MSIS Specializations
The specialization courses build upon the core courses and should be taken after the majority of core courses have been completed. Students must select a specialization of three courses (9 credit hours). Specializations include Data Management, Electronic Commerce, Network Administration and Security, Healthcare Information Systems, or General. The General specialization entails taking the first course from the Data Management, Electronic Commerce, and the Network Administration and Security specializations. Students may choose to take additional electives and more than one specialization.
Data management
INFS 762 Data Warehousing and Data Mining
The main concepts, components, and various architectures of Data Warehouse. Advanced data analysis and optimization of Data Warehouse Design. Data Warehousing and OLAP tools. Applying data mining algorithms to retrieve highly specialized information or knowledge about the data stored in the Data Warehouse. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: INFS 605 (or equivalent programming) and INFS 760.
INFS 764 Information Retrieval
Provides hands-on experience with procedural extensions to the SQL language for retrieval and manipulation of data. Topics include data control languages, control structures, looping and branching, local and global variables, exception handling, stored procedures and database triggers, cursors and cursor processing. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: INFS 605 (or equivalent programming) and INFS 760.
INFS 766 Advanced Database
This course is designed to give the student a strong foundation in the theoretical underpinnings of current database systems. Emphasis will be placed on database theory and will cover such issues as distributed databases, concurrency control, security, optimization, and specialized data models. It will also explore emerging database methodologies and their impact on current practices. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: INFS 760.
Electronic commerce
INFS 732 Electronic Commerce
A study of Internet and Electronic Commerce systems. Emphasis on infrastructure of Electronic Commerce, online user behavioral differences, marketing on the Internet, online advertisement, electronic payment systems, strategy and implementation, privacy and security issues, and global digital economics. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: INFS 612 or permission of instructor and INFS 730.
INFS 734 Client Server Technologies
A survey of techniques to manage Web servers. Topics include advanced design issues, Web server configuration, security algorithms and implementations, Web mining, load balancing, server extensions, Web agents, and current design techniques. Students will develop prototypes of Electronic Commerce sites with database interfacing, data validation, and scripting. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: INFS 612 or permission of instructor and INFS 730.
INFS 762 Data Warehousing and Data Mining
The main concepts, components, and various architectures of Data Warehouse. Advanced data analysis and optimization of Data Warehouse Design. Data Warehousing and OLAP tools. Applying data mining algorithms to retrieve highly specialized information or knowledge about the data stored in the Data Warehouse. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: INFS 605 or equivalent and INFS 760.
Network administration and security
INFS 752 Advanced Network Technology and Management
An advanced study of network technology fundamentals. The course stresses the state-of-the-art developments that support the World Wide Web and a wide array of specific applications. Hands-on network implementations required. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: INFS 750.
INFS 754 Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Provides a comprehensive overview of network security and intrusion detection. Topics include security overview, authentication, attacks and malicious code, communication security, Web security, network security topologies, intrusion detection, firewalls and VPNs, security baselines, security algorithms, physical security, disaster recovery, forensics overview, and other state-of-the-art developments.(3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: INFS 750.
INFS 732 Electronic Commerce
A study of Internet and Electronic Commerce systems. Emphasis on infrastructure of Electronic Commerce, online user behavioral differences, marketing on the Internet, online advertisement, electronic payment systems, strategy and implementation, privacy and security issues, and global digital economics. Students will develop prototypes of Electronic Commerce sites with database interfacing, data validation, and scripting. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: INFS 612 or permission of instructor and INFS 730 or equivalent.
Healthcare information systems
INFS 742 Healthcare Information Infrastructure
A study of the healthcare information infrastructure in the healthcare delivery system in the United States. Examination of issues related to healthcare information systems, healthcare information policy development, uses and users of healthcare information, healthcare informational privacy, and clinical data standards. Electronic health record systems will be investigated. (3 credit hours)
INFS 744 Healthcare Information Analysis
A survey of clinical computing applications and their integration to support health care delivery. The evaluation of such systems in regard to clinical decision making, clinical quality assessment, and healthcare research support. Introduction to biostatistics and epidemiology principles. (3 credit hours)
INFS 762 Data warehousing and Data Mining
The main concepts, components, and various architectures of Data Warehouse. Advanced data analysis and optimization of Data Warehouse Design. Data Warehousing and OLAP tools. Applying data mining algorithms to retrieve highly specialized information or knowledge about the data stored in the Data Warehouse. (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: INFS 605 or equivalent and INFS 760.
General
First course from the Data Management, Electronic Commerce and the Network Administration & Security specializations (INFS 732, INFS 752, INFS 762).
