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CURRENT STUDENTS

As a current Temple student, you have immediate access to the MIS community site using your AccessNet account. You can simply login and start using the site. As an AccessNet account holder you are governed by Temple University’s Technology Use Policy. The MIS community site has the following additional policies regarding use and accounts:

• You will retain your account, content, and approved sites for as long as you remain a Temple university student (see below for alums).
•  If you create a site and it has no or very little content (e.g., for test purposes), the site may be deleted without notice at any time.
• If you create a site which has content – but the creation date and update date are the same (within 48 hours) and are more than six months old – the site will be deleted without notice.
• Your site may be deleted if it has not been updated for six months or more. If your site has been identified for deletion, you will receive a notice of intent to delete. You will have two weeks to respond to that notice. If we do not hear from you, the site will be deleted.
• If you create a site or post material that is contrary to the goals and intent of the FoxMIS community, the material/site may be removed or placed on hold without notice.

ALUMNI

As an alumnus of the Department of Management Information Systems, you are entitled to retain full access to your approved sites (e.g., e-portfolio) as long as you remain an alumnus in good standing. The access is subject to the following restrictions:

• Use and access is governed by Temple University’s Technology Use Policy.
• If you create a site and it has no or very little content (e.g., for test purposes), the site may be deleted without notice at any time.
• If you create a site which has content – but the creation date and update date are the same (within 48 hours) and are more than six months old – the site will be deleted without notice.
• Your site may be deleted if it has not been updated for six months or more. If your site has been identified for deletion, you will receive a notice of intent to delete. You will have two weeks to respond to that notice. If we do not hear from you, the site will be archived and removed from the server. You may contact us to retrieve the content.

FACULTY AND STAFF

As a faculty/staff member of the Department of Management Information Systems, you have immediate access to the MIS community site using your AccessNet account. You can simply login and start using the site. As an AccessNet account holder you are governed by Temple University’s Technology Use Policy. The MIS community site has the following additional policies regarding use and accounts:

• You are entitled to retain full access to your sites as long as you remain an employee in good standing.
• If you create a site and it has no or very little content (e.g., for test purposes), the site may be deleted without notice at any time.
• If you create a site which has content – but the creation date and update date are the same (within 48 hours) and are more than six months old – the site will be deleted without notice.
• Your site may be deleted if it has not been updated for six months or more. If your site has been identified for deletion, you will receive a notice of intent to delete. You will have two weeks to respond to that notice. If we do not hear from you, the site will be archived and removed from the server. You may contact us to retrieve the content.
• Course sites are exempt from the above policy as long as the faculty member remains an employee in good standing.

Interactive digital marketing spending in the U.S. is growing exponentially. Areas such as retail, financials, B2B, travel, high-tech, automotive, health, consumer goods, media and entertainment, and telecommunications are responding by creating new multidisciplinary occupations that did not exist before. Leading-edge employers demand that students understand the integration of marketing activities with digital technology and analytics.

The Digital Marketing minor prepares students for careers related to customer relationship management, social media, information architecture, e-commerce, search engine optimization, e-detailing, site design, Internet research, demographic and sales analytics, blogging, and media design.

The Digital Marketing minor is appropriate for all BBA students in the Fox School of Business and is particularly relevant for Marketing, Human Resource Management, Business Management, and MIS students. 

The Digital Marketing Minor is a joint program offered by the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, and the Department of Management Information Systems.

BENEFITS OF THE DIGITAL MARKETING MINOR

The application of digital technologies is integrated into many existing courses throughout the curriculum. The minor provides a programmed opportunity to explore, in more detail, strategic, tactical, and information management considerations through a program of study that is designed to supplement and extend technology applications in existing courses. The Digital Marketing minor structure provides the breadth and depth of study necessary to compete for jobs that require a greater level of exposure to digital applications.

CURRICULUM

More information, including course numbers, full course descriptions, and prerequisites, is available through the Temple Bulletin.

The minor consists of five courses and an optional supervised corporate internship experience. There are a total of three required courses in MIS and two required courses in Marketing. The required courses for the Digital Marketing minor are:

• Data and Analytics
• Digital Design and Innovation
• Social Media Innovation
• Direct Marketing
• Digital Marketing

Marketing majors should take Direct Marketing and Digital Marketing as part of the minor and take other Marketing electives for the major because courses cannot double count toward the major and the minor. Other business students will also take the required courses listed above for the Digital Marketing minor.

Required Courses for MIS Majors completing this minor

• Social media innovation
• Direct Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Consumer Behavior
• Plus one elective

Since MIS majors take Data and Analytics and User Experience Design (instead of Digital Design and Innovation) as part of their major requirements they will substitute Consumer Behavior and an elective from the list below.

Courses that are optional or required in both the major and minor cannot be double-counted and the elective list provides acceptable substitutes. MIS majors who are interested in this minor will benefit from the additional exposure to Marketing and other opportunities outside the school.

