University of Maryland Baltimore County Online Master

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University of Maryland Baltimore County Online
Masters in Information SystemsProgram Overview
Presented by
Dr. Dongsong Zhang Graduate Program
Director Online MS in IS zhangd_at_umbc.edu
Shannon Keegan Graduate Programs
Manager onlinems_at_umbc.edu
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UMBC Facts

• Member of the University of Maryland System
• Accredited by the Middle States Commission on
  Higher Education
• Medium sized university
• Approximately 2,700 graduate students
• Approximately 14,000 total students
• Undergraduate Programs
• 42 Majors
• 17 Certificate Programs
• Graduate Programs
• 37 Masters degree programs
• 24 Doctoral degree programs

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UMBCs National Recognition

• Ranked 1 in Up-and-Coming Universities for the
  fifth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report
  
• Nationally-ranked 4th among U.S. research
  universities in awarding IT degrees and
  certificates.

This midsize state university has earned a
reputation as one of the most innovative schools
in the country. 60 Minutes
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UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski

• Included in Time Magazines annual list of
  100 Most Influential People in the World in
  2012
• Recently named by President Obama as the chair of
  the newly created Presidents Advisory Commission
  on Educational Excellence for African Americans
• Recipient of 2013 Black Engineer of the Year
  Award.
• Recipient in 2012 of the Heinz Foundation Gold
  Medal Award for support of higher education in
  science, technology engineering and match,
  especially for those historically
  underrepresented in those fields.

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Department of Information Systems at UMBC

• Dr. Aryya Gangopadhyay
• IS Department Chair
• Dr. George Karabatis Dr. Dongsong Zhang
• Associate Chair of Academic Affairs
  Online Masters in IS Program
  Director
• Dr. Anita Komlodi
  Zhiyuan Chen
• Graduate Program Director, HCC
  Graduate Program Director, IS

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UMBC Department of Information Systems Facts

• Students
• Approximately 1100 total (one of the largest on
  campus!)
• Approximately 350 Masters Students
• Approximately 70 PhD Students
• Disciplines
• Information Systems (IS)
• Human-Centered Computing (HCC).
• Programs
• 2 PhD Degree Programs - 3 Masters Degree
  Programs
• 2 Bachelors degree programs -1 Undergraduate
  minor
• 6 Undergraduate certificates
• Research Areas
• Artificial Intelligence/Knowledge
  Management/Decision Making Support Systems
  
• Human-Centered Computing
• Systems and Software
• Database/Data Mining
• Health IT

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Who attends UMBC Online MS in IS?

• Designed for working professionals, at any stage
  of their career who wish to advance their career
  and/or take their career in another direction
• Many but not all are working in the field of IT
• Diverse academic and professional backgrounds
• Recent and not-so-recent graduates
• Reside in many different parts of the US and some
  reside abroad
• Military, both home and deployed,
• as well as civilian
• Wide spectrum of career stages
• The online program is designed to help people
  pursue higher education while balancing work and
  life at a time in life in which a traditional
  graduate education may not be possible

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Why UMBCs Online Masters in IS Program?

• UMBCs Online MS program provides you the
  flexibility of a 100 online program while
  earning a degree from a well known and respected
  academic institution
• Fully accredited
• Online MS students are educated by many of the
  same IS graduate faculty as the traditional
  classroom IS program students, with access to the
  same University resources
• Federal financial aid eligible
• No GRE admission requirement
• Opportunity to advance and/or change your career
  while maintaining a work/school/life balance

• UMBCs Online MS program provides you the
  flexibility of an 100 online program while
  earning a degree from a well known and respected
  academic institution
• 100 Onlinestudents are not required to come to
  campus at any time
• Flexibilitydo the work according to your
  schedule
• Fully accredited
• Comprehensive MS program developed and taught by
  our graduate faculty members
• Can apply skills learned today
• No GRE required for admission
• Approved for Federal Financial Aid

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Admission Requirements

• Bachelors in any field with a cumulative GPA of
  3.0 or higher
• GPA lower than 3.0 but higher than 2.75 should
  submit additional documents for possible
  consideration of conditional admission (resume,
  personal statement, transcripts, certificates,
  recommendation letters, awards received, etc.)
• No GRE requirement
• Tuition rate includes text books
• No additional course fees

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Degree Requirements
Fundamentals Course IS 607 - Introduction to
Information Systems (4 credits) Note This
course may be waived based on experience and is
determined during the admissions review process
Core Courses (must complete all 4) IS 631 -
Management Information Systems (3 credits) IS
632 - Networks (3 credits) IS 633 - Database
Management Systems (3 credits) IS 634 -
Structured Systems Analysis and Design (3
credits)
Advanced Courses Next Slide
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Degree Requirements (cont.)
Advanced Courses (All students must complete a
total of six advanced courses) IS 667 -
Interaction Design (3 credits) IS 668 -
Enterprise-Wide Computing (3 credits) IS 669 -
Project Management Operations (3 credits) IS 670
- Health Informatics (3 credits) IS 671 -
Electronic Commerce (3 credits) IS 672 -
Computer and Network Security (3 credits) IS 673
- Readings in Human-Centered Computing Research
(3 credits) IS 674 - Information Architecture for
the Web (3 credits) IS 675 - Introduction to
Data Mining (3 credits) IS 698 - Special Topics
in IS (3 credits) IS 701 - Independent Study for
ISFU (3 credits) Thesis option is available
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Common Post-Graduation Career Roles

• Network Engineer
• Network Administrator
• Systems Analyst
• Systems Designer
• Database Developer
• Database Administrator
• Interface Specialist
• Product Support Developer
• Software Engineer
• Programmer Analyst
• Usability Engineer

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Testimonials from Our Graduates

• The flexibility is obvious, but the professors
  and TAs did a great job with the material and the
  interaction through Blackboard. The courses were
  challenging but enjoyable and I can honestly say
  that enrolling in this program was the best
  decision Ive made from an educational and career
  advancement perspective.
• This was a fantastic program! I cannot express
  how happy I am that I chose UMBC to obtain my
  masters degree. I was very impressed with all of
  the courses and professors. I learned a great
  deal that directly correlates to my job and will
  benefit from it now and in the future.
•  Nothing was glossed over. This was no 'diploma
  mill' program. I learned a great deal and I was
  able to immediately put into action at the office
  what I learned in class.
• What I really liked about the program was that
  the instructors treated me like a professional
  colleague.
•   I appreciated the pace and flexibility since I
  am currently working 55 hrs. per week, this
  format was a perfect fit to my schedule. Overall,
  the professors cam across as actively engaged
  with the class....
• The support staff were wonderful and always
  helpful when I reached out to them. I also
  thought that the level of attention the online
  students received kept us from feeling like
  second class citizens. Overall, the quality of
  the courses was excellent.

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For More Information

• The Online MS in IS programs website
  http//www.onlinems.umbc.edu is your best source
  for information
• Call us at [phone], option 1 or email
  Onlinems_at_umbc.edu
• This presentation will be posted on the programs
  website

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