Information Systems and Business Analytics (ISBA), B.B.A.

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Objectives

The Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Information Systems and Business Analytics (ISBA) is designed to prepare students for careers in the Information Systems and Business Analytics fields and provide students opportunities to develop analytics skills and learn how to apply latest information technology tools to solve business problems at the operational, technical, and strategic levels. Students will acquire foundational programming skills, learn to use various development tools, and acquire critical data management skills and competencies. They will understand how organizational processes interact with IS/IT and learn how to design systems and analytic tools to support these processes. The major will provide students critical skills necessary to foster innovation as well as continuously adapt to the ever-changing field of IT and business applications.

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes for ISBA majors are as follows:

Utilize competencies gained from hands-on experience in core information technologies that include programming languages, database management systems, web development tools, spreadsheets, and other data analysis and visualization tools.
Identify, structure, and solve business problems by proposing an IS, IT and/or data analytics solution
Plan, manage, develop, and describe how to implement IT and/or data analytics-based IS solutions in business and organizational settings
Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills when analyzing business problems
Effectively communicate complex technological and/or analytical concepts through oral, visual, and written communication

Core, Major, and Elective Information Systems and Business Analytics Courses:

Lower Division Business Core Requirements:

BCOR 1910 Business for Good 2 semester hours
BCOR 2110 Financial Accounting 4 semester hours
BCOR 2120 Accounting Information for Decision Making 4 semester hours
BCOR 2210 Legal Environment of Business 2 semester hours
BCOR 2710 Business Information Technology 4 semester hours
ECON 1050 Introductory Economics 4 semester hours
ECON 2300 Introductory Statistics 4 semester hours
MATH 112 Calculus for Business 3 semester hours

Upper Division Business Core Requirements:

BCOR 3410 Fundamentals of Finance 4 semester hours
BCOR 3510 Marketing and Business Communications 4 semester hours
BCOR 3610 Managing People and Organizations 4 semester hours
BCOR 4910 Business Ethics and Sustainability 4 semester hours
One course from the “Quantitative Methods for Business” course-list (e.g., BCOR 3750 )
One course from the “International/Global Awareness” course-list (e.g., BCOR 3860 )
One course from the “Strategic Business Integrations” course-list (e.g., BCOR 4970 )

Note:

All majors in ISBA must complete BCOR 2710 before they can start taking the upper division ISBA courses. Students with a B.B.A. in ISBA are required to complete five 4-semester-hour courses (for a total of 20 semester hours) in the ISBA area including two required classes: ISBA 3710 Database Management Systems and ISBA 4797 Capstone Project . Students must also fulfill a programming requirement by completing either ISBA 3730 Programming for Business Applications or CMSI 185 Computer Programming . If students take ISBA 3730 , then they only need to take two additional 4-semester-hour ISBA electives. If they take CMSI 185 , then they need to take three additional 4-semester-hour ISBA electives.

ISBA Major Course Requirements

ISBA 3710 Database Management Systems 4 semester hours
Course that can fulfill the Programming Requirements:
ISBA 3730 Programming for Business Applications 4 semester hours or
CMSI 185 Computer Programming 3 semester hours
ISBA 4797 Capstone Project 4 semester hours

Note:

Additionally, students need to choose two 4-semester-hour courses if they took ISBA 3730 (or three 4-semester-hour ISBA courses if programming requirement is satisfied by CMSI 185 ) from the following list of ISBA electives:

ISBA 3720 Systems Analysis and Design 4 semester hours
ISBA 3730 Programming for Business Applications 4 semester hours
ISBA 3797 Internship 1 semester hours
ISBA 4715 Developing Business Applications Using SQL 4 semester hours
ISBA 4740 Financial Modeling and Analytics 4 semester hours
ISBA 4750 Business Web and App Development 4 semester hours
ISBA 4755 Introduction to Big Data 4 semester hours
ISBA 4790 Machine Learning 4 semester hours
ISBA 4796 Capstone Proposal Development 1 semester hours
ISBA 4798 Special Studies 1 TO 4 semester hours
ISBA 4799 Independent Studies 1 TO 4 semester hours

Note:

A cumulative GPA of C (2.0) must be achieved in the core requirements (all business, economics, and math courses).

For purposes of meeting the requirements for the Information Systems and Business Analytics major curriculum, an overall cumulative grade point average of at least a C (2.0) must be obtained in all courses required in the major.

Model 4-Year Plan–Bachelor of Business Administration–Information Systems and Business Analytics Major Curriculum

The following curriculum represents the order or sequence in which it is expected that students will take the various courses required for the B.B.A. (Information Systems and Business Analytics major) degree.

ISBA (B.B.A) Sample Schedule

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

BCOR 1910 Business for Good 2 semester hours
ECON 1050 Introductory Economics 4 semester hours
FFYS 1000 First Year Seminar 3 OR 4 semester hours
MATH 112 Calculus for Business 3 semester hours
University Core 4 semester hours

Total: 16-17 semester hours

Spring Semester

ECON 2300 Introductory Statistics 4 semester hours
RHET 1000 Rhetorical Arts 3 OR 4 semester hours
University Core 3-4 semester hours
University Core 4 semester hours

Total: 14-16 semester hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

BCOR 2110 Financial Accounting 4 semester hours
BCOR 2210 Legal Environment of Business 2 semester hours
University Core 3-4 semester hours
University Core 4 semester hours
Elective 3-4 semester hours

Total: 16-18 semester hours

Spring Semester

BCOR 2120 Accounting Information for Decision Making 4 semester hours
BCOR 2710 Business Information Technology 4 semester hours
BCOR 3410 Fundamentals of Finance 4 semester hours
Elective 3-4 semester hours

Total: 15-16 semester hours

Junior Year

Fall Semester

BCOR 3510 Marketing and Business Communications 4 semester hours
BCOR 3610 Managing People and Organizations 4 semester hours
ISBA 3710 Database Management Systems 4 semester hours
ISBA 3730 Programming for Business Applications 4 semester hours

Total: 16 semester hours

Spring Semester

BCOR 3750 Operations and Supply Chain Management Analytics 4 semester hours
BCOR 3860 International Business 4 semester hours
ISBA Elective 4 semester hours
Elective 3-4 semester hours

Total: 15-16 semester hours

Senior Year

Fall Semester

BCOR 4910 Business Ethics and Sustainability 4 semester hours
ISBA Elective 4 semester hours
University Core 4 semester hours
Elective 3-4 semester hours

Total: 15-16 semester hours

Spring Semester

BCOR 4970 Strategic Management 4 semester hours
ISBA 4797 Capstone Project 4 semester hours
University Core 4 semester hours
Elective 3-4 semester hours

Total: 15-16 semester hours

Note:

Electives and some University Core courses may vary in terms of the number of credits granted. The total number of semester hours required is 128 for graduation, which assume that each course will be 4 semester hours. If less, compensatory credits may be required to reach 128.