Information Systems

Auburn Montgomery’s Information Systems program provides the background to perform the functions necessary in business information processing and management. 

The program of study in Information Systems is designed to prepare students to be business-oriented, technically proficient Information Systems professionals who can perform and eventually lead systems analysis, systems development and technology management activities, using state-of-the-art web-based and traditional software tools and design methodologies.

As a student, you can specialize in any of four areas:

• Information Management - Prepares students for careers in management of information resources. The student develops expertise in programming, database design, data communications, systems analysis, design and implementation and information systems project management. The general nature of this option offers the most flexibility in selecting Inforamtion Systems electives or applying transfer credits. 
  
  Required Courses                                                             Semester Hours
  

  Programming Language Electives	6
  INFO 3560 Database Systems	3
  INFO 3700 Data Communications	3
  INFO 4780 Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation	3
  INFO 4800 IS Project Management	3
  INFO Electives	6
  Total	24

  Electives: INFO 2300 or any INFO 3000 or INFO 4000 level courses, as long as the prerequisites are met. Recommended electives are INFO 4200 Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning, INFO 4300 E-Commerce and Data Communication, INFO 3800 Web Application Development and INFO 4920 Professional Internship.
  
  
• System Development - Prepares students for careers in systems analysis, software design, implementation, project management, software architect, programming in Java or .Net. The System Development option is based in the professional core courses for Information Systems combined with a foundation of programming in languages specifically selected for their support of modern software development, conversion and maintenance. Students in the System Development option complete hands-on instruction in Java and either Microsoft dot Net or COBOL. Students takings this degree program will learn to analyze an organization’s information needs, design a computer-based delivery system to meet these needs and finally direct the implementation and operation of the system. 
  
  Required Courses                                                            Semester Hours
  

  INFO 3800 Web App Dev or approved language	3
  INFO 3000 Java I	3
  INFO 3010 Java II	3
  INFO 3810 Services Oriented Architectures or approved language	3
  INFO 3560 Database Systems	3
  INFO 3700 Data Communications	3
  INFO 4780 System Analysis, Design and Implementation	3
  INFO 4800 IS Project Management	3
  Total	24

  
  
• Data Communications and Administration - Prepares students for careers in design and deployment of networks, network security, disaster and contingency planning and database administration. The Data Administration and Communications option is based on the professional core course for Information Systems combined with courses covering network systems, network security and network systems administration. In addition, the database administration component covers database security, backup and recovery and database administration. Students in this option are prepared to design and manage networks, mange databases and protect an organization’s information resources. This provides an underlying technical infrastructure to support organizational IS.
  
  Required Courses                                                           Semester Hours
  

  INFO 2100 Network Operating Systems	3
  INFO 3000 Java I or INFO 3200 C++ I.	3
  INFO 3560 Database Systems	3
  INFO 3700 Data Communications	3
  INFO Elective	3
  INFO 4560 Database Administration	3
  INFO 4400 Network Security and Legal Issues	3
  INFO 4780 Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation	3
  Total	24

  Recommended Electives are INFO 4200 Disaster Recovery and Contigency Planning and INFO 4920 Professional Internship.
  
   
• Data Storage Management - Prepares students for careers in modern technologies for large-scale, high availability data storage using technologies such as storage area networks, server virtualization and database management systems. The Data Storage Management option is based on the professional core courses for Information Systems combined with courses covering advanced data storage technologies and database administration. The database administration component covers database security, backup and recovery and database tuning.
  
  Required Courses Semester Hours
  

  INFO 2100 Network Operating Systems	3
  INFO 3200 C++ I.	3
  INFO 3560 Database Systems	3
  INFO 3700 Data Communications	3
  INFO 4100 Storage Technologies	3
  3INFO 4150 Advanced Storage Technologies	3
  INFO 4560 Database Administration	3
  INFO 4200 Disaster Recovery and Contigency Planning	3
  Total	24