For a full list of electives for the Digital Marketing minor, consult the Temple Bulletin.

Now accepting applications for spring and fall 2012! Click here to apply.

Get on the fast track for a career in protecting and evaluating organizational information systems!

Organizations rely on information systems to automate their processes, store their trade secrets and accumulate a large amount of private data about their customers.  Along with substantial benefits, these systems bring risks. Has your data been compromised?  Is someone stealing your secrets?  Are you in compliance with government regulations? Can your organization continue to operate after a natural disaster? 

The role of an IT auditor is to assess, manage, and control the above risks.  IT auditors are responsible for analyzing organizational risks, communicating these risks, and applying solutions that reduce organizational threats, promote transparency and comply with regulations. IT auditors typically work on many different kinds of projects and enjoy a reasonable work-life balance.

The Fox School’s new Master of Science (MS) in Information Technology Auditing and Cyber-Security (MS ITACS) program prepares students as entry-level IT auditors who have the skills and knowledge needed to pass the Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s (ISACA) Certified Information System Auditor exam. 

The MS ITACAS program is based on ISACA‘s model curriculum and students are expected to complete the certification exam at the end of their study.  The MSITACS can also be substituted for one year of experience on the CISA application in most situations.

The marketplace for IT auditors, especially those holding the CISA credential, is rapidly expanding at accounting firms, multinational corporations, consultancies and government organizations:

CISA was named in the top five of Foote Partners’ 2011 semiannual “HOT LIST Forecast” of IT skills and certifications…

SC Magazine selected CISA again as a finalist of the 2011 “Best Professional Certification Program…

CISA has been recognized as the highest paying IT security certification by the 2010 IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index (ITSCPI)…

Curriculum

The curriculum is carefully designed to prepare you for the CISA exam.  The full-time program consists of 10 courses delivered in both compressed and traditional semester format in 12 months culminating in a capstone course in which you prepare for the CISA exam. See below for sample schedule and completion time. The courses include:

1. MIS 5001 – Management Information Systems
   Surveys the effective uses of information systems and the issues they raise.
   or
   ACCT 5001 – Financial and Managerial Accounting
   Presents the concepts of financial and managerial accounting with a “user” (investor or manager) orientation.
2. ACCT 5125 – Accounting Information Systems
   Learn how information systems impact how accounting data is captured, processed, and communicated.
3. MIS 5201 – IT Audit Process
   Introduces the essential concepts of IT auditing and internal controls.
4. MIS 5202 – IT Governance
   Examines how IT is managed in a controlled environment covering IT strategic planning, project management, COBIT, etc.
5. MIS 5203 – Systems & Infrastructure r Management 1
   Introduces how IT systems are acquired, developed and implemented. Systems covered include network, infrastructure, databases, and applications. Topics covered include the basic system life-cycle, development methods, sourcing strategies, and integrated controls.
6. MIS 5204 – Systems & Infrastructure Lifecycle Management 2
   The continuation of MIS 5203
7. MIS 5205 – IT Service Delivery and Support
   Examines how an IT organization delivers services to the organization. Learn about the technical infrastructure, reliability, security, and service center management.
8. MIS 5206 – Protection of Information Assets and Business Continuity-Disaster Recovery
   Explains the importance of managing information assets including logical, physical, and environmental security along with disaster recovery and business continuity.
9. MIS 5207 – Business Skills for the IT Auditor
   Surveys professional skills including managerial communications, public speaking, interviewing, negotiation, personal selling skills, business writing, project management and team building.
10. MIS 5210 – IT Auditing Capstone
    The capabilities developed throughout the program are used in case studies analyses and practice examinations.

Sample Schedule

The MS ITACS is a full-time program offered in compressed and traditional formats. The 10 course program is designed to be completed in 12 months. You can start the program in January and be ready to take the CISA exam in December:

• January 2011: Two courses (compressed format)
• End of January to end of May: Three courses (traditional once a week format)
• End of May to end of July: Three courses (traditional once a week format)
• September – December: Two courses (traditional once a week format)

Admissions and Pre-requisites

• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test scores.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• A required essay on how you became interested in this field, what your professional goals are, and how you see this program helping you achieve your goals.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores for non-native English speakers (unless degree from English language university located in native English language country).
• A personal interview may be requested to make a decision on your application.
• Depending on your specific background, you may be asked to take pre-requisite courses.

If you enjoy analysis and investigation, can think through complex problems, and want to join a lucrative fast growing field, you should consider becoming an IT auditor. 

Tuition and Fees

Total tuition for students starting in January 2012 is $30,000 at the rate of $1,000 per credit hour. Temple University also assesses additional service fees.

More information

Classes start in January 2012!

• To apply, click here.
• For more detailed admission information, please view the Fox School MS programs site for the MS in ITACS.
• To speak with the progam director, please contact Richard Flanagan at 215.204.3077 or at Richard.Flanagan@Temple.edu.