The Department of Information Systems
and Operations Management
535 Business Bldg. • Box 19437 • 817-272-3502 • www2.uta.edu/infosys

Requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree

(Information Systems and Operations Management Options)

See Business Administration Section of the catalog for specific degree requirements for the B.B.A. degree.

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems
Students must meet all lower division requirements before enrolling for upper division courses. Specified prerequisites are designated for certain courses. Waiver of either of the above will require consent of the instructor and approval of the dean of the College of Business Administration.

English
1301, 1302.
Literature
Three hours of English or modern language literature above the freshman level.
Liberal Arts Elective
Three hours above the freshman level of literature, or social and cultural studies designated as taught in the College of Liberal Arts, or fine arts or philosophy, or technical writing.
Political Science
2311, 2312.
History
1311, 1312.
Mathematics
1302 or 1315, and 1316.
Natural Science
Eight hours in single lab science (biology, chemistry, geology or physics).
Fine Arts
Three hours in architecture, art, dance, music, or theatre arts.
Social Science
BUSA 2302.
Speech
1301 or 2305.
Outside Electives
Sufficient to give the total number of hours required for the degree.
Recommended outside electives include: CSE 1310, 1320, and 1325.
Core
ACCT 2301 and 2302; BLAW 3311; BUSA 2303, 3321, and 4322; ECON 2305 and 2306; FINA 3313; MANA 3318; OPMA 3306; MARK 3321.
Major Field
INSY 3302, 3305, 3308, 4302, 4304, 4306, 4308 or 4309, 4325 and three hours of approved 3000/4000-level courses from business and/or computer science engineering. Approved advanced electives include CSE 3302, 3310, 4308; ACCT 3303, 4302; OPMA 3308, 3310, 4302, 4307, 4309; INSY 3307, 4310, 4315, 4308, 4309; BUSA 3330, 4393.
Electives
Nine hours of approved advanced business electives.
Total
125 hours plus exercise and sport activities (EXSA/DNCA) or ROTC or marching band as required.

Suggested Course Sequence
Freshman Year
First Semester: ENGL 1301; HIST 1311; Natural Science, 4 hours with laboratory; MATH 1315; Speech, 3 hours; EXSA or ROTC or Marching Band—Total Credit 17 hours.
Second Semester: ENGL 1302; HIST 1312; Natural Science, 4 hours with laboratory; MATH 1316; Fine Arts, 3 hours; EXSA or ROTC—Total Credit 17 hours.

Sophomore Year
First Semester: POLS 2311; ECON 2305; ACCT 2301; BUSA 2303; BUSA 2302; EXSA or ROTC or Marching Band—Total Credit 16 hours.
Second Semester: Literature, 3 hours; POLS 2312; ECON 2306; ACCT 2302; Outside Elective, 3 hours; EXSA or ROTC—Total Credit 16 hours.

Junior Year
First Semester: INSY 3302; INSY 4304; OPMA 3306; MANA 3318; BUSA 3321—Total Credit 15 hours.
Second Semester: INSY 3305; INSY 3308; INSY 4302; BLAW 3311; MARK 3321—Total Credit 15 hours.

Senior Year
First Semester: INSY 4306; FINA 3313; Major Field Elective, 3 hours; Advanced Business Electives, 9 hours—Total Credit 18 hours.
Second Semester: INSY 4325; INSY 4308 or INSY 4309; Outside Elective, 3 hours; BUSA 4322; Liberal Arts Elective, 3 hours—Total Credit 15 hours.

Department of Information Systems and Operations Management Faculty

Chair
Professor Baker
Professors
Mykytyn, Raja, Sircar, Whiteside
Associate Professors
Eakin, Frazier, Huq, Sethi, Slinkman
Assistant Professors
Duffy, Mahapatra, Shaw
Senior Lecturers
Dash, Davamani, Davis, Esimai, Grznar, Hensel, Sarratt

Information Systems (INSY)
Course fee information is published in the online student Schedule of Classes at www.uta.edu/schedule. Please refer to this Web site for a detailed listing of specific course fees.

Important note regarding current course requirements: Current course descriptions and prerequisites can be found at www2.uta.edu/infosys/programs.htm. However, because of the dynamic and changing nature of information systems courses, students should check this site or consult an advisor each semester to determine the latest course prerequisites for all information systems courses.

