Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Department of

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Department Chair

Bhushan Kapoor

Department Office/Website

Steven G. Mihaylo Hall 4113
657-278-2221
business.fullerton.edu/isds

Faculty

Vahideh Abedi, Nimer Alrushiedat, Rahul Bhaskar, Daniel Cavagnaro, Tammy Drezner, Zvi Drezner, Zvi Goldstein, Ester Gonzalez, Prem Gupta, Yuhong He, Pawel Kalczynski, Bhushan Kapoor, Malini Krishnamurthi, Mabel Kung, Peng Liu, Laura Marcoulides, Do Le Minh, Sinjini Mitra, Sorel Reisman, Panayiotis Skordi, Daniel Soper, Amr Soror, Laurent Tambayong, Ofir Turel, Samuel Yang, Dawit Zerom, Yi “Jenny” Zhang

Introduction

The Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department offers courses in Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Business Analytics. Information systems are computer-based systems that aid management in making decisions and assist in implementing and controlling management policies. They are used in business, industry and government operations. Applications include airline reservations, banking transactions, crime prevention networks, election returns, real estate assessment, tax records, newspaper databases, sports statistics and computer assisted learning.

Decision sciences is the application of the scientific method to decision-making in business and government using the techniques of operations research and statistics. Nearly all decision sciences problems involve solutions using computers. Operations research uses mathematical and simulation models to provide decision-makers with quantitative information pertaining to complex business situations. Statistics assists decision-makers by using techniques designed to draw inferences from experimental and sampling data.

Business analytics is a broad field consisting of a variety of business processes for data management and a wide range of analytical tools for performing data analysis to make better strategic and tactical business decisions. Business processes for data management include methods for planning, collecting, storing and structuring data into databases and data warehouses. Analytical tasks include querying, reporting, visualizing, generating online active reports and running advanced analytical techniques for classification, segmentation and prediction (e.g., data mining).

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Science in Information Systems
• Master of Science in Information Technology

Programs and Courses Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

• Business Administration, Business Analytics Concentration, B.A.  
• Business Administration, Decision Sciences Concentration, B.A.  
• Business Administration, Information Systems Concentration, B.A.  
• Business Administration, Joint Emphasis in Accounting and Information Systems, B.A.  
• Business Administration, Marketing and Information Systems Concentration, B.A.  

Master of Business Adminstration

• Business Administration, Business Analytics Concentration, M.B.A.  
• Business Administration, Decision Sciences Concentration, M.B.A.  
• Business Administration, Information Systems Concentration, M.B.A.  

Non-Degree

• Information Systems Minor  

Programs

• Information Systems, Business Analytics Concentration, M.S.
• Information Systems, Decision Sciences Concentration, M.S.
• Information Systems, M.S.
• Information Technology, M.S.

Courses

Courses are designated as ISDS in the class schedule.

• ISDS 161A - Statistics and Probability SI Workshop (1)
• ISDS 161B - Business Decision Modeling SI Workshop (1)
• ISDS 162 - Introduction to Excel Spreadsheets (1)
• ISDS 163 - Electronic Research of Business Enterprises (1)
• ISDS 165 - Navigating the Information Superhighway (1)
• ISDS 166 - Developing Computer Based Presentations (1)
• ISDS 167 - Practical Approach to Database Systems (1)
• ISDS 168 - Mastering the World Wide Web (1)
• ISDS 262 - Visual Basic for Excel (1)
• ISDS 309 - Introduction to Programming (3)
• ISDS 351 - Principles of Information Systems (3)
• ISDS 352 - Advanced Data and Information Analysis in Business (3)
• ISDS 361A - Business Analytics I (3)
• ISDS 361B - Business Analytics II (3)
• ISDS 371 - C++ For Business Applications (3)
• ISDS 372 - Java Programming for Business Applications (3)
• ISDS 402 - Database Management Systems (3)
• ISDS 406 - Systems Analysis and Design (3)
• ISDS 409 - Business Telecommunications for Information System Design (3)
• ISDS 411 - Business Applications using Web Technologies (3)
• ISDS 412 - Statistics with the SAS Applications (3)
• ISDS 414 - Internet Technologies and Applications (3)
• ISDS 415 - Principles of Business Intelligence (3)
• ISDS 418 - Privacy and Security (3)
• ISDS 422 - Surveys and Sampling Design and Applications (3)
• ISDS 431 - Enterprise Systems Implementation, Configuration, and Use (3)
• ISDS 433 - Enterprise Systems Administration (3)
• ISDS 435 - Integrated Enterprise Information Systems (3)
• ISDS 437 - Enterprise Networks for Information Systems (3)
• ISDS 440 - Integrative Decision Tools for Business Operations (3)
• ISDS 442 - Business Modeling Using Spreadsheets (3)
• ISDS 443 - Marketing Analytics: Decision Making in the Information Age (3)
• ISDS 444 - Social Media Marketing and Analytics (3)
• ISDS 454 - Senior Project: Information Systems Development (3)
• ISDS 461 - Statistical Theory for Decision Sciences (3)
• ISDS 462 - Applied Business Regression Analysis (3)
• ISDS 465 - Linear Programming in Decision Sciences (3)
• ISDS 467 - Statistical Quality Control (3)
• ISDS 472 - Design of Experiments (3)
• ISDS 473 - Applied Business Forecasting (3)
• ISDS 474 - Data Mining for Managers (3)
• ISDS 475 - Multivariate Analysis (3)
• ISDS 476 - Web Mining and Text Mining (3)
• ISDS 485 - Wireless Business Networks for Information Systems (3)
• ISDS 495 - Internship (1-3)
• ISDS 499 - Independent Study (1-3)
• ISDS 505 - Programming Concepts for Information Technology (3)
• ISDS 513 - Statistical Analysis (3)
• ISDS 514 - Decision Models for Business and Economics (3)
• ISDS 516 - Introduction to Logistics Analysis Techniques (3)
• ISDS 518 - Quantitative Tools for Information Technology Management (3)
• ISDS 520T - Seminar: Advanced Topics in Psychological Research (3)
• ISDS 521 - Revenue Management Modeling (3)
• ISDS 526 - Forecasting for Analytical Decision Making (3)
• ISDS 540 - Statistics for Data Science (3)
• ISDS 543 - Marketing Analytics for Managers (3)
• ISDS 550 - Telecommunications and Business Networks (3)
• ISDS 551 - Info Resources and IT Project Management (3)
• ISDS 552 - Systems Analysis, Design and Development (3)
• ISDS 553 - Electronic Commerce: Analysis and Evaluation (3)
• ISDS 554 - E-Commerce: Technological Perspective (3)
• ISDS 555 - Business Databases: Design & Processing (3)
• ISDS 556 - Data Warehousing and Foundations of Business Intelligence (3)
• ISDS 557 - Issues in Business Information Technology (3)
• ISDS 558 - Advanced Software Development with Web Applications (3)
• ISDS 560 - Advanced Deterministic Models (3)
• ISDS 561 - Advanced Probabilistic Models (3)
• ISDS 563 - Geographic Information Systems for Business (3)
• ISDS 565 - Wireless Information Systems (3)
• ISDS 568 - Information Systems for Knowledge Management (3)
• ISDS 570 - Business Data Transformation (3)
• ISDS 574 - Data Mining for Business Appl (3)
• ISDS 576 - Business Modeling and Simulation (3)
• ISDS 577 - Seminar in Information Systems Implementation (3)
• ISDS 578 - Seminar in Logistics Models (3)
• ISDS 597 - Project (3)
• ISDS 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)

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