn and apply and integrate technical, managerial, and conceptual skills needed to plan and conduct IT audits and establish appropriate controls
Core Courses - 9 hours:
- CIST 3110 - IT Ethics
- CYBR/CIST 3600 - Information Security Policy and Awareness
- ACCT 4080 - Principles of Auditing
Elective Courses - 9 hours:
This list of electives is not exhaustive. Students can take other courses as electives in consultation with their undergraduate advisor.
- CYBR 2600 - System Administration
- CYBR 4540 - Computer Security Management
- ISQA 4000 - Special Topics in ISQA (Topic MUST be related to IT Audit and Control. Prior approval from the department is required to use this course in the concentration.)
- ACCT 4060 - Advanced Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 4090 - Advanced Auditing
- ISQA 4190 - Process Reengineering with IT
- ISQA 4500 - Independent study in ISQA (Independent study topic MUST be related to IT Audit and Control. Prior approval from the department is required to use this course in the concentration.)
- ISQA 4510 - Internship in ISQA (Internship experience must be directly related to IT Audit and Control. Prior approval from the department is required to use this course in the concentration.)