3302. INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (3-0) 3 hours credit. Topics include structured program design and processing, language fundamentals and applications involving business problems. Techniques include sequential and random access file processing, sorting, and array processing. Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

3305. INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (3-0) 3 hours credit. This is a survey of the concepts and methods of information systems analysis and design, system development life cycle (SDLC) and methodologies associated with the SDLC. Course covers feasibility analysis, requirements definition, systems design, data design, coding design, programming, and implementation. Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

3307. INTRODUCTION TO WEB PROGRAMMING (3-0) 3 hours credit. Concepts and principles of programming Web pages and delivery of content on the Web. Includes programming in HTML, JavaScript, VBScript and other tools used for developing and deploying Web pages. Hands-on programming projects and exercises will be used to emphasize various techniques and tools used in Web programming. Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

3308. ADVANCED BUSINESS COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (3-0) 3 hours credit. Topics include the visual programming environment, event-driven programming, file processing, database processing, error handling, objects and class libraries. Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4302. DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (3-0) 3 hours credit. Comprehensive coverage of database technology and applications. Data models, query processing (SQL), relational database design, and implementation. Topics covered are hierarchical, network, relational, and object-oriented models, data dictionaries, distributed data bases, evaluation and selection of DBMS, and data administration. Prerequisites: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4304. COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING (3-0) 3 hours credit. Concepts of networks and distributed data processing. Topics include data communications principles, hardware and software, network architectures, distributed databases, client server computing, applications, and management issues. Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4304. COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING (3-0) 3 hours credit. Concepts of networks and distributed data processing. Topics include data communications principles, hardware and software, network architectures, distributed databases, client server computing, applications, and management issues. Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4306. ADVANCED SYSTEMS DESIGN (3-0) 3 hours credit. Advanced topics in information systems design and implementation, including graphical user interface (GUI) design, event-driven system design, common user access (CUA), use of visual development environments, CASE tools, object-oriented analysis and design, rapid application development, and prototyping. Prerequisites: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4308. APPLIED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Integration of knowledge and abilities gained in prior computer-related courses by the development of a comprehensive system project. Prerequisites: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4309. ADVANCED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Consideration of application development methodologies for client/server applications and distributed systems. Discussions of concepts such as business process engineering, process modeling, architectural design, common communication access (CCA), interprocess communication (IPC), remote procedure calls (RPC), and open data base connectivity (ODBC). Prerequisites: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4310. OBJECT ORIENTED BUSINESS PROGRAMMING (3-0) 3 hours credit. Introduction to object oriented programming for business applications. Topics include fundamental programming structures, objects and classes, inheritance, graphics programming, user interfaces, intranet and Internet applets, data structures and files, and multithreading (ODBC). Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4315. ADVANCED WEB DEVELOPMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Concepts and techniques for advanced Web application development. The course will emphasize the use of commercial Web development tools and techniques to develop commercial quality Web applications. Topics include Web site design, layout and deployment, 2-tier and 3-tier application development, back-end servers and database connectivity, dynamic page generation, query processing and response, and advanced user interaction. Prerequisite: See important note regarding current course requirements.

4325. INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Management issues related to information and information technology that confront today’s diverse organizations. Topics include leadership in the information systems function and its role in supporting the information needs of the organization, information technology planning, evaluation of the information systems function, legal considerations, office automation, decision support systems, and social and technological trends. Should be taken in last semester. Prerequisites: See important note regarding current course requirements.

Operations Management (OPMA)
Course fee information is published in the online student Schedule of Classes at www.uta.edu/schedule. Please refer to this Web site for a detailed listing of specific course fees.

3306. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Introduction to concepts and problem-solving techniques important in production management and operations management. Topics include demand forecasting, capacity management, resource allocation, inventory management, supply chain management, quality control, project management. Prerequisite: MATH 1315 or equivalent:

3308. OPERATIONS PLANNING AND CONTROL (3-0) 3 hours credit. Course covers operations planning and control systems in manufacturing and service organizations. Topics include inventory control, material requirements planning, Just-in-Time and lean manufacturing, production scheduling, capacity planning, operations planning and control software. Prerequisite: OPMA 3306.

3310. PROJECT MANAGEMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Course covers concepts and issues important in effectively managing projects. Topics include project selection, project planning, negotiation, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, project control, project auditing, and project termination. Prerequisite: OPMA 3306.

4301. COMPUTER MODELS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Course covers applications of common software packages used in operations management. Prerequisite: OPMA 3306.

4302. LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Physical supply, in-plant movement and storage, and physical distribution which comprise logistics systems in industry. Topics include facility location, transportation, warehousing, inventory control, distribution, networks, and logistics information systems. Prerequisite: OPMA 3306. .

4307. QUALITY PLANNING AND ANALYSIS (3-0) 3 hours credit. Quality of products and services needed by society, to include considerations of quality costs and improvements, designing for quality, process controls, inspections, testing, acceptance sampling, management controls, and quality information systems. Prerequisite: OPMA 3306 and BUSA 3321.

4309. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (3-0) 3 hours credit. Course covers concepts and issues important in managing supply chains. A strategic view is taken of the way companies coordinate their operations with suppliers and customers. The strategic use of information systems to better manage supply chains is also covered. Prerequisite: OPMA 3306.

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