1. Master of Science in Management
Information System (MIS)
Faculty Members:
1. Prof. M. Shahjahan Mina, Pro-VC & Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, DIU
2. Prof. Dr. M. Lutfar Rahman, Dean, Faculty of Science and Information Technology
3. Prof. Abu Saleh, Department of Management, DU
4. Dr. A.F.M Mofizul Islam, Professor, IBA, DU
5. Dr. Hanif Ali, Professor, Department of Electronics and CS, JU
6. Dr. Nurul Azam, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, JU
7. Dr. M. Zahidur Rahman, Associate Professor, JU.
8. Dr. Md. M. Fokhray Hossain, Chief Course Coordinator, DIIT
9. Mr. Quazi M. Ahmed, MBA (IBA.DU), MA (Japan), Assistant Professor, DIU.
10. Mr. Md. Azharul Mannan, M.Sc.(DU), Assistant Professor, DIU
11. Mr. AKM Enamul Haq, MS in MIS (USA), GIS (Netherlands).
12. Mr. Md. Alamgir Hossain, MBA (Australia)
13. Mr. Masudur Rahman , MBA (Manchester), M.Com. (DU), Assistant Professor
(DU).
14. Mr. Iqbal Mahmud, B.Sc. Eng. (BUET), B.Tech. in IST (Canada), MBA (IBA,
DU).
15. Dr. Md. Abu Taher, Assistant Professor, DIU.
16. Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Ms. Sc., MBA (MIS); Coordinator, MS in MIS Program
2. Master of Science in Management
Information System (MIS)
Course Title
1st
Semester
Course
Code
Course Title Credit Hours
Class Hours
(per week)
MS- MIS 505Basic Computing Principles 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 510Business Data Processing 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 515Quantitative Methods for Business 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 520Structured Programming Language 3.00 3-0
Total 12.00 12-0
2nd
Semester
Course
Code
Course Title Credit Hours
Class Hours
(per week)
MS- MIS 525
Human Communication & Information
System
3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 530Business Management 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 535Management Information Systems 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 540Database Management Systems 3.00 3-0
Total 12.00 12-0
3rd
Semester
Course
Code
Course Title Credit Hours
Class Hours
(per week)
MS- MIS 545
Telecommunication & Computer
Networking
3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 550Electronic Commerce 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 555System Analysis & Design 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 560Data Structure and Algorithm 3.00 3-0
Total 12.00 12-0
4th
Semester
Course
Code
Course Title Credit Hours
Class Hours
(per week)
3. MS- MIS 565User Interface Design 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 570Information System Management 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 575Project Management 3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 580Software Engineering 3.00 3-0
Total 12.00 12-0
5th
Semester
Course
Code
Course Title Credit Hours
Class Hours
(per week)
MS- MIS 585
Advanced Management Information
Systems
3.00 3-0
MS- MIS 590Decision Support Systems 3.00 3-0
** Project / Thesis with Defense 6.00 20,000words
Total 12.00 12-0
4. Master of Science in Management
Information System (MIS)
Course Descriptions
MS-MIS 505 Basic Computing Principles
This course familiarizes students with the use and applications of computers.
Students will learn about computer hardware, software, programming
languages, etc. A standard textbook on introduction to computers is used.
Practical lab classes on word-processing using standard word processing
software is a major component of the course.
MSMIS 510 Business Data Processing
This course familiarizes students with business data processing using
spreadsheet and database management systems (DBMS) software. Standard
software on spreadsheet and database management systems is used. Students
will learn about creating data tables, using different types of formula in tables,
formatting cells, working with graphs, using functions, sorting data, making
queries, printing tables, etc. Major topics in DBMS include, creating tables,
adding data in tables, making query files, using screen forms, using report
forms, etc. This course is entirely lab based.
MSMIS 515 Quantitative Methods for Business
This course introduces students with the elementary statistical tools used in
MIS applications. It also discusses selected tools from management science.
Students will learn about measures of central tendency, such as, mean,
median, and mode; measures of dispersion, such as, mean and standard
deviation and Variance; correlation and regression; probability, etc. Major
topics from management science include, linear programming, inventory
models, computer simulation, forecasting, decision theory, etc. Standard
textbooks in the fields of statistics and management science are used as texts.
MSMIS 520 Structured Programming Languages
This course introduces students with the different high level programming
languages used to develop custom tailored MIS or DSS applications and to
query databases, including, Visual Basic and SQL. This course is entirely lab
based.
MSMIS 525 Human Comunication & Information System
Theory and Process of communication; Barriers to Effective communication;
5. Communication skills: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking skills; Written
communication: letters, memos and reports; Oral communication: speech and
telephone; Use of visual aids in communication?, Use of Non?verbal
communication; Effective Business Meeting; and Internal Communication
Introduction to Information systems, its objectives, scope and its implication in
the business
MSMIS 530 Business Management
This course introduces students with the theories, concepts, techniques and
tools of management. Students will learn the concepts and techniques of
decision-making; communication skills; Strategic planning and management;
operational planning and management; organizing works; organizational
structure; staffing; motivation; leadership; managing conflict and stress;
managing change; management control; performance appraisal; ethics and
social responsibility in management, etc. The knowledge learnt from this course
prepares students to be able to understand the management context
(M) Adequately in order to design the right information system (IS) for the M-
context. A standard textbook on management is used.
MSMIS 535 Management Information Systems
This course introduces students with the concepts, applications, techniques and
tools of MIS. Students will learn the concepts and techniques involved in the
systems approach, fundamentals of information systems, Information systems
for business, information systems for competitive advantage, etc. A standard
textbook on MIS is used.
