Information Systems Certificate, Graduate

A&M-Central Texas’ accredited 12-hour Information Systems Certificate for graduate students informs managerial- and executive-level business leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to guide or develop enterprise IT strategy, telecommunication systems, database management, IT project management, and the design and development of management techniques that apply to the entire IT system life cycle.

The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the management and use of information and technology as resources to create competitive organizations, manage global operations, and provide useful products and quality services.

Who should take this certificate program?

Business leaders and organizational executives who lack detailed Information Systems skills, and early- to mid-career employees with experience in Information Technology looking to expand their careers.

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Program Benefits and Learning Outcomes

In four focused courses delivered in 8-week semesters, students learn important skills, practices, and principles for information systems management, including:

• Understanding intellectual property, privacy, organizational and societal impact, legal issues, ethics, security issues, decision making, strategic information systems, and organizational support systems.
• Building from fundamental concepts and principles of data analytics, and its role supporting organizational decision making and predictions. Special emphasis is placed on trends, challenges and applications, analytic methods, tools, technologies, infrastructure and strategies for data analytics and data management including data privacy and ethics.
• Examining and understanding system analysis and design processes. Study include comparative development methodologies and modeling tools, including project management and cost-benefit analysis; information systems planning and project identification and selection; requirements collection and structuring; process modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; database design and implementation; design of the human-computer interface; system implementation; system maintenance and change management.
• Understanding the methodologies of database management, including data models, database design, normalization, SQL/ PLSQL, NoSQL, performance and reliability, distributed database, data dictionaries, data integrity, security, and privacy.

See complete certificate course descriptions.

Career possibilities include:

• Application Developer
• Programmer / Analyst
• IT Support Specialist
• Helpdesk Support Specialist
• Web developer
• IT coordinator
• Service desk Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Database Designer
• IT Manager
• IT Director