Management Information Systems - Accounting Concentration (BS)

Program Educational Goals

A major in Management Information Systems - Accounting Concentration will prepare students to:

1. Understand how businesses can use information systems, databases, and business intelligence tools as a strategic advantage

2. Code a solution to a business problem using a modern programming language

3. Design and implement a data communications system based on business requirements

4. Model and create databases based on business requirements and query databases using query languages

5. Design and implement a web-based solution to a business problem

6. Analyze proposed and/or existing systems and model various aspects of the system

7. Apply the stages of system development to build functional, structural, and behavioral models of a proposed and/or existing system.

8. Solve real-world business problems and build leadership and team management skills

9. Implement project management methodologies and best practices

10. Communicate with business partners to solve real business challenges

11. Gain subject matter expertise in accounting to create information systems for accounting related problems.

Four Year Plan

Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path toward graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Management Information Systems Major Requirements:

MIS Breadth and College Requirements:

All required courses for the major will have a grade minimum of C-. This includes all breadth classes and other required coursework (besides free elective courses).

Applicability of transfer coursework to Lerner majors: Coursework at the 300-level or higher may be transferred from AACSB-accredited institutions only unless credit is earned through an approved articulation agreement or approved study abroad program. Courses at the 100- and 200-level may be transferred from any institution following UD’s standard transfer credit policy.

Only one of the following courses may be transferred: MISY 160, MISY 225, MISY 261, MISY 330, MISY 350, MISY 360, MISY 427, MISY 430, MISY 431.

Only two of the following courses may be transferred: ACCT 207, ACCT 208, BUAD 301, BUAD 306, BUAD 309, ECON 101, ECON 103, FINC 311.

MISY 432, MISY elective courses and three of the four concentration courses must be completed at the University of Delaware.

COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation Credit(s): 3
or
HOSP 230 - Executive Presentations and Professional Development Credit(s): 3
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3
or
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice Credit(s): 3
MISY 262 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics Credit(s): 3
Twelve credits of Creative Arts and Humanities and/or History and Cultural Change and/or foreign language courses. Foreign language courses can include ARAB, FREN, CHIN, GRMN, GREK, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, KORE, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN at the 100-level or above. Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement.
Six credits from Social and Behavioral Sciences. Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement, excluding ECON 101, ECON 103, BUAD 301, and BUAD 309
Six credits of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology. Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement, excluding CISC, STAT, 100-level MATH, MATH 221, MATH 230, MATH 231, MATH 232, and MATH 241.

MIS Core:

Minimum grade of C-.

No more than two required MISY courses (including electives) may be transferred from another AACSB institution.

ACCT 207 - Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 208 - Accounting II Credit(s): 3
BUAD 110 - Basics of Business Credit(s): 3
BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Operations Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
FINC 311 - Principles of Finance Credit(s): 3
MISY 160 - Business Computing Fundamentals Credit(s): 3
MISY 225 - Introduction to Programming Credit(s): 3
MISY 261 - Introduction to Management Information Systems Credit(s): 3
MISY 330 - Database Management Credit(s): 3
MISY 360 - Agile Development and User Experience Credit(s): 3
MISY 350 - Business Application Development Credit(s): 3
MISY 427 - Information Technology and Organizational Effectiveness Credit(s): 3
MISY 430 - Analyzing and Designing IT Solutions Credit(s): 3
MISY 431 - MIS Capstone: IT Project Management Credit(s): 3
MISY 432 - MIS Capstone: Projects Credit(s): 3

MIS Electives:

Nine credits of MISY courses 300-level or above (excluding the MISY core courses listed above). Students in the Business Analytics Minor cannot use BUAD 345 or MISY 445 /BUAD 445 as MISY elective credit. Students must achieve a minimum grade of C- to qualify as an MISY elective. Cross-listed classes may apply.

Concentration Requirements

ACCT 305 - Information Security and Risk Management Credit(s): 3
ACCT 315 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 316 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit(s): 3
ACCT 402 - Big Data Technologies Credit(s): 3

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.