Program Overview

Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems

The Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems program requires that a student complete 123 credits of course work and attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.

Program Overview

The program consists of the categories summarized below.

• Mandatory Core Courses: 84 credits
• Electives Core Courses: 24 credits
• Minor Courses: 15 credits
• Total: 123 credits

University Requirements

Every student is required to take 24 credit hours of general education courses distributed over seven domains.

College Requirements

Every student is required to complete 54 credit hours of General Business courses, consisting of 48 credit hours of mandatory core courses and 6 credits of elective core courses.

Mandatory Courses

The following are the mandatory core courses:

• Mathematics for Business (3 credits)
• Business Statistics (3 credits)
• Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• Accounting 1: Financial Accounting (3 credits)
• Accounting 2: Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
• Financial Management (3 credits)
• Principles of Management (3 credits)
• Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
• Introduction to BIS (3 credits)
• Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
• Ethics and Islamic Values in Business (3 credits)
• Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
• Research Methods (3 credits)
• Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• Strategic Management (3 credits)

Elective Core Courses

The following are the elective core courses:

• E-Business (3 credits)
• Business Analytics (3 credits)
• Taxation and Zakat (3 credits)
• Financial Statements Analysis (3 credits)
• Money and Banking (3 credits)
• Credit Analysis & Lending Management (3 credits)
• Business and Government (3 credits)
• Business Communication (3 credits)

Program Requirements

The Department of Information Systems requires students to take 30 credit hours in the specialization and 15 credit hours from an approved minor.

Mandatory Courses

The following are the mandatory core courses for the program:

• Database Management (3 credits)
• Business Programming (3 credits)
• Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
• Business Data Telecom and Networks (3 credits)
• Information Security (3 credits)
• Project Management (3 credits)
• Internship in BIS (3 credits)
• Project in BIS (3 credits)

Elective Courses

Each student must successfully complete 6 credit hours (two courses) from the following list of elective courses:

• Advanced Business Programming (3 credits)
• Customer Relationship Management Systems (3 credits)
• Big Data and Business Intelligence (3 credits)
• Enterprise Systems (3 credits)
• Decision Support Systems (3 credits)

Study Plan

The Business Information Systems program encompasses 123 credit hours that are spread over eight semesters and could be completed in four years.

Course Descriptions

The courses described below constitute all courses, mandatory and electives, that are offered by the Department of Management Information Systems.

College Mandatory Core Course

• Introduction to BIS (3-0:3): This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of information systems and to the strategic opportunities and challenges presented by these technologies.

College Elective Core Course

• E-Business (3-0:3): The Internet is changing the way companies do business. The course focuses on how business is carried out, including marketing, web design, electronic retailing, the infrastructures in place to support electronic business, the role of social media and virtual communities, and the global economy which it takes place.
• Business Analytics (3-0:3): The course is an introduction to business analytics. This course will focus on teaching fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in organisations.

BIS Mandatory Core Courses

• Business Programming (2-2:3): This course introduces students to fundamental programming and basic file processing concepts as applied to business applications.
• Database Management (2-2:3): This course provides students with the theoretical foundation and technical skills required to implement a database solution on a relational database management system using Microsoft Access and Oracle.
• Systems Analysis and Design (3-0:3): This course addresses the multi-phased process for developing information systems.
• Business Data Telecommunication and Networks (3-0:3): This course provides a detailed coverage of system administration in both centralized and distributed information systems installation, operation and maintenance of hardware and software resources.
• Project Management (3-0:3): This course covers the concepts, techniques, and issues necessary for successful management of projects in business information systems or logistics and supply chains.
• Information Security (3-0:3): This course covers the measures that ensure the security of the computer systems and knowing how to respond to potential violations.
• Project in BIS (3-0:3): This course involves a significant implementation of a business application going through the complete life-cycle of information systems development, and using proper packages/tools.
• Internship in BIS (3-0:3): This course aims to provide the students with practical training in Information Systems with format of reflection while they perform professional internship that enhances their ability to achieve their career objectives.

Program Elective Courses

• Advanced Business Programming (3-0:3): This course is designed to teach Java as a tool for business system implementation.
• Enterprise Systems (3-0:3): The course provides an overview of enterprise systems architecture, with particular focus on integration and implementation issues.
• Customer Relationship Management Systems (3-0:3): The aim of this course is to incorporate the role in achieving good customer relationship management with a customer and/or stakeholders.
• Big Data and Business Intelligence (3-0:3): This course combines the Business Intelligence and Big data.
• Decision Support Systems (3-0:3): This course gives a comprehensive coverage of the fundamental concepts, principles, and theories of managerial decision-making and supporting technologies.

Minor in BIS

The minor in BIS requires 15 credits from the following courses:

• Database Management (3 credits)
• Business Programming (3 credits)
• Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
• Business Data Telecom & Networks (3 credits)
• Information Security (3 credits)
• Project Management (3 credits)
• Advanced Business Programming (3 credits)
• Customer Relationship Management Systems (3 credits)
• Big Data and Business Intelligence (3 credits)
• Enterprise Systems (3 credits)
• Decision Support Systems (3 credits)