Description
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Course Catalog 2015-2016 Utah Valley University 1
Information Systems - Business Intelligence
Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Requirements
The BS in Information Systems program prepares students to be Information Systems
professionals. Graduates develop and deploy enterprise-level systems to meet
organizational needs. The Business Intelligence Systems (BIS) emphasis prepares
graduates to become business intelligence analysts who produce financial and
marketing intelligence by querying data repositories, generating reports, and devising
methods for identifying data patterns and trends. Organizations store an enormous
amount of data. People who are able to perform data mining and can analyze the
data to detect trends and form predictions are highly sought by national and regional
organizations.
Total Program Credits: 125
General Education Requirements: 36 Credits
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing (3.0) 3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing--Humanities/Social
Sciences (3.0)
3
or ENGL 2020 Intermediate Writing--Science and Technology
(3.0)
MATH 1050 College Algebra (4.0) 4
American Institutions: Complete one of the following: 3
HIST 2700 US History to 1877 (3.0)
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 (3.0)
HIST 1700 American Civilization (3.0)
HIST 1740 US Economic History (3.0)
POLS 1000 American Heritage (3.0)
POLS 1100 American National Government (3.0)
Complete the following:
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values (3.0) 3
HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness (2.0) 2
or PES 1097 Fitness for Life (2.0)
Distribution Courses:
Biology Distribution 3
Physical Science Distribution 3
An Additional Biology or Physical Science Distribution Course 3
Fine Arts Distribution 3
Humanities Distribution 3
Social/Behavioral Science Distribution (ECON 2020
recommended)
3
Discipline Core Requirements: 67 Credits
Math Requirement: 3
STAT 2050 Introduction to Statistical Methods (4.0)
or MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I (3.0)
IS Core Requirements:
INFO 1120 Information Systems and Technology
Fundamentals
3
INFO 1200 Computer Programming I for IS/IT 3
INFO 2200 Computer Programming II for IS/IT 3
INFO 2410 Database Fundamentals 3
INFO 2420 Web Application Design 3
IT 2600 Data Communication Fundamentals 3
IT 2700 Information Security Fundamentals 3
COMP 301R Digital Lecture Series (1.0) 1
INFO 3120 Management Information Systems 3
INFO 3410 Database Systems and Warehousing 3
INFO 3420 Web Systems Development 3
INFO 3430 Systems Analysis and Design 3
INFO 3700 Health Informatics Fundamentals 3
INFO 405G Global Ethical and Professional Perspectives in
IS and IT
3
INFO 4120 Business Intelligence Systems 3
INFO 4430 Systems Design and Implementation 3
IS Environment/Business Foundation Requirements:
ACC 2010 Financial Accounting 3
ACC 2020 Managerial Accounting 3
MKTG 2200 Written Business Communication 3
MGMT 3000 Organizational Behavior 3
LEGL 3020 Intellectual Property and Cyber Law 3
MKTG 3600 Principles of Marketing 3
Emphasis Requirements: 10 Credits
STAT 2060 Introduction to Statistical Computing 1
INFO 3130 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics 3
INFO 4130 Data Science and Big Data Analytics 3
INFO 4440 Enterprise Computing Environments 3
Emphasis Elective Requirements: 12 Credits
Choose 9 credit hours from the following: 9
INFO 3422 PHP Web Application Development (3.0)
INFO 3750 Healthcare Information Systems Applications
(3.0)
INFO 4410 Database Administration (3.0)
INFO 4420 Mobile Business Application Development (3.0)
INFO 459R Current Topics in Information Systems (3.0)
INFO 4700 Healthcare Information Systems Management
(3.0)
Other approved upper-division Information Systems courses
GEOG 3600 Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems (4.0)
FIN 3100 Principles of Finance (3.0)
MGMT 3450 Operations Management (3.0)
Choose 3 credit hours from the following: 3
STAT 4100 Design of Experiment (3.0)
STAT 4200 Survey Sampling (3.0)
STAT 4500 Nonparametric Statistics (3.0)
STAT 4600 Statistical Process Control (3.0)
Graduation Requirements:
1. Completion of at least 124 semester credits required in the BS degree; at least
40 credit hours must be upper-division courses.
