COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Department:Business Administration
School(s): Business & Entrepreneurial Studies
MCC Program Code: CI02CIP Code: 11.0401
NYSED Code (BRI): 87429
New, Transfer, or Re-admit students should contact Admissions at (585) 292-2200 or admissions@monroecc.edu.
Description
Information systems professionals play a key and vital role in the management and growth of an organization. They are the creative problem-solving innovators who define the information and technology needs to help businesses in virtually any field achieve their goals and objectives.
The Computer Information Systems program includes courses in technology and business to prepare students for transfer to a Bachelor degree program. Programs in this academic discipline go by a wide variety of names such as computer information systems, management information systems, information systems, information technology, and information management.
The CIS curriculum is based on recommendations of professional computing associations and includes courses in information systems fundamentals, computer programming, database design, systems analysis and design, accounting, management, economics, and marketing. Students also develop their communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem solving skills.
(Housed in the Business Administration and Economics Department)
Program Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and describe the function and interaction of computer system components.
2. Develop a system proposal to satisfy user requirements, including system customization.
3. Develop a computer program that satisfies user requirements.
4. Communicate professionally.
5. Participate as a member of a collaborative team.
6. Assess key ethical issues as they relate to the responsibilities of computing professionals.
7. Use office software applications to solve business problems.
Employment Potential
For related jobs: Career Coach
Occupational Resource: https://www.onetonline.org
Requirements for Program Entrance
MCC Level 6 Mathematics Placement.
|
Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| FIRST SEMESTER |  |
| ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
| MTH 165 College Algebra OR higher*** | 3 |
| ACC 101 Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| BUS 104 Introduction to Business | 3 |
| CIS 100 Information Processing Fundamentals | 4 |
First Semester Total: | 17 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| ACC 102 Accounting Principles II | 4 |
| CIS 200 Programming for Information Systems | 4 |
| ECO 111 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| PHL 105 Technology and Values OR PHL 102 Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - HEALTH AND WELLNESS (MCC-HW) ELECTIVE | 2 |
Second Semester Total: | 16 |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| ENG 250 Professional Communication | 3 |
| MTH 160 Statistics I | 3 |
| CIS 211 Applied Database Concepts | 3 |
| ECO 112 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - OTHER WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (SUNY-OWC) OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WESTERN CIVILIZATION (SUNY-WC) ELECTIVE | 3 |
Third Semester Total: | 15 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | |
| BUS 204 Management: Theory and Practice OR BUS 208 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| CIS 209 Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - THE ARTS (SUNY-A)# OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SUNY-FL) ELECTIVE | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES (SUNY-NS) ELECTIVE* | 3 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVE** | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 63 |
**Program Elective: BUS 220, CIS 201, MTH 161
***MTH 165 or any other SUNY-M course with a higher number
#SUNY-A elective selection must exclude performance and studio art courses. Check with an advisor before selecting course.
Revised: 7/27/2018
Printer Friendly Version