Concentration Overview
The Ph.D. concentration in Management Information Systems provides students with a deep understanding of the technical and organizational aspects of information systems and business analytics. The program is designed to prepare students for teaching, research, and professional careers involving the design, analysis, implementation, and use of information systems and data-driven technologies. It trains scholars and professionals to conduct innovative research that cuts across areas such as information systems, data science, computer science, economics, and business functions, in order to address significant technical and managerial challenges related to the advances in information technology. The program offers foundation courses in research methodology, advanced courses in data analytics, electronic commerce, and enterprise systems, as well as research seminar courses on current state-of-the-art topics. The Ph.D. students will undertake research studies to advance the knowledge in the fields of information systems and business analytics.
Course Work
Five Required Foundation Courses (Common to all Ph.D. concentrations)
- MGMT.7300聽Research Design Methods I
- ECON.7310听厂迟补迟颈蝉迟颈肠蝉
- ECON.7330聽Econometrics I
- ECON.7300 惭颈肠谤辞别肠辞苍辞尘颈肠听罢丑别辞谤测
- MIST.7970 Managerial Research Seminar聽
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
- MIST.7370聽Multivariate Statistical Methods
- ECON.7340聽Econometrics II OR MGMT.7330聽Research Design Methods II
Six Concentration Courses
- MIST.7060聽Data Analytics
- MIST.7070聽Electronic Commerce
- MIST.7080聽Enterprise Systems
- MIST.7500聽Seminar in Information Systems Research
- MIST.7880聽Current Topics in MIS
- One Doctoral level elective
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Concentration Coordinator
Xiaobai (Bob) Li, Ph.D.
Professor, Management Information Systems
Email: xiaobai_li@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-2707
Fax: 978-934-4043
