Business Systems Development, BS
60-63 credit hours
The School of Accelerated Degree Programs Bachelor of Science in Business Systems Development provides a wide range of courses for students interested in careers as computer systems analysts. Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both. Classes are taught by experienced professionals in the various areas.
The School of Accelerated Degree Programs general education requirements of the university must be met by each student. The Bachelor of Science in Business Systems Development requires 60-63 semester hours of credit. IMH 14200 (Basic Statistics) is required for the major, which may be used to fulfill a general education elective requirement. An additional GE-Math course is required for this major, which can be used to fulfill the mathematics general education requirement. The student will work with a faculty advisor to determine an appropriate sequence of courses from the following lists of nine-credit-hour clusters and individual three-semester-hour courses.
General Education Math Requirements for Business Systems Development
6 credit hours
Required:
One of the following:
| IMH 12100 | Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| IMH 13200 | Quantitative Management Applications | 3 |
| IMH 22000 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| | or | |
| | Any GE-Math course. | 3 |
Note: These required courses may also be used to complete general education requirements. Please refer to the general education requirements section of this catalog for more information.
Business Systems Development Core Curriculum
54-57 credit hours
Introduction to Programming Cluster I (9) IT23
Introduction to Programming II Cluster (9) IT26
Web Design Cluster (9) IT5
Database Analysis and Design Cluster (9) IT7
| IIT 35100 | Database Analysis and Design Concepts | 3 |
| IIT 45200 | Database Application Implementation | 3 |
| IIT 45300 | Database Project Implementation | 3 |
Advanced Web Design Cluster (9) IT6
| IIT 47700 | Fundamentals of User Interface Design | 3 |
| IIT 47800 | Applications in Object-Oriented Web Development | 3 |
| IIT 47900 | Applications in Multi-Tiered Web Programming | 3 |
Project Management Cluster (9) IT24
| IIT 48100 | Project Management in Information Technology | 3 |
| IIT 48200 | Business Analysis in Information Technology | 3 |
| IIT 48900 | Information Technology Capstone | 3 |
Prerequisites: Must be taken as last cluster.
Individual Elective Courses
The following courses are taught as individual courses but are offered in the quarter term.
Recommended to be taken with a cluster.