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Course Catalog 2015-2016 2 Utah Valley University
2. Overall grade point average 2.0 or above with a minimum of 2.5 GPA in all
discipline core, specialty core, and elective courses with no grade lower than a
"C-."
3. Residency hours: Minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at
UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements. Students are
responsible for completing all prerequisite courses.
5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Course Catalog 2015-2016 Utah Valley University 3
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems
Emphasis, B.S.
Graduation Plan
This graduation plan is intended to be a guide. You are encouraged to meet with an
advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are
marked in red and italicized.
Semester 1 Course Title Credit
Hours
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing 3
MATH 1050 College Algebra 4
HLTH 1100 or
PES 1097
Personal Health & Wellness or Fitness for life 2
Fine Arts Distribution 3
INFO 1120 Information Systems and Technology Fundamentals 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) Take INFO 1120 first or second semester.
Semester 2 Course Title Credit
Hours
ENGL 2010 or
2020
Intermediate Writing 3
Humanities Distribution 3
History Distribution 3
INFO 1200 Computer Programming I for IS/IT 3
INFO 2420 Web Application Design 3
ACC 2010 Financial Accounting 3
Semester total: 18
Notes: (1) Must take INFO 1200 before taking INFO 2200 next semester. (2) Must
take ACC 2010 before taking ACC 2020 next semester.
Semester 3 Course Title Credit
Hours
Biology Distribution 3
INFO 2200 Computer Programming II 3
INFO 2410 Database Fundamentals 3
IT 2600 Data Communication Fundamentals 3
ACC 2020 Managerial Accounting 3
MKTG 2200 Written Business Communication 3
Semester total: 18
Notes: (1) Must take IT 2600 before taking IT 2700 next semester. (2) Must take
MGMT 2200 before taking INFO 3120 next semester.
Semester 4 Course Title Credit
Hours
Phys Science Distrib. 3
Social/Behavioral
Science
ECON 2020 Microeconomics recommended 3
STAT 2050 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3
IT 2700 Information Security Fundamentals 3
INFO 3120 Management Information Systems 3
STAT 2060* Introduction to Statistical Methods Lab 1
Semester total: 16
Notes: (1) Take STAT 2050 and STAT 2060 during the same semester. *All pre-
requisites must be met. Please contact the advisor.
Semester 5 Course Title Credit
Hours
INFO 3130 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics 3
INFO 3410 Database Systems & Warehousing 3
INFO 3700 Health Informatics Fundamentals 3
LEGL 3020 Intellectual Property and Cyber Law 3
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) Must take INFO 4120 this semester to be able to take INFO 4130 next
semester.
Semester 6 Course Title Credit
Hours
Add. Bio or Phys Sci 3
INFO 3420 Web Systems Development 3
INFO Elective 1 3
MGMT 3000 Organizational Behavior 3
MKTG 3600 Principles of Marketing 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) INFO 4130 is offered Spring semesters only.
Semester 7 Course Title Credit
Hours
INFO 3430 Systems Analysis and Design 3
INFO 405G Global Ethical Professional Perspectives IS IT 3
INFO 4120 Business Intelligence Systems 3
INFO Elective 2 or
STATS Elective
3
COMP 301R Digital Lecture Series 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) INFO Electives offered in Fall: INFO 4410, INFO 4420, INFO 4700, GEOG
3600. (2) Can take the second INFO elective this semester and then STATS elective
next semester OR take the STATS elective this semester and then INFO elective next
semester.
Semester 8 Course Title Credit
Hours
INFO 4130 Data Science and Big Data Analytics 3
INFO 4430 Systems Design and Implementation 3
INFO 4440 Enterprise Computing Environments 3
INFO Elective 2 or
STATS Elective
3
INFO Elective 3 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) Must take INFO 4430 semester after taking INFO 3430. (2) INFO Electives
offered in Spring: INFO 3422 and INFO 3750 (or other approved upper-division INFO
courses).
