The master of Science in Management Information Systems at UNILAK intends to focus on preparing postgraduates students with issues related to application, integration, training and administration of computing technologies which meets both organization and societal needs. The main purpose of the program is to equip the postgraduate students to deal with complex issues in Management Information Systems and related industries at both the national and international levels. Graduates in this program should be able to take up senior managerial posts of Management Information Systems in government department and also private sector where they will be instrumental in strategic management of information systems. Upon graduation, graduates from this program will be able to have expertise which will offer more opportunities in different areas specifically where computers are used in business industry and government departments, i.e:
- Website management
- E-commerce development
- Credit and billing systems
- Inventory control systems
- Software product development
- Knowledge management systems and business analysis.
Module Structure
| Year 1 Semester 1 | ||
| Module Code | Credits | Module Name |
| MMIS6111 | 10 | Sytems Analysis and Design |
| MMIS6112 | 10 | Information Systems Security |
| MMIS6113 | 10 | Database Systems |
| MMIS6114 | 10 | Project and Organization change management |
| MMIS6115 | 10 | Legal and Ethical Aspects of Computing |
| MMIS6116 | 10 | Accounting Information Systems |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 | |
| Year 1 Semester 2 | ||
| Module Code | Credits | Module Name |
| MMIS6121 | 10 | Business Intelligence and Data Mining |
| MMIS6122 | 10 | Web Services |
| MMIS6123 | 10 | Research Methodology |
| MMIS6124 | 10 | IS Strategic Planning and Management |
| MMIS6125 | 10 | Data Wirehousing |
| MMIS612E | 10 | Elective 1 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 | |
| Year 2 Semester 1 | ||
| Students will do an internship/mini project during the vacation for a period of minimum of 6 weeks. Credit allotted for this is 45 | ||
| Module Code | Credits | Module Name |
| MMIS6211 | 10 | Enterprise Integration and Collaborative Communication |
| MMIS6212 | 10 | Business Process Modeling and Analysis |
| MMIS6213 | 10 | Modeling and Simulation |
| MMIS6214 | 10 | Corporate Network Management |
| MMIS6215 | 10 | Seminal Series |
| MMIS621E | 10 | Elective 2 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 | |
| Year 2 Semester 2 | ||
| Students will do Major Project during this semester after completion of the modules allotted for the program | ||
| Module Code | Credits | Module Name |
| MMIS6221 | 60 | Masters Project in Management Information Systems |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 240 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Module Code | Credits | Module Name |
| MMIS6126 | 10 | Emmerging Technologies |
| MMIS6127 | 10 | E-Service Delivery and E-Business |
| MMIS6216 | 10 | Financial Information Systems |
| MMIS6217 | 10 | Computer System Audit and Security |