Operations Management and Information Systems: Management Information Systems (MIS) Major
Professors: Narendra Agrawal (Associate Dean of Faculty), Manoochehr Ghiassi, Chaiho Kim (Joseph S. Alemany Professor), Steven Nahmias, Stephen A. Smith, S. Andrew Starbird (Dean of the Leavey School of Business)
Associate Professors: George Cai, Charles D. Feinstein, Andy A. Tsay (Department Chair)
Assistant Professors: Ram Bala, Mu Xia
Acting Assistant Professors:Tao Li, Haibing Lu, David K. Zimbra
Undergraduate study in the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS) explores the use of computer information systems and analytical decision-making methods in organizations. Essential to the conduct of business, these skills equip the department's majors and minors to design, implement, and evaluate systems central to an organization's success.
In addition to the major in management information systems (MIS), the department offers an MIS minor for nonbusiness and non-MIS majors, and the inter-departmental major of accounting and information systems (AIS).
The department's majors and minors may pursue a variety of careers after graduation, including management consulting, systems administration, technical sales and marketing, operations management, and roles as business analysts in public, private, service and nonprofit sectors. Past graduates have also gone on to various master's degree or doctoral programs, as well as law school.
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR
In addition to fulfilling Undergraduate Core Curriculum and Leavey School of Business requirements for the bachelor of science in commerce degree, students majoring in management information systems or in accounting and information systems must complete the following departmental requirements:
Major in management information systems (MIS)
- Three courses from OMIS 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 117, 135, 137, 150, 170, and 173
Major in accounting and information systems (AIS)
- ACTG 20, 130, 131, 132, 135, 136, and 138
- One course from OMIS 107, 111, 113, 135, and 137
