Program Overview

Program Overview

The Department of Information Systems & Operations Management offers graduate courses leading to the Master of Science in Information Systems and Operations Management (M.S.ISOM); the Ph.D. degree in Business Administration; and a concentration in the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program.

Program Details

Minimum requirements for these degrees are available in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Doctor of Philosophy

The mission of the Ph.D. Program is to educate scholars who will make substantial contributions in their field of research. Our primary goal is to train graduate students to make such contributions. To achieve this goal, we attempt to place students in productive academic research environments.

Areas of Study

The major areas of study within the department are:

• Information Systems/Information Technology (IS/IT)
• Operations Management (OM)

Student Background

Students come from a variety of backgrounds, with the most common being:

• Engineering
• Computer sciences
• Mathematics
• Business
• Statistics

Specialization

Students admitted for the Ph.D. choose to specialize either in information systems/information technology or in operations management.

Course Schedule

The course schedule taken by each student is always personalized to fit the background of the student and is developed in consultation with the Ph.D. program coordinator and/or chair of the dissertation committee.

Additional Requirements

Doctoral students will be required to attend all ISOM Workshops and the Department Seminar Series (regardless of area of specialization) held at the University of Florida.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for the Ph.D. include:

• A minimum grade point average of 3.2
• A minimum GMAT score of 650, or GRE scores acceptable to the program
• For non-native speakers of English, submit an acceptable score on one of the following:
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language: computer=213, paper=550, web=80)
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System: 6)
  • MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery: 77)
  • Successful completion of the UF English Language Institute program

Course List

The following courses are offered by the department:

• ISM 5021: Information Systems in Organizations (3 credits)
• ISM 6022: Management Information Systems (2 credits)
• ISM 6128: Advanced Business Systems Design and Development I (2 credits)
• ISM 6129: Advanced Business Systems Design and Development II (2 credits)
• ISM 6215: Business Database Systems I (2 credits)
• ISM 6216: Business Database Systems II (2 credits)
• ISM 6222: Business Telecom Strategy and Applications I (2 credits)
• ISM 6223: Business Telecom Strategy and Applications II (2 credits)
• ISM 6224: Business Telecom Strategy and Applications III (2 credits)
• ISM 6226: Business Telecom Strategy and Applications (3 credits)
• ISM 6236: Business Objects I (2 credits)
• ISM 6239: Business Objects II (2 credits)
• ISM 6251: Programming for Business Analytics (2 credits)
• ISM 6257: Intermediate Business Programming (2 credits)
• ISM 6258: Advanced Business Programming (2 credits)
• ISM 6259: Business Programming (2 credits)
• ISM 6405: Business Intelligence (2 credits)
• ISM 6413: Introduction to Python (2 credits)
• ISM 6423: Data Analysis for Decision Support (2 credits)
• ISM 6485: Electronic Commerce and Logistics (2 credits)
• ISM 6486: eCommerce Technologies (2 credits)
• ISM 6487: Risks and Controls in eCommerce (2 credits)
• ISM 6562: Business Data Presentation and Visualization (2 credits)
• ISM 6942: Electronic Commerce Practicum (2 credits)
• MAN 5501: Management (3 credits)
• MAN 5502: Production and Operations Management (2 credits)
• MAN 6508: Management of Service Operations (2 credits)
• MAN 6511: Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Analytics (2 credits)
• MAN 6528: Principles of Logistics/Transportation Systems (2 credits)
• MAN 6573: Purchasing and Materials Management (2 credits)
• MAN 6575: Purchasing and Supplier Relationship Management (3 credits)
• MAN 6581: Project Management (2 credits)
• MAN 6598: Logistics and Distribution Management (3 credits)
• MAN 6617: International Operations/Logistics (2 credits)
• MAN 6619: International Logistics (3 credits)
• QMB 5303: Managerial Statistics (3 credits)
• QMB 5304: Introduction to Managerial Statistics (2 credits)
• QMB 5305: Advanced Managerial Statistics (2 credits)
• QMB 6317: Artificial Intelligence Methods in Business (2 credits)
• QMB 6358: Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions I (2 credits)
• QMB 6359: Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions II (2 credits)
• QMB 6616: Business Process Analysis (3 credits)
• QMB 6693: Quality Management and Control Systems (2 credits)
• QMB 6755: Managerial Quantitative Analysis I (2 credits)
• QMB 6756: Managerial Quantitative Analysis II (2 credits)
• QMB 6845: Supply Chain Analytics: Gaming the Supply Chain (2 credits)
• QMB 6905: Individual Work in Information Systems and Operations Management (1-5 credits)
• QMB 6910: Supervised Research (1-5 credits)
• QMB 6930: Special Topics in Information Systems and Operations Management (1-4 credits)
• QMB 6938: Analytics Processes for Business – Bootcamp (1 credit)
• QMB 6940: Supervised Teaching (1-5 credits)
• QMB 6941: Internship (1-4 credits)
• QMB 6942: Analytics Projects Practicum (1 credit)
• QMB 6943: Analytics Practicum (2 credits)
• QMB 6944: Analytics Practicum (3 credits)
• QMB 6945: ISOM Department Business Practicum (2 credits)
• QMB 6957: International Studies in Quantitative Methods (1-4 credits)
• QMB 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15 credits)
• QMB 7565: Stat Research Methods (3 credits)
• QMB 7931: Special Topics in Information Systems and Operations Management (1-4 credits)
• QMB 7933: Seminar in Information Systems and Operations Management (1-4 credits)
• QMB 7979: Advanced Research (1-12 credits)
• QMB 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15 credits)