Decision Sciences and Information Systems

VISION

The purpose of the Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems is to provide students with the knowledge and ability to design, develop, and implement information systems that will help enterprises solve their problems effectively. Students will be given a solid foundation in the design, use, and management of databases, enterprise systems, telecommunications technology, information security, and electronic commerce systems. The department offers courses in management information systems, management science, and production and operations management, and business statistics at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

OUR FACULTY

Our faculty represents expertise, practical business experience, and cultural diversity of enormous range.  Collectively, they are advancing scientific knowledge in many areas of information systems and decision sciences and have published a wide variety of books, journal articles, cases, and teaching materials. 

OUR PROGRAMS

For undergraduate students, we offer an MIS specialty in the BBA program, a minor in MIS for non-business majors, and value-added certificate programs in project management and business intelligence.  For graduate students, we offer a Ph.D. in MIS and masters in management of information systems.  

  > PhD

  > Master of Science in Management Information Systems

  > Undergraduate BA/MIS

INTERNSHIPS FOR MIS COURSE CREDIT
(ISM 3949, ISM 4949)

The Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems encourages internships for credit as part of its MIS major in order to provide an enriched learning.  Internships are supervised by faculty who interact with the student and the employer or organization that provides the internship. 

The internship should provide a new learning experience for the student intern. Consultation with the faculty instructor to secure approval is required before the internship begins.  A permit number to register for the course will be granted after the objective of the internship is confirmed by the employer and approved by the faculty instructor. For 3 hours of Academic Credit, an internship will require completion of the academic requirements as specified in the ISM 3949 and/or the ISM 4949 course syllabi.

Student Academic Eligibility

To be eligible for an internship, students must have completed at least one ISM major course with a B- or better and have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.  In exceptional cases the academic eligibility requirement can be waived upon approval of the department chairperson. The number of internships available each semester is limited.

Employer Eligibility

Employers must provide a job or project description that assures interns the opportunity to apply their MIS knowledge and develop a core competency. A supervisor will evaluate the performance of the intern and will be willing to discuss the project and the intern’s performance with the supervising instructor and/or the department chairperson. The work schedule will be determined in advance and will allow the student to meet his/her academic responsibilities. Modifications must be approved by the supervising instructor.

Application for Internship Consideration

To request consideration for academic credit for an internship, please send a message to ojedaa@fiu.edu with “Internship Application” and your Panther ID in the subject line.  Briefly explain the nature of the nature of the internship, where the internship will take place (city and employer/organization), and the dates of the internship.  

For more information please check the latest syllabus of ISM 3949 and/or ISM 4949 posted on the FIU website.