Information Systems Certificate Programs

The SAS Institute/UT Dallas Graduate Certificate in Data Mining and Business Intelligence requires four courses (below). Students are encouraged to complete the courses over two semesters in the following sequence. Each course is a 3 credit-hour, semester-long course offered by the university.

First Semester

OPRE 6301 Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Business: Introduction to statistical and probabilistic methods and theory applicable to situations faced by managers. Topics include: data presentation and summarization, regression analysis, fundamental probability theory and random variables, introductory decision analysis, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and One Way ANOVA.

MIS 6324 Business Intelligence Software and Techniques: This course focuses on extracting business intelligence from business data for various applications, including (but not limited to) customer segmentation, customer relationship management (CRM), customization and product assortment. Emphasis is placed on the “how” aspect — how to extract and apply business intelligence to improve business decision making. Various business intelligence software and techniques (primarily data mining techniques such as clustering, classification and personalization) are covered. (Prerequisite: MIS 6326 Database Management Systems or equivalent.)

Second Semester

MIS 6309 Business Data Warehousing with SAP: The course discusses data warehousing principles and techniques and introductory business intelligence. It focuses on SAP business warehousing and reporting. Students will learn how to develop and implement queries that mine existing data which reside in an SAP Business Warehouse.

MIS 6334 Advanced Business Intelligence with SAS: This course incorporates the use of SAS Enterprise Miner and covers the following items: data input and partitioning, variable selection and transformation, imputation, regression, decision trees, neural networks and model comparison. The course requires students to complete a major data mining project and present the findings in a formal manner.

Important information

1. Application deadlines for domestic applicants are:

• Fall: July 1
• Spring: November 1
• Summer: April 1

2.UT Dallas tuition and fees apply. Texas residents can expect to pay about $8,000 to complete the four classes.

3. Courses typically are offered in the evening to accommodate working professionals. Students may choose from multiple sections of OPRE 6301 and may choose to take MIS 6309 online instead of in the classroom.View online course lookup.

4. Students seeking the Business Intelligence and Data Mining Certificate must complete an online application. After creating an account, select “Create a new graduate school application” and then select “The University of Texas at Dallas” as the university and “Information Technology and Management – Non-degree” for the major. Complete all required elements of the application and press submit. This application will then be forwarded to the advising office as a non-degree seeking applicant for the certificate program. The application fee is $150.

5. The program provides students with an opportunity to work with the latest technology, such as SAS Enterprise Miner, XL Miner and SAP Business Data Warehousing. This certificate program is a joint program with the SAS Institute, the leading platform for advanced analytical business intelligence software. Accordingly, the certificate that is awarded is signed by a representative from the SAS Institute and from the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management and is recognized by both groups as providing knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for successfully designing, building and implementing business intelligence solutions.

Mark Thouin, PhD Director, Information Systems Programs Email Email (972) 883-4011 Office – JSOM 3.217

TERP 10, Integrated Business Processes in ERP

This special two-week SAP Certification Academy is offered by SAP America and UT Dallas. SAP America provides SAP-certified faculty to teach SAP certification training and administer the SAP certification exam. Students who pass the exam at the end of the SAP Academy will be certified as a SAP consultant in mySAP ERP Integrated Business Processes and will be entered into the SAP database.

The SAP Certification Academy will prepare you to:

• Enhance your understanding of integration and system navigation in the SAP R/3 system
• Explain how the fundamental business processes interact with mySAP ERP in the areas of sales order management, material and production planning, procurement, inventory management, project management, plant maintenance, human capital management, financial management and management accounting
• Perform the integrated logistics and financial processes in R/3 Enterprise, and the use of analytical components such as Business Warehouse and Strategic Enterprise Management
• Perform the core business R/3 transactions in the functional areas of sales and distribution, production planning, procurement, human resources, financials and controlling

