Information Systems Management
The Information Systems Management (ISM_UMNR) minor at Penn State Smeal College of Business focuses on IT supported techniques for exploring, analyzing, integrating, and reporting business data for fact-based decisions. The coursework enables students to study basic concepts, principles, and methods for information analysis, design and management, and to gain an understanding of the best practices for aligning IT-supported analytics with business strategy. The minor is not available to students pursuing a Business Analytics & Information Systems major.
What is Information Systems Management?
This interdisciplinary minor is designed for students of other majors interested in the study of technology-supported techniques for exploring, analyzing, integrating, and reporting business data to facilitate fact-based decisions. The coursework enables you to study basic concepts, principles, and methods for business analytics and to gain an understanding of the best practices for aligning IT-supported analytics with business strategy.`
Requirements for the Minor
MIS 301: Business Analytics
MIS 431: Business Data Management
MIS 441: Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Business
MIS 446: Information Technology and Business Strategy
SCM 301: Supply Chain Management
SCM 200: Introduction to Statistics for Business
or
STAT 200: Elementary Statistics