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Why Study Business Information Systems?
Business Information Systems at CMU
Accounting Information Systems Major
Management Information Systems Major
Management Information Systems Minor
Management Information Systems Non-Business Major
Business Teacher Education
Plan A Business Teacher Education Major
Plan B Business Teacher Education Major
Business Teacher Education Minor
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BIS Course Descriptions

Why Study Business Information Systems? 
The programs within business information systems prepare students for high-technology careers in business or teaching. These programs and courses support careers in business teacher education, management information systems, office systems, and interdepartmental majors in accounting information systems and hospitality information systems.

Business Information Systems at CMU 
The goals of the department are (1) to provide quality undergraduate programs to prepare students for business careers in business information systems and business teaching and (2) to provide excellence in a graduate program leading to a Master of Science in Information Systems as well as graduate course work in business teaching emphasis for the Master of Arts in Secondary Education. Each program includes courses emphasizing a general education background as well as specialized business and professional studies.

The courses prepare students to use computers in a wide variety of applications. Subjects covered include program development, word processing, and software applications as well as analysis, design, development, and management of business systems and decision support.

The department’s programs are recognized nationally. The business teacher education program is one of a small number of business teacher certification programs in Michigan that prepare secondary business teachers. The computer-intensive courses support all degree programs within the College of Business Administration and provide opportunities for all Central Michigan University students to acquire management information systems expertise. The management information systems programs follow the Association of Information Technology Professional’s model curriculum.

Notes:
With the exception of BIS 250, BIS 251, BIS 490, and HSC 201, the department does not accept Credit/No Credit courses on undergraduate majors and minors.

Graduate course offerings lead to the Master of Science in Information Systems and support the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Arts in Secondary Education degrees.

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Accounting Information Systems Major
B.S. in B.A. degree

This interdepartmental majors is listed in the College of Business Administration section of this Bulletin.

Management Information Systems Major 
B.S. in B.A. degree

A. Additional Common Body of Knowledge in Business Administration (9 hours): 
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business 
MGT 340 (3) Production/Operations Management 
MGT 495 (3) Global Management Strategy 

B. Required Courses (15 hours): 
BIS 228 (3) Computer Programming-COBOL 
BIS 247 (3) SAP Enterprise Software in Business 
BIS 420 (3) Systems Analysis and Design 
BIS 422 (3) Data Base Management Systems 
BIS 423 (3) Decision Support Systems 
BIS 425 (3) Business Systems Applications 
BIS 480 (3) Telecommunications Management (Networking) 

C. Select 6 credit hours as one of the following course combinations: 
BIS 324 (3) Visual Basic Application Development AND BIS 328 (3) Structured Program Design OR 
BIS 324 (3) Visual Basic Application Development AND BIS 424 (3) Client/Server Development OR 
BIS 357 (3) ABAP/4 Programming Fundamentals AND BIS 328 (3) Structured Program Design 

D. With the approval of an advisor, select 3 credit hours from BIS-related electives that include any courses not already selected in C or from: 
BIS 288 (3) Business Computer Graphics 
BIS 297 (3) Special Studies in Business Information Systems 
BIS 321 (3) Computers in Business II 
BIS 327 (3) Web Site Development 
BIS 397 (3) Special Studies in Business Information Systems 
BIS 490 (3) Internship in Office and Information Systems 
BIS 491 (3) Independent Study 
BIS 497 (3) Special Studies in Business Information Systems 
BIS 597 (3) Special Studies in Business Information Systems 
Other courses as agreed upon by advisor.

Total: 39 semester hours
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Minors

No more than a total of 27 hours may be taken in the College of Business Administration and counted toward graduation unless the student is majoring in the College of Business Administration.

Management Information Systems Minor 
B.S. in B.A. degree

The student must have a signed major in the College of Business Administration to be eligible for this minor. Select the appropriate 21 credit hours from the following groups:

A. The required 6 credit hours from: 
BIS 228 (3) Computer Programming-COBOL 
BIS 420 (3) Systems Analysis and Design 

B. Select 3 credit hours from: 
BIS 321 (3) Computers in Business II 
BIS 324 (3) Visual Basic Application Development 
BIS 328 (3) Structured Program Design 

C. Select 6 credit hours from: 
BIS 422 (3) Data Base Management Systems 
BIS 423 (3) Decision Support Systems 
BIS 425 (3) Business Systems Applications 

D. With the approval of an advisor, select 6 credit hours from BIS-related electives.

Total: 21 semester hours
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Management Information Systems Non-Business Minor 
B.A., B.A.A., B.S., degrees

This minor is available only to students whose major is outside the College of Business Administration.

Required Courses: 
BIS 221 (3) Computers in Business I 
BIS 228 (3) Computer Programming - COBOL 
BIS 420 (3) Systems Analysis and Design 
BIS 422 (3) Data Base Management Systems 
BIS 425 (3) Business Systems Applications 
ACC 201 (3) Principles of Accounting I 
ACC 202 (3) Principles of Accounting II OR 
MGT 312 (3) Introduction to Management

Total: 21 semester hours
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Majors and Minors Business Teacher Education

A major in business teacher education may include a minor in general business (Plan A) or a minor outside of the College of Business Administration (Plan B). 

Business teacher education majors (Plan A or Plan B) must be admitted to teacher education. (See requirements for the B.S. in Ed. degree and Standards Leading to Teacher Certification.) To be eligible for student teaching, majors and minors must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.7 (B-) in all courses listed on the signed major and/or minor. In addition, students must earn a 2.3 (C+) in each of the following departmental methods courses that are listed on the required major and/or minor: BIS 251 (1), BIS 350 (3), BIS 351 (1), BIS 352 (1), BIS 353 (1), BIS 356 (1), BIS 451 (3). 

