MIS Student Learning Outcomes

January 7, 2008

Below is a list of the projects and presentations that students will have to complete for the various courses offered in the MIS track.  My intention is to use this list of course outcomes to distill a brief statement about what the Program Learning Outcomes for this track are. For example:

"The Program Learning Outcomes for the MIS track of LSIS include:

The development of technical, written, and graphical skills acquired through collaborative information system project design and development.  These skills will be founded on a curriculum that focuses on the role of the user as central to the development of data handling, information organization and knowledge management systems.

Upon completing LSIS 4010, students will: 1) Have experience prototyping a business proposal 2) have experience performing a critical analysis of relevant literature and 3) have experience writing business proposals and independent research projects.

Upon completing LSIS 4450, students will 1) have hands-on experience using a variety of information retrieval tools 2) have experience vetting and evaluating the quality of information retrieved from these sources 3) have experience writing an independent research project derived from the material obtained through coursework and exercises.

Upon completing LSIS 4470, students will know the history and structure of telecommunications networks, and the importance and roles of related technologies such as encryption and relevant issues such as privacy and the role of government in personal data use.  Students will have completed an independent research project on a topic relevant to the course.

Upon completing LSIS 5110, students will be able to articulate the need for and practices of implementation of Information Policy in diverse organizations.

Upon completing LSIS 5115, students will demonstrate understanding of the role of intellectual property issues in information science and will complete an original research paper regarding some aspect of the rights of the individual or the academy in the use of intellectual property.

Upon completion of LSIS 5171, students will have experience modeling enterprise information systems and complete a prototype information systems development project.

Upon completion of LSIS 5440 students will have experience collecting data, entering it into a database, performing statistical analysis and producing a data analysis report.

Upon completion of LSIS 5442, students will be able to demonstrate skills in the analysis of security weaknesses in computer systems and in the defense of such weaknesses.  Students will gain practical experience in the defense of networks and network equipment and be able to detail the primary areas of network defense.

Upon completion of LSIS 5451, students will have completed a project focused on data modeling and analysis, and will present the findings of an independent research project.

Upon completing LSIS 5452, students will demonstrate the ability to optimize and secure databases and complete a project that focuses on the creation and presentation of a web-accessible database.

Upon completion of LSIS 5460, students will develop and present a prototype system to acquire and provide information to sophisticated queries.

Upon completion of LSIS 5470, students will have completed an independent research project on the topic of networks and data transfer.

Upon completion of LSIS 5472, students will prepare an independent research paper that demonstrates an understanding of network protocols and analysis. 

Upon completion of LSIS 5480, students will have prepared a research paper that analyzes networks and demonstrates an understanding of the various roles of network components and the related issues of configuration and recovery.

 Upon completion of LSIS 5610, students will have produced a customer-oriented project service or information system project that may include databases or web development aspects. 

Upon completion of LSIS 5820, students will have experience using data mining and search tools, and will have completed a project that involved the development and implementation of a metadata-based information retrieval system. 

Upon completion of LSIS 5835, students will create graphical presentation objects such as histograms and three-dimensional visualizations based on a given dataset and create a website using a user-centered framework such as interaction design. Students will also design and execute usability tests such as prototyping, think-aloud protocols, and heuristic evaluations. 

Upon completion of LSIS 5883, will have experience creating graphical representations of data and presenting that information to users.