Earn Your Degree...On Your Schedule

By combining a strong foundation in technology with the core knowledge of the management principles required to effectively manage technology and human resources, an MIS Degree from Simpson University can help put you in a position to meet the rapidly growing needs of businesses and organizations in today’s information driven marketplace.

A Schedule That Fits Your Life

Simpson University’s ASPIRE program is designed for busy adults like you. Our flexible schedule allows you to earn your MIS Degree in 16 months by attending class just one night a week. With convenient classes designed to fit your busy schedule, you can stay current in your field and advance your career...without giving up your job, your family or your life.

Five-Week Class Structure

ASPIRE’S unique class structure is designed to accommodate the schedules of busy adults like you. You’ll take one class at a time – one night a week for 5 weeks, with each class designed to build on the knowledge gained in the previous class. In this way, you’ll move through your degree program in a step-by-step, structured class schedule that allows you to continually focus your full attention on the material you need to know in your chosen field. It’s a process that optimizes learning, leading to greater assimilation and stronger retention of the knowledge and tools you need to compete in the marketplace.

With ASPIRE, you’ll start your MIS degree with a group of students just like you…and you’ll go through the entire program with this same group. That means, in addition to moral support, you’ll have ample opportunities for networking and developing lifelong friendships with people who share your career and passion.

In the Management and Information Systems Degree Program, you’ll take the following sequence of courses to complete your major:

• Term One

  • BUSS 3955 Foundations of Management Information Services -
  • An introduction to important aspects of MIS for today’s business environment. The topics covered include: current and emerging technologies, their uses (especially E-commerce), their impact on organizations and the opportunities they present, and an overview of the means, benefits, and challenges of implementing IT in an organization.
  • MNGT 3930 Business Ethics and Law -
  • An introduction to the principles of ethics and law as applied in the business environment from the standpoint of a working professional. Applications and the consequences of different systems of ethics are explored, along with potential problems encountered by managers, accountants and other employees. During this course, students will be encouraged to develop a consistent system of ethics to prepare them for coping with business circumstances.
  • HUMA 3000 Introduction to the Bible -
  • An introduction to the literature of the Bible within its geographical, historical and social contexts. The course affirms biblical relevance to the ethical issues of everyday living including those in the workplace.

• Term Two

  • MNGT 3970 Production and Operations Management -
  • An introduction to the concepts, techniques and applications of production/operation management, with practical applications in manufacturing and service organizations. Topics will include product and process design, total quality management, capacity planning, Just-In-Time (JIT) production systems, and production planning and control, including work measurement, forecasting, scheduling, inventory, control, material requirements planning, project management, and system maintenance improvement.
  • PHIL 3500 Christianity & World Religions -
  • An introduction to the history and central beliefs of Christianity and other world religions with emphases on the ethical implications of each religion for modern society and understanding divergent worldviews.
  • MNGT 3910 Managerial Finance -
  • This is an introduction to the conceptual and analytical framework guiding financial decision-making within the business entity. Emphasis is placed on financial analysis, evaluation of investment opportunities and alternative means of financing a firm.

• Term Three

  • BMIS 3030 Database Systems Management-
  • This course enables students to develop the skills to design a database; from the initial step of creating a data model to the final steps of creating user interfaces. Course topics include: determining the data sources and needs of the organization, creating ERP Diagrams, understanding data flows in a business, fields, tables, queries, forms and reports in Microsoft Access, normalizing data, relational versus object-oriented data models, creating and querying data objects.
  • BMIS 3010 Data Communications and Management -
  • An introduction to the basics of hardware, software, protocols, channels, modems, local area networks, wide area networks, packet switching and other switching techniques, and various applications.
  • BMIS 3020 Web Design and Management -
  • A study of the most important aspects of developing and managing Internet-based systems in today’s technological and business environment. Topics include: business models for E-Business and E-Commerce, Website design tools, current and future trends in Web technologies.

• Term Four

  • BMIS 4010 MIS Analysis and Design -
  • The strategies and techniques of structured information systems analysis and design including feasibility studies, modeling techniques, systems, design, reporting and documentation, and implementation strategies.
  • BMIS 4020 Application Development -
  • A course focusing on the issues and technologies inherent in the development of software applications with graphical user interfaces for businesses and other organizations such as: the system development life cycle and other development methodologies, defining project scope and specifications, creating a development environment, team development, change management, user involvement and testing ‘going live.’
  • BMIS 4040 MIS Project Management -12
  • Application of project management principles to real-world situations. Evaluation of the causes and effects of common project-management errors. Includes an introduction to techniques, tools, and methodologies for computer project managements, including project planning and budgeting, critical path analysis, resource allocation, scheduling, and cost accounting. Use of web-based MS Project Server required.