Program Overview

Computer Information Systems - B.B.A.

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems provides students with a focus on digital transformation management and/or the design of innovative information systems that are commonly used in organizations to create business value. This up-to-date major offers a techie-for-future IT and business managers structure starting with an introduction to information systems (IS) and emerging digital technologies (e.g., social media, mobile, cloud computing, business data analytics, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain). The major continues providing the foundations and hands-on activities to use IS and digital technologies for solving business problems. The academic backbone of the major concludes with the pillars of business modeling and agile design, artificial intelligence-based innovation, and providing the IT and business managerial skills to build solutions for businesses.

About This Program

The Computer Information Systems B.B.A. program combines cutting-edge coursework with hands-on experience to prepare you for a successful career in the field. With access to state-of-the-art facilities, experienced faculty and real-world opportunities, you'll develop the skills needed to thrive in a variety of tech roles. Join our program today and pave the way for a bright future in computer information systems.

Contact Information

• Jose Benitez | |

Program Delivery

• Delivery: In person
• Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

• Computer network support specialists
  • 6.4% faster than the average
  • 195,100 number of jobs
  • $65,450 potential earnings
• Computer systems analysts
  • 7.4% faster than the average
  • 632,400 number of jobs
  • $93,730 potential earnings
• Database administrators and architects
  • 9.7% much faster than the average
  • 132,500 number of jobs
  • $98,860 potential earnings
• Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers
  • 21.5% much faster than the average
  • 1,469,200 number of jobs
  • $110,140 potential earnings
• Computer occupations, all other
  • 5.7% faster than the average
  • 431,100 number of jobs
  • $92,870 potential earnings

Accreditation

AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

• First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
• First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
• International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
• Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
• Transfer Student: A minimum 2.250 overall GPA is required for admission into the major. Students who have previously attended Kent State who completed (or the equivalent of) COMM 15000, ENG 21011 and/or MATH 11010 must have earned a minimum C grade in the courses and a minimum C+ grade in CIS 24053.

Program Requirements

• Major Requirements
  • CIS 34034: BUSINESS MODELING AND AGILE DESIGN (min C grade)
  • CIS 34054: USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS (min C grade)
  • CIS 44048: BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESSES (ELR) (WIC) (min C grade)
  • CIS 44151: INNOVATING WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (min C grade)
  • Major Electives, choose from the following: (min C grade)
    • Designing Innovative Information Systems
      • CIS 34167: DESIGNING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND APPS
      • CIS 44040: DESIGNING INNOVATIVE SERVER-SIDE SYSTEMS
      • CIS 44043: DATABASE DESIGN AND DATA GOVERNANCE
    • Digital Transformation Management
      • CIS 44008: MANAGING AGILE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS
      • CIS 44041: MANAGING CYBERSECURITY
      • CIS 44046: HOW TO LEAD AND MANAGE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
    • Additional Electives
      • BA 34060: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
      • BA 44050: DATA VISUALIZATION
      • CIS 44292: BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIP (ELR)
• Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
  • ACCT 23020: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
  • ACCT 23021: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
  • BA 24056: BUSINESS ANALYTICS I
  • BA 34156: BUSINESS ANALYTICS II
  • BA 44062: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  • CIS 24053: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (min C+ grade)
  • BUS 10123: EXPLORING BUSINESS
  • BUS 30062: ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • COMM 15000: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) (min C grade)
  • ECON 22060: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS)
  • ECON 22061: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS)
  • FIN 26074: LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
  • FIN 36053: BUSINESS FINANCE
  • MATH 11010: ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) (min C grade)
  • MGMT 24163: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
  • MGMT 44285: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
  • MKTG 25010: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
  • UC 10001: FLASHES 101
  • UC 10162: INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Mathematics or Critical Reasoning Elective, choose from the following:
  • MATH 10051: QUANTITATIVE REASONING (KMCR)
  • MATH 11012: INTUITIVE CALCULUS (KMCR)
  • MATH 12002: ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR)
  • PHIL 21002: INTRODUCTION TO FORMAL LOGIC (KMCR)
• Kent Core Composition
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)
• General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)

Progression Requirements

• Minimum 2.250 overall GPA
• Minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011 (or HONR 20197) and MATH 11010 (or placement out of MATH 11010)
• Minimum C+ grade in CIS 24053
• Minimum C grade in major requirements

Graduation Requirements

• Graduation Requirements Summary
  • Minimum Major GPA: 2.250
  • Minimum Overall GPA: 2.250
• Students must complete at least 50 percent of business credit hours (required for the business degree) in-residence on a Kent State University campus.
• Students must complete at least 50 percent of their major credit hours in residence on a Kent State University campus.
• Students must complete two measures of outcomes assessment as specified by the college for complete satisfaction of the B.B.A. degree.

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

• Semester One
  • BUS 10123: EXPLORING BUSINESS
  • COMM 15000: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL)
  • MATH 11010: ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR)
  • UC 10001: FLASHES 101
  • Kent Core Requirement
  • Kent Core Requirement
• Semester Two
  • ECON 22060: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS)
  • CIS 24053: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
  • UC 10162: INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Mathematics or Critical Reasoning Elective
  • Kent Core Requirement
  • Kent Core Requirement
• Semester Three
  • ACCT 23020: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
  • CIS 34054: USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS
  • ECON 22061: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS)
  • FIN 26074: LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
  • Kent Core Requirement
• Semester Four
  • Required for progression in the major: Minimum 2.250 overall GPA, minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010; and a minimum C+ in CIS 24053.
  • ACCT 23021: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
  • BA 24056: BUSINESS ANALYTICS I
  • BUS 30062: ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • MGMT 24163: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
  • Major Elective
• Semester Five
  • Required: minimum 2.250 overall GPA
  • BA 34156: BUSINESS ANALYTICS II
  • CIS 34034: BUSINESS MODELING AND AGILE DESIGN
  • MKTG 25010: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
  • Kent Core Requirement
  • General Elective
• Semester Six
  • Required: minimum 2.250 overall GPA
  • BA 44062: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  • FIN 36053: BUSINESS FINANCE
  • Major Elective
  • Major Elective
  • Kent Core Requirement
• Semester Seven
  • Required: minimum overall 2.250 GPA
  • CIS 44151: INNOVATING WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
  • Major Elective
  • General Electives
• Semester Eight
  • Required: minimum overall 2.250 GPA and completion of The Assurance of Learning Assessment given in MGMT 44285
  • CIS 44048: BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESSES (ELR) (WIC)
  • MGMT 44285: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
  • Kent Core Requirement
  • General Electives

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

• Flashes 101 (UC 10001)
• Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG)
• Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR)
• Kent Core (see table below)
• Writing-Intensive Course (WIC)
• Upper-Division Requirement
• Total Credit Hour Requirement

Kent Core Requirements

• Kent Core Composition (KCMP)
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR)
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory)
• Kent Core Additional (KADL)

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Perform effectively in digital transformation management and information systems design projects.
2. Navigate and use emerging digital technologies and platforms.
3. Design, code, and implement information systems, databases, and applications on-premise and in the cloud.
4. Design, select, and deploy digital transformation solutions and strategies.
5. Bridge, integrate, deploy, and manage cybersecurity and data governance across various information systems and analytics systems.
6. Lead and manage digital transformation projects, and design and integrate digital technology solutions.

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