Jindal School of Management typically offers the program in May. Students must complete at least one UT Dallas SAP course to participate in the academy. For information, contact:

Lou Thompson Coordinator, Enterprise Systems Programs Email Email (972) 883-2558 Office – JSOM 3.813

The graduate certificate in healthcare IT emphasizes practical concepts in healthcare IT and hands on experience gained using a electronic medical records (EMR) software such as Epic. The learning outcomes for the program include the following:

• Identify and understand the key information requirements for managing and working with healthcare information systems.
• Understand analytics related to healthcare information to develop sound healthcare decisions.
• Understand the core functionalities of a leading EMR software platform, including how it supports clinical information workflows in a paperless environment, and its interconnectivity with other clinical and business systems.

The graduate healthcare IT certificate requires the completion of three courses, each with a grade of B or better. Each course is a 3 credit-hour, semester-long course offered by the university.

Required Courses

1. HMGT 6323 (cross listed with MIS 6317): Healthcare Informatics
2. HMGT 6334: Healthcare Analytics (or) MIS 6324: Business Intelligence Software and Techniques
3. HMGT 6327: Information and Knowledge Management in Healthcare

Important information

* Application deadlines for domestic applicants are Fall July 1, Spring November 1 and Summer April 1
* UT Dallas tuition and fees apply.
* The courses are typically offered in the evening to accommodate working professionals. Students may choose to take courses online instead of in the classroom.
* Students seeking the Healthcare IT Certificate Program must complete an online application. After creating an account, select “Create a new graduate school application” and then select “The University of Texas at Dallas” as the university and “Information Technology and Management – Non-degree” for the major. Complete all required elements of the application and press submit. This application will then be forwarded to the advising office as a non-degree seeking applicant for the certificate program. The application fee is $150.

For more information about this certificate program, contact Indranil Bardhan, 972-883-2736.

The graduate certificate in enterprise systems emphasizes theoretical concepts in enterprise resource planning experience using the SAP software. It provides broad exposure to various SAP functional modules such as sales and distribution, supply chain management, customer relationship management, procurement, human capital management, accounting and data warehousing. The program gives students an in-depth knowledge of two of these modules. At the end of program, a student will:

• Understand and identify the key integration points across various functional areas of large firms
• Be able to navigate SAP software and complete key business transactions
• Acquire deep knowledge in at least two functional and/or technical modules of SAP

SAP University Alliance will also issue a “SAP Student Recognition Award” to those students who successfully complete the certificate program. Students completing this certificate will be eligible to attend the TERP10 SAP certification program at UT Dallas.

The enterprise systems certificate requires the completion of three courses, each with a grade of B or better. Each course is a 3 credit-hour, semester-long course offered by the university.

Required Course

MIS 6319 Enterprise Resource Planning

Electives (Choose two courses from the following)

MIS 6309 Business Data Warehousing

MIS 6332 Advanced ERP: Sales and Distribution

MIS 6369 (OPRE 6369) Supply Chain Software

MIS 6378 (ACCT 6378 and MKT 6338) Enterprise Systems and CRM

MIS 6379 (ACCT 6379) SAP ABAP Programming

ACCT 6338 Accounting Systems Integration and Configuration with SAP

Important information

• Application deadlines for domestic applicants are Fall July 1, Spring November 1 and Summer April 1
• UT Dallas tuition and fees apply.
• The courses are typically offered in the evening to accommodate working professionals. Students may choose to take courses online instead of in the classroom.
• Students seeking the Enterprise Systems Certificate Program must complete an online application. After creating an account, select “Create a new graduate school application” and then select “The University of Texas at Dallas” as the university and “Information Technology and Management – Non-degree” for the major. Complete all required elements of the application and press submit. This application will then be forwarded to the advising office as a non-degree seeking applicant for the certificate program. The application fee is $150.

Lou Thompson Coordinator, Enterprise Systems Programs Email Email (972) 883-2558 Office – JSOM 3.813