Business Information Systems bachelor degree coursework provides a solid technical foundation in applying information technology within the business environment. The curriculum covers principles of systems analysis, structured programming and database design/management. Business Management bachelor degree coursework provides a matching foundation in applying management techniques to achieve organizational goals. This curriculum covers methods of financial and statistical analysis, total quality management (TQM) and performance management. It also encompasses a well rounded basis in marketing, public relations, legal issues and motivating and retaining employees. Master Certificate coursework (Tulane University) provides an overview of core MBA disciplines with an emphasis upon Business Marketing.
I chose to undertake the dual major bachelor degree specialties to combine a firm background in managing information systems with a strong understanding of the business factors that are important to executive management. Another factor important to my decision was learning a skill set that would provide the foundation for the ability to manage, interact with and mediate between the people on either side of the information technology "fence" (between owners and users on the one side and the designers and implementers on the other). I believe these two majors provide me with the ability to bridge this widening gap which will become increasingly crucial to successful business in the near future. I chose to undertake the Tulane Master Certificate coursework in late 2006 in order to refresh my memory of the subjects covered during my undergraduate studies, earned approximately seven years earlier, and to prepare for pursuit of a complete MBA.
 | Master Certificate in Business Marketing. Completed May 2007 with Program GPA of 4.00. |
| TMBA 112 - Marketing Management, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 111 - Financial Management, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 113 - Business Statistics, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 114 - Financial Accounting, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 121 - International Business, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 122 - Advanced Finance, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 123 - Financial Statement Analysis, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 124 - Leadership, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 144 - Marketing Strategy, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 143 - Marketing Promotions, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 141 - Business to Business Marketing, 1 CEU |
| TMBA 142 - International Marketing, 1 CEU |
| Bachelor of Science with majors in Business Information Systems & Business Management |
| BS/BIS and BS/BM. Graduated with Honors distinction. |
| Business Management core completed in September 1999 with Program GPA of 3.90. |
| Business Information Systems core completed in June 2000 with Program GPA of 3.94. |
| Overall GPA = 3.92 with 84 credits (26 classes completed) |
| MGT 332 - Organizational Behavior, 3CR |
| MGT 333 - Organizational Communication, 3CR |
| MGT 436 - Critical Thinking & Decision Making, 3CR |
| MGT 434 - Employment Law, 3CR |
| MKT 438 - Public Relations, 3CR |
| FIN 324 - Financial Analysis for Managers I - Accounting, 3CR |
| FIN 325 - Financial Analysis for Managers II - Finance, 3CR |
| MGT 448 - Global Business Strategies, 3CR |
| QNT 321 - Statistics in Business I - Theory, 3CR |
| QNT 322 - Statistics in Business II - Application, 3CR |
| MGT 449 - Quality Management & Productivity, 3CR |
| MKT 421 - Marketing, 3CR |
| MGT 437 - Project Management, 3CR |
| MGT 480 - Business Research Applications, 3CR |
| GEN 480 - Professional Ethics and Responsibility, 3CR |
| CIS 319 - Computers & Information Processing, 3CR |
| TCM 420 - Telecommunications, 3CR |
| MGT 431 - Human Resources Management, 3CR |
| CIS 415 - Intro/Software Engineering, 5CR |
| CMGT 423 - Project Planning & Implementation, 3CR |
| POS 429.1 - Programming Concepts, 3CR |
| POS 431.4 - Structured Programming Techniques, 3CR |
| CSS 420 - Computer Architecture, 5CR |
| CMGT 424 - Information Resource Management, 5CR |
| CSS 416 - Data Design & Information Retrieval, 3CR |
| CSS 417 - Database Management Systems, 3CR |
| Other credits earned (via College Level Examination Program [CLEP] testing): College Algebra (3CR) passed Aug 99 with a scaled score of 69 (out of 80 possible; score in 98th percentile and is equivalent to an A grade), Analyzing & Interpreting Literature (6CR) passed Sep 99 with a scaled score of 64 (out of 80 possible; score in 95th percentile and is equivalent to an A grade), American Government (3CR) passed Oct 99 with a scaled score of 53 (out of 80 possible; score in 84th percentile and is equivalent to a B grade), General Biology (6CR) passed May 00 with a scaled score of 60 (out of 80 possible; score in 90th percentile and is equivalent to an A grade). |
| BPC121AB - MS-DOS Operating System, 1CR |
| CHM 114 - General Chemistry for Engineers, 4CR |
| ECN 112 - Microeconomic Principles, 3CR |
| ENG 101 - First-year English Composition, 3CR |
| HIS 101 - Western Civilization - Middle Ages, 3CR |
| HIS 103 - U.S. History - Pre Civil War, 3CR |
| ECE 105 - Intro to Languages & Engineering, 3CR |
| ENG 102 - First-year English Composition, 3CR |
| HIS 100 - Western Civilization - Pre Middle Ages, 3CR |
| Coursework in General Studies, 3.8 GPA |
| Highlights: Who's Who Among American High School Students '86-87 & '87-88, 4 years of math including trigonometry and pre-calculus, 3 years of physical sciences including biology and physics, 3 years of Spanish language classes and 1 year Latin language. |
Pursue Master of Business Administration degree at a university to be determined.
Program length will be approximately 2 years.
Coursework will expand upon management concepts studied during undergraduate and Tulane post-graduate programs. I plan to pursue a specialty track within the MBA to focus upon technical disciplines of Information Technology or E-commerce.