The Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics (MS CISBA) program prepares the next generation of computing leaders to meet the challenge of harnessing and analyzing data to enhance business decisions and achieve business success in today’s technology-centric business environment. The program ranking for 2022 is #16 by U.S. News & World Report and #1 by Intelligent.com for online database management graduate programs. Visit the Engler College of Business Rankings and Recognition page for additional information.
The program is designed to provide students with the analytical skills, business acumen, cyber-security awareness, computing strategies and other tools to transform business organizations into a more competitive enterprise and derive optimal results. Classes combine lectures, cases, individual and team projects, and participant presentations. Many projects may be directly applicable to the student participant’s employer. The program is designed for students who want to improve their understanding of computer applications in the following areas:
The MS CISBA degree program is a STEM program available completely online and/or on campus. Due to visa regulations, International Students with non-immigrant F1 visa status can only count one online class toward the required 9 credit hours full time class load per semester.
Requirements shown below are for the 2022-2023 catalog year.
CIDM 6305 – Quantitative Analysis in Business
CIDM 6320 – Econometrics
CIDM 6362 – Advanced Business Forecasting
CIDM 5310 – Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
CIDM 6308 – Seminar in Data Analytics
CIDM 6312 – Seminar in Information Visualization
CIDM 6350 – Data and Information Management
CIDM 6351 – Business Data Extraction, Transformation, and Load
CIDM 6355 – Data Mining Methods
CIDM 6303 – Technical Foundations in Computer Information Systems
CIDM 6325 – Electronic Commerce and Web Development
CIDM 6330 – Software Engineering and Systems Development
CIDM 6340 – Networking Management and Information Security
CIDM 6341 – Current Issues in Cybersecurity
CIDM 6356 – Digital Forensics and Fraud Detection
CIDM 5380 – Cloud Computing and Security
CIDM 6310 – Information Technology Management
CIDM 6363 – Enterprise Process Management
CIDM 6375 – Planning for IT in Health Care
CIDM 6388 – Change and Innovation Management
CIDM 6390 – Project Management for the Enterprise
The College of Business at West Texas A&M University seeks to prepare students in the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics (MS CISBA) degree program for careers in business and to foster their professional growth and advancement via the key learning goals. The key learning goals for the MS CISBA are as follows.
Objective 1.1
Professional Communication: Demonstrate capacity to employ professional presentation channels to present information technology research results.
Objective 2.1
Critical Thinking: Demonstrate capacity to use information technology and data analytic tools to analyze complex problems and recommend feasible solutions.
Objective 3.1
Business Ethics: Demonstrate capacity to recognize and evaluate ethical dimensions of information technology decisions and effects on stakeholders.
Objective 3.2
Global Business Environment: Demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in conducting business in a diverse, global environment.
Objective 4.1
Theoretical Integration: Demonstrate an understanding of advanced theoretical concepts in quantitative methods, data analytics, data mining, web & mobile development, information & cybersecurity, and project management.
Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business
Office of Graduate Business Programs
Phone: (806) 651-2500
Email: COBGrad@wtamu.edu