Degree total: 125
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Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Course Catalog 2015-2016 Utah Valley University 1
Information Systems - Business Intelligence
Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Requirements
The BS in Information Systems program prepares students to be Information Systems
professionals. Graduates develop and deploy enterprise-level systems to meet
organizational needs. The Business Intelligence Systems (BIS) emphasis prepares
graduates to become business intelligence analysts who produce financial and
marketing intelligence by querying data repositories, generating reports, and devising
methods for identifying data patterns and trends. Organizations store an enormous
amount of data. People who are able to perform data mining and can analyze the
data to detect trends and form predictions are highly sought by national and regional
organizations.
Total Program Credits: 125
General Education Requirements: 36 Credits
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing (3.0) 3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing--Humanities/Social
Sciences (3.0)
3
or ENGL 2020 Intermediate Writing--Science and Technology
(3.0)
MATH 1050 College Algebra (4.0) 4
American Institutions: Complete one of the following: 3
HIST 2700 US History to 1877 (3.0)
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 (3.0)
HIST 1700 American Civilization (3.0)
HIST 1740 US Economic History (3.0)
POLS 1000 American Heritage (3.0)
POLS 1100 American National Government (3.0)
Complete the following:
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values (3.0) 3
HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness (2.0) 2
or PES 1097 Fitness for Life (2.0)
Distribution Courses:
Biology Distribution 3
Physical Science Distribution 3
An Additional Biology or Physical Science Distribution Course 3
Fine Arts Distribution 3
Humanities Distribution 3
Social/Behavioral Science Distribution (ECON 2020
recommended)
3
Discipline Core Requirements: 67 Credits
Math Requirement: 3
STAT 2050 Introduction to Statistical Methods (4.0)
or MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I (3.0)
IS Core Requirements:
INFO 1120 Information Systems and Technology
Fundamentals
3
INFO 1200 Computer Programming I for IS/IT 3
INFO 2200 Computer Programming II for IS/IT 3
INFO 2410 Database Fundamentals 3
INFO 2420 Web Application Design 3
IT 2600 Data Communication Fundamentals 3
IT 2700 Information Security Fundamentals 3
COMP 301R Digital Lecture Series (1.0) 1
INFO 3120 Management Information Systems 3
INFO 3410 Database Systems and Warehousing 3
INFO 3420 Web Systems Development 3
INFO 3430 Systems Analysis and Design 3
INFO 3700 Health Informatics Fundamentals 3
INFO 405G Global Ethical and Professional Perspectives in
IS and IT
3
INFO 4120 Business Intelligence Systems 3
INFO 4430 Systems Design and Implementation 3
IS Environment/Business Foundation Requirements:
ACC 2010 Financial Accounting 3
ACC 2020 Managerial Accounting 3
MKTG 2200 Written Business Communication 3
MGMT 3000 Organizational Behavior 3
LEGL 3020 Intellectual Property and Cyber Law 3
MKTG 3600 Principles of Marketing 3
Emphasis Requirements: 10 Credits
STAT 2060 Introduction to Statistical Computing 1
INFO 3130 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics 3
INFO 4130 Data Science and Big Data Analytics 3
INFO 4440 Enterprise Computing Environments 3
Emphasis Elective Requirements: 12 Credits
Choose 9 credit hours from the following: 9
INFO 3422 PHP Web Application Development (3.0)
INFO 3750 Healthcare Information Systems Applications
(3.0)
INFO 4410 Database Administration (3.0)
INFO 4420 Mobile Business Application Development (3.0)
INFO 459R Current Topics in Information Systems (3.0)
INFO 4700 Healthcare Information Systems Management
(3.0)
Other approved upper-division Information Systems courses
GEOG 3600 Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems (4.0)
FIN 3100 Principles of Finance (3.0)
MGMT 3450 Operations Management (3.0)
Choose 3 credit hours from the following: 3
STAT 4100 Design of Experiment (3.0)
STAT 4200 Survey Sampling (3.0)
STAT 4500 Nonparametric Statistics (3.0)
STAT 4600 Statistical Process Control (3.0)
Graduation Requirements:
1. Completion of at least 124 semester credits required in the BS degree; at least
40 credit hours must be upper-division courses.
