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The Management Information Systems (MIS) Program at the University of Nebraska emphasizes the following aspects of Information Systems:
We take a long-term perspective in teaching MIS for our students' career and future growth. The MIS courses will be focusing on principles and concepts rather than emphasizing on specific technology or software -- technology and software may become obsolete in one to two years, but the principles will remain. Rather than providing instruction on ever-changing syntactical details of various software tools, advanced software tools will be integrated into MIS courses to illustrate the concepts and principles covered.
Recent advances in information technology (IT) have initiated radical changes in the way organizations conduct their business. Perhaps one of the most significant changes in recent years has been the introduction of electronic business and mobile commerce. Organizations today have begun to recognize the tremendous potential that e-business offers with regard to competitive growth and opportunities. Therefore, it is important for students entering the workplace, or for those who have already undertaken a business career, to understand the basics of e-business and mobile commerce, and how to take advantage of the opportunities offered by new, Internet-based and wireless technologies.
It is increasingly clear to corporate managers that knowledge is the only source of sustainable competitive strength. While managing data and information is important, firms are beginning to realize that true competitive advantage lies in leveraging the unique, powerful knowledge of the organization. The MIS curriculum instills in students the ability to effectively manage organizational knowledge by leveraging the potential power of IT tools.
Enterprise software, which are designed to be the vehicle for companies to control, monitor and coordinate the activities in all of their locations, are becoming more and more important. We have close working relationships with enterprise software companies such as Oracle and SAP. These enterprise software applications are integrated into the MIS curriculum. These enterprise software applications are integrated into the MIS curriculum.
To keep our curriculum up-to-date and relevant to industry, we have close interactions and close ties with many organizations in the information technology area. We interact with them on a regular basis to seek their comments and feedback on our curriculum. In addition, we typically invite organizations such as IBM, Microsoft, Accenture, Oracle, and Sprint to give MIS guest lectures to our students every semester. We also have a UNL-IBM Global Innovation Hub with IBM to collaborate on research and academic projects.
