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MGA 643 Fraud Prevention and Detection Information Systems and E-Business Concentration Description Through this concentration students will gain a thorough grounding in how technology can be applied to solving problems and exploiting business opportunities. Students will explore the application of computerized information systems, including Web technologies, to run a modern technology-based business. The Web, via e-commerce, has created a revolution in consumer-to-business and business-to-business transactions. The business analyst of the future must be able to identify how technology can be applied to solving existing and new problems, but also how to leverage technology to realize strategic opportunities. Students will receive exposure to networking and data communications, database management systems, distributed computing, and to the various problem-solving approaches to systems analysis and design. Career Opportunities The thrust of this concentration is to provide an MBA student with the knowledge to function in either a traditional information systems group, as a part of a functional business unit, or as an e-business entrepreneur. Graduates of the program typically fall into one of the following career paths: information systems consultant/analyst with a large consulting firm, analyst within a traditional information systems department, and an information analyst within a functional unit such as marketing, human resources, finance or operations. Some of our graduates join entrepreneurial ventures or begin their own venture. FIRST YEAR Fall Semester MBA Core 15 credits Spring Semester MBA Core 10 credits MGS 607 Technology and Innovation Management* Elective – 3 credits SECOND YEAR Fall Semester MGS 602 MGS 650 MGS 613 MGS 655 Information Technology* OR Information Assurance* (request forced registration with departmental permission) Database Management Systems* Distributed Computing* Elective(s) and/or Internship – 9 credits Spring Semester MGO 642 Integration of Business Foundations – 1 credit MGO 644 Business Practice – 1 credit MGS 614 Systems Analysis and Design* MGS 616 Decision Support Systems* MGS 651 Management of Computer Networks* OR MGS 659 Seminar in Electronic Commerce* Elective – 3 credits *concentration requirements – Students are encouraged to take MGS 650 if they have background equivalent to MGS 602 – check with instructor. 13