Computer Information Systems mission:
The mission of the Missouri Valley College Computer Information Systems (CIS) program is to assist students in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to become successful in careers or graduate studies involving the information sciences. The CIS curriculum emphasizes best practices in the field as well as practical skills that allow students to remain productive in an ever-changing technological environment. The CIS program strives to incorporate the most current technologies and techniques available to provide students with the expertise to meet the demands of academic and business standards.
Program Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the ability to develop computer programs by utilizing structured programming techniques, including data validation, error trapping, and the development of test cases to ensure a reliable and accurate program.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to develop computer programs by utilizing procedural and object-oriented programming techniques.
- Students will demonstrate the utilization of modeling techniques such as Unified Modeling Language, Data Flow Diagrams, and Wainer-Orr diagrams to develop a blueprint of the program to be developed, and use effective communication techniques with the user community.
- Students will be able to discuss and utilize the phases of the system development cycle and Object-Oriented Design to determine program requirements and perform program design.
- Students will also be able to discuss and perform file normalization in the development of a database to meet the user's requirements.
- Students will develop a knowledge of business, the importance of statistical analysis, and accounting techniques in the development of business-based computer systems.
Computer Information Systems:
Item #
Title
Hours
3
6
3
3
3
Sub-Total Hours
57
Total Credits
57