MSMIS 540 Database Management Systems
This course prepares students to independently design and implement and
manage databases for MIS applications. Students will learn about system
analysis for database design, conceptual database design, process model, data
model, logical database design, physical database design and implementation,
etc. A standard textbook on database management is used.
MSMIS 545 Telecommunications and Computer Networking
This course introduces students to the technology of telecommunications and
computer networking. Students will learn about electromagnetic spectrum;
transmission media; network protocols; circuit switching and packet switching;
internet, intranet, and extranet as computer networks; LAN topologies; network
hardware network software; setting up of network hardware and cables;
network software set-up; network maintenance, etc. Students are prepared to
be able to design and build a standard computer network and install and
manage a standard network operating system.
MSMIS 550 Electronic Commerce
6. This course provides an understanding of the evolving Internet based
commercial activities around the world and how individual organizations can
benefit from that. Students will learn about the opportunities and benefits in
selling via the web; market potentials and revenue growth rates; typical e-
commerce configurations; business to consumer and business to business
interactions; steps in going for online marketing; developing web pages;
integration of e-commerce with existing business systems and databases;
purchasing online; marketing offline; measuring results; security issues; etc. A
standard textbook on E-commerce is used.
MSMIS 555 System Analysis and Design
This course prepares students to be able to analyze and design MIS or DSS
applications. Students will learn about information system development
methodologies; fact finding and information gathering; feasibility study; system
analysis; process modeling; data modeling, network modeling; object modeling;
system design and construction; application architecture and process design;
database design; input design; output design; user interface design; software
design; object-oriented design; system implementation; system maintenance
and support, etc. CASE tools are also used. A standard textbook on system
analysis and design is used.
MSMIS 560 Data Structures and Algorithm
Internal data representation; Abstract data types; Elementary data structures:
arrays, lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs; Advanced data Structures: heaps,
Fibonacci heaps, B-trees; Recursion, sorting, searching, hashing, storage
management.
MSMIS 565 User Interface Design
This course introduces students with the concepts of ergonomics and user
interface design. Students will learn about the human factors of interactive
software; goals of user-interface design; motivations for human factors in
design; accommodation of human diversity; theories, principles, and guidelines
in user interface design; managing the user interface design processes; user
interface development methodologies; expert reviews, usability testing,
surveys, and continuing assessments; software tools in user interface design;
direct manipulation and virtual environments; menu selection, form fill-in, and
dialog boxes; command and natural languages; interaction devices; response
time and display rate; presentation styles: balancing function and fashion;
printed manuals, online help, and tutorials; multiple-window strategies;
information search and visualization; etc. A standard textbook on User
Interface Design is used.
MSMIS 570 Information Systems Management
This course prepares students to assume management responsibility for
information systems departments/sections during their MIS career. Students
will learn about the information technology challenge; effects of IT on strategy
and competition; information technology and organization; IT architecture:
evolution and alternatives; managing information assets; organizing and
leading the information technology function; IT operations; IT management
7. processes; portfolio approach to information technology development; etc
MSMIS 575 Project Management
This course prepares students to manage information systems development
projects during their MIS career. Students will learn the concepts and
techniques of identification, formulation, and planning of projects; project
cycle; project appraisal and evaluation; project design, PERT and CPM; project
analysis methods, including, fund-flow analysis, ratio analysis, break-even
analysis, profitability analysis, cost-benefit analysis, etc. A standard textbook
on project management is used.
MSMIS 480 Software Engineering
Concepts of software engineering; Software engineering paradigms; Different
phases of software; Synthesis vs. iterative design; Top-down and bottom-up
design; Different design tools; Structured and non-Structured programming;
Data-directed design techniques; Modular design; Design of automatic,
redundant and defensive programs; Influences of languages in design process;
Concepts of complexity measures; COCOMO model; Tree model; PNR curve;
Statistical model; Zipf’s laws and their application in computer languages;
Halstead program length formula; Graphical analysis for complexity measures;
Memory requirements analysis; Processing time analysis; Testing philosophy;
Test methods; Debugging; Verification, validation and certification; Choice of
test data; Simulator; Arthur Laemmel’s scheme; Concepts of software reliability
and availability; Software repair, downtime, error and faults, specification and
correction; New error generation hypothesis; Estimating number of bugs in a
computer program; Reliability models; Availability models; Quality assurance;
Quality measures; Different cost estimation models and their comparisons;
Software maintenance; Maintenance-cost models; Growth dynamic models;
Documentation; Software project organization; Management and
communication skills.
MSMIS 585 Advanced Management Information System
It is an advanced approach in designing, implementing, and controlling
management information system. It focuses on building a specific information
model and student will work with different tools and techniques for modeling
information system. Topics highlight web based or non-line interactive
information system for batter sharing and controlling of information. In
addition, this course offer approaches in developing information system
projects
MSMIS 590 Decision Support Systems
This course introduces students with the technology of DSS and how it relates
to MIS. The concept of MSS is also discussed. Students will learn about
characteristics and capabilities of DSS; data warehousing, access, analysis,
mining, and visualization; modeling and analysis; decision support system
development; group decision support systems; enterprise decision support
systems; knowledge management; knowledge-based decision support through
artificial intelligence and expert systems; knowledge acquisition and
representation; inference techniques; intelligent systems development; neural
computing; implementation strategies for DSS; impacts of decision support