Students who desire endorsement in vocational office education or in vocational marketing education as part of their program of study should consult their major advisor for special requirements.

Plan A Business Teacher Education Major 
(requiring an Internal General Business Minor) 
B.S. in Ed. degree, Secondary and Secondary Special Education Emphases

Plan A business teacher education majors must be admitted to Professional Business Studies before enrollment in any upper-division College of Business Administration course. In order to be admitted, the following requirements must be met:

1. Completion of at least 56 semester credits with minimum GPA of 2.50. 

2. Completion of the following courses with a minimum of 2.00 for these courses averaged together: ACC 201 (3); BLR 202 (3); ECO 201 (3); ECO 202 (3); ENG 201 (3); BIS 221 (3) or BIS 321 (3).

A. Required Courses (27 hours): 
ACC 201 (3) Principles of Accounting I 
ACC 202 (3) Principles of Accounting II 
ECO 201 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics 
ECO 202 (3) Principles of Microeconomics 
BIS 212 (3) Word Processing 
BIS 251 (1) Field Experience in Business Education 
BIS 327 (3) Web Site Development
BIS 350 (3) Principles of Business Education 
BIS 351 (1) Methods of Teaching Keyboarding/Word Processing 
BIS 353 (1) Methods of Teaching Secondary Accounting 
BIS 451 (3) Coordination in Vocational Education 

B. One of the following concentrations (14-16 hours): 

1. Marketing Education: MGT 312 (3), MGT 495 (3), MKT 220 (3), MKT 325 (3), BIS 356 (1), BIS 445 (3). 

1. Marketing Education: MGT 312 (3), MGT 495 (3), MKT 220 (3), 
MKT 325 (3), BIS 356 (1), BIS 445 (3).

2. Office Education: BIS 109 (1), BIS 280 (3), BIS 288 (3), BIS 352 (1), BIS 370 (3), BIS 480 (3).

Total: 41-43 semester hours
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General Business Minor in Business Teacher Education 
(Required of Business Teacher Education Plan A Majors and available only with this major):

Required Courses (24 hours): 
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business 
FIN 332 (3) Managerial Finance 
MKT 300 (3) Introduction to Marketing 
BIS 221 (3) Computers in Business I 
BIS 321 (3) Computers in Business II 
BIS 360 (3) Business Communication 
BIS 401 (3) Cooperative Occupational Experience OR 
MKT 422 (3) Cooperative/Internship in Retailing 
STA 282 (3) Introduction to Statistics OR 
STA 382 (3) Elementary Statistical Analysis

Total: 24 semester hours
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Plan B Business Teacher Education Major 
(requiring a teaching minor from a department outside the College of Business Administration) 
B.S. in Ed. degree, Secondary and Secondary Special Education Emphases

Plan B Business Teacher Education majors must meet the following requirements before a major can be signed and before enrollment in any upper-division College of Business Administration course: 

1. Overall GPA of 2.50. 

2. Completion of the following courses with a minimum of 2.00 for each of these courses: BIS 327 (3); BIS 221 or BIS 321 (3); BLR 202 (3); ACC 201 (3).

A. Required Courses (30 hours): 
ACC 201 (3) Principles of Accounting I 
ACC 202 (3) Principles of Accounting II 
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business 
BIS 212 (3) Word Processing 
BIS 221 (3) Computers in Business I 
BIS 251 (1) Field Experience in Business Education 
BIS 327 (3) Web Site Development
BIS 350 (3) Principles of Business Education 
BIS 351 (1) Methods of Teaching Keyboarding/Word Processing 
BIS 353 (1) Methods of Teaching Secondary Accounting 
BIS 360 (3) Business Communication 
BIS 451 (3) Coordination in Vocational Education

B. One of the following concentrations (11 - 13 hours): 

1. Marketing Education: MKT 220 (3), MKT 300 (3), MKT 325 (3), 
BIS 356 (1), and one of the following: BIS 492 (3), ENT 221 (3), 
ENT 419 (3).

2. Office Education: BIS 109 (1), BIS 280 (3), BIS 352 (1), BIS 370 (3), and one of the following: BIS 288 (3), OR BIS 480 (3).

Total: 41-43 semester hours 
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Business Teacher Education Minor 
B.S. in Ed., Secondary and Secondary Special Education Emphases

The following minor is available to students not majoring in business teacher education. A minimum 2.7 GPA (B-) must be earned in all courses on this minor for approval to student teach. A minimum of 2.3. (C+) must be earned in BIS 350 and BIS 351 to be eligible for student teaching.

Required Courses: 
ACC 201 (3) Principles of Accounting I
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business
BIS 212 (3) Word Processing
BIS 221 (3) Computers in Business I
BIS 327 (3) Web Site Development
BIS 350 (3) Principles of Business Education
BIS 351 (1) Methods of Teaching Keyboarding/Word Processing
BIS 360 (3) Business Communication
BIS 100 (3) Introduction to Business OR
FIN 201 (3) Personal Finance OR
HEV 111 (3) Family as an Economic Unit OR
HEV 214 (3) Consumer Economics

Total: 25 semester hours

The faculty: Frank J. Andera, James Cappel, Nancy Csapo, Richard D. Featheringham, Edward Fisher, Dale Gust, Richard Hartley, Roger Hayen, Monica Holmes, Mark Hwang, Robert Joy, James Scott, Susan Switzer, Larry L. Thomas
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