Main Departmental Office
Business Building, Room 336
Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #305249
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-3110
Web site: itds.unt.edu
Graduate Faculty: Becker; Evangelopoulos; Guynes, CDP; Jayakumar; Jones; Kappelman; Koh; Kulkarni; Kvanli, CQE; Pavur; Peak; Prybutok, CQE, CGA; Ryan; Sidorova; Spence; Vedder; Windsor, CSP; Wu.
Faculty in the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences (ITDS) are pursuing research in areas dealing with computer information systems, decision technologies, information technologies, management science and statistics. Research in the computer information systems and information technologies areas spans the broad spectrum from technical issues to managerial and behavioral issues. Topics currently being investigated by faculty in the department include database systems, distributive systems, networks, fourth-generation languages, decision-support systems, evaluation of psychometric factors in systems design, artificial intelligence, research dealing with information centers, software engineering and end-user computing.
Faculty in decision technologies and management science are engaged in research in the areas of statistics, quality control operations research and operations management. Research topics include analysis of forecasting models, mathematical programming, sampling and the effects of correlation on observations in experimental designs. In addition, a major research emphasis has been placed on statistical quality control and reliability. Research topics also include quantitative models in operations supply chain management.
Research efforts by Business Computer Information Systems (BCIS) and Decision Science (DSCI) faculty are supported by the Center for Decision and Information Technologies.
The Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the following degrees:
The department also supports an interdisciplinary doctorate with a major in information science. See the College of Information section of this catalog for more information.
The college offers a Master of Business Administration with a major in business administration and concentrations in information technology, decision technologies and decision science.
For admission into the Master of Science program with a major in information technologies, a student must first meet the admission requirements of the College of Business.
Program requirements are found in the College of Business section of this catalog.
For admission into the Master of Science with a major in decision technologies, students must satisfy the requirements of the College of Business.
Program requirements are found in the College of Business section of this catalog.
In addition to the College of Business background requirements, the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences requires that students have a general background in business computer information systems. This background may be acquired through undergraduate programs, professional experience or completion of the following courses offered by the department.
For admission into the Doctor of Philosophy program with a major in business computer information systems, a student must first meet the admission requirements of the College of Business.
All Courses of Instruction are located in one section at the back of this catalog.
The “Course and Subject Guide,” found in the Courses of Instruction section of this book, serves as a table of contents and provides quick access to subject areas and prefixes.
Date of initial release: July 1, 2009 — Copyright © 2008 University of North Texas
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February 23, 2010
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