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Course Catalog 2015-2016 2 Utah Valley University
2. Overall grade point average 2.0 or above with a minimum of 2.5 GPA in all
discipline core, specialty core, and elective courses with no grade lower than a
"C-."
3. Residency hours: Minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at
UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements. Students are
responsible for completing all prerequisite courses.
5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems Emphasis, B.S.
Course Catalog 2015-2016 Utah Valley University 3
Information Systems - Business Intelligence Systems
Emphasis, B.S.
Graduation Plan
This graduation plan is intended to be a guide. You are encouraged to meet with an
advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are
marked in red and italicized.
Semester 1 Course Title Credit
Hours
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing 3
MATH 1050 College Algebra 4
HLTH 1100 or
PES 1097
Personal Health & Wellness or Fitness for life 2
Fine Arts Distribution 3
INFO 1120 Information Systems and Technology Fundamentals 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) Take INFO 1120 first or second semester.
Semester 2 Course Title Credit
Hours
ENGL 2010 or
2020
Intermediate Writing 3
Humanities Distribution 3
History Distribution 3
INFO 1200 Computer Programming I for IS/IT 3
INFO 2420 Web Application Design 3
ACC 2010 Financial Accounting 3
Semester total: 18
Notes: (1) Must take INFO 1200 before taking INFO 2200 next semester. (2) Must
take ACC 2010 before taking ACC 2020 next semester.
Semester 3 Course Title Credit
Hours
Biology Distribution 3
INFO 2200 Computer Programming II 3
INFO 2410 Database Fundamentals 3
IT 2600 Data Communication Fundamentals 3
ACC 2020 Managerial Accounting 3
MKTG 2200 Written Business Communication 3
Semester total: 18
Notes: (1) Must take IT 2600 before taking IT 2700 next semester. (2) Must take
MGMT 2200 before taking INFO 3120 next semester.
Semester 4 Course Title Credit
Hours
Phys Science Distrib. 3
Social/Behavioral
Science
ECON 2020 Microeconomics recommended 3
STAT 2050 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3
IT 2700 Information Security Fundamentals 3
INFO 3120 Management Information Systems 3
STAT 2060* Introduction to Statistical Methods Lab 1
Semester total: 16
Notes: (1) Take STAT 2050 and STAT 2060 during the same semester. *All pre-
requisites must be met. Please contact the advisor.
Semester 5 Course Title Credit
Hours
INFO 3130 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics 3
INFO 3410 Database Systems & Warehousing 3
INFO 3700 Health Informatics Fundamentals 3
LEGL 3020 Intellectual Property and Cyber Law 3
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) Must take INFO 4120 this semester to be able to take INFO 4130 next
semester.
Semester 6 Course Title Credit
Hours
Add. Bio or Phys Sci 3
INFO 3420 Web Systems Development 3
INFO Elective 1 3
MGMT 3000 Organizational Behavior 3
MKTG 3600 Principles of Marketing 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) INFO 4130 is offered Spring semesters only.
Semester 7 Course Title Credit
Hours
INFO 3430 Systems Analysis and Design 3
INFO 405G Global Ethical Professional Perspectives IS IT 3
INFO 4120 Business Intelligence Systems 3
INFO Elective 2 or
STATS Elective
3
COMP 301R Digital Lecture Series 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) INFO Electives offered in Fall: INFO 4410, INFO 4420, INFO 4700, GEOG
3600. (2) Can take the second INFO elective this semester and then STATS elective
next semester OR take the STATS elective this semester and then INFO elective next
semester.
Semester 8 Course Title Credit
Hours
INFO 4130 Data Science and Big Data Analytics 3
INFO 4430 Systems Design and Implementation 3
INFO 4440 Enterprise Computing Environments 3
INFO Elective 2 or
STATS Elective
3
INFO Elective 3 3
Semester total: 15
Notes: (1) Must take INFO 4430 semester after taking INFO 3430. (2) INFO Electives
offered in Spring: INFO 3422 and INFO 3750 (or other approved upper-division INFO
courses).
Degree total: 125
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