Information Systems Technologies

Master of Science

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Program Competencies

1. Oral Communication
   • Speak with confidence, clarity, and conciseness.
   • Research, prepare, and deliver professional presentations.
   Written Communication
   • Write clearly, concisely and appropriately using correct English grammar, punctuation, usage, mechanics, sentence structure, and vocabulary.
   • Utilize appropriate APA format for scholarly writings.
2. Disciplined Inquiry
   • Utilize quantitative, qualitative and scientific reasoning to solve problems.
   • Exercise critical thinking strategies, including reasoning, problem solving, analysis and evaluation.
   • Define a problem or issue and develop questions and methods to address the problem or issue and/or to create new knowledge.
3. Information Literacy
   • Access and use information effectively, efficiently, and appropriately.
   • Evaluate the quality of sources and content.
   • Use technology to effectively locate and communicate information.
4. Ethics
   • Demonstrate knowledge and application of prescribed ethical code(s) and/or behaviors promoted by the profession.

   Additional MS-IST Program Competencies

5. Integration Component
   • Identify systemic interrelationships.
   • Apply a Systems Thinking Approach to identify benefits, disadvantages, and synergies of an Information System.
6. Business Application
   • Synthesize creative solutions recognizing the interdependence of various components in an organizational system.Demonstrate the ability to apply various models concerning planning, organizing, controlling, and actuating an informational environment within a modern organization.