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IS466 Data Management and Governance
Credits: 3(3,1,0) Prerequisites: Department Consent
This course covers the fundamentals of data management and governance, including data
governance roles, data security and privacy, metadata management, and data breaches. Students
will learn how to manage data effectively, understand the importance of data governance, and
develop skills in data management, data security, and data privacy.

IS470 Sustainable Information Systems
Credits: 3(3,1,0) Prerequisites: IS361
Environmental, economic, and societal challenges are affecting the sustainability of many
communities around the globe. Information systems are also affected by these factors. Thus, one
of the organizations’ concerns is considering sustainability. This course introduces students to the
sustainability fundamentals in information systems. It includes topics on Green IS, Smart Cities,
and the Information Economy. The course helps the students to explore and evaluate different
issues related to green IS solutions through case-based scenarios and to propose proper solutions
for these issues.

IS472 Decision-support and Intelligent Systems
Credits: 3(3,0,1) Prerequisites: IS231 and BUS101
This course surveys knowledge-based and expert systems and their uses as organizational
decision-making tools. Topics covered include: decision theory, organizational systems,
unstructured problem solving, modeling techniques such as linear programming, forecasting, and,
simulation, system construction, fundamental techniques for developing knowledge-based or
expert decision support systems, inference engines, knowledge engineering, knowledge
acquisition, rule-based systems, group decision support systems, executive information systems.

IS474 Business Process Modeling
Credits: 3(3,0,1) Prerequisites: IS231
The course explores both the theory and practice of business process modeling (BPM). It begins
by providing an initial foundation of knowledge on the elements of the business process. This is
followed by discussions of the elements and aspects of building BPM models: notation, context
diagrams, data flow, verification, and validation. Extensive examples of business process models
from real-life situations - complemented by tips and techniques - are integrated into the course
to stimulate and provoke thought about the functionality and improvements of BPMs.

IS487 Emerging Topics in Information Systems
Credits: 3 (3,0,1) Prerequisites: Department Consent
This course covers topics that recently gained attention in information systems. All computing
fields are very dynamic and from time to time, some new technologies and even disciplines pop
up.

IS489 Selected Topics in Information Systems
Credits: 3(3,0,1) Prerequisites: Department Consent
This course covers topics in the information systems discipline, which are not covered by other
information systems courses. The students are encouraged to propose topics